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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27
30 Crippled Children Ride Train
Through Zoo and Enjoy q Picnic

Real adventure came today to
80 tots of the District Crippled
Children's Society School.
They had a train ride through
the Zoo.
The boys and girls. aged 3 to
6. and all of whom attend the
society's clinic and school, are
victims Of either cerebral palsy
or polio.
On their last visit to the Zoo
last year they came in indi-
vidual cars. Most had to be
carried for the major part of
their tour.
This time. however. the
Sheraton-Park Hotel stepped
into the breach. The manage
ment put at the schools dis
posal the Sheraton Park
Cherry Blossom Special a
two-car open-air train pulled
by a jeep disguised as a diesel
locomotive.
The children had been look
ing forward all week to the
ride. Their excitement became
almost too much to bear the
instant they drew abreast OF
the giraffe cages.
The giraffes became excited
too, but in a way that distressed
Zoo keepers. This being the
first train Of any description
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27

Dotu Goinq
TO Students

The pro-segregationist De-
tenders of State Sovereignty
and Individual Liberties is send
ing a series of its pamphlets to
Arlington high school students,
according to Jack Rathbone, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Arling-
ton chapter.
He said 1000 copies OF an
editorial from Yesterdays Rich
mond News-Leader were to be
mailed today.
1T places the blame on the
Little Rock school situation
where it should be-" Mr.. Rath-
bone said The editorial, he
added, blamed a newspaper for
events in Arkansas.
Mr.. Rathhone said the circu-
larizing of school children was
necessary because the press,
radio and television are not tell
ing the full story Of indignation
and segregation"
The names Of high school
seniors were obtained from the
Arlington school administra-
ton but the mailing list does
not include students at the
Hoffman-Boston High School
for Negroes.
The Arlington chapter will
send out series Of nine PAM
phletS during the year. The
first one. already sent out. con-
tainS a speech by Senator East
land. Democrat Of Mississippi.
Mr.. Rathbone's ACCOMMODATING
letter says the speech presents
weichty arguments AGAINST the
fallacy that a court decision
can become the law of the
land"
After today's mailout. the
next in the series will be en-
titled a Southern View Of
Segregation" The literature
being distributed was supplied
by the State chapter OF the
defenders, Mr.. Rathbone said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27
SUNDAYS BEST READING
WOmen'S Dollar Sense
Discussed in Sunday Star

WOMEN AND MONEY-Thats the theme of the
the facts as they exist in the Washington area you
Will learn about women and the stock market given
investment advice from the SEC; and, Betty Beale
tells you about the Capitals richest women and how
they influence the local social scene
HOME GAMES FOOTBALL COVERAGE-In the Sports
Section top Star sports writer's and photographers
bring you on-the-spot coverage OF two favore area
teams playing their first home games: Maryland
North Carolina State, Merrell Whittlesey Navy
William and Mary, George Huber For these inn
portant games as well football news and COM
pete coast-to-coast scores see the Sports Section.
YOUR CHARITY DOLLARS-Have you ever wondered
what happens to the dollars you donate to charity?
For warm and human story that casts new light
on the United Givers Fund read "A Helping Hand
for Children" in the cover story of SUNDAY The
Star Magazine.
DRESS LIKE A QUEEN-The favorite designer OF Queen
Elizabeths wardrobe tells you how in This Week
Magazine. See patterns for four of his latest
notwithstanding high fashion designs you can
make yourself without strainng your budget
VACATION IN FLOBIDA-If you're career girl the
Sunshine State" is just the place go to be treated
like movie star. In The Sunday Stars restyled
travel pages, Star Writer Miriam Gutenberg tells you
what working girl can get for her money by going
TO Florida now.
OPERATION FRIENDSHIP-What happens when
teen-age girl from Mexico and young Miss from
America dream Of visiting each others country?
For the colorful to this question read
Meredith S. Bues cover story in TEEN, entitled
"Teen-age Hands Across the Border"
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27

he noted. In Los Angeles
alone. there are $4,000 art stu
dents he said. pointing to the
widespread interest in creative
art today.
Not Certain of Role
The actor said he was not
certain of his role with the In
dian board as yet. pending
more familiarity with its opera
ton, but I'm extremely fiat
tered and very excited at the
chance to work here"
Long interested in art, he
had a gallery and started a
museum before becoming an
actor. He is head of the Art
Council for the University of
California. Los Angeles. aid il
a lecturer on art. Some of his
own efforts include "imagina-
tive sculpture-"things for
gardens"
He tied for the prize money
with fellow actor us.1fa u.
Robinson answering art ques-
tons on the $4,000 Chal-
lenge."
The Indian board holds its
meetings in various parts OF the
country. Other members in
clude Dr.. Frederick j. Dock
strader, assistant director of
the Museum of the American
Indian. Heye Foundation. New
York City; James w. Young
retired vice president of the j.
Walter Thompson Co.. New
York City and Santa Fe, N.
Mex. and Erich Kohlberg.
dealer in Indian crafts at
Denver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27

lots that belong to clubs
churches and other organiza-
tons would have to close down
under the regulations. Some
are using them until permanent
structures can be built.
Walter B. Lewis. staff men,
Der Of the National Capital
Planning Commission. detailed
to the Zoning Commission. sat
in with the Motors Vehicle
Parking Agency and went over
some Of the provisions in the
Lewis report. He pointed out
permits for parking lots in res
idential zones expire periodl-
cally and are subject to reap
praisal or reapproval.
He said financial loss is not
considered hardship and the
courts have upheld this view
He said final approval of the
new coming regulations. which
may be amended from the
Lewis version in some in
stances, is expected about the
first of the year. The District
Commissioners have already
held a public hearing on the
regulations.
Gas Station Curb Protested
The agency unanimously
adopted a resolution opposing
a Lewis proposal that would
require that all gasoline serv-
ice stations be located on lots
not less than 10000 square feet
in area. Harry A. Swagart,
another parking operator, de-
clared If this goes through.
there will never be another
service station in downtown
Washington"
Mr.. De2endorf said the Dis
tricts present coming regula-
tions are kept constantly up
to date and are 1.-THE finest in
the world" He wanted to be
sure, If the Lewis proposals
are adopted. they would not be
made retroactive,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27

from CaLIOrnla Tor the BOARD S
quarterly meeting at the In
terror Department.
The advisory group. created
in 1885. is headed by Rene
d 'Harnoncourt. director of the
Museum Of Modern Art in New
York. 1t will meet today and
tomorrow in its objective Of as
sisting the Indian peoples with
their native arts and crafts.
Ed Davis. general manager
of the board. pointed out some
OF the boards displays of arti-
facts by native craftsmen from
Point Barrow. Alaska. to the
Seminoles Of the Florida Ever
glades.
Lined With Grass
The Eskimo diaper. which
viewers first guessed to be a
hat. is a tiny pair of pants
made of reindeer fur and skin.
with a dispoSable lining of
tundra grass. 1t was brought
down from the Kobuk River
area by Frank Long, arts and
crafts specialist with the board.
The art objects, which the
public may see at the Interior
Department. include jewelry.
pottery. woodcarvinp. clothing
and other handicraft.
Mr.. Price said he is ire
mendously interested in the
Renaissance" of American arts
and crafts over the last 10
years. of which Indian crafts
are an integral part.
I'm the last 10 years. we
have tended to get over our
determination to buy art from
Europe. and are now becoming
in American artists"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27

Gray Lady. gave her a soft
smile and said Il like you bet
ter than the bear"
A basket picnic followed the
tour OF the animals. 1t had TO
be held in part of the Zoo
restaurant, since the only out
door picnic areas were in the
shade and it was a pretty chilly
day.
The children. whose therapy
and preSchool training are
provided free through the sale
Of Easter Seals. returned to the
Sheraton-Park in the fine style
in which they left-via train
on Connecticut avenue, with a
helmeted police escort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27

which the beasts had seen. they
showed a distinct inclination
to get out Of the Zoo.
The bears. placid fellows that
they are. accepted the train
and the effervescent children
with more composure. Henry,
the hybrid polar Alaskan brown
bear. made a fool of himself
for the children. This
delighted the kids. who shouted
his name over and over again
and begged him to come closer
to the bars.
AS pleased as he was with
Henry's performance. one little
4-year-old boy turned away for
a moment to his Red Cross
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27
Explosion Seen Caused
BY Falling Meteorite

attached to the office Of the
Army Chief Of Staff. advanced
the theory after no report of a
jet plane sonic boom was forth
coming.
"Meteorites fall during the
daytime as often as at night,
but cannot be seen because the
sunlight outdazzles Them" DR.
Mason said.
Yesterdays terrific report
was more frightening to people,
because they are not conscious
of a meteorite falling during
the daylight hours"
Described in Textbook
DR.. Mason read from a text
book by a noted astronomer.
c. c. Wylie. a description of a
meteorite's sound and COM
pared it to yesterdays blast.
THE detonation. or sharp
clap like thunder. is heard
when the shock wave. similar
to the compression which
moves outward from the point
of an explosion, reaches the
observers ear" the textbook
read.
after the wave of compress
sion passes the observer. there
normally are other echoes from
buildings and hills. These
echoes give the effect of rum
bic rolling of into the distance
and in the direction from
which the meteor came"
A meteorite. weighing 100
| to 500 pounds, would move
through the air about $50 times
faster than a faster-than-
sound jet plane. and there
fore would create a more for
midable explosion, DR.. Mason
said.
Thesis on MeteOrites
The astronomer. who took his
Ph.D. at the University of
Pennsylvania and wrote his
thesis on meteorites. said yes
terday's shock shook the tenn
porary building at Twelfth
street and Constitution avenue
where he works.
I'm considering the cause,
one Of my first thoughts was
that Of meteorite. he said.
II remember time rs years
ago when, on a moonlit night,
I heard a similar sound near
my home in Accomack County,
Va. It was frightening TO the
younger members Of our fam
lily"
There has been no report OF
a meteorite being found in the
vicinity. 1t is possible. how
ever. that the object could have
fallen In the bay or ocean, the
astronomer said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27

the final report of the Zoning
Advisory Council. which has
been going over the Lewis pro-
posalS.
These proposed new coming
regulations we're drafted by
Harold M. Lewis. consultant to
the District Commissioners. to
bring them up to date. They
were made public last Novem-
Der. The District Commission
ers are three of the five mem
bers Of the Zoning Commission
Stressing the need for speed
now, the parking agency will
meet at 2 pm. Tuesday to hear
the report Of this special COM
mittee. Named yesterday to
the committee by acting chair
man Washington l. Cleveland
were Arthur @. Dezendorf as
chairman and John II. Milton.
assistant director in charge of
traffic engineering. Department
.of Vehicles and Traffic, and
Leonard B. Doggett. jr. Mr..
Dezendorf and Mr.. Doggett are
operators Of parking facilities
here.
DezendOrf Objects
Mr.. Dezendorf brought the
matter before the agency which
met yesterday in the board
room of the Perpetual Building
Association. Eleventh and E
streets NV. He objected to the
Lewis report. because he con-
tended that. under its provi-
sions, temporary parking lots
now in residential areas would
be abolished unless they can
comply with the regulations.
some Of which are physically
impossible to meet.
For instance, Mr.. Dezendorf
told the agency the Lewis pro-
posals contain a provision that
a parking lot on other than an
alley lot must be located within
100 feet Of an existing CONNER
cial district.
He declared many parking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27
Gu Nursing Schools
Acting Dean Named

The Rt. Rev. MsRr. william
y. Mcdonald. acting rector Of
Catholic University. today an
nounced the appointment Of
Sister Charles Marie Frank as
acting dean Of the School of
Nursing Education there.
A native OF st. Louis. she is
IA member OF the CONGREGATION
Of the Sisters of Charity of the
Incarnate Word. She is a reg
istered X-ray technician and
has served at a number OF hos
pitfalls in Texas, including San
Antonio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27
WASHINGTON SEEMED

w hShA4NOAON SEENED
to be the best and safest
location. So the first venture
was Brentwood Village on
Rhode Island avenue, 1888
rental units, a theater and
a shopping center with Is
stores. 1t was started in
1887. The investment came
to 81 million. l sold it in 1855
for IS million.
Another investment was
in an apartment Develop
ment called oxford Heights
In Philadelphia. That's where
] was born.
Shortly after l sold Brent
wood Village to Nassau Man.
agement Inc, l Joined them.
Since then we have pur-
chased two Washington
properties, Hotel 2400 and
the Roosevelt, both on Six
tenth street"
We took a tour through
the hotel. It's a new hotel,
with new carpeting, new
Grapes (glass fabric), new
paint and paper on the walls
and all new furniture.
Also a complete air-condi-
tioning job which cost more
than 100000.
When 1t was a residential
hotel, the rooms were
equipped with Murphy beds,
the kind that disappear
within double doors, leaving
closet space behind. They
were all sold, and studio
couches installed.
When the hotel reopened,
several permanent guests OF
the old residential Roosevelt
were the first to take rooms.
They demanded their Murphy
beds. The manager had a
time finding them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27
% More Catch Flu
Children sVi||aqe
TotoI NowIs 24O:
222,650 Cases
Found in Nation

Twenty-eight more cases of
Asian flu were reported today
at the Districts Children's VIII
lage in Laurel, bringing the
total to 24O.
At the same time the United
States Public Health Service
announced that Nationwide
figures show an estimated 222,-
ESQ reported Asian flu cases
with 122,65O cases reported
during the week ending last
Saturday.
The flu, hop-skipping around
the country including the
Washington area, has caused a
number of epidemics, some Of
them explosive in nature" in
schools and colleges. the an
nouncement said.
At Childrens Village, how
ever, the flu has so far been
confined to the Cedar Knobs
School. an institution for de-
linquent teen-agers.
Shots at d. c. Village
Meanwhile DR.. Jack Kleh,
medical consultant to the Dis
trict Welfare Department. said
$50 units of the flu vaccine
have been allotted for the aged
and infirm at D. c. Village,
Blue Plains, and for staff men,
bers.
The flu, which already has
struck 140 children in Junior
Village at Blue Plains. has not
spread to the aged section.
The District Health Depart
ment confirmed the diagnosis
yesterday.
Physicians there are using
the intradermal method Of in
oculation. a method by which
up to 10 persons can be immu-
1ized with one cubic centimeter
Of the vaccine. The normal
method requires one &C. per
person.
The intradermal method in
wolves the injection of a small
amount of vaccine between
I layers of skin rather than we'll
1 beneath the skin as is generally
done.
DR.. Kleh said he hoped all
of the $50 aged and inflrm in
digents there would be inocu-
lated by the end Of today.
Reports Elsewhere
Elsewhere at least 100 stu
dents at the Douglass Senior
High School in Marlboro have
been sent home with fiulike
symptoms. The Prince Georges
County Health Department is
sending blood samples and
throat swabs to Baltimore for
tests to confirm the diagnosis
Of Asian flu.
Sixteen of the Bell Vocational
High Schools 38 football play
ers were sent home last week
with apparent virus infections
believed TO be Asian fiji. Re-
suits of laboratory tests will not
be known at least until Monday,
according to Lester Walter,
school principal.
The Health Service also an
nounced the release of another
3,7l2,059 Co.'S of Asian flu vac
cine, 2.l54309 for civilian use
and 1.557,750 for the military.
This brings to 10,669.091 the
total number released since Au-
gust IL. Manufacturers are ex-
pected to turn out some IS mill
lion Co.'S by the end Of the
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27

In the absence OF any other
explanation. yesterdays win
dow-shattering atmospheric ex-
plosion possibly was caused by
a meteoric moving at 40 miles
a second. an astronomer said
today.
DR.. A. H. Mason, astronomer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27
The
Rambler
:. Swaps Memories
With Street Singer
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

Arthur Tracy, the Street
Singer, spent an hour yes
terday afternoon showing
the Rambler his latest real
estate investment, the Hotel
Roosevelt just below Meridian
Hill Park on Sixteenth street.
The Roosevelt is Washing
tons newest hotel. 1t was an
apartm e mt or residential
hotel in its heyday between
the wars. and very much a
wreck when purchased by
the Street Singer and his
associates in the spring of
1856. They paid about SIS
million for it and expected
to spend about 81 million
fixing it up. So far, they have
spent almost 50 million.
The Rambler had never
met the Street Singer but he
will never forget a night in
1882 when a voice vibrant
and alive came over the radio
singing Danny Boy" 1t was
so vibrant and so alive that
he asked aloud who is
that?" and then listened
carefully until the announcer
revealed that it was a new
name on radio, Arthur
Tracy, the Street Singer.
He is 81, a tall slender dis
tinguished looking man, his
wavy red hair receding a bit,
blue eyes and an acquiline
nose that gives him a Barry
more-type profile.
Like everyone in show
business, the Street Singer
was pleased that he was re-
membered so long and so
favorably.
THE announcer was Nor
man Brokenshire," he said.
DO you remember his OPEN
ing, How do you do, ladies
and gentlemen, how do you
co. The violinist was Toscha
Seidel. and the sponsor was
PillSbury Flour"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27
Vincent Price Attends
Indian Arts Meetino

Vincent Price the art scholar admired an Es-
kmo diaper looked the Interior Departments collection
OF Indian art and settled down to sit and listen
member OF the Indian Arts and Crafts Board today.
Mr. Price, wearing late Brigham Young" style beard
he started several weeks Mexican fishing trip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27

AFTER TWO OR THREE
YEARS, the Street Singer
was heard no more on the
air waves. The Rambler al
ways wondered what hap
pened.
Il went to England" said
Mr. Tracy. I'm those days the
big income was from records.
Bing Crosby and l were the
first singers to get in the
big money on the radio.
Rudy Vallee came after.
II was getting $500 for
a 15-minute show. four shows
a week-$6.0OO. With theater
appearances, movie roles and
records. I was making better
than $4,000 a week = and
that's more than I'm max
ing now.
do you remember my
theme song. Marta? Not
Floto's Martha but Marta,
Rambling Rose of the Wild
"'ood.' 1t was a Cuban num-
oar.
Il went to England in
une, 1885. Music hall APP
pearances there helped my
record sales.
I'm the old days, many
people in show business were
gamblers. 1 don't mean spec
ulators, 1 mean they gambled
en- horses, cards and dice.
Il was never a gambler,
I saved my money. We
thought the income taxes
we're high then but they were
nothing to today's.
Il believe it was President
Roosevelt's appeal for con-
struction of low rental
dwellings that caused me to
60 into real estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-27
Observation-Disclosures
Lewis Zoning Protests

Caught mapping the parking regulations Lewis
coming report the District Motor Vehicle Parking Agency yes
teday hastily set special committee map objections
This committee speedily because the District
Zoning Commission PM Wednesday to consider
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14

with Communist China would
benefit three countries chiefly:
Britain. West Germany and ia
pan. Other free world nations
which help make up the embargo
lists probably would resist fur
Their restrictions on trade with
East Europe and the Soviet
Union.
There are other aspects Of the
japanese trade problem which
will come up when Premier Kishi
comes here month after next.
Japan has started paying rep
arations to Burma and the Phil
ippines. Most of it is in the
form of capital investment. But
if these countries are unable to
maintain the equipment which
Japan supplies, the two nations
production levels will not benefit
and Japan's hopes for increasing
trade with them will be dashed.
Japan hopes that she can work
out some three cornered deal
with the United States to raise
her Asian neighbors' living
standards more uniformly. Both
Japan and America would bene-
At
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
Budget Critics
.Hit by Folsom

CHICAGO, April IS (P.-
Welfare Secretary Folsom told a
business group today that de-
bate on the new Federal budget
points UP lack of understanding
among businessmen" for the
work of government.
where Federal expenditures
are concerned" he said. 1.-The
impulse to shoot first and ask
questions later has been diff
cult to resist"
In an address prepared for the
Midwest business conference Of
the Harvard Business School, Mr..
Folsom said much public criti-
cism of President Eisenhower S
1858 budget has been seriously
out of focus" and some of it
pretty reckless and uniformed"
Mr.. Folsom then cited figures
which he said make 1t "ridicu-
lous to suggest. as some have
done, that this administration is
throwing economy to the winds
and is indulging in q great
spending SPREE"
The Secretary said monde
Tense activities in the 1858
budget account for about 1.-THE
same proportion Of the esti-
mated national income-about
4.3 per cent--as for the pre-
viouS two years." and he said
this proportion is down SUBJ
stantially" from almost 6 per
cent in 1850 and more than 7
per cent in 1910.
He said also that total ex-
penditures for 1858 would take
about 10 per cent of the esti-
mated national incom ca
smaller proportion than in any
of the six preceding years"
In money terms the budget
has increased but. he said. ut is
only natural that some budget
figures should tend to increase
as the Nation grows"
Mr.. Folsom said businessmen
sometimes feel Government Of
flcials ARE woefully lacking in
understanding Of the problems
of meeting a payroll or of salts
flying stockholders" But he said
these same businessmen often
lack understanding "of the need
for certain Government activi-
ties and services and the value
of these programs to our society
in notwithstanding the bust
ness community"