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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-20
WATER PATCHWORK
The problem of providing an
adequate water supply for Washing
tons expanding metro will be
discussed next Sunday.

special lanes would be set aside for fast
express buses.
- An expressway system for automobiles,
y. plus a rapid transit rail system. The
fast-moving rail cars would converge on a
central downtown terminal from four
directions.
The first alternative-the automobile
roads the pattern metro Washington has
followed thus far. Transportation experts
working on the study however, believe their
research will show that 1t would be pro-
hibitively expensive to build enough high
ways to meet all future demands adequately
in this way. They also are convinced that
future traffic flows will completely swamp
all the currently planned expreSsway sys-
TENS. and place intolerable loads on the
central city's streets, interchanges and
parking facilities.
The second acknowledgement bus
lanes in expressways-has never been at
tempted. The closest approach to 1t is
Chicago's new Congress street expressway,
which will have rapid transit rails in the
center Of its six expressway auto lanes.
The big problem in this combination Of
systems is financing, both of the costs Of
the additional right-of-way needed and Of
construction. number OF experts, how
ever, feel that 1t holds the greatest hope.
william r. McConochie, prominent
highway and transit consultant engineer.
writes in a current publication of the Urban
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and Virginia directly to the District linz.
Both Of these-Shirley highway in Virginia
and the Baltimore Washington parkway In
Maryland-were. built with Federal funds.
Several new expressways are under
construction In Maryland But instead of
being built outward from the District line,
where they could serve metro motorists pro-
gressively as new sections are completed,
they start in the country and serve prac-
tically no one.
The q lanes of Washingtons Potomac
bridges carry the heaviest trafic concentra-
tons in the world Six more lanes-on the
proposed Constitution avenue bridge-are in
sight. Future trafiic will require not six.
but IS or 80 new lanes II the auto is to carry
the full load
Within the last five years alone. auto
mobile registrations have doubled In Fairfax.
Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties.
But lack Of construction money, and the
tremendous costs of acquiring new rights
of-way, have held highway construction to a
ridiculous minimum.
As we said earlier, increased Federal aid
funds will inject new blood into the trans
portation dilemma. The Federal Govern
ment is expected to pay up to 30 per cent Of
the cost Of few arterial freeways-partS OF
the interstate system Of highways-from
the suburbs to the city. On the same formula.
it will pay for two loop" freeways in the
Washington area one ringing the city
through the suburbs. and one circling WASH
ington's congested downtown core.
Even assuming construction Of the mil
lions Of dollars worth of arterial and loop
roads on the drawing boards. however. the
question is whether they will be enough. To
handle the growth of the future, many ex-
perts believe, a new system should be de-
veloped which is as revolutionary as we're the
streetcar and the automobile in their early
days.
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Land Institute that the huge express
ways, interchanges and parking facilities
may take up so much room there would be
little left in some downtown districts. Mr..
McConochie adds:
THE obstacles to be overcome in obtain
ing an adequate transit system will seem
minor relative to the alternative difhculties
of providing sufficient highway and parking
facilities. Very few cities will be able to
support two independent systems, one of
freeways and the other Of rapid transit
The obvious solution is to combine the two"
The biggest question mark of all is the
third alternatives full-scale rapid transit
system. Only Chicago. Cleveland and San
Francisco are giving serious consideration
to expensive new rapid transit programs.
There is no doubt about the appeal Of
an effective rapid transit system. In
Nationwide survey conducted by Fortune
Magazine, 81 per cent of the Washington
area drivers questioned said they would
seriously consider" switching to transit II
an adequate system existed But nearly all
said they have no intention Of switching
today.
The private transit operators contend
they could do more to ease the situation
as 1t is II officials would take such steps
as to reserve lanes on existing streets for
buses. Thus far, such pleas have been
almost entirely ignored. In the initial, phase
of the transportation study. consultants
already have recommended that an area
wide authority be formed to regulate rates
and schedules Of the existing lines. with the
49,. AAnAt ala al. auhA
area-wide operating authority. This pro-
posal will be part Of the final report.
The study report will be the starting
point on a regional approach to transporta-
ton. But before any effective program can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-20
Where We Are

The highways and the scattered transit
systems Of the Washington metro are falling
down on one count-speed. This means in
creased travel time for commuters
Late in the 10th Century, the grand
fathers Of today's commuters got to work
by foot, horse-car or bicycle in about half
an hour. Their city extended only about a
mile and a half from the center. After the
turn Of the century, public transit improve
ments permitted them to move about four
miles from the center Of town, and still
make the trip in 80 minutes. Then the auto
mobile began pushing the boundaries out
ward Today, motorists can average about
10 miles in 80 minutes. But it's getting
harder to do the 10 miles all the time.
The boundaries of urban development,
of course, have pushed far beyond the ira
ditional Commute travel limit. Motorists
today spend from one to three hours OF their
off-job time in cars This road time forces
them to gulp their coffee in the morning,
and they don't have time to NOV their lawns
at night The 10000 metro residents who
enter the core of the city daily nv public
transit have their troubles, too They are
plagued by slow novel ent I'D transfers.
During the rush hours, ir,6mobiles average
speeds of about 20 mil, an hour; transit,
between 8 and IL mile IN hour.
The basic public transit service comes
from five private operating companies,
headed by O. Roy Chalk's d. C. Transit
System. Together, the five companies have
1872 vehicles, operating within set juris-
dictions. No one of them can provide fast,
efficient service from the edge Of the metro
area TO the center. Their rates vary as much
as their service areas. They are regulated
by four different agencies.
A good measure Of the areas highway
inadequacy is that only two real express
ways today carry motorists from Maryland
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be carried out, the separate Jurisdictions Of
metro Washington are going to have to
realize that trafic pays no attention to
political boundaries.
Evening star., 1957-12-22
Much More Than
Meets the Eye
By JACK JONAS

MORE GAS when and where it's needed will be the result
1V1 Of the largest liquid propane storage installation in
the world just on Route 240 little northwest Of Rockville
Little Of this mammoth installation will be visible,
however Buozers have showed tons Of earth atop the
20 3000Ogalon steel storage tanks Only the
nections iut above ground.
The Washington Gas Light Co. says the tanks
will help meet the firms highest daily output They viii
raise the storage capacity from gallons Of propane
to about 10 million. margin Of 2,8O0 gallons will be
left in each tank to provide for expansion.
Getting the tanks here from the Advanced Products
Division Of ACF Industries in Milton Pa, easy
The trucking rm which did the Job devised a special
truck rig This consisted of wheeled dolly connected to
the truck tractor by cables with the tank itself acting
its truck bed.
At the Rockville site huge lifted them into
place After they bolted onto PIERS they
coated with waterworks enamel, fiber glass
and asbestos felt Then the buldozers went to work.
covering them With that treatment they expected
to last virtually forever.
The tanks will join older bank Of so similar
tanks and myriad Of underground steel bottles containing
natural gas. All these supplement the natural gas
pipeline supply
What comes out into your stove furnace from this
installation mixture Of natural CLASSIFIED propane
and air. mixed at the Rockville plant before 1t goes
the lines.
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KALORAMA
$39,5OO
23l2 California Street NV.

Excellent sei-detoched English basement town house Re-
eepton room, living roon dining oon pantry, complete,
modernzed kitchen, large soorun, bedrooms boths
maids and bath. firepIoces Smo garden 2-cor
gorge Exceptionally we-preed for this exclusive
OPEN SUNDAY, | :3o-6.
Directions Massachusetts Are to aI st. turn on sIA
California St. RIGHT to house.
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BUILDERS REPORT

Frank Calcara, president Of
the Home Builders Association
of Metropolitan , Washington,
feels new lower down payment
requirements on Federal Hous-
ing Administration mortgages
will make 1t possible for many
more lower and middle income
families to buy new homes.
Many families in the WASH
ington area" he said, "have
been squeezed out of the market
by the high down payments
which have been required up
to now although they have the
incomes to pay for the homes
they want"
Mr.. Calcara cautioned that
the action by FILA may not
have much effect on this years
housing construction because
much Of the building season is
over.
However. 1t will enable the
home building industry to plan
its future production with a
degree Of confidence that should
be reflected in 1858 housing
starts" he said.
4 \ 4 \
Calvin d. johnson, executive
assistant to the vice president
Of Remington Rand and for
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mer Representative from Illi-
nois. will speak on "Oppor-
tunity Unlimited" during a
luncheon meetingpof the WASH
ington Building Congress at
1880 pm. Monday in the May
flower Hotel.
Election Of Building Con-
gress officers and directors for
l957-1958 will also be held
during the meeting.
The nominating committees
slate Of one man for each open
post includes: President, James
A. Cassidy; vice presidents.
George Bisset and Paul Str0m-
berg; secretary. Charles T.
Mothersead; treasurer. Ray
mOnd w. Sim, and directors,
Robert E. Minte and David b.
Weisiger.
officers and directors elected
will be installed at the organi-
sation's 10th birthday meeting
on, october IA.
+ y 4 4
Leading home builders and
manufacturers Of building ma
terials and equipment will con-
fer in San Francisco Septem-
Der IL on cooperative methods
OF developing an expanded
housing program that will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-10

meet the Nations present and
future housing requirements.
The meeting will be held in
conjunction with the fall meet
ing Of the Board of Directors Of
the National Association of
Home Builders and is sponsored
by the National Housing Center.
Among those who will partic-
ipate in the conference from
this area is Edward r.. Carr,
former president of the NAHB
and the Home Builders Asso-
citation Of Metropolitan Wash
ington.
Charles H. Topping, Of Will
mington, senior architectural
consultant for E. I. du Pont de
Nemours and Co., has been
elected president Of the Build
AAA6 1OcoCdACLI 4LlStlLutc, Tic H.
stitute has announced.
Harold L. Humes Of Trenton,
N. j., vice president Of the
Baldwin-Hill Co., has been
elected vice president.
4 4 y
Some 1000 Washington area
architects. builders and kitchen
dealers have been invited to in
spect a new type of kitchen
cabinetry at AK Distributors,
1881 Twelfth street NE, next
Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday from 5 to 10 pm.
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TVSeries to Tell Of
Building Industry

A new television program
Building America" will be
shown in the fall under spon-
sorship Of the Producers Coun-
Gil, Inc.
The program is a filmed doc
umentary series Ito inform the
public of the Importance of the
building industry to their liv-
ing standards and modes Of liv-
ing" according to Fred M. Haul
serman, president of the coun-
Gil.
I'VE hope to make the people
aware Of how one gigantic $50
billion industry is serving
them" he said. "At the same
time. we feel that the series will
be of direct benefit to arehi-
tects, builders. distributors and
other segments of the building
industry"
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Construction
Dips in Area

June contracts for future
construction in the Metropoli-
tan Area totaled $19,606,0O a
drop Of SO per cent compared
with the same month of last
year, according to the F. w.
Dodge Corp. construction news
and marketing specialists.
The Metropolitan Area GOV.
cred by the Dodge report in
cludes the District, Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties
in Maryland and Arlington and
Fairfax Counties in Virginia.
OF the June contracts for
the area. $780, 900 were for
residential work and this figure
showed a decrease of Is per
cent as against June, 1856, the
Dodge firm said.
Contracts for nonresidential
construction were $6,242, 900,
with a decrease Of IA per cent
from the June. 1866. figure.
Building contracts for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-10

first six months Of this year
compared with the correspond
ing period of 1866 showed: Total
building. $17O.Ss9. 900. down II
per cent; residential. $93. 056,-
900. down % per cent, and nom
residential. $77,333,OO0. down
8 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-10
Treut Wood in Soil

Whenever lumber is used in
direct contact with the soil
(such as poles in frame
construction, it should be
pressure treated, says the
Southern Pine Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-10

0SV9 poAWooo SouIt
most unusual split level hoe cusobui for the present
owner in 1856 There bedrooms " boths. ottroe
tive poneled Ibroy play roo modern laundry roo noids
room and both and Loroe wooded lot containing
opprox 23750 SO. IT, The quiet culde-soc nokes this
ideal Location for fomiy with children Price, S4s $50
OPEN SUNDAY, ! :3o-6.
Directions
Rd to Abemdrle St,
Bo1Uood Rd. TO BorDood and
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TOWN HOUSE
Sl6.95O
1871 Harvard Street NV.

I73I Harvard Street NV.
On hill overlooking the city and convenient everything.
There is poneed den and bath in the English basement
Living room-dnno combination kitchen, bedrooms
both and nice sol oorden This house we'll worth your
inspection OPEN SUNDAY, 1905.
and Open
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-12-12

Christmas music will be presented
by the Cardinal Patrol, Janice
Knapp, leader.
KE-YO-KWA HORIZON CLUB
Thursday, December 5th, the
KE-YO-KWA Horizon Club re-
ceived it's charter and held their
first Installation fOfficers, at
an impressive ceremony. Miss Iris
Rappasselli, District Director, well
coined the group. Mrs. Dorothy B.
Fernstrom, Executive Director of
Cleveland Council of Camp Fire
Girls, inducted the girls into men,
bership with the symbolic, lighted
WO-HE--LO candles.
The new Horizon Club members
repeated the Horizon Club Desire
Gas horizons are ever changing
and always distant
/ shall not stand still and look
into their purple shadows.
Instead, ! shall seek the higher
purposes
And the new adventures that lie
beyond.
! shall reach ever outward to
the horizon
That is always just beyond my
grasp"
Mrs. Clarence Parish, sponsor
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and former Camp Fire leader for
this same group and her assistant,
Mrs. James Swaney, presented the
girls with their navy ties and sill
yer membership pins. Blue symbol
ICES far horizons and unlimited
possibilities, while silver is for i'm
agination, laughter and happiness.
Mrs. Fernstrom presented the
charter to Judy Cunningham. Mrs.
Clarence Parish then installed
Judy as president; Nancy Gal
breath, vice president; Margie
Graves, secretary; Joan Parish,
treasurer.
The fourteen charter members
are Diana Coy, 1888 Colt ave. !;
Judy Cunningham, 1896 Hazel
rd.; Nancy Galbreath, $40 Bruins
wick rd.; Midge Grabbing, 1886
Plymouth pl. Margie Graves, 1890
Sheldon rd.; Catherine Lindsay,
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1885 Charles rd.; Joyce McCamey,
1915 Hazel rd.; Nancy Karen No
wax, 1888 Alvason rd.; Joan Parish,
1749 Colt ave.; Janet Schuff, 1841
Grasmere; Ava Shankland and
Lois Shankland, 1890 Hazel rd.;
Kathy Nancy Olynyk, 1899 East
10th ST.; and Carole Masley, 1745
Who're awe.
Janet Schuff, Lois Shankland,
and Ava Shankland received their
Firemaker's Rank, Mrs. James
Swaney received her Torchbear-
er's Rank, Margie Graves, Nidge
Grabbing, Lois Shankland, Ava
Shankland, Judy Cunningham, and
Nancy Novak received their 5-year
awards.
Many of these girls started out
as Blue Birds at age seven and
have now been advanced through
Camp Fire Girls to Horizon Club.
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Girl Scouts

On Friday, December 18th, the
Girl Scouts of Troop So will hold
a Court of Awards. The program,
to which the mothers are invited
will be held at $3.50 in the Gale
donia Library. Girls receiving
Second Class badges are: Janet
Mas, Nancy Rosser, Jean Young.
Dabbler Badge: Donna Effland,
Mary Glenda Fancner, MarIyn
Long, Janet Mas, Mary Beth
Butterfield. Swimmers Badge:
Janet Harley, Janice Knapp, Mary
Elizabeth Mann, Suzanne Neiss,
Nancy Rosser. Cat and Dog Badge:
Virginia Allen. Drawing and Paint
ing: Suzanne Neiss. Skater Badge:
Nancy Rosser.
Refreshments will be prepared
and served by the Star and
Flag Patrols, Jean Young and
Mary Elizabeth Mann, leaders.
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GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL
Girl Scouts of Kirk Junior High
and Shaw High schools have
formed a six-team bowling league
and will bowl on Saturday morn
ings at Forest Hills Bowling
Lanes.
Brownie Troop 1908 spent a
very enjoyable afternoon at Skate
land Saturday, December 7th. Dis
pite the results Of sore feet and
aching limbs the girls are anxious
to go again.
Those included are: Patty 10
Baker, Barbara Ann Barber,
Kathleen Bert, Jean Buckalew,
Laura Kramer, Leslie Fenyves,
Cheryle Gray, Karen Hanel, Jan
ice Heintz, Christine Herahara,
Candice King, Jillian Lyndall,
Adrienne McVedy, Nancy Pata,
Susan Rose, Linda Mae Rusnak,
and Rochelle Simon.
For the second year, Girl Scouts
and Brownie Troops from the Gale
donia Neighborhood have been
collecting discarded toys for the
Friendly Inn Settlement House.
The toys will be rejuvenated by
the parents of the children in the
settlement area in time for Christ
mas.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-12-12

Three Wise Men treatment across
from a city of their times; the
Nativity scene across from a
church window effect; and, an
entriguing exit display combining
overhead galaxy effects with
stately pylons of lights erected at
Noble rd.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1957-12-12
Sunday S Ne|a Park
.Motorcaed Hits All
Time High Of 1880

The heaviest zone night" parade
to Nela Parks Christmas display
in all the "a years it has brought
its "Joy to the World" message was
clocked Sunday, December 9th. The
stiles show 1857 cars journeyed
the mile trail of Christmas beauty.
Saturday evening added 5000 and
the first two nights of this week
averaged about 5000 cars.
The display will be open through
January 4th.
Motorists may view the display
only by entering Nela ave. at Euclid
and driving south to the Nela rd.
entrance to the park.
Creators and producers of this
years outdoor lighted Christmas
display are: C. NJ. Cutler, Robert
T. Dorsey, and Gerald H. Zaar -
all Illuminating engineers at Ge-
neral Electric's Nela Park.
The display is described by its
creators as being different in many
ways from any previous Yule spec
tacle at Nela Park. They. point out
that while this years spectacle is
designed to bring joy to ears,
hearts and eyes of young and old
alike, it will have much practical
value for it's viewers. Much of the
mile-long illuminated greeting
card" will offer visitors a variety
of inspirational lighting hints and
practical "recipes" for home Yule
decorating, for shopping centers,
public buildings, and for industrial
plants. A large portion of the dis
play, they say, will employ COM
mercially available strings of
Christmas bulbs, spot and flood
lamps.
The worlds tallest man-made
Yule tree, 100-feet high, with its
trunk of steel, features both ami
nation and a new holiday dress.
Hooked up to an electro-mechanical
cycling device, the giant tree lights
up in five sequences to provide the
animation effect. More than 1000
blush green and dawn pink lamps
are in use for the outer and inner
swags of the tree. A brilliant blue
white star blazes forth to be seen
for miles around from the trees
tip top. Illuminated giant tops are
scattered under the tree, while a
nearby display writes out Merry
Christmas" in script.
The "Joy to the World" climax
display is enjoyed musically as well
as otherwise. Huge four and eight
foot bells, outlined with 10S14 sign
lamps, are ringing out news of The
Saviour's birth.
The new Product Development
Building in the area will be flood
lighted with F96T12 pink fluores-
cent lamps. A fiberglass and inner
lighted sign on the entrance roof
corner 150-watt PTR-38 lamps.
Among nine other outstanding
illuminated scenes include an en-
trance lodge scene with a Santa
Claus; a winding trail of lamp
bejewelled Christmas trees; a
reindeer mosaic effect created by
a myriad tiny decorative lamps;
luminous enlarged Seasons Greet
ings cards, all within the giant
illuminated outdoor greeting card
spectacle; a delicate and dainty
Fairyland Forest island; a giant
candle display fashioned of the
latest in nlastic materials: a new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07

CHEVROLET "55 VS. station WAGON
sharp carhs Pull price, 81 sos.
BILL ADAMS, INC.
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BUICK ,54 RIVIERA I.

Century hardtop coupe: 2-tone, r.
and h., dyna.: immac. cond,: l,39b.
low as I24S down. WOLFE MO-
TORS. 1901 Wis. ave. NV, FE.
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TRIANGLE FORD

1910 R. I. AVE. NE DE. 2-63O2
CHEVROLET 1853 2-dr "i5O": r.
and h.: $500. NELSON MOTORS.
Wio B s,dG blvd College PARK
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CHEVROLET-S3OO

10000 MI: AS de luxe s-dr.: new
paint: excel. cond.: r. h. OIL. 2-131l
CHEW. '52 styleline de luxe 4-door
powerglide and h. seat covers
etc. real clean. don't miss this. only
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FRANK SMALL,
LOVING CHEVROLET

1900 Pa Ave Sc. Ii e-ps27
CHEVROLET '55 4-door "2iO" g.
Cyl; iull l-yr. warranty in iiEe-new
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G. N. &. 1850 l-ton panel truck.
clean: sos. GYPSY 4-3T0l. Pine
Lane. Woodbridge. Va.
DIvCO 1852 model 80. excellent
cond. Ready to roll Sl,T50. DIVco
SALES, 1910 Half st. sc. Ii.
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CHEW. 'b5 Bel AIR 2-door; VS. motor.
powerglide. radio. heater; 2-tone
blue finish: beautiful one.owner
car. Special Monday. S1,3Dg; writ
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CHEVROLET 1855 Bel Air: e.tone
4 blue. excel. cond; low mileage !:
w-w tires; VS.: standard shift.
owner; Si,650. OF. 4-05Dl
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18th AND RI AVE. NE. La. 8-8530
CADILLAC so Fl Dorado Biarritz
cow. fun power; ivory and blue
price, $3.50. call EN-. 2-9066.
CADILLAC SO conv.: 1000 miles,
Ike new; will accept car In trade:
-, 800. WO. 6-404S.