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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26
Aged Seen
Getting Plan
For Housinu

The president of the Wash.
ington Central Labor Union to-
day said he feels a planned
housing project for the elderly
in Prince Georges County has
IAN excellent chance of being
consumated."
Clement Preller made the
statement after a meeting of
local union officials with repre-
lsentativeS of the Federal Hous-
ing Administration and pro-
moters of the 324-unit housing
development.
The union official said some
six building trades unions and
about four others have shown
Interest in proposals that the
development near Glenn Dale
Sanitarium be financed with
labor money. But he said there
had been no firm commitments
made by any union.
However. l hope this can
be worked out before the end
of next month and we expect
to have other meetings in the
very near future to interest
other unions in the idea," Mr..
Preller said.
II feel very encouraged as
a result of discussions held at
ltoday's meeting"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26
.FIu-Like Cases.
Grow at Laurel

An epidemic of what is as.
sumed to be Asian f1u continued
its sweep through the Chill
dren'S Center at Laurel TODAY
with 212 cases reported-4S
above yesterdays figure.
Authorities said the case load
is expected to grow today. The
main force Of the epidemic has
struck the Cedar Knobs Sec
ton of the center. and some so
per cent of the youngsters-all
between the ages of IL and 10
have come down with the flu.
like sickness.
A source at the center ex-
pressed fear the disease might
Jump into the section reserved
for retarded children.
Meanwhile. Robert Frisby.
principal of Douglass Senior
High School in Marlboro. re-
ported today the outbreak Of
suspected flu cases there is at
least mo worse" this morning
than it was yesterday. DR..
Thomas S. Englar. Prince
Georges County health director.
has said 100 students have
been sent home with typical
flu symptoms since Septem-
Der IL.
Drs Daniel L. Finucane, Dis
trict director of public health.
said there have been no flu
cases reported in District pub
lie schools.
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] Mile Of Lee Highway
To Be Moved, Widened

Relocation of Lee highway
and its conversion into a four
lane. divided thoroughfare for
nearly a mile west of Cherry
dale in Arlington County are
provided in a contract approved
yesterday by the Virginia State
Highway Department.
The contract, for $500 1852,
was awarded to Hechler Bros.
Inc, Of Highland Springs. Va.
The project will ease condi-
tons on an especially difficult
bottleneck section which at
present is only three lanes wide
and winds up steep grades west
Of Cherrydale.
Lee highway. designated in
this area as Routes 2l1-29. will
be relocated on Old Dominion
drive, beginning at Nelson
street in Cherrydale and ending
at Albemarle street, which is
.98 mile distant.
Old Dominion drive now is
only two lanes wide but will be
made into four lanes of divided
highway.
This contract was among IA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26

road and bridge awards APP
proved by the Highway Depart
ment totaling $4.5 million. the
Associated Press reported.
Others include:
City of Alexandria-U. s. l.
Pedestrian underpass at the
W&OD Railroad. Miller Broth
ers. Arlington. $17,533.
City Of Falls Church-Route
7-0.65 mile Of 46-foot street.
curb, gutter and sidewalk from
North Roosevelt street to North
Fairfax street, Guy H. Lewis
g. Son, Mclean, $225,l95.
Two major contracts were
for construction on interstate
projects.
One will complete a con-
trolled-access bypass at EN-
poria on U. S. 30l at a cost
of $l,353,267.
The other is for approxi-
mately 6 miles OF two-lane
parallel highway to complete
the dividing Of u. S. IL in
Wythe County east of Wythe-
vile. The cost here was
$1,3O6,232.
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YOUTHS PHOTOGRAPHIC MIND
YIELDS DETAILS OF 10 LOOTINGS

youth with Photographic mind has led police
to 10 homes burglarzed in the Capitol Hill during
the past three months.
Capt. Joseph w. Shimon of the general assignment
squad said the arrest Of Osborne S. Smons, r h. of
the 600 block OF street Sc, may eventually clear up
rs housebreakings
SO steathy did the suspect slip in and out of homes
and apartments, police dubbed him THE Phantom" and
took unusually intensive measures to stop him.
He finally was arrested In his own neighborhood and
amazed police by accurately describing many Of the
recently ransacked homes He took police some places
not listed by them as victims.
One of the marked closed was that Of Repre-
sentative Haley Democrat of Florida, whose home
stripped Of about $4,000 in loot July 8.
Police said the youth held $1,000 bond set by
United States Commissioner James F. Splan had netted
only small return from the true worth Of the stolen
articles and lost most Of his money in crap games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26
New Heart Course
To Open at Gu

A special group OF young
women will sign up for a unique
course In the treatment Of heart
patients with the start Of reg
istration today at Catholic Uni
versity here.
They will take a course TO be
offered for the first time in the
United States in the field OF
cardiovascular disease. Leading
to a master of science degree,
the course will provide trained
nurses In the field to work in
hospitals and with community
health organizations.
Miss Capitola Mattingly. for
mer head nurse at st. Eliza
beths Hospital, will direct the
new program at Catholic Uni
vers'' - School Of Nursing Ed
cation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26

said, 1857 will be the sixth
consecutive year in which more
than 2 million crimes have been
reported.
Major crimes in the District
showed a slight decrease during
the same period and from the
entire calendar year of 1856.
The FBI Uniform Crime Re-
port released today showed
1928 major crimes were COM
mitted in Washington between
January and June, 1857. There
were 1898 in the last six
months of 1856 and 1856 in the
first six months Of last year.
Increase in August
Although the long-term pic
ture had shown improvement,
a substantial rise in Washington
crime was noted in July and
August. Police figures show
that major crime increased Ill
per cent in August and 12.5 per
cent in July-the two months
after the period covered by to-
days FBI compilation. The
July and August increases were
over the same two months last
year. Commissioner Robert E.
Mclaughlin said the upturn
was the first noted here since
February. 1856.
The FBI's Uniform Crime
Report for the period from
January TO June of 1857 re-
vealed that 1898 crimes were
committed in Washington. For
the six months from July to
December, 1856, there were T.
993 crimes and the previous six
months from January to June,
1856. the figure was 1886.
The bureau said a statistical
breakdown showed that during
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the first six months Of this
year, a major crime was
committed in the United States
every l1.2 seconds and that
leach day. 1t is estimated that
81 people were feloniously
slain and 272 other felonious
assaults we're committed; 81
rapes occurred: ATS larcenies
were committed: S0l cars were
stolen. and l72 robberies and
1920 burglaries took place."
Burglaries Lead Rise
The overall crime increase
was paced by burglaries. which
rose 10.1 per cent. while lar
ceny increased 8.5 per cent,
auto thefts were up TO per
cent and other crime categories
showed these increases: Rob-
berry. 3.S per cent; aggravated
assault. 81 per cent; rape, 3.3
per cent; negligent man.
slaughter, IL per cent. and
murder and n-negligent
manslaughter, 0.6 per cent.
Mr.. Hoover said that based
on the ITO million population
estimate as Of June l there
was one major crime COM
mitted for each l22 persons
in this country during the six
months. The victims of kill
ings totaled $3.50.
Reported auto thefts came
to 144,930. an increase of TO-
610 over the first half Of 1856.
The report said that since
the first compilation in 1851
midyear crime estimates have
increased 4S.7 per cent as COM
pared with an IL per cent in
crease in population during
the same period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26
54th Polio Case
Reported Here

The Health Department to-
day reported the Districts 54th
polio case Of the year.
The victim, a 24-year-olc
man, lives in the 100 block Of
Third street NV. He was ad.
mitted last Friday to Freed.
mems Hospital.
The case was diagnosed a:
paralytic. The man had re.
ceived no polio vaccine.
The city had eight reported
polio cases last year on thii
date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26

February. the proposal to con-
tinue the remedial reading pro-
gram. tried with success last
summer. into this school year
Walter N. Tobriner. board
president. implored elementary
school officials to come up
with . program" by February
He described present efforts al
improving reading as "catch as
catch can" and vague"
2. Heard from DR.. Rowland
F. Kinks, board member, q pro-
posal to see II speed reading
and memory training" courses
might be instituted in the
school curriculum.
Program Expanded
| 3. Expanded the national
teacher examinations program
into the secondary school Level
and continued its use on the
elementary level through this
school year. The plan deepens
the source Of local teachers.
| 4. Accepted a request from
Mrs. Frank A. Phillips, board
member. that a Statistical
analysis of actual improve
ment in achievement levels
be drawn UP by school officials
S. Accepted a request from
Carl c. Smuck that a report
be drawn up on special educa-
ton.
6. Heard that the system has
142 part-time classes, involv-
ing 4,793 pupils.
Z. Accepted the retirements
of DR.. Estelle S. Phillips, direc-
tor Of curriculum. on account
Of age and service. and Percy J
Rayford, supervising director
Of science. on account Of age
and service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26

JdludIys JLldb sic DC OlSullSSeQ.
The boards committee on
complaints and appeals in
vestigated the charges after
Miss Warren appealed.
At that time, school officials
testified the teacher seemed TO
have little control over her
class at Paul Junior High and
showed ''immaturity and lack
Of judgment"
Her principal. Thomas r.
Ferry, testified at one point
that Miss Warren showed up
one day with her skirt 50
tight that it was necessary for
the assistant principal to eau
ton her. She changed to q
looser dress which went to the
other extreme"
Snap judgment Charged
Board member Wesley vii.
liams argued yesterday thai
school officials had made a
snap judgment in Miss War.
ren's case. He said she hac
mot been given a chance II
show her fitness" He alsC
pointed up the good grades
Miss Warren made at Minel
Teachers College as well as ont
A and two BIS she won taking
courses at Maryland University
last summer.
A move by Mrs. Ruth Spen.
Ger to postpone the vote anc
give Miss Warren an oppor.
tunity to prove herself thi!
semester was lost. She said
however. she was for any NOV,
to rid the school system of in.
competent teachers.
Col. West A. Hamilton plead
ed with the board to give Thu
girl a second chance" He saiC
she had been made a "scape'
goat"
He also criticized school Of
ficials for returning Miss War
rem to her post at Paul this
term, while her case was undel
study by the board.
Essay Contest Vetoed
In another vote, the boart
turned down a request from al
honorary fraternity TO stag
an essay contest among higl
school seniors in the Dis
trict. Topic Of the essay wa
to be: "Desegregation Changed
the Practices: Indignation Mus
Establish the Values" Col
Hamilton cast the lone dissent
ing vote and Mr.. Williams di'
not vote.
In other matters the board
/. Voted to postpone, unit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26

THE SIMPLEST WAY to
suggest the size of this city
superhighway is to report
the cost. Estimates on Oc-
tober, 1855, we're $273 mil
lion. Changes in plan and in
crease of prices have put 1t
over $500 million.
This does not include the
cost of razing almost all of
Southwest. That's redevelop-
ment.
AS 1t has qualified as an
interstate route, the Inner
Loop will be paid 90 per cent
by Uncle Sam.
Most of the route through
the city" said Mr.. Rivard,
will be through areas suf-
fering from urban blight.
The northern part OF the
route is just within Florida
avenue, old Boundary street.
But there is one area where
we will have to go through
very valuable property. We
have to come down to the
river just west of Dupont
circle.
I'VE plan to go through
the old Walsh house at 202O
Massachusetts, avenue. That
is now the chancery of the
Indonesian EN- bassy. We
can't condemn 1t. Unless they
sell it TO us, we can't touch
1t. And we hear they are very
reluctant to give it up"
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Business Urged
To Push Bridge

Col. Alvin c. yelling, the new
District Engineer Commission
er, last night called on District
businessmen to back the city's
attempt to get a bridge across
Constitution avenue.
In effect. he told some so
downtown merchants that con-
struction has been delayed long
enough and asked that they do
their part to assure an early
start.
He issued the plea while adj
dressing the annual dinner
meeting of the Central Bust
neSsmen's Association in the
Hamilton Hotel. Renah F..
Camalier. association president
and a former Commissioner,
presided.
II all goes we'll. construction
will begin sometime next
year." Col. yelling said. The
exact date has not been set.
He told the group that the
span. to resemble Memorial
Bridge. will be built under an
authorization passed by Con-
gress in 1852. He called it re-
grettable that construction has
been delayed. primarily by ar
gumentS over its location and
whether a tunnel should be
built instead.
Col. yelling became an En-
gineer Com Missioner last
month, succeeding Brig. Gen
Thomas A. Lane. who was
named commanding general Of
Fort Leonard Wood. Mo. His
talk last night was one of the
first public addresses he has
made since coming to the Dis
trict.
For awhile" the officer said
I'D rather listen and learn
Talking will come later"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26
Three Drown as Workboat
Upsets in Anacostia River
2Others Swim
80 Feet to Shore:
8 Bodies Found

Three laborers we're drowned
today when an Anacostia River
workboat capsized near the
Sousa Bridge.
Two other men swan to
safety after the boat, engaged
IN laying. a gas pipeline in the
river. shipped water and sank.
Ofncials of the pipeline COM
paLy doing the work identified
the men as Brutus Arts, 81. of
624 @ street NV, Willie Col
Inns. AZ, of 6018 Seventh street
NV. and Walter Rigsby, SO, of
l2O Bates street NV.
Several hours after the boat
sank, the bodies of the men
we're recovered.
The accident occurred as the
men were fastening winches to
pontoons on which the 24-inch
pipeline is 1loated before it is
sunk to the river bottom.
30 Feet From Shore
The boat was about so feet
upstream from the bridge and
80 feet from the shore.
Edward W. Kingsley, AZ. the
foreman on the job, swan to
safety with Billy B. Burke. %.
OF Sand Fork, w. Va, the pilot.
The men we're employed hy
the Hartford Brothers pipeline
contracting company of Wash.
lngton, and were about half
through the project of laying
two lines for the Washington
Gas Light Co.
Mr.. Kingsley said the ramp
OF the boat, a converted Let.
had been lowered and the men
were working from it when the
boat suddenly filled with water.
CduA 4ulCkly
1T sank in less than a min
ute" Mr.. Kingsley said. II
told all the men to Jump and
swim for it. The pilot and I
then swan to shore, but the
other three stayed on.
Il saw them hanging on to a
big log for a while, but the log
began spinning and they dis
appeared without a sound"
The men never appeared
again. A call for help went
out to the harbor police and
a search was begun for the
bodies in the water, about (
or 5 feet deep at that point.
The gas lines will reinforce
supplies Of the gas light COM
pany and eventually will hook
on to other 24-inch pipes at
Chillum. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26
Split Vote by Board
Finally Fires Teacher

The District Board Of Education after investigating
thinking 1t for close to yesterday fired junior
high math teacher on grounds of incompetency
The vote split with the three Negro members
board voting against the dismissal.
The teacher, Joy Ann Warren g. judged to be in
competent by Of her superos who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26
Crime Rises in u. s.
But Drops in DC.
l.3 Million Cases Highest
For Any Half Year on Record

Edgar Hoover director of the Bureau Of Invest
CATION disclosed today that major crimes were com
mitted in the United States during the six months Of this
year. highest total for any half-year record.
The figures indicate per increase in major crime
the Nation the continues Mr. Hoover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-26

1T is SLOW GOING. as
they are driven through the
dry, hard upper crust. But
once they get in that muck.
they are driven as much as
two inches by each blow of
the pile drivers sliding
weight, which delivers. d.
600 foot-pounds. A foot
pound is a unit of energy
that viii lift one pound one
foot.
Al this was explained to
the Rambler by the inspector
on the job, Gene SobolewSki.
The pile driver delivers IL
blows a minute. Not until the
pile has encountered a layer
Of earth so firm that the IL
blows drive it only about an
inch deeper do they stop.
Some of these piles we're
driven 100 feet before they
hit firm bearing. This is
achieved by Welding on an
other 65-foot H beam.
When they hit bottom, the
Niles are cut of 10 inches
shove ground with acetylene
torches. Altogether $40 Of
these piles are 70 be sunk
aud reinforced concrete walls
or supporting piers poured
above them. And all this to
enable the 10-lane super
highway to span Fourth
street. a distance of about
SO feet. This first contract
let to Young a. Crary, a
washington firm, will come
to 100000.
This veteran sidewalk en-
gineer was so excited by his
discovery that he went to the
District Building to find out
all about it.
Lloyd A. Rivard, assistant
planning engineer, drove
him over the route through
Southwest and produced a
huge map of the entire Inner
Loop. The Southwest route
is only one leg.
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The
Rambler
). Finds Freewoy
Actually Underway
By GEORGE KENNEDY

Imagine the Rambler's sur
prise. in strolling through the
Southwest section.
He came upon an enormous
pile driver sinking long steel
piles at Fourth and F streets
S.W. When he asked what 1t
was all about, an engineer
told him they were starting
the Fourth street overpass of
the Southwest Freeway.
Now the Rambler's idea is
that new Potomac bridges
and elevated superhighways
through the Capital are
future projects that you read
about in the newspapers, not
things that you expect to
see started in your lifetime.
That seems to be the idea
of the man on the street
the man on Fourth street.
The engineer said he had
become tired of answering
the questions of paSserSby
with the truth. When he
would tell them this was the
start of the Southwest Free
way, they wouldn't believe
him. So now he tells them
that it's a new apartment
house. They accept that.
The piles are l4-inch H
beams IS feet long. But be-
cause they are driven far be-
low sea level and the South
west has so much saturated
river muck beneath its filed
in surface, these piles have to
be driven unusually deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-28

WdCSI 1OI VI lIlhLIlS.
Firemen poured water onto
smouldering ruins throughout the
night In freezing weather.
Patrolman Frederick Petit, SO.
father Of three teen-agers. was
killed when a wall collapsed in an
explosion during the fire.
Firemen from 10 neighboring
communities helped fight the
fire.
Public Safety Commissioner
Harry A. Burke said the entire
business district of this racing
and health resort might have
been destroyed without that aid
Fire officials said the blaze ap-
parently started in the boiler
room of the Palace Recreation
Building basement, which also
housed a bowling alley.
The fire swept through ad-
joining brick and frame struc-
lures that housed the 80-year-old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-28
Cab Driver Robbed,
Locked in Trunk

A cab driver was locked in the
trunk of his auto last night by
a passenger who robbed him Of
$26, police reported.
The cabbie, Ransom w. john
son, q, of 1116 Penn street NE.
told police he was hailed at Mt.
Olivet road and West Virginia
avenue NE. by a Negro and
directed to go to Fifty-third and
F streets Sc.
Mr.. johnson said when he ar
rived there the man pulled a
revolver and ordered him to drive
to st. Louis place, two blocks
away. The cab driver said the
man then took $26 and locked
him in the trunk of the cab.
Mr.. johnson said he used a
screwdriver to pry his way out
of the trunk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-28

Starbuck's Department Store. a
Woolworth's Store, two drug
stores. a mems shop, a shoe store
and an appliance store. Another
drugstore was damaged badly
by water.
Mr.. Burke estimated the loss
at about So million. He said the
replacement cost would be
higher.
Three families in apartments
over the stores and families in
nearby buildings were evacuated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-28

Gated recently. The first entry.
dated october 5, 1856. showed
that the teacher had signed a
contract to teach for $40 a
month.
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Troll Blazers
SPOKANE

SPOKANE.-Lewis and Clark
were the first trail blazers to
mark out a new route from st.
Louis to the present known
mouth of the Columbia River.
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81 Million Fire Sweeps
Saratoga Springs, NY.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, JAM % QF-A So million fire
took the life Of policeman and destroyed business buildings
in this historic resort yesterday.
Five femen injured, seriously. Is
than $4,000 residents warned to boil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-28
Teacher Pay in 1856

GREENHOUSE, Wis. up. - A
100-year-old ledger pertaining
to the State Road School, which
now stands abandoned, was To-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-28

Many industrial firms provide milk for their employees
because number of tests prove that drinking milk helps avoid
fatigue you're tired of feeling tired try letting milk restore
your energy Drink at least three glasses of delicious fresh milk
each day. plus glass bedtime help you sleep better See if
you don't wake up fresh daisy and feel fit fiddle
all day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-28

DISTRICT Of COLUMBIA
18th and Columbia Rd. NV.
Miohisan and Eastern AYES.
Greenway sh ppinG Center
3O41 Naylor Rd. Sc.
500 New Hampshlre Ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
Civic and Study Clubs

University women's Club - Today.
pm, clubhouse, tea dance. Tomor-
row. 3 pm, clubhouse. French con-
house. tea. Tomorrow, D. pm. club
ton Immigration" Tomorrow. z
pm, clubhouse. Spanish .conversa-
ton. Tuesday. ] l am. visit to the
duct. Tuesday. pm. clubhouse,
sketching group. Thursday, IL am.
clubhouse, morning poetry group; pro-
gram. Miss Emily Clark to present
clubhouse, Red Cross surgical dress
ings. Friday. 7:45 pm. duplicate
AAUW. silver Spring Branch--Tomor-
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pm. chapter house. Maude Holly
Waterman Library open. Tomorrow,
parliamentary Law class. Tomorrow.
2 pm. chapter house. Eleanor Wilson
Chapter. regular meeting. Tomorrow.
SPIN. Prince Georges County Chapter
with Mrs. Clark A.. Rident speaker,
o m. chapter house. State Motion ric-