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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-14
COUNSELORS

OOONDEGOIEO
TOWN AND COUNTRY DAY CAMP.
June II through August 30; 5-day
week: must have completed two yrs
Of college Don't phonei Call in
person Friday. to pm. 9211 Ca
ave, s. s.. Nd.
COUNTERMAN, white. must be ex-
per: neat appearing AND willing to
dement's See Mr.. Hutchins, DEE
GEE DINER. 100 Vermont ave.
NV
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up at an angle--just high
enough SO that when the gun
went of the bullet struck MIN
in the right temple
Looking for Work
He was blinded and near
death. He was in hospitals i'll
Texas and Baltimore until six
weeks ago when he was re-
leased. Since then he has been
looking for work in Washing
ton.
Robbery squad detectives
showed him photographs of
suspects, but he couldn't see
more than a blur in them. The
detectives said it was the fifth
time since January that thugs
have robbed a blind person on
the street.
A witness to the beating.
Henry Applebee, so, of 1894
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
said he chased the two young
thugs but couldn't catch them.
He described them as colored.
one about 10 and the other
about II years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29
wolverines
On SibIeySite
Set at Capitol

subcommittee of both the
House and Senate will hold
h hearings tomorrow and
Wednesday on the Sibley Hos
pital site controversy.
The House subcommittee,
h e AIDED by Representative
Smith, Democrat of Virginia,
will hold public hearings at
1880 am. tomorrow in the
District Committees hearing
room in the Old House ONCE
Building.
A Senate subcommittee has
scheduled a hearing for 8 am.
Wednesday in Room P-38 of
the Capitol.
Hospital authorities have
asked for a site on Loughboro
road NV. on which to con-
struct a new hospital instead of
using the tract near American
University which they were
granted after a long court fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29
Housing Board Hit
On Terrace Plan
Two Aiding Blind Man
Beat Him and Take 81

A nearly blinded seaman
whose sight was badly impaired
six months ago in a robbery
was set upon last night by two
Washington thugs who beat
him. kicked him and robbed
him of 81.
"That1l teach you not to
fight back next time" one OF
his assailants said as John Cis-
sci. 81. lay bleeding in an alley
a block from his home.
Mr.. Cissel has been staying
with his aunt, Mrs. Nettie Phil
lips. at 1913 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV. during the week and
with his mother. Mrs. Helen
Murphy. at 6285 North Fiji
tenth road, Arlington, on week
ends.
Last night, his mother took
him to the Massachusetts, ave-
nue. address shortly before mid
night. He told his aunt he
thought he'd like to take a
walk before going to bed.
Can See Large Objects
Mr.. Cissel walks with the
aid of a cane. One eye has
enough vision to see large oh
jects.
AS he was preparing to re-
turn home. he heard footsteps
behind him.
Where do you live?" said a
voice.
Across the street." he re-
piled.
We'll help you" said the
voice. and he felt someone take
each of his arms. When he pro-
tested that he really didn't need
help. the two persons began to
drag him toward the alley in
the middle of the block. Mr..
CisSel shouted for help.
In the alley. he felt a hand
at his back trousers pocket and
he struck at it with his cane.
Then a blow struck him on one
side Of the head, stunning him.
and another struck him on the
other side. knocking him to the
pavement.
They ripped my pants,
kicked me in the jaw and in
the ribs" Mr.. Cissel said. The
rest is pretty hay. except one
of them saying. 'That'll teach
you not to fight back the next
time as I lay there"
Native Of District
A native of Washington, he
went through District schools
and spent a year studying engi-
neering at George Washington
University. In 1916, he was 20
and had heard that merchant
seamen made good money. He
Joined the merchant marine.
For IL years he sailed on
freighters to all parts of the
world.
Last January. he got off a
freighter in Corpus Christi,
Tex. after making the South
African run. That night, he was
alone in his hotel room when a
strange man came in with a
gun and demanded money.
Mr.. Cjssel reached for the
mans gun hand and forced it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29
Jury Indicts Three
On Dope Charges

A Federal grand jury today
indicted three men on charges
Of selling marihuana and drugs
known as "goof balls"
Those accused are Charles c
Grigg, 81. of the 400 block OF
Thirty-sixth street NE: Dom
aid v. Sellers. %. of the 900
block Of Emerson street NV,
and Carl F. Tsvenner. 10. Of the
l400 block of Chaplin street
NV. The transactions were
alleged to have occurred in
February. March and April.
Grigg is accused only Of mari
huana transferance. Tavenner
and Sellers are charged with the
"goof ball" transfers in addition
to the marihuana charge. The
Indictment was returned in
United States District Court.
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BY DON S. WARREN

Questions on whether the
District Teachers College should
be expanded into a junior COL
lege or into a general city COL
lege were explored today at a
hearing before the Education
subcommittee of the House Dis
trict Committee.
The subcommittee had before
it bill authorizing the Board
of Education to make regula-
tons concerning the teachers
college and to provide for the
granting of appropriate de-
grees." A similar bill has
passed the Senate.
Questions had been raised by
Chairman Abernethey and Rep
resentative Hyde, Republican of
Maryland. as to whether the
language was so broad it pro-
vided far more than the mere
granting Of masters degrees
such as are required for teach
ers who get Jobs in the high
schools.
School authorities insisted
today, however. that the only
immediate objective was the
granting of masters degrees and
that future questions of ex-
pansion we're yet to be resolved
Corning Notes Difference
School Supt. Hobart NJ. Corn
ing sent a letter saying that
DR.. Ellis Haworth of District
Teachers College had inter-
preted the bill as being broad
enough to authorize expansion
Of the institution into a general
city college without additional
enabling legislation.
This Interpretation does not
represent the official position OF
either the superintendent Of
schools or the Board OF Educa-
ton, DR.. Corning wrote.
Walter N. Tobriner, school
board president. fled a letter
saying he agreed with DR..
Corning and that a special
committee had been appointed
to go into the questions OF flu
ture expansion. This commit
tee is 70 report next November
Mr.. Tobriner agreed with Dr.
Corning that separate add.
tional legislation would be re-
ouired II IL finally is proposed
TO expand the college into a
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Bendix Race
Thrills $4,000
At Air Show
BY CHARLES YARBROUGH

The Air Force, celebrating
so years of history. took less
than an hour to make some
more yesterday.
In about SIS minutes, Capt.
Kenneth D. Chandler, a Ko-
rean war jet ace. few from
Chicago'S O'Hara Field to
Andrews Air Force Base to win
the Bendix Trophy race at a
speed of 679 miles an hour
for the 619.73 miles. His time
was 81 minutes ASS seconds.
The finish came before a
crowd of over $1,000 who gath
cred at Andrews to watch the
Air Force document its so
years of air progress with a
show going back to fabric wing
and wire days.
To get there. the crowd it
self may have set some kind
OF a record in monumental
traffic jam. There were many
who took more time to get to
Andrews from Washington
about 8 mileS-than it did for
Capt. Chandler to fly from
Chicago.
A second cross-country dash
brought in 10 of IL starting
pilots in the Air National
Guards Kicks Memorial Tro-
ply race, won by 35-year-old
Maj. Peter r. Phillipy, who
fitted in from Fresno, Calf.
to Andrews in 4 hours Is min
utes and 40 seconds for an
average speed of 638 miles an
hour.
Capt. Chandler had his flight
planned to such a fine point
in winning the Bendix race, his
engine famed out from lack of
Of fuel as he TAXED down the
runway after passing the pylon
in front of the crowd. "All ]
had left of 1000 pounds OF
fuel was what was left in the
lines" he said.
He is 33, comes from Comp
ton, Calf. and is a member
of the 18th Fighter-Intercep-
tor Squadron at Duluth, MINI.
The six Convair F-102 Delta
Daggers making up the race
finished within two minutes of
each other in elapsed time and
four Of them broke the Bendix
jet record set by Capt. Manuel
j. Fernandez, jr., in last years
Bendix from Victorville, Calf :,
to Oklahoma City. That speed,
over a longer distance, was al
most 667 miles an hour.
Billed as the first supersonic
Bendix race, it was that for
about half the distance. Capt.
Chandler said he had a ground
speed of Mach. (the speed of
sound at attitudes ranging up
to 10000 feet. The speed of
sound ranges from $40 miles an
hour above $4,000 feet to 100
miles an hour at sea level.
The Kicks winner. Capt. Phil
lipy. is commander Of the 10th
Fighter Interceptor Group of
the Air Guard at Coraopolis,
Pa. All contestants were flying
Republic F-84F jet fighters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29
The
Rambler
Gets Awoy From
1t Alias Usual
By GEORGE KENNEDY

Far from the madding
crowd's ignoble strife. Z.
Summer can be enjoyable,
even intensely hot summer
days-but not in the city.
There is something won
derful about a hot summers
day when you are relaxing
on the bank of the stagnant
backwaters of a creek. You
can nearly hear the lush,
almost tropical vegetation
growing.
The Rambler experienced
that yesterday at Kenilworth
Aquatic Gardens, one of the
unique possessions of this
Nations Capital.
The gardens are on the
Anacostia River and screened
by woods from the rest of
kenilworth, which is partly
industrial,
Going there was not
easy, he found, because of
the construction that Is
making Kenilworth avenue a
great traffic artery. Getting
there is too complicated to
outline in this space. The
simplest direction is to go
out East Capitol street and
turn into Kenilworth ave-
nue., which is well marked.
When you get on the detour
caused by the construction
ask directions to Douglas
street which is the entrance
to the gardens.
Go there in the morning,
before 10 If possible. The
Rambler arrived at II and
Paul Souder, National Cap
ital Parks horticulturiSt who
guided him, pointed out that
many Of the blooms were al
ready closing. On a hot sun
ny day almost all will be
closed by noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-29

THE PRIDE of the gardens
Is the Victoria Cruziana from
tropical South America.
There are two of them. Their
pads are over three feet in
diameter and before the
summer is over they will be
over six feet. A small child
could sit safely on one. On
several summer nights at
midnight they open a creamy
blossom a foot wide.
The gardens-once part Of
q farm-were started In the
S0s by Walter B. Shaw, a
Union veteran who lost his
arm al Spotsylvania. When
he bought the farm he sent
home to Maine for bulbs of
the water lilies that used to
bloom in the lakes there. He
grew the lilies, first as a
hobby and then as a very
successful commercial ven-
ture. He shipped bulbs all
over the world and sold cut
flowers to carriage trade
florists.
His daughter. Mrs. L. Helen
Fowler, carried on after him.
1t was she who imported the
giant Victoria. She lived on
the place after selling it to
the Government. She died
there six months ago at the
age OF 80.
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LorgerT eochers College
Explored by House Unit

junior college or a general city
college.
Testimony today brought out
that the teachers college nov
is housed in two separate
buildings and that in order to
enable it really to carry out its
mission a new plant is needed
DR.. Walter E. Hager, the
college president, said some
discussions are under way and
that sites under study included
a portion of the Soldiers Home
grounds, an area at Thirteenth
and Upshur streets NV. the
site Of the Bureau of Standards
when it is given a new home. or
perhaps one of the existing
high schools.
Chairman Abernethy told re-
porters at the conclusion of the
hearing he believed the bill
would be amended to make it
more restrictive. He said he
thought this "at least would
be done.
DR.. Rowland F. Kinks. School
Board member, was questioned
extensively as to the real OBJ
iectives of school officials. He
said the prime objective was
TO enable the college to grant
masters degrees and that the
possible future steps were still
under study.
"IndirectiOn" Denied
He agreed that the pending
bill granted more authority
than the School Board 50 far
has asked put insisted that no
member OF the board had
thought Of trying to get by
indirection or trickery" any
thing additional by any sub
stitution OF language.
This went 10 the question OF
who actually drafted the Lam
guage of the pending bill, since
II was broader than one which
had been under preparation by
the District Corporation Coun-
sells Office.
That temporary mystery was
cleared up by DR.. Hager. who
said the pending bill had been
drafted and introduced at his
request.
DR.. Hager said he would ac-
cept a bill revised downward
but did hope that in addition 70
a masters degree the college
would be authorized TO issue
associates degrees such as
are issued by junior colleges.
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QUAIL WERE sounding
their Bob White" call all
around. Little frogs we're
"clucking" and one big bull
frog occasionally would take
over with ire m e douS
blooms" like the tuba in a
band. Huge butterflies were
lazily fitting over the wide
blossoms of unusual colors on
the surface of the pounds.
The gardens are far more
water than land. The land is
narrow grassy walks between
the rectangular watery
gardens.
There are 80 varieties of
water lilies in the gardens,
Mr.. Souder said. and there
are also water hyacinths and
other poisoning. aquatic
plants. The swamp hibiscus
along the waters edge are
now in huge bloom. The
Rambler was surprised to
learn that they are native
to these parts and can be
found in the SwampS of
Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Mr.. Souder pointed out the
Lotus plants. They have nine
varieties in GLIDING some
grown from ancient seeds.
The seeds we're not old
enough to be from the plants
that gave Ulysses trouble.
You will remember that
three of his men ate the
food in the Land Of the Lotus
Eaters and lost all thoughts
of home. He had to bring
them back on board in irons.
The seeds of these plants
were 1000 years old and
found In Manchuria.
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AsIr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
President Cites
Rising Costs as
Reason for Move
BY JAMES G. DEANE

President Eisenhower today
sent to Congress supplemental
appropriations requests of ST.
391 300 for the District.
The fund requests are TO cover
Increased operating and con-
struction expenses.
One item of $500 would be
added to the pending $208.6 mil
lion budget for the fiscal year
starting in July. The new budget
lis being discussed in closed
hearings before the House Dis
trict Appropriations subcommit-
tee.
All other requests would be
added to the current fiscal
budget.
The 100000 item is intended
for two new elementary schools,
one at Texas avenue and c street
Sc. and at Mount Olivet road
and Holbrook street NE. The
original amounts were revised
because of rising construction
costs. Budget officers said the
revision practically will wipe
out the small surplus the Dis
trict had hoped to have in next
years budget.
Another school project ac-
counts for $4,000 to be used
for a double gymnasium and II
classrooms at Anacostia High
School.
The need for additional money
was made evident when the city
failed to obtain a bid on the
project within the amount which
Congress appropriated.
Assistant School Supt. John
NJ. Kicks blamed this on rising
building costs. Mr.. Kicks said
the school system is anxious to
have the project started as soon
as possible because of over
crowding.
I The remainder of the supple
mental fund request consists of
$685. 900 to cover pay raises
granted to the Districts per
diem employees February / and
for miscellaneous operating
expenses.
The per diem pay raise
amounting to $415,000-was in.
stituted to give District en-
ployes treatment similar to that
of Federal per diem workers,
who also recently got a raise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
MeetingCaIIed
On Youth Ganus

Expansion of the program TO
turn the activities of Washing.
tons l02 youth gangs to worth
while channels will be discussed
at a special meeting of the
Commissioners Youth Council
at 8 p m. next Tuesday.
The session to be held in the
auditorium of the Health, Ed
ucation and Welfare Depart
ment will involve recreation and
police officials working jointly
with youth council officials and
members of the councils neigh
borhood boards.
The lessons gained from nearly
a years experience with an ex-
perimental gan-control program
in the second precinct will be
studied for application to other
areas.
Procedures developed in the
second precinct operation are
CCllolOGISQ ouCCCoolu IA VllOuSh "
apply on a city-wide basis.
council officials feel. These in
Ivolve assigning a Recreation De-
|partment rowing leader" to
work with the gangs. studies of
the youths and their problems
by the neighborhood boards and
making arrangements for civic
groups and individuals to spon-
sor useful gang activities.
Among these activities are Or
lganized sports, neighborhood
trash cleanup campaigns and
the formation of "vigilante"
groups of youths to prevent law
less elements of children from
breaking school windows.
Council officials have esti-
mated that approximately 1000
Washington youths belong to
more than 100 gangs bearing
such hair-raising names as the
I"Rolling Hellcats" and the
Blood Brothers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
School Board
Names Asked

Nominations for the District
Board of Education were invited
today by Federal Judge James
r. Kirkland.
Judge Kirkland, who heads a
committee that will appoint
three to the school board this
spring, said he will wecome sug-
gestions from citizens as to
possible appointees.
He emphasized applicants or
nominees must be District resi-
dents. 1t is preferable, he added.
that they are products of the
District school system. He also
asked that the nominations be
in writing and sent directly to
him.
District school board appoint
ments are in the hands of the
u S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Terms Of
three of the nine board members
expire annually.
The court can either reappoint
or replace theNoutgoing members.
Those whose terms expire on
June 80 include c. Melvin
Sharpe. president of the board
and currently recovering from a
heart attack; Mrs. Frank s..
Phillips. acting board chairman.
and Wesley Williams, attorney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12

December last year. for example,
the number of downtown lar
cenies reported dropped 10 per
cent. compared with those in the
same period in 1855.
Worked Often on Own Time
The men, often on their own
time and expense. prepared re-
ports. recording descriptions OF
Migrants, previous arrests, where
and when they had been OBJ
served.
I'VE generally locked up those
who violated the vagrancy laws
after the third observation" the
corporal said. The Migrants
"either went to Jail or they
moved" as the months went by
he noted. There are very much
fewer" Migrants lettering north
Iof downtown today, the corpora
declared.
Deputy Sergt. B. w. Best has
now taken charge of squad Of
six men to continue the specia
lookout in the downtown area
Addicts are becoming less anc
less prevalent, Sergt. Best said
noting that. correspondingly
there have been fewer shoplift.
ings. auto thefts and pocketbool
OF purse snatchings downtown.
Serious crimes in Februar!
dropped II per cent below thu
level a year ago, Police Chic.
Robert v. Murray reported yes
terday.
In this category of crime
which includes rape, murder
robbery and armed assault, ther,
were 1884 offenses during tn,
l2-month period ending Marcel
II, a drop Of 10 per cent from
the previous l2-month period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12

Security Agency at Fort Meade.
He described the N. S. A. Build
ing as an enormous one and
said although the agency is sur
rounded with secrecy it is re-
ported that it will employe be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 persons.
Opposed by 6 Other Firms
The BRA plans are opposed
by six other bus companies. The
proposed service would not pro-
vide transportation between
Washington and Laurel itself.
The company said that it has
been urged to provide service
between Washington and the
training school.
Frank B. Hand. jr., attorney
for the B. g. A.. said it is ex-
pected that the running time
between the Washington ter
minal at the Statler Hotel and
Friendship Airport would be
about an hour. But. he said,
this could be cut down by taking
the short route via the Balti-
more-Washington freeway If de-
veloping business justifies 1t.
10 Women at Hearing
A large crowd of public wit
nesses, including about 10 wom-
en-. were present to support the
.company's application.
John o. Colonna. director of
aviation for the City of Balti-
more, testified that frequent fast
bus transportation betwee
Washington and Friendship In
ternational Airport would serve
a public need. He said there is
no scheduled ground transporta-
ton at present.
He added that bus service
would be great convenience To
many airline passengers who
want to go between the WASH
ington Airport and Friendship
The hearing is before a Joint
board composed Of Norman B
Belt Of the District Public Utill-
ties Commission, Joseph S. A.
Giarina, director OF transporta-
ton for the Maryland Public
Service Commission. and Reece
Harrison. ice examiner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
$4,000 Suit
Filed Here on
Falling Wall

Joe S. Davies, owner of an
apartment building at 2l27 P
street NV. yesterday brought
ia $4,000 damage suit against
the owner of a parking lot next
door, the lessee of the lot and a
wrecking ompany, blaming
them for the collapse of a wall
between the two properties last
January.
AS a result of the wall colIaps-
ing between the parking lot al
2l29 p street NV. and the
apartment house. Mr.. Davies
said he will lose rent money and
must replace the wall.
Mr.. Davies suit says he owns
the apartment house as trustee
under a will.
The suit. filed In Federal Court
in Mr.. Davies behalf by Attor-
ney Ralph F. Berlow, names the
following defendants:
Leo M. Bernstein. who, the
suit said, acted in behalf of tn,
Eighth Realty Corp, owner O,
the parking lot: Sol Grossman
lessee OF the parking lot. anc
Harry Hoffman g. Sons, tradinl
as the General Wrecking Co.
The suit charges that Mr.
Bernstein and Mr.. Grossman di,
rected Harry Hoffman g. Son,
to remove the building anC
foundation at 2l2o p street NV
without the plaintiffs knowledge
The wrecking concern, the sui
charges, removed the support fol
the wall between the two piece,
Iof property.
Mr. Davies suit also asks tn,
court to order the defendants I,
permit him on the premises a
2l29 P street NV. for the pur
pose Of making necessary repair
p the wall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12

quest for next year is for $544,-
700-an increase of SCI, 100.
Also expected to be heard from
later today were the heads OF
the various regulatory agencies
including Allan w. Payne, chair
man of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board; Recorder Of
Deeds John B. Duncan. Chair
man George E. C. Hayes of the
Public Utilities Commission, and
Robert o. Clouser. director OF
planning of the Zoning Commits
sion, and others.
The executive sessions are ex-
pected to continue daily for the
balance of this week and pos
sibly through the greater part OF
next week. Chairman Rabaut
emphasized, in response to a
question, that The subcommittee
plans to hold one or two public
hearings at which representa-
tives of civic groups and other
interested parties may express
their views.