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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
Rood
Plan Scored

A group Of homeowners living
on Missouri avenue today ac-
cused the District Highway De-
partment of disregarding their
interests in a proposed realigning
OF Military road under Sixteenth
street NV.
A delegation Of residents APP
pealed TO the District Commits
sioners to block start scheduled
almost Immediately on the prof.
|ect. which would move Military
road close to Missouri avenue
homes.
The homeowners said they had
bought their homes because of
the park Immediately TO the
north. They charged that the
Highway Department, in refus-
ing TO stick to the present route
in revamping Military road,
would decrease the value OF
their property and destroy the
present attractive condition OF
the neighborhood.
The group charged that they
had not been given an adequate
notice of the road project, part
OF a revamping which is TO- ex-
tend from Twenty-seventh street
to Georgia avenue and eventu-
ally vii lcost the S2.5 million.
The project calls for building
a new bridge on Sixteenth street
and converting Missouri avenue
to a one-way street. Ramps
connecting the new Military road
with Sixteenth street also would
be built. Bids on the construc-
ton we're scheduled for opening
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
BURGLAR INVITES
DEALER TO SALE
or FURNITURE

BALTIMORE lP).A man
who admitted breaking into
an apartment and inviting
a second ; hand furniture
dealer to come there and
buy some of the furniture
was held in $1,000 bail yes
terday.
Gordy C. williams, 20,
testified he broke into the
apartment while the owner
was out and then invited
Morris Silyerman. so, to
come take a look at the
furniture.
Williams testified Silver
man agreed to pay $25 for
a sofa-bed, mattress. dinette
set. steel wardrobe, chest Of
drawers and a 2l-inch tele-
vision set. Police said the
furniture was valued at $l88.
Silverman was held in
81 500 bail on three charges,
including one Of receiving
stolen goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

evening. OIIler parking III the
vicinity is hard to find.
The lot occupies an entire
block. bounded by Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets, c street
and New York avenue. A World
War / tempo" was on the site
until about year ago, leaving
space for about 100 cars on the
New York avenue side. Then the
tempo was demolished and the
parking space tripled.
The block is the planned site
Of a new Civil Service Commits
sion headquarters building.
A General Services Admins
tration spokesman said today
that the parking lot is now being
locked at night because dump
ing Of trash. beer cans and
broken bottles In the lot by un-
known persons" was becoming q
public nuisance. He also said that
some residents Of the neighbour
hood apparently not concert
go0s. were leaving their cars
thkre all night and not removing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

them in time for Government
employees to park in their as
signed spaces in the morning.
The board of directors of the
National Symphony Orchestra
yesterday received a letter from
one indignant symphony patron.
The letter described the traffic
jam that occurred the first con-
cert night the lot was locked.
A second General Services
Administration official, Wilbur
Montgomery, who is manager Of
Government buildings in the
West Area" said today that
many Government lots are left
open at night because there are
to patrol them.
But the lot in question. he
pointed out. is unusual because
IL occupies an entire block and
is not adjacent to a Government
building. As a result. he said,
there is no guard available to
Natch II.
Nile said. however. that his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
Z D. {. Firemen
knitted in Braw|

Two District firemen were
knitted. one critically. in an alley
brawl in the rear of Engine COM
pany 7 at PAT K street S.W.
yesterday.
A two-phase investigation,
which one policeman termed a
production" was encountering
considerable reticence on the
part of the injured men and wit
neSSes.
More seriously injured is Lacy
Grayson. 38. of 1885 Sixteenth
street NV, who underwent an
exploratory operation at Emer-
gency Hospital for a deep knife
wound in the groin.
The other man hurt is Aubrey
B. Jasper, 80. of 9l2 Evarts street
NE, who is in District General
with cuts on the left hand and
wrist.
Fire Chief Willard H. Sutton
has named a fire inspector. a
deputy chief and a battalion
chief to an investigating board.
Police have inspector Thomas
Rasmussen. 1t. Thomas C. Sui
Ivan and Detective H. H. Bur-
well working on the case.
Neither police nor firemen
have been able to obtain a clear
account Of the brawl. A report
at No. 4 precinct says that
another fireman, Pvt. James E.
Woody, 36. struck Jasper in the
eye with his fist and that Jasper
ran to a parked car owned by
Grayson, got .22-caliber rifle
and fired two shots.
Two expended shells were
found in the alley. but none Of
the weapons have been found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

lay in bed for II days before he
could be taken to Baltimore for
treatment, Mr.. Rishel said DR..
Gladstone was in a Richmond
(Va) hospital at that time.
The search began when Mrs.
Lester Parks. a nurse, wrote the
Virginia Council on Health and
MEDICAL Welfare in 1853. The
island. she said. was in dire need
of a physician.
Island leaders and Virginia
medical men searched diligently
A Ukranian doctor, DIR. John H
Brill. said he was interested DR.
Brill twice failed the Virginia
State Board Examination. be-
cause his command of English
was poor.
The following year. the Rev.
Mr.. Rishel called on Edgaf j
Fisher. jr.. director of the Vir
ginia Council on Health and
Medical Care.
Many conferences were he'd,
An Answer From Japan
Then. out of the blue. DR.. Kato
answered an advertisement in a
Detroit Medical Journal.
The matter of immigration
quotas came up.
I A petition sponsored by Sem
ator Byrd. Democrat of Virginia,
removed DIR. Kato from immi-
grafton restrictions.
With DR.. Kato's presence as
sured. Mr.. Fisher and Mr.. Rishel
began planning for a real medi-
cal center to replace the two
room Office of the former physi-
clan.
The rangier town council said
it would provide $4,000 toward
the idea. The Golden Cross of
the Methodist Church, health
and welfare organization-con-
tributed like amount.
The Old Dominion Founda-
ton said it would furnish up to
$4,000 to equip a new medical
center-if the townsmen would
raise a similar amount. The
townsmen raised $4,000.
The medical center. including
examining. treatment and re-
covery rooms, and quarters for
DR.. Kato. are ready.
After a few hours sleep. he was
to examine them today.
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ulelI dItcT an o,UUU-mlle Trip
from Kobe. Japan.
He is the first full-time nhy-
sician in four years on this iso-
lated island of l.l00 persons in
Chesapeake Bay.
During this time, DR.. Charles
Gladstone. 81. has maintained a
limited practice on the island
where he has served as a phvsi-
clan for more than 40 years. DR.,
Gladstone has announced he will
retire completely from the prac-
tice of medicine now that the
island has a full-time physician.
Big Turnout in Greeting
Virtually half the islanders
swarmed to the dock to meet
him. Most of those in the
crowd were youngsters, and. in
the tradition of the island, re-
NAMED silent.
DR.. Kato. shy. boyish and
weary after his long journey
from another island in the far
Pacific. vanished almost i'm
mediately into the home Of the
Rev Oscar j. Rishel for a much
needed rest.
Sure. he'll make it,"
That was the comment from
"Cap'n Angel" the FISHERMAN
whose boat took DR.. Kato into
the strange new world of Old
World English and a life apart
from anything he'd known. de-
spite his internship in modern
America.
I'm a little afraid DR.. Kato
said. as he stepped off Norris
Angels small craft-the Mate
onto the unkempt wooden piers
OF the l-by-5 mile island in
the middle of the bay.
Search Lasted Four Years
The appearance Of the slim
dark-haired DR.. Kato. speaking a
fluent English after internships
at hospitals in Hawaii and resi-.
dences in New York. Mount Ver-
non. N. Y. and New Britain.
Conn. climaxed a four-year
search for a doctor to serve this
island. IL miles by mail boat off
ICrisfield. Md.
Mr.. Rishel said the need for a
full-time physician was strongly
felt on tn, island in 1858. when
he suffered a heart attack and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
New Envoy in France

PARIS, April is P.-Amory
Houston. new United States Am
bassador to France. arrived here
last night. He is to present his
credentials to President Rene
Coty tomorrow. The glass COM
pany executive succeeds c.
Douglas Dillon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

cheer, ] have overcome the World"
John xvi,33J
This has been source Of strength
for many OF His 20th-century disci-
pies. We need the reminder that
the kind of a world in which we
attempt to live, in the spirit OF
Christ, is one that will have periods
of difficulties, Illustrations and many
obstacles, that will test our souls.
That Is the kind OF world 1t is--but
II is also the kind of world that
develops spiritual muscles and Christ
like personalities.
rri.. ..,n.l observation-disclosures ,.l.A,.I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
Montgomery Tax Up re;
Prince Georges Rate Dips
Scent Drop
Voted Despite
Record Budget

Basic county real estate tax
rates will go up IL cents in
Montgomery County and down 5
cents in Prince Georges County
for the new fiscal year beginning
July /.
The new rates of s2.l5 in
Montgomery and $2.l0 in Prince
Georges were set last night and
today as the two governing
bodies adopted record county
budgets.
Additional Levies
In addition to the basic real
estate rates, county property
owners have to pay additional
property levies for such things
as water and sewer service, parks,
planning, libraries and fire pro-
lection.
The Prince Georges County
commissioners today increased
the park tax rate from Z to 8
cents for each 500 of assessed
valuation in the Metropolitan
district Of the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
I The Montgomery County
Council temporarily postponed
action on a possible park tax
increase. Both counties were
authorized by the recent State
Legislature to increase the park
tax rates up to 10 cents.
If the Montgomery Council
increases the park tax the full
amount, the average Montgom-
cry suburbanite will be paying
a total 'real estate tax rate of
about SITS.
/ 1t viii be somewhat less than
that for most Prince Georges
suburbanites in unincorporated
areas but higher for most Prince
Georges town residents.
I The Montgomery budget totals
s53.4 million. Prince Georges
plans to spend only $28.6 million.
Teacher Pay Raised
Both counties increased teacher
salaries. raising the beginning
minimum for bachelor degree
holders from $4,000 to $4,000.
4 The Montgomery increase
amounts to as high as $500 per
teacher.
1 Prince Georges teachers will
get a 5000 across the board
raise. plus 20 per cent of the
ldifferential needed to put them
on a projected pay schedule
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000.
This will mean raises ranging as
high as S460.
l The Montgomery School Board
will get S19.7 million of that
county's total operating budget.
In Prince Georges. school oper-
ating expenses will total Sl6.2
million.
Other Higher Taxes
Both counties also will start
levying higher taxes on real
estate transfers next year by
acts of the recent Legislature.
Helping to balance the Prince
Georges budget will be a tax
that buyers will have to pay of
81 on each $1,000 of real estate
purchased. This will be on top
of the S1.10 the buyer now has
to purchase in State stamps to
record the deed to his new real
estate.
In Montgomery, these recorda-
ton fees are scheduled to be
doubled to a new rate of 1920
per $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

The word "trbuation" pictured MIR. Shape
for the Disciples farmer of Palestine threshng his
grain with fail, or the treading by the the
hard threshng floor but out OF this process the
golden grain free from straw and chaff.
Jesus Himself trod that path, and He says TO His
followers Cheer up have courage by My grace and by
My example you too, overcome the problems.
disappointments and temptations that have"
Tomorrow: John v. Hnkel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
Senators Back
Pollution Fund

Continuation OF the $50 million
Federal pollution a ba te m e n
grant program through its Sec
ond year today met with the APP
parent approval Of a Senate APP
preparations Subcommittee.
j This is the budget item which
met with strong initial Oppose
ton when 1t was considered
earlier this month by the COM
mittee's counterpart in the
House. The full appropriation
was finally granted there only
after a roll call Of members. The
grant money authorized by the
Federal Water Pollution Control
Act Of 1856 is for distribution
among communities either to
build new or improve existing
sewage treatment plants. The
law requires that the funds be
parceled out on a 80 per cent
matching basis for community
projects approved by State au-
thorities.
Have Few Questions
/ The Senator's present when
the subject came up had only
one or two questions to ask.
Senator Pastore, Democrat of
Rhode Island. simply wanted his
memory refreshed on how the
appropriation came into being
in the first place.
When he was told that it
stems from the Pollution Con-
troll Act of last year. Senator
Pastore laughed: "Oh, yes. this
was by an act Of Congress,
wasn't it?"
/ The Rhode Island legislator
expressed more interest in a
House cut of $4,000 from an
loriginal SILL million budget re-
quest to conduct water pollution
research programs. This item
as well appears in the budget
of the United States Public
Health Service. which admin
listers both programs.
Mark d. Hollis. chief sanitary
engineer Of health service. ex-
plained that this additional re-
search money is essential be-
cause ut is a most urgent need
that we understand the new
types of pollution that are en-
tering our streams"
Mr.. Hollis pointed out that in
recent years many thousands OF
new chemicals used in industry
and the home have been intro
duced into the Nations water
ways" Many Of these. he said,
do not behave like natural or
ganic pollutants in their effects
on streams and their potential
use.
/ An intensified study program
is needed in an effort to keep
pace with this latest OF river
problems. he said.
Chairman Hill. Democrat OF
Alabama. gaveled the subcom-
mittee meeting into recess at the
conclusion of this testimony. In
terested public witnesses will be
able to testify at later session,
probably after the Easter recess.
of the Hill subcommittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

TODAY

The Radio Technical Com
mittee for Marine Services
ends a two-day meeting in
the Shoreham Hotel.
The Daughters Of the
Barons Of Runnymede hold
a one-day conclave In the
= Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
Concert Potrons Denied
u. S. Parking Lot Use

Patrons of National Symphony Orchestra concerts and other
Constitution Hall have been denied Government
parking lot at New York and Nineteenth NV.
The 300car lot assigned by day Government employees
buildings recently open the general public
at night.
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Office would be sympathetic to
requests for a change from the
National Symphony or other
organizations holding public
events in the area. He said the
requests should specify the days
and hours when opening the lot
would be a service to their pa
irons.
He suggested that his Office
might consider keeping the lot
on pm until IL pm. on concert.
pfAhts. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
I angler Islanders Get
Doctor After 4-Yeor Wait
BY JACK JONAS
Star stan Correspondent

TANGIER ISLAND Va, April l6-Young Doc Kato was
ready to hang out his shngle today.
If the islanders like him. the islanders he may
be around for years come.
This is the grand experiment DR. Kato agreed to remain
on Tangier Island for year. come what may
Carrying tiny handbags Dr. Mko Kato arrived last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
A Tlrnnght fnr Tnhay
Lenten Reflections on How the Bible
Has Affected Lives Of People You Know
BY w. HAROLD SHAPE
Executive Director. Goodwill Industries

In the Gospel Of john are told that Jesus In the
upper tried to prepare His Disciples for the days
that we're just Immediately ahead of them and the
experiences that would follow His death He said I'm
this world you will have tribulation, but be OF good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
The
Rambler
Portrait Of Man
Stalking q Story

An editor with some respon-
sibility concerning this column
said.
Relax! Don't get into a
panic because an interview is
postponed and you can't ar
range another the same day.
Get out and take q walk"
So I pounded the pavement
the other day.
The sun was shining and
there he was Just me and my
shadow strolling up the ave-
nue."
Pennsylvania avenue. of
course, a bit shabby in spots
but still the most famous in
America. (Wall street is only
a street,.
The start was at the Treas
Ury building.
Every schoolboy has been
taught that its location is due
to President Andrew jack
sons impatience that it
was about as difficult to arrive
on a site for it as it is to locate
an auditorium or stadium to-
day -. and that the President
put his stick in the ground and
said put it here. There's
nothing to the story but age.
Here's the Hotel washington.
John Nance Garner lived here.
He's still living in Uvalde. Tex.
The terrace on the roof affords
one Of the finest views in
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
Study Directed
On Carrying Out
Penal Program
Commissioners Get
A-Point Proposals
OF Korrick Group
BY JAMES G. DEANE

The District Commissioners
today ordered a study of what
steps may be needed to carry
out the recommendations of the
special Karrick committee for
the city's prisons.
The city heads asked Schuyler
Lowe. director Of general adj
ministration. and Corporation
Counsel Chester Gray to work
Jointly on plans for stressing
probation and parole and max
ing other changes designed to
reduce the city's prisoner load.
A Appoint plan. prepared by
the group headed by Commits
sioner David B. Karrick. was
made public last week end.
Mr.. Karrick told his colleagues
today that he had received very
favorable comment on the pro-
poSals from a number of judges,
Chief Judge Bolitha J. Laws OF
the U. S. District Court for
the District of Columbia and
Chief Judge Leonard p. Walsh
of the Municipal Court were
among the members Of the Kar-
rick group.
Wants Quick Action
The Commissioners did not
formally act on any Of the rec
concentrations in the Karrick
report. Mr.. Karrick has already
indicated. however. that he is in
terested In getting quick action
on at least some of the proposals.
A number Of the recommended
lions presumably can be carried
out by administrative action.
But besides some new legislation.
the report also called for spend
ing about 81 million for new
facilities at correctional insti-
tutions and for enlarging parole
and probation STATS.
Mr.. Karrick told Mr.. Gray to-
day he would expect early rec
concentrations as to legislative
moves.
Clemmer Backs Report
Meanwhile. Donald Clemmef
the Districts director OF cor
rections. said today he is backing
the report although he is not yet
certain that following its recon-
mendations will avert ultimate
need for a major new prison.
James v. Bennett. head of the
Federal Bureau of Prisons, yes
terday said he did not believe
the District could avoid building
a new prison.
If probation and parole can
be effectively and safely used. a
neE prison can be postponed for
some time" Mr.. Clemmer de-
clared. But, he added:
If they can't be. we're going
to need one in the not distant
future"
Mr.. Clemmer said that the
problem is "a matter OF timing. .
He said he favors waiting a year
before deciding whether a new
prison must be built.
Prefers Smaller Units
The corrections head added
that he would prefer building
smaller prison units than a sug-
gested 1900 capacity building
which was referred to in the
karrick report. If major new
construction must be carried out
but he noted that such hopes
probably are lust dreaming
because of the added expense OF
small units.
The prison chief said he
thought the city could get along
for some time with its present
prison facilities provided the
city not only expands probation
and parole but makes a rec
commended drastic attack on al
coholism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

KANN'S department store,
which faces the Avenue, is on
Market Space, one of the most
unusual among Washington's
street names. A funny thing
about the S. Kann Sons Co. :. /.
1t has been a Washington in
stitution since 1898, and its
president, Sol Kann, commutes
daily from Baltimore as his
father did before him.
A pigeon was perched on the
hat of the equestrian statue
of Gen. Winfield Scott Han
cock. People ask about him,
confuse him with the man
after whom he was named.
He headed the Military District
of Washington after Lincoln
was shot. Mary Surratt and
the other conspirators we're
hanged under his command.
In 1880 he was the Democratic
nominee for President. The
New York Sun dismissed him
with a brief editorial, "A good
man weighing 200 pounds"
But he made a good run. Gar
field was elected by a margin
Of only SO electoral votes.
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District Expects
Biggest Tourist
Year in History

The city's convention and
visitors bureau TODAY predicted
Washington will have its biggest
tourist year in history--more
than 6 million visitors, a half
increase over last year.
Officials of the bureau cited
District income from taxes on
lodgings and food and counts of
visitors at public buildings for
the first three months Of the
year as an indication Of record
tourist trade.
For the first three months of
this year collections of the 3
per cent lodgings levy totaled
sl7l 1855 as compared to $l5l, 1877
last year. an increase of 1876 per
cent. The l per cent food tar
receipts were UP $l3,367 over the
1856 period. a 2.3 per cent
Visitor Count Increases
Clarence Arata. executive di-
rector Of the bureau. said 845. OO3
visitors were counted in public
the first three months
his year as compared to 79l .893
Tor the same period last year
The 1857 total did not include
The 10000 visitors to the ma
.ional Photographic show last
The greatest increase was in
January. when 100000 visitors
,ame to the city for presiden-
ial inaugural ceremonies. The
'isitors bureau said counts at
public buildings showed ISI ,3y5
ourists this year as compared
With 174.082 last year.
1t was explained. however. that
many thousands who came pri-
narily for the inaugural cere-
Monies did not visit public build
ngs and thus were not counted
n the bureaus monthly total.
6 Million Expected
Mr.. Arata said the visitors
bureau estimates more than FIVE
md one half million visited the
lily last year.
I'VE expect it to go well over
Xix million this year" he said
The tax figures and visitor
counts for the first three month:
clearly indicate a substantial
gain in tourist business" hi
added.
Mr.. Arata said the tourist bus.
mess represented a SITS millior
income for District merchant.
last year.
The Greater National Capita
Committee. which operates the
visitors bureau. this week opened
a drive to collect 100000 from
business and indus.
try to operate the bureau for the
coming year