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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Baltimore Soon to Lose
Famed Gas Street Liqhts

The last gas street lamp ir
Baltimore-the city which gave
that lighting system to the worlc
will be extinguished by mid
summer.
From a high of $4,000 lamps
in 1947, the count has dropped
steadily, to $4,000 last year. 65s
at present. The thin poles, with
their massive globes, are being
pulled down and either converted
to electricity or sold-to collec-
tors or for scrap.
Saddened by the fact that the
city plans to save none for olt
times sake. is Berman H. Diers
of Washington. retired employee Of
the Bureau of Public Roads.
Gas lamps went out in Wash.
ington in 1885," said Mr.. Diers
who visits Baltimore at least
once a week, but the District was
wise enough to save II and they
are now used to good effect II
MontroSe Park"
The lamps may not shine ir
Baltimore, but they will glow
elsewhere. Collectors from
throughout the United States
including Walt Disney WHIT
bought 80 for his Disneyland-
have been picking them up fol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Bootleg Roids Net
Five in Alexandra

Five Alexandrians were ar
rested on illegal whisky charges
in two raids during the weekend.
Arrested by three police off,
GERS and M. K. Bryant, Alcoholic
Beverage Control investigator, in
a raid Saturday night in the 1000
block Of King street were Ernel
Rife, A. and Virginia A. Snipes,
43. Rife was changed with two
counts Of illegal sale OF liquor
and the woman. a waitress, with
aiding in the sale.
Arrested in a raid yesterday at
two houses in the 100 block of
North West street were Carrie
Robinson, SO. charged with two
counts Of illegal sale; Gilmore
Long, 40. one charge of illegal
sale,, and Mrs. Willie Long, 20,
aiding in an illegal sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
CIV High School Choir
Sings Friday Night

The George Washington High
School choir. under the direc-
ton Of Mildred Bane. will pre-
sent a spring concert Of choral
music at 8 pm. Friday at the
high school in Alexandria.
The concert was enormously
listed among last nights SEIZED
uled events on the music page Of
The Sunday Star yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Sanitary Commission
Lets Two Contracts

Two contracts totaling $71.13t
for construction of water mains
sewers and house connections in
Montgomery County were award
ed to low bidders last week by
the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission. They were:
For 140 properties in Ashburtor
subdivision, to v. Naccarato
Hyattsville. on a bid of $42,282
For So properties in Cohasset
subdivision, to Canova Bros.
Inc. College Park, on a bid Of
$28,854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
D. c. Highway EmpIoye
Found Shot to Death

Reid p. Hubbard, so, an EN-.
|ploye of the District Department
of Highways. was found shot
to death yesterday in a house
he was building at Highland
Howard County, Maryland State
police reported.
Police said q friend found Mr.
Hubbard sitting in a chair with
Ia 12-guage shotgun between his
legs. Mr.. Hubbard had lived in
Kensington, Md, until recently
police said.
Police ruled the death a sui
eide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

what Mr.. Diers considers a bar
gain price. $26.
The first gas street lamp ever
lighted went on February 5, 1871
at the northeast corner of Balti.
more and Holiday streets. The
Peale Museum. also in Baltimore
was the first building to bt
lighted by gas.
But there's also a bright side
said Mr.. Diers. "A year ago Bal
timore was the least lighted city
in the United States. but in an
other year it will be the best"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
'RiverdoIe Roundup

The Riverdale Md Ele-
mentary School Parent Teacher
Association will hold a River
dale Roundup" party between
II am. and 4 pm. Saturday at
the school. Riverdale ami Taylor
roads,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Pick Temple to Star

Pick Temple, TV star will be
featured in the annual fun festi-
val sponsored by the Navy Ele-
mentary School near Fender. Va,
from 10 am. to 4 pm. Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Ways to Pay at Woodieso

CHA. Continuous Budget
Account pay ITO Of credit
limit each month. You determine
your limit.
low-cost Deferred Payment Plan
=. pay 1929 down, the balance in
budeeted monthly instollments. For
homefurnishines purchases Of $500
or more.
. Regular 3o-Doy Charge Account
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Chandler Hearing
Due to Open in
Federal Court

BALTIMORE. Mar. rs (Pl.-
The Governments effort to re-
call the naturalization papers OF
Joseph William Chandler, Silver
Spring electrical contractor
charged with concealing Com
munist Party membership, is ex-
pected to begin in Federal Court
today.
Mrs. Mary Stalcup Markward
Silver Spring housewife who
served as an undercover agent
for the FBI in the Communist
Party for six years. will be the
key witness at the four-day
hearing before Federal Judge
Roszel C. Thomson.
The Government charges that
Chandler concealed his Com
munist Party activities and past
criminal arrests when he became
a naturalized citizen at Savan-
nah. Ga, in 1913.
In addition to the charge that
he was member and officer oil
the Communist Party since 1929
the Government claims Chan
dler faced four criminal charges
at various times and failed to re-
veal them at the time Of his
naturalization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Mrs. Helen A. Mucun Dies,
Headed St. Agnes School

Mrs. Helen Army Macan, rs,
former headmistress at st. Ag-
mes School, Alexandra, died of
a heart attack Sunday at the
home Of her daughter and SON
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bur-
ton Of Ridgefield, Conn.
Mrs. Macan was headmistress
at st. Agnes from 1888 to 1861,
during which time the schools
enrolment Of 100 girls tripled.
Mrs. Macan often taught Eng
lish to eighth graders and
seniors to keep track of her
students. The administration
and classroom building of the
school was named the Macan
Building in her honor, and a
scholarship fund was established
in her name in 1947.
The widow Of George c.
Macan. she was born in Ger
mantown, Pa. She was a gradu-
ate Of Bryn Mawr College and
studied at the Breadloaf School
and Lafayette University. She
also studied abroad.
Mrs. Macan taught at st.
Timothy'S School in Maryland
and was headmiStress at College
Hill School in Easton. Pa, before
coming to st. Agnes.
Active in civic affairs, Mrs.
Macan founded the first Girl
Scout troop in Alexandria and
served on the board Of the Alex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
House Unit Due
To Vote on Sales
Tax in Maryland
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star STAT Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS. Mar. 26.-The
House Ways and Means Commit
tee was set to take a final vote
today on whether the Legislature
should increase the State sales
tax in order to finance a $40O
increase in State teacher pay
minimumS next September.
A tentative vote taken by the
money committee of the House
late yesterday showed slight
preference for a 3 per cent sales
tax over an income tax increase
or a combination of a State Gig
arctic tax and other less general
levies.
The first preferential vote had
Is committee members favoring
the / per cent sales tax increase,
seven favoring the package
program Of cigarette and other
levies and six preferring a one
half of l per cent raise in the 2
per cent State income tax rate
Sales Tax, Is to IL
Then on a second straw vote
of Just the sale and package"
levies. the result favored the
sales tax. Is to IL.
Delegate Blair Lee, III, Demo-
crat of Montgomery. voted con-
sistently for the sales tax in
crease, and Delegate Gilbert
Guide. Republican of Mont
gomery. went for the cigarette
tax and other levies. The Prince
Georges member of the commit
tee. c. Philip Nichols, was absent
Committee Chairman A. Cor
don Boone suggested that the
members sleep on it" and take
a final vote today.
The committee already has
agreed on a $500 increase next
fiscal year in teacher pay mini
NUNS. rejecting the additional
$400 requested for the following
year by the State Teachers
Association.
Veto Feared
Haunting the committees de-
liberations. in addition, is the
threat that Gov. McKeldin might
veto any teacher pay raise bill
passed. regardless of the flnanc-
ing plan. He has said repeatedly
that he thinks any raise in
teacher pay at this time is a
responsibility of the local sub
division rather than the State.
The House last night passed,
IS to 0. the Prince Georges juve-
nile court bill.
The Prince Georges bill calling
TOR State regulation OF under
ground gas storage reservoirs
was reported favorably by the
House Agriculture and Natural
Resources Committee, but only
after amending it to make it APP
ply to Prince Georges County
only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
ITukomu Park Votes
To Extend Tests of
IOne-Woy Streets

The Takoma Park City Coun-
Gil last night voted to extend
until April 80 the one-way traf-
fic light on Maple and Cedar
avenues.
One-way traffic on Maple ave-
nue. is northbound from the Dis
trict line to Philadelphia avenue
at its junction with the East
West highway and southbouno
on Cedar avenue from Philadel-
phia avenue to the District line
A vote on making the move per-
manent will be taken at the END
of April.
At the meeting last night sew
eral residents spoke in opposi-
ton to making any change. The
two lanes have been operating
since January on a trial basis
In other action Mayor George
M. Miller issued proclamation
opening a paint-up. cleanup
campaign April /.
Mrs. Elaine Pellenbarg was APP
pointed clerk stenographer in
the city Office. Elliott Anderson
was appointed a police corporal
City Clerk and Treasurer Haynes
M. Pridgen qualified for perma-
nent appointment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

Federal gambling stamps prima
facie evidence that pinball ma
chimes were being used for
gambling.
The Dem ocratic Senator
pushed action on his bill last
night to aid county police
officials in their breakdown on
pinball operations. Until re-
Gently. no pinball arrest had been
made in the county for two
years.
Would Paddock Places
The bill provides that ma
chimes being used for gambling
would be confiscated and des-
troyed and establishments closed
where such machines were being
illegally operated.
The Senate last night also
enacted a measure to permit
Montgomery County to establish
q revenue bond authority.
Such an authority would be
permitted to issue self-liquidat-
ing bonds on its own credit to
finance public improvement.
Being considered by the Coun-
ty Council for the action are
projects such rs an airport, golf
course and a parking garage in
Silver Spring. All these projects
are listed in the present budget
being considered by the County
Council.
Region Extended
The Seante last night passed
q bill TO extend the Maryland
Washington regional district
throughout Montgomery County.
The bill is companion measure
TO the Maryland-National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion reorganization bill which
already has been enacted here.
A technical amendment In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Captains Death
Is Ruled Suicide

A Silver Spring Army captain
father Of four young children
was found dead OF carbon
monoxide poisoning. Virginis
State Police reported.
Police ruled as suicide the
death Of Capt Glennard Taylor
Scott, AZ, property officer al
Walter Reed Army Hospital.
Police said his body was found
behind his auto parked on a dirt
road of Route GAL near Lorton
Police said he had lain down
behind the car and put a blanket
over himself and the exhaust
pipe.
The body was found by q Fort
Belvoir Army officer. Mai. Her
bert B. Alton, who called police
Police listed the victim as liv.
ing at 1926 Washington avenue
Silver Spring. Capt. Scott. father
of three daughters and a son
ages TO IL. was reported away
from his home since Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
.Hussun to Head
Arlington Bur

William J. Hassan, Arlington
Commonwealth Attorney. ha.
been elected president Of thu
Arlington Bar Association.
Mr.. Hassan formerly served a.
an executive committee member
He is also president Of the Vir.
ginia Commonwealth Attorneys
Association.
Others elected to Office in the
Arlington Bar group are Chester
Brasse. vice president. Mrs. Lu.
ellie Lambert. treasurer, DillarC
Laughlin. secretary and Leroy
Bachelor. executive committee
member-at-large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

transferred to Washington-Lee
High School," He said he had
no immediate plans in that di-
rection, however.
Mrs. Mary Scales, 51l3 North
Twenty-second street, has a 13-
year-old son. Charles, who is a
Junior high student at Hoffman
Boston. The white Stratford
Junior High is closer to the
Scales home, but Mrs. Scales
said, II will not force him to
go to Stratford if he doesn't
want to-" She said she would
discuss the subject with her son
and others in the neighborhood
before deciding what course to
take.
Mrs. Ethel M. Thompson, 1881
North Columbus street, who
has three children attending
Hoffman-Boston and Langston
Schools. said she wanted to talk
with her attorney before dis
cussing whether she planned to
seek transfer Of any of her chill
dren to white schools.
Among the white parents who
brought the suit were Mrs. Alan
I'M. Drummond Of 443O South
Thirty-first street, wife of a
Washington psychiatrist: Glen
Bayless of 1855 South Abingdon
street, and Mrs. Barbara S. Marx
of 6S97 North Washington boule-
ward.
Mrs. Drummond said she and
her husband joined the suit be-
cause they felt segregation was
wrong. Their 9-year-old son,
William, attends the Abingdon
Elementary School.
Mr.. Bayless said he and his
wife had wanted to show "our
opposition to segregation-we
wanted to give moral support
and when this opportunity came
along we grabbed at it." Their
two children. Cynthia, IL. and
Glen, jr.. 10. attend the Fair
lington and Abingdon schools.
Mrs. Marx has a 9-year-old
daughter in the fourth grade at
Stewart-Tuckahoe School. She
said she Joined the suit because
she feels segregation is bad for
all children-"it starts them out
wrong in life"
According to a school admin
istration report last August. only
48 Negro children in Arlington
would be eligible to attend white
elementary school in an in
tegrated system; 100 Negroes
would be eligible at the junior
high level. and Al Negroes could
be transferred to white high
schools.
The figures were based on at
tendance at the closest school
in an integrated system.
The county's total school
membership is 22,600. of which
roughly 1900 are Negro. A
majority of the Negro students
live nearest the schools thew
now attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Prince Georges Suffers
18th Traffic FutuIity

Prince Georges County re-
corded its 18th traffic fatality
this year with the death of an
Upper Marlboro man yesterday
County police said Carroll Ed
ward Proctor, %. died at $3.50
am. in Prince Georges General
Hospital of fractured skull and
other injuries he received seven
hours earlier when his car an
of Richie road near Forestville
and struck a utility pole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Central Fire System
Statement Clarified

Philip Marcus. spokesman fol-
the Committee for Better Fire
Protection. denied today he sale
installation of central fire
alarm system in Montgomery
County would. in a large part
correct bad aspects Of the sys.
TEN Of volunteer fire depart,
ments.
Instead he said it would cor.
rect confusion in that one par.
ticular area. The statement wa,
made IN a Sunday televisior
show on the question of putting
the county's fire protection under
control OF the county govern.
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26


in the Arlington suit. The plain
tiffs include white and Negro
parents.
AS a result Of the Supreme
Court action yesterday, the
county now faces direct orders
to begin desegregation--but the
comments of eight families in
volved in the litigation indicated
no one is quite certain exactly
how or when that will occur.
Mrs. Alamo c. Spriggs, gill
North Edison street. said her Z
year-old son. Jerome. is a stu
dent at Langston Elementary
School for Negroes and she had
mo definite plans for changing
schools at this time"
James E. Brown. POLL North
Culpeper street, said he joined
the suit originally in behalf of
his 18-year-old daughter. Lii
liam. who has since graduated
from the Hoffman-Boston High
School for Negroes. He added,
however. that he has son,
James. jr., 6. who will be ready
to start to school in the fall.
Edward ID. Strother, 2819
South Eighteenth street. presi-
dent of the Hoffman-Boston
arent-Teacher Association. has
a 16-year-old daughter, Edna. in
the 18th grade at Hoffman
Boston.
I'm content for her to go to
Hoffman-Boston," he said. IF
she gets all the things she needs.
But if not, ! would think seri-
ously about trying to have her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

erick c. Malkus. jr.. Democrat Of
Dorchester, said last night that
although he had leaned toward
the bill himself, he doubted II
the committee would now APP
prove it since the department
affected indicated it was moi
desired.
The point system being con-
sidered is similar to the one in
affect now in the District, where
by convictions for moving traffic
violations bring points that lead
to eventual revocation and sus-
pension of licenses.
Speaking for the bill here yes
terday were Washington ]. Cleve-
land. secretary of the District
division Of the AAA, and Maj
w. H. Weber, executive officer
of the Maryland State Police.
The re-licensing measure
would provide for licensed drivers
to renew their licenses every
three years but would require
denomination only in special
cases.
The Senate last night passed
an amended bill to require all
Interstate truckers to pay the
equivalent Of the 6-cent-a-gallon
Maryland gasoline tax based on
miles travelled in the State even
though the gasoline was pur-
chased in other areas.
The House bill. however. was
amended to exempt owners OF
single trucks used in Interstate
travel,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
.AIexondrion, 68,
Found Hanged

An Alexandria man was found
hanged yesterday in his base
ment.
Police said Michael Marinoff
So. had been depressed becs use
OF i'll health. His body was
found suspended by a rope from
a steel girder at his home in the
first block of East Spring street,
His wife found the body after
she had returned from a fu-
neral at Manassas, police said.
Mr.. Marinoff was a retired en-
ploye Of the Richmond. Freder-
icksburg g. Potomac Railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

Constitution avenue bridge with
a drawspan. but the legislation
was blocked by Senator Gore in
the closing days of the last ses-
sion.
Representative Smith, Demo-
crat of Virginia, on the other
hand has been equally out
spoken in favor Of drawspans to
permit uninterrupted river traf-
fic. 1t was he who insisted on
the House version of the bill in
GLIDING the drawspan feature.
The span would cost SIS mil
lion over the basic bridge price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

andria Library Association. She
was member of the National
Association of Principals Of
Schools for Girls and the Head
mistress Association of the East
Besides her daughter, Mrs
Macan is survived by four grand
children.
Services will be held in Ridge
field Wednesday. Burial will be
lprivate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

AA6AA Ava SAAC -AACNAAoAAA6 AAOeh06A y
What appeared to be the "kicI
Of death" was given the point
system yesterday by w. Dana
Rudy. deputy director of motor
vehicles.
Mr.. Rudy, in testimony before
the Senate committee, reversed
his earlier position taken in the
House and said he doubted the
Motor Vehicle Department would
be able to handle the point sys-
TEN at this time. He cited lack
of faith and personnel as the
main roadblocks.
Mr.. Rudy also said his depart
ment. in effect. has an "unwrit.
ten point system" and added thai
he is not convinced the forma
system would be an improvement
Asked directly if he would wan
this bill providing the space anc
personnel were available, HI
replied:
I'D be willing to try it,"
That's what ! call damnine
with faint praise" said Senator
Thomas F. Dempsey. Democrat
Of Baltimore City.
Delegate William B. Wheeler
Democrat of Montgomery, who
helped master-mind the point
system bill in the House, ex-
pressed amazement at Mr.. Rudy,
testimony.
He said Mr.. Rudy had con-
ferred with the House subcom-
mittee on the bill and that much
Of the language in it was that
of Mr.. Rudy.
Committee Chairman Fred
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extension bill requires that it be
sent back to the House for con-
currence. probably today.
In another action. the Senate
enacted a measure to authorize
the planning commission to issue
bonds up to | per cent of its as
sesible base. At present the COM
mission has a fiat ceiling on its
Indebtedness In both Prime
Georges and Montgomery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

SSfNAA JN0Ao eNo0s
But the bill the committee re-
ported specifies that the new
bridge include a drawspan. That
feature may run into opposition
In the Senate.
A Senate District Subcommit-
tee this month approved a SO
million appropriation for the
bridge but id not specify a
drawspan.
Senator Gore, Democrat of
Tennessee. has made plain his
opposition to drawspans in Po-
tomac River bridges. Last year
the House approved a six-lane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Driver Point System Due
Die in Committee
BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
Star Stan Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS 26-The Judicial Proceedings Com
mee today to revokng
driver licenses and another to require recensng
drivers every three years.
Chances of the point system winning approval
appear SLIM however although seemed to be running
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
New 18th Street BRIDGE
Clears Bor, Faces Another

familiar legislative log jam threatens the proposed new
souhbond Fourteenth Street Bridge today
Committee approval Of the project
The committee yesterday sent to the bill author
ng the city to replace the new one COST
ing l07 million It would match the bridge erected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
PinboII Bill Passes
Senate, Goes to House
BY a star stan Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS Mar. 26.-The bill Of Senator H. Winship
Wheaey jr to take control pinba machines
his home Prince Georges County passed Maryland
Senate last night and the House Of Delegates
The bill would increase the payof pin
ball machines from 500 to maximum $500 would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
AFTER SUPREME COURT ACTION
Arlington Plaintiffs
Indefinite on Next Step

The Supreme Courts refusal to review the Arlington
egaon case was expected by those who brought the suit but
who reached today said they had immediate plans
to seek actual transfer Of Negro child white school,
Twenty-Five parents representing families were plaintiffs