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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program 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:
Washington, at Dark
Rose Park, Twenty-sixth and o streets
lakoma. Fourth and Van Buren, streets
Edgewood. Third and Eyarts streets NE
Gallinger, and Twenty-second streets
Cook. North Capitol and p streets NV
crummell,, = Gallaudet and Kendall
carver. whittinsham and Lane street,
Parkside. Anaeostia and Grant streets
jefferson. .Elghth and streets sw.
Randle place Sc.
Arlington County, $50 pm.
Patrick Henry, 200 South Walter Reed
Carver Center, South Queen and South
Thirteenth streets.
Prince Georges County, $50 pm.
Hollywood Elementary school. Forty.
nlnth and Rosewood streets. College
Landoyer Hills Elementary school, zoos
Varnum street, Landover Hills
Montgomery County, $50 pm.
Cabin John Recreation Center. Mac.
Arthur Boulevard. adjacent TO Glars
Barton Elementary School. Cabin
John
Lynnprook Recreation Center. Newdae
and Lylnnbrook drives, Bethesda.
haryvale Elementary school. Crabb ave-
nue. and Macarthur drive, Rockville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15

has several buildings under con-
Isideration for lease to replace
the c street armory.
Other buildings in the area
which eventually will be torn
down to make way for the State
Department extension include
the Riverside and Mayfair Apart
lments on c street and the Po-
tomac Park Apartment on Twen-
ty-flrst street. All now house
State Department Offices.
Hospital Not Considered
announcement of the demoli-
ton schedule also revealed that
negotiations for lease of old
Providence Hospital, Second and
D streets Sc, as a temporary
Office building to, house State
Department employees now work.
ing in the tempos have been
abandoned.
State Department officials de-
Iclined to say why the negotia-
tons for lease of the hospital
property had been abandoned,
only that they definitely are
not going to move into the hos.
jpital."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15

ing for Office space in the area
to house the $50 employees who
work in the tempos.
GSA officials said construction
of foundations for,the first phase
of the State Department extern
sion is expected to get underway
as soon as the site is cleared.
When completed. the State De-
partment headquarters will oc-
cupy four city blocks-from c
to E and Twenty-first to Twenty
third streets-and will be the
biggest Office building in the
District.
Although definite demolition
dates have not been set, several
other temporary buildings are
expected to be RACED this fall
and next spring. Army Re-
serve units. totaling about 65C
men, have been notified they
must move by September / from
"a building they have been using
at 2131 G street.
New ArmOry Sought
The largest of the units is the
317th Infantry Regiment of about
625 men. and officers. The Dis.
trict Military Department said il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15

road, Bethesda, was trying des-
perately to conceal from Jana
the seriousness of her plight.
But she knew, she knew" Mrs.
Bartlett said. She was a very
intelligent child. When we would
tell her that other children were
going home, she would ask how
they could go home when they
were so sick. She must have
known they died"
Father to Arrive Too Late
Jana's father. Army Capt. Rob.
ert H. Bartlett, stationed at Fort
Bragg, N. c., was en- route home
today. He was unable to be at
trhe bedside in the last hours.
Mrs. Bartlett. native of
Czechoslovakia. formerly was a
model. Her blond beauty still
shows through the haggard lines
OF her ordeal. She spent the
past Is days and nights with
Jana.
Jana learned that when a
patient was put in an oxygen
tent the patient usually died."
the mother said. And then they
put an oxygen tent over her. She
knew what was happening"
The Bartelts have three other
daughters, Nora, 9: Donna, s,
and Mara. not yet 2 years old.
Friends came today to take the
children away from the sor-
rowed home.
One woman who was helping
tend the girls was a mother who
earlier lost her son, 5, to leu
kemia. 1.-THE mothers formed a
little club" Mrs. Bartlett said.
I'VE try to help each other"
She said Jana had been i'll for
80 months. The family moved
to the Washington area when
the child was admitted to NH.
About six months ago, Mrs.
Bartlett wanted some remodel
ing jobs, to help buy things for
her doomed eldest. But she
changed her mind, for fear the
daughter would see her picture
in a newspaper and ask her
about it.
I'VE could not fool her." she
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15

Aud, Washington's director of
sanitary engineering, said.
Intake Proposed
Mr.. Shaw's proposals call for
an intake on the Potomac above
the proposed River Bend dam.
The tip-off on the upcoming
reports came in q letter to the
Rockville Mayor and Council
from Sanitary Com m issto n
Chairman T. Earle Bourne.
Rockville City Manager John
H. MARYLAND has scheduled a
press conference for 5 pm. to-
day as ayresult of the letter.
In it. Mr.. Bourne pointed out
the commission had received the
recommendations to go to the
Potomac by or before 1860.
He opened the door to Rock
vile for negotiations for supply
ing the city with its needed
water. Rockville. which previously
depended on 38 wells for its
water supply. has been getting
additional water from the SAM
tary Commission since 1854.
Mr.. Bourne said the commits
sion had been advised that the
proposed facilities will be OF
such magnitude and character
and at such locations that they
could also furnish Rockville with
filtered, chlorinated and fluor-
idated water supply at reason
able cost"
He asked for an early reply
from the city because the COM
mission soon will have to for
mally consider the whole subject
of the future water supply of
the Washington metropolitan
area in Maryland"
He said such negotiations
would result in benefits both to
the City of Rockville and the re-
lgional area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Mr.. Chalk, who looks on.

cash. Earlier, he had given Mr..
Broadwater a check for $500,000
as an evidence of good faith. The
SOL million check completed the
down payment Of $9.6 million.
CTC Changing Name
The balance Of $3,940.000 is
to be paid to CTC over IS years
at S per cent interest. Until it
is paid, etc will hold a first
mortgage on all D. C. Transit's
real estate. etc. now the cor
porate shell of a company which
owns only money and the mort
gage. is changing it's name to
Universal Corp.
In exchange for the $9.6 mil
lion, Mr.. Chalk got the $7,072.-
900 which CTC had in its bank
account. plus $4,000 of cash
on hand in the various operat-
ing divisions. 100000 Of cash in
the treasurer's vault, and about
100000 of fare box receipts for
the last three days. The total
was more than SIS million.
The $3.5 million loan on the
rolling stock. secured by a chat
tel mortgage. brings Mr.. Chalk's
cash on hand to Sill Million
STA million more than the 500
million down payment to etc.
Commenting afterward, Mr..
Broadwater said. II wish Mr..
Chalk the best of luck. 1 wish
for him financial success and an
era of compatibility with the
union and city officials. He is
taking over an organization of
fine men and women dedicated
to the job of providing efficient
transportation"
Spectators Crowd Office
The ceremonies were given an
air OF festivity by a buffet of
ham and turkey rolls, pastries
and cookies, silver candlesticks
and a silver coffee urn thanking
a rose and daisy centerpiece.
The executive Offices were
crowded with lawyers. bankers
and accountants, many with
their wives and guests. The
Chalks were accompanied by
their daughter and her hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hubshman Of New York.
The occasion climaxed a day
of intensive document signing.
Mr.. Fox said he had signed some
1000 title transfer forms for the
vehicles involved. Mr.. Spear
said some 100 contracts had been
signed, ranging from leases for
lavatory facilities for drivers at
the ends Of bus runs to commit
ments under which Potomac
Electric Power Co. supplies cleo
tricity for streetcars.
He said the Department OF
Vehicles and Traffic was re-
naming open into the small
hours today TO record vehicle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Street Scenes

A workman on Reno road
NV. listening, then hammer
ing the side of his metal de-
tecting machine with his fist,
then listening again.
A curostone gourmet point
ing out TO a hot-dog vendor
which sausage he wanted on
a revolving spit bristling with
80 Of them.
A nun using electric hedge
clippers on the hedge in front
OF st. James School in Falls
Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
The
Rambler
Do-It-YourseIf
Conventions
By JACK JONAS

Everybody can't go to the
conventions.
That's why it might pay to
offer, for this week and next,
a little advice.
Tippy-toe quietly around
the house. Don't rattle the
after-dinner dishes too
loudly, and for Pete'S sake,
don't expect any help in the
kitchen.
Don't jar the living room
floor. The delegate from Ohio
isn't coming in too clearly
anyway, and you might put
him out of focus altogether.
If the rush hour in the eve
ming seems a little more
frenzied than usual, mark it
down to the political expert,
in a hurry to get home, gulp
down his dinner and fiddle
with the television dialS.
For several days now, the
television rental and repair
business has been booming.
The do-it-yourself politician
has marshaled his wits for
tearing down the convention
speeches, and there's no get
ting him away from the 81
inch screen.
For the first time in years,
he seems interested in the
way the living room furniture
is arranged. The easy chair
must be here, near the book
case and handy to the refer
ence books, and at the same
time at the proper angle and
distance with relation to the
television set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
PHONE NUMBER
CHANGED WITH
SALE OF CTC

The first operating change
caused by sale Of the Wash
ington transit system was
in the telephone number.
Capital Transit Co.'S old
telephone number at adj
ministrative headquarters.
Thirty-sixth and NJ streets
NV, was changed today
from Columbia 5-92i5 to
FEDERAL $4,000.
The new d. c. Transit
System. Inc. will keep the
number for routings and
schedule information-DU-
pont 7-7625.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15

"AND NOW, down on the
floor. There will be a brief
delay while the cameraman
tries to find and focus on
what the announcer is talk
ing about.
1.-THE chairman rapS for
order. There will be plenty
of time to slip out to the
refrigerator, because this
spontaneous demonstration
has been planned to last for
% minutes.
Notice that lady in the
white hat be n ding over a
newspaper. There will be at
least four ladies in white hats
bending over newspapers.
Take your pick.
And now, our experts will
discuss the meaning of these
latest developments. Time
now to step outside and
discuss with your neighbor,
across the back fence, the
meaning of these latest de-
velopmentS.
THAT fellow standing there
beside the Illinois delegation
looks familiar. BY the time
you find him, his back viii be
turned and you won't be
able to see who he looks like.
"A heated floor battle is
expected to develop this after
noon" The announcer has
noticed two women delegates
coming onto the convention
floor wearing identical hats.
And now, we resume our
regularly cheduled pro-
grams. Life is returning to
normal. Everywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Child, Il, BroveIy Meets
Death F rom Leukemia
BY RICHARD RODGERS

Armored in brave dignity far beyond her years Jana
Bartlett H. today met the was near despa
loving lies to the contrary.
For IS months the child has dying of eukema at the
National Institutes of Health Early today end arrived
All that time her mother Mrs Dasha Bartlett 5000 Wmett
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
.Suburbanbo Board
is Urged 10 Tap
Potomac by so
By CHARLES L. HOFFMAN

/
The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission has received
a recommendation that it go to
the Potomac River by 1860 for
additional water supply, The Star
learned today.
The disclosure came as Rock
vile planned a referendum Sep
TENDER 10 on whether it should
issue $2.6 million in revenue
bonds to finance going to the
Potomac itself for its water
supply.
Sanitary Commission Chief
Engineer Harry B. Shaw has
made the recommendation to the
commission after a long and de-
tailed study of area needs
through the year 1000. The
commissions chief source OF
supply now is the Patuxent River,
In addition to the Shaw report
the commission next month is
due to receive a study and rec
ommendation from DR.. Abel
Wolman of Baltimore. He was
retained for the independent
study last February.
Similar Findings Seen
A rough draft of DR.. Wolman's
report and personal conferences
with him indicate his findings
will about parallel the findings
and recommendations of the
commissions own staff, Mr..
Shaw said.
The commission had not
planned to disclose the findings
until both reports had been for
mally submitted. But it has been
learned that some commission
members felt they would be
subjected to sharp criticism if
Rockville were left in the dark
when it was voting on a bond
issue to provide facilities that
would almost parallel those being
considered by the commission.
The recommendations from
Mr.. Shaw call for providing a
peak capacity Of 1875 million gall
Ions Of water a day and an aver
age capacity of 100 million gal
Ions day.
The recommendations are
based on supplying a guess
timated" population Of 100000
by the year 1000.
| At present, the commission is
supplying an average of SO mil
lion gallons daily to some 475.00C
persons in suburban Maryland
Peak loads are running over sc
million gallons daily and the
commissions filtration facilities
can handle 80 million gallons 9
day.
No Immediate Concern
Metropolitan Area and Po-
Itomac River Basin officials agree
that the recommendation to tap
the stream gives no cause fol-
Immediate concern.
The Washington Engineer Dis
trict Office of the Army Engi-
neers Corps which handles WASH
ington's water supply warned
however, that in Is or 20 years
normal expansion of the area
may we'll require construction of
one or more water storage dams
upstream. The most mentioned
site is at River Bend several
miles upstream from Great Falls,
where Washington's main water
intakes are located.
The Potomac's present flow
over an average year totals rs
billion gallons a day. At present
the Districts average consump-
ton is about $50 million gallons
daily and that of Arlington
County l6 million gallons daily
With the nearby Maryland areas
taking an expected so million
gallons daily, and Fairfax County
drawing about 40 million gallons
daily as now contemplated. the
total consumption would still be
well under the historical low
flow of SOC million gallons daily
recorded in the Potomac al
Great Falls in 1880. David "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Circus Party Set

Some 200 youths of the Lang
ley Park Md playground will
participate in circus party
from l to 4 pm. tomorrow in the
Adelphl Room of Lansburgh'S
department store in Langley
Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
THERE is A PATH cleared

THERE is A PATH cleared
from the easy chair to the
refrigerator, with no obstacles
to interrupt easy passage
during the commercials.
Explanations have long
since been made on why it is
impossible to tune in pro-
grams of long standing, and
the youngsters have been
admonished to take their
weeping and wailing else
where. There must be no
distraction.
These are the days of the
glazed and redeemed eyeballs,
the quick temper, and the
keynote speech at the dinner
table. The TV ratings of
even the Mats and the Red
skins suffer.
One fellow we know-a true
fan of both teams-iS taking
his vacation this week and
next. But if you think he's
travelling the circuit with the
Mats, or heading out west
for the Rams-Redskins game,
you're crazy. He's staying
right home in Bethesda.
Watching the conventions"
he explains.
He has a well-thumbed
TeleVue beside him, with the
times and channels circled,
and woe to the one who inter-
ruptS the time schedule.
There are certain tech
niques which can be developed
for full enjoyment of these
proceedings. For example,
learn to recognize the mean
ing Of certain phrases which
are coming from the set.
Here are a few:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Transit Taken
Over byCha|k
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
B. & F. Transportation Co., a
local trucking firm, and a re-
Ijected applicant for the dying
etc franchise who later brought
Mr.. Chalk into the transit pic
Iture here.
Others rehired in the same
Jobs they held for etc, along
with all present department
heads, were James H. Flanagan,
vice president and controller:
is. E. Mccormick. treasurer;
IL. c. Giddings, vice president;
u. B. Ecker. vice president in
charge of operations; Richard
w. Turner. assistant vice presi-
dent and chief claims attorney,
and Miss Augusta Uhl, assistant
to the president.
Announces Retiring Policy
Mr.. Spear said the group
would be recommended" to the
newly announced board of di-
Irectors at its first meeting. This,
The said. would be held "as soon
as possible, perhaps today"
Mr.. Spear said, 1T is Mr..
Chalks intention to hire and con-
tinue all employees of Capital
Transit in the same positions
they held with CTC.
d. c. Transit's 2O-year fran
chiSe, which is to wipe out the
city's streetcar system. in seven
years, went into effect at 1918
am. when Commissioner David
B. Karrick signed receipt for a
letter presented him by Mr..
Chalk.
This officially notified the
Board of Commissioners that
D. c. Transit had acquired all
the assets of etc land will en-
gage in the transportation of
passengers within the District of
Columbia" The formality was
required by the franchise legis-
lation.
With Mr.. Karrick at the cere-
mony in the executive Offices of
the transit headquarters building
at Thirty-sixth and M streets
NV. was Corporation Counsel
Chester Gray.
100000 MOmentariIy Lost"
The exchange of checks began
at 1902 am. but was stalled mo-
mentarily while Emil Rogers,
counsel for TEA Investing Corp,
frantically hunted a missing
mortgage note for 100000,
among a sheaf handed to Ed
mund L. Jones, counsel for etc
At 1907 am, crowded against
the giant round table in the
board of directors room. Mr.
Chalk handed Chase Manhat-
tan check for SCI million to
j. A. B. Broadwater, president of
etc. The check was made out
to Capital Transit Co. 1t had
been signed only moments earlier
by Maurus Conrad, vice presi-
dent of the bank.
In exchange. Mr.. Broadwater
handed Mr.. Chalk a check for
S7,072.000 on the American Sc
curity a. Trust Co. Mr.. Chalk
said, watch it grow" Mr..
Broadwater said. Nov we can
start a crap game"
AT that moment a waiter
brought the first tray Of CHAM
payne and sherry on the scene.
The transfer of checks came
under the terms Of Mr.. Chalk's
deal to buy all the assets of etc
for Sl3,540,00O including it's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Tempo Demolition
Set to Start Sept. Il.
New Home Of State Department
To Be Districts Largest Building
BY AL ALIBRANDO

Demolition of three large tempos make for early
struction OF $50 million State Department headquarters
will begin September H. the General Services Administration
announced today
The three tempoS Twentyth street between and
streets NV State Department officials said they negotiate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13
Poor Wiring Hondicops
Many Older Homes

Eight out Of every oderare typical waages and they
houses do not have with different
cal wiring appliance rated
of the electrical appliances figure horsepower
average family buys and uses equals 1000 watts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13
Rough Laundry Tubs

QuestiOn-Our laundry tubs
are made of cement and after
many years of usage the finish
has gone and the tubs are rough
at the bottom and water seeps
through. What can be done and
what kind of paint can be used?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13
Don't Use Wuter
o. Hardwood Floor

wood floors normally
should never be cleaned with
water, says a flooring manufac-
turers association. Dust clean
them with soft brush, dry mop
or cloth.
If the floor is Soiled or spot
stained, rub it with a mop or
cloth moistened slightly with
penetrating sealer, turpentine or
furniture polish. This treatment
is especially effective on tight
grained hardwoods such as maple
and birch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13
Rusty Water

Answer suspect that the hot
water storage tank is corroding
and if there is guarantee with
the tank l would suggest that
you contact the manufacturer
Otherwise install a copper or
glass-lined tank. If you find
these too expensive, get top
quality galvanized tank but have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13

Observation-Disclosures fS-Ff,Ff..s.f
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13

today.
This is the verdict of experts
called upon to explain why ap-
planes do not work at their
rated efficiency in such homes.
Without adequate wiring you
do not get the electricity you
are paying for because of the
loss of efficiency through lack of
power. Toasters take longer to
heat, motors run slower. lights
are DINNER.
Many older homes are wired
for 80 amperes at 100 volts,
which supplies at most $500
watts. This may be enough for
lighting alone, but not for heavy
duty appliances.
An adequate modern wiring
system is considered to be 100
Iamperes at 240 volts, but even
this may not be enough if you
plan to install electrical house
heating or air conditioning of
several rooms.
You can figure about how
much power you need for an
appliance by reading the watt
lage marked on it. If it is a
room heater rated at 1900 watts
and you know you have 120 volts
in your house wiring, the heater
will be using 10 amperes. Volts
multiplied by amperes equals
watts.
So if your house is wired for
only 80 amperes. third of your
full power load will be going
into that one appliance.
Here is a list of IS common
household electrical devices and
their average wattage ratings.
A trade publication. which COM
piled this list explains that these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13
Coffee Can
Is Handy for
Point Job

Empty coffee cans are handy
when you tackle a paint job
After mixing paint you can pour
a convenient amount into such
a tin and find it is wide enough
to accommodate your brush.
A quart can of paint will fl
inside a coffee can in which
oversize drippings will fall. A
clean can is handy for cleaning
brushes in turpS or spirits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13

the hot water and various chem
icals used in laundering. Leaks
usually occur at the Joints. where
the sides ioin the bottom. Open
the joint with hammer and
chisel; then pack it with a mix
ture of litharge and glycerine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13
Soda Puts Out Fire

DENVER.-A small fire can be
put out quickly by throwing a
handful of baking soda on it.
The heat brakes the soda down
into arbon-dioxide gas, which
smothers the blaze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-13

The total drain on any one cir
cult can't exceed that circuits
capacity. The standard general
purpose circuit has a capacity
of 300 watts.