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a complete survey of the area,
This is what he had to say:
I'VE should have IS keepers
here instead of 48 because we
are SO spread out. If the Zoo
were more compact We could
get by with the number we
have.
I'VE should have hospital
for the sick animals. We are
using an old hay-barn for that
purpose now.
There should be 80 police
men patrolling our park. There
are nearly 4 million people in
here every year and the only
way We can handle the traffic
/ is to work the policemen on a
48-hour week. The Zoo has to
be under constant patrol day
and night.
THE water lines need relo-
eating. The pressure is prac-
tically nil in some places. We
had to bring the Adele pen
gums inside recently just be-
cause we didn't have enough
pressure to keep the water cir
culating at their pool"
Seeks More Funds
DR.. Reed would like to re-
habilitate Beaver Valley, reno
vate his out-of date buildings
and repair his sagging pad
docks.
He would settle for anything
Congress will give him to pre-
vent any recurrence of what
happened at the lion house.
What's the answer to the
safety problem?
DR.. Reed and Mr.. Grimmer
say the only real solution is the
presence. of sufficient alert and
intelligent keepers to protect
the people from themselves.
The animals aren't going to
get out Of their cages" said
Mr. Grimmer, but how are you
going to keep the people from
getting in? Show me a fence,
and III show you the child who
can climb it."
\ When Mr.. Shelly completes
his safety survey of the Zoo.
presumably a price tag will be
put on his recommendations by
District government engineers.
But the expert probably won't
find much wrong that hasn't
been known for a good many
years.
DR.. Reed. Mr.. Grimmer. the
43 animal keepers. % police
men and so mechanical en-
ployes at the Zoo are dedicated,
conscientious men. They are
zoo-men because they love the
work.
But they can't even keep up
with the day-to-day repairs.
let alone improve the layout
and render it completely safe
both for the visitors and the
animals under present circum-
stances.
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northwest to the confluence OF
the Potomac and Monocacy
rivers, from the Potomac on
the west to the Patuxent River
on the east.
The coming code followed
seven years of dispute. In the
past few months, the degree of
control to be exercised over up
county land development be-
came a major issue in a bitter
|factional battle among county
Democrats.
The May 20 primary resulted
in victories in most contests for
the established Democratic
leaders. The insurgent group.
whose members live principally
in the more heavily populated
suburban area of the county,
also lost several rounds in the
coming control dispute.
Shifts Made Over Protests
Within the past two weeks,
two large upcounty areas.
which had been recommended
for 2-acre minimum lot sizes,
were placed back in the half
acre coming category over the
protests Of suburban groups.
As the council wound up its
final deliberations on the ordi-
nance. the Montgomery County
Civic Federation charged that
county heads were stripping
the county of ''minimal coming
protection for undeveloped
areas"
The statement referred to
the councils action Friday in
confirming half-acre coming on
a 6.000-acre tract south OF
Poolesville. Redistribution OF
the tract, which the planning
commission had recommended
for two acre coming, came
on a motion by Councilman
Charles H. Jamison.
Later. Mr.. Jamison diSquali-
fed himself from voting on the
issue, stating that he had failed
to tell the council the Pooles-
vile area includes one of his
farm properties. The council
however, split three three
in a move to cancel the half.
acre coming. Mr.. Jamison alb.
stained from the tie vote but
the earlier action, for which
he did vote. nevertheless wa!
upheld.
To supplement the new lane
use code. county heads havt
approved revised subdivision
regulations. The regulation
are administered by the Mary
land-National Capital Park ant
Planning Commission.
/ In addition, county ordi
nances governing plumbers ant
gas-htters have been rewrittei
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DATES LISTED
FOR CLOSING or
AREA SCHOOLS

A little more freedom
is in store for thousands
of Washington area young
Sters.
June, arriving today,
brings the closing of
schools.
Here is the closing
schedule for public schools
in the Washington area:
Prince Georges -. June 16
Alexandria $3.50 June IA
Arlington June Is
Montgomery - June II
Falls Church elementary
June II --'(high) June IL
Fairfax June Is
District --------June IL
Parochial schools in the
District and nearby Mary
land will close June 6.
Virginia parochial schools
will have various closing
dates.
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to include the up-county, rural
area. The County Board Of
Appeals was enlarged, with two
new members authorized to
represent the upper county.
Replaced by the coming ordiS
nance is a temporary two-year
coming law enacted for the
upper county in 1856. The new
code will not apply to seven
incorporated municipalities in
the rural region.
IA CategOries Set
Following are the codes IA
coming categories:
!. Agricultural residential
tR-A)-Two-acre minimum.
2. Residential Estate CR-B)
The new "one-acre" zone
with minimum lot sizes of Co.
900 square feet.
8. Residential Agricultural
tRA-"Half acre" zone. ef
4. One-Family Residential
R-90)-9,00O square feet. ~
S. One-Family Residential
(R-60) 5000 square feet. ~
6. One Family semidetached
and two-family residences r.
40) 1000 square feet per
dwelling unit.
Z. Low-Density Apartments
-3o)-3.000 square feet per
dwelling unit with each struc-
ture on a lot Of at least 5000
square feet.
8. edium-Density Apart
mentS (R-20)--2.000 square
feet per unit with each struc-
ture on a lot Of at least 10000
square feet. SCR
g. High-Density Apartments
(R-lo-l.000 square feet per
unit with each structure on a
lot Of at least $4,000 square
feet.
The remaining five zones are:
Commercial ONCE Building
Co: Local Commercial &C.
II; General Commercial (C-2D:
Light Industrial LID. and
Heavy Industrial I'D.
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Zoo Overhaul Sought
To Bar New,Troqedy
Continued From Page Al

child, is a satisfactory solution to the problem.
The trouble starts with the boundary fences and
extends inward Some of the fencing along the Connect
cut avenue side rotten it is held up only by the
honeySucke vines that grow there.
The park is laced with of illegal paths, made
by both children and adults that lead right UP to the
paddocks and cages Twentythree policemen patroling
the park "a hours day cannot properly supervise
nearly four million people a year in an area of ITS
acres, it pointed out.
There is parking area opposite the elephant house
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tected by welded wire to elm
mate the crawl space and DR..
Reed has assigned a guard and
a policeman to watch the area
to the exclusion of all other
duties.
A whole new stretch of bar
rler has been put up behind the
bear pits. starting at the en-
closure where Smokey lives.
There is a new back fence be-
hind the snow 1eopards.
The Zoo is in such a bad
way that some officials would
almost rather close it than let
it remain in its present unhap-
py condition. But the situation
is not hopeless.
Congress holds the strings to
the purse. There is a strong
sentiment to make it possible
for the Zoo to take its prob
lens directly to Congress as an
independent agency rather
than as a part of the District
government or an orphan child
of the Smithsonian.
Congress on Tuesday is con-
Sidering the Zoos 5000
budget request for the next
fiscal year. 1t contemplates 1853
employees; IA more than at
present. Almost nine-tenths of
the budget is for salaries. The
Zoo is asking $4,000 for sup
plies; SOS, 900 to feed the ami
mails; $4,000 for building con-
Struction and repair and $751;
200 for equipment. DR.. Reed
asks four more policemen, three
more keepers, three more me-
chanics and two more grounds
keepers.
These figures do not by any
stretch of the imagination rep
resent the Zoos needs. This is
merely enough money to con-
tinue to get by, Dr.. Reed said
He asked for 81 million for the
next fiscal year. Presently he
is counting on $898.000. He
may end up with less, if Con-
gress wills it.
No budget request is basec
on actual need. Government
administrators ask for what
they think they can get.
Lies in Ruin
DR.. Reed does not want &
merely adequate Zoo; he want:
the park to be a truly nationa
shrine with the physical plant
as efficient as the natural sur
roundings are beautiful.
Yet Beaver Valley, neal
where the seals swim, lies il
a ruin of choked pools, rottins
fence and vacant cages as il
has since the days of Worlc
War II. There is not one cent
to rehabilitate it.
The antelope house. built ir
1898. is death-trap of disease
for animals. 1t is too small
poorly ventilated, badly lighted
and its wooden frame construc-
ton is a firehazard.
The monkey house, could be
Salvaged. The lion house was
the first building ever con-
structed in the Zoo. 1t dates
TO 1892.
The houses for reptiles, birds
small mammals and elephants
date from WPA days. All need
remodeling and new ventilatine
systems. The whole Zoo is
heated with an inefficient ano
ancient coal system.
Long Range Look
Dr.. Reed took a long range
look at his park last week, lust
as Mr.. Shelley will do soon in
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Long Range Look

Dr.. Reed took a Ions range
look at his park last week, Just
as Mr.. Shelley will do soon in
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CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Gold Star Wives Of
America. Inc. continue
their Willard Hotel conven-
ton.
The National Association
Of Retired Civil Employees
opens a four-day meeting
In The Willard Hotel.
This information sUppAed bE
the Warrington Convention and
visitors Bureau.
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Grant Increase Urged

Commissioner yelling added
that not only should the 1859
appropriation be raised to $780,
600, but a like amount provided
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9OUU,UUU were Representative
Hyde, Republican of Maryland,
and Broyhill, Republican of
Virginia.
The proposed 100000 in
crease was called an "imme-
date necessity" by Mr.. Hyde
who stressed the urgency of
measures to assure the future
water supply for the Washing
ton Metropolitan Area.
"Ah 1.-THE experts agree that
time is of the essence" he tes-
tilted, THE results of this sur
vey are going to be needed by
no later than the target date
of 1861 if we want to avoid
disastrous conditions"
Time Element Cited
In a statement submitted to
the subcommittee headed by
Representative Cannon, Demo-
GRAFT Of Missouri, Mr.. Broyhill
pointed out that with the pres
emily budgeted $500, 900 for
continuing the study in the
year starting July l less than
one-third of the necessary re-
search will have been COM
pleted.
THE element of time is COM
pelling,' the Virginian asserted.
The problems of the basin are
such that they cannot be af-
forded the luxury of a l0-year
survey before any solutions may
be attempted"
Rounding out the represen-
tation Of the three Metropoli-
tan sections most vitality af-
fected by the fortunes of the
Potomac, Col. Alvin c. yelling,
District Engineer Commission
er, testified through an aide.
Growth Also Stressed
Col. yelling. testifying also
as chairman Of the water sup
ply and pollution abatement
committee of the Washington
Metropolitan Regional Confer
ence, emphasized that survey
funds to date have Jagged seri-
ously in the scheduled total
expenditure of Sis million of
the undertaking.
THE Metropolitan Area of
Washington is growing at a tre-
mendous rate" he said, and
decisions as to how best to de-
velop the Potomac for its needs
are urgent.
Such decisions will depend
on the findings and recommen-
dations of the report. hence this
work should be accelerated in
all ways possible. F."
Grant Increase Urged
Commissioner yelling added
that not only should the 1853
appropriation be raised to $500. :
600, but a like amount provided
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Measles Decline

RICHMOND. May 81 P.-
The State Health Department
reports a continuing decline
IN the incidence Of measles in
Virginia.
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Richmond Budget

RICHMOND. May 81 tP.-
City Council needed only four
minutes yesterday to adopt the
S35,7S9,60l general fund
budget for the fiscal year be-
ginning July /.
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n Zoning Cotegories
Go Into Effect Todoy

Land development in all of Montgomery County beginning
today Will be guided by new uniform coming ordinance and
land use map. 4r
Approved yesterday by County members the land
development code establishes for the coming cate4
gorieS in the counyrom Takoma District line
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which rests on the edge of a
100-foot cliff overhanging Rock
Greek. The brink is marked by
a barrier of single logs. A child
can step over it.
There are FIVE entrances to
the Zoo park. Two principal
thoroughfares pass through the
grounds. Two days after Julia
Vogt died, DR.. Reed cut the
speed limit from Is to Is miles
per hour.
The outside raddocks are
perfectly adequate for keeping
the animals where they belong.
But not a single outside en-
closure can prevent a deter
mined human from reaching
the cages.
Other Trouble Spots
Here are some more examples
Vi JIOuuiC oPOJos
The deer enclosures on the
high south side of the park
near the Connecticut avenue
entrance are barred by only a
length of park-and-paddock
fencing. 1t has AKA inch aper-
lures, a perfect set Of steps
upward. A deer can be as
dangerous as a lion.
There are four sets of bar
riers in front of most of the
hooved animals across the road
the yakS. bison and big ante
lopes. There is a two-Strand
barrier of wire, a park-and-
paddock fence. a 6-foot moat
and a 3-bar fence. Any agile
person could climb any OF
these.
The big flight cage for par
rots is of wire mesh and is
separated from a pathway only
by a two-strand wire barrier
A parrot can take of finger
with his beak.
There is an open, dangerous
rockpile. once inhabited by
goats. 1t is isolated only by a
single strand of ropes and a
number of signs. 1t draws
small boys as if it were made OF
rock candy.
Stop Gap Steps
Some situations that existed
before the death of Julia Vogt
are receiving stop-gap atten-
ton now.
The hawks and owls have
been removed from the IL
stumps they occupied out-of
doors behind chicken wire out
side the bird house. Possibly
someone could have climbed it
The river hippos have beer
kept inside the elephant house
until the Zoo can install a
baseball backstop to make II
impossible for people to lean
over their pool.
A new 4-foot buffer fence
is being installed aleng the
wild horse paddocks behind
a two-strand wire barrier ano
a 9-foot fence already there
An angry wild horse can chop
of hand.
The foreign bear cages have
been further safeguarded with
welded wire to eliminate a crawl
space under the barrier.
New Barrier
Dr.. Reed has closed the mon-
key house to inside visitors
because the bars are too close
TO the viewing area. 1t viii
not be opened until the situa.
ton can be remedied. This viii
not happen in the foreseeaole
future because the Zoo has
neither money nor material tc
do the Job.
The hon house is now pro-
\
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Strong Appeals Voiced
For Potomac Funds

Pleas for increased appropriations to bring the current
comprehensive survey Of the Potomac River watershed some
where near up to date oceuy registered before the
House Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee testimony
released yesterday disclosed
Among the champions of raising the 1859 budget item To
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SfeeIs.Pace
SfOckSIide;;
Trading Active

NEW YORK. June 10 CR.-
The stock market beat an ir-
regular retreat in moderately
active trading early iris after
noon.
Losses went from fractions
to about a point for key stocks.
Some leading issues made good
gains.
Steels paced a decline of the
industrials as they continued
their reaction from yesterdays
news of lower prices in the De-
troit area.
Bethlehem, of about a point,
had further cause to lose
ground in the news that the
Navy had Cancelled about S49O
million worth of shipbuilding
and conversion work.
Corporate bonds were steady
Government bonds were UNI
changed.
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Steinberg, Renberg
Win Loeb Awards

NEW YORK, June 10 (R.-
David Steinberg of the New
York Herald Tribune and Wer-
ner Renberg of Business Week
Magazine today receive the
first Loeb awards for business
and financial reporting.
Checks for 81, 900 and bronze
plaques were to be presented to
the winners by DR.. Albert N.
JorgenSen, president of the
University of Connecticut, ad-
ministrators of the awards, at a
luncheon. Mr.. Steinberg won
his award for a series covering
a seven-month investigation of
the Swan-Finch Oil Corp. Mr..
Renberg'S award was for a Sc
ries dealing with the co-Opera-
ton of businessmen and mu-
nicipal government in the de-
velopment and maintenance of
prosperous American cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-10

CHICAGO, June 10 R.-Wheat
futures were steady to firm in active
two-sided early dealings today on the
Board Of Trade. Rye was steady and
other grains showed indications Of
Some dealers said there was fairly
aggressive buying Of wheat as a result
OF a grasShOpper scare in sections OF
the great plains and smaller offerings
OF newly-harvested wheat for sale to
commercial channels
The early weakness in corn and
soybeans was sscribed in part to addi-
tional overnight rainfall
Frofit-takers had Topped of the ad-
vance in wheat before the end of the
first hour. At that time wheat was I'M
July 81 s39l; corn "a to "a lower, July
81 Vi rye u HIGHER to "a lower, July
81 % u; soybeans u to % lower. July
S2.26 "a; lard , to s cents hundred
lbs lower. July SIZE,
Even with the bumper winter
grain arm suggested today there
could be o tight supply OF CONNER
cial stocks later this crop season If as
much. as % per cent Of the Weld is
PLACED under Government loan.
The firm estimated that domestic
requirements this crop year win be
about 500 million bushels and II ex-
ports from commercial supplies run
no more than 300 million bushels
there would be only 36n million left
from the 1880, 100000 bushels which
one private. survey recently said will
be produced.
The heoviest impoundinss under
Government loan were 554 million
bushels In 1858. Unless prices rise
above the loan figure generally. heavy
impoundings again seem certain this
year. The cash price already is as
much as 3 cents under the loan at
ANY country stations.
A report from Enid. okla. yester-
day said that since prices slipped less
Of the current CROP is being sold.
AdFices from Western Canada over
the week end said Chat although the
threat of a drought year still exists
there. the wheat crop went into this
month in good condition. The spring
season there has been one Of the
driest of recent years.
Sales
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Earnings

Sperry Rand Corp. in year
ended March 81 earned ST.
AL, 239 or SO cents a share VS..
$49,612,352 or sta in 1857.
r. H. Macy g. Co. in So weeks
ended May 8 earned $3.50, 900
or 1922 a share VS.. $685.. 900
or $3.41 in 1857.
Northeast AirIines, Inc, in 4
months ended April 30 had a
loss of $1,882,013 VS.. a loss of
81 ,064.64 in 1857 period.
Slick Always in year ended
December 81 had a loss Of $2,-
246,951 VS.. earnings Of 1927, 429
or 80 cents a share in 1856.
DayStrOm, Inc, in year ended
March 81 earned $2,333, 900 or
$2.57 a share VS.. $2,495,000 or
SAT- in 1857.
Swift G. Co. in 6 months
ended April 26 earned $2,5l6,-
153 VS.. $3.554.788 in 1857 period.
United Artists Corp. in 8
months ended March 81 earned
$636,000 or SO cents a share
VS.. $569.O00 or SO cents in 1857
period.
LanstOn Industries, Inc. in
year ended February 28 earned
1922 1874 or $1.23 a share VS..
S365,185 or $1.39 in 1857.
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Dividend Reduced

NEW YORK. June 10 (P).-
Endicott Johnson Corp. yester-
day cut the quarterly dividend
and reported a IL per cent de-
cline in sales from last year.
The dividend, 40 cents on COM
mon shares, is payable July 1
to holders of record June %.
The company paid so cents in
prior quarters.
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due in part to 80 new stores
opened. and to the 20 improved
during the first five months
Of the year.
Sales for five m ont h 5
amounted to 1901 .820,276. an
increase of 4.33 per cent or
$l2.539.50S over the same
period of 1857.
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Copper Prices Firmer

NEW YORK, June 10 tP).-
Copper prices firmed again
today as custom smelter sales
we're made at Is cents a pound.
This was an increase of IA
of a cent a pound from the old
price and brought the shelters,
who turn out a relatively small
amount of metal. even With the
price charged by major pro-
ducers since January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-10
AM to Hire 1900

DETROIT, June 10 Up
American Motors said yester-
day it will hire an additional
1900 workers at its plants in
Kenosha and Milwaukee, Wis,
to step up production of its
Rambler cars from $50 to 1886
a day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-10
WooIworth
Sales Jump

NEW YORK. June 10 P.--
F. w. Woolworth Co. reported
yesterday May sales increased
$8,e12.622 or las per cent.
James T. Leftwich. president.
said this represented the largest
dollar. as well as percentage
increase for a normal month
in several years. He said it was
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Hourly Sales or The GHensnes
a. o. am sou ooJ Noon S5O 600
100 pm $50 OoJ gnpn ooJ 600
Unit OF trading 10 shares OF sales in
tuli dates OF dividends IN the t0regOgnr
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly OF semi-annual daclars
ton OnieSs otherwise noted, special OF
extra dividends are not included. a Also
extra or extras b Annual rate plus stock
dividend d Declared OF paid IN 1851 Plus
STOCK diN idend Declared OF paid so ian
tins year. Payable IN stock DURING 1881
estimated cash value on ex-dividend or
ex-uist ribuiinu date Pad last year
h Declared or paid after stock dividend
OF spiitiIp K Declared o. paid this year,
an accumulaiive issue with dividends il
arrears, p aid this year. dividend
omttted, deferred or 10 action taken al
last dividend meeting. Declared or paid
10 1888 Plus stock dividend tsPay able 10
stock during 1855, estimated cash value,
on ex-diviaend o. ex-diStribution date.
LtquiJating dividend cid Called XXX
dividend KIDS e. distribution xxx
rights. XIV Without warrants WV With
warrants wd when Distributed vi When
issued nd Next day delivery In bank.
ruptcy or receiyership or heing reor-
canned under the Bankruptcy Act. OF
securities assumed b. such companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-10
N. Y. PRODUCE

NEW YORK, June 10 R.-Butter
steady receipts 1.093.000. Prices un-
changed.
CHEESE steady. Receipts 633, 600.
Prices UNCHANGED
Wholesale egg prices steady
Receipt 205O0
New York spot quotation follow:
Midwestern. Mixed colors: Extras as
so lbs } 35h-37; extras large f45-4s
lbSl 35-35A extras medium 32-33.
standards large 33-34; cheeks 81 h-32,
Whites: Extras 1880 ibsD 35h-37tz:
extras large (45-4S lbsD 34is-35pa:
extras medium 1898
Browns Extras (4S-50 lbs } 3S-40.
Nearby: Whites: Top quality. 1850
lbs.1 36ih-3aA: mediums 1885 smalls
9s-27 Browns: Top quality $3.50
lbs.) 3Si2-A0lz; mediums 36Ia-37 "a:
snalls 1913