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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
Burmese in DC. bSoysHis Turbon
Is Proof Of Democracy in U.S..

Office 10 in the District
Building has a new look-in the
form of Manohar Singh.
Mr.. Singh. a young man
from Burma with a full black
beard, a turban and a ready
smile, has been hired by the
District Department Of High
ways as a design engineer.
ONCE 10, where he. has been
reporting for work since Mon
day, is the Regional Highway
Planning division.
Mr.. Singh is not only the first
Burmese employee of the high
way department. He is, as far
as Albert T. Greenwood Of the
city's Central Personnel Office
can determine, the first native
of Burma to become a regular
employe in any branch Of the
District government.
The 26-year-old engineer has
lived in this country since April,
1856, when he entered on a
student visa to attend the Uni
versity of Stanford in Cali
fornia. A graduate in civil en-
cheering of the University of
Rangoon in Burma, he had
worked for three years with the
Burmese Ministry of Public
Works and Housing before
coming here for graduate study
in construction engineering.
Answered Magazine Ad
Last winter he saw an adj
vertisement for a civil engineer
in a trade magazine. The ad-
vertisement made no mention
of which city government, and
Mr.. Singh applied and won his
new job without any idea of
where it might take him.
When he discovered, "only
lately" the District of Column
bia was employing him. he said
he had to ask his California
friends. How about Washing
ton and all?"
Mr.. Singh got his first look
at this city at l am. Monday
a week ago.
When city officials got their
first look at him they were a
bit surprised. Mrs. Evelyn
Cummins of the highway de-
partment personnel Office said
when he appeared for his first
interview, he was dressed con-
ventionally. except for a red
turban.
She thought at the time, she
said. that he might remove it
for work. But Monday he
turned up lin a glowing white
one"
Wherever Mr.. Singh goes, so
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force to take better-paying Fed
eral jobs that also have better
retirement advantages than
those afforded by the metro
politan police.
Legislation is we'll on its way
through Congress to increase
retirement benefits of police
men here.
40 Per Cent Cleared
In the statistical picture re-
leased by Chief Murray to the
District Commissioners, the so.
called part one" offenses were
down by "a to a monthly totaI
of 1882 as compared with June
1856. Forty per cent of last
months cases were cleared.
A breakdown of the principal
categories for last month re-
veals:
Criminal homicide. 10: rape
Is; robbery, SO; aggravated as
sault, 28l; HOUSEKEEPING. 236;
larceny, both grand and petty
6l9. and auto theft, lat.
The number of part two
offenses-the less serious
crimes such as simple assault
and gambling law violations
for last month totaled 2,455
Chief Murray submitted no
comparison Of this category
with June, 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10

after several drivers had APP
peared before the subcommittee
today.
The subcommittee also indi-
Gated its hearings may bring
changes in the way taxicabs are
insured here. Currently, drivers
receive a windshield stickel
each Friday or Saturday from
their company, association, OF
agent to show they have paid
a weekly or monthly premium
Driver Questioned
In questioning driver James
B. Jewell, Mr.. league said re-
garding the P. U. c. insurance
sticker:
I'm other words, the P. U. C
is helping the insurance CON-
panies to collect their pre-
miums. The sticker is no guar
antee that the driver really-has
insurance.
Earlier he noted that a driver
could display a stolen Stickel
or that the money paid to an
association or company by the
driver might not actually be
used to pay the premium.
Mr.. Jewell also raised the
question of whether drivers who
buy liability insurance through
companies are being
forced to assign their voting
rights to others. He told the
subcommittee he had to sign q
paper assigning such rights to
others before he received his
liability insurance.
Mr.. league was given a copy
Of the statement signed by Mr..
Jewell and the Congressman
said the subcommittee would
investigate the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10

ONE NIGHT the motor
man stopped at the Ecking-
ton barns and let a young
friend take the controls.
This young fellow had no
uniform, but he seemed to
love to run a streetcar-fast.
The ,notorman sat down in
the first forward-facing seat
across from the Rambler.
When the young fellow got
the car into the Rhode Is
land avenue straightaway,
he let it out.
TOO bad, we haven't a
speedometer," he said, as we
approached the dip under
the BIO tracks. 81 think
we're doing TO-"
At that moment, the RAM
bier was scared. He remem-
bered a New York subway
wreck in which the last car
Of a speeding train was
sheared in two by just such
a steel upright as we would
be passing. But we made it.
After that it was just plain
fun. At first the Rambler
was a little bothered by the
amateur operators habit Of
turning around, while the
car was going full speed, to
talk to his friend the motor
man. But, the Rambler re-
Elected, it doesn't matter
much. You can't steer
streetcar and, at this speed,
1t would have to be braked
for three blocks to stop 1t,
We made Mount Rainier
10 minutes ahead Of sched-
ule.
Yesterdays ride was un-
eventful.
The Rambler noted that a
new branch library is APP
preaching completion; that
an attractive hotel has been
built just short Of the Dis
trict line, the Heden Hall,
and that there are more
loan offices in Mount Rainier
than ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
.Anti.vanda|ism
plan Proposed

The District Recreation
Board revealed a plan yester-
day that would make its staR
available TO help curtail van
dalism here.
/ The board disclosed its city
wide study after a member,
Col. West A. Hamilton. called
on 1t to do something about
it,"
Col. Hamilton said that about
100000 was spent last year in
repairing damages TO schools
by rock-throwing vandals.
Recreation Supt. Milo p.
Christensen said the data soon
to be available on present de-
partment activities and stating
will show how facilities can
be geared TO help in the at
tack on vandalism.
The findings OF the board
will go TO the District Urban
Renewal Operations Commits
tee. II was this committee.
composed Of District officials
responsible for housing code
enforcement. razing and re-
building. that set up the at
tack on vandalism.
At its last summer meeting
Yesterday, the Recreation
Board also asked that exemp-
ton be granted the depart
ment from paying a fee when
conducting carnivals, circuses,
rodoes and other similar prof.
ects. The department now pays
a SIS license fee.
The board also Endorsed a
bill calling for establishment OF
a Federal Recreation Services
in the Department OF Health,
Education and Welfare.
Grahame Thomas SMALL
wood. tr., vice chairman Of the
board. conducted the meeting
in the absence Of Chairman
Henry Gichner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10

goes the turban. He explained,
II am a Sikh"
SikhS are a Hindu sect, ia
nous for military proves, who
believe in one God and de-
nounce the caste system. Wear
ing a turban and a beard are
religious requirements for Mr..
Singh.
Believes In U. S. Ideals
The engineer. who plans to
become a United States citizen,
said he came to America be
caues 1 believe in American
ideals Of democracy the
freedom of race. color and
creed"
II wish to retain my indi-
viduality," he said, meaning
his turban and his beard.
THAT way can tell the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
7 eumsters Reset
Executive PurIey
BY the Associated Press

The Transfers Unions In.
ternational Executive Board
today rescheduled a twice.
postponed meeting for August
5 in Los Angeles.
The session likely will be de-
voted to planning the unions
convention two months later
and considering a successor tc
Dave Beck as union president
Mr.. Beck reversed his inten-
ton to run for a new five-year
term after disclosures by the
Senate Rackets Committee that
he had used more than $780,
900 Of Transfers Union funds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10

Other, drivers who appeared
before the committee included
Dominick Angelotti. who SAID
that surveys and petitions in
Dictated most drivers here dc
not want meters. Mr.. Angelottt
said representatives Of several
thousand drivers were to meet
tonight to formulate a policy
and statement on group riding
He said he believed drivers pre-
ferring retention of the zone
fare system also want contin-
uation of group riding.
Mr.. league indicated a pref
erence for relaxing the present
mandatory group riding. He
said he thought both the driver
and the passenger ought to be
permitted to use their discre-
ton in the matter.
Representative league said
he felt strongly about regula-
tons requiring better identifi-
cation of taxicabs. He said he
believed that one result of the
hearings would be a recon-
mendation for a system of pos
tive identification.
league Not Convinced
Although witnesses from the
taxi industry have, repeatedly
said that only a very small per-
centage of drivers are involved
in gambling and bootlegging
operations, Mr.. league indi-
Gated he still was not convinced
on this score.
Someone in your own in
duStry." he told the drivers at
the hearing today, has told me
that the numbers racket lin
volving taxi drivers is more
prevalent than anyone dreams. y
The hearings resume at 10
am. Friday.
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democracy does exist in this
country"
So far. Mr.. Singh has this
to say about Washington: MO
florists are good in California
but here they care nothing for
the pedestrians"
Here people are very seri-
ous-minded. There is no smile
here. and that is very impor-
tant."
1T is not like the West
Everyone dresses very for
mally.'
Mr.. Singh is the son of a
Burmese government doctor
His four brothers are also doc
tors, one sister is also study
ing medicine and another is
an attorney. Only one sister
is a housewife.
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SEND A KID TO CAMP
Vocation Would Aid
Wonderful Girl 10

How crowded can a home be?
jamie Jones wonders if any
home could be more crowded
than hers. There are nine chill
dren in her family and. with
their parents. they live in a
small basement apartment.
JAMES mother is kind, and
hopes her children will have
their chance in life. Under Is
herself. she sometimes is all but
overcome by the onslaught of
responsibility her growing fam
lily has brought.
JAMIE. who il 10. is called "a
wonderful little girl" by those
who know her at the COM
munity house.
Well Liked
Intelligent. with a pleasant
personality. she is well liked by
her contemporaries there. She
sings well. and enjoys the craft
program.
JAMES mother Joined the
mothers club at the commun-
ity house and her father. too.
is interested in her future.
jamie reflects the love and
attention she has had. She is
in love with life. wide awake
and eager to learn.
But JAMES parents income
is limited. Sometimes there
really isn't food to go around
Her family couldn't possibly
send any Of their children to
camp. But through others
generosity jamie went TO camp
last year and enjoyed every bit
of it. She is looking forward
eagerly to going again this
year.
The wider world. wider than
q small. dark and crowded
apartment. has q lot TO give to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
Charity Racket Law
President
D. c. Runaway
Fathers Bill
Also Enacted

President Eisenhower today
signed into law two District
bills that will curb charity
rackets and give Washington
machinery to catch up with
runaway fathers.
The runaway law will bring
the District into conformity
with the other States with a
uniform. reciprocal non-sup-
port law. Absence of such q
law in the past has made the
city a haven for fathers who
try to evade responsibility for
support of their children.
Fathers who fled from other
areas to Washington to escape
supporting their families once
were able to stay here without
fear of having to pay up.
Reciprocal Agreements
Under the new law, the Dis
trict will have agreements with
the other States to collect from
fugitiveS who take refuge here
and, conversely. fugitives from
the District will get the same
treatment in the other States.
The law was sponsored by
Representative Howard Smith.
Democrat of Virginia.
The charity rackets law bans
telephone solicitation Of funds
except for the American Red
Cross or exclusively among
members OF a soliciting agency.
The Commissioners are au-
thorized to exempt solicita-
tions for sums up to $500 in
any calendar year. under the
law.
Curtails Use Of Names
The law also prohibits solic-
iting agencies from using the
names of persons who are not
officials of the organizations
without consent in writing. The
city heads also will have the
power to make public informa-
ton about the officers and
members of the governing
board of soliciting organiza-
tons but cannot publish mem
bership or contribution lists.
Religious organizations ex-
empted from taxes under the
Federal code are exempt from
the new charity rackets law.
Space for Senators
Three bills providing Sena-
tors with new and larger ONCE
space also were signed by
President Eisenhower today.
Critics of the measures
branded them, while still pend
ing in Congress. as blank
check" legislation.
One bill would increase from
$20.6 million to 1894 million
the total authorized cost of
the new Senate Office build
ing now nearing completion on
the northeast corner of First
street and Constitution avenue
NE. Representative Jones
Democrat of Alabama. told
Congress the II per cent in
crease in costs made the legis-
lation necessary. He estimated
work would be finished on the
new building by January.
The other two bills drew the
blank check" charges. One
authorizes necessary sums" to
expand Senator's Office suites
from three to five rooms in
the present building after the
structure is completed.
The other bill. without any
funds limitation. would au-
thorize the architect of the
Capitol to furnish the Offices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10

4oOO, CIl6 CLllSl I1OCeQ.
OF the past years offenses,
5,970 cases we're cleared, a
percentage of 37.8. This per-
centage figure was 1.6 per cent
better than the record of the
previous year.
With the issuance of today's
report the pattern of crime re-
duction consistent for each of
the IL months beginning last
July when Congress authorized
the Police Department to let
members of the force work on
their days off for extra money,
Chief Murray observed.
Experienced Men Used
This, he continued. enabled
the department to put expert
enced officers on the job. in eff
feet filling most of the 200 va
cancies that still exist on the
authorized force of 2,508.
Chief Murray noted that he
is still having recruiting diff
culties. Compromising this prob
lem is the fact that an lex
ceptional" number of expert
enced men are still leaving the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
Thomson Gets
denomination
In Alexandra
Smoot Defeated
By Big Margin in
Delegate Contest

Alexandra Delegate James
M. Thomson scored a thump-
ing victory for denomination
yesterday in a Democratic
primary contest which put his
city squarely behind, an about
fight to preserve segregated
schools.
Mr.. Thomson, a supporter OF
Gov. Stanley's cutoff the
funds, close-the-schools legis-
lation to prevent indignation.
defeated Albert A. Smoot, who
advocated a locally-adminis-
tered pupil assignment program
which could result in some in
tegration.
Alexandria Republican,
promptly announced they
would not put up a candidate
to run against Mr.. Thomson in
November, apparently guaran-
teeing his reelection unless an
independent files.
The contest held Statewide
interest because similar battle
lines already are drawn for
November when Attorney Gen.
eral j. Lindsay Almond, ir., a
massive resistance" ally of the
Byrd organization, will be the
Democratic nominee for Cover
nor against Republican State
Senator Ted Dalton, who favors
local pupil assignment.
State Senator Thomas A
Blanton of Bowling Green, Va,
chairman of the Virginia Dem
ocratlc State Senator Com
mittee, said Mr.. Thomson's
victory indicated the massive
resistance movement was get
ting stronger"
Aided 10y Stanley
Gov. Stanley personally save
Mr.. Thomson's campaign a
last-minute boost. He told a
press conference in Richmond
yesterday that he would con-
slider it a great loss 10 see the
incumbent delegate from Alex
andria defeated.
The unofficial vote was 5,098
for Mr.. Thomson and 1888
for Mr.. Smoot.
Incumbents were renomi-
mated for two other Alexan-
dria offices.
Commemorative Attorney
Earl F. Wagner won renomi-
nation to his second term over
Nicholas A. Colasanto, former
city manager, by a vote of S.
463 to 1898.
MOriarty Wins
City Sergt. j. Frank Morlarty
won denomination easily over
Edward B. Morgan, a filling sta
ton operator. Results from the
city's Is precincts gave Mr..
Moriarty 5.789 votes and Mr..
Morgan 2,191.
In the only Statewide con-
test. Alexandria gave Mr.. AL
mond a two-to-one majority
over Howard H. Carwile for
the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination.
Nearly $500 voters went to
the polls in an unusually heavy
turnout for a local primary in
Alexandria. A normal primary
vote runs between 5000 and
5000 votes.
Mr.. Thomson carried 10 pre-
cincts. and Mr.. Smoot won the
other six.
Bitter Campaign
The vote capped a bitter
campaign which centered prin-
cipally on school segregation.
and which drew numerous
other political leaders into the
fighting.
Mr.. Smoot had the support
of State Senator Armistead
Boothe. who has always led
the ticket in Alexandria elec-
tons. He also was supported
by Mayor Leroy Bendheim. One
of Mr.. Thomson's most ener-
getic supporters was former
Mayor Marshall j. Beverley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
CAMP FUND FACTS

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out your check or
money order to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp
Fund. Mail it to The Eve
ming Star. Washington 4.
d. c.. or bring cash to The
Star cashier.
The cost-$36.40 for IL
days. $500 for six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10

An increasing effort to pre-
pare elementary school chill
dren adequately, instead of
merely pushing them into jun
ior high school. has resulted
in a high number of sixth
grad failures in District schools.
Compared to last year. 101
more children we're retained in
the sixth grade this year-about
10 per cent of sixth graders.
Kept back" according to
school officials. were 624 pupils.
Last year about 8 per cent we're
retained or a total of 523. In
1855 1877 failed and in 1854
the first year of migration
164.
According to school officials,
the figure represents a gen.
eral tightening of standards
throughout the elementary
school system.
Few Failures in Past
The failure of a sixth-grade
child has usually beensavoided,
according to one school off,
cial. pointing out that a child
who reaches the sixth grade
has demonstrated enough ape
titude to pass into junior high.
When failure is obvious, ele-
mentary school authorities in
the past at least have tried
to hold the child back in the
lower grades to soften the blow.
This is the objective ele-
mentary school authorities are
now trying to institute
throughout the entire school
system - to avoid wholesale
failures at a Threshold"
point in a child's elementary
education.
AS one school official de-
scribed the 624 failures-"There
are ga broken hearts"
Assigned to Committees
The whole move to tighten
up elementary standards was
initiated with findings that a
mass of students throughout
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10

JAMIE. and she has a lot to give
TO 1t. jamie grows and learns
in each new situation, adding
to the pleasure of those around
her.
She Can Go
jamie can go to camp this
summer only through contribu-
tons to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Your
gift will give a wonderful vaca-
ton to a little girl whose ca
pacity for enjoyment is not
crippled by her lack Of material
possessions.
The following contributions
are acknowledged today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
7 eoque Forecasts Boost
In Zone Fares for axis
Chairman Tells Drivers at Hearing
P.U. c. Will Approve Higher Rates

The chairman Of House District Subcommittee studying
the District taxi industry today predicted the Public Utilities
Commission would grant cab drivers zone fare increase
Representative league Democrat of Texas referring to
u C. hearings beginning tomorrow requested rate
increase predicted they would result in higher fares
You people going to increase" league said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
Serious Crime Drops
l1.8 Pct. in District

Serious crime in the District dropped 18 per cent during
the ending June go Washington Police Chief
" Murray reported today
The actual number Of criminal offenses totaed 1878
compared with 1912 during year ending June 3d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10

THAT REVIVED MEMO
RIES. In 1912, the first year
of World War II, the
Rambler lived in the Mount
Rainier apartment develop
ment known as Haywood
Gardens.
1t was in that year that
he went to work for The
Star after a lush period Of
Government employment,
private office, two tele-
phones, secretary, an as
sistant or two and a 8 to
$50 am. arrival.
Much of the work on an
afternoon newspaper is done
early in the morning.
Inc euitorS ana reporters
begin arriving at $3.50 am.
This reporters 1912 schedule
called for his appearance at
7:30. And what a time he
had catching the streetcar
leaving Mount Rainier Just
before Z. Sometimes he had
to take a taxicab to arrive
not more than IS minutes
late. No breakfast, of course.
The lobster trick kept this
reporter at the paper until
$3.50 am. on Sunday every
other week end. But the
Mount Rainier car took him
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
The
Rambler
-. Again Rides
Vanishing Trolley
By GEORGE KENNEDY

There was a time when
streetcars were fun.
That was on those warm
spring days before World
War !, when the transit
company would send out the
open cars.
Great excitement among
the kids along Elmwood ave-
nue. tin q city in Western
New York;.
The open cars had an in
viting running board along
the fullilength of their right
sides.
1t was more inviting and
more thrilling than the step
on the back Of the ice wagon.
Both were good for a free
ride, but the streetcars went
much faster.
BY the time the conductor
got around to collecting the
fare, you could hop off.
The greater his anger, the
more your delight.
So when James G. Deane,
The Stars Don Quixote at
the District Building, sug-
geSted that the Rambler take
a ride on one of the street
railway lines due to be con-
verted to rubber tired trans
portation within a year, he
thought 1t was a wonderful
idea.
1t would be better than
walking, at any rate. The
idea that the Rambler
should get out and walk still
comes up once in a while,
despite the heat.
The Rambler walked up to
G street, three blocks-and
boarded a ear marked "82
Mt Rainier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
S-Hiahwoy Petrol. Crime.

Mathews races oooinst the clock
to find O missing ormored truck
and its endangered guard. Brod-
erick Crawford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-27
7.30
4-People Are Funny.
7-Eamous Film Festival.

7-Fomous Film Festival.
IA Hours. Madness of the
Heart" 1850. A women who is
willing to gamble with her life
TO retain the objection Of the
man she loves. Margaret Lock
wood. Don Gardiner is the new
host.
9-The Buccaneers. Adventure.
500
4-Perry Como Show. Color.
! Hour. The Four Lods. Fots
Domino.
5-Movietime USA.
Va Hours. THE Master Roce
1914. George CouIouris.