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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21

the District line, in Montgomery
County and chopped down a
cedar tree. They Topped off all
the branches except a few at
the top and lashed the tree to
a car.
On their way back TO the
school, they were stopped by a
policeman. They convinced him
that they had not taken the
tree from nearby Rock Creek
Park and that the whole thing
was just part Of a fraternity ini-
tiation. He let them go.
Back at the school, they un-
Ilimbered the tree and were about
to set 1t in the hole when a
night Waterman was heard 60
ing by. The boys dispersed again
and returned about an hour
later. They finally finished their
work at 4 am.
Canon Spots Tree
The next morning. the Rev
Canon Charles Martin, head
master Of the school. looked out
the refectory window and saw
the new tree. He called the
guards office at the Cathedra,
to inquire. The guards said the
presence of the tree was news &c
them. but they had the license
number OF a car which hac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
St. AIbons Boys Pick Wrong Time
And Place for Tree-PIontinq Rite

For about half an hour last
week, st. Adams School for Boys
mysteriously had one too many
trees.
And for about half day, the
indignant masters of the school
were thinking that maybe the
school had one too many boys as
we'll.
/ The incident. which came to
light today, occurred on Tues
day night A bunch of the boys
were whooping 1t, or at any rate
talking it up, and decided they
ought TO do something spectacu-
lar.
Brush With Law
They we're all slxth-form boys
due to be graduated in June
The small athletic field outside
the schools main building hao
Just been seeded. The last few
weeks had been a little dull
Somebody recalled the story Of
Jack and Beanstalk
So the group, now grown
to about a dozen, reassemblec
at l o'clock In the morning. The
night was dark. They split int
two sections and the first sector
started digging a big hole in tn,
middle of the athletic field.
The second section drove Il
a housing development just ovel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21

In other action, the council
turned over to its Long Range
Planning Committee the ques-
ton of whose responsibility the
child excluded from school
should be. Various community
leaders have suggested special
schools along with psychiatric
treatment for children found to
be unmanageable in District
schools. The Youth Council
hopes to propose program de-
signed to either treat or rehabili-
tate such children.
The council also announced
it would look into reports of
underfed children in the South
west area of the city.
DR.. Harold M. Janney, medi-
cal director, Federal Bureau of
Prisons. told the council of the
vast cost of crime and said it
is far better to concentrate on a
preventive program. He told
the Youth Council to coordinate
all community resources toward
this end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21

of the Service Fire Insurance
Co. defended the company prac-
tees and said the Better Bust
ness Bureaus statements were
without foundation.
Mr.. Jordan later elaborated
on the Better Business Bureau
incident:
II did not advise that infor-
nation be withheld from the
public at all. Mr.. Mawhinney
came to see me and ask my
advice about releasing a report.
The report was so worded it
gave the false impression it
emanated from the Better Bust
ness Bureau here, which it did
not. Actually. it emanated from
the Chicago Office Of the Better
Business Bureau.
Further. it indicated all the
offenses listed occurred in the
District of Columbia--and this
was false. / advised the man
that if he published that, people
would ask him questions he could
not answer, because he didn't
understand the report itself.
But a person reading the re-
port would get the impression 1t
emanated from the District and
the offenses occurred exclusively
in the District" he said.
Mr.. Jordan made it clear he
does not wait for complaints be-
fore taking action if he knows
of violations. He pointed out 1t
is his departments practice to
revoke or refuse to renew the
license Of any insurance CON-
pany or agent found to have
violated the law deliberately in
any important respect.
I'VE have had no complaint OF
any such violations in the case
of misclassifications now under
investigation by this committee,
he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
D. G.. Nurses
Hear Judd

The nursing profession must
offer more opportunities for spe-
cialization and advancement If
it is to attract the additional
recruits it needs, Representative
Judd, Republican of Minnesota,
declared today.
DR.. Judd addressed a Citizens
Conference on Nursing at the
Hotel Statler sponsored by the
District League for Nursing in
cooperation with local hospi-
tails.
THE nursing profession itself
is going to have to offer greater
specialization, more levels of
nursing care, to challenge more
to come in with the knowledge
they can work up" he said.
He also pointed out greater
attention must be given to prac-
teal nursing to elevate that &C.
cupation. to step into the
vacuum as trained nurses move
up into more specialized work.
In the end. DR.. Judd said, the
nursing profession will have to
depend on its spiritual appeal
for its strength. Other motiva-
tions will not be enough, he said.
The meeting was welcomed by
Miss Clarissa Gibson, president
of the District League for Nurs-
ing, and Mrs. Harold N. Marsh,
conference chairman. Following
a discussion period the meeting
planned to develop recommends
tons to aid the nursing profess
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
INTERSTATE TRUCK
TAX IS APPROVED
BY MARYLANDERS

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AD.---
The Senate Finance Com
mittee today gave its APP
proval to a bill which would
impose on all interstate
trucks a road tax equivalent
TO Maryland's Scent gaso-
line levy.
The bill is aimed at out
of-State truckers who tank
UP on gas in other States
and pass through Mary
lands small area without
helping to pay any highway
costs.
The measure passed the
House March 7.
Chairman Turnbull of the
Finance Committee said he
had received kilograms from
several Eastern Shore truck
ers and the Maryland Motor
Truck Association in support
Of the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21

but used only part Of the money.
The city also has received a
number Of other similar plan
ming grants.
A 100000 planning item for
the project is in the budget now
pending in Congress.
Mr.. Cole. in his letter. de-
clared that congressional action
on this item is so imminent de-
NAL of an HHFA grant would
not be of such serious conse-
quences as to prevent your meet
ing your scheduled construction
start of July. 1852
The housing agency admins
traitor told the Commissioners he
wished to "dispel the fears that
the District would not get con-
sideration on any future plan
ming advance requests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
u. S. Fund Ruisers
.Luuded at Rally

More than $50 fund raisers
marked the halfway point in
the Federal Service Joint Cru
SADIE with an informal reception
and report meeting in the De-
partment of Commerce audito-
rum today.
Representatives of each Fed
eral agency reported to crusade
chairman Sherman Adams, the
Assistant to the President. the
tage of contributors
Amounts of money collected dur
ing the first three weeks OF the
fund drive that ends April
were not given.
Mr.. Adams presided at the
meeting and introduced Chief
Justice Warren. who told the
volunteer fund raisers they were
stimulating the conSciences OF
their fellow workers and keeping
them alert" to genuine needs.
Another speaker, Arthur Lar
son. head of the United States
Information Agency. said the VOL
unteers were living the essence
of what is the basic difference
between our country and totali-
tartan countries" Walter Will
liams. Undersecretsry OF Com
merce, also spoke.
The various agencies reported
percentages of contributions
ranging from under 10 per cent
to 100 per cent. The Post Office
Department led the way among
major agencies with a report OF
go per cent donations.
The fund drive covers eight
health associations and two over
seas relief efforts-CARE and the
Crusade for Freedom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21

meant attainment and other outstanding human achieve
Theologians explain that this reference cliffs
could not maintain a foohold with their divided
hoofs except for the agility and incredible speed with
which they endowed.
AS 1t is with the hinds it is with our spiritual hex
by Gods power equps to be quickly willing to make
adjustments in thinking and attitudes to accept
challenges for growth and to pray in times of conflict
for the best outcomeS for everyone concernedno just
ourselves Thus develop that confidence in the dimen
sons of the SOUL with which God has endowed each Of
to scale fes high places and gain the greater insight
of an Overwhelming perspective.
TOmOrrOw-Gabrel Hauge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
Stadium Planning
Grant Asked

The District Armory Board has
asked the Housing and Home
Finance Agency for a $4,000
advance planning grant for a
proposed stadium on East Capitol
street near the Armory.
The armory board would build
and operate the stadium under a
bill sponsored by Representative
HaHis, Democrat Of Arkansas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21

Itle commissioners Lnat the
rundown would set a precedent
which would deprive the Dis
trict of all such planning funds
in the future.
He said the agency was not
ruling out future grants to the
District.
The HHFA action was disclosed
in letter sent by Mr.. Cole
yesterday to Commissioner
Robert E. Mclaughlin.
The District applied last Aug
ust for $4,000 to start planning
the new West Municipal Center
building. which is tentatively
slated for construction next to
the present Municipal building
at Third street and Indiana
avenue NV. The District got
"a $l35,000 advance from the
Federal Works Agency. prede-
cessor to HHFA. II years ago,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
Group Studies
Airport Issue
Senators Reach
No Conclusion

A special subcommittee of the
Senate Appropriations Commit
tee labored for two hours today
in executive session over the
problem of second airport for
Washington without coming to
any final conclusion.
Chairman Holland, Democrat
Of Florida. said another meeting
would be held. that a number of
major matters still were to be
settled and that as yet mo one
is committed finally to any,
thing"
MagnusOn Differs
A somewhat different report
was given the press by Senator
Magnuson. Democrat of WISH
ington, member of the special
group and chairman of the Sen
ate committee on interstate and
foreign commerce which last
year prodded the administra-
ton into proposals to go ahead
with the project for another
airport at Burke, Va.
He referred reporters to Chain
man Holland but did say it was
his understanding that the Ave.
member Holland subcommittee
had agreed there was a need for
another Washington airport.
Remaining questions, Senator
Magnuson told reporters. in
volved the timing and program
ming.
Asked about that, Chairman
Holland said that subject was
lone Of the things explored" but
il was his impression that aside
from tentative agreements on
some minor points. the subcom-
mittee had as yet arrived at no
conclusions.
Stennis Comments
Another member OF the sub
committee. Senator Stennls.
Democrat Of Mississippi, asked
about this apparent difference,
told reporters the need for adj
ditional airport facilities for
Washington is we'll recognized. -
but he refrained from any speci-
f1cationS.
About six years ago Congress
authorized start on the second
Washington airport at Burke
and about 81 million has been
spent to acquire a portion of the
site. Then the project presum-
ably was killed by a denial Of
additional funds. but the prob
lem still hung in the air as traf-
flc congestion increased at
Washington National Airport.
President Eisenhower advised
Congress in his budget message
last January that he planned to
submit a supplemental fund re-
quest for about $35 million to
go ahead with the Burke project,
saying this still was believed to
be the best solution.
The request has not yet been
filed and it was recalled today
by Senator Magnuson that APP
parently the Eisenhower admin
istration was holding up the re-
quest to see what pronounce
ment would be made by the
Holland Appropriations Subcom-
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21

ing and the license was issued.
After obtaining duplicates. both
brothers operated on the one
license until the hack inspectors
Office found them out.
Operating From Pentagon
The rejected hacker was
picked up again later in the Dis
trict, driving a cab with Vir-
ginia tags but no Identification
card from Arlington or Alex
andria, according to the hack
inspectors Office. He was op-
Grating out of the Pentagon
according to the police. The man
applied unsuccessfully for a
license again this month.
In other taxicab industry
developments here today, Dis
trict Public Utilities Commission
Chairman George E. C. Hayes
said he would await a reply from
Representative league before
taking action on a request fol
a hearing on increased zone
fares.
Mr.. Hayes said he had re-
ceived a petition from a group
of IA hackers seeking a boost in
the zone system
Study Now in Progress
MI. Hayes said he did not i'm
mediately schedule a hearing
because a House District Sub
committee already is studying
the taxicab industry here. Mr.
league is subcommittee chair
man.
Mr.. league now has a report
prepared by House District Com
mittee Clerk William Mcleod
jr., on the taxi industry here
1t is understood the report rec
ommends use of meters. Mr.
league also has ordered a ques-
tionnaire prepared t odetermine
the attitude of some 11.00C
hackers here on the meter-zont
controversy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21

prOVlde one DaSIc TeaSSuranCe. we
have been cared for providentially
from our unborn state until now
Such surrounding love in the universe
always has existed and always will. We
have only to open our souls in SIM
plicity for its miracle-working powers
to be released and become effective
Another source of reinsurance is
the Bible. A verse at the end of the
third chapter in Habakkuk is heart
ening. THE Lord God is my strength,
and He will make my feet like kinds
feet, and he will make me to walk
upon mine high places"
| once thought "high places"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
.City.Heads Approve
New Rules on Walls
Tighten Controls
On DemoIitions
And Vacant Lots

The District Commissioners
today approved a new set of reg
ulations Tightening controls over
building demolitions and vacant
lots.
Main purpose of the new rules
is to protect the public and
property owners against collaps-
ing old walls such as one that
fell on a parking lot on Janu-
airy %.
| The wall in question, at 2129
P street NV, was a so-called
party WALL" or a wall that had
been shared by two buildings.
One of the buildings had been
demolished, and the wall had
not been properly secured, city
inspectors said.
/ The new rules approved TODAY
pin direct responsibility for the
safety of such walls on those
who demolish buildings.
Demolition firms will be re-
quired to submit detailed plans
for securing such walls before
being given a permit to start
wrecking jobs.
Required to Brace Old Walls
They also will be required to
anchor, brace or buttress Old
walls wherever they are left
standing, and also to weather.
proof and otherwise protect
them. Any materials not ordi-
narily used for exterior construc-
ton, such as plaster and WALL
paper. also will have to be re-
moved. And the wall will have
to be refinished, when necessary.
with materials harmonizing with
the adjacent building.
The city heads also approved
what Cabell Gwathmey, license
director, said was a far-reaching
new set of rules on vacant lots.
The rules affect drainage, pedes-
Itrfan hazards and MOSQUITO
ponds.
] The new regulations allow a
i6O-day grace period after demo-
tlltlons in which a builder or
property owner can take tempo
rary measures in regard to both
the party walls and the lot.
One Problem Unsettled
/ II new construction is to be
started within the 60 days, it
viii be permissible to protect the
old walls by covering them with
ltarpaulin or tar paper and the
property owner can put a bar
lricade around the lot.
Left unsettled today was one
major policy question. This is
Just how much access to adjoin-
ing buildings can be required
by the District in connection with
making old walls secure.
City legal officers have this
question under study. Corpora
ton Counsel Chester Gray in.
Dictated he doesn't know when
he will come up with an answer.
But Mr.. Gwathmey and As
sistant Engineer Commissioner
Thomas B. Hunter both said
they thought the new rules is
sued today would take care of
at least 95 per cent of the cases.
And Mr.. Gwathmey said the
new rules are sufficiently strong
SO that they would have pre-
vented the January P street wall
collapse.
Mr.. Gwathmey said the new
regulations have the approval
of the Districts Building Code
Advisory Committee and of
wrecking companies which have
been in consultation with officials
on revamping of regulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
Book Marker

Charlie McGinn says his
friend, Joe Ottenstein, news
paper and magazine distrib-
utor in this area, has a
reading habit that drives
others TO distraction. Seems
that Joe takes a supply of
paperback mystery novels
to read on trips, but instead
of turning down a corner of
the page or inserting a slip
of paper to mark his place,
he rips out the page.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21

according to a board spokesman.
Nearby Virginia authorities
say that since the Pentagon
reservation is Federal territory.
they have no jurisdiction over
hackers operations there.
At the Pentagon, spokesman
for the Virginia area of the
Public Buildings Service, Gen.
Ieral Services Administration.
confirmed that no attempt is
made there to check the identifi-
cation cards or faces" of cab
drivers, or to enforce local regu-
lationS concerning hackers.
Needs No Credentials
Thus a cab driver whose We
hicle bears the Virginia State
license for hire and who has a
State chauffeur's permit appar-
emily may hack from the Penta-
gon stand even though he does
not have local credentials from
Arlington or Alexandria.
The taxi loading lane at the
Pentagon is a facility extended
as a privilege on an open basis,
the spokesman said. and the
guard force there can only see
that good order is maintained.
I'VE have no control over the
use Of cabs" he said. 1--WE Just
provide a space for them"
He pointed out that attempts
have been made to arrive at an
overall authority among the
various jurisdictions concerning
fares and other aspects of trans
portation service, and declared
1T should be co-ordinated. 1t is
necessary to set up Metropolitan
Area regulations with respect to
public transportation"
An example cited before the
advisory group was that Of a
driver who after being rejected
for a District hackers license re-
turned and took the examination
in his twin brothers name. The
brother reported for fingerprint-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
The
Rambler
Chapter Of History
Soon to Tumble

When Cuvilly Hall on Trim
ity Colleges campus comes
down this summer to make
way for a new dormitory, the
city will lose another of its
fast-disappearing links with
the old days. Cuvilly occupies
a niche all its own in the
Brookland sections history,
for it was an inn years ago,
an inn with an unsavory
reputation.
Sister Theresa, a mite of a
nun with a prodigious memory,
remembers those distant days
when the Rose family operated
the inn. She also remembers
the gypsieS who camped on a
nearby hill, now occupied by
the Paulist College. Between
the two the neighborhood had
some lively times.
Revelers gathered nightly at
the inn, known as the Red
Rose Inn, to sing and drink
till dawn. The gypsies, too,
had their filings and the glow
of their campfireS is still bright
In Sister Theresa's memory. 1t
was something like an Indian
camp, she said, with a big tent
for the queen, to whom they
we're very attentive. That regal
woman. arrayed in red velvet,
Jingling with bracelets, ear
rings and beads, sometimes
called at the college to ask a
medal of Mothe Superior
Julia for children of the tribe.
Although gypsies in those
times had sinister regulations
as kidnapers of children, Sis
ter Theresa said they gave the
college no trouble except for
the noise of infrequent quar-
rels at night.
''And they had the most
beautiful horses" she said.
big, handsome animals that
we'll never see the like of
again."
Sister Theresa recalls that
one Of the Rose boys was very
nice" and the sisters had a
high regard for his father.
But the latter came to an
unhappy end by his own hand
in 1912 and the college bought
the property. Red Rose Inn
successfully became a domes-
tic science building, temporary
infirmary, residence hall and
flne arts building.
Come summer and the old
building will be torn down.
Another small chapter in the
city's colorful history will be
ended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
Cole Again Rejects Bid
Of D. c. for PLANNING Aid

The Housing and Home Finance Agency today
for the third time by the planning
for Municipal Center Office building.
Albert M Cole HIIFA administrator the District Com
missioners HFA funds not needed because District is
applying directly to Congress for planning funds.
The Government official however discounted protest bv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
Some Pentogon Hackers
Lack Permits, D. c. Told
City Probing Report Thot Cab Drivers
Operate There Without Credentials

The Commissioners Traffic Advisory investigating
reports that cab drivers denied hackers licenses the District
nearby Jurisdictions nevertheless do business from the
Pentagon taxi stand.
The study assigned the boards Regulations
Committee after report made by Dr. Hoffman, member
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
A Tlrnnplrt fnr Tnhay
Lenten Reflections on How the Bible
Hos Affected Lives of People You Know
BY DIR. IRENE c. HYPPS
Assistant Superintendent d. c Public School

Whenever situations arise in which there insecure
ties, dangers threatening elements, realize my
inadequacy control the circumstances to solve the
problems There is road map of safety and the only
guide line is that of faith
Faith to hold firm has to have base Past experiences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
Wrong Number

A gentleman called the
meat market operated by
Dave and Lou RubenStein the
other day and reported he
wanted a lion taken out of
his bathroom.
you'd better call the ZOO
II IT'S a live lion," Lou told
him.
mo, this is a telephone line,
l-i-n-e," the man explained.
Il want it moved"
Lou knew all the time what
the man meant, because the
store gets 40 or so calls a day
for the telephone company.
The store number is NE. g.
1900 and the phone COM
pany's is NE 10000, so it is
purely a case of slipshod dial
ing, but misguided calls con-
tinue to come in. The Rambler
heard three while he was
there.
The Rubensteins used to
answer rings with a business
like Dawes Market" but now
they simply say hello"
"When they heard Dawes
Market, Lou explained, they
knew they had the wrong
number and hung up, then
diaied us right back again.
This way we get a chance to
tell EN- they've got the wrong
number"
Why don't they change the
stores number? The Ruben
STEMS like the old one and,
besides, the phone company
has more numbers than they,
why doesn't it change?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-21
Street Scenes i.

A stamp and die firm
sprucing up its window with
a vase OF fresh cut flowers.
A couple of dogs, whose
grooming and tags indicated
they come from good families,
mooching candy outside a
drugstore on Connecticut ave-
nue..