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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-22
Schools in Need
OF New Wiring
City Building Jobs
Moy Cost Millions

The District may face q bill
Of several million dollars for
electrical rewriting Of schools and
other city-owned buildings.
Oficials said today a large
proportion Of District owned
buildings have out-of date wiring
which is not in conformity with
the present electrical code.
The Department Of Licenses
and Inspections has asked that
these buildings be rewired to
whatever extent is necessary to
eliminate code violations.
Congress yesterday was asked
to authorize $4,000 for a survey
to determine the extent of the
needed rewriting and the cost.
The electrical revamping is ex-
pected to be carried out over a
period Of several years. Some Of
the work already has begun.
however.
Some Schools Rewired
Some school buildings have
had new wiring installed and a
number of others will get atten-
ton shortly. Congress was also
asked yesterday for $237 900 for
this purpose.
James Blaser. director Of the
Department of Buildings and
Grounds. said he was unable TO
make any estimate as to the
total cost of needed rewriting.
However, Assistant School
Supt. John M. Riecks said he
knows Of 80 schools which have
substandard wiring and which
will have to get attention. He
said Mr.. Blaser's department
had estimated that the work
on these 80 buildings would cost
about 100000.
A $4,000 cost estimate has
been made for Eastern High
School alone, Mr.. Riecks said.
Extensive Revamping Seen
The city has 1855 schools which
we're built or planned before the
electrical code was stiffened in
l948, the school official said.
Those completed in the l940s
presumably will require less at
tention than older buildings. he
said. but he added that extensive
revamping may we'll be required
in numerous others.
Electrical inspectors already
have ordered rewriting Of Arm
strong and Cardozo High Schools
and Shaw Junior High School
In connection with plans to re-
place boilers this summer. Ana
costa High School. Paul Junior
High School and Young and Ken
ilworth Elementaries also are
slated for rewriting this year.
Much Of the rewriting is ex-
pected to be carried out In
connection with lighting i'm
provement already planned FOL
many schools. This improve
ment program has been under
way for Ave or six years, but the
licensing and inspection depart
ment this year stepped in and
said that the full electrical sys.
TENS in the affected buildings
must be brought UP to code.
Buildings Total 365
James McCallister, director Of
Administrative Services. said the
District has at least some 1885,
buildings, but he didn't know
how many might need electrical
improvements.
The city at the moment has
mo plans to demand any mass
modernization Of electrical wir.
ing on private property.
Inspectors as a general rule
now require code compliance in
the case Of new construction and
building renovation, or when
there has been a fire. But there
has been no attempt to apply the
new electrical code retroactively
lon q city-wide basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-22
The
Rambler
-. Ponders Plight
Of Volt Whitman
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

There is a poet in the Dis
trict of Columbia. He resides
In st. Elizabeths Hospital, and
his name is Ezra Pound.
Poets, like George Bernard
Shaw's characterization Of
saints, are often a nuisance.
Poor Ezra proved to be more
Of a nuisance to his Govern
ment when confined in the
District than when he was in
Weighing against 1t on Mus
solini's Radio Rome.
An official poetry board Of
the Library Of Congress gave
him an award for his Pisan
Cantos, and there was the
devil to pay.
A poet who lived here al
most 100 years ago, Walt
Whitman, was something of a
nuisance to persons in high
places, although that was
farthest from his intention.
Salmon p. Chase, Secretary
Of the Treasury, must have
been more than slightly en-
barrassed when he turned
down Waits application for a
job because he had written a
notorious" book but asked to
keep Emerson's letter of rec
ommendation because he had
nothing in the writing of the
great TranscendentaliSt.
Secretary of the Interior
James Harlan was very en-
barrassed to find that an en-
ploye in the Indian Bureau
was the author of Leaves Of
Grass" He fred him.
Poor Waltz There were
many things doubtful about
him-but not his loyalty. No
one behind the lines was more
ardent for the cause Of the
Union. But he was fired under
the first loyalty program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-22

said. The veteran controllers are
working their sixth day on over
time pay, CAA said.
The plight of the air traffic
controller was given consider
able emphasis in the report Of
Edward p. Curtis. special assist
ant to President Eisenhower for
aviation facilities planning, re-
leased last week.
The report cited irregular
titles in criteria of competence
Of civil and military personnel
short tenure of military person
mel in air traffic control opera
tons and inequities of pay"
Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton officials said the six-day
week project is indefinite" as
to duration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-22
EVIDENCE NIPPED?

A Prince Georges County jury
has been accused Of nipping
from a pint Of evidence yester-
day while convicting a Hillside
bartender Of selling liquor on
Sunday.
Defense attorneys claimed a
half inch of burden was gone
from the bottle after the Circuit
Court jury returned with the
verdict after celebrating As
minutes.
To keep track Of the bourbon
in future litigation, Judge John
B Gray carefully lined up the
level Of whiskey In the bottle
marked 1t on the label and ini-
tailed 1t.
Defense attorneys Joseph A
DePaul and Ignatius j. Keane
said they will use their objec-
tons to.appeal the conviction Of
Jack Henry Burke. Sc, of the
1900 block Of Wheeler road Sc
He was fined $3.50.
The Jury Of three women and
nine men convicted him Of SELL
ing the bourbon to a county po-
lice undercoverman last Febru-
airy "a at Rays Bar and Grill. in
the 5000 block Of Marlboro pike
Hillside.
First Conviction.
It was States Attorney Blair
H. Smiths first conviction Of a
tavern employe since his Janu-
airy 20 declaration Of about war
against widespread liquor VIOLA
tons In Prince Georges County
Mr.. Keane told reporters,
however, the jury's sampling OF
the evidence would make them
prejudicial against his client.
Consumption Of an intoxi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-22

under positive control by radar
and radio from the Washington
control center. Full-time posi-
tive control Of all aircraft move
ments over the Nation is one of
the goals Of the new Federal
airways plan. Lack of facilities
and lack of personnel has all
but stalled facility progress IN
the race with the coming jet
age. Federal officials have
warned.
Air traffic controllers started
their six-day week last Sunday
to help indoctrinate % trainees,
most Of whom have had pre-
vious experience at smaller air.
ports. About q half dozen have
had military experience, the
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-22

WHITMAN was in New York
when Sumter was fired on,
and he wrote in his notebook:
81 have this day, this hour,
resolved to inaugurate for
myself a pure, perfect, sweet.
clean-blooded robust body, by
ignoring all drinks but water
and pure milk, and all fat
meats, late suppers-a great
body, a purged, cleansed,
spiritualized. invigorated
body"
He was a years old and
unmarried. But his health
program was not to make
himself a soldier. That may
have entered his head, but he
never entered it in his diary.
He came to washington Just
before Christmas in 1862 look
ing for his brother, Capt.
George whitman, who had
been wounded at Fredericks-
burg.
Walt went from hospital to
hospital. There were 40 Of
them in Washington. George
recovered and was back in
the Lire by the time Whitman
caught up with him.
The experience started his
visits in the hospitals here.
He got a job as a copyist in
the Army Paymaster's ONCE.
This took only 2 hours a day.
The rest of the time he spent
looking for a better job and
visiting the hospitals.
He was not a purse-he was
q gray lady," bringing the
wounded soldiers little gifts
and writing letters home for
them. Walt just was not the
killer type, but he would 60
through experiences that
would make many 'front.'
fighters quail. Once he sat
holding the hand of a young
soldier while his leg was being
amputated.
He had been job hunting
for two years before he got
the clerkship in the Indian
Bureau. He couldn't get a job
but on one occasion he had to
60 to New York and a friend
sent him to the White House
where John Hay, Lincoln's
secretary, inscribed a railroad
pass for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-22
Jury Accused Of Trying Bourbon
As Well as Hillside Bartender

permitting the sale Of alcoholic
beverages to minors February 2
The Judge strongly indicated
both face possible jail terms II
convicted before him again.
Herbert Hertz. 80. operator Of
the 4400 Club, was convicted BY
% jury Of three women and mint
men. James H. Comber. 40
operator Of the Supper Club. wal
found guilty by the Judge.
Judge Fletcher noted Hertz
has no criminal record, and RUM
an apparently reputable business
He emphasized. however:
you cannot be too careful ir
calling for proper evidence Of
age and comparing that to thu
individual to prove it's not false.
The fine" he told Comber
lis q warning to others and .
constant reminder to you thai
you must take proper precautions
about minors"
Found Guilty
In Prince Georges County Cir.
cult Court today. Rudolph H
billiard. Q 432year-old handymar
|at Dykes Stockade. $500 block Of
Sheriff road. Fairmont Heights
was found guilty by q Jury Of
selling whiskey on Sunday last
March.
In imposing a $3.50 fine, Judge
John B. Gray. jr., told billiard
the fine was modest" because
1t was a first conviction and be-
cause you are one Of the small
fry In this business" He warned
that future liquor law violators
would be dealt with more harsh
|ly and indicated that second
offenders might receive jail SEN
fences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-22
Baltimore School Head

BALTIMORE, May ~ (R.-
Edward O. Stapleton has been
reappointed for another four
year term as superintendent Of
Baltimore County schools, it was
announced yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-22
DC. Hospitals Lose
$3.5 Million on Poor
Busy Airport Controllers
Have I'd Heaviest Day
Instrument Traffic Establishes Record;
Training Puts Employees on 6-Doy Week
BY CHARLES YARBROUGH

National Arports busy air trahc controllers sxday
week to ndoctrnate anees handled 054 aircraft movements
yesterday.
The 24-hour operation is the second highest total
handled here but set record the number instrument
flight rules landings and takeohs-926 of the 1854.
instrument fight regulations that the aircraft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-22
Four Tornado Victims
Visiting in Silver Spring

Radio warnings and the vigilance Of father saved the lives
of the five members Of the William Bowling family in the Kan
City tornado Monday-but financially they wiped
The family staying with Mrs Downg's parents Mr. and
Joseph Bowers at 1911 Oak View drive Silver Spring. Nd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
WOMAN DIES AFTER BROTHER
IS FATALLY BURNED AT HOME

56-year-old Damascus, Md. woman died of heart
attack today after notifying the fire department
brother, who died later critically burned in bed
Montgomery County police identified the heart attack
victim as Mrs Vrgie Irene Monkey widow, who lived
Route 81 mile north of Damascus She
dead at 1880 by DR.. James p Kerr Damascus ply
stefan who had treated her previously for heart condition
After remen arrived Mrs Monkey became hysterical and
collapsed in her yard, police said
Her brother. Edgar Maynard Monkey, 40, a service
station attendant admitted Suburban Hospital with
serious burns on about two-thrds Of his body died
shortly afterwards
Firemen confined the fire to the second-foor bedroom
In which Mr. Monkey found The blaze which charred
his mattress and bed Clothes apparently caused by
cigarette in Mr.. Monkeys hand, fremen said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22

Revolutionary surgery, using
some of the patients own skin
to pad the hip joint and relieve
pain, was performed here for the
first time in this country last
week by a Finnish surgeon at
Anderson Orthopedic Hospital in
Arlington.
DR.. Karl Kallio, chief ortho-
pedic surgeon at the Helsinki
University Hospital, performed
the operation on Clyde Shotwell,
40, of Bushwood, Md, who has
been suffering intense pain in
the hip Joint because of arthritis
for long time.
Skin was taken from Mr.. Shot
wells abdomen and his femur
head was reshaped. Then the
skin was placed around it to
make a smooth padding with
the expectation that in several
months it will provide painless
movement in walking.
The skin was wrapped around
the ball-like part of the hip joint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
GreenbeIt Water
Hearing Planned

officials of Greenbelt, Md. last
night instructed City Manager
Charles T. Mcdonald to make
plans for a public hearing on a
proposal to transfer the city's
water and sewer systems to the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission.
Mr. Mcdonald and the Green
belt Veterans Housing Corp.
nave recommended that the ia
cilities be. turned over to the
WSSC to enable a more econom-
ical development of unused land.
Officials believe the transfer
would result in lower water pay
ments. Residents would not have
to pay front foot benefit charges.
The council voted to reduce
the charge for trash collection
from the city's "batchelor apart
ment units" from 81 to rs
cents per month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
Operation to Pad Hip Joint
Hailed as Relief for Arthritis

and stitched at the bottom.
After several months the skin
turns to a form of cartilage.
The doctors plan to keep Mr..
Shotwell, a farmer, in traction
for four weeks. Afterwards he
will gradually be allowed to use
icrutches for movement, although
it will probably be several months
before he can use his hip fully.
Hitherto, this same condition
has been treated with the use
of plastic. sponge-like material
for a lining or, sometimes, the
head of the femur bone has
been replaced with a metal cup.
This new type of surgery, it
was emphasized. must still stand
the test Of time.
DR.. Kallio was sponsored by
the State Department to come
to this country and lecture this
week end in Chicago at a con-
vention of the American Acad-
envy Of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22

$50 Revere Copper-Clad
8" Skillet and Cover.
Stainless steel and copper
that can't rust. An excep-
tional buy ----------3.7S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
Two Youths SOUGHT
After Speed Chase

Two teen-agers who eluded
police in a high-speed chase
through Arlington and Falls
Church in a stolen auto were
being sought today.
The couple. believed to be a
boy and girl about 16 years old,
forced a Falls Church police
cruiser of the road during the
chase at speeds up to 80 miles
per hour last night. Police Pvt.
Thomas E. Duffy was not injured
and the cruiser was only slightly
damaged when it ran off the
road.
The chase began in Arlington
in the Westover Apartment area,
where Arlington police attempted
to halt the stolen car.
The youths raced into Falls
Church and then doubled back
into Arlington where they eluded
police. The auto has not been
found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
3 Strip Girls
Forfeit Fines

Three women who Prince
Georges County police said were
performing in the nude at a
mems stag party in a Colmar
Manor tavern on January IA
forfeited collateral in Hyatts-
Vile Police Court today.
Each had posted $3.50 collat-
Ieral on a charge of disorderly
conduct following their arrest in
a raid at the Rustic Cabins Res
taurant in the 1900 block of
Bladensburg road.
Judge Grover L. Small also
ordered forfeited $3.50 collater-
al posted by the tavern's oper-
ator. Walter H. Crutchf1eld, 80,
of the 300 block Of Bunker Hill
road. Brentwood. He had been
charged with operating a dis
orderly house.
According to Detective Sergt.
Richard A. Pearson. one of the
girls-Delores Rose Price, %. of
Baltimore-had removed all her
clothing when police arrived
shortly before 10 pm. He said
she formerly was Dolores
Benswengo and sometimes uses
the stage name of Star Markee.
The other two women, Sergt.
Pearson said, already had COM
pleted their act and were fully
clothed when police arrived. He
identified them as Rosanna Vera
Meadowcroft, 90, of Pasadena,
Md. who uses such stage names
as Sharon Lee and Bunny Dare,
and Dionne Marie Price. 81. of
Baltimore, whose stage name is
Dionne Dupree.
Some 200 to $50 men were in
the place when police appeared,
the detective said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
Byrd Warns
On Spending

RICHMOND. Va. Jan. % up.
Byrd, Democrat of
Virginia, warned last night of
terrible and difficult days
ahead" If Federal taxation and
spending are not reduced.
Senator Byrd said President
Eisenhower's desire, in his new
budget, ito open vast new areas
for spending, giving money to
public schools. is bad" because
the Government will control
the way in which the money is
spent"
There's no such thing as a
Federal grant" Senator Byrd
told the annual convention OF
Ruritan National. tits not Gov
eminent money you get, it's
money you paid in taxes"
Attacking excessive" foreign
aid. he said that the Nation
must have a strong, solvent Gov
eminent If it is to prosper. This
solvency cannot be attained. the
Senator said, if the United
States gives Denmark 500 mil
lion to pay off its national debt
"as happened"
He criticized the Supreme
Court for it's 1854 school deseg-
regation DEGREES which. he said
made no mention of a 1928 de-
cision which decreed separate
but equal school facilities to be
lawful.
81 know OF no decision" Sen
ator Byrd said. that so violates
the rights of counties and States
as does that decision. 1t com
pels us to position repulsive
to the Southern States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
Registration Slated
For Night Glasses

Night school registration for
the second semester of adult,
education classes in Alexandria
will be held from 7 to 9 pm.
January 90 and 80 at George
Washington and Parker-Gray
High Schools. -
School Supt. T. c. Williams
said a fee of 81 for city residents
and $3.50 for nonresidents win
cover one or more courses.
Glasses are held one or two
nights a week. with courses run
ming Is weeks. Subjects are
offered on a vocational basis or,
if the work equals that offered
in high school, for high school
credits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
Telephone Rate
Order Stands

RICHMOND. Jan. ~ R-
The Virginia Supreme Court yes
terday refused to set aside -
State Corporation Commission
order allowing a telephone COM
pany to pass on to its customers
certain taxes imposed by the
City Of Newport News.
In a l2-page opinion, the high
court upheld the commissions
ruling but made one major mod.
flcation.
Newport News had appealed
from commission order amend.
ing rate schedule Of the Chesa.
peake g. Potomac Telephone CO.
of Virginia. The commission had
ordered that when q political
subdivision imposed on q COM
pany a license tax or franchise
fee, such taxes and fees could
be billed to exchange customers
receiving service within that
locality.
However. the commissions
order had specified that this
could be done if the aggregate
amount "of such taxes and fees
exceeds one-half of / per cent
OF the aggregate bills" of Gus
toners for the exchange service.
The supreme court, in an
opinion written by Justice Archi-
bald c. Buchanan, held the
order was reasonable and cor
rect" and was not arbitrary
and without evidence to sup
port it,"
But the court said it felt that
the commission order as phrased
lis not reasonable and just" "a
one particular.
Accordingly, the court modi-
fed the commissions order ID
provide that when a locality
imposes a license tax or fran
chise fee at a fiat rate or based
on receipts or based on poles,
wires or conduits 80 much Of
the aggregate amount of such
taxes and fees as exceeds one
half of l per cent" of the az.
gregate customers bill for ex-
change service will be billed pro
rata to those customers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22

quested for art and music teach
ers. He was sidetracked in an at
tempt to break down the request
for new class room teachers
which he termed heavy.
At one point Mr.. Barrow
warned the board he did not feel
it could successfully move ahead
in all categories at the same time.
There is no end to the money
you can spend on education Just
as there is no end to the money
you can spend on defense" Mr..
Barrow said.
Some board members refused
to support cuts in the Norris
Recommendations on grounds
they lacked information as .ay
persons to determine whether in
creases or decreases were needed.
At no point, however, did these
members warn the administra-
tive staff that unless they could
specifically justify any budget
item increase. the increase would
be denied. Such has been the
practice of the County Council.
The board cut seven of the
ID new employees recommended
in the administrative Offices.
Increase in Tuition
Savings to the county appeared
possible in the junior college
budget. The board agreed to
a $25-a-year tuition increase
that would cut the county's share
OF the schools cost by some 3d.
900.
The board will meet again to-
night and possibly tomorrow
night in an effort to wind UP its
budget considerations.
The Norris budget, up $4.5
million over this years appropri-
atoms, may require a tax rate
increase Of 80 to 80 cents in the
present county tax rate of S2.O3
per 500 of assessed valuation.
The board last night an
nounced that its official capital
budget figure would be So, 029, 6O2,
including 1913 million for ele-
mentary schools and SIS million
for secondary schools. The total
is $3.270.000 less than the origi-
nal Norris recommendations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
Baltimore Files Appeal
To Hold Ore Rate Edqe

BALTIMORE. Jan. % R.-
Baltimore began another round
yesterday in its fight against
sharing its ore rate advantage
with other cities.
The target is an Interstate
Commerce Commission ruling OF
last year. Involved is import ore
freight rates.
The ices split decision would
allow Philadelphia to keep
freight rates on ore going to
Midwestern plants at a level
equal to Baltimore's. The ruling
also would allow New York rail-
roads to reduce their rates to
the same level as Baltimore's de-
spite Baltimore's shorter mileage
to steel centers.
Baltimore interests are appeal
ing to Federal Court to reverse
the ICC decision. The Federal
Court panel includes Judges R.
Dorsey Watkins, w. Calvin Ches-
nut and Morris A. Soper.
Judge Watkins last October
granted an order staying the ICC
decision until an appeal could be
heard.
The S0-year-old freight rate
differential on ores was set up
partially because of Baltimore's
closer proximity to Midwestern
steel centers and has been largely
responsible for Baltimore becom-
ing the largest import ore center
in the Nation.
Baltimore interests appealing
the decision hold that the ICC
acted illegally in their ruling
because they based it upon COM
petitive or commercial consider
ations rather than transporta-
ton facts.
The city. local railroads, the
Association Of Commerce, the
Maryland Port Authority and
many port trade groups are join
ing in the appeal.
New York. Philadelphia and
Boston interests and the ICC
were to argue against the appeal
of the Baltimore interests today.
New York and the ICC stand
behind the order. Philadelphia
wants parity of rates with Bal
timore, but does not want New