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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09
Ex-PageWdives
Fairfax Hearing
To Foce Grond Jury
On Larceny Churee

A young former Capitol Page
School boy. who made interna-
tional headlines last June when
ne ran away with a Swedish
diplomats daughter. waived
preliminary hearing today in
Fairfax County Court on a
grand larceny charge.
Huw Williams. 10. Of Falls
Church. was bound over TO the
November term Of the Fairfax
Circuit Court grand jury. Hear
ing on a detainer from the Dis
trict Of Columbia charging
armed robbery in another case
was continued until Deem
Der 4.
Tire Theft Charged
He is charged with the theft
Of six automobile tires Septem-
Der l from a service station in
Centreville. Va. Fairfax County
police at that time said he
put four Of the tires in his con-
vertible and sold the other two
A detainer in Washington
charges young Williams with
robbery in connection with the
holdup Of a WestcheSter Apart
ments resident q few days
earlier.
Last summer. the Falls
Church High School junior ran
of 70 Canada with Christina
Wennerstrom. daughter Of the
former Air Attache at the
Swedish Embassy. They were
returned home after police near
Williamsport. Pa, arrested
them for speeding after their
trip into Canada.
Mother Is Present
The handsome Scooter APP
peared in court wearing black
boots. gray wash trousers and
an open white shirt. His
mother was in the courtroom
/ Asked during a recess If he
had let Christina, now in
Sweden. know about his arrest,
I Williams said: mo. ! haven't
written to anybody. / guess
some OF her girl friends here
will let her know about it,"
Young Williams had been In
Fairfax County jail since his
arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09

enced help possible" Mr.. Gray
pointed out. How many
mothers won't be able to locate
fathers beyond the District
lines IS a big unanswered ques-
ton. We should postpone eff
forts to find these men until
We have the answer TO that
question"
The welfare director urged
closer cooperation among
court. prosecuting and welfare
stats throughout the region to
devise cooperative schemes for
helping mothers locate fathers.
I'VE have Is investigators in
the Welfare Department" Mr.
Shea noted. Baltimore is eS-
tablishing a STAFF of invests
gators to find missing fathers
who have settled there. We
might be able to get voluntary
agreements across jurisdiction
al lines to make searches. be-
yond the requirements Of the
laws themselves"
Hopes for Pacts
He held out hope that such
agreements could be reached
by the District and contiguous
counties and cities in a work
shop Of welfare directors, due
to be scheduled within two
weeks.
Miss Barbara Watkins, Alex
an dria welfare director
promised to convene the group
at the bidding Of members OF
a recently organized welfare
subcommittee OF the Washing
ton Metropolitan Regional Con-
ference. She said yesterday a
working arrangement" to help
carry out the reciprocal laws
would get top priority consid-
Grafton.
Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Earl Smith is TO be in direct
charge Of the District section. to
be headquartered in a suite OF
five Offices in the basement OF
the Municipal Court building
Fourth and e streets NV. He
will be aided by two assistant
attorneys. lust hired. John F.
Middleton and William F. Pat
ten.
BlueprintS are drawn for the
Offices. TO cost about $4,000.
according TO Chief Municipal
Court Judge Leonard p. Walsh.
Until they are built. Mr.. Gray
hopes TO start operations be-
hind the counter OF the Cor
poration Counsel'S Offices in
the other Municipal Court
building, Fifth and E streets
NV.
Mothers may file their COM
plants beginning Monday. Oc-
tober 20, Mr.. Gray explained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09

annual Commissioners and
Governors Conference on Met
ropolitan Washington Traffic
Problems in the Sherston-Park
Hotel.
Herbert r. Corn. managing
editor of The Star, addressing
a luncheon session. pointed out
that the conferences have pro-
duced "a striking similarity in
resolutions year after year
Follow Through Suggested
There's nothing wrong with
the resolutions. he assured his
audience they need only be
followed through to legislation
and enforcement.
And most committees of the
Metropolitan Area Traf-
flc Council that reported re-
suits Of studies TO the confer
ence. indicated they were
largely repeating last years
recommendations.
The ironic fact that more
truck drivers had their oper-
ators licenses suspended or re-
voked here over a recent 20
months period than any other
occupational group was turned
up yesterday during the con-
ference.
A breakdown Of suspensions
and revocations between jan
uary /. 1856 and August 81,
1859. showed truck drivers with
a total Of 1921 1881 suspen-
sions). Second were laborerS
with 2,l53 1882 suspenSionsl /.
Last on the list were Govern
ment employees. with only las
l02 suspensions.
The conference also vas told
that since the point system has
been III effect in the District
tSince April !, 1881, there
have been 1891 suspensions
and l0.l37 revocationS.
Other statistics revealed that
drivers aged 1884 received s.
403 suspensions and revoca.ions
out Of a total Of 1925 imposed
between January l, 1886 and
August 81. 1857. Drivers aged
1924 accounted for 1927:
drivers IS and older, only $50,
The conference also re-
ported that the Districts
Driver Improvement Section
has indicated IAN unusual in
crease in the number Of Mary
land residents under q apply
ing for District operators per-
mitS. possibly to evade the te-
quirement that these young
drivers must have automobile
insurance 3 order to obtain
q Marylan permit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09

The enforcement committee
of the council made three rec
concentrations. none of them
new. II called for chemical
tests in drunken driving cases
(only Virginia has an appro-
pirate law, compulsory vehicle
inspections periodically Mary
land has none). and uniformity
of taxicab operations and con-
trolls.
The councils committee on
driver licensing and vehicle in
Spection again urged the en-
forcement committee to seek
ways and means of appre-
bending persons operating with
no drivers permit or upon per-
mitS which have been sus-
pended or revoked"
Eye Tests Vary
The licensing and inspection
unit also noted that eye tests
for prospective drivers in area
jurisdictions vary considerably
1t recommended Standardiza-
ton. with 20 40 (uncorrected
vision in one eye established
as the minimum acceptable
measure of central visual
acuity.
Continued efforts toward Gre
alton of well-organized neigh
borhood groups to support traf-
flc safety programs was called
for by the committee on citi-
zen support.
A trafic improvement COM
mittee recommended approval
Of necessary funds to carry out
"modernization Of the road
ways within the Pentagon net
work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 2 lPl.
District Attorney Heriberto
Hernandez parked his car at the
Federal penitentiary in down.
town Mexico City and went in
side to consult on a case. When
he returned the car had been
stripped Of radio. antenna.
personal items. and his Sl25
banjo, he told police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09
Burdened

DR.. Charles p. Ryland, a
physician who lives at 400
Forty-ninth street NV, re-
ports that, while driving on
the jamestown road in York
town village chats near
Ward circle and American
University, he saw a collie
having some difficulty carry
ing = heavy object. The
doctor drove alongside and
took another look. What the
dog had between his teeth
was 2 fresh twD-gib roast
d vi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09
THIS REPORTER went

THIS REPORTER went
right to the point.
Il see you have an IBM
704, the same machine that
Is being used in tracking the
earth satellite, he said, and
that you are offering its
services effective October /
at the reduced rate OF $475
an hour. Reduced from
What?"
"Our original rate for the
services Of the 7O4 and its
peripheral equipment" DR..
Robinson said cheerfully,
was $635 an hour.
However, it has been do
ing such q volume of work,
that we are able to reduce
the rate.
1T may still sound a bit
high but here is something
about this machine that
probably win amaze you"
Your reporter countered:
Nothing amazeS me about
these machines"
But listen" DR.. Robinson
pleaded. as he did some jot-
ting with pencil and pad.
''I've figured this out for
myself.
AT the $475 an hour rate,
you get 10000 additions for
10 cents"
The only other corpora
ton in the business of selling
the services of a modern
computation system is the
Service Bureau Corp. OF New
York. which was a suosid-
iary Of IBM until the Gov
eminent forced a divorce.
General Electric has an
IBM 704 at Tucson, Ariz.,
largely for its own work but
1t also contracts TO do work
for other organizations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09

spouses outside city boundaries
Corporation c nse / Chester
Gray said. And States have no
legal obligation TO look foI
them. either.
This appeared to be the only
major snag today in an other
wise tight system of enforce
ment Of the law. effective Octo-
Der 81.
The act calls for court-or-
dered support payments across
State and District lines. One
OF the principal intents OF Con-
greSs in passing the law last
session was to shift the burden
Of family support from relief
rolls TO the absent fathers.
Tips TO Be Followed
But unless the mothers Of
deserted children can tell au.
thorities where absent father:
live. neither District nor Stats
officials are planning TO track
them down. Mr.. Gray said.
He predicted his nine-mar
staff set up TO handle mothers
complaints still would be
swamped. Most mothers know
where absent fathers are. he
said. These tips will be fol-
lowed through.
But welfare records of Di-
rector Gerard Shea tend tC
contradict Mr.. Gray's faith
that mothers keep in touch
with fathers Of abandoned
children.
A recent survey showed ST.
Of l.i90 missing fathers OF
families on District relief were
lost" Welfare officials figured
most Of them had left the Dis
trict.
About 20 per cent Of all tho
local aid-to-dependent-c chill
dren cases are on relief be.
cause fathers have deserted the
youngsters. Mr.. Shea noted.
Differ on Problem
He and Mr.. Gray recommenC
different approaches to tn,
problem of catching up witt
fleeing fathers.
The corporation counsel sale
his staff would concentrate OF
locating fathers lost" In the
District. Two Investigators vii
be assigned full time 10 those
searches. Complaints OF wive.
who know their husbands ad.
dresses in Maryland. Virgins
and other States will be for.
warded TO proper courts II
those jurisdictions. Mr.. Ora,
explained. Those courts viii
summons fathers. under tho
terms Of the reciprocal laws
now in effect in all States.
I'VE are securing the new
venture with the most expert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09

ToRestudYDeaI
For Apartments
Urban Renewal Unit
Upsets Vote Against
Terrace Project

Reconsideration Of the con-
troversial Terrace Apartments
issue is expected shortly in the
wake Of a reversal. which yes
terday put the Urban Renewal
Council behind the project.
The renewal group previously
opposed plans Of National
Capital Housing Authority to
buy the l03-unit Terrace de-
velopment. at Twenty-third
and Congress streets Sc. for
conversion to q public housing
project.
But yesterday. in q 6-t0-4
vote. the council changed its
mind and approved the public
housing plan. \
PrOVlsOs Added
It tackled on. however, two
lprovisos. The first was that
livery careful consideration
should be given 70 the price.
The second was that equal
consideration be given to the
lprecedent-making aspects Of
the proposed purchase.
The projected purchase was
rejected in a recent 2-to-l vote
by the District Commissioners.
But the Commissioners sub
sequently erased this vote and
asked the Urban Renewal group
to restudy the matter.
Isadore Seaman. chairman
Of a committee Of the renewal
council which originally OPP
| posed the purchase. said yes
terday his committee had not
changed its mind. But after
some discussion the council. on
motion Of Morris Miller. over
ruled the committee.
Problem Discounted
The council said it did not
feel the conversion would
create any problem in the Ter
race neighborhood. The COM
mittee had said it would. The
council also denied that there
would be any serious relocation
problem with respect to present
tenants.
The Seaman committee had
predicted that NCHA purchase
Of the Terrace units would be
at considerably more than the
market price and that this
would encourage owners Of dis
tresSed properties to seek to
unload them on the housing
agency.
The price. council members
noted, hasn't been set as yet,
however.
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin said the question
probably will be taken up by
the city heads again tomorrow
Mr.. Mclaughlin. who also
heads the housing authority
cast the dissenting vote when
the Comm issioners ruled
against the plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09
Hunts Limited to D. c.
For Runowoy Fathers

Thousands Of fathers whose whereabouts are
unknown to their families due enforcement Of
the Districts reciprocal support law.
Failure to find the lost fathers and force them send
money their children will keep their families drawing
to 81 million annually in public welfare relief here welfare
records indicate
Yet District investigators plan no search for missing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09
3-Woy Comparison Due
Friday on D. c. Budget
Dcto Of Citizen Advisers, Budget Aides
And Department Hecds Under Study
BY GRACE BAssETT

District officials expect finish by Friday doars-and-
comparison public spending by citizen
advisers, department heads and budget officers
Their three-columned review Is designed to keep both
Congress abreast Of the swiftly
changing public works picture
House District Subcommittee slated TO investigate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09
FoIIow-Up Failure Held
7 roffic SofetyWeokness

The Washington is long good ideas for traffic
safety but short putting them into effect expert observers
here have agreed
Participants regional traffic conference yesterday
told they passed plenty good resolutions that
need be turned into aws-and enforced.
The advice came a number at the sixth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-09
AREA BOX SCORE
SHOWS INCREASE
IN TRAFFIC DEATHS

Here is the box score for
comparing traffic death
figures in the Metropolitan
Area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
Building Up to Letdown

It is quite possible that the Russians
made number Of false starts before
finally launching the two Sputniks that
have commanded world attention and
admiration. II so, nobody knew about
the misflres but the Soviet engineers in
charge of the project. There were no
advance announcements of time and
place for the momentous launching
attempts. no ''countdown" to keep the
public and the world alerted as to the
approach of the zero hour for the big
'whoosh". II neither OF the Sputniks
had succeeded In entering an orbit
around the earth. no one outside the
Iron Curtain would have been the wiser.
In view of yesterdays build-up to
a big letdown at Cape Canaveral, there
fore. We wonder II the American public's
so-called fright to know" should be
extended to such highly uncertain
ventures as our experiments with a
satellite launching. While 1t is true
that the satellite program does not in
volve military security In the ordinary
sense, 1t does have some relation to our
military posture before our allies and
the world at large. Why not wait until
We actually have succeeded in doing
what the Russians already have done
before unduly publicizing the event?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
Too Many Automobiles

There was a time when people In
Washington could boast. In a perverse
sort Of way, that sudden snow storm
tied up traffic here in a more intricate
bow knot than any city Of the country.
But we. have lost our leadership From
the news accounts, we we're no worse of
here yesterday than any OF the eastern
seaboard communities that stretch, as
one big city, north and east from WASH
ington to Boston. And while few years
ago the suburbanite felt that once he
crossed the District Line and hit the
main highways he was safe, yesterdays
Nightmares on the big throughwayS-
like the Shirley highway-put city traf-
fic jams to shame. We know OF no
solution, nor does anybody else. The
problem is that there are too many
automobiles. Bumper-to- bumper trafic
on the streets and highways Is bad
enough during the rush hours In fine
weather. When snow adds It's own COM
plication there is nothing. as far as we
have been able TO learn, that anybody
can do. Except. OF course, TO stay at
home and hope for less snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
Quotes Stokes

Every so often a columnist
will take time out for serious
thinking.
Every ofiicial In a policy
making position should give
pause to the November 20
article OF your distinguished
c"lumnist. Thomas l.. Stokes,
in which he stated: Before
II is too lste. WHY dor't We
stop minute and figure?
II is not at all certain
that we can save ourselves.
-" This may be truer than
We care to admit.
In view Of the present ad-
mitted superior strength OF
the Russians; in view OF the
fact that they have made no
aggressive gestures in our di-
rection, II seems safe to as
sumo that they are quite
aware OF the fact that both
countries could be destroyed
should a major conflict arise.
Both countries would, in all
probabilities be so radioac-
tive as TO be rendered use
less.
To what endp Before II
is too late. why don't we stop
a minute and iigure?"
Janet N. Neuman,
National Co-chairman Pub
lie Relations, Women's In
ternational League for
Peace and Freedom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
Arms and Urqency

AS House Speaker Rayburn and
Senate Majority Leader Johnson have
suggested. 1t may be that the Eisenhower
administration still lacks a SUFFICIENT
sense Of urgency regarding threatful
Soviet advances in the so-called space
age. Even so, as indicated at the BIZ
partisan White House meeting the other
day, our country obviously seems to be
moving toward major effort--an effort
likely to require at least continuing
heavy tax burden-to eliminate its
present military deficiencies vis-a-vis
Russia.
This effort-which embraces a num-
Der Of related measures calling for such
things as stepped-up foreign aid, a long
term renewal of our reciprocal trade
program and an interallied sharing Of
nuclear knowledge and certain types Of
weaponS-is expected to also entail at
least an additional arms outlay OF
81 billion In the next fiscal year. AS
planned by the administration. the out
lay. which would increase our annual
military budget to total of more than
$40 billion, is to be invested in the de-
velopment and production Of inter-
continental and intermediate-ra range
bailistic missiles. new antisubmarine
devices. and programs designed to pro-
mote our progress In outer-space
science.
Two billion dollars Is lot Of money.
Indeed, 1t may we'll be about all that
can be efficiently spent in the coming
flscal year to improve our military
position in fields where Improvement Is
sorely needed. In that sense, to the
extent that cash OUTLAWS may be re-
garded as a measure Of the Govern
ment's feeling Of urgency, there is good
reason to reserve judgment on the views
OF those Democratic members Of Con-
gress who fear that President Eisen-
hover and his administration continue
TO be too much inclined toward business
as usual and are therefore not doing as
much as they should. as fast as they
should. to counter the Soviet threat to
the security Of the United States and
the rest of the free world.
In any case. the projected increase
In expenditures on missiles and the like
Is Of a magnitude that ought not to be
underestimate. In fact, although some
Republican spokesman have asserted.
perhaps wishfully. that It can be put
into effect without resorting to deficit
spending or a bigger overall Federal
budget than this years. It certainly
seems to rule out the possibility OF tax
relief, and it may actually require some
higher levies. All things considered. it
can hardly be regarded as persuasive
evidence Of too-complacent or too
nonurgent spirit in the Eisenhower
administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05

Inspired by the spread Of
parking meters in Silver
Spring. I am working on a
meter that will gauge the
very air We breathe. The air
will be subject to a small lux
ury tax. with rates SLIGHTLY
higher on the West Coast.
/ am sure the Government
will be very interested In this
meter as a wonderful form
Of revenue and as an aid to
balancing the budget, Free
air clinics will be built for
those who are unable TO pay
and a generous discount will
be given those who indulge
In active sports,
I also have in the "blue-
print" stage a 10y impulse
meter" Imagine the reve-
nue. gained when parents
beam down at their new
born babies tthe crop is get
ting larger every year,, step
out their back door to en-
Joy a glorious sunset or
pause In an art gallery to
admire q beautiful paintingl
Adella FRANCIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-05
Arlington Turnobout

An important turnabout In Airing
tons governmental setup is in prospect
as result OF ruling by the Virginia
Supreme Court Of Appeals. The States
highest court, in unfolding the right Of
the present conservative dominated
County Board to fill two vacancies on the
school board occurring on January /, has
paved the way for a complete reversal of
the conservative-libera lineup on county
affairs.
Until the November election the
County Board was dominated by a con-
sentative majority. The elected School
Board meanwhile had been under con-
troll Of liberal faction The conservative
element in the county, consisting largely
OF homeowners and businessmen, tradi-
tionally has resisted what 1t called "lav-
ish" spending for schools by the liberal
group directing school spending. Conflict
between the County Board, which has
checkrein on the school budget, and the
School Board, which has programmed
extensive and expensive school improve
ments, was inevitable. Nevertheless, the
county's school construction program
has made remarkable progress.
When, by reason OF recent legisla-
ton, the School Board reverted from an
elected to an appointed body, a ques-
ton arose as to whether the lame
duck" County Board, with It's interim
conservative majority, or the forth
coming beral-dominated County Board,
should appoint two new members OF
the School Board. (The liberals had
gained control OF the County Board
at the November election, but could
not take over until January H. The
issue was taken to the courts by the
present liberal minority on the County
Board, but now they have lost their
flght. SO Arlington faces the possibility
OF more pulling and hauling between
the two factions.
Schools and control Of the school