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Evening star., 1957-08-18

More than twice as many
juveniles as ever before have
suddenly started telling Lne
Judge Of Juvenile Court they
want a lawyer.
In the last 10 days, the num-
Der Of juveniles using their right
to counsel has jumped from 10
to rs per cent Of those facing
the Judge.
The sudden demand for
counsel goes back to a United
States Court Of Appeals deci-
sion on August 6. The upper
States Court Of Appeals deci-
sion on Angst 6. The upper
court made it plain that It
really meant it when 1t said
in previous decisions that the
juvenile must be advised Of his
right to counsel and that the
court must be assured that any
waiver OF that right Is "intelli-
gent and competent"
The appeals court in its
latest decision released q IT.
year-old youth committed TO
the National Training School
by Edith H. Cockrill, q former
Judge in the Juvenile Court
The court also commented
sharply that It's earlier de-
Icision on the right to counsel
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Judge to Act on PIeo
Of Girl, Il, for Surgery

here for the operation. She has
been staying with her mater
nal grandmother in Alexan-
dria. Testimony Friday noted
that a physician warned that
the bullet, unless removed, may
shift and threaten the girls
life.
Sandra told the court, I'D
like TO get 1t out and get 1t
over with" She said she was
anxious to have the operation
completed before the semester
begins In her Louisiana school
A custody petition was filed
in Alexandria Juvenile Court
by the maternal grandmother
as a move TO gain permission
for the operation. Judge Pam
coast said she would prefer the
father be asked once more for
permission before any court
action Is taken.
Sandra was shot while asleep
and an apparent attempt BY
the mother to shoot herself was
thwarted by her brother. ac-
cording to police. The shooting
occurred In q home in the 200
block Of East Adams avenue.
where Mrs. Schilling and her
daughter had spent the night.
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had come before the youth was
committed but the Juvenile
Court had not followed 1t.
In its latest decision. the
Court Of Appeals specified that
the Judge in open court should
flnd out II the youth UNDER
stands that he has a right 10
counsel and II he knows what
he's doing when he valves that
right.
The way it's working out, by
the time Judge Orm Ketcham.
the present Judge. explains to
each Juvenile that he has a
right to a lawyer and satisfies
himself the juvenile under
stands what a lawyer is. an in
creasing number of juveniles
are saying: "Yer honor, I want
a lawyer"
Judge Ketcham expects that
the majority Of the juveniles
soon will be demanding counsel.
IF I'm in any doubt that
they do know what they are
doing" Judge Ketcham said,
II must appoint counsel"
Judge Ketcham said the
squirt of demands for counsel
has had these effects on the
already overburdened court:
In three fourths Of the cases
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D!.C.Head Halls
Regional Unit
Mclaughlin Sees
Better Areu Rule

Overall problems Of the
washington Metropolitan Area
cannot be-. solved BY 1inde-
pendent and unrelated action
Of q number Of political juris-
dictions," Commissioner Robert
E. Mclaughlin said last night.
He expressed the view during
the Report to the People"
broadcast over Radio Station
WWDC in a discussion Of the
newly formed washington
Metropolitan Regional Confer
ence. He predicted It would
contribute substantially to
better government" in the area.
He cited Canada's capital.
Ottawa. which has q Federal
district. It handles al the
planning and construction Of
Federal buildings. and mainte-
nance Of buildings and parks,
he said.
The regional conference is
composed Of the governing
bodies Of Montgomery. Prince
Georges, Arlington and Fair
fax counties, Alexandria and
Falls Church, the District
Commissioners, a representa-
tive from each house Of the
general assemblies Of Maryland
and Virginia and q represents
tive from the House and SEN
ate District committees.
It's purpose, Mr.. Mclaughlin
noted, Is to explore area-wide
problems and determine actions
needed to meet them. 1t is 9
voluntarily formed group.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he had
been impressed by the "en-
thusiastic spirit Of co-opera-
ton" displayed by the steering
committee members in theil
meetings. Exchange Of infor-
nation 50 far is helpful tc
each Of us, and We have barely
scratched the surface in this
respect" he added.
On another matter, Mr.. Nc
Laughlin said that speciflca-
tionS Sof local National Associa-
ton for the Advancement OF
Colored People charges involv-
ing the Washington Police De-
partment are to be handed the
Commissioners by Wednesday,
q week later than previously
had been agreed on informally
A public hearing is scheduled
october 81 on the NAACP race
discrimination and brutality
charges.
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Alexandria Juvenile Court
Judge Irene Pancoast is due to
act tomorrow on the case Of
Sandra Schilling. IL. who has
not been able to get parental
permission for surgery in Alex
andria Hospital to remove q
bullet in her chest the past II
months.
Her father. Chief Petty ON
Ger Everett j. Schilling, stopped
preparations for an operation
last week, according to Alexan-
dria Juvenile Court ofncials.
The girl was shot in the chest
last September IS by her
mother, Mrs. Mildred Schilline
in an Alexandra home, accord
ing to police. The mother was
committed to the Western State
Hospital in Staunton. Va.
Judge Pancoast Friday asked
friends Of the father to get in
touch with him at Norfolk,
where he Is stationed, and per-
suade him 10 permit the oper-
alton.
Sandra lived with her pater-
nal grandmother In Louisiana
after she recovered until q few
weeks ago, when she was flown
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Alexandria Joyeees
Get Award for Circus

Tne Alexandria Juni0f Cham
Der Of Commerce received an
award at the quarterly work
conference Of the Virginia Jay
Gees yesterday for the groups
work this year in sponsoring q
circus to raise funds for chap
ter activities.
The citation was given the
Alexandria chapter for ranking
first among chapters in cities Of
more than 10000 population In
its program Of profit-making
ventures.
A. Park Shaw, national vice
president, from Connecticut,
spoke at a banquet Of the or
ganization last night at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel. The con-
ference will close today with q
board Of directors meeting.
Evening star., 1957-08-18

TODAY

The State Capital Life
Insurance Co. winds up a
four-day Mayhower con-
vention.
Ending q three-day con-
clave. the 69th Infantry
Division Association holds
final meetings at the
shoreham Hotel.
The National Industrial
Association opens q four
day convention at the
Shoreham Hotel.
Headquartered at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel. the
Virginia Junior Chamber
Of Commerce closes its
three : day Washington
meeting.
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to show Oh. It's not that they
are ashamed Of anything.
Quite the reverse is true.
They have deep pride in
their personal histories and the
history Of their county. But
these things, they believe. speak
for themselves and do not need
to be ballyhooed.
However. they also know that
q bicentennial comes only once.
Underwritten By Board
The County Board Of Sup
ervisors mulled this over when
it voted to underwrite q bicen-
tennial celebration to the tune
Of 5000.
A 2OOth birthday. the super
visors decided. is no time to be
overly shy or modest.
To plan an appropriate OBJ
servance, q committee Of citi-
zens was formed as early as
May, 1856. These people-Mrs.
Penelope Osburn,. J. v. Nichols.
Charles Monroe. Robert Myers.
Edward Chamberlin. and Ed
win Reamer - discussed their
problem often and concluded
that profe fe56lonal help was
needed.
An amateur production-of q
pageant. for example probably
would fail to command the
widespread attention approp-
rate to the occasion. they
agreed. So they organized q
non-proflt corporation, which IN
turn employed q professional
pageant production firm. the
John B. Rogers Co.. Of Fostoria,
Ohio.
The Rogers company sent
Curt BAH to the scene. He
promptly turned out a pageant
script and the first big tangible
step toward q bicentennial week
program had been taken.
One Of the first publicity
gimmicks put into action taxed
severely the retiring qualities Of
typical Loudounites-the men
Of the county were asked to
grow beardsl
Although 1t went against
their grain, the men responded
in remarkable numbers.
The ladies Of the county also
Evening star., 1957-08-18
Base
May Be Shared
Special Report
Contuins Plan

The prospects Of Navy and
Air Force flyers landing beside
each other at Andrews Air
Force Base is contained In q
special Senate House confer
ence report on military con-
struction.
Provision for a plan to share
the field Is spelled out in the
report. which may get action
shortly.
Specifically. the authoriza-
ton for the Navy to spend some
$3.2 million for various facili.
ties at Andrews-possibly run
ways-is contained In the bill.
New Projects
The measure, arrived at nm
ally by q Senate-Kouse Confer
ence Committee embraces some
81. .232, $4,000 worth Of new
Army. Navy and Air Force
projects at home and abroad.
Subject to House and Senate
approval. the bill does not pro-
vide any actual money for the
projects. The money Is being
considered in connection with
a separate appropriation meas
ure.
For q number 81 years the
Navy has had little lack with
its plan to build an airport
within reach Of Annapolis, for
midshipmen, and named after
a pioneer in Naval air history
Admiral John H. Towers. With
the Jet age. the Navy has also
announced the need to replace
the Anacostia Naval Air Sta
ton, now used by Naval Re-
serve flyers. The runways are
too short for jets.
Citizens Fought Plan
The citizens Of DavidsonviIle
Nd. last year fought the Navy's
plan to locate airstrips there
and eventually Congress slipped
the move out of the Defense
Departments budget.
Other defense projects re-
quested in Maryland include
50, 2,288.000 for the Aberdeen
Proving Ground, S627,000 fol
Fort DERRICK; $3.50, 900 for Fort
Meade and $820.0O0 for Fort
Ritchie.
In the District. the Army Il
asking t1,920.000 for an elec.
trical distribution substation al
the Walter Reed Army Medica.
Center.
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were asked to promote the bi.
centennial BY wearing old
fashioned sunbonnets.
Although much Of the bicen-
tennial proeram-which starts
Monday night with a parade
here--ca for volunteer effort.
even more Of it requires cash
outlay. The whole show may
cost close to $4,000.
After the big parade-led by
Arthur Godfrey as marshal
the center Of attention for the
remainder Of the week will be
the pageant.
250-FOOt Stage
Four hundred county resi-
dents repeatedly have been re-
cruited fer the affair. which
will be presented from q ESQ
foot-long stage on the high
school grounds here.
Stands to seat 1900 persons
have been erected.
The pageant VIII be made
up Of scenes showing events
of interest in Loudoun history.
Evening star., 1957-08-18
Girl Cut by Gloss
At Entrance to Hotel

An 11-year-old girl. q guest
at the Shoreham Hotel with
her parents from Woodside,
L. l., was cut about the leg and
left elbow yesterday when she
ran into a glass panel at the
hotel entrance.
Witnesses said she appar-
emily mistook the panel for an
open door and crashed into
1t, shattering the glass.
She Is Barbara Rodeli,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. O.
Rodelli, in Washington for the
69th Infantry Division reunion.
Evening star., 1957-08-18
a Die, l54 Injured
In Home Accidents

Four persons were killed
and l64 injured in home ac-
cidents last week, the District
Red Cross Safety Services re-
ported today.
The deaths were the result Of
two falls and two APPROPRIATIONS.
A breakdown Of the injuries
showed IS falls. 80 cuts. IL
burns. IL poisons. nine foreign
objects in eye. throat and
stomach. one confusion and rs
miscellaneous.
The Red Cross said the ac-
cidents ranged from the swal-
lowing Of fishbones to fractured
ribs suffered In q fall.
Evening star., 1957-08-18
The Weeks Program
IAN EUents on Eastern
Standard Time)


MONDAY-PARADE DAY
7p.m.-Grand Historical Pa
rade. Arthur Godfrey, Parade
Marshal.
p.m.-Mr. Godfrey crowns
Miss Bicentennial. after which
pageant. 'Loudoun's Destiny. -
begins on High School grounds,
Leesburg.
TUESDAY-LADIES' DAY
Afternoon fashion show ir
Laurel Brigade Inn. Business
and Professional Women's Club
members model dress Of bygone
eras.
Sp.m.-Loudoun's Destiny. .
WEDNESDAY-CHLDREN's
DAY
Publishing contests and
exhibitions, Izaak Waltor
League Park. near Leesburg.
Z Championship play.
on In Loudoun Little League
Baseball. Firemen's Field. Lees.
burg.
1880 p.m.-Country music
High School grounds.
8 pm.-"Loudoun's Destiny. ;
THURSDAY-FARAIER's DAY
All day, Loudoun towns fea.
ture displays Of early and mod.
ern farm equipment.
Contest to determine Loud.
oun farmer with most years oi
service.
1880 pm. - Beard-judginl
contest.
p.m.-"Loudoun's Destiny.
FRIDAY-OLD-TIMER'S DAy
Special welcome to former
Loudoun residents.
1880 p.m.-Shaving contest
for beard contest winners.
p.m.-'Loudoun's Destiny. ,
SATURDAY,
p.m.-"Loudoun's Destiny. ,
Evening star., 1957-08-18
Means Test Opposed

OSLO.-The Social Affairs
Committee Of Norway's Parlia-
ment has unanimously indorsed
a government proposal to ahol-
ish the means test for old-age
pension requirements. starting
January /. 1859.
Evening star., 1957-08-18

The Public Health Service
has announced that l.lSl,S7S
shots Of new poliomyelitis vac.
cine were released during the
week ending Friday.
Evening star., 1957-08-18
Modest Loudoun Reody
TO Stort Celebrating
BY A. L. SINGLETON
star star correspondent

LEEsBURG. Va, Aug. 1.-THE proud people Of Eoudoun
County viii departure from normal this to
revel in both past and present
They celebrating the countys bcentennal with fun
days Of fanfare and pageany And indeed
Loudon residents known for their natural reluctance
Evening star., 1957-08-18

point out. Providence, which
planned to use the funds from
the old property as part Of its
matching funds for the new, is
in a quandry. It had to borrow
from the Sisters Of Charity
and, by renting quarters in the
old building to the Government
on q temporary basis, is Just
about breaking even with the
upkeep on the old structure
Furthermore, the old plant, no
longer being used for hospital
purposes, is now on the District
tax rolls.
Other institutions are facing
similar troubles.
Nobody actually knows the
full amount Of the liens in
volved. The following have been
estimated. however:
Providence Hospital from
1881 to 1914. $425.57o.67.
Hahnemann Hospital from
1881 to 1914, $126,168.62.
Garfield Hospital from 1882
to 1914, $279,83O.
Emergency Hospital from
1912 to 1915. $153.709.
Children's Hospital from
1878 to 1911, 10000.
Columbia Hospital for Wom-
en-. 1872 to 1918. $35S.50O.
Two Not Affected
Providence has moved. Hah.
nemann viii be merged with
Sibley Hospital against which
there are no liens. Garfield
Episcopal and Emergency viii
jointly occupy the new Hospital
Center when finished and will
be faced with the matter of
keeping the properties because
with these liens title companies
won't give a clear title.
Daniel w. O'Donoghue, coun-
sci for the Providence Hos
pital, recently told the Senate
Public Health, Education, We'll
fare and Safety Subcommittee
Of the District Committee. that
"the land which the hospital
had counted on as an asset to
enable it to pay for construct
ing or operating its new plant
suddenly becomes a liability
not because Of any departure
on the part of the hospital
from its charter. but because
Of the necessity of technically
converting by sale the old asset
to the same use at the new
hospital site.
Moreover, when the hospital
moves. the old site goes back
on the tax rolls and needed
hospital revenues must be di-
verted to pay real estate taxes
on land which it cannot sell
because Of the cloud on title"
Cfediting Suggested
District Commissioner David
Karrick, however, testified to
the contrary. The Commits
sioner told The Star that ''this
is q gratuitous time to pay
these liens"
1T seems unfair that these
liens have been in effect fol
so long and then to transfer
them to new sites. It would bt
q long time before the District
would get the money"
"On the other hand" ht
pointed out. "the hospitals
could be helped by merely cred.
iting these liens against whai
the District must pay to the
Federal Government over 9
period Of years for part of the
costs Of the hospitals.
"Of course. it would help The
District Immediately only If the
funds could be credited durinl
the first years Of the program
Evening star., 1957-08-18
Old Property Liens
Hit Hospital Plans
District and Privote Institutions
Face 81 400, 900 Controversy
By CHARLEs q. BROOKS

The District government and the citys private hospitals
locked in controversy ancient liens dating far back
as Civil War days.
The fight what these liens mean and what should
be done about them.
liens total estimated 81 7ss with about $685.
Evening star., 1957-08-18

Accord Sought
On River Span
Engineer Chief Asks
Planning, Fine Arts
Units to Cooperate
By GEORGE BEvERIDGE

~ = -
District Engineer Commits
sioner Alvin c. yelling said
last night he already has
sought inter-agency co-opera-
ton on the city's plans to build
the Constitution avenue bridge
at the Potomac River location
Congress approved three years
ago.
The location is Just downriver
from Roosevelt Memorial Is
land. between the island and
Arlington Memorial Bridge.
The Commissioners, with White
House support, have decided to
use the 1854 authorization to
build the bridge on this route.
in view of Congress failure
this year to agree either on q
different bridge route or on Q
traffic tunnel.
Col. yelling said one Of his
first actions after the decision
was announced Friday was to
seek cooperation from the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com.
mission and the Federal Fine
Arts Commission.
Consultation Directed
Congress, in the 1854 act, di-
rected the District to consult
with the planners on the bridge
location and trafic plans, and
to seek the fine arts groups
advice on the architecture Of
the bridge itself. The law, how
ever, gave neither Of these
agencies power to block plans
after the conferences are held.
Col. yelling said he con-
tacted David E. Finley, Fine
Arts Commission chairman. and
John A. Remon. acting Plan.
ming Commission chairman. to
initiate the review procedures.
Meanwhile. Commi ssion er
Robert E. Mclaughlin said he
doubted there would be amy
serious trouble" in the planning
commission review.
He noted that the planners
had approved the bridge loca.
ton and approach road system
nearly three years ago, after
Congress authorized it. Later,
the planners also approved an
alternate route-since rejected
by Congress-which would have
crossed Roosevelt Island.
Would Protect Memorial Area
Mr.. Finley declined to COM
ment on the Commissioners
decision. His commission stead
faStly has opposed any bridge
in the Lincoln Memorial area.
however. contending that q tun.
mel should be built If any river
crossing is needed in that vi
cinity.
This also has been the po-
sition of the National Park
Service. headed by Conrad I.
Wirth. Park ofacials have taken
the leadership in fighting the
bridge since its authorization
three years ago, to try to keep
1t away from parks along the
Potomac. Mr.. Wirth, a PLAN
ming commission member, was
not available for comment on
his future intentions.
Representative Broyhill, Re.
publican of Virginia. said he
understood that District of.
ficials have assured the White
House that traffic can be han-
died from the six-lane bridge
without adverse effect either
on the White House grounds or
the river park areas. Mr.. Broy-
hill said he has conferred with
White House officials several
times during the last two weeks
to urge that the District be
given q go-ahead to proceed
under the old 1854 authoriza-
ton.
Truck Problem Cited
Mr.. Broyhill said he was
Evening star., 1957-08-18
Truck Problem Cited


Mr.. Broyhill said he was
told that the White House was
concerned mainly about two
things-the traffic impact and
the possibility Of trucks in the
Lincoln Memorial area. He
said he understood these con-
Germs were relieved by the
Commissioners agreement that
trucks would be kept OF the
bridge.
Col. yelling disclosed that
the city has "a firm UNDER
standing" with the Bureau Of
Public Roads that the bridge
can qualify for Federal aid
that will pay 80 per cent Of its
cost as q part Of the Federal
interstate highway system,
even though trucks are banned.
Presumably, some other route
will be developed to insure that
trucks can get easily from
interstate system freeways on
one side Of the river to those
on the other.
/ District officials expect to
make river test borings in the
immediate future, and may be-
gin minor construction along
the shores late this year. OH
cials said it probably will be
next summer, however, before
detailed plans can be drawn ard
cleared for major construction.
The city already has enough
construction funds in hand to
get through the next fiscal
year. Although Congress au-
thorized a construction cost Of
$24.5 million, officials hope 1t
may be built for less.
Com m issioner Mclaughlin,
interviewed on the WWDC
broadcast, Report to the Peo-
pie" was asked If he felt the
bridge really will go forward
in view Of its troubled past.
II certainly do" he said.
ut is the full intention Of the
Commissioners and the High
way Department to go ahead
with construction as fast as
possible"
Evening star., 1957-08-18
GSA Has Different idea

But. the General Services
Administration replied that the
1898 lien provisions applied and
the hospital could do this only
at its own risk Of . possible
cloud on the purchasers title.
Now, hospital authorities
Evening star., 1957-08-18

3 p.m.-"Loudoun's Destiny. :
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five to six times in price since
1947."
In Florida prices are taking
huge jumps. Oceanfront land
in Fort Lauderdale that was $500
a foot shortly after the war is
now a minimum of $1,500.
Around Miami Beach. the report
says, the bottom is $4,000 a foot.
On a larger scale, the report
points to the case of 400 acres
on Key Biscayne island. Pur-
chased after the war for 50 mil
lion, it has since been sold for
$9.5 million. In a span of little
more than 40 years, Forum
says. the land has appreciated
from 5 cents an acre to $40. 900.
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cial land in the country's mos
popular resorts. has, on the aver
age. risen three to four times
when measured in current dol
lars. Forum says.
Beaches Boom
The boom has revived an all
but-forgotten mail-order bust
ness in lots and has restored to
grace" q real estate lexicon in
which ANY land that is wet can
be a lakefront. and any ground
8 feet above water can be high
The price rise has shown up most
dramatically on the Nations
beaches and lakesides and comes
painfully close" in some Of its
aspects to matching the feverish
|uptrading of prices that marked
the boom Of the twenties.
On Cape Cod, waterfront lots
around Hyannis now sell as high
as $4,000. compared with $1,50C
in 1947. A land buyer in Myrtle
Beach. S. c., today will have tc
pay more than $1,000 a foot foi
beach frontage where three years
ago the top price was $500, and
10 years back. acres sold at $40
Huge Florida Jumps
Around Chicago. according to
Forum, along the Fox River, sc
miles north Of the Loop, land
beside dredged-out swamps
dammed-up streams. and
stretched-out ponds has climbed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14

being selected as the Miss Myrtle
Beach. The only requirement
for consideration is a signed
letter advising that her first and
last names truly are Myrtle
Beach. giving date and place of
birth and inclosing a snapshot
or photograph of herself taken
within the past year. Some BIZ
ographical information also will
be wanted.
The contest will end on May
10. so all entries must be in by
that date.
A panel Of judges viii select
the winner from photographs
submitted, on the basis of
the combination Of personality,
charm and attractiveness indi-
Gated by the contestants pho
tograph.