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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Smithsonian Head Seeks
TO Eliminate BUDGET Cut

The Smithsonian Institution
today pleaded for the restora-
ton of a 100000 cut made by
the House in its budget for next
year.
DR.. Leonard Carmichael, sec
rotary, appeared before the SUBJ
committee Of the Appropriations
Committee which has charge of
the Interior Department bill.
DR.. Carmichael told the group,
headed by Senator Hayden.
Democrat OF Arizona, that the
100000 eliminated by the House
Appropriations Committee was
TO have been used to acquire ex-
hibit cases and new doors for
the Natural History Building.
AS passed by the House the
bill allowed the Smithsonian a
total of So million. Even with
the 100000 cut this is 1875 900
more than is provided during
the current fiscal year.
The increase includes pro-
visions for retirement costs, con-
tinuation Of the program for
renovation Of exhibits and re-
Mobilization of the exhibition
building advance preparation for
opening the new Museum OF His
tory and Technology and the
establishment Of an educational
service.
The budget also includes $780,
900 for plans for additions to the
east and west OF the Natura
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
More Funds to Care
For Indiqents Uroed

Resources for the medical care
OF INDECENT patients in the Dis
trlct are very poor and only more
money can cure this situation.
the House Appropriations Sub
committee considering the Dis
trict budget heard yesterday.
DR.. William p. HerbSt, IT.. rep
resentlng the District Medical
Socicty's Special Committee on
The District Health Department s
Budget, painted a black picture.
saying these resources for
patients in both the voluntary
private hospitals and District
General Hospital are not only
bad, but very bad"
DR., Herbst. closely connected
with the District General Hos
pital and the city's medically
INDECENT for years, testified
shortly after representatives of
WashingtonS private hospitals
pleaded for an increase in the
daily reimbursement rate by the
Health Department for the care
of INDECENT patients.
The private. nOn-profit hos
pitfalls are under contract to care
for these patients at the rate of
$l4 per day. The Washington
Hospital Council says expenses
actually average about $27.5n
per day The council is asking
for reimbursement at the rate
of 1898 per day per patient.
the stated cost at the city's mu-
nicipal hospital.
This would mean an increase
of some 100000 to the proposed
1858 Health Department budget
of $28.7l0,700
The city's eight voluntary hos
pitfalls with contracts with the
District government are fearful
that the increasing loss of
money for each INDECENT patient
hospitalized may force them out
of the field to varying extentS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Planners Plead for Funds
To Buy Recreation Site

Spokesman for the National
Capital Planning Commission
aided by a civic leader. today
appealed to a Senate Appropria-
tons subcommittee TO grant
funds to permit the acquisition OF
an 8-acre site for the long
planned Cleveland Park Recrea-
ton Center
This site would be a part of
the large acreage owned by the
Chinese National government
where its Embassy is located and
where additional buildings are
planned. the subcommittee was
told.
The planned recreation center
would be at Woodley road and
Thirty-third place NV, near the
John Eaton School,
This is one of 26 major recrea
ton centers for the District
planned many years ago, It's
acquisition has been deferred
because the land was vacant and
it was thought it could wait. Fol-
the last 5 to 10 years. however
citizens groups have been put
ting pressure or planning Off
Gals to work on the project.
Seek to Restore Cuts
The case was presented to the
Senate subcommittee. which is
headed by Senator Hayden, by
Harland Bartholomew. chairman
of the planning commission:
John Nolen. jr., commission di-
rector. and Mrs. Joseph L. Mil
Ter. chairman of the recreation
committee of the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

History Building. The House also
approved $l,645, 000--an increase
of $l40.000-for salaries and ex-
penses for the National Gallery
of Art
DR.. Carmichael told the Senate
committee today the new exhibit
cases are needed TO properly
segregate materials OH display in
preparation for the transfer to a
new building.
The transfer TO the building
at Twelfth street and Constitu-
ton avenue is expected about
1860.
In earlier hearings, DR.. Car
michael said 4,623.80 visitors
came to the buildings on the
Mall and that a total OF more
than Q million visitors visited all
of the institutions establish
ments, including the National
Geological Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

0my has become abundantIy clear.
One requires much more than
mere food and material possessions
to weather the storms of current day
living. We need inspiration, hope,
direction, rebuke, uplift and comfort.
| have found all of this and more in
the great passages of the Bible Re-
CARELESS of our religious affiliation,
there is a message there for all Of us.
Often we become so immersed in
our work, so involved in the trivia
obscura of meaningless detail that
life begins to lose focus. Things are
thrown out of their proper perSpec-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Hit
Rezoniing Plan
Georgetown Civic
Unit Asks Protection

Proposed construction of homes
TO cost $55,000 to $685. 900 on the
former Catholic Home for Aged
Ladies property in Georgetown
ran into a new round Of OPPOSE
ton from neighboring residents
Yesterday before the Board of
zoning Adjustment.
The board heard appeals for
zonlng variances to permit park
ing in front Of some of the houses
to be set back from West Lane
Keys. part of the T-shaped pub
lie way in the block bounded by
P street, Thirtieth. Thirty-firSt
and @ streets NV, and excep-
ton from a rear yard require
ment in one case.
Walter Marlowe. architect for
the development. who appeared
at the hearing with Attorney
A. L. Wheeler, said the moves
would permit more interesting
treatment of the development
He said I'VE have attempted to
derive the best possible plan
from the conditions there"
Residents Oppose Plan
Mrs. Harold B. Hinton. presi-
dent Of the Progressive Citizens
Association Of Georgetown. and
other residents asked the board
TO deny the appeals.
If speculative type housing
developments are to be permitted
IN the interior OF already de-
Veloped squares. they simply
must meet all standards and not
be allowed any special conces-
slonS if the values of the other
property owners in the square
are TO be protected" Mrs. Hin
ton contended.
University Asks Variance
In another case. heard yester-
day, Georgetown University
a variance from the
height restrictions TO permit a
four-story addition to the old
Georgetown University at Thirty
sixth and N streets NV. as part
OF the university'S expansion
Decisions on the cases heard
yesterday will be made April 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Pentugon Guard Shot,
Frederick Man SOUGHT

1 FREDERICK, Md. Mar. Is
(SpeciaD A guard at the
Pentagon was shot near here
last night. Deputy Sheriff Ray
mond Hawk reported.
! The victim. Robert r. Gas
kins, 48. OF Vienna, Va, was
admitted TO Loudoun County
Hospital at Leesburg, Va, with
a bullet wound in his right side.
Mr.. Gaskins has been a guard
at the Pentagon for Is years.
His condition was described as
critical.
Mr.. Hawk said the shooting
occurred near a house whose
owner is the object of police
search.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

The commission 1858 budget
of $5.646.00 was cut by the
House by S853,O00. all the cuts
coming in items for land acquisi-
ton in the District.
Planning commission Spokes-
men asked the Senate subcom-
mittee to restore 100000 of the
House cut to provide for the
Cleveland Park center site.
Reported for Sale
Mrs. Miller said. 1T is our UNI
Outstanding from a letter re-
ceived from former Chinese AM
bassador wellington Koo that
the Chinese government is will
ing to sell a portion of its
acreage.
The House in its action on
the Interior Department APP
preparation bill struck out money
for the Buchanan Recreation
Center. Northeast Playground
and the neighborhood park in
the vicinity of New Hampshire
avenue and Park road NV. as
well as funds for the Cleveland
Park center The House COM
mittee report said the "exorbitant
purchase prices proposed" APP
peared unjuStified.
The Senate group also gave a
sympathetic hearing to other
items in the planning commits
sion budget, including funds to
complete the purchase of land
needed for the George Washing
ton Memorial parkway which is
to follow the Potomac River
from Great Falls to Fort Wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Storm Sinks Ship

1STANBUL. Turkey. Mar. &c
tAp A bitter north wind whipped
the Black Sea and Sea of
Marmara today. driving pas
senger ships to shelter and up
setting small craft. The cotton
motorship Karamustafa sank in
the Marmara with the loss OF
five crew members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
District Citizens Back
Inspectors, Other Needs

These are the highlights OF
testimony offered on the Dis
trict'S proposed S206.8 million
budget by some of the witnesses
at yesterdays hearing:
Charles A. HOrsky, president,
Washington Housing Associa-
ton: I'VE strongly support the
request of the Department of
Licenses and Inspections for
Sl05,533 for % additional in
spectorS in the Housing Division
to enforce the housing code and
two additional inspectors and a
clerk -typist for the Board for
the Condemnation of Insanitary
Dwellings. If the code is to be
an effective slum prevention in
Strument, it must be vigorously
enforced in many areas of the
city"
Howard ID. WOOdson of the Far
Northeast Civic Association
"Slum conditions have been
moved from the Southwest to
the Far Northeast. We have some
embryo gangs and the members
beat up little children if they
don't get money"
Mrs. Richard SimOnson of the
League Of Women Voters: I'VE
urge funds for % inspectors for
the Housing Division to
provide vigorous enforcement of
our hard-won housing code and
especially to aid in Stun pre-
vention. We realize that all
these programs cost money
William c. KOplOvitz, legisla-
tive chairman. Jewish Social
Service Agency and Foster
Home: Here in the Nation S
Capitol are thousands of peo-
pile who are dependent upon
public assistance for survival
Nevertheless. even with the
amount included in the budget
for that purpose, the Department
of Public Assistance will still not
be able to provide these people
with all the bare necessities OF
life"
Willis G. Kemper, chairman,
1nter-Church Committee for
Urban Renewal: I'VE feel that
the repair or razing OF con-
demned buildings is important
because such structures are not
only unsightly but they also con-
.stitute possible centers for delin-
quency and crime. The Board of
Condemnation is handicapped by
its lack OF staff and we urge that
its modest request for two in
spectors and one clerk be
granted"
DIR. X. Frank Jones, president,
Washington Urban League, Inc. !:
The need for adequate mental
health services cannot be over
emphasized. According to ac-
cepted standards. a city of the
size Of Washington needs eight
full-time mental health clinics.
We have only one"
Morris Miller of the Alice Deal
Junior High School Home and
School Association: I'VE respect
fully suggest enactment of legis-
lation which would include the
District of Columbia within the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

report will go before the full
House Appropriations Commit
tee for action on Friday.
This means House action
probably early next week. Pub
LEGATION of the recent closed door
hearings by the Rabaut subcom-
mittee for city officials is ex-
pected tomorrow.
Chairman Rabaut just smiled
last night when asked how
much of cut would be made in
the proposed spending program,
but said I'm just one member
of the subcommittee.
Silent on Payment
Neither did he have anything
TO say. yet, about a full or a cut
back Federal payment, now au-
thorized at S23 million.
AT yesterdays day-long open
hearing for citizens, however
numerous witnesses urged a full
S23 million Federal payment, or
more, and one declared her
slogan was $3.50 or bust" On
the basis of the pending budget,
this would mean a Federal pay
ment OF about $50 million, in
stead OF this fiscal years $40
million.
The 68 witnesses who outlined
their views before the Rabaut
Subcommittee yesterday were
specific in many respects.
Most of them urged more
funds for the school system,
particularly for an increase in
teachers. many wanted approval
Of the full budget of school Off
Gals before it was cut by the
District Commissioners, and
some insisted that there be a
Government loan or an increased
Federal payment to permit
school construction program to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Car Seriously Injuries
Bethesda Boy CycIist

A l0-year-old Bethesda boy
was injured today when he was
knocked from his bicycle by
car in the 8400 block of Old
Georgetown road in Bethesda.
John H. Meyer. 1916 Mckinley
street. Bethesda. was admitted TO
Suburban Hospital with a frac-
ture OF the left leg, dislocated
wrist, head injuries and cuts and
bruises.
Montgomery County police said
the boys bicycle was struck on
Old Georgetown road near Glen
wood road by car driven by
Mrs Carolyn S. Burzniski. AZ. OF
5l05 Battery Lane, Bethesda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
THE RIDE to washington

THE RIDE to Washington
had a bad start.
when we left Fairbanks"
he said, sit was AZ below. I
have never known such a low
temperature, and l was born
in Alaska. Ralph Rivers, who
was elected to be our Repre-
sentative, and l, each in our
own cars and with our wives,
started down the Alcan high
way, when people with sense
were staying indoors. But we
had a schedule to make.
THAT night it went down
to IS. A mechanic had done a
poor job on tightening a bat
terry connection and my bat
terry broke. A tow-car driver
got up at 4:30 am. TO get
my car. He had to use fire
pots to thaw it and it was not
on the road again until 8
pm. 1t took us eight days to
get TO Seattle.
On January IA MesSrs. Egan,
Gruening and Rivers, while
seated in the gallery, were
introduced to the Senate by
Senator Spessard Holland of
Florida. Their credentials
were taken up and presented
to Vice President Nixon who
was presiding.
Since then nothing has
happened. Mr.. Egan hasn't
even had free shave in the
Senate barber shop He has
been attending House hear
ings on the statehood bill He
thinks it will 60 through this
session, and that he will be
In the Upper Chamber of the
Goth Congress and perhaps
have one of those luxurious
Offices in the new Senate Of
flee Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

like a Senator. He has a splen-
did profile, broad shoulders,
dark eyes and a brow of al
most Daniel Webster proper
tons.
Il am here under the Ten
nesSee plan," he said. If you
will check your history you
will find that William Blount
and Andrew Jackson brought
their credentials from the ter
ritory of Tennessee to the
Congress sitting in Philadel-
phia in 1896. l think it was.
A few months later, on the
admission of Tennessee into
the Union, Blount took a seat
in the Senate and Jackson in
the House
Mr.. Egan is a soft-Spoken
man with that friendlineSS
that has been SO helpful to
the Irish in politics.
1T took Andrew Jackson 90
days to get from Nashville to
Philadelphia by horse and
stage COACH he said. 1T took
me almost as long to get here
by car. The weather was ter
rible.
However, when seated l
will be available for emer-
gency sessions even when l am
in my home State. Washing
ton is now only II hours by
air from Fairbanks
He stopped to light a fl
tered cigarette.
You hear a lot about Alas
ka being Democratic. l want
to tell you those Republicans
were hard TO beat. Former
Gov. Gruening won by about
300 votes out of a $1,000 total
in his Senate race. We aren't
going to win all the time"
Mr.. Egan is a native son.
Apparently that is good in
Alaska. He ran ahead of his
ticket.
He has a grocery store at
Valdez, not a very large one.
The town has only 800 people.
He has had legislative ex-
perience, several terms in the
territorial House and a tour
as Speaker in 1851. He also
was president of the 1855
Alaska constitutional conven-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Street Scenes

The relaxed air OF restau-
rant employees taking a coffee
break after the early morn
ing rush.
Nine cab drivers, awaiting
fares al the Pentagon, rolling
dice in the trunk OF one car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Throat Ai|inq,
.Dub|in's Mayor
Arrives on Visit
Briscoe Sturts
On Full Schedule
Despite Loryneitis

The first Jewish Lord Mayor Of
Dublin. Robert Briscoe. returned
to Washington today after Is
years, fighting a losing battle
with a case Of laryngitis brought
on by 36 speeches in half that
many days.
His Honor arrived on a sleeper
train from Newark before sun
rise with his wife of 80 years
and slept until the welcoming
party arrived to meet him shortly
after 7:30 am.
Mr.. Briscoe said he had beer
in Washington before. during q
six-month visit to this country
in 1898.
Il was member of Parlia-
ment then" he said. II came
here to pursue the conviction
that war was inevitable. l wanted
to examine American public
opinion on this thought and a lot
Iof knowledgeable people said
was wrong"
Urges Emigration to Palestine
He said he also wanted to urge
large-scale emigration to Pales-
tine. Asked if he was a pioneer
pro-Zionist. the Mayor replied !:
That covers a multitude of
sins. If one says I am pro-
American. that does not make
me an American"
The Lord Mayor, who must
stand for election to his job
every year, was accompanied on
his visit by John P. Keane. the
Dublin city manager. who doesn't
have to run at all. Irish cleo
lions being what they are. Mr..
keane said. Mr.. Briscoe was un-
'derstandably hoarse on other oc-
casions. Mr.. Keane WASH t
hoarSe at all.
A busy schedule faced Mr..
Briscoe today. He was received
by President Eisenhower this
morning and later met Vice
President Nixon.
Will Receive Keys to City
He attended a 1890 pm.
luncheon at the National Press
Club as honor guest. At 2.3O
pm. he was to receive the keys
to the city from District Com
missioner Robert E. Mclaughlin,
who will at that time declare
today as United Jewish Appeal
Day" in Washington. At 3 pm.
the Lord Mayor will be received
by House Speaker Rayburn and
other members Of the House. At
4:30 pm, he will meet with the
Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle,
Archbishop of Washington in st.
Patrick's rectory.
At 7 O'Clock tonight he will
be the speaker at the UJA din
ner in Woodmont Country Club
to help launch the 1857 cam
paign in this area. He is max
ing coast-to-coast appearances,
before returning to Fire in May,
on behalf Of the UJA's 500 mil
lion Emergency Rescue Fund to
save and resettle 100000 refu-
gees this year from Egypt. Hun
gary, Eastern Europe and North
Africa.
Greeting Mr.. Briscoe at Union
Station this morning were the
Irish Ambassador, John Joseph
Hearne: Joseph d. Brennan
counselor of the Embassy; Joel
IS. kaufman. president of the
IVA: Aaron Goldman, chairman
of the dinner. and Rabbi Isidore
Breslau, chairman of the cam
paign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

tive At such times is easy to stray Off have
discovered at times like this. that by reading certain
Biblical passages that balance insight and perspective
return.
on occasion have opened the Bible at random to
see what chance bit of inspiration might be revealed
Seldom have been disappointed
look for inspiration daily either in the Bible the
great of literature have yet to be disappointed
Tomorrow: John q. PaStOre
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
The
Rambler
Alaskan Senator
Waits for q Seat

Wandering in the marble
halls of the Senate Office
Building, the Rambler was
introduced to a Senator who
arrived here last winter with
full credentials but has not
been given seat-to say
nothing of an Office.
He is William A. Egan,
Senator-elect from Alaska.
Although not a tall man
Is feet y, Mr.. Egan looks
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be stepped up to SIS million
annually.
Interest Cost Cited
On this point, Chairman Ra-
baut warned that loans cost
heavily in interest money. One
witness responded that delays in
providing schools also have their
costs in rising construction
prices.
And when John B. Gillilland,
president of the District Con-
gress of PTAs, was arguing for a
SIS million school building pro-
gram, as against the $50 million
recommended by the Commits
sioners, Chairman Rabaut said:
IF you got that. you realize
you'd have $50 part time
classes"
Mr.. Gillilland replied the
building program still should be
pushed. Some other witnesses
also said they would prefer part
time classes to deferred con-
struction.
Strong support was outlined
for the proposed hiring of 2l2
additional elementary teachers
most of them to be used to re-
duce the size of classes. A like
chorus of approval was voiced
for the hiring of special teachers
in reading and speech and other
subjects to bring up the standard
of retarded pupils.
Many other areas of District
needs were outlined by civic
leaders. Among them were public
health services, District General
Hospital, the mental health pro-
gram, the recreation program to
cut down on juvenile delin-
quency, more branch libraries in
Southeast Washington and full
minimum budgets for persons on
relief.
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CONVENTION
TODAY

The International Photo
graphic Exposition goes into
the fifth day of its gigantic
gathering at the National
Guard Armory.
The National Rifle Asso-
citation continues its meeting
at the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Robout Group Shapes
Budget After Hearing
Action Due Soon on D. c. Estimates
Of Nearly $207 Million for SO

Action the size and shape of the Districts
1858 budget of nearly SCOT million debated by
public interest spokesman for nearly hours yesterday
before a House Appropriations subcommittee
The subcommittee headed by Representative Rabau Demo-
Michigan its version of the bill today Its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
A Tllnupllt fnr Tnhav
Lenten Reflections on How the Bible
Hos Affected Lives of People You Know
BERNARD +. EMPLETON
Assistant Executive Secretary, Central Branch YIN


/ recall wildly certain Sunday morning many yeai.
when the preachers text Man cannot live by
bread alone" AS boy this made little During the
years since the meaning OF this quotation from Deuteron
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Virginia Preparing
For New Race Test
Loss Of Appeal
Leaves IS Days
To Meet Issue
BY MARY LOU WERNER

Virginia today stood ready
with another line of defense in
the Arlington and Charlottesville
deSegregation cases after failing
to win review of the suits by
the Supreme Court.
In an 30 opinion, the high
court yesterday refused to inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

Porents in Arlington Suit Uneertoin Of
Next Step. Poee b.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

These the highlighs of scope the laws provid
testimony offered the Dis Federal assistance for Scho
trictS proposed million construction and maintenance
budget by of the Socaled mpacted
Mrs Nafha Tn of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

Tomorrow: John o. Pastore
Evening star., 1957-12-19
SILVER SPRING
RENT OR BUY

Nearby Arlington Falls chur,
area: newly decorated. Several wi,
dnlly equipped electric kitchen
walk 70 schools. buses and store
Apply . portion Of your re,
toward an option TO purchase.
Evening star., 1957-12-19
THE OPEN DOOR
TO
GRACIOUS LIVING
BUCKINGHAM

It's like living on a pri-
vate estate. Close to WASH
ington and Pentagon. Bus
line service. Shopping IA
cilities you can walk to
Beautiful garden surround
ings. Schools adjoining.