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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
See Letter to the Editor on pose AIS

See Letter to the Editor on Page AIS
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develop and promote the art Of
ballet in all of its forms to the
end that a representative ballet
company be established and
maintained here in the Nations
Capital"
Mrs. Richard John Riddell,
1925 Chain Bridge road NV,
spanked the guilds organization,
and its supporters include mon
led members Of Washington's
loftiest social circles. devoted to
the laudable goal of elevating
local aesthetics.
The Misses Lisa Gardiner and
Mary Day. operators of a ballet
school here. were selected to
tutor the corps de ballet. They
were committed earlier to stage
a Christmas-season performance
with the National Symphony Or
Ichestra. their eighth such show
and it went on as scheduled
but under the sponsorship Of the
new guild.
Is Others Meet
Two weeks ago today, g other
teachers of classical ballet met
to organize their own civic COM
Ipany. Mrs. Elizabeth roulmin
was elected president, Mrs. Clio
ria Fokine vice president and
Mrs. Elizabeth Yourlo secretary
treasurer.
BY their own pronouncement,
ballet teachers are, to say the
least. individualists. Temporal
ment among them has been re-
fined to a point rivaling. the atti-
tude of a jaguar with a hang
over.
You have no idea," Mrs.
Yourlo told an interviewer, "how
remarkable it is that we were
able to agree"
The teacher group cannot say
too often that it isn't angry over
being excluded from a major
role in the guild. But the teach
Iers' outline of their aims, APP
Ipearing today in a letter to the
editor of The Star, makes il
clear they want a company offer
ing ito all qualified ballet teach
ers active participation in its
affairs"
1--WE will make sure" said Mrs
Toulmin. that no single schoo,
receives all the credit"
To Prevent Domination
| The matter of credit is a burn.
ing issue. The teachers Civic
Ballet Society of Washington
D. c.. is erecting all sorts Of
barriers against one-school dom.
ination. It plans to rotate the
dictatorship among member:
and have a four-judge panel fol
additions so no teacher can loac
the dice in favor of one school.
Mrs. Riddell. Miss Gardiner
and Miss Day say that's no way
to run q ballet. How could the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
Sofety Talks
District Visits
Listed by Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, director
Of The Stor's School Sofety Proerom,
will give his sofcty eor.oon ehoIk folks
ct the following District schools this
week
Tuesdoy-Beers Elementary School,
9:l5 am. and l0:45 ON.
Wednesday - Adoms Elementary
School, 9:l5 o.m. ond l0:45 ON.
Thursday = Woodbridge Elementary
School, 9:l5 ON. ond lo:45 ON.
Fridoy-Thomos Elementary School,
e:l5 ON. and l0:45 ON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
Chavez Seeks DC. Probe
Of Potomac Drowspons

navigational facilities to those
persons or firms now exercising
them. and the damage which
would accrue from the termina-
ton of such facilities, and the
cost to such persons or firms of
modifying navigational equip
ment SO as to eliminate the ne
cessity Of draw spans"
Cooperation Asked
The Senator added that 1t
would be very much appreci-
ated" If the Commissioners in
their investigation would CO.
operate with the Bureau Of Pub
lie Roads. which is understood
to have a large amount Of data
on the subject.
Senator Gore. chairman OF the
public works subcommittee in
vestigating the new gigantic
Federal road building program,
raised the question of the Po-
tomac River bridges during his
recent hearing, which are ex-
pected to resume later.
A confirmed opponent of
drawbridges here because he
complained months ago Of hav-
ing been delayed by drawbridges
when attempting to reach the
Capitol from his home in Vir-
ginia. Senator Gore was the one
who blocked an amendment to
the bridge act authorizing the
Constitution avenue bridge.
The amendment, which had
passed the House, would author
ize the bridge to cross the down.
stream tip Of Roosevelt Island
and be equipped with a bascule
span. Senator Gore threatened
to debate this amendment at
length on the last night of the
saith Congress, and the bill failed
OF enactment. It is expected to
be requested again by the Dis
trict Commissioners for action
u by Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
Lawyers Indorse
Nelson and Huyes

The Washington Bar Associa-
ton. composed of the Negro law
yers Of the District of Column
bia. has Endorsed the reappoint-
ment of Judge George d. Nelson
to the Municipal Court for the
District of Columbia.
The association also Endorsed
George E. c. Hayes, chairman of
The Public Utilities Commission,
for appointment to the vacancy
on the District Court bench.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS

The District Commissioners
have been asked by Chairman
Chavez Of the Senate Public
Works Committee to investigate
the possibility of eliminating use
of Potomac River bridge draw
spans.
In a letter to the board. the
New Mexico Senator requested
the city heads to cooperate with
the United States Bureau of
Public Roads in the matter and
submit report to the committee
by February Is.
The request, couched in cour-
teous language. grew out of a
recent Public Works subcommit.
tee hearing in which Senator
Gore. Democrat of Tennessee,
stressed his long standing COM
plant against drawbridges here.
He charged they were more ex-
pensive and were a serious de-
terrent to increased automotive
traffic on the highways.
Problem Cited
In his letter last night, Senator
Chavez pointed out that one Of
the critical problems in the high
way-improvement program is the
need for additional bridges
over the Potomac River"
The Commissioners were asked
to study the economic justifi-
cation for draw or lift span
bridges" to accommodate navi-
gational traffic upstream from
the Fourteenth street bridge.
THE committee desires"
wrote Senator Chavez. that a
study be made Of the economics
of providing draw or lift span
bridges across the Potomac River
as contrasted with the con-
struction Of fixed span bridges.
I'm this connection, 1t would
be helpful TO the committee II
detailed information were avail
able relative to the value Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20

ing scenes. landscapes and city
scenes earned him recognition
as the best known and most pop
ular painter of the first quarter
of the century. was selected by
the gallery to inaugurate p new
focus on its American collection
"We are extremely fortunate
to be able to present Bellows as
the first of a continuing series
of exhibitions by other note
worthy painters from our own
country" Mr.. Walker SAID.
The exhibition includes full
selection of the boxing and
paintings which won the
artist immediate acclaim in the
early years of this century
among other representations OF
Bellows wide interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
D. {. Taxicab
Hearing Set
For Wednesday

w eADAAAAA6 WA SeA0ANeS6 AOS
estimated to run as many as
5000 drivers of the streets, is
tentatively scheduled for con-
sideration Wednesday at the
first meeting of the new House
District Committee.
Chairman Mcmillan. Demo-
crat of South Carolina, said he
was thinking of turning over to
the full committee a report to
him on the taxicab industry by
William N. Mcleod. jr.. clerk of
the committee.
Mr.. Mcmillan said he planned
to leave it up to the commit
tee whether to release the re-
port for publication. and whether
to turn the whole problem over
to a subcommittee for more de-
tailed consideration and hear
ings.
Mr.. Mcleod, who made his in
vestigation between sessions of
Congress at Mr.. McMillan's re-
quest. studied proposals to re-
quire installation of meters in
Washington taxicabs. and had
several test runs made by me-
ter-equipped taxis.
Some Oppose Move
Meanwhile, opponents of
meters among the Districts
9.400 licensed drivers charged
that those backing the installa-
ton of meters ARE willing to
force 5000 men and women
drivers out Of the cab business.
Irving Schlaifer. who described
himself as an owner-driver,
branded meters as "the legal
right to overcharge" and called,
instead, for increased zone rates
and creation Of additional zones
Another classic cure proposed
for the city's confused taXicab
industry has been to set an
arbitrary ceiling on the number
of cabs and drivers which may
be licensed.
This has been urged regularly
for several years on the ground
that there are too many drivers
for any of them to make a decent
living. The proposal is aimed
largely at numerous part-time
drivers. a large proportion of
whom work for the Federal Gov
eminent and supplement their
earnings by driving. taxis.
Both Proposals Backed
Both the meter proposal and
the plan to limit the number
of cabs have won some support
on Capitol Hill among members
of the House District Committee.
Representative Auchincloss,
Republican of New Jersey, in
sisted he is strongly" for both
ideas. He commended that meters
are fair for both the rider and
the driver, and contended that
strangers to Washington can
be easily victimized by "any
crooks who are drivers"
| Of part-time drivers. he said,
Look at the Pentagon. There
are cabs parked all over. clutter
ing up the whole place"
/ Representative Harris, Demo-
crat of Arkansas, who also is
chairman of the House Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce
Committee, said he had been
involved in consideration of leg
islation to limit the number OF
cabs in 1948 and had been sin
clined to let the part-time
drivers go about their business
outside the taxicab industry.
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican of Virginia. said he
had come to no conclusions on
the issue. but felt that present
zone rates Gao cents) were un-
fair to drivers. Also. he said,
taxi rates to his Arlington home
are completely unregulated and
that never the same fare is
charged" These rates. he said.
should be fixed in some way be-
cause of the increasing impor-
lance Of the suburbs to Wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
One Pool Permit Granted ,
Another Turned Down

The Arlington County Board yesterday granted permission for
of community swimming pool but turned down
similar request by second citizens group.
Both permit aired during lengthy hearings
before overflow audience at the courthouse.
board by vote, again blocked the Donaldson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
Long Without Ballet,
District Now Has Two
BY RICHARD RODGERS

For years Washington struggled along minus municipal
ballet company of its Now suddenly acquiring
two
one company already stage. Another poueng in
from the wings And the little universe baenas here is
ahame with wounded pride studied poteness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
Cross-Pork Zoo Route
To Be Considered Anew
BY GEORGE BEvERIDGE

The long-panned extension of and Potomac
parkway through the Colorado
park officials have been sitting years-w reopened
within two weeks National Director Wrh said
yesterday
AS first STEP Mr.. wrh said "open negotiations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20
to 1000 Attend
Bellows Art Exhibit

Between 5000 and 1000 hronged exhibition halls
at the National Gallery of Art yesterday opening
display OF works by George Bellows hghght
inauguration week end.
The late American painter and photographer being accorded
the first show in the history of the gallery largest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-20

tons.
Last October. the Washington
Ballet Guild was Incorporated,
dedicating itself Ito encourage.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
AT&T Starts Replacing Many
 Telephone Wires With New Cable

Saturday the second section of Front Street had it's face lifted with the removal of the many iron telephone wires criss-cross- ing it by the Alaska Telephone and Telegraph crew.
 Last week the new Ankoseal cable was put into use from Front Street to Lanes Way with a single cable containing 1O4 wires re- placing the old troublesome iron wires which were always break ing down during icy weather or windstorms
 Saturday the new service was completed from Lanes Way to B Street. This week Jim Anderson, who was trained with the Bell Telephone Co.,, starts on B Street to the Hospital and states that the work will continue as fast as pos ible with miles of new cable con-  ing in on the first boat.
 Another improvement gets un- der way soon and that will be re- wiring from the new Ankoseal cables to the business houses, eliminating much old worn out wire.
 Also completed is the installa- tion of new open wire, improv- ing the service to the east end Of town. The new service, stated Anderson, should survive the stormy weather which has brok- en down the service so frequently in recent years in that area.
 The cause of radio pickup on telephones is also being elimin- ated as the cause is known.
 A new-type Neoprene drop wire is arriving for the lead-in wires, which will be a big inn provement.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
Alaska Big Game Protected Under New Amendment

WASHINGTON, R-Alaska s hunting regulations have been amended to broaden authority of the Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the big game resources. of the territory from 'over-hunting. :"
 Asst. Secretary of Interior Ross l.. Leffer said the amendment will permit the Bureau of Sports Fish cries and Wildlife to take prompt action to close temporarily an open season in any designated area and on any designated spe- cies of big game animals where adverse conditions threaten to bring about an excessive kill of these animals.
 Under the amendment, the di- rector of the bureau will be re- SponSible for aScertaining the facts which may require closing of the season.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
Five of ll3,0O0 'Cuesses on The Minute at Nenana

NENANA, Alaska, REThe ice in the Panama River here went out with a resounding roar at 9:30 am. Sunday.
 It was the event which has been awaited intently throughout Alas ka in the territory's biggest guess ing game.
 Of the more than 113,5OO guess es made on the breakup time, five were on the exact minute the ice movement showed on the record CT here
 They were listed under the names of the John Ireland Co.,, the Doris o. Clark Co.,, the Light Duty Shop Co.,, and Ansec Co., and the Fenning Akelkap Co.
 Although none of the lucky guessers were from Nome, many were made happy by guessing the right minute in local pools.
 Among the known winners are: L. w. Mattila, with three pools; A. Castell IT,, Harold Welch, Fran Ganthier, Louis Green, Sgt. Orrich Rogers, Bud Hoop with two pools, and Willie Foster with three pools.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
Swede Grown Wealthy In US. Enjoys Trip With 67 Guests to Homeland

CHICAGO, RHRagnar Benson and his 67 guests on a European holiday enjoyed their trip so much that Benson says he may "do it all over again" in a couple of years.
 Benson, a wealthy Chicago con- tractor who imrnigrated from Sweden in 1912, footed the bill for the round trip to Sweden estimated at about $50,000.
 He and his party returned yes terday in a chartered Scandina- vian Airlines System plane.
 Benson said he enjoyed most of his reunion with his brothers and sisters and a chat with King Gus tav Adolf of Sweden.
 "The king of all Swedes-the old, the young, the wealthy and the poor" was the way Benson, who rose from $15 a week brick layer, described King Gustav.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
Nome CAP Cadets To Make Trip To
 Ladd AFB May IS

The following Civil Air Patrol Cadets will be airlifted to Ladd Air Force Base May 18 to partici- pate in the Armed Forces Day ceremony to be held in Fairbanks:
 First Lieutenant Barbara Trigg, 2nd Ut. Elva Ahmasuk, Valerie Adams, Vivian Larsen, Suzanne Fagerstrom, Frances Long1ey, Gloria Mogg, Janet Muller, Ann Peterson, Nina Tungwenuk, Gay Weyer;
 Capt. Charles Snyder, End It. Gerald Trigg, Walter Analoak, Angelo Buffas Jr., Sigfried Lar sen, Charles F. Fagerstrom, Ar thur Martin, James Savok, Sig Savok, Taylor Moto, and Franklin Okleasik.
 They will be escorted by Capt Josephine Weyer, adjutant, and SIM Dwight Obermire, comman- dant of Cadets. Weyer and Ober- mire are in the Senior Squadron of the CAP.
 Two of the Cadets will be se- lected as Honor Cadets for this occasion and will be given ride in T-33 during the Armed Fore es Day Ceremony.
 All will be picked up at am. May IS by military CAY and will return the same evening.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
CANADA'S PROBLEM: TO GET A-WARHEADS FOR US. MISSILES

OTTAWA, R-Canada may have to get atomic warheads from Brit tain to fit on guided missiles ob- tained from the United States.
 But officials here seem con- vinced the US. will amend laws which prohibit it from supplying allies with atomic weapons.
 In case the US. doesn't take such action, Britain would be an alternative source of supply for atomic warheads.
 Nuclear headed missiles pre- sumably will be incorporated into the Canadian sector of the North American air defense system to supplement jet interceptors.
 But when missiles will take their place in Canada's defense structure apparently isn't known even by senior officials of the De- fense Department.
 Recent stress on defense against missile launching submarines also raises the possibility that the Navy will have an atomic tipped torpedo. The Navy is understood to have full information on 3 new, presumably atomic, weapon developed by the US. Navy.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
Boston Tea Party Reenacted to
 Protest High Taxes

BOSTON, R-A group of Bos- ton businessmen reenacted the Boston Tea Party today in pro- gram of protest against govern ment spending and high taxes.
 Some 25 tea chests-empty, but labelled Waste, Big Budget" Spending" and the like-were tossed into the harbor close to the site where the colonials staged the original tea incident
 Sen. Byrd D-Va boarded the Tabor Academy schooner to see the Indians" toss the tea.
 The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, which sponsored the affair, recruited Tabor. Acad- emy students and Emerson Col lege girls to play Indians.
 Paul T. Rothwell, chairman of the National Affairs Committee of the chamber, said the "tea party" was aimed to stir "grass roots support for economy in the federal government"
 He called for a sensible cut ting of the national budget and a reduction of oppressive taxes"
 Rothwell told several hundred spectators that the colonists were reused to protest in 1773 because of imposition of a three percent tax on tea shipped to America.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
$62 Billion Spent For Foreign Aid Since World War H

WASHINGTON R-The United States has spent more than $62 billion in various foreign aid pro- grams since the end of World War II, the Commerce Department said today. About 30 percent of the total has been in military grants.
 In a special report to Congress, the department said that as of the end of 1856, long-term grants and credits totaled $57, 1862, 100000.
 Short-term credits, mostly thru the sale of agricultural products in the last three years, totaled $1,083,O 1000. Foreign currencies accumulated thru the sale of sur plus US. agricultural products are usually used for grants and loans in the purchasing countries.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
Eisenhower Tells Visitor Army Has Some Crazy Rules

WASHINGTON, R-President Eisenhower, an old soldier him self, said with a chuckle today ''the Army has lot of crazy reg ulations."
 Eisenhower made the remark to a White House visitor, a 27- year-old mother stricken with polio, in relating how he once in tervened to keep a one armed ra- dio operator on duty in the Army.
 The visitor was Mrs. Genieve Farris of St. Petersburg, Fla, chosen Goodwill Worker of the Year by the Goodwill Industries of America. She called to present the Goodwill Award of 1857 to Mrs. Eisenhower.
 Mrs. Farris works as a tele- phone operator and places calls by dialing with peg attached to her left shoe. She types with a peg placed in her mouth.
 Eisenhower praised her courage and went on to tell how Army regulations almost brought about the discharge of a one-armed ra- dio operator described by the President as "the best radio man we had" He said he had the reg ulations changed to keep the op- orator on duty.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
Texas Floods Receding; Waters Hit Louisiana
(By The Associated Press)


 The flood situation in Texas appeared easing today, with most rivers receding and no heavy rain indicated.
 However, in Louisiana, the surging Red River forced hun dreds of persons from their homes and flooded thousands of acres of land. The big river was near flood levels along a 60-mile stretch as the crest swirled past Shreveport.
 On the Texas boundary, the Sabine River, which has flooded wide areas in Texas, was still ris- ing at Logansport, La.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
Senate Ceremony Eulogizes Sen.
 Joseph Mccarthy

WASHINGTON, R-The chap lain of the Senate eulogized Sen. Joseph Mccarthy as a fallen warrior" in the cause of Ameri- canism today in a funeral service in the Senate chamber where the Wisconsin Republican was a storm center in life.
 The Senate ceremony, unusual ia recent years, followed solemn funeral mass at St. Matthew's Ro- man Catholic Cathedral.
 At the cathedral services, draw ing a crowd of more than HOO which overflowed the pews, a churchman called the senator a fearless "watchman of the cita- del' who revealed to millions of Americans the threat of Commu- nism. Mccarthy, 48, died late last Thursday of a liver ailment.
 Mrs. Mccarthy fought back the tears as she left the church be- hind her husbands body. Stand ing at attention outside was ma rine honor guard. Mccarthy was a marine veteran of World War II.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
Two PatrOlmen Join City Staff

Acting Chief of Police Harry Johnsen announces that two new patrolmen have arrived to aug ment the present staff,
 Albert Lesick of Tacoma, and John Marvik of Gig Harbor, Wn., both with years of experience in police work, have been oriented in their work here by Emery Chapple of the Territorial Police, who has been assisting the city since the departure of Chief of Police Carl Webb last week.
 Johnsen expressed appreciation for the assistance which MT. Chapel has given during this period.
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
FORESTS CLOSED TO PUBLIC BECAUSE OF FIRE DANGER

NEW YORK, R-Tinder-dry forests in New York State and four of the New England states have been closed to the public because of fire danger.
 New Hampshire closed it's woods to hunters and fishermen 10 days ago. Rhode Island and Connecticut followed suit Thurs day, while Massachusetts went along Friday,
The Nome nugget., 1957-05-06
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, R-The AFL- CIO Ethical Practices Committee today charged the giant Team sters Union with failing to clean up alleged corruption and gave the truck union until May 24 to answer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31

cond. Entr, hall, Nv rm. with entr
10 back scr porch, din. rm., kit. !:
bedrms bsmt with "a bath, gar
bcaut shrubs and trees. Only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31

CLOSE-IN ARLINGTON = Don't
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immaculate condition and close 70
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REALTORS
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31

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