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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Steady
Growth Seen
by Randolph

The Washington area will
continue to grow in 1857 as more
businesses are established here
Jennings Randolph. assistant tc
the president Of Capital Airlines
yesterday told 200 persons at the
Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants' New Years party.
Members and their wives met
in the Perpetual Building Asso-
citation auditorium, Twelfth and
E streets NV. where they rans
the big bronze bell which USED
to hang in the firehouse al
Nineteenth and H streets NV.
Washington will have a more
balanced base of well-being thar
has been experienced in The
past" Mr.. Randolph. chairman
of the House District Commit.
tee from 1889 to 1945. declared.
He predicted light industry, re-
search plants, trade associations
and national organizations vii
continue to locate here. The mum
Der of Federal employees here viii
be about the same as last year
he estimated, but Transportation
problems will become more acute
1t will be absolutely neces.
sary" for Washington to have 6
second airport, Mr.. Randolph de.
clared. There is a need for thu
people of Washington to b
awakened" to responsibility il
public affairs. he added. through
use of the ballot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
ANNUAL NEW YEARS RECEPTION
OF McKELDINS ATTRACTS 877

ANNAPOLIS (F--Cov. and Mrs McKedin welcomed
BIT persons Government House yesterday the doors
of the historic mansion opened to the Maryland public
for a traditional New Years reception.
The steady stream of guests between pm and PM
up largest crowds attend the annual
affair Some 600 came last year.
Among yesterdays visitors members Of the Gen.
eral Assembly arriving for 90day session Of the Legsa
which begins today and group of 30 Hungarian reu
gees who recently arrived in this country and being
quartered in Baltimore
The refugees included 13-year-od Budapest freedom
fighter and his father who in America only
days.
Gov and Mrs McKedin chatted with the boy Zoltan
Baogh and his father Otto who had been captured by
police and condemned to die before others the
revolt freed them.
Earlier. the McKeldns had entertained approximately
275 Maryland National Guard officers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Fulton Lewis Sued
For Million Here

A 81 million defamation suit
today was filed in District Court
against Fulton Lewis, jr.. the
radio commentator, by Mrs
Pearl A. Wanamaker. former
superintendent of public instruc-
ton in the State of Washington.
Mrs. Wanamaker, who was one
of the leaders at the 1856 White
House Conference on Education,
charged she was DETAINED by Mr.
Lewis in a radio broadcast on
January 6. 1856.
Also named defendants in the
action are WWDC, Inc. and the
Mutual Broadcasting System
Inc. both AT 1927 K street NV
Mrs. Wanamaker at one time
was president of the National
Education Association and was
"a member of the board of gov
ernors of the National Red Cross
from 1852 to 1855. She has filed
two other suits against the COM
mentator in Baltimore and Sc
attic. Wash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Corthy's Wife
Says He'll Attend
Opening Session
BY the Associated Press

Mrs. Joseph r. Mccarthy.
wife of the Wisconsin Republi-
can Senator, said today he will
be discharged from Bethesda
Naval Hospital in time to attend
tomorrow's opening of Congress
Mrs. Mccarthy said the Sen
ator has submitted to a second
minor operation in the lower
right leg from which she said a
fatty tumor was removed last
summer. She said a painful
condition in the left leg. STEM
ming from a knee injury during
World War II. also was treated
and has responded well.
Senator Mccarthy has been in
the hospital for several weeks
without any exact description up
to now Of the nature of his
trouble.
Mrs. Mccarthy said the wound
from his last summers tumor
operation did not heal properly,
and required further surgery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
1856 Visitors to Capitol
Exceeded 5 Million

The GNCC is placing special
emphasis upon convention bust
ness during the hot-weather
months.
The committee estimated that
visitors spent at least SIPS
million here within the last six
months.
Special Events Pushed.
In addition to its summer
jubilee" promotion. the GNCC is
working on expanded programs
for high school tourists, vaca-
tions in this Capital for adults,
attendance at the Pageant Of
Peace during the Christmas
season, the Presidents Cup
Regatta, the Cherry Blossom
Festival and other events.
The committee said it oper-
ated eight housing bureaus
which provided accommodations
for 17,408 persons in the last
half of 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
st. Adams Seeking
Hungarian Linquist

St. Adams Episcopal Church
on the Washington Cathedral
grounds is seeking volunteer to
help in the settlement of 10
Hungarian refugees in the Wash
ington area.
The church, which is sponsor
ing the refugees, has found
homes and jobs for the 10. But
they have no one who can trans
late for the Hungarians, expected
to arrive from New York this
week.
The church has asked that
anyone who can speak Hungar-
ian and wishes to help the refu-
gees in their first few days here
call the church offices at Wis
consin and Massachusetts, ave-
nues NV,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02

The Greater National Capital
Committee reported today that
the number of visitors to Wash
ington and the convention bust
ness here in the last six months
exceeded the most optimistic
predictions.
The number of visitors for
the period means the 1856 total
passed 5 million, according to
Harry L. Merrick. new chair
man of the committee.
Is Conventions in Month
In November alone. the chair
man said. the city was host to
10 conventions which attracted
an attendance of 1890. This is
about twice the normal attend
ance.
The committees summary
pointed out that the District tax
collection on hotel rooms was
II per cent higher last summer
than for the previous summer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Two More Streets
Are Made One-W

The Department of Vehicles
and Traffic has announced the
addition of two new one-way
streets in the District effective
at 10 am. tomorrow.
They are Seventeenth and
Nineteenth streets between Po-
tomac avenue Sc. and Benning
road NE. Seventeenth street
will carry southbound traffic and
northbound traffic will use Nine
teenth street.
The reasons for the creation
OF the new one-way streets are
to handle the overload of traffic
now attempting to use Seven
teenth street both ways and to
improve traffic conditions in the
vicinity OF the National Guard
Armory, said Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02

million gap between revenues and
expenditures.
He said the new tax that he
Will propose is still undecided.
The Governor called for
favorable action on a bill he is
sending down from one of his
study committees to abolish the
present state planning commits
sion in favor of a new Office Of
State Planning.
Acts to Plug LOophOle
In a speech last night to q
Republican dinner, Gov. Nc
Keldin urged prompt action on
an emergency bill to plug a
loophole in the sales and use
tax law that could drain about
81 million from Maryland rev.
enues each year and necessitate
the refunding of SIS million In
taxes already collected.
The Governor said a special
joint committee hearing on the
bill has been arranged for 10
"a m. tomorrow. The measure has
been drafted by the State con-
troller's office.
The loophole is so technical
that it has escaped attention for
almost a decade. Recent court
decisions brought it to light.
The bill would tighten the l947
sales tax law so that there would
be no question of its application
to equipment purchased to full
fill manufacturing commitments
of Maryland industry under con-
tract from out of State firms.
Recent court decisions have
held such machinery to be ex-
empt from terms of the law, even
though the sales tax has been
collected on it for almost 10
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Gunmon, Woman
Rob Man Of $76

James E. Shumpert, %, of 1900
N street NV, reported a gun
man and woman accomplice
robbed him of $76 about am.
today as he was walking about
a block from home.
Mr.. Shumpert said he noticed
the couple a short time earlier
in a neighborhood carry-out
shop. They confronted him in
the 100 block of N street NV,
he said.
While the man held q small.
shiny gun, the woman removed
Mr.. Shumperts wallet, he told
police. The couple then walked
away and Mr.. Shumpert hurried
In the other direction to phone
police. All involved are Negroes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
$50 Boxes Ton
Festival Prices
For Inaugural
Purchasers of $50
Patron Scots Get
Mention on Program

Buy a box at $3.50 for the
Inaugural Festival, or become a
patron and sit in an arm chair
In a special section-price $50
and your name will be printed in
the program.
Boxes seat six.
Mrs. A. Burke Summers. chair
man of the Inaugural Festival
Committee. has urged those
buying box seats or patrons
lseats to accompany their remit
Itances with clear and distinct
spelling of their names. Then
the names will be listed correct
lly in the program.
The festival will be the first
big inaugural event open to the
general public. 1t will be held
at $3.50 pm. on Saturday, Janu-
airy 10, at Uline Arena.
Mrs. Summers promised that
the best Of Hollywood and Broad
way entertainers would make the
festival an outstanding variety
show.
/ George Murphy, director Of
entertainment, has telephonec
from Hollywood to tell of the
entertainers who have already
agreed to perform. The list
includes Tony Martin, Eddie
Fisher. Dorothy Shay. Wendell
Cory, Pat Boone. Tony and Sally
de Marco, BUD Abbott, Lou
Costello. and the orchestras OF
Lawrence Welk and Emil Cole
imam.
Messmore and Damon, New
York theatrical designers, are
in charge of the complete re-
decoration of the arena.
Tickets can be obtained by
writing the Inaugural Festival
Committee, Fourteenth and D
streets S.W. Prices for seats
other than box and patrons
seats are $3.50. Sc, SO and $l2.
Certified checks. bank drafts for
money orders should accompany
orders for tickets.
Invitations are being mailed
to persons to become patrons
and patronesses. OF the program
in which the names will be
printed. Mrs. Summers said:
This program is a memoir
able souvenir of the Inaugural
ton. 1t is a privilege and honor
to be recognized as participant
in this historic event."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Mrs. Simmonds Keeps
Arlington Board Post

Mrs. Jeane Simmonds ha;
been reappointed clerk to the
Arlington County Board.
A law school graduate, Mrs
Simmonds has been board clerk
since June, 1858.
Now on maternity leave. Mrs
Simmonds was reappointed fol
the calendar year by the board
at its organizational meeting
yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Keith Elected
Of
Board
Replaces FreehiII
After Vote Bottle
By Supervisors

James Keith today was elected
chairman of the Fairfax Board
Iof County Supervisors, succeed
ing Joseph Freehill who has
been chairman since the new
board took Office year ago.
The shift came by unanimous
vote after Brig. Gen. Richard P
Ovenshine and Mrs. Anne Will
kins unsuccessfully tried to con-
tinue Mr.. Freehill as chairman.
Both Mr.. Freehill and Mr.
Keith are Democrats. Mr.. Free
hill, however, is regarded as one
of the liberal faction. He is the
Falls Church District represen-
tative on the board. Mr.. Keith
a Fairfax attorney who repre-
sentS Providence District, is gen.
orally regarded as a conservative
Normally. a board chairman
is elected for a full four-yeaI
term. When the new board took
office last January, however
board members agreed Einfor-
mally that whoever was elected
chairman at that time would
offer to resign at the end of one
year
Harvard Graduate
/ The new board chairman, like
Mr.. Freehill, is a Harvard Law
School graduate. He was elected
to the Fairfax board for a four
year term beginning last Janu-
airy. Mr.. Keith once was an I'M
successful candidate for the Vir-
ginia House of Delegates. He
is As and lives in the town OF
Fairfax.
! The supervisors met behind
closed doors for an hour and a
half before they came into oper
session. apparently in an effort
to thrash out who would get the
Craftsmanship.
/ When Mr.. Freehill offered hi.
resignation at the outset of the
Iopen session. Gen. Ovenshint
moved that it not be accepted
He was supported by Mrs. Viii,
kins. They failed to get an,
Iother votes for the motion, how.
lever.
| The next motion, offered b,
supervisor Stuart DeBell, was Il
accept. 1t was seconded by Su,
pervisor Claiborne Leigh, ant
apparently carried by a So vot,
with Gen. Oyenshine and Mrs
Wilkins dissenting. There wa.
no roll call on the acceptance
however, and board member!
avoided being recorded on theil
vote.
Vote Unanimous
! Finally. Mr.. DeBell nominated
Mr.. Keith and he won the chair.
manship with a unanimous vote
Supervisor William Moss saic
the board appreciated the leader,
ship 1t had gotten from MIR
Freehill during the past year
and emphasized that mo per.
sonal issues are involved" in tn,
change.
/ Besides Mr.. Freehill and Mr.
Keith, other Democrats on the
board are Mr.. DeBell and Mrs
Wilkins. Republican board mem.
mers are Gen. Ovenshine. Mr.
Moss and Mr.. Leigh. BoarC
members do not normally vot,
along party lines. however. Tht
voting more often follows urbar
versus rural lines, or liberal-con.
sentative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02

SSAAFAASOA ouIOiAAOpllC llIoHCC-
ton, always a controversial issue
to the lawmakers. Maryland is
surrounded by States which re-
Iquire inspection of motor vehi-
cles.
Whatever may have been our
attitude toward such legislation
IN the past" he said, 1.-The con-
tinuing craze for the conversion
OF ancient jalopieS to modern
not rods must convince all of us
that the danger of death from
mechanical defects is greater
than ever before and that the
state must take steps to bar such
defective equipment from the
public streets and highways
Gov. McKeldin praised the work
OF a special Legislative Council
committee. which recommended
an inspection law and other re-
visions. including periodic re-
licensing of drivers, mandatory
driver training courses in schools
and chemical tests for accused
drunken drivers.
Designed as Guide
The Governor said the report
Of the committee, which was
headed by Delegate Edgar P.
Silver. Democrat of Baltimore,
should serve as a highly USE
full guide to the accomplishment
of that which must be done now
OF our roads are to be dedicated
to their proper uses-and not to
those of the athletes of the &C
celerator and the wild asses of
the macadam who are, in the
main, responsible for the weekly
harvest
The Governor said he strongly
favorS periodic relicensing of
motor. vehicle operators, but
questioned whether the COM
mittee's proposal of re-examina-
ton of all licensees each three
years is either essential OF
feasible"
He suggested that the law
makers might want to provide
for REORGANIZATION only of GER
tain age groups or those with
accident records.
The Governor did not speci-
fically indorse any of the COM
mittee's other recommendations
except its proposal that the
Legislature set up standing
committee on motor vehicle
laws. Legislative leaders have
indicated that they intend tc
create such a committee this
session.
Mr.. Keldin also said he was
pleased with the committee s
finding that State police force
was woefully undermanned."
The Governor said that in his
proposed State budget he will
send to the Legislature later this
month. provision will be made
for 40 additional State troopers
next fiscal year and 40 more the
following year.
j Maryland had poorly-super-
viSed system of motor vehicle in
spections by private garages back
in the 1905 and it was aban-
doned because of public criticism
Tax Revision Expected
! Promising to give further de-
tails on his budget at the time he
presents it. Gov. McKeldin said
he expects to recommend some
adjustment in our tax structure
to make I'D for an anticiuated 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
The
Rambler
Crime Comes
To r Street
BY JACK JONAS

The annals of crimes are
filled with stories of men and
women who abandon the
righteous way of life because
of an unfulfilled ambition.
That is the way the R Street
Mob was born.
The ringleader-as genteel
and refined a lady as you'd
find in any of the Nations
best drawing roomS-remi-
niSced to the happy days of
her childhood at grandmoth-
er's and the wooden towel rack
in the kitchen.
She longed for such a
towel rack in her own kitchen,
now that she was grown and
a grandmother herself. She
searched, without success,
from dime store to fancy
antique shop.
She was walking along R
street one day and there, right
out in plain view, was the OBJ
ject of her long search. She
fastened to a friends house
the friend also genteel and
refined lady-for advice.
Should I ask them to sell
it to me?" she asked her
friend. Should I ask them
to give it to me? Or should
just reach up and take it?"
"Steal it," the friend said.
The lady was shocked by
this outspoken advice.
"How?" she asked.
"Ill drive you past slowly"
her friend said. you reach
out the window and grab it,
and then I'll step on the gas"
So they piled into the get
away car and set out. AS they
drove slowly by, the first lady
reached out and grabbed the
wooden towel rack from the
place she had spotted it
among the tin cans and bottles
and'other debris on a District
trash collection truck.
The mob apparently dis
banded after this successful
feat, for there has been no
further marauding of rubbish
trucks on R street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
CLASSES RELEASED
AT RADNOR SCHOOL
AS OIL RUNS OUT


Students at the Radnor
Elementary School in Be-
thesda. Md, were released
from classes at midmorning
today because of lack of
heat in the building.
A faculty member said the
buildings heating plant ran
out of oil.
The plant was back in
operation by late morning,
and an afternoon kinder
garten class was expected
to be held on schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
.McKeIdin Endorses
Auto Law Revisions
Inspection Issue Will HighIiqht
State of the Stute' Address.
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star STAFF Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS Md. Jan. Gov McKeldin TODAY Endorsed
compulsory automobile inspection other revisons in Mar-
lands motor vehicle laws. -
That of the hghlghs of annual state of the.
State address he has delivery the opening meeting
today OF the 90day session of the Maryland legislature
1t is the first time Governor has publicly supported
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Dr.. Sturkie to Speak

Dr.. Walter Starkie will lecture
on the history of Spanish music
at O'Connor Auditorium at Trim
ity College at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Efficient

The Postal Service News,
in a short piece deploring
incorrect addresses on mail,
reports a package addressed
to a MIR. Glen Drake, 1877
L St., Lawrence County,
San Diego, Calf, was deliv-
cred in time for Christmas.
But for a while, 1t was nip
and tuck.
Someone finally figured it
was destined for a sailor
aboard LST-SS7-the USS
Lawrence County-at the
San Diego Naval Base.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Rambling

An Alexandria lady, after
she got a notice that there
would be a sewage disposal
charge under a new program
in that city, remarked in
dignantly: cts unfair, max
ing Just those people with
garbage disposal units pay a
tax" :.
An American Aviation Pub
locations man says one of the
saddest things he's seen lately
are copies of their publica-
tons, sent to Hungarian sub
scribers, coming back with
the notation, Address I'm
known. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Mixup

A cab driver was telling the
story.
He was called to Patuxent
to pick up a fare to be taken
to Union Station. When he
arrived there was not one,
but two men standing at the
pickup point beside a pile of
luggage. The second said he
also wanted to go to Union
Station.
There was a lot of luggage,
so all three-the hacker and
his fares, strangers to one
another-pitched in to load
1t into the cab. When the cab
arrived at Union Station, the
two men got out and began
walking away.
Hey" the hacker shouted.
How about your baggage"
The two fares pointed at
one another and said, almost
as one, Il thought it was
yours!"
The hacker hied himself
back to Patuxent, where he
found an irate Marine major
wondering what had happened
to his luggage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-02
Fire!

"Smells like cloth burn
ing" a passenger, on a bus
headed south on Fourteenth
street, said.
ITS just the heating
SYSTEM" another on the
crowded bus assured him.
They always smell that
way" The OdOr became
stronger.
1T does smell a little
like cloth burning, at that"
the passenger who had been
so reassuring said. He began
looking around, then looked
toward the floor.
His trousers were afire.
Never did find out how it
started.
, 1957-05-22
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Commission Countries
Invited to Sugdr
Technologists Meetg.

Port of Spain - Represen-
tatives from the countries
served by the Caribbean Com
mission have been invited to
participate in the 1857 Meet
ing of British West Indies
Sugar Technologists, sched-
uled to be held at the Mill
Reef Club, Exchange Bay,
Antigua, from November 10 to
%, C. F. Beauregard, Secre-
tary General of the Commits
sion, told the Press.
In a letter extending this in
vitation, A. L. Vendryes, As
sistant Secretary Of the Brit
ish West Indies Sugar Asso-
citation, which is sponsoring
the technologists' conference,
adds that the submission OF
papers for discussion, on any
technical subjects connected
with t h e sugar industry,
either on factory or field and
soil subjects, would also be
welcome.
The Secretary General has
accordingly transmitted the
Associations invitation to the
Governments o f the nom
British countries Of the area
served by the Commission,
asking them at the same time
to bring the invitation to the
attention of sugar producers
and other organization in their
countries interested in the
industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-15

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