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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
Diplomats Wife
Is Honored

The American wife Of q
japanese diplomat during
World War II and author Of
the book, Bridge to the
Sum-" Gwen Terasaki, was
guest Of honor yesterday at
a luncheon given by her old
friend. Mrs. Walter Wyatt.
Mrs. Terasaki, now Wild
owed, is living in johnson
City, Tenn. Her daughter.
Mako, now married to Mr..
Mayne Miller, q johnson
City lawyer. figures promi-
nently in her book which is
a graphic account Of the
TeraSaki family's wartime
experiences. Hollywood is
planning q movie based on
the book.
Mrs. Wyatt, wife Of the
Reporter Of Decisions of the
U. S. Supreme Court. in
vited several of Mrs. Terra
saki's old friends as well as
some Supreme Court wives
for the luncheon
Among those present were
Nine. Asakai. wife Of the
Japanese Ambassador: Nine.
Tong, wife Of the Chinese
Ambassador; Mrs. Harold
Burton and Mrs. Tom Clark.
wives Of Supreme Court as
sociate justices; Mrs. Nelson
johnson. Mrs. Bonner Fell
lers. Mrs. Monnett Davis and
Mrs. Carl Huyette.
Still others were Mrs. Rob-
ert Murphy. wife of the I'M
dersecretary Of State; Mrs.
Robert T. Bryant, Nine.
Yasukawa. wife of the Jap
ahese counselor; Mrs. How
ard Long and Mrs. Bruce
Smith.
Mrs. Terasaki is spending
a few days with the Wyatts.
Before returning home on
Monday, she also plans to
visit Mrs. Mark c. Bane, in
Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
By DR.. PAUL POPENOE

G4 - 1ANO
Dear DR.. Popenoe. AS man
to man. let me beg you to
please stop telling middle
aged women to get out and
circulate when their children
are gone.
After all. they're still
homemakers, aren't they?
They still have husbands
who need attention. Our
youngest child has now gone
from home and my wife
thinks she has nothing left
to do but CAD about.
She's plunged into neigh
borhood organizations, tax
ing classes. and politicking as
II she were a career woman.
I say it's too much!"
Sorry, Mr.. c., but man to
man, you get no sympathy
from me.
During the early years Of
marriage, which frequently
means for at least Is or 20
years. a wife is normally
pushing her husband ahead
outside the home and not
getting out much herself.
Later. when the children
are gone, it is the husbands
turn to see that his wife gets
out as much as possible. He
must remember that she was
tied down for 20 years while
he was in the world.
We have always heard it
said that the road to success
is crowded with men being
pushed along by their wives.
Most Of us probably wouldn't
be there otherwise.
Are you familiar with the
various studies made on COL
lege graduates. showing that
the most successful ones in,
let us say, the class of 1920.
are married and have good
sized families, while the least
successful ones are bache-
lors?
But there ought TO be two
sides TO this road and it's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19

governor Of the District So
ciety, was elected deputy gov
ernor general, and Mr.. Leigh
L. Nettleton was elected as
sistant general Of the General
Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-19
D. c. Member Named
To Honorary Post

Mr.. Maurice H. Thatcher
was elected honorary life
counsellor general Of the
General Society Of Mayfiower
Descendants at its recent
triennial congress in Ply
mouth. Mass. Mr.. Thatcher
has just completed a three
year term as counsellor gen.
eral.
Mr.. Charles T. Macdonald,
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Plan Tea

Nine. Yang, wife Of the
Ambassador from Korea,
will be hostess at a tea Sat-
urday.
1t will benefit the Women's
Society of Christian Service
Of Foundry Methodist Church
and will be given at the EN-
bassy from 2 to 4 pm.
Art objects in the embassy
will be on display and there
will be a musical program.
Mrs. william Barton. presi-
dent. will greet the guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-13
Double CHOKING
Given us Cause
Of Knifinq Attack

1t was a unique and breath
taking experience. James Morris
Scott. SO. Negro, told Municipal
Judge Andrew Howard yesterday.
I'm SO years old and it was
the first time in my life l was
choked by two people at the
same time" he related ruefully.
That's how he came to knife
one Of his assailants, Thomas
Minnick, 33, Negro, in the latter's
apartment in the 1900 block
Euclid street NV. last Deem
Der 30, he said. Mr.. Minnick
suffered a stab wound in his
right side and Scott was charged
with assault.
The fracas started, Scott said,
after Mr.. Minnick and members
of his family ate SCOTS groceries
while the latter was at the
BARRIERS.
Harsh words we're followed by
bottle, knife and hammer throw
ing events. Scott said.
At one point, he declared, Mr..
Minnick and the latter's mother
started choking him at once.
The stabbing followed.
Judge Howard sentenced Scott
to As days in jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-13
Givers
Fund Makes
Staff Chance

In a streamlining move to
more closely knit the staff or
Iganization of the United Givers
Fund, the Offices of the collec-
ton manager and controller have
been combined. it has been an
nounced.
Ferdinand v. Grayson, execu-
tive director making the an
nouncement. said John j. Nc
Donnell. who Joined the fund as
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collections manager when 1t was
formed last January. has been
appointed controller to head the
combined operation, lie mad been
i'm a similar capacity with the
Community Chest Federation
since 1885.
Another streamlining move is
the consolidation of 10 head
quarters services into an Office
management department. h aced
by Miss Flora Bouton Miss Bou-
ton formerly was assistant to
Mr.. Mcdonnell.
Virgil Shinker, former part
time UGF controller, will now
devote full time to duties as con-
troller for the United Commu-
nifty Services.
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ment. This would call for the
election of a city council. mayor.
school board and non-voting
delegate in the House. Sponsors
of such a measure, previously
passed several times by the Sem
ate, now are being lined up so
that a good presentation can be
made when the bill is called up
in the 85th Congress.
Senator Clark and two other
new members of the Senate Dis
trict Committee will begin their
service tomorrow when Chair
man Nicely. Democrat of West
Virginia. chairman. will call an
organization meeting into seS-
sion.
Chairman Nicely will be there
with the aid of crutches since he
is still recuperating from a hip
operation. But he proposes to be
there Is minutes early so as to
let photographers and newspa-t
permen see how active he is at
the age of 81 despite his opera
ton. The guesses are that if he
doesn't have a quorum at 1920
the meeting will be adjourned
until next week
Senator Clark did not want to
talk too much about his ideas
about Washington since he is a
freshman Senator. but he did in
dictate some doubts as to whether
private operation of mass trans
portation could succeed.
AS a former mayor of Phila-
delphia he said there are three
big problems affecting large
cities: Slums. mass transporta-
ton and how to deal with metro
politan area questions-matters
involving several jurisdictions
such as Maryland. Virginia and
the District.
In other words. Mr.. Clark
raised questions as to whether
spokesman for different jurisdic-
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615G| Dances
DrawArea Girls

Washington area girls con-
tributed to the morale of the
armed forces by attending 615
dances at military installations
In 1856, the Armed Services Hos
pitality Committee reported yes
terday.
In its report for the year the
committee said that 500 girls
were trained as junior hostesSes.
The number signing up for the
dances was l7,400. The commit
tee said this activity gives super
vised recreation of high quality
to young Government girls. while
providing the young servicemen
with junior hostesses who have
poise and know how to behave"
The committee also reported
these achievements:
Free and cut-rate tickets, "A, 800
in number. for sports events,
chiefly baseb all: theatres,
movies. concerts and other pro-
grams, were issued to service
men.
A thousand monograph rec
ords. 500 decks of cards and
many movie tickets were COL
lected and distributed to men of
IS Navy ships which docked
here for liberty.
Eighty-two all-day sightseeing
trips were conducted for 1851
men by lis volunteers.
Servicemen lodged in centers
co-ordinated by the committee
numbered 1874. Through the
aid of the home hospitality COM
mittee thousands of men were
entertained at private houses. at
Senate lunches and at clubs and
dances.
Thirty-eight agencies are rep
resented on the Armed Services
Hospitality Committee. F. Jo-
seph Donohue is chairman of
the executive committee. Mrs.
William M. Calvin is executive
secretary. The operating agency
for the committee is Recreation
Services, Inc.
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Senator Clark Ready
For D. C. Council Duties

Senator Joseph Sill Clark Democrat of Pennsylvania
appointed member of the Senate Committee
and to discharge his job member of the branch
of the Washington city council"
pat solutions of Washngons problems but
said he favors homerue type of bill for the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-13

tions could get together to solve
mutual problems. He suggested
that this was possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29

by a loyal staff. :. He could
have accomplished more in my
opinion, in the past couple of
years, if a truly city managerial
form of government had been
permitted to function" Mr.. KEEL
logg said.
After the meeting, Mayor Fink
told reporters "the council has
been very unhappy with Mr.
Woodbury's operation for some
time. :"
Mr.. Woodbury. has served as
city manager for the last five
years. His salary is $500.
Won't Elaborate on Letter
Though he sat through the
long council agenda after hi:
letter Of resignation was read ir
the opening minutes, he left the
session when the council took ur
the resignation as the last item
Of business about 10:30 pm. HI
declined to elaborate on the let.
ter he submitted. which said ir
part: 80.
while I had previously con-
templated asking the council tt
accept my resignation to be ef-
fective as Of February 20, it is my
strong conviction that in so do
ing ] would be derelict in re.
sponsibilities to the citizens
in view Of the many pressing
problems Immediately confront.
ing the CITY,"
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Court 10 Rule
0nBoyS|ayer

Billy Ray Prevatte, IA, SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment fol
the murder of a school teacher
last May 4. has been ruled a de-
fective delinquent by the Pa
tuxent Institute for Defective
Delinquents.
An arraignment will be sched-
uled soon. at which time the
former Seat Pleasant youth and
his attorneys, A. Gwinn Bowie
and Wilmer D. Pyles, will decide
If they want the court or a jury
to judge whether the boy is
legally a defective delinquent.
/ Acknowledging receipts yester-
day of the institute report,
States Attorney Blair H. Smith
explained that the law provides
that Prevatte be returned to the
Patuxent Institute if a court OF
jury concurs in the report. In
this case, Mr.. Smith said. the
boy can be paroled by the insti-
Itute when psychiatrists feel he is
cured and prepared to return to
society.
Under his present sentence
the youth will be eligible fol
parole after Is years.
If the court or jury finds the
boy is not a defective delinquent
he will be sent to the State Re-
formatory for Males to serve his
life sentence. Mr.. Smith added
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29
'McKeIdin Signs
Law on Use Tax

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 90 (P.-
Gov McKeldin signed his first
Is bills of the legislative session
yesterday. The principal one was
to close what the Court of APP
peals has ruled is a loophole in
the uSe-tax law.
1t will permit the sales tax di-
vision to continue to collect 2
per cent on tools or equipment
bought by a Maryland manufac-
turer to fill orders for the Fed
|eral Government or out-of State
customers. Besides losing future
collections the State might be
liable for a SIS million in re-
funds without the new law.
Two that were initiated by the
Montgomery County delegation
will:
Exempt motor vehicles pur-
chased and operated by nonprofit
rescue squads from the titling
tax.
Exempt certain events spon-
sored by nonprofit rescue squads
from the admission tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29

Immediate construction Of g
Woodrow Wilson Me m oria,
Bridge across the Potomac River
lat Jones Point was virtually as.
sured today by an agreement
among Maryland. Virginia ano
the District to share its main
tenance cost.
A construction permit, speci-
flying clearance of so feet ver-
Itically and ITS feet horizontally
over navigation channels, was
issued today by the District
Corps of Engineers.
The Districts agreement tc
share in the annual maintenance
costs. estimated to total about
100000, was formalized at q
meeting Of the Board Of Com
missioners today. The thre
board members agreed on this
at a conference yesterday after.
noon.
Earlier in the day, highway of
flcials from Maryland and Vir.
Iginia reached an agreement that
technically. removed the last
financial obstacle in the path Of
the SLAB million span between
Alexandria, Va, and Prince
&c orges County, Md. They
decided to sign an agreement
Immediately to split the main
tenance costs between the two
States, with the understanding
that the District would agree te
legislation making the expense Of
upkeep a three-way affair.
If present plans for the Jones
Point Bridge 90 through as writ
ten, John E. Smith. jr.. chair
man Of the Washington Board
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of Trades Washington Channel
Improvement subcommittee, de-
clared today they will kill plans
for port development here and
in Alexandria, Va.
Mr.. Smith pointed out that
plans call for maintaining Wash
Iington as a passenger port and
Alexandria as a freight port,
But If the bridge is constructed
as proposed, it will bottle up
navigation 1000 yards from the
Alexandria dock" downstream,
because of inadequate horizontal
bridge clearance.
He would like to see 800 feet
horizontal clearance authorized.
Mr.. Smith advocates that the
paragraph Of the law pertaining
to horizontal clearance be re-
written so as to empower the
Army Engineers Corps to author
lie redesigning the bridge in
accordance with navigational
Interests.
With proper navigational depth
of a 36-foot channel, some 30(
feet wide. about 80 per cent Of
the worlds shipping would bt
able to come to Alexandria, Mr.
Smith asserted.
The agreement between thu
two States had the immediate
effect Of freeing the construction
funds because the supplemental
bill Of last July said the $14.t
million appropriation would bC
effective only upon the fina
contamination Of agreements
for the maintenance and opera.
ton Of the bridge and APP
proaches by the States Of Vir.
ginia and Maryland"
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Maintenance Cost Award Speeds Start
On Jones Point Bridge Construction

Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane,
District Engineer Commissioner,
said his colleagues had agreed
to make the division of mainten-
ance costs three-way PROPOSE
ton to prevent further delay in
beginning construction.
Heretofore, Gen. Lane said,
Maryland had raised the illegal
objection" that the States funds
could not be spent to maintain
ia portion of a bridge in another
State COR the DISTRICT unless
the second jurisdiction contrib
uted toward the cost.
Between 600 and 800 feet of
the Woodrow Wilson Bridge
would pass over portion of the
Potomac River that is in the
District.
The States agreement, con-
ditional upon favorable action
by the District Commissioners
was reached at a closed confer
ence yesterday afternoon in the
office of Representative Broy-
hill. Republican of Virginia.
Besides Mr.. Broyhill, those
attending the conference were
Gen. Lane. James A. Anderson,
Virginia highway commissioner:
Robert o. Bonnell, Maryland
State roads commissioner; Rep
resentative Smith, Democrat of
Virginia, and Francis F. Turner,
deputy commissioner and chief
engineer Of the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads. the agency that would
construct the bridge.
Gen. Lane stressed that it was
Ito prevent further delay" that
the Commissioners agreed to
revise their previous stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-29

formers are top professionals.
Songs in German
In the Abduction" everyone
sings in German. The spoken dia-
logue, however, is in English. A
fresh translation, it was described
yesterday by one awed listener as
"the bawdiest language ever
heard in a theater outside
Minsky's."
The rehearsal audience was
dazzled-when it could take its
eyes of the pistachio- colored
seraglio-by the costumes. There
were ladies with bare midriffs
and velvet bras and gentlemen
with knee boots. gold-frogged
coats. persimmon- colored busters
Iknobby slippers and wilted
plumeS.
The Sauciest style note of all
was struck by Osmin, the over
seer Of the harem, who appeared
with multi-colored argyle socks
showing beneath his Oriental
britches. The socks will be re-
placed before Thursday.
The music was equally brilliant
Even the musicians, all men,
bers of the usually staid National
Symphony Orchestra. broke into
cheers once. That was wher
Sylvia Stahlman. singing the part
Of Blonde. another abductee
Ifiawlessly negotiated an astonish-
ing passage which jumps up ano
down and sideways and Their
lands abruptly in E above high c
Laughter Follows
A few minutes later, it was
laughter instead of cheers. Ellen
Fault was nearly fioored by an
aria of ConStanza's. Founder
ing more and more helplessly
among the notes. she finally
Igrimaced. bent double and made
the sign Of the cross in the air
Conductor Paul Galloway and
director William Vorenburg say
the production is well in hand
Yesterdays four-hour rehearsal,
the first of three full ones was
preceded by month of workouts
with the principal singers.
The only, props still missing
are two more wineskins, a whip
and a swatter. The last trunk
OF costumes arrived from New
York yesterday. five minutes
after the rehearsal had started
Then the key sent along to oper
the lock wouldn't work. A stage
hand forced it open.
Tickets to the opera, the first
Of what its sponsors hope will be
a long and distinguished series
for Washington, are available al
from 50 to SO at the National
Symphony box Office in Camp.
bells 1108 @ street NV.
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|CityMonoger Forced Out
IBy Falls Church Council

Long smoldering differences
between the Falls Church City
Council and City Manager w. r.
Woodbury. were exposed last
night with acceptance Of his
forced resignation, effective
April 80.
It was revealed that six of the
seven council members had de-
manded the resignation in a
secret session last December 10.
The demand was kept secret
until last night when attorneys
for Mr.. Woodbury. accused the
council Of breaking pledge to
Mr.. Woodbury. that the demand
would be kept secret.
The council had sought the
resignation effective February
I28. In a letter presented to
council members at the opening
Iof the meeting, Mr.. Woodbury.
demanded a public hearing If
the council decided it would not
accept the resignation effective
April 30.
Sharp Words Exchanged
Sharp words were exchanged
between the attorneys. Lytton H.
Gibson and William Hansbarger
and Mayor Herman Fink, during
a brief executive session in which
the letter of resignation was dis
cussed.
Mayor Fink, after a 6-to-1
vote in favor Of accepting the
resignation as submitted, said he
felt mfr. Woodbury's effective
ness for the city has ended. I
Suggest the council consider pay
ing Mr.. Woodbury. for the next
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three months and relieving him
of his duties"
Mr.. Gibson challenged the au-
.thority Of the city to do that
and Mr.. Fink asked for a ruling
at an early date from City
Attorney William Baskin.
The lone vote against accept
ing the resignation was cast by
a longtime member Of the coun-
Gil. Charles Kellogg, who charged
council interference in the ad-
ministration of the city.
1T is my considered Judgment
that our City Manager has done
IA good Job strongly supported
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y
miles at an estimated cost of
$2l9, 979, 900.
Percentage-wise, only about u
per cent of the mileage objective
will have been reached by Deem
Der 81. Costs will have equalled
lit per cent of the initial cost
estimates.
mot even the minimum mile
age required" by the 1853 legis-
lation setting UP the program
will be reached, the COM
mission said in a 1a-inch thick
printed report to Gov. McKeldir
and the General Assembly.
Combined costs of projects
awarded in 1854, 1855 and the
first half of 1856 reflect an in
crease in construction costs OF
"a per cent, engineering of 20
per cent and acquisition Of
rights-of-way of 81 per cent
lsaid the commission. This was
a combined increase of q pei
cent.
Recommendations Made
The report. signed by Chair
man Robert o. Bonnell ano
members Edgar T. Bennett ano
John j. McMullen, made these
recommendations to the Legis'
llature.
/. Extension of the 12-yeal
program to coincide with the
period contemplated by the
Federal-Aid Highways Act Of
1856.
2. Creation of a $40 million
revolving fund.-" which woulC
provide money to buy right o.
way well in advance of thu
scheduled date for the construc'
ton of projects affected"
3. An increase from SO millior
to 81 million in the amount the
commission is allowed to transfer
each year from construction tt
maintenance funds.
| 4. Invoking a long-delayed in.
crease in automobile registration
fees. " A~
5. Enactment of effective
roadside control measures
essential for the preservation Of
aesthetic values" of "some of the
most beautiful countryside il
America"
1923 Million in U. S. Funds
The Federal Government ha,
apportioned $32, 383,572 in high
way funds to Maryland for 1885,
and 1858.
The report indicated the com.
mission is banking heavily or
Federal aid to help close the gar
between rising costs available
funds. Industrial development
and rapid urbanization of rura
areas has caused the rapid in
Grease in right-of-way costs. the
report said. Some of these costs
could be materially reduced
Through use of a revolving fund
lit said.
The fund would be created
during the next five. years by
setting aside out of construction
funds 50 million a year. Right
Iof-way would be purchased with
money from the fund we'll aheac
Iof the construction date.
More Roads, Rising Costs
Maintenance expenses have
been increased by a combination
of rising costs and more road:
Ito maintain, the commission said
| 1t added, 1--WE are of the opin-
ion that an increase in registra-
tion (license) fees should nc
longer be postponed since the