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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25
Trade Unit to Get
Rood Analysis

A rundown Of District high
way projects. present and plan
ned for the next six years. will
be given the Board of Trade
transportation committee at a
noon luncheon Friday at the
Burlington Hotel.
Highway Director j. N. Rob-
ertson has prepared an ex-
PLANTATION Of the Federal financ-
ing program Of interstate road
ways here, as well as a review
Of 10 highway projects under
way. He also will sketch
studies his engineers and con-
sultants are making for the
Bureau Of Public Roads and for
the District.
Engineer Commissioner A. c.
yelling has been invited by
former Engineer Commissioner
Louis w. Prentiss. committee
chairman, to discuss highway
links FROM the District to the
surrounding region.
This will be the FIRST lunch
con Of the year for committee
members who concern them
selves with all means Of i'm
proving metropolitan transpor-
tation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25
Marine Honored
On Retirement

A Falls Church Marine ser.
genat has become the first en-
listed man to be honored at the
colorful weekly ceremonies al
the Marine Corps Two Jims
Memorial.
Sergt. Mai. John r. M
Chips Of Sill Westcott drive
was honored on his retirement
Yesterday after 20 years service
Accepting the honors with
Sergt. Maj. Chips were his
wife Brig. Gen. Carson A
Roberts. director Of the Armed
Forces Information and Ed
ucation, and Gel. L. F., Chap
man. jr., commanding officer
OF the Marine Barracks
Eighth and / streets Sc.
A veteran Of World War II
and the Korean conflict, Sergt
Maj. Chips was a lieutenant
in the Two Jima fighting. where
he was wounded in action. IN
til yesterday, he had been sta
toned at Marine headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

the current fiscal year which
started July l. the city made
provision for l,128 added en-
lployes costing $3.7 million.
Even so, the proposed in
crease represents a substantial
cut from departmental requests.
Breakdown Of Increase
The breakdown of the tenta-
tive worker increases and
costs, besides schools and well
fare. follows:
Executive Office, /, $3.50;
department OF general admin
istration. 10. $56.942; corpora
ton counsel's Office, 8, $37. 1881;
regulatory agencies. 81, $119.-
81; libraries, is, $13,5l3;
recreation. Z. $28.3S2; police, 6.
$2l. 300: fire. Z. $29.31l: civil
defense. Is. 500. $50: vocational
rehabilitation. 8. $13.O25.
Also. Juvenile Court, 6. $29.-
953: Municipal Court. 10. $780,
430: health. 43. 1857, sos; cor
rections, Is. $T8.656; buildings
and grounds. IL. $78,969;
licenses and inspections. rs,
$l12,5l2: highways. 18. sec, 1868;
vehicles and traffic. IL. $45.971;
sanitary engineering, 10, $67.-
1872; Washington aqueduct, 8,
$29.4l5 ZOO, IA, $48,l14.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25
Health Group
Elects, Backs
More Funds

DR.. w. Montague Cobb and
DIR. Montgomery Blair. jr.,
were reelected chairman and
wee chairman respectively OF
the Districts Public Health Ad-
visory Council here yesterday.
The group met at the NUM-
cipal Center for its first meet
ing OF the fall season.
Commissioner David Kar-
rick welcomed two new MEM
bers to the group. designed To
advise Health Director DR.
Daniel Leo Finucane. Thew
are Miss Agnes Middleton
chief of service in the Chill
dren's unit Of the Psychiatric
Service Of the Clinical Center
at the National Institutes of
Health. and Mrs. Mary Cooke
Buckner. retired District pub
lie school teacher.
DR.. Finucane told the group
ne would ask the Commission
ers to restore much Of the cut
In his departments budget for
the next fiscal year. The
Budget ONCE slashed the orig
inal budget from 1923 million
TO about $29.6 million. Open
hearings on the budget are
scheduled for October 7 by the
Commissioners.
The advisory council decided
70 back DR.. Finucane in his
attempts to resore the funds.
particularly for mental health.
DR.. Finucane declared that the
cut OF $l75,213 for additional
mental health facilities means
we can do nothing in this field
unless the Commissioners re-
store IT,"
Among the other items cut
from the Health Departments
budget request that DR.. Finu-
cane said he would fight for
are:
A total Of $4l,1l2 for medi-
cal assistance. $34,8l0 for ad-
ministrative work: $89,97O for
public health nursing; $5O,51O
for statistical work and health
education; $35.70l for school
health; $26,689 for dental
health. and 5000 for the de-
partment's tuberculosis pro-
gram. Extensive cuts for GER
tain programs at the District
General Hospital we're also
made by the Budget once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25
Budget Would Increase
d. c. Employees by 684

Nearly 700 additional employees costing about So million
would be added the District payroll
next under the $2llS million budget study
by the Commissioners 4vs,ssszsy~r
The largest single addition would be 296 teachers
and other employees for the system largest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25
City Activities
Planning Unit
Group Will Advise
On Public Works

The District government yes
terday reactivated a planning
advisory council of citizens to
keep track of building and
financing needs for the Com
missioners.
Francis ]. Kane. former pres
ident of the Board of Trade
was elected chairman. and all
nine members we're sworn in
yesterday. Other officers, were
H. Holmes Vogel. vice president
of the Chesapeake g. Potomac
Telephone Co., vice chairman
and Thomas H. Locraft. an ar
chitect. executive secretary.
Continuing advice from this
group on public works construc-
ton will be sought by the Com
missioners. who today are con-
Quoting hearings on a works re-
vision plan submitted by a sep
arate citizens committee, now
out Of existence.
The council was organized
by former Engineer Commits
sioner Louis w. Prentiss in
1858 to help him with the origi-
nal $305 million works program.
Since then. it has not been
active.
Mr.. Kane's group will work
primarily with Engineer CON-
missioner Alvin c. yelling. Col
yelling suggested that the
group study highway financing
and inclusion of the Route FAC
expressway in the Districts
six-year highway construction
program.
Even though agreement is
reached on the controversial
$40 link. it is not on highway
department construction sched-
ules for the next six years. A
public hearing would be nee
essary before the Bureau OF
Public Roads would approve
the route as part Of the inter-
state system. eligible for 90
per cent Federal aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

parked nearby and drove away
alone.
Mr.. Weinberg followed him
out and a short distance from
the office Police Pvt. Philip
Heiser drove up on his motor
cycle. The loan Office owner
shouted a description to the
policeman who took off after
the departing station wagon.
Pvt. Heiser said he stopped
Tuerke at Wilson boulevard and
Fort Myer drive and found the
rifle and bag containing the
money under the front seat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25
Survey Likely
To Start Soon
For Stadium
$4,000 Expected
For Engineering and
Economic Analysis
BY DON S. WARREN

A survey to determine the
feasibility Of the proposed Ma
tional Memorial Stadium is ex-
pected to get under way soon.
The way apparently has been
cleared for a loan or grant of
$35.000 from the Housing and
Home Finance Agency to A.
nance an economic engineering
study. The 50,0OO-seat stadium
would be built just north of the
District Armory.
Members of the District Arm
DRY Board, placed in charge of
the So million project by Con-
gress, conferred recently with
officials of the Federal agency
on the terms of the Stadium
Act. They came away satisfied
that, the survey fund would be
forthcoming.
AS expressed by Arthur j.
Dutch" Bergman, manager,
the board obtained a go
ahead" from the Federal Of
ficials. They were most CO.
operative and very much in
terested in the project" he
said.
Seek January Completion
Mr.. Bergman said he was
hopeful that the study could be
completed by sometime next
January.
The armory board, headed
by George F. Shea, is expected
to meet within the next two
weeks to get things rolling. One
Of the first steps. Mr.. Bergman
indicated. would be the naming
OF an advisory committee. He
said this probably would in
clude some outstanding citi-
zens and members Of Congress.
In addition to Mr.. Shea.
members of the armory board
are Robert E. Mclaughlin
president of the Board of Dis
trict Commissioners, and Mai.
Gen. William H. Abendroth.
commanding general Of the
District Militia.
Report Is Mandatory
In authorizing the project.
Congress made it clear that no
construction step was to be
taken until the board had sub
mitted a report to it on the
economic-engineering survey.
Sponsors of the measure said
such a study was necessary in
order to determine exactly the
size. seating capacity. facilities
and costs Of a stadium that
would be feasible. They stressed
that the project was TO be self
sustaining through the sale of
revenue bonds.
In the recent conference
the Armory board met with
Pere F. Seward. deputy COM
missioner OF the Community
+ ABILITIES Administration.
Howard Wharton. director of
advance planning. and Leslie
T. Dodge. acting regional ad-
ministrator from philadelphia
Should the stadium be built
Mr.. Bergman explained. the
S5S.O 900 survey fund would be
treated as part OF the Sc mil
hon project and would have
70 be repaid. If for some reason
the project should be aban-
doned. he added. the board
would not be required to reim-
ourse the Federal agency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25
RossIynHoIdup Suspect
Faces Second Choroe

A man arrested by Arlington
police within four minutes 81
a Rosslyn loan company rob-
berry yesterday has been charged
with a similar holdup a week
earlier. police reported.
Two charges OF armed rob-
berry have been lodged against
William A. Tuerke. 26. Of Bal
timore. Police say he took
1897 from the Arlington Loan
CO.. 2002 North Moore street
yesterday and $500 from the
Guardian Financial Corp. at
the Seven Corners shopping
area in Fairfax County a week
ago.
In Arlington County Court
today. Judge Paul Brown con-
tinued the Arlington case until
october is and set bond at
$4,000. He will face the Fair
fax charge after he Is tried in
Arlington.
Tuerke told the judge that
he is married, has four children
and is unemployed.
According to police, this is
what occurred in yesterdays
robbery:
Samuel Weinberg. owner Of
the Arlington Loan Co.. was
alone in his ONCE when a man
walked in carrying a tweed
overcoat over his arm. The
stranger walked up to the
counter. exposed a .22-caliber
rife from beneath the coat
and handed Mr.. Weinberg q
paper bag.
Fill 1t up" the. robber was
quoted as saying
After the money was placed
in the bag. the man walked out
the front door, ran TO q station
wagon with Maryland tags
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

proposed increase. log en-
ployes. is for the Public Welfare
Department.
Budget officers made public
the worker-increaSe summary
yesterday as a supplement to
detailed budget estimates al
ready announced. The esti-
mates are for the fiscal year
starting next July.
The entire budget. which has
been cleared by the budget
Office but is still subject to
revision by the city heads, is
due for a public hearing Oc-
.tober 7.
664 Recommended
Exact number of additional
recommended employees given
by the summary was 6S4.
tagged at an additional annual
cost of $3.l million.
The city now has 21,7l8 en-
ployes.
The $3.l million is part of a
proposed operating total for
the next fiscal year Of $685.
262 800. Remainder of the
record $2ll.S million total is
tagged for construction.
Deputy Budget Officer David
P. Herman said the recon-
mended worker increase is
smaller than this years. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

WE LEFT MR.. QUINN and
turned east.
There were a lot OF Irish
in Southwest in the old days
and many of the Germans
were Catholics" Bernie said.
Here's st. Dominic's school
where Sister Eugene used to
let us have it with the ruler
or, II we used a word she
didn't like, she'd take us into
the washroom and wash our
mouths with soap"
st. Dominic's Church, a
Gothic structure of granite,
rises above the roofs of
Southwest like a cathedral in
a small European city.
THE church will remain"
said Bernie, "but the old
school will be torn down."
We finally reached the
block, cleared long ago, where
Bernie's father, Ed m u n d
Fitzgerald, born in Drum
collagher, County Limerick,
Ireland, opened a little gro
Gerry store and started his
family, and the little house
still standing at sos G street
S.W. where Bernie was
brought up.
"It's nice to see it all
again." said Bernie, but I'd
be the last to object to their
tearing everything down and
starting all over again. No
one can bring back the old
days.
Lets 20 to Halls Restau-
rant and have a drink.
They're going to pull that
down, too."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

Royal Harris OF the schools
PTA. She said classes now av-
erage almost IS with 200 chill
dren on part time and 400
more pupils expected in the
next three years.
Another mother, Mrs. Edwin
Smell. representing IA North
west schools, said the city has
tens Of thousands of children
who will not get adequate in
struction without more time and
attention from teachers which
can be provided only through
smaller classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25

WE WALKED around the
corner and north in Eighth
street. Bernie stopped at a
three-story and basement
row brick house at 212.
my father built this in
1909, and into it I moved in
the prime of my young man
hood" he said. Il was %.
There was a livery stable in
the block on Seventh street
run by Hamilton Brewer. We
called him Ham Many's the
housekeeping team I drove
from there"
A sigh was family audible.
Those were my counting
days." he said.
Bernie has never married.
A sign on the house said:
site being cleared by Ace
Wrecking Co."
1t was the next house to go.
Bernie gazed at it for a
commemorative moment
you will note it's nice
brick, pressed brick" he said.
Charlie White lived in the
same block in Eleventh
street." Bernie went on.
That's DR.. Charles Stanley
White, one of our greatest
surgeons. He was about nine
years older than me. He was
our hero because he was such
a good ball player. He's still
operating, God bless him"
We went back to Seventh
street and turned south. A
plump man Of plus so passed
us and kept looking back.
Finally he stopped.
Aren't you Bernie Fitz-
gerald?" he asked. Then he
introduced himself.
I'm Bernard QUINN" he
said, "a distant cousin. I've
been in Detroit since 1926;
came back for my sisters
funeral"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-25
The
Rambler
Sees the Ruins
Of the Southwest
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

ny OEOAOE MENNEDI 3
After lunch yesterday,
Bernie Fitzgerald and the
Rambler strolled into South-
west.
A fine figure of a man is
Bernie with his erect bearing,
florid countenance, high
bridged nose, pince nez
glasses and midnight blue
Homburg.
Bernie, who is the finest
Irish thrush to add melody
to Alfalfa Club dinners and
such affairs since George
O'Connor passed away, was
born in Southwest. That was
in 1886, and he never would
have moved from the house
his father left him but for
redevelopment.
The big leaves on the
SycamoreS on Seventh street
S.W. were turning yellow and
red in the sunshine of this
first afternoon of fall. There
was a smeil of wood burning
in the air.
Alas, when we turned west
in c street, the source of
what had pleased our noStrils
was a sad sight to the eyes.
The fine mansions that
faced the little park in that
block we're gone. The wood
fire was a controlled blaze
that was doing away with
the woodwork, including a
fine mantelpiece in the brick
wall Of the last house to go.
Bernie pointed at heaps of
brick at the northeast corner
of Eighth and C streets that
looked like the postwar rub
bic of Berlin.
There stood the home of
Harrison Johnson. a lumber
man on the waterfront who
must have made more than
81 Million" he said. ct was
built about 1885 and was the
finest mansion in South
west"
The Sidney herald., 1957-04-04

Youngstrom cared for the post
office. This week Mrs. John Dun
bar Is working there.
(Mors Cartwright on page -
The Sidney herald., 1957-04-04
EDITORIALLY
AM H GUARD

Civilian in peace, soldier in
war of security and honor,
for three centuries l have been
the custodian / am the
Guard.
| was with Washington in the
dim forests, fought the willy war
rior, and watched the dark night
bow to the morning.
At CoRcord's bridge, / fired
the fateful shot heard round the
world. / bled on Bunker Hill.
My footprints marked the SHOWS
at Valley Forge.
/ pulled a muffled oar on the
barge that bridged the icy Della
ware. / stood with Washington
on the sun-drenched heights of
Yorktown l saw the sword sur
rendered / am the Guard.
/ pulled the trigger that loosed
the long rifles havoc at New
Orleans - these things / know
- / was therei The hill at San
Juan felt the fury of my charge.
The far plains and mountains of
the Philippines echoed to my
shout on the Mexican border
l stood / am the Guard. g.
The dark forests of the Ar
come blazed with my barrage.
Chateau Thierry crumbled to my
.annonade. Under the arches of
l marched in legion -
l was there! i am the Guard.
/ bowed briefly on grim Cor
The Sidney herald., 1957-04-04
ADULTS M POLIO

The National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis and the Ameri-
can Medical Association, with the
cooperation of the United States
Public Health Service, are con-
Quoting a spring campaign to
induce adults to take the Salk
polio vaccine shots.
Basil O'Connor, Foundation
president, said recently that the
nation still had a long way to
go if it would eliminate polio
epidemics. While a good job has
been done with the young people,
more than 800 of the adults be-
tween the ages of 20 and 40,
where polio usually strikes If it
affects adults, nave not had the
Salk vaccine.
1t is estimated that of 4 2,000,-
900 persons between the ages of
20 and 80, 83% have not re-
ceived any vaccine. The o
mendation is that these adults
receive three shots, and it is hop
ed many of them will do so
by this summer, as this is when
polio annually strikes.
However, if two shots are ia
ken, of the total of three, i'm
is usually effective in
bout eighty per cent of the
cases, SO that if three shots are
not available, or if the adult
cannot get around to taking all
.hree, two will usually be of
The Sidney herald., 1957-04-04

ATTACKS CANCER

For the last dozen years the
American Cancer Society has
been mounting a massive research
assault against the cruelest killer
Of all time.
Several thousand scientists have
been recruited and trained for
the battle against cancer. Fan
tastic equipment designed to
measure minute chemical and
physical changes in cells and It's
sues has been designed, built and
distributed to hundreds of lab
o~ratories. New laboratories have
been constructed to house the
men and the machines.
And now the attack is on. 1t is
by far the most extensive and
expensive war ever conducted
against a single disease.
IT is also of the most varied
and imaginative approaches ever
attempted to control any tragedy
of mankind. 1t embraces dozens
of disciplines in Science - cytol-
ogists to seek the subtle struc-
tural differences between normal
and ANGER cells, biochemists to
learn where normal cell and body
chemistry goes awry in cancer,
immunologists to try to learn
what constitutes natural resis-
lance to disease and to try to
turn that resistance against can
Ger, and many other highly spe-
cialized types of scientists.
All this has been made possible
by public contributors to the
American Cancer s. w. These
have risen from q tc1s Of $780,
900 in 1943 to more tt 1A 27,0O0,-
900 last year. 1t represents a de-
cided change in both public and
scientific opinion on the ques-
ton of whether cancer can be
beaten. A dozen years ago we
lived in an atmosphere of despair
where cancer was concerned -
many of the best informed sources
in the field felt that cancer never
would be controlled. Today many
feel that the conquest
of cancer is only a matter of
time, although few will venture
to speculate as to how much
time.
OF one thing we are sure -
the war against lancer should
and must be supported. We rec
ommend that you send your con-
.ribution now to the American
Cancer Society.
The Sidney herald., 1957-04-04
MONEY N BANKING

payment at the stated time upon
surrender of the certificate. In
terest is paid according to the
length of the deposit period.
The Sidney herald., 1957-04-04
~BY-PASSING THE
SUEZ CANAL?

/ Since the blockage of the Suez
Canal during the fighting between
Israel, Great Britain and France
against Egypt last fall, the ques-
ton of reducing to a minimum
the danger of a transportation
bottleneck has been receiving in
creased thought by the govern
ments affected and the oil indus
try.
The problem was discussed at
a recent meeting of top repre-
sentatives of eight international
oil companies in London and con-
sideration also was given to the
matter by President Eisenhower
and Prime Minister Macmillan
at their meeting in Bermuda.
Proposals. have been made to
expand and improve the network
of pipelines in the Middle East
with the aim of by-passing the
Suez Canal entirely. Under con-
sideration, it is said, is the con-
struction of a larg pipeline from
the head of the Persian Gulf
through Iraq and Turkey to the
Bay of Iskenderum on the Medi-
terranean- This line would COM
pletely bypass Syria, since the
uncertain political situation in
that country causes some doubt
as to the advisability of travers-
ing that area at this time.
Another proposal would divert
the terminal of two Iraq pipe
lines from Haifa, Israel, to Saba,
The Kirkuk Qraq)-Hai-
ia line has not been used since
the Israeli war in 1948. If an
agreement be worked out
with Jordan and Lebanon, it is
planned to relay the sixteen
inch line and probably the IL
inch line from a point in Jordan
and roughly parallel the Trans
Arabian pipeline to Saida-Leb-
anon. The diversion of these lines
would result in an increase of
100000 to 10000 barrels a day
the flow of Iraqi oil to the
Mediterranean.
While the construction of huge
pipelines over such great dis
ances will cost hundreds of mil
ions Of dollars, such an outlay
would be justified if it assured
IN ample supply of Middle East
III to Europe, thus forestalling
lrastic Interruptions in the flow
II oil as a result of the whims
II rulers of nations in positions
o block the shipment of such a
'ital commodity by the simple
of blockading a wat