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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-18
The
Rambler
Tukes q Ride
In an Ancient Cor
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

BY GEORGE KENNEDY
The Rambler was In VII
liamshurg yesterday.
He went there to ride back
to washington in the cara
van Of old automobiles - q
leg Of the annual Glidden
Tour OF the Antique Auto
mobile Club Of America.
And perhaps he went there
to see the Queen,
One Of Edmund Burke's
finest passages was on his
glimpse of Marie Antoinette
at Versailles.
Daniel o'Connell would al
most weep in the Commons
when he spoke Of the virtues
Of Queen Victoria.
There's something about a
queen, and this one, despite
the unpretentiousness Of her
street appearances, Is no
exception.
At close hand, the Ram
bier saw her come out OF
the Williamsburg Inn yes
terday morning, greet the
men and women Of her en-
tourage. and walk to the car
that took her to the airport
and the flight to Washington.
There Is something that
gets you about the way this
young woman ~ she seems
little more than q girl-plays
her diilicult and not unim-
portant role.
The Virginia state Police,
with their gray-blue uni
forms, cartridge belts and
sidearns, standing at in
tervals along the walk made
an impressive appearance
except for one. Instead Of
standing at attention. he
was taking her picture with
q small camera.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-18
John kosper Arrested,
Placed in District Jail
Segresutionist Awoits Assignment
To Federal PenoI Institution

John Kasper. the segregatons in the District Jail
today awaiting assignment TO Federal penal institution for
q year sentence for contempt of court.
Kaspe arrested last night by United States marha
In the 1000 block of Tryrst street marshals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-18

AS TO THE OLD AUTO
MOBILES. the Rambler had
a hitherto undisclosed am
bition: He wants to drive q
Stutz Bearcat.
At the same table in coll
lege in 1917 was a young
fellow whose stepfather was
one Of the wealthiest men in
New York. He had a Stutz
Bearcat.
II we left the table ahead
Of him-and we often did
we would examine it with
awe. It was a red runabout
with the spare tire on the
deck, its squared-away radi-
ator trimmed with brass.
Yesterday the Ram bier
hitched q ride with James
Melton. Mr.. Melton, who is
one OF the country's fore
most collectors Of antique
automobiles, did not bring a
Stutz Bearcat to the tour.
But his conveyance stole the
show.
1t was a huge gypsy-like
van, with a back porch, that
he called a house car. 1t was
not a trailer. It was on q
Winton-Six 1917 chassis so
large as to suggest that 1t
was a size made for fire
engines.
He found It in Grove City,
In Western Pennsylvania a
couple Of years ago. 1t was
built for a citizen Of that
community named Fithian
In 1916 to serve as his mobile
platform as he campaigned
for governor.
Mrs. Melton and their IL
year-old daughter, Margot,
were along, The car was
driven by a Melton employe,
Smokey Ross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-18
Brookings Asks
On Building
8-StoY Structure
On Massachusetts
To Cost 81 Million

Plans Tor Q new w mllllon,
eight-story building on Mas
sachusetts avenue NV. t0l
house the Brookings institution
were under study by District
officials today.
Brookings officials, who are
slated TO be ousted from the
institutions present quarters
at 722 jackson place NV. by
10 new Federal ONCE building.
yesterday asked for a coming
variance for the proposed new
headquarters.
DR.. Robert d. Caikins. Brook
ings president. disclosed that
the organization already had
options on six properties in the
100 block Of Massachusetts,
avenue.
II the Board Of zoning Ad-
justment grants the desired
variance, the new building is
expected to be started next
year. DR.. Calkins said.
Properties Sought
The properties Bookings
wants TO buy are q Belgian
government owned building,
now empty. at It'll Massachu-
sets avenue: the Uruguayan
chancery at l773. the Offices Of
the District Of Columbia Grip
pied Children's Society at 1857.
a boarding house at 1885.
another residence at 1861. and
q building belonging to the ma
tional Kappa Sigma fraternity
at 1877.
The property is In a Resi-
Dental Class c zone. making
the variance necessary II
Brookings is to build there.
DR.. Calkins pointed out. how
ever. that there were large
apartment houses as well as
buildings Of several other nom
profit organizations similar 70
Brookings already in the block
or across the street. The other
organizations include the Amer
lean Council on Education. the
American Institute of Banking,
the American Political Science
Association and Georgetown
University's Institute Of Lam
guages and Linguistics.
One Group Opposed.
The only opposition 70 the
project at a hearing yesterday
came from o group Of owners
Of the five-story co-operptiye
Atcndale Apartments. 1854 p
street, which adjofns the site Of
Of the proposed new building
on the rear.
John S. Hornhack. president
|of the cooperative. objected
that the Bookings plans would
complicate congestion already
existing in a narrow alley at
the rear Of the apartment
building.
He suggested that the alley
be widened or some other ap-
propriate step be taken to coun-
ter the congestion.
Isadore Lazarus. another
Avondale coop member. ex-
pressed concern that the pro-
posed Bookings building might
cut OF Avondale residents from
air and light.
"Prison Wall"
He referred to the rear of
the proposed building as a
prison. wall" and solid block
house" which he said would
come square up against Avon
dale"
Mr.. Lazarus proposed that
Brookings be required to build
its building nearer MaSsachu-
sets avenue and farther from
the apartment house.
"You don't want to make p
street q slum." he told the zon-
ing body.
Fontaine Bradley. Brookings
attorney, defended the institu-
tons plans. He asserted that,
in his opinion. it was better to
have the front of the building
look nice on Massachusetts, ave-
nue. than to try to patch some
thing up on the back"
He charged that the Avon
dial groups proposals amounted
to "the tail wagging the dog"
The Brookings plea was taken
under advisement.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-08
NolanS Has
Bath Fixtures

Nothing, no nothing peps up
your morning shave or shower
like a sparkling, beautiful bath
room! Why not enjoy a gleam-
ing new set of bath fixtures
now at really low cost? You
can remodel or install an extra
bath at great saving during the
special sale at P. F. Nolan, Inc.
This sale is for a limited time
only! Right now Nolan's offers
a complete three-piece National
Inc bathroom ensemble for on
ly $129.95. It's regularly $164.50.
This unusual offer includes: A
big cast-iron recessed tub, 5 feet
long, 16 inches high, complete
with fittings. A GENUINE W.T.
REOUS CHINA LAVATORY, 20
by 17-inch size, with center-set
faucet, and regular waste. ALSO
A GENUINE VITREOUS CHI
MA WASHDOWN TOILET, with
Jet action, impervious to STAIN
ing and diScoloration.
Hurry to Nolan's at 106 Water
St., Chardon.
If you buy now, the cost is
only $129.95 for this three-piece
ensemble which sells regularly
for $164. so. You can install these
top quality Nationaline fixtures
yourself, or P. F. Nolan Inc,
plumbing experts will put them
in for you.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-08
EastHIU
By Mrs. Martin Langaa
Telephone Park 9-7837
(Omitted from last week..

Mrs. Bertha Kehl, Of st. Pet
ersburt, Fla, her sister, Mrs.
Mrs. Geo. williams and Mrs.
Henry Stripple and daughters,
Al Lanning, of Lake wood, yis-
tied in this neighborhood the
past week.
The ladies group of the Lit
tie Church in the Vale, Gates
Mills, had a breakfast In the
park on Thursday. Several from
here attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Randell of
E. Hill Drive, accompanied their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Robt. Randell, of Mont
vile, to Conneaut, Ohio, where
they visited relatives, last Sun
day.
A street party was held Sat.
evening at the Vranek home on
E. Hill Drive, for the folks on
that road.
Mrs. Howard Knuchel, of Wor-
rell Rd., entertained relatives
and a few friends with a birth
day party, Sunday, for her mo-
ther Mrs. H. Tolhurst, who was
rs years old.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-08
IN SER VICE

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE,
MD. - Pvt. Glenn o. Battles.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
o. Battles, Mulberry Rd., Ches-
terland, Ohio, represented the
Army July 20 at the fourth an.
nual &C. 1. Pal Dinner" aboard
the aircraft carrier, U. S. S.
Leyte, anchored off the Mary
land coast, five miles from An
napoliS.
Battles Joined over 800 SER
vicemen from the Army, Navy,
Marines and Air Force who en-
joyed the dinner and a gala en-
tertainment program set up on
one of the 888-foot-long carriers s
elevators.
Regularly assigned as a clerk
with the 36th Evacuation Hospit-
al at Fort George G. Meade,
Md, Battles entered the Army
in January 1857 and received
basic training at Fort Knox, KY
The 20-year-old soldier attend.
ed Kent State University.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-08

Total bonded debt at the con-
clusion of the audit period on
May 20 amounted to $139 900
the report states, and damaged
part Of the new. To put the
new part back in usable condi-
ton, $9130.78 was spent for re-
pairs. An additional bond issue
for $45 900 passed in May, 1858,
TO replace the building that was
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-08
Inspect Building Records
of Claridon School Board

Building program contracts
for the Claridon Local School
District were reviewed in an
audit report released today by
State Auditor James A. Rhodes.
The routine examination W S
conducted by the Bureau of In
Spection and Supervision of Pub
lie Offices under Rhodes direc-
ton.
The $117,000 bond issue in 1851
was passed in order to acquire
real estate, a building and to
furnish two additional fireproof
classroomS for the school at
East Claridon.
In January of 1858, fire de-
Stroyed the old brick building,
destroyed by fire.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-08
Driver DozeS:
2Cars Damaged

Two cars were damaged in an
accident on Thwing Rd., Char
don Township, on Monday, July
%, according to sheriff's depart
ment reports, when Bernard r.
Campbell, of Chester, apparent
ly fell asleep at the wheel.
According to a report filed by
Deputy Frank Fila, Campbell's
car hit the ditch on the north
side of the road, and then hit the
car of william Neundorfer, park
ed in a driveway. The accident
occurred at 2:30 am.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-08
THE RECORD, cHARDoN, OHIO, AUGUST 8, 1s57-l5

cord with Bureau requirements.
Examinations are made per-
iodically by the Bureau. Copies
of the report are on file with
the district clerk and the Ge-
auga County prosecutor.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-08-08

The districts bank balance was
sac, ,924.12, with outstanding
checks for $300.77.
Recommendations were made
by the examiner in regard to
bringing records into total ac-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
Roy Lee Yinger's
Beauty at Your Back Door
Roy Lee Yinger's
The Bottle Of Balls Bluff"

The bloody battle of Balls Bluff fought on
October q, 1861 just two months after the battle
of Bull Run, resulted in complete rout of the
Union army, and coming as it did so soon after
the beginning of the Civil War, caused much
CONSERVATION and concern in Washington It
must be remembered that the Potomac River was
actually the geographical boundary line between
the North and the South; each side had to cross
it for purposes of invasion.
1t was not unusual for large contingents of
soldiers to be quartered at the easiest and most
strategic crossing spots the most important of
which being the stone impounding dam below
Seneca, and the low water level places (making
wading possible) at Edwards and Whites (Con
rads) Ferrys.
Historians have never been able to explain
why there should ever have been battle fought
at Balls Bluff And there certainly isn't any
plausible reason why the North should assemble
5000 troops at Whites Ferry pull three old Chesa
peake and Ohio canal boats out of the canal
place them on the river, and then, of all things
transport this large army to Harrison's Island
topposite Balls Bluff where it encamped for al
most week before attempting the remainder
OF the crossing. 1t is true, however that General
Baker who commanded the Union task force did
have knowledge of some possible opposition from
the Confederates who were known to be infest
ing the activities which confronted him at the
landing spot and it must be assumed that he
certainly did not expect any serious interference
from what he thought was mere handful of
rebels who were defending the southern bank
Hadn't he had his scouts on the Maryland side
climb to the high hills of Marble Quarry, there
to observe the bivouac fires of the enemy? And
hadn't they been very, very few in number?
The belief on the part of General Baker that
he would not have any trouble crossing the river.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12

was very bad mistake. But he was destined
to make an even worse military blunder
The South had purposely limited their bivouac
fires to mislead the North. Troops 1000 strong,
peered from behind huge oak trees and squat
laurel bushes at the boisterous and confident 5000
Union troops encamped on tiny Harrison's Island
The slaughter, they knew, must begin soon.
The 21st of October was a clear, bright day.
There had been torrential rains and the Potomac
was swollen to almost flood stage. The clumsy
c & o canal boats which would hold 40 men had
to be propelled by long poles and this was Ger.
tainly no easy job with a six foot high river
And it certainly was not an enviable spot to
land - on the sheer side of bluff $50 feet hight
This, we must believe, was the Norths second
fatal mistake, a blunder which cost the lives of
BOO troops. The South lost 1913 men.
There must have been only the twitter of
the birds to break the silence as the first three
loaded boats headed for the Virginia shore But
they landed successfully and without opposition
Every crossing was uneventful until there were
1900 men standing on the sheer side of hill
1t was then that the witherfng, relentless Con
federate fire cut them down like SO many sit
ting ducks Certainly pandemonum reigned that
Hateful day in 1861. The fact that only three
boats were available made retreat difficult swim
ming was hazardous and foolhardy One retreat.
ing boat heavily overladen, sank in the muddy,
sWiring waters, and all on board were lost The
Union forces, half of which were unframed were
completely demoraliZed; few knew how to man
the cannons when the veteran cannoneers were
killed - as consequence Union officers manned
the guns and few of them ever lived to tell the
tale General Baker was killed early in the
battle
Montgomery Countians would perhaps like
to take the trip to where the Battle of Balls Bluff
was fought. If you will go to Whites Ferry
and take the boat across, down river you will
see the western tip of Harrisons Island mile
and half further down is the beginning of Vir.
glnias Balls Bluff When you land turn left
on stone road until you reach the main road
leading to Leesburg, turn left here and 20 about
a mile and half to bronze marker describing
the battle of Balls Bluff (of which the South
Is proudD turn left at this point and mile fur.
ther on you will be at the very spot where the
annlhHation of the Union forces took place Here
less than stones throw from the river is prob
ably the smallest Civil War cemetery in the
country - mere handful of graves; all save
one are unmarked, for here lie gallant men from
both Sides This little, welkept cemetery is en-.
comprised by wrought iron fence. In the CEN
ter OF the graves is a modest monument to for.
ever mark the spot where brother fought brother
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
Wcs in Lungs
Her Suffering Is
In Her Spine Now

Every year during the Christmas Seal Cam
paign in Montgomery County many notes and
messages are received from contributors These
people wish to express their feelings concerning
tuberculosis and appreciation for the services
provided by the Christmas Seal Fund
The following messages, enclosed in the en-
Velopes of the Christmas Seal contributors are
samples of those which have been received by the
Montgomery County tuberculosis Association.
note from former TB patient read:
Thank you for the help your Association
gave me in my recovery"
From mother ard father this note was
received:
1T is real pleasure to contribute to this
cause and to hope your plans will be most effec-
tive in the New Year. We are witness to the
suffering this illness brings as it affects our
year old daughter, in her spine now, and in the
past her lungs"
Il am very old lady and have no income
except that which make by fine needle work
So this is really widows Mite" but send IL
with prayer for those affected and can only
pray for their return to health"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
County UGF
Unit Hits
81 Percent

The Montgomery County Di-
vision in the Metropolitan Unit
of the United Givers Fund cam
paign had raised only $11,247 or
Sill percent of its $22,0O0 at its
last report. Some County vol
unteers are continuing their eff
forts to achieve complete cover
age, UGF leaders said.
At this point in last years
campaign, Montgomery County
totals we're $14,526, represent
ing 636 pledges. $11,247 repre-
sents GA pledges.
Cited for his outstanding in
dividual campaign job was L.
Ross Roberts, of the County
Federal Savings and Loan Asso-
citation, who was captain of
three Rockville area teams
which topped their quotas by
164.7, 1917, and 1922 percent.
Leading among the areas was
Wheaton, which raised 1884 or
1877 per cent of its $1,000 quota.
Wheaton team captains achiev.
ing more than so percent of
quota were Philip Nachman,
2605 Dawson Street. 10 per.
cent; Clinton c. Sisson, 1890
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
Letters
Firemen Thanked

| wish to publicly thank the
Sandy Spring Fire Dept for the
excellent service it has rendered
me on more than one occasion,
the latest incident having oc-
cured during the past month
when the firebox in my furnace
became overheated and oil was
leaking outside and burning.
The speed with which equip
ment and men arrived after the
sounding of the siren was posi-
lively fantastic and the fire was
put out before any damage was
done.
| am very grateful to the de-
partment for having rescued"
me four times during the past
101a years; twice by taking me
to the hospital in the ambulance,
and promptly putting out two
different fires at my place.
Clarence Watkins
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
Airport
Study Is


The county, in an effort to
keep alive its chance for a $275,-
600 offer by the Civil Aeronau
tics Administration to share
the cost of building a county
airport, Tuesday initiated an
economic study on the airport
proposal.
County Manager Melvin L.
Reese, noting the Jan. 1 dead
line for qualifying for CAA
funds, told the Council such an
economic study would be an
indication of activity" sufficient
to satisfy federal requirements
for funds. The appropriation, if
not contracted for, will be re-
allocated, he pointed out.
The economic study would be
submitted back to the county
council, Reese said, and public
hearing held on the findings.
Copies would be made available
to the new county revenue au-
thority among others, he added.
Responsibility for determining
the need and feasibility of an
airport was vested in the rev
enue authority which was ap-
pointed last summer and started
to meet in September.
j. Ingram Medley, chairman
of the revenue authority, told
the council Time is of the es-
sence. don't think any preroga.
tiveS would be taken from us
by the county council making
this study. We are in accord"
The revenue chairman said
the authority must get an office
set up and organize to obtain
enough facts. After the survey
is made, the revenue authority
would then evaluate the infor-
nation and have public hearings
and arrive at its own conclu-
sions, Medley said. The county
council has veto powers on any
project the revenue authority
recommends.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
Non Director

As a resident of Potomac,
note with interest the articles
published in opposition to the
proposed Watts Branch filtra.
ton plant. fail to see the logic
in them. Apparently some peo-
pie are perfectly willing to have
the proposed plant moved up or
down river next to "the other
fellow" The City of Rockville
is constructing a filtration
plant much nearer the village
in the very heart of the resi-
dental area of Potomac. Yet
this evoked no protests from
those who are now making
such an cutlery. Obviously it all
depends on whose property is
affected!
Mrs. Verna G. Mize
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12

Nairn Road, Silver Spring.
1925; and the Rev. Harold Ian
man, 10700 Georgia Avenue,
1925 percent.
E. Richard Mcintyre, 1O015
Tenbrook Drive, was captain of
a team that raised 1857 per.
cent of quota in Silver Spring
area. Others in the Silver Spring
area who raised over 80 percent
were Jerome E. Korpeck, Esq,
10000 Cherry Tree Lane, whose
team raised 102.92 percent, and
Howard ]. Thomas, % Mel
bourne Avenue, achieving 81.36
percent of his teams quota.
The complete breakdown by
areas shows that Wheaton
raised 1854, representing 1877
per cent of its $1,000 quota.
Rockville: $2,571 or 64.27Nper
cent of its $4,000 quota.
Silver Spring: $4,861.35 or
1928 per cent of its $500 quota.
Takoma Park: $519.40 or 43.28
per cent of its $1,000 quota.
Bethesda: $1,7O2 or 25.7S per
cent Of its $1,000 quota.
Chairman and Vice Chairman,
respectively, of the Montgomery
County Division are c. Edwin
Kline, president of the Citizens
Building and Loan Association,
Silver Spring; and James F.
Tones, lawyer with the firm of
Everngam & Tones, Silver
Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
Credit Where Due

THREE counties in Maryland - Montgom-
cry and Prince Georges in the sprawling
suburbs of Washington and Baltimore Coun-
ty which rings Baltimore City - have borne
the brunt of population explosions in the
past decade. A comparison of what these
three counties have done to cope with their
growing-pan problems is interesting.
Nowhere does a population boom have
more impact than on the schools. And
comparison of what these three counties
have done, individually, to cope with their
school headaches puts Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties in a much more
favorable light than Baltimore County.
In the last five years, Baltimore Coun-
ty schools have added 25,384 pupils to their
rolls Montgomery and Prince Georges have
tackled on an additional %, 425 and 19,025
respectively When you consider the class
rooms and teachers and facilities needed to
accommodate such an increase in a brief,
five-year period it is rather staggering. Yet
somehow, all three areas have managed to
keep their heads up above water.
Baltimore County, however, now has
about 800 children in halliday shifts And
another 6700 are repeatedly in temporary
makeshift quarters. On the other hand
Montgomery County now has only 1912
pupils attending part-time classes in 10
schools and by the end of the school year
there will be only 375 attending school on
such an inadequate basis. All of these are
elementary school children. Prince Georges
County has fewer than 700 attending part
time school and all of them are elementary
pupils. BY the end of the year it, too, by
a rather extraordinary coincidence, expects
to have only 375 students on halliday ses-
sions
It's nice to give credit where credit is
DUE, And great deal of it is due in this
instance.