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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
Cost Of Snow Storm Figured at Over SIS Million
AS Motorists, Government, Stores Total Losses

Last weeks paralyzing snow
storm left a bill of more than
$15.3 million here.
1t cost at least that much
and probably a lot more-in
terms of time lost from work
goods and services not pur-
chased and for clearing streets
and getting snowed-in cars
operating.
A survey of the more obvious
costs of the storm in this area
showed.
The Federal Government esti-
mates 1t cost So million in SAL
aries and man-hours lost from
work because employees got a
day Of administrative leave on
Tuesday. some were unable 70
report to work on Monday at
all and many were late on
Wednesday and Thursday.
So Million Car Cost
The American Automobile
Association figures 1t cost mo-
florists at least 81 million tc
care for their cars, to replace
frozen engine blocks, to buy
tire chains. to pay for damage
not covered by insurance, to re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
HeuIth-WeIfure PurIey
To Hear Senator Clark

Senator Clark. Democrat of
Pennsylvania, will address the
second annual conference on
public health and welfare for
the District at the Dodge Hotel
tomorrow.
Senator Clark. chairman OF
the Senate Judiciary subcom-
mittee for the District. will
speak on the health and well
fare sections of the fiscal 1858
budget. DR.. Daniel l.. Finu-
cane. D. c. Health Director
and Gerard Shea. director OF
the Public Welfare Department
will lead discussion groups.
The conference is sponsored
by the Metropolitan Washing
ton Chapter of the National
Association of Social Workers,
the American Association OF
University Women. the League
of Women Voters and the
Washington Psychiatric Society
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

shape. Children were off from
school and had good Shedding
fuel and other goods used heav-
lily in cold and snowy weather
sold well, many youths got
extra pocket money from
shoveling walks and crews used
by area governments TO clear
the roads brought home fat
paychecks.
Phones Set Record
Hotels generally were filled
telephone use almost set a rec
ord. theater owners reported a
heavy influx OF school-age
youngsters that didn't have To
attend school. a large food
store operator said that al
though the first days after the
storm were poor. there has beer
a pickup since then that prob
ably will wipe out any losses.
Some merchants whose bust
ness normally is helped by cold
snowy weather. however. say
this storm was so bad that
whatever profits they made In
items sold will be wiped out by
the extra costs incurred in de-
livering them or in servicinR
their equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

appropriation for capital i'm
provements.
The budget will go to the
County Board Of Supervisors
next month.
BY cutting the superinten-
dents $604.55O capital improve
ments request to s399.55o, the
board found enough leeway TO
provide an estimated $l61 900
to hire IS additional teachers
not requested by Mr.. Woodson
and still come up with a total
below the superintendent
original recommendation.
Highest Budget in History
1t also added a $3.50 pay in
crease for Mr.. Woodson and a
5000 increase for board clerk
Clement Jacobs. The superin-
tendent's present salary is SIS
500.
The approved budget figure,
the highest in the county'S
history, is $18,l56,987, an in
crease of almost 26 per cent
over the current $l4.4 million
expenditure.
The call for 35 more teachers
was made by Board Members
Robert F. Davis and Hills
Lory.
The Woodson budget already
had asked for % new instruc-
tors. bringing the total request
now to 81.
Mr.. Davis, In urging that
the number be increased said
this is the only way we will
ever achieve a pupil-teacher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

to spend our lives together at
home in Virginia.
"These Are Unusual Times"
There is not one of us who
does not understand and SYM
pathize with the pressing per-
sonal reasons which are prompt
ing you" the message from the
governors to Senator Byrd said
Then, too we know of your
desire after IS years to be freed
of the numerous and eXacting
responsibilities which have at
tended your service in the Sem
ate. a service which has been
distinguished and which merits
for you the fine esteem in which
you are held by the people of
Virginia.
The message went on to say:
I'VE would not ask you to
carry on but for the gravity of
these years and the strategic
positions which you occupy
These are no usual times
through which our country is
struggling to make its way. The
lengthening shadows which fall
across the lurking dangers
ahead make your continuance
in the Senate of consequence to
Vlrginians and n-Virginians
alike. OF this you have had
abundant evidence in recent
days.
You are chairman of the
Finance Committee. you stand
next to the chairman of the
Armed Services Committee. and
in point of service you rank
third in the Senate itself. These
are powerful vantage points
from which you can exercise
very great influence indeed upon
l the affairs of our country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

exists in Virginia today a hard
core nucleus Of Republican vot-
ers of considerable proportions 4"
Mr.. Gordon, 26, lives at 440
North Monroe street. He is on
the public relations staff Of the
Investment Bankers Associa-
ton OF America. He was the
youngest county Republican
chairman in the State when he
was elected to the Arlington
post in 1856.
In another convention adj
dress, Fred Dixon. treasurer of
the Young Republican National
Committee, said the unions
have a goal Of taking over the
Democratic Party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
Virginia 6. o. P. Urged
To Fight for Byrd's Seat

David H. Gordon, new chair
man of Virginia's Young Re-
publican Federation, yesterday
urged State Republicans to put
up a candidate this year for
the Senate seat held by Dem
ocratic Senator Byrd.
Mr.. Gordon, chairman Of the
Arlington Republican Commit
tee. was named head of the
federation at a meeting in
Natural Bridge. He succeeds
William Konold Of Falls Church.
Senator Byrd has announced
he will retire this year. In 1852,
the Republicans did not put
up a candidate against him.
Urges United G. o. p. Front
Mr.. Gordon also urged that
candidates be nominated for
each Of Virginia's 10 seats in
the House Of Representatives.
The Republicans now have two
representatives in Congress
Joel Broyhill of the Tenth Dis
trict, and Richard Poff Of the
Sixth District.
Elimination of intra- party
differences was urged by the
new chairman. LET us be real
istic enough to admit to our
selves that in the light Of re-
cent politico-economic develop
ments, the Republican Party
must present a united front
during the 1868, 1869 and 1860
campaigns" he said.
Youngest Chairman
The Republican candidate in
the 1857 gubernatorial election,
Ted Dalton, was swamped by
Democratic Governor Almond
by vote Of 1923 1893 to 1873, 500.
However, Mr.. Gordon said
the Dalton vote showed there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

with no way to raise it except
by increasing the real estate
tax.
And that they are not going
to do. The situation here this
year is that the farmers cant
pay their taxes out of earn
ingS. Mr.. Pope said. A locaI
sales tax would mean about
sl50.000 to the county, he said
The Senate finance commit
tee reported the bill favorably
Friday. But because a clerk
had announced the Senate was
in session. some of the COM
mittee members had left the
room. They objected they had
not had a chance to vote on
the measure, and proponents
agreed to recommit the bill to
the committee.
Senator Harry C. Stuart, CO.
sponsor with Senator Charles
R. Fenwick of the measure, said
today he thought the bill would
come back out of committee.
Committee Meets Tomorrow
How any member of the
General Assembly can vote
against a measure to permit a
county Of Southwest Virginia
or SouthSide Virginia or North
ern Virginia to impose a tax or
itself-a tax which is imme-
diately revocable on passage OF
a State sales taxi have yet
to see" Senator Stuart said.
The committee has beer
called by its chairman, Sena-
tor j. d. Hagood of Halifax, to
meet at 10 am. Monday. Pre-
sumably the bill will be taken
up again at that time.
A member of the Finance
Committee opposed to the bill
said today he didn't think il
would get out of committee
But should it get the commit
tees approval, he said, he was
afraid the Senate and House
would pass it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

so pieces. coming from as far
away as Richmond and Lynch
burg. The emergency stems
from the fact that as of Friday,
rs per cent of the secondary
roads were still blocked.
Old-timers Of the area are
calling the big snowfall the
worst blizzard since 1898. There
have been heavier falls. they
say, but the work of the winds
put last Sundays storm in a
class by itself. Strong and I'M
RENTING for two days, the
winds simply swept the fields
virtually clear and dumped
their burden into the roadways.
Its as if the roads were
magnets" remarked Assistant
Highway District Engineer C.
L. Ellington as he surveyed q
stretch of drift-clogged road
near Waterford.
Dairy Farmers Suffer
OF all the storm victims, Lou
doun's dairy farmers III this
rich pastureland probably suf-
fered most. County officials re-
ported some so per cent of the
dairymen were forced to dump
their milk during the week
because they couldn't get theil
produce through the drift-filleo
roads.
Robert Whitman, whose dairy
farm is on Dry Mill road neal
Leesburg, had to keep milking
for nearly II straight hours on
the coolest nights. His electric
mixers kept freezing. And then
when the milking was done the
lSnowbound farmer could dc
nothing with the milk but dump
it out.
Another dairyman. Comdr
William Hatch. of WOODBURY.,
was able to save his milk be-
cause he had enough cans in
which to dump his supply
When he was able to pillow him
self out around mid-week, he
had 400 gallons stored up,
Comdr. Hatch also ran out of
fuel oil. He was able to get in
a new supply only by hitching
ia manure spreader to a farm
tractor and haul in four So
gallon drums full. This kept
his pipes from freezing.
Guests SnOwbOund
Caught short on fuel oil with
weekend guests in the house,
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Noel
Kinney. of Mount Giliad. had
to resort to tearing down some
of their fencing and burning
it in the fireplace.
Stirling Harrison. who lives
near Leesburg. found himself
marooned with a houseful of
teen-agers nearly the whole
week. What started out as a
Saturday night party. wound
up as a convention. Mr.. Harri-
son remarked wrily.
j. M. Hughes. whose dairy
farm is on the Leesburg pike,
was typical of the many farm
ers who employed their tractor
wheeled manure leaders to
scoop then roads clear of
snow,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
.karrick Lauds
Snow C|ean-Ur
Hopes for Funds
To Meet the Bill

AdSl NCSh Sldlll SllON
removing operation may have
cost the District 100000, Com
missioner David B. Karrick said
last night.
The Commissioner said the
sum was a guess, since officials
haven't completed a tally.
He said he felt very effective
use" had been made of the
money and that the city snow
removal force had done "a
splendid job" He also ex-
pressed confidence that Con-
gress would grant supplemental
funds to meet the bill.
The city had only a SAG, 900
snowstorm budget and all or
most of this was used up before
last week ends storm, officials
reported.
Equipment Rented
About $500 city employees
constituted the storm task
force, and officials called into
service 400 to 500 pieces of city
equipment and another $50
rented plows and trucks, Mr..
Karrick said. Six THOUSAND tons
of sand and $50 tons of chem
icalS we're poured onto the
streets.
The commissioner said he
saw no need for major changes
in the city's snowstorm tactics.
Mr.. Karrick, on the weekly
WWDC Report to the People"
broadcast, said the city may
have to look outside its bound
aries for public housing sites.
But he indicated an effort to
find sites within District boun-
diaries will be made first. Asked
what he thought of the pros
poets for such search. he said:
I'VE can try"
A meeting Cancelled last week
on this question undoubtedly
will be rescheduled soon, he
said.
Home Rule Hope Dim
The Commissioner said a
split within the Senate Dis
trict Committee on alternative
District home rule bills mill
tates against" the chances for
passage of any bill at this ses-
sion of Congress. He also
pointed to the House District
Committee. long unsympathetic
to home rule proposals, as an
other hurdle.
Mr.. Karrick said the city
contemplates no softness to-
ward criminals despite the fact
that the city last year had the
lowest crime record for a long
time"
He paid tribute to fire COM
panies from Fort Meade. Laur-
ell. College Park, Linthicum,
Savage. Adelphi, Branchville.
Odenton and JeSsup which
fought a Valentines day fire at
the Laurel Md Children's
Center Also cited were the
Laurel rescue squad. Anne
Arundel County police, park
and military police and the
Prince Georges Women's Auxil-
larry Canteen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
.ChinesetoGreet
Year Of The Doq
5000 to Celebrate,
See Dragon Dances

Washingtons Chinese COM
munity has gone whole hog
for the Year of the Dog.
Most Of the community's
5000 members began welcoming
their new year with great fan
fare a week ago. They won't
stop until tonight.
Starting at 2 pm. today,
three hours of public entertain
ment and another two hours OF
private celebrating are being
presented by On Leong, one of
two Chinese merchants associa-
lions here.
Lawrence Tom, secretary, said
this roaring climax to a Chinese
New Year here is something
new.
I'VE haven't done this much
before. not even for the Year
OF the Rooster. which was last
year." he said.
First program item today is
a traditional dragon" dance.
This, featuring a snorting mon
ster about 20 feet long, will take
place on H street between Fifth
and Ninth streets NV, Mr.
Tom said.
The dragons" dance will be
accompanied loudly on a big
drum-"just brought in from
New York's Chinatown"--witn
fireworks, and a few horn
honkS.
The remainder of the pro-
gram will be more concen-
trated. in the heart of WASH
ington's little Chinatown-on
H street between Sixth and
Seventh streets NV.
1t will include two acrobatic
performances. The first. fol-
lowing the dragons" exit, will
be presented by local Chinese
gymnaSts. trained in the best
"old country" tradition.
A choir of Chinese children.
aged about five to nine. will
sing under the direction of
Father Wong Of st. Mary S
Catholic Church.
The outdoor program will end
about 5 pm. Mr.. Tom said
Members Of On Leong - led
Jointly by Chin Toy and Sam
Wong-will dance in their as
ISOLATION building, $40 H street.
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i Cdllo DCbWCCl IAAC AAOAAS oAAS
town officials.
The child. Jerry Hynson, 3
had become i'll about midweeE
in a boarding home Just of
Gleedsville road, about foul
miles west of here. Jerry'S
caretaker, Miss Nancy Ever
hart. said that by Friday she
grew really alarmed over the
boys fever and the fact that
the road was completely fillec
by drifts.
Although roads elsewhere ir
the Washington area are gen.
orally clear by now. the roac
clearing fight is still in progress
in Loudoun. one of Virginia.
hardest hit counties. Bulldozer
scrapers, plowS. scoops anC
Snow-blowers have been pressed
into service from every source
Crosses Fields
When Jerry'S plight became
known. this task force was en-.
gagged elsewhere in the county
Besides. such equipment coulc
not possibly have arrived ano
cleared four miles of snow drifts
with enough speed to get the
boy to the Leesburg Hospita
in time.
The National Guard unit ir
the town was notified. Guards.
man Johnny Colbert jumped
into one of the units tractor.
type weapons carriers and with
a State Police cruiser as escort
rush to the scene.
! Mr.. Colbert saw at once the
tractor would never get through
the four miles of drifts to the
Everhart house. So he went fur
Their down the main road, U S
Route Is, and headed acros:
the fields. He was taking ad.
vantage of one of the curiosities
of the storm. The heavy winds
of the early part of the week ir
blowing the snow into the road
ways had cleared the fields.
He made it to the Everhart
house IN this fashion in some
thing less than half an hour
The trip might have beer
speedier if he had not had to
stop and dismantle a couple OF
sections of fence on the way
Back to the main highway, a
heavily bundled little Jerry was
transferred to the polio G
cruiser and rushed to the hos
pital. He's there now COM
Portable and the threat OF
pneumonia all but gone.
AS it was throughout Metro
politan Washingtons outlying
areas, Loudoun up to yesterday
was still suffering from the
after-effects Of the snow.
The condition of the county
secondary roads-the small but
vital lifelines of the commu-
nity-was still listed as crit.
ical" by State highway officials
as late as yesterday afternoon
Worst Since 1898
The State in the last two
days has thrown every avail
able piece of snow-removina
equipment into the road clear
ing fight. The total was nearly
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it gets out of the powerful Ser
ate Finance Committee, it will
very likely clear the Senate and
have even less trouble in the
House.
Whether the administration
will bring pressure-or suffi-
cient preSSure-to bottle the
measure up in committee re-
manned question.
The bill would permit coun-
ties to levy one per cent sales
tax. Should a statewide sales
tax be enacted at another ses-
sion. the local tax would be
void.
Opposes Patchwork Approach
Gov. Almond has opposed
any increase in taxes and has
said he is opposed to the
patchwork approach" to fiscal
problems which local sales
tax law would involve.
Whether he would veto such
a bill. however. is problemati-
cal. Conceivably the admin
istration could adopt the view
that if a county wanted to
raise its own taxes, the State
should let it.
One very potent foe of a
local sales tax is State Tax
Commissioner c. H. Morrissett
In speaking recently against a
statewide sales tax at this time
he said local sales taxes might
hinder enactment of a state
wide tax if and when 1t is
needed.
Delegate Sam E. Pope OF
Southampton county, longtime
advocate of statewide 2 pei
cent sales tax. said he believed
his county would enact a loca
tax if given permission. He
said he thought the local sales
tax bill would have little trou-
BILE if it gets out of the SEN
ate Finance Committee.
County Desperate for Money
Mr.. Pope said his was al
average county which is des.
peratelY in need of more money
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TurnbuII Says He Can't
Lick Big Budget Deficit
BY CHARLES l.. HOFFMAN
Star stan Writer

tor comedies he feels "frus-
trated' in his economy role,
For example. he notes that
he was one Of only three leg
islators who voted against the
teachers pay raise. He also
notes that the House ways and
means committee. in a first
test of the State salary in
crease. voted Is to 8 for II.
500 Boost in Taxes Proposed
While they talk Of holding
the line on spending and taxes
they grab everything that
comes along that costs more
money. he said II am not
blaming them. They merely are
rejecting the preSsures they
get from back home"
Senator Turnbull holds up
certain tax programs as pos
sible substitutions for Gov. Nc
Kedlin's proposed so per cent
increases in both the sales and
income taxes.
For one thing Senator Turn
bull favors reducing from 81
cents to IA cents the starting
point for the sales tax. and the
removal of exemptions now
made for restaurant meals,
sos ps, baby powders. etc.
AT the present two per cent
sales tax rate. these proposals
would raise an additional 50
million Combined with an IN
crease IN the rate 10 three per
cent the new revenue would
produce S3l million
The Senator also has held
out the possibility of levying a
surtax for one year on top OF
the present income tax rate.
Such action. he explains. would
reduce the possibility OF Great
ing SURPRISES in future years
when the economy RECEIVERS.
Biggest Budget Deficiency
Senator Turnbull says he is
not particularly alarmed over
the apparent lack Of concern
in the legislature at the pros
poets OF having TO meet the
biggest budget deficiency in
history.
While this short session OF
the legislature is supposed TO
be primarily concerned with
the budget, the chief topics OF
conversation are the gambling
bills and the amount Of lobby
ing that is going on behind
them.
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ratio in the elementary schools
Of 80 to one"
Strive for 31-tO-l Ratio
He pointed out that Mr..
Woodson's request for the "a
new misunderstood included
in the lis to be hired to main
tain the present ratio of 32l
to would cut the ratio
next year to only 3l6 TO one.
The additional IS. includ-
ing six teachers for remedial
reading work. would lower the
ratio next year to 81 TO one"
he said.
Mr.. Davis told the board
that the 30-to-l goal prob
ably could be realized" in the
l959-60 budget.
I'VE have been trying to do
that for years" Mr., Woodson
said. TO do it all now. all at
once, it would cost about
$500, 600
Six More Teachers
The board approved the adj
dition of six teachers TO the
remedial reading staff after
several members agreed Mr..
Woodson's request for three
was not enough, The addition
of nine would bring the county
total to 20.
Robert B. Walker. assistant
superintendent, said the $l8l
million would come from the
following sources; Sill million
from the county. not including
an anticipated 100000 surplus
from the current year, S34
million from the State. and
SGT million from the Federal
C0VPrnmpnt
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strategic POSITIONS WHICH you
sloccupy."
:. They said Mr.. Byrd. Senate
Finance Committee chairman,
occupies powerful vantage
points" in the Senate from
which he can exercise very
great influence, indeed. upon
the affairs of our country"
Former governors signing the
appeal were Thomas B. STAN
ley. John S. Battle, Represent
alive William NJ. Tuck and Col
gate w. Darden, jr., president
of the University of Virginia.
Two Mentioned for Seat
Mr.. Battle, an attorney. and
Mr.. Tuck are the two figuring
most prominently in Specula-
ton over Senator Byrd'S sue
ceSSor Neither has announced
for the seat because Mr.. Byrd
has not replied to a resolution
by the Virginia legislature urg-
ing him to reconsider his de-
cision to retire, announced 10
days ago.
Mr.. Byrd, himself a former
governor and leader of the
dominant Democratic organiza- :
ton in Virginia. is expected to
give the legislature his reply
early next week. Political odds
are that his decision will stand.
When he made his announce
ment. Senator Byrd said siS
years ago he promised Mrs
Byrd I would not seek re-elec.
ton again. Since then she has
suffered Gripping illness anc
is an invalid. 1t is our desire
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Washington. resides with his
wife al 1922 Stuyvesant place
NV He is graduate Of the
old Business High School After
association with the ieWelry
firm Of Oppenheimer a. Shah
he started his own business IN
1891. The main store is at 1905
K street NV. with a branch
IN the Greenbriar Hotel. White
Sulphur Springs, w Va He is
widely AnewR also As . golfer.