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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-08

IT'S fun to keep in touch with what's happening at
home, especially when you're on vacation You'll GER
tainy miss your regular newspaper when you're away
That's why out-oftown" newspaper stands so busy
during the summer. But you have The Star follow
you wherever you go at extra charge for regular
subscribers Just tell us where you're going when
you're leaving and how long you plan to be away Your
copy Of The Star will reach you every day at extra
charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-08
s. Kann Sons Wins
Rug Display Award

Inventive use of a standard
display package from the
Magee Carpet Company OF
Bloomsbury. Pa, won fourth
prize in a company contest
for s. Kann Sons Of WASH
ington recently.
The rug firm awarded Kann
buyer Ralph Berlin q home
movie camera and projection
set for the twin-window de-
sign, with a life-sized bride
and groom setting on a carpet
display.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-08
Estate Planning Council
Is Groups New Name

The Washington d. c. Life
Insurance and Trust Council
has announced a change in
name to the Washington d. C.
Estate Planning Council.
The council has a member
ship Of rs and its president is
Samuel ]. Sugar. Membership
IN the council. he explained, is
composed Of representatives of
bank trust departments. life in
surance companies, the legal
lu accounting professions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-08

MAIL ORDER DELIVERY RATES
fo the VSeSbos Psnos oay-JUss through Sspt
Dali, and Sunds, Dali, ONLY Suuds, ONLY
MONTH ----$l.95 $l.3o Zoe per copy
WEEK -- AS 80 zoe per copy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-08
Business Group Buys
Cemetery at Suitland

Alfred C. Scuderi. co-owner
and developer of NARROW
Heights Shopping Center in
Prince Georges County. Md.
announced today that he heads
a syndicate of Washington bust
nessmen that has just pur-
chased Washington National
Cemetery. The purchase price
was not disclosed.
The cemetery. at 4l01 Suit
land road, Suitland, Nd, ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-08
Leo M. Bernstein Heads
Leagues ZOning Unit

Leo M. Bernstein has been
appointed chairman Of the
l958-59 zoning Committee Of
the District Savings and Loan
League. The announcement
was made today by r. H. Glib
son. president. Named vice
chairman was William Z. Shan
non.
Other committee members in
clude Thornton w. owen. Frank
s. Phillips. Fred A. Smith and
Joseph NJ. Wise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-08

jacent to the Census Bureau
viii be improved. Mr.. scuderi
said. He has planned q long
range development and land
scaping program and has re-
tanned Vernon Unger as gen.
eral manager. Mr.. Scuderi Is
a Catholic University and Ford
ham graduate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-08
100000 Expansion
Begun by Mann Co.

A 100000 Improvement pro-
gram. including a new ware
house and specially designed
potato crates and equipment,
Is under way adjacent to 2215
Adams place NE, President
Frank Z. Mann Of the Mann
Co., potato chips and food spe-
eialties business. said today.
Mr.. Mann said the warehouse
'by far the largest on the
East Coast" for potato storage
will cost 100000. The con-
tractors are Davis, Wick, Ros-
engarten Co., Inc. Mr.. Mann
said he expects the building t.
be completed around October
/. He said the structure may
be the largest single potato stor-
age building in the country"
He also told The Star he an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-08
Gao Railway Changes
Sportsman, FFV' Runs

The Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway today announced
schedule changes for two OF
its famous streamliners, the
sportsman" and the "FFV."
The westbound Sportsman"
will leave here at 1926 am.
CEDT) for Detroit starting
Sunday. This is 40 minutes
later than the present departure
time. A connecting train from
Newport News, Va, will leave
10 minutes later.
! The eastbound "FFV" will
continue to leave Cincinnati at
1920 am, but will be adjusted
TO leave Ashland. KY. at sos
pm, Huntington. w. Va, at
ass pm, Charleston, w. Va.
at SOL pm. and White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va. at 8:55 pm.
CAN times EST.
The "FVV" will arrive here
ct 4:20 am. EDIT, and in New
York City, at 1925 am. EDIT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02
OFFICES TO OPEN
IN VIRGINIA AREA
FOR POLL TAXES

Treasurers' Offices in
Northern Virginia will be
open tomorrow morning
for residents to pay over
due State poll taxes.
Tomorrow is the dead
line for payment of back
poll taxes to qualify for
the July Democratic pri-
mary and the November
general election.
Poll taxes that must be
paid up by the deadline are
for the years 1855 through
1857, or for any portion Of
that period that a pros
pective voter has lived in
the State.
The Fairfax County tax
collectors Office and the
Arlington Treasurer's Office
will be open from 8 am. to
noon. The registrars Offices
in Arlington and Fairfax
also will be open those
same hours.
In Alexandria, the treas
urer's Office will be open
from 9 am. to noon. The
registrars Office will be
closed.R
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02
Don't Overemphosize
Awards, Hansen Warns

Acting School Supt. Carl F.
Hansen cautioned today against
judging a school system by the
number of scholarship winners
it produces.
Discussing the Districts
achievement in the recent
National Merit Scholarship
Contest, Mr.. Hansen said:
II don't want to seem like
I'm making an alibi for our
system, but I think it's a dan
gerous. unwholesome thing to
Judge a school system on its
number of winners"
The District public high
schools had zone winner this
year-Devin C. Bent of West
ern High School-out Of a
Nationwide total of 1000.
Competition Intense
The competition for such
scholarships is so intense, Mr.
Hansen said, that a winner has
to be in the top per cent to
win. This doesn't measure the
competence of a school system.
even ACCIDENTALLY" he added.
More specifically. Mr.. Hansen
warned that extra emphasis on
these exams could result in
special teaching toward the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02
Pair Held
In $1,000
Fraud Here

A man and his wife were held
on bond today, charged with
bilking a postal worker Of
$500.
Municipal Court Chief Judge
Leonard P. Walsh gave James
H Clayton. 81, of the 5l00 block
Sheriff road, NE. and his wife
Evangeline Eason, 90, a continu.
ance until May Is on charges
of larceny by trick. His bono
was set at $4,000; his wife's al
$4,000.
Police said Clayton had tolc
Thomas S. Britt, Sc, of 5044
Sheriff road, NE. the posta,
worker, that Mrs. Clayton was
about to receive $4,000 from a
trust fund, but that they needed
money for current expenses.
Mr.. Britt agreed to lend the
money, but ran short and bor-
rowed from friends and rela-
ties police said.
Finally, after he had re-
ceived another request for
money, Mr.. Britt went to his at
torney, Curtis Mitchell, taking
CLAYTON and his trust fund
papers along. The attorney told
police he felt something was
wrong" and called them in on
the case. Clayton fled from the
Office, but was caught by Detec-
tive Sergt. Mark Gray and De-
tective George Wilson after q
foot chase from 500 Fifth
street NV. to Seventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV
Police. say Clayton has served
time intSing Sing Prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02

plans for a more simple design
Of steel or pre-streSsed con-
crete. Either Of these would
be considerably cheaper than
a more monumental structure.
The Secretary's letter asked
that the amendment be sent TO
"the appropriate committees"
for action. 1t was expected that
the appropriate committees
would be the House and Senate
District Committees. which
have handled all bridge legisla-
ton in the past.
The bills were to be referred
today.
The legislation specified that
the new span be a low-level
bridge, TO be built entirely by
the District. Significantly. 1t
established no additional ma
chinery for further reviews or
clearances than already had
been written into the law.
Access 10 Island
1t said, however. that the
District would be authorized to
provide vehicular or pedestrian
access from the bridge to
Roosevelt Island if requested
TO do so by the Interior De-
partment.
Oficials Of the National
Park Services part Of the In
terror Department-are against
any bridge in the Constitution
avenue area, and have fought
all past proposals for them.
This time, however, Mr.. Seat
on's letter said the agencies
of this department are prepared
to cooperate fully with the
Board of Commissioners Of the
District in carrying out this
project expeditiously."
Adoption by the Congress Of
the recommended modif1ca-
tion," the letter said. will oper-,
ate to achieve the common OBJ
jective of the Congress and
the responsible executive agen-
cies-and in so doing will add
another significant chapter to
the brilliant record of a peo-
pies determination to MAIN
tain their seat of Government
as the show-window of the
Nation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02
D. C.Lists l8 Pct.
Decline in New
Jobless Claims

The District Unemployment
Compensation Board has re-
ported an Is per cent decline in
the number of new jobless pay
claims during April.
c. A. Wharton, board direc-
tor. said there were 3,l87 new
claims in April, compared to
3.757 during March. de noted
that spring construction activ-
ity usually brings a decline in
the number of jobless and that
the drop is not necessarily an
indication of improved economic
conditions.
Mr.. Wharton said $500 job
less drew $225.67l in unemploy-
ment benefits for the week end
ing April rs. The corresponding
week in March 9,170 persons re-
ceived $240,883.
Since no breakdown on how
many persons exhausted unem-
ployment benefits was avaii-
able, it was not possible to de-
termine whether there was a
drop in the total number of
unemployed in Washington, Mr..
wharton said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02

tional Capital Planning COM
Center resolution, presented BY
the Federal Planning and Prof.
ects Committee of the COM
mission. He explained he did
this because he did not wish
to disturb the program to re-
locate the proposed new bridge
across the Potomac River
farther upstream from Consti-
tuition avenue, near Theodore
Roosevelt Island. Land &C
QUESTION might be involved in
any location of the Cultural
Center.
The planners also voted to
instruct their staff to study
the report of the District Sta
dunn Commission, which pro-
poses to construct a stadium
on the banks of the Anacostia
River near the National Guard
Armory. The staff is to give its
comments at the next meet
ing.
The commission also au-
thorized its Parks Committee
to act for the commission on
plans for acquisition of land
for a six-mile section of the
George Washington Memorial
Parkway in Prince Georges
County from the District line
to Fort Washington. The COM
mittee will make a field trip
in about a week, Chairman
Harland Bartholomew said. He
explained legislation on this is
moving ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02
Circus at Laurel
Sponsored BY Kiwunis

The Kiwanis Club of Laurel
will sponsor two performances
by the Hunt Bros. Circus next
Wednesday on the playground
lot adjacent to the Laurel
Shopping Center
Performances will be given
at 2::30 and 8 pm. Profits made
by the club will be used for
underprivileged children and
teams in the Laurel Athletic
League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02

possibly internal injuries.
Police said Mr.. Thomas indi-
Gated the brakes on the heavily
loaded vehicle failed as he was
going down a hill west on New
York avenue. The big truck
slammed into the rear of the
City Service Co. truck from
Baltimore, driven by David l.
Bohlman. As. of 300 Shepherd
street, Mount Rainier.
Weight Shifts
The weight of the cinder-
blocks shifted to the front,
smashing against the cab and
crushing the driver against the
steering wheel and windshield,
The doors looked as though
they had been blown out by
explosion. Firemen were called
to pull back the cab so the
driver could be removed.
No gasoline was spilled from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02

thorized construction Of the
six-lane. $24.5 million potomac
span.
The original bin placed the
bridge between Theodore Roose-
welt Island and Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge, so that its APP
proach roads on the District
side were forced south Of Con-
stitution avenue-in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of the Lincoln
Memorial grounds.
The new location would per-
NIT 1t to cross the southern tip
of Roosevelt Island, so that its
approaches could be north Of
Constitution avenue. and out Of
the monumental park area.
White House Decision
The new legislation is in line
with q White House decision
two weeks ago to make q last
ditch effort for congressional
approval Of the location change.
Under terms Of an agreement
between District and Federal
officials, the bridge will be built
at the old location unless Con-
gress authorizes the site change
this session.
In letters yesterday to House
Speaker Rayburn and Presi-
dent Of the Senate Nixon. Mr.,
Seaton called the change "a
desirable and harmonious solu-
ton" to the bitter fight over
the spans esthetic impact.
He disclosed that the Theo-
dore Roosevelt Association this
week submitted its written APP
proval Of the plan to cross the
islands southern tip.
Strong support for the move
came from the District Com
missioners, who called it AN
improvement esthetically and
a saving economically"
Simpler Design
District officials said that,
with the move in site further
away from the Lincoln Memo
rial area. they probably will
abandon designs they had
drawn for an arched, monu-
mental bridge somewhat SINH
lar in appearance to the Memo
rial bridge. Instead, they said
they will 60 back to original
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02

the Cities Service truck, which
had been parked behind an
other tractor trailer stopped for
a traffic signal. The driver OF
the first truck was w. H. Hol-
comb. IS, of Winston-Salem
N. C. He and M. L. Norris. %
of Winston-Salem, had taken
the truck to Boston and were
en- route back to North Caro-
lima. Mr.. Norris was asleep
when the accident occurred.
Block Hits Car
One of the cinderblocks
tossed off the f1atbed truck
struck a station wagon in an
adjoining lane driven by John
Stancliff, Al, of Lanham, Md,
who was accompanied by his
wife and baby.
Traffic was tied up in the
area for almost an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02
Firms Answer
Morse Query
Businesses Refute
Charge on Moves

Replies of area firms to a
query on why they were NOV
ing out of the District rolled
into a Senate District subcom-
mittee today.
Subcommittee Oh arm a n
Morse. Democrat of Oregon,
had warned companies yeSter-
day their testimony would be
subpoenaed by Monday if it
had not been put on the record
by then,
He sought information on
charges that numerous bust
I1esses were leaving Washing
ton partly because of restric-
tive legislation, such as high
employer payments to the local
unemployment compensa ito n
fund. This charge appeared to
be effectively refuted by the
business men.
They explained that site
problems and expansion Of
their businesses accounted for
the building of new plants or
branch Offices in the suburbs
Answers received this morn
ing were from the Gichner
Iron Works, Inc. 1914 Twenty
fourth street NV; the r. c.
Nehi Bottling Co., lilo Jeffer-
son Davis highway in Airing
ton. and Gilpen Wholesale
Druggists, All South Capitol
street. Still not received was
a reply from the Heron Todd
Steel Construction Co.. Inc.
1900 Jefferson Davis highway
in Arlington. But aides expected
it momentarily.
The charges that current un-
employment compensation laws
contributed to the moves was
made by Arthur Clarendon
Smith. jr., president of the
D. C. Trucking Association.
The furry over the letters
arose at a subcommittee hear
ing on proposed amendments
to the District law regulating
jobless pay. Senator Morse is
aiming for a final business ses-
sion to approve legislation next
Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02
Barrett Loses
Dismissal Bid
Tax Indictment
Won't Be Killed

BALTIMORE. May 2 (Spe-
ciaD Robert j. Barrett, for
.mer Washington police chief,
failed today in an attempt to
have income tax evasion charges
against him dismissed.
Federal Judge w. Calvin
Chestnut denied the motion to
dismiss the year-old indict-
ment. However, he said the
action was without prejudice
to the defendants raising Of
the same points when the case
come to trial.
Originally set for May 26. the
case cannot be heard then ano
may not be tried until the fall
term. Deputy United States
Attorney John r. Hargrove said
he would seek assignment of a
June trial date, but crowded
dockets and impending vaca-
tons make the prospect un-
likely.
The two-count indictment
against Barrett charges evasion
of income tax for 1850 and
1851. A total of approximately
$4,000 in taxes is involved. The
indictment has been pending
since March. 1857.
Judge Chestnut today COM
mented critically concerning the
length of time the case has been
pending and the hardness of
the defense in raising the new
motion to dismiss. This mo-
tions contends that the investi-
cation into Barrett's affairs by
a Senate committee in 1852
made inadmissable the evidence
unearthed in that probe. . a
H. Clifford Alder and Bern
ard j. Flynn, Barrett's at
torneys, contended evidence at
the congressional hearings
should be ruled out. The Gov
eminent stated it did not plan
to use Barrett's committee
testimony, but that records
involved in that hearing, in
GLIDING a QUESTIONABLE that
police officials hau been re-
quired to submit. might figure
in evidence at the coming trial,
Under today's ruling, defense
objections to such evidence can
be renewed at the trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02
The
Rambler
80. Remembers
Big Frost Of so
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

So the annual festival Of
the apple blossoms In the
Shenandoah Valley Is with
US again.
To the Rambler II brings
back memories Of one Of the
most unusual assignments
he had on The Star. That
was TO spend a night In the
orchards with Senator Harry
F. Byrd, his sons and his
men when they we're fight
ing off a frost by burning
oil in smudge pots.
The Byrds don't do that
any more. They have con-
cluded that 1t Is not worth
the expense In oil and labor.
They take their chances on
the frost. The last bad frost
was in May last year. II did
some damage, but it did not
keep the Byrd orchards from
producing another record
crop.
You have a feeling you are
getting TO know the Senator
when you are shown through
the Byrd apple industry in
the valley. What a per-
fectionistll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02

exams and. in effect, special
coaching just town the contest
This special preparation for
examinations is a kind of warp
ing of the purpose of exams, .
the administrator said.
Concerned About College
Mr.. Hansen told a press con-
ference that high school seniors
are becoming much more con-
cerned about getting into
college.
Although the college advisers
in the different high schools
ARE doing a good job he
said, the counseling facilities
definitely could be improved
FL Gregory, assistant school
superintendent, announced at
the press conference that sum-
mer schools again will be Of
fered elementary school stu
dents for help in reading and
arithmetic.
Increase Expected
He said he expected an in
crease of about 80 per cent
in the, number of students in
the u remedial centers. Last
year about 1900 students were
registered. The school will
run from June % to August /,
with class sessions lasting for
tw- hours.
Summer schools also will be
available in three Junior high
schools-Brown, Garnet-Pat-
terson and Macfarland-and
in two senior highs-Cardozo
and Eastern.
The elementary schools that
will open are Bundy, Burroughs,
Giddings. Janney, Kimball,
Lovejoy. Morgan, Raymond,
Richardson, Simon, Smothers
and Stanton.
Mr.. Hansen said that he has
begun receiving applications
from prospective teachers Of
Russian, but he said he did not
know yet how many classes in
that language will be taught
next year.
tits UP to the students" he
said, I'VE should know after
May Is when they turn in their
elective cards."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02

ON THAT NIGHT, April
1928, 1850, when a heavy
frost was expected, instruc-
tons were to get to the
Senator's house at Berry
vile at 1880 am. The
thermometer was expected
to drop below rs degrees in
the early hours.
The door was opened by
the ebullient Harry Flood
Byrd, IT,, a member of the
Virginia Senate, who looks
surprisingly like his father.
We had interrupted a set
back game, which the senior
Senator, who had motored
from Washington when he
heard that frost was threat
ening, was playing with his
three sons, Harry, Beverly
and Dick.
There were more than 100
men involved In the opera
ton, which began about
3 am. They went from
smudge pot to smudge pot in
the orchards, lighting them
with torches. In all, about
10000 pots were lighted in
the lower valley. 1t was cold,
all right. 1t went down to
IS in the hollowS and slowly
penetrated furlined gloves
and layers of wooden clothing.
The Senator burned $4,000
worth of oil that night, and
the labor cost was almost
$1,000 more. The light OF
dawn couldn't penetrate the
orchards; they we're screened
with black smoke.
The writer will never for
get the Senator coming out
of a hollow at $50, his
face so blackened with SCOT
that he seemed made up for
a minstrel show. He had a
lamp in one hand and a
thermometer in the other.
He was aware of the ex-
pense, but he was happy.
We've raised the tenn
peEature II degrees" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-02

Arkansas, have fathered leglS-
lation to establish the center.
But the commission held to its
previously announced position
that the site, bounded by
Fourth, Seventh streets, Jeffer-
son drive and independence
avenue S.W.. be reserved for
the Smithsonian Institutions
National Air Museum. This
would be a companion struc-
ture to the National Gallery of
Art.
1t suggested sites for the
Cultural Center at Twenty
sixth street. Rock Greek and
Potomac Parkway, south of
New Hampshire avenue NV.
Aor the Old Pension Office site,
between F and G, Fourth and
Fifth streets NV. 1t rejected
other sites that we're studied.
In a letter read at the COM
mission meeting. Representa-
tive Thompson said:
From Out Of Town
THE National Capital Plan
ming Commission is overwhelm-
ingly stacked against the Dis
trict Of Columbia insofar as its
members are concerned. These
members either come from out
of town, from st. Louis, Cleve-
land. Princeton. etc., or are
leading members Of the Fed
eral Government who could not,
if they wanted to, give even
handed treatment to the Dis
trict of Columbia.
II am convinced that the
record will show that the Ma
tional Capitol Planning Com
mission has imposed its views
on the District of Columbia
in this matter so far, and I
am not at all convinced that
this has been in the Federal
Governments interest,". Mr..
Thompson wrote.
But commission sources
pointed out its membership is
composed of District residents
and the District government is
represented. The sources de-
MED being stacked" against
the District and said the COM
mission voted yesterday to have
its staff examine the possibility
of physically moving its head
quarters to be nearer the Dis.
trict Government to improve
the working relationship.
yelling Abstains
Col. A. C. yelling, District
Engineer Commissioner, alb
stained from voting on the Ma