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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-07

contracts this week for the
demolition of the block in which
the school stands at 500 Ninth
street S.W.
The buildings will start COM
ing down in three weeks.
From now on. life at the
Lighthouse will be like life in
a bombed-out area under siege,
Malcolm A. Burrows, deputy
executive director of the Re-
development Land Agency ex-
planned, We've helped relocate
houses and businesses, but
never a Columbia Lighthouse
for the Blind"
But he is doing all in his
power to relocate the Light
house, too.
Hopes for Offers
He hopes an offer of a build
| ing may come after the WASH
lington Real Estate Board in
forms its members of the need
as it will do soon.
Meanwhile. the RIA is CIV
ing the Lighthouse the maxi
mum amount Of time to find
a new home.
But the changing area pre-
sentS a special problem for the
blind.
It means disruption of pat
terms familiar to them in which
they could move freely.
Soon. old landmarks will be
torn down TO clear the space
that will one day be part Of
the new Plaza area.
The throughway that soon
will slice across the Southwest
will clip about is feet of the
Lighthouses parking lot. The
space is vital for the unloading
| Of trucks that bring materials
used by the blind in their work
and take the finished products
away.
If underground utilities are
affected. it could mean isola-
ton through loss Of water and
electricity.
The Lighthouses prese n
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home is far from ideal. An old
schoolhouse is not the best
place to conduct a sheltered
workshop and evaluation and
rehabilitation program.
But until funds come from a
neutrality-suspicious. have
been made-or a building is
donated or provided rent free.
a new home is out Of the ques-
ton.
The Lighthouse program is
financed with funds solicited
from thep ublic by a letter sent
out through the year. said ].
Arthur johnson, executive di-
rector.
An appeal to the public for
capital funds for building has
never been conducted success
fully by any organization here,
however. he declared.
Mr.. johnson explained that
the building must be located on
a street like Seventh or Four
tenth or M in Georgetown.
which is we'll served with pub
lie transportation. The blind
Lighthouse clients, who come
from all over the area. depend
on public transportation. Often
it is Lighthouse workers who
have taught them how to use
it.
$55,OOO Paid Blind
The Lighthouse paid $55.000
in wages to its workers last
year, including paid vacations
and sick leave. Some were re-
Enumerated on piece work and
some at hourly rates, with
weekly paychecks of up to SIS.
Thirty are employed on a full
time basis. 10 for Clarifying
lengths of time.
Mr.. johnson estimates the
District is saved about $1,000
q year in public assistance pay
ments through the Lighthouse
program. 1t is the only one
of its kind here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-07
D. c. Loan Eligibility
Seen in Slump Bill
Lighthouse for Blind
Hunts Home in Vain
Southwest RedeveIopment Project
Means Site Must Be Cleared

Columbia Lighthouse the Blind beacon felt. If not
by the and it be extnguished
within months If 1t cannot find a home.
The 10Th Century abandoned school it has been allowed
1853 is located in the Southwest Redeveopmen
And the District Redeveopment Land Agency is letting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-07

THEIR Dress CON-
TRASTED with the informal
attire worn by many student
visitors. The boys wore
jackets and ties-no Confed-
crate hats. Most of the girls
wore tailored suits.
Big Stone Gap is in the hill
country. AS Faith Cox, a
young English teacher,
pointed out, it was the home
OF John Fox, jr. He wrote
that pre-World War / best
seller on the life of the hill
people called The Trail of
the Lonesome Pine"
Scott kirkpatrick, mana
ger of the theater, was the
guide. He took them past
the second tier of boxes on
the left.
Lincoln was Seated in
that box" he said
For an instant the Rambler
feared that Scott was going
to tell the Big Stone Gap
visitors that Lincoln was shot
In his theater.
But no. 1t was that Lincoln
was sitting there when he
first saw John Wilkes Booth
on the stage. The play was
Sho kesueare's Richard H."
The theater was built in
1885. Scott told them, and is
the oldest theater in America
in continuous use.
1t was rebuilt in 1880 by
the man who did the Phila-
delphia Academy of Music.
Both have remarkably good
acoustics, and architects and
engineers responsible for the
construction of theaters and
auditoriums occasionally visit
the National to measure it
and test the way sound car
ries from its stage. Both the
Philadelphia and the Ma
tional have one thing in COM
mon. They have large caverns
under their stages. The one
at the National is due to one
of Washington's many I'M
derground waterways which
passes under the stage in a
huge conduit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16
BY G. o. HERNDON
Star stan writer

Montgomery County Demo-
Gratis yesterday held q rapid
fire meeting of party chiefs
and. in a resounding voice vote.
Endorsed a four-man ticket for
State Offices.
Impelled by a desire to avoid
a clash between rival party fac
tions. precinct chairmen and
other county leaders voiced
overwhelming support for the
Maryland harmony" slate
headed by Gubernatorial Can
didate j. Willard Tawes.
Leaders of the Montgomery
County Democratic Caucus at
a similar meeting a week earlier
had fought against indorse-
ment by the precinct chairmen
of any slate of candidates,
State or local.
Yesterday, after a week of
backstage negotiations between
Caucus members and leaders of
the Democratic Old Guard
group. a compromise reword-
ing of the Endorsement resolu-
ton was agreed upon.
= Caucus spokesman, while in
eisting they objected tor the
principle Of Endorsement By the
precinct chairmen as 3 body,
had stated they generally IA
vored the Tawes slate.
/. The other candidates on this
. ticket are Baltimore Mayor
Thomas D'Alesandro, who is
running for the Senate; State
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16
COUNTY CHIEFS AGREE
Montgomery Books
State Democrat Slate

Senate President Louis L. Gold
stein for State Comptroller,
and Attorney General c. Ferdi-
nand Sybert for reelection.
The Endorsement resolution
finally accepted was termed
support. not by precinct chair
men as such. but by the
Democrats assembled" at the
meeting.
William c. Austin. a Be-
theSda area precinct chairman
and a caucus leader, proposed
the compromise amendment. It
was accepted by: Joseph M.
Matthias. who had introduced
the original Endorsement reso-
luton the week before.
Meanwhile, causus leaders
said they are hoping for a
united ticket" of county candi-
dates acceptable to themselves
and to the so-called organiza-
ton Democrats.
To achieve this unity. the
caucus group Friday night in
.strueted its seven-man execu-
tive committee to submit a slate
of candidates by February "a.
It was understood the commit
tee members will Consult with
al groups" in choosing the
candidates.
A caucus spokesman asked
Ward w. Caddineton, chair
man Of the county's Democrat
State Central Committee, to
seek more voter registration
sessions prior to the May 20
primary.
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90 Citizen Groups
Join Drive to Save
D. c. 7 roIIey Line

The Prince Georges Civic
Federation, representing 30
citizen groups. is especially in
terested in saving the Rhode
Island avenue streetcar line.
@. M. Koockogey. chairman
OF the Save the Street Cars
Emergency Committee, made
this announcement after a
meeting Of his organization at
the Mt. Pleasant Branch Lii
brary yesterday. He said the
federation has joined his move
ment.
Mr.. Koockogey also said
Chairman Mcmillan Of the
House District Committee sent
word his stan is working on
amendments to the d. c.
Transit System. Inc, charter.
These would knock out the
seven-year compulsory provi-
sion for getting rid Of the
streetcars here. he explained.
The Emergency Committee sent
in suggested amendments and
Mr.. McMillan's stan is working
on these. Mr.. Koockogey de-
clared.
He also said the organization
has named q finance commit
tee. He said contributions may
be sent 70 the treasurer. Harry
Fine. sos Ninth street NV.
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BottIe-,T uck Struggle
Seen for Byrd Seat

alive Tuck's 9Th district plan
ned to get together with him
early in the week to discuss
strategy. The issue is expected
to be resolved by the time of
the State Central Committee
meeting here February %.
There seems to be no dispo-
sition on the part Of the State
Central Committee to invite a
knock-down fight for the NOM
nation which might leave last
ing wounds. With organization
backing divided among two
candidates the non-organiza-
ton wing might well decide to
put up a man Of its own.
Battle Narrow Victor
Mr.. Battle went through
such a primary and narrowly
emerged victor over three other
candidates In his bid for the
nomination for Governor.
The primary filing date is
April Is.
In the unexpected event Mr..
Battle and Representative Tuck
both go down to the wire with
neither yielding. hackers of
both see in Alhertis S. Harri-
son. jr.. the new Attorney Gen.
eral, an agreeable compromise
candidate.
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Arlington Sets Up
City Study Panel

The Arlington County Board
yesterday appointed a l5-mem-
Der citizens committee to study
the advisability of Incorporation
as a city.
Edward c. johnson. an at
torney, was named temporary
chairman.
The study was called for by
the board at its last previous
meeting. The committee is to
report back by June 30.
Other committee members are
Harold A. Stone. Laszlo Ecker.
RACE, Leroy Bachelor. Grimm
Garrett. Mrs. Virginia McDon-
aid, Leon Logan, Edmund d
Campbell. Alan Dean. Mrs
Marie Dresser, Mrs. Mary Mar.
shall. J. H. White. jr.. Mrs.
nellie Holley. Rutherford Day
and Frank Ellis.
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COMMISSIONED AT MARYLAND
MANN ENTERS
RACE FOR HYDE'S
SEAT IN HOUSE

Ward w. Caddington,
chairman Of the Demo-
cratic State Central Com
mittee in MOntgo m cry
County, announced at a
meeting Of county Demo-
cratic leaders yesterday
that Attorney James H.
Mann, will file for the
party's nomination for
Maryland's 9Th District
congressional seat.
Observers said this means
that j, Newton Brewer,
jr.. vice chairman of the
Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Com
mission. will not seek the
nomination. Mr.. Brewer
had said he would file If
Mr.. Mann did not.
The seat Mr.. Mann will
seek is held by Repre-
sentative Hyde, Republican.
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A Bio 81 Deal

QUINCY. III. R.-The New
China restaurant. operated by
Sam Wong for 81 years. has
new owners after an exchange
Of 81 cash.
Wong values the business at
$4,000 but because he wants to
live In San Francisco. he turned
the establishment over to Harry
Chin. Henry jill. Tom HON and
George Wong, employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16
BY JOHN r. DAFFRON
Associated Press Staff Writer

RICHMOND, Feb. l5.-The
spotlight of probable succession
to Senator Byrd's seat in Con-
gress narrowed in focus today
and foreshadowed a tug of war
between hackers of John S.
B atttle and Representative
Tuck.
Only three days after Sen
ator Byrd's retirement an
nouncement shook the Virginia
Democratic organization from
the governors Office to the
precinct level, there was a con-
solidation Of political sentiment
behind the two former gov
errors.
There we're still a number of
courtesy commitments to ia
vorite sons at the district level,
but the sentiment for Mr..
Battle was widespread and APP
peared to be growing in upper
. levels of the party hierarchy.
Battle Interested"
Friends Of Mr.. Battle said
the 67-year-old Charlottesville
attorney was interested in the
assignment. They felt his Sc
lection would do nothing to
disrupt the relative harmony
in the party and he would
have q greater statewide. APP
peal than any Of the others on
the scene.
Representative Tuck has
substantial backing too, notably
the solid support Of his home
5th District delegation in the
General Assembly and others
from Southside Virginia, where
his dedication to segregation is
all asset.
Neither Mr.. Battle, Repre-
sentative Tuck nor any other
Democrat has said whether he
will be a candidate TO succeed
Senator Byrd in the July is
primary. None is expected to
announce until Senator Byrd
returns to Washington Tues
day from a vacation in Arizona.
Democratic leaders at the
State Capitol are hopefully
awaiting some reply to the pleas
of the General Assembly and
Gov. Almond that Byrd recon-
slider Nhis retirement decision
and run again.
Friends close TO the senior
Senator see little chance OF him
changing his mind since In his
wednesday announcement.
Senator Byrd said he had prom
ised his ailing wife six years
ago that II elected then, he
would not run again.
The Assembly resolution ask
ing him TO reconsider, however,
had the effect Of holding q
field Of potential candidates in
check until Senator Byrd gives
his answer.
Party leaders from Represent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-16
Joi-oIoi, Taxes
Shore Agendo
In Maryland


ANNAPOLIS. FEB. I5.-Road-
side control, jai-alai, taxes and
Potomac River gambling will
share the spotlight here next
week in the Maryland General
Assembly.
Committees on finance and
judicial proceedings in both
houses have scheduled public
hearings throughout the week.
The most controversial are
those on bills to outlaw jai-alai
and end gambling on piers and
ships just of the Virginia shore
in the Maryland-owned Po-
tomac.
Hearings Set on Jai-alai
The Senate Finance Commit
tee has scheduled a one-hour
hearing on the emotion-packed
and politically potent jai-alai
bill after Tuesday afternoons
Senate session.
The House Judiciary Com
mittee on Friday will hear testi-
mony on the Potomac River ca
sino controversy. Both Gov.
McKeldin and Virginia's Gov.
Almond have been invited to
address the committee along
with local officials from coun-
ties in the two States affected
by the bill.
A big crowd can also be ex-
pected at 10 am. Wednesday
when the House Ways and
Means Committee holds its
hearing on this years version
of a bill to outlaw billboards
along limited and controlled
access to highways.
Revenue Loss Feared
The Senate and House fiscal
committees will hold a joint
hearing after Tuesday nights
Senate session on legislation to
legalize the assessment of in
ventory property at full cash
value while an allowance for
imitation is made on real estate
assessments.
The bill, expected to draw
businessmen's opposition. was
introduced to forestall chaos
in assessments throughout the
State caused by a Court of APP
Ipeals ruling that under present
law all property must be
treated equally by assessing Of
'ficers. Unless the present legis-
lation is changed, the State
Tax Commission has said. some
$23 million in revenues will be
lost to the State and. counties.
The two committees. which
are meeting jointly with de-
partment heads on the budget,
will hold another Joint session
at 10 am. Thursday on Gov.
McKeldin's proposal to in
crease the sales tax from two
cents to three cents on the
dollar.
Despite the other controver-
sial issues the Legislatures
main job still is adoption Of a
budget and either providing
some $50 million in new reve-
nues or cutting drastically into
Gov. McKeldin's proposals for
$l83 million in general fund
spending.
Two other hearings sched-
uled this week that are likely
TO draw more than passing
comment are one at 1890 am.
Tuesday or a bill 70 abolish
capital punishment and an
other at the same time the
following day on Aim censor.
ship which would bar youths
under 10 from some films.
The people's voice., 1958-10-24

of large-scale unemployment and
general downturn in business. For
them, this is period of prosperity
not recession.
INVESTIGATE THE CHAINS!
No wonder, then, that these chains
through which is funneled an ever
increasing share of total consumer
purchasing power, have embarked on
big expansion program-nearly all
of which is paid for out of their sup
er earnings" (profits)
When the smoke of the November
election has cleared away and 1--WE
hope) big new progressive contln-
gent of congressman and senators
takes the place of the reactionaries
who have been retired, the way will
be prepared for Senator Kefauver to
really go to town in his antitrust in
vestigation of the "Bigs". We hope
the big food chains will be high on
the agenda.
The people's voice., 1958-10-24

ings'' mean profits though there is
more and more evidence that these
profits are excessive, much higher
than is justified. In fact, this view is
pointed to by the first sentence of the
NEW YORK TIMES story: "Super
sales and earnings are encouraging
supermarkets in their expansion
PLAN.
The story then proceeds to give
chapter and verse for each of the
main chains-Grand Union, Food
Fair, Safeway, American Stores, Ma
tional Tea, Jewel Tea, Kroger-not
overlooking the daddy of them all,
APP which had over $4.5 billion in
sales last year.
When you dig into the food chain
figures, you find that here is a key
and increasingly controlling segment
of the food industry which was not
affected in the slightest by the ''re-
cession". Every one of these big
chains, without exception, enjoyed
hefty increase in profits in the face
The people's voice., 1958-10-24

below capacity. The largest banks of
the country are also raking in more
shekels than ever.
However, for our union members
who work in various branches of the
food industry, there is special interest
in the ever-mounting profits of the
chain grocery stores. Recently the
NEW YORK TIMES august 81,
1859 headed a column and a half
story as follows:
Large Food Chains Pushing Ex-
pansion AS Earnings Climb"
SUPER PROFITS
In financial page parlance "earn-
The people's voice., 1958-10-24

profitwise, it would be necessary to
list most of the prominent corporate
names in the United States. The fl
nancial pages, for example, take fire.
quent note of the excellent profit ere
covery'' made by the major steel
companies-even with output still far
The people's voice., 1958-10-24
Workers Bear Recession BrUnt As
Profits, Dividends Hold Up

By LYLE COOPER, UPWA Research Director
last months issue of the PACKINGHOUSE WORKER
why unemployment the basis of
prospects, will high figure for months
also pointed out that the best bet for changing
unfavorabe organized labor and its allies to
elect a liberal Congress next Month
The people's voice., 1958-10-24

Farmers Union Elevator company-BeIt
Farmers Union Elevator company-Big Sandy
Equity Cooperative Association
Equity Cooperative Association-conrad
Northern Montana Mustard Growers Assn.-conrad
Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company Denton
Dutton Cooperative Association -Dutton
Union Elevator Company -GaIata
Equity co-operati,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-10
U.S.. SEXES Arms Ship
And 33 Castro Rebels

moved to the DANA Beach Ma
rina and last night Cubans,
many of whom we're in uniform,
began boarding the vessel.
The boat later pulled out and
headed toward the open sea.
The Douglas C. Shute, a AZ
foot border patrol vessel, drew
alongside and seven patrolmen
and customs agents went
aboard.
When border patrolmen
headed the Harpoon back
toward port, one of the men at
tempted to wrest the wheel from
the helmsman. At the same
time an explosion occurred
when a man tried to jam a dy-
Mantle cap into a keg OF
powder. The cap exploded be-
fore it reached the powder and
the man was burned on his
hands and forearms. He was
hoSpitalized.
Agents fired several shots in
the air when the Harpoon at
tempted to outrun a border pa
troll vessel and leave the harbor
at Port Everglades.
They put up resistance, but
did not return the FIRE." Mr..
Wyatt said. "They threw mu-
nitions overheard, damned the
engine and tried to sink the
vessel"
Mr.. Wyatt said charges would
be filed later today or tomorrow
before United States Commits
| sio1 Roger E. Davis at Miami.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-10

sovereignty ana a oellperate
war provocation," a Peiping
radio broadcast said.
Quoting a Foreign Ministry
statement. the radio said:
Following the intrusion by
American warships into China s
territorial waters twice on Sep
TENDER Z and 8, United States
military planes have again in
truded into China's territorial
air."
Last week Red China unilat-
orally moved its sea borders out
from the generally recognized
3-mile limit to IL miles. United
States warships escorting Ma
tionalist conveys to beleaguered
Quemoy have ignored the new
12-mile limit but have stayed
3 miles out.
The Red broadcast was the
third warning this week by the
Communist Chinese to the
United States.
1.-THE Chinese government has
time and again issued serious
warnings on such adventurist
actions, but the United States
aggresSors are bent on putting
a moose around their own neck,
said the Peiping statement.
1.-THE Chinese people car
never be intimidated by any
show of force. The Chinese
government hereby for the thirc
time issues a serious warning, or
this matter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-10

running substantially ahead OF
Senator Thye's.
Six In House Renamed
Two years ago the total DEM
ocratic gubernatorial vote in the
primary was only TOO more
than the Republican. Demo-
Gratis now control most Of the
State Offices, one Senate seat
and five of nine House seats.
Six House incumbents won
denomination. some unopposed.
They are Democrats John Blat-
mix, Fred Marshall and Roy
Wier and Republicans Walter
Judd, H. Carl Andersen and
Albert Quie.
Something Of q surprise was
the relative ease of Joseph
Karth, 35-year-old union off,
cial, in being nominated to sue
coed Representative Mccarthy
as Democratic candidate in the
4th district.
Returns from 176 of 212
precincts in the st. Paul area
district gave the party-backed
Mr.. Karth 29,606 votes to
1865 for Joseph Dillon. St
Paul Mayor for three terms,
and 1882 for Mrs. Donald De-
courcy.
Anchor Nielsen, former REA
administrator, was nominated
by Republicans for the con-
gressional seat being vacated by
Representative Joseph O'Hara.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-10
BY LEE M. COIN
Star stan Writer

Teamster lawyer George S.
Fitzgerald admitted today he
hired a private detective to in
vestigate staff members of the
Senate Rackets Committee who
were working on last years
bribery trial of James r. Hoffa,
union president.
He also admitted paying for
an investigation Of panel mem
bers from which the jury was
drawn for Mr.. Hoffa's trial.
But Mr.. Fitzgerald denied
any knowledge of an investi-
CATION Of Committee Chairman
Mcclellan. Democrat of Ar
kansas.
The lawyer-witness also &C
knowledged hiring Investigators
to work on other court matters,
including a Detroit grand jury
inquiry into alleged racketeer-
ing in the Transfers.
Paid Lawyer $500
Mr.. Fitzgerald testified he
paid $500 in 1854 to Philip
ellis. a lawyer. to help him
with the Detroit grand jury
case. But he angrily denied the
suggestion that Mr.. ellis was
retained because his father, a
Michigan judge, was involved
in the case.
Targets of the investigation
last year, Mr.. Fitzgerald said