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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06

l.
Monday the community found
that students were holding
parties after night football
games where liquor flowed freely
Il met with the high school
principals, football coaches and
others to discuss the situation. :"
DR.. Wynne said. I'VE decided to
hold parties in the church and
invite the teams to come to them.
We charged IS cents admission
for the students and gave free
cokeS.
Dancing is held from 1890
pm. to / am. on Friday nights
after a football game. The par
ties have become so well known
that when policemen encounter
kids driving around late at night,
they tell them either to so home
or go to the church. The kids
usually end up at our church
party"
= = =.
Rabbi Brickner Honored
A picture of Rabbi Balfour
Brickner. spiritual leader of
Temple Sinai, is appearing in
the current issue of American
Judaism magazine. 1t is in a
story on "Rabbinical Fathers
and Sons
The rising young Washington
clergyman is one of a dozen
sons who are following in the
footsteps of their fathers. His
father is Rabbi Barnett r.
Brickner. spiritual leader of
Paramount Temple. Cleveland,
and one of the Nations out
standing religious leaders.
Former ID. c. Pastor Returns
DR. K. Owen White, former
pastor of Metropolitan Baptist
Church here. returned this week
to Washington and served as
preacher at the MONDAY serv-
ices held by the District of Co.
lumbia Baptist Convention in
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. They are being held
in conjunction with the Bap-
fist simultaneous evangelistic
crusade now taking place in the
Washington area.
DR.. White is finding his pas
torate at the First Baptist
Church. Houston. Tex. an ex-
citing experience 1t is a down.
town church. in the heart of the
shopping district.
A short time ago the church
was offered SIS million for its
property. But the congregation
decided its job was to stay down.
town and bring a needed min
istry to that part of the city
To do this more effectively, the
members voted to spend S1,043,-
600 to add four floors to its edu-
cational wing. air-condition the
church plant. and make other
Improvements.
am glad the church decided
to stay downtown DR.. White
said. 1T can reach people it
could not otherwise touch"
Missionaries to West Indies
Two former missionaries to
Labrador and Newfoundland
are looking forward to under
taking a similar task in the
West Indies.
The Rev. Douglas Wells and
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MISSIONER The Rev.
Richard C. Halverson, asso-
ciate director of the Inter-
national Council of Chris
tan Leadership, will speak
at a lenten mission tomor-
row through Wednesday in
Western Presbyterian
Church, 1908 H street NV.
Mr.. Halverson will talk on
Christ of the Cross" at II
am. tomorrow and at 8
pm. each night through
Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
THE HUMAN SIDE OF RELIGION
Capitol Visitor Cites
Teen Party Success
BY CASPAR NAMES
Religious News Editor of The Star

the churches do keep from getting
into trouble?
a suburb of Pittsburgh the Baldwin Community
Church. apparently has with the
particular problem.
It's pastor the Rev David j. Wynne, Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06

Mrs. Wells will leave May Is for
their new task. He will be in
charge of a church and will also
do missionary work in the is
lands. The couple will be gone
for years,
Mr.. Wells. a graduate of the
Toronto Bible College. and Mrs.
Wells served 90 years as mis-
sionaries to Lebrador and New
foundland. They are members
of National Baptist Memorial
Church and live at 2710 Ontario
road NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-06
Loyal Lutheran Official

The Lutheran Laymen's Fell
lowship held its annual installa-
ton service for officers Thurs
day in Luther Place Memorial
Church and an old standby took
the oath of Office for the 18th
time. He is Martin McGrory,
who has been serving as secre-
tary and driving force behind
the city-wide fellowship group
since l94l. Members agreed the
organization would not be the
same without that Irish Luth-
eran" sending out meeting no
ticeS.
Evening star., 1957-12-11
Paul A. SipIe
Picked to Receive
Livingstone Medal

DR.. Paul A. Siple. well-known
explorer. was announced today
as winner Of the American
Geographical Society's David
Livingstone Centenary Medal,
DR.. Walter A. Wood. society
president. said the award was
made because OF DR.. Siple's
distinguished contribution" to
the International Geophysical
Year in Antarctica.
DR.. Siple. who lives at l3l
North Jackson street, Arlington
is en- route home after q
year in and around the South
Pole as scientific leader Of the
United States ICY activities.
He will receive the medal al
a dinner Of society members
and guests in New York JAM
uary 80. 1858.
Other recipients have been
Comdr. Ellsworth. DR.. Laurence
M. Gould. and Admiral Richard
E. Byrd.
DR.. Siple first achieved Ant
arctic fame as a Boy Scout,
when he was youngest men,
ber OF Admiral Byrd's first
South Polar expedition in
l92o-le30.
Evening star., 1957-12-11
Armed Man Takes
Truck From Driver

A bakery truck driver told
police he was robbed Of his
truck today by an armed man
in the 400 block Of Irving
street NV.
The driver, william E. john
son. "a. OF 1916 Irving street
NV. said the thief. described
as a dark-skinned colored man
about rs. jumped into the truck
about 8 am. when Mr.. johnson
stopped for a trafic light at
Sixteenth and Irving streets
NV.
Brandishing a revolver the
man ordered Mr.. johnson to
drive on, he related. But In the
1900 block OF Irving street Mr..
johnson jumped out OF the
truck when II was going about
10 miles an hour.
"A number Of police, dis
patched 10 the scene, later
found the truck parked in an
alley In the rear OF 1920 Irving
street NV. Missing was a
change box containing $50.
lTwol pies we're damaged.
Evening star., 1957-12-11
CRASH MARKS TRAIL
Aroma Leads Police
To Rowing Beer 7 ruck

A beer truck got sidetracked
on its appointed rounds to-
day while Washington police
dashed around the city looking
for a thief with an enormous
thirst.
The loaded truck disap-
peared when its bonafide driver
stopped TO make a delivery In
the i400 block Of Florida ave-
nue. NE.
Apparently intrigued by the
glowing red paint, the iiasl1y
advertising and most Of all. the
palatable product. somebody
slipped into the drivers seat
and took over. .
For the next hour police we're
busy tracking the National Bo-
hemian wagon. The trail
Iw9Hned up after the truck coll
Evening star., 1957-12-11

lided with a car at Thirteenth
and Lsstreets Sc.
The irate motorist telephoned
police. THE guy offered 10
settle damages for seven cases
OF beer. When / refused, he
sped away"
Finally police spotted the
truck pulling into an alley in
the 1000 block Of E street NE
They arrested the driver. who
gave his name as John Robert
Jones, 80, Of the 400 block OF
Twenty-first street NE.
Police thought 1t more than
a coincidence that thu alley
led to the rear Of Jones home
Also that he breathed an
aroma easily associated with
the product In the truck.
Capt. Lewis Peters OF the
9th precinct said Jones would
be citqrged with auto theft.
Evening star., 1957-12-11

Interior Secretary Seaton Il
expected to introduce the Pres
ident between Sis and $40
pm.
Other Observances 70 Start
To close the ceremony, DR.
Henry c. Koch. president Of
the National Capital Area
Council Of Churches. will give
the benediction. and the Ma
rine Band will present the Ma
tional Anthem.
DR.. Meyers said many COM
munities throughout the Ma
ton will coordinate their
Christmas observances with
the Pageant program. About
500 Mayors have said they will
light their community trees
on December %, and issue
simultaneous proclamations OF
peace.
General chairman OF the 1851
Pageant, which will last
through January !, 1858. Ia
Edward Carr.
Evening star., 1957-12-11

Guard. It results from a re-
quest by the House Merchant
Marine ana Fisheries Com
mittee for the Secretary Of the
Treasury TO cali such a meet
ing to cut down the mounting
boat accident record.
In welcoming the delegates.
Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury David w. Kendall de-
clared:
We feel proud here at the
Treasury that the Coast Guard
has been selected as the lead
Ing factor in the solution Of
these problems. We are par
ticularly proud because the
American way of doing things
to have the industry and the
user. through their representa-
tives. face the terrific problem
created by ever-increasing small
boating from one seaboard to
the other. attempt solutions and
lay down the rules and regula-
tions by which they themselves
win be governed"
Evening star., 1957-12-11
Truffic Accidents
Here Injure Four,
Including Girl, z

Two pedestrians and two
occupants of a car. one Of
them a 2-year-old girl, were
injured in accidents here
yesterday.
The girl, Tina Marie Wood,
daughter of Mrs. Shirley Wood,
Of 1925 L street NV. was q
passenger in a car driven by
Richard J. Ross, 26. Of 1923
jefferson street NV. He told
police he fell asleep at the
wheel, and awoke just before
the car hit a utility pole at
4604 Thirteenth street NV.
The girl was in satisfactory
condition today with head in
juries at Washington Sani-
tarium. Mr.. Ross was in satis-
factory condition also, but with
neck and face cuts at d. c.
General Hospital
Thomas w. Lyons. rs. Of
1928 Seventh street NV, was
hit by a car as he stepped of
a streetcar loading platform
at Fourteenth and @ streets
NV. police said. Seaman
Ronald Nicholson, 81, sta
toned at the Anacostia Naval
Receiving Station was named
as the driver. Mr.. Lyons is
in fair condition with leg ana
chest injuries at Emergency
Hospital
Six-year-old Thomas Breet.
jr., received severe head in
juries when hit by a Car az
he crossed the street near hta
home, 57@ Chillum place NE.
Evening star., 1957-12-11

NJ. J. Styron. president. Ma
tional Association Of Marine
Dealers. Who operates the
Washington Marina Co, told
the conference his group Is pre-
pared to accept responsibility
in the field Of boating safety.
He declared safety education
should be aimed. both at those
already in the sport who need
boating know-how and also
the growing number Of owners
and operators Of small boats.
The group later broke up in
to two panel discussions. One.
headed by Capt. H. B. Rob-
erts. chief Of the Coast Guard
Auxiliary Division at Coast
Guard headquarters. was de-
voted to education and statis-
tics. The other. headed by Capt.
Charles Murphy. chief Of the
Merchant Marine Technical
Division at Coast Guard head
quarters. was assigned con-
struction materials and equip
ment as its subject.
Evening star., 1957-12-11


by DR.. Emerson Meyers: chair
man for first day events.
Marine Band 10 Play
To begin the pagecnt. the
Marine Band, directed by Mai,
Albert Shopper. will present
a special Yule concert. Robert
+. Mclaughlin, president OF
the District Commissioners,
will follow the music with Of
ficial greetings and an intro
duction Of the Naval Aviation
Choir. OF Pensacola. Fla.
Next on the program Is q
prayer, to be led by Archbishop
Michael. titular, head Of the
Greek Orthodox Church in
North and South America. The
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Henry F, Graeb-
enstein, OF the Archdiocese of
Washington, will deliver an i'm
vocation.
The Marine Band then will
play America the Beautiful. -
which will be followed by So
loistS William Jones singing
the 16entiaue de Noel"
Evening star., 1957-12-11
IQuoke in Mongolia
LeveIed Three Towns

LONDON, Dec. IL (R.-An
earthquake that ripped across
Outer Mongolia last week
opened a l20-mile-long assure
and destroyed all the houses in
three towns. the radio in Ulan
Bator, the capital. said last
night.
The broadcast said there
were "22 casualties and l3
missing" but did not say how
many persons were killed.
Evening star., 1957-12-11
LITTER MOUNTAIN
BLAMED ON TREES
AND LITTERBUCS

Litterbugs and trees con-
tinue to be the despair Of
william A. Xanten and his
crew Of white wings.
Mr.. Xanten. reporting as
the Districts Superintend-
ent Of Sanitation. noted
that during the year ended
last June 80 his street.
sweeping force collected
239,830 cubic yards OF ami
NAL. vegetable and mineral
litter. The total was near
ly $500 more than that Of
the preceding year.
The sanitation chief,
who has been known to
stop his car and personally
scoop flying newspapers
from the streets. observed
coldly:
The task of maintain
ing clean public space con-
tinues TO be seriously ham,
pered by the thoughtless
disregard Of anti-litter Or
dinances by the average
citizen as we'll as by the
number and growth OF
trees"
Evening star., 1957-12-11
Boy Admits,
Denies SETTING
Church Afire

A l5-year-old boy who police
quoted as saying he set fire to
st. Rita's Catholic Church be-
cause "the devil got into me-
changed his story in Alexandria
Juvenile Court today.
The onliest reason I told
police ! Ait the fire was so
could 60 home" the youth told
Alexandria Juvenile Judge Irene
Pancoast.
! Police had charged the boy
with arson last night. They
said he admitted setting fire
to the church after they had
questioned him at headquarters.
+ Judge Pancoast ordered the
boy held at Alexandria police
headquarters while his finger
prints are compared with
prints found on an oil can in
the church. She postponed
final disposition Of the case.
Police said fires had beer
set in four places in the church
building. causing an estimated
$1,000 damage. A passing mo-
torist discovered the blaze al
i;3O pm. yesterday.
The flames burned hymr
books. a magazine rack. a tablt
and pamphlets. Extensive DAM
age was caused by smoke.
The flames were started by
a church candle. police said
and organ oil had been spilled
on the floor in an effort tc
spread the flames.
Police said they became
suspicious Of the boy because
he showed up at the fire anc
asked a lot Of questions.
The boy does not belong Il
the church. Police said HI
recently had been put out
Of school as mentally deficient
At the juvenile hearing. the
boy admitted that every time
he saw a fire engine II start
burning inside" His mother
said he would get so anxious
TO run after fire engines that
she often had to hold him back
Evening star., 1957-12-11

he operates. They prevent him
from proclaiming an "emer-
gency" until roads actually
have become hazardous. he
said.
Engineer Commissioner A. c
Welling stoutly defended the
midafternoon action. however
He told a television audience
last Sunday that the decision
had been his as well as Mr.
Keneipp's.
Col. Welling stressed that
Washingtonians cannot expect
to have such smooth-working
snow equipment standing by as
do northern city residents in
snow country.
Mr.. Ellison said the execu-
tive group will meet at 2 pm
next Wednesday in Col. Well
ing's District Building ofiices.
Proposals to Be Studied
Also to be discussed are pro-
posals to:
Check roads throughout the
area to find drivers operating
without permits.
Unity vision standards fol
drivers. District ofiicials require
20i40 vision. but both Virgins
and Maryland rules demanC
only 20i70 eyesight. Mr.. Ellison
said.
Extend the period through
which drivers whose licenses
have been revoked may not
drive. The District waiting
period is six months; Virginia:
two months and Maryland:
three months.
Require periodic renewals oi
drivers permits. Drivers Ii.
censed in the District and Vir-
ginia must renew licenses every
three years. A Maryland per-
init is good for life.
Coordinate vehicle inspec-
ton. Inspections of cars are
required annually in the Dis
trict, every second year in Vir-
ginia and are not required al
all in Maryland. according tc
Mr. Ellison.
Allow chemical tests in court
to be used as evidence In
drunken driving cases. Vir-
ginia courts accept such blood
tests in court, but Maryland
courts do not. A bill TO allow
the evidence in the District ha:
passed both Houses Of Con-
gress and now is in conference
Establish full time traffie
courts. Traffic judges serve
six-months terms in the Dis.
trict. Virginia and Maryland
have no similar system.
These measures and other.
to organize citizen support OF
traffic safety campaigns al
were recommended by the re-
Gently organized Washington
Regional Metropolitan Confer.
lence ofArea governing officials
Evening star., 1957-12-11
The
Rambler
-. Hears About
81 in Real Estute
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

The Riggs Bank and every
other Washington institu-
ton, including the Treasury,
had better be ready to an
swer questions because a
man named Charles Cooke,
who has an inquiring mind,
Is back In town.
Apparently one OF the first
things he did was to go to
the Riggs National Bank and
open an account. And he
picked up a pamphlet
entitled:
Condensed Statement Of
Condition, October IL. 1857. |"
Thousands do that.
But. this Charles Cooke
person took a pencil and
bracketed the tabulation OF
resources which with the
figures rounded OUT reads:
investments. $l67 mil
lion: loans and discount,
SIT million; banking houses.
$S million; furniture and
fixtures. 81 million; other
real estate. 81.
He sent 1t to the Rambler
with this question:
what in the name Of
heaven is that 81 worth Of
other real estate'?"
The Rambler was so sure
that everything was all right
that he telephoned Robert
v. Fleming, chairman Of the
Riggs board, and asked him
about 1t.
Perhaps it's a flower pot
in front Of the main office"
the Rambler suggested help
fully.
NO" said Mr.. Fleming
firmly. I'm tell you what
it is.
"Quite a few years ago. We
acquired the Farmers and
Mechanics National Bank
of Georgetown. This bank
owned two store properties
north of it.
Evening star., 1957-12-11
$50 Million
u. S. Payment
Seen Justified

The District could justify an
annual Federal payment of $50
million instead Of the present
s23 million. according to Schuy-
Ter Lowe. District general ad-
ministration director.
At q luncheon Of the Ser
toma Club. Mr.. Lowe said yes
terday that even more than $50
million could be supported.
He cited the Federal Govern
ment's ownership Of valuable
District land and its position a
the city's major industry.
Government-owned land and
buildings would yield s2l.4 mil
lion annually II taxable. Mr..
Lowe said. He added that. II
the Government also paid nor
NAL District business taxes. its
annual tax payments to the
city would be lifted TO over t54
million.
This estimate. he said, Is
based on the fact that for each
81 Of real estate tax paid by
business here there is another
$l.53 paid in District business
levies.
The District ofiicial also cited
q study showing that q cross
section Of the country's largest
corporations pay about 81 in
State and local taxes for every
$40 spent for salaries.
The same ratio applied to the
Federal Governments Wash
1ngton payroll OF more than 81
billion annually would net the
District an annual Fedora
payment Of $52.6 million. hs
said.
The Government owns 43 pei
cent Of the Districts total lanC
area. Mr.. Lowe noted. Addi.
tional real estate Is tax-exempt
because Of the presence Of EN-.
bassies and nontaxable organi.
cations. and realty values are
held down by building height
limits. he added.
He also pointed out that the
District government spend,
more TO run a suitable Capita
city than most municipal gov
ernments.
Evening star., 1957-12-11

boundaries. according TO An
thony L. Ellison, executive di-
rector OF the council.
Montgomery County Man
ager M. l.. Reese has promised
to ask for more coordination
Of snow removal rules.
More than 100000 Montgom-
cry County residents are liable
to ticketing in the District dur
ing q snowstorm If they don't
have chains or snow tires on
their cars. he noted. Yet. these
commuters often don't know
in the morning when they leave
home that snow will automati-
Fcally invoke the ban on driv-
ing without snow protection in
the District by night.
Want Reports Assured
District Trafiic Director
George e. Keneipp said he'd
like to be assured more regular
reports from suburban officials
on outlying weather conditions,
Citizen fiurries over Mr.
Keneipp's handling Of last
Wednesdays snow emergency
elevated snowstorms to q first
priority council item. Mr.,
Keneipp invoked emergency
rules-calling for special ticket
ing-at about 3 pm. He has
criticized the rules under which
Evening star., 1957-12-11

ton charges. would 60 UP pro-
portionately. The latter charges
might even be raised TO the
authorized so per cent Of water
fees.
The present basic domestic
water rate is t6 semiannually
per $500 cubic feet.
These expectations were i'm
piled in the annual report for
the fiscal year ended last June
80 for the Washington Aque-
duct and the District Depart
ment Of Sanitary Engineering
The former agency. a branch of
the Army Engineer Corps. proc
esses and supplies water to local
users. The District government
agency distributes the water
supply. It also provides sewage
and rubbish disposal services.
Costs. New Plant Blamed
Infiationary operation costs.
steadily on the increase since
World War II. are the principal
reason for a probable rate rise.
New construction in the con-
tinuing program at Dalecarlia
Filter Plant is the other chief
contributing factor. A signif-
icant detail In the annual re-
port of the Washington Aque-
duct. Of which Dalecarlia is q
part. Is that the cost Of water
delivery last year went up $5.7a
per million gallons over the
previous year.
Total consumption in the
District alone was 49.3 billion
/ gallons for the year. Another
Sc billion gallons were con-
sumed by Arlington and nearby
Maryland. These areas would
share in any rate increase as
wholesale purchasers from. the
District.
Hints that an increase was
inevitable came last April. In q
report reviewing the status oi
the city's public works pro-
gram, David v. Aud. Sanitary
Evening star., 1957-12-11

Engineering Director. warned
that on the basis OF present
water revenues. receipts during
a 10-year period would be $6.S
million less than anticipated.
Water Use Down
In the report for the entire
fiscal year, Mr. Aud pointed
out that consumption has
dropped 3.l2 per cent. Part OF
this is due to economizing on
water use by business firms as
well as domestic users. DEM
clifton Of homes in connec-
tion with housing redevelop-
ment also is responsible for
lower consumption. he added
Engineer Corps officials re-
vealed that during maximum
consumption periods in the
summer months the normal 234
million gallons daily filtration
capacity was substantially ex-
ceeded. On these occasions
various stop-gap procedures hac
to be instituted.
One of these involved speed.
ing the actual filtration process
To get additional raw watel
into the filter plant on max.
limum consumption days, a small
hydro-electric power plant or
the Gao Canal served as {
pumping station to boost extrs
water into Dalecarlia filters.
I Completion Of the new Lttl,
Falls Dam. tunnel and pump.
ing station complex by mex
May is expected to increas'
the raw water supply by 35t
million gallons daily. Con
struction Of additional wate,
treatment facilities at Dale
carlia in the near future i
expected to raise filtration ca
pacity TO 294 million gallon
daily.
/ Maximum daily consumption
last year was 1884 million gal
Ions.
Evening star., 1957-12-11
Dust Bowl

Marvin Jones, chief Judge
Of the Court OF Claims, is
still citing personal expert
ence in his opinions in a day
when legal literature is al
most altogether a listing OF
judicial precedents.
He wrote the opinion of
the court in Vinita tOkla.)
Hay Co. versus United States,
decided December 4.
The issue was whether the
severe drought of the sum-
mer of 1852 relieved the COM
pany from a contract to de-
liver hay TO the Army.
Judge Jones, who is from
Cooke County, Tex, near the
Oklahoma border, wrote:
Anyone who has ever been
in the fringe OF the so-called
dust bowl during the rare
occasions on which these
severe droughts sometimes
prevail can realize the havoc
that is wrought at such a
time. The hot winds come
and sweep with blistering
trail across the prairies. The
heavens become like brass
and the earth as iron. The
small streams go dry, the
leaves wither and the grow
ing grass becomes scared.
Within the space Of a few
days tremendous d a m a 8 e
can be done. The undisputed
evidence In this case shows
that the drought not only in
Oklahoma but in some of
the surrounding States was
very severe during this
period. Naturally the price
Of the limited hay available
in that area increase d
greatly. :"
The court awarded the
plaintiffs q judgment OF
sl,4s9.33.