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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
PRINCE GEORGES
COUNTY

Adoptions arranged by the
county welfare board have in
creased steadily since l947
while the waiting list has de-
creased because of the agency's
stepped-up adoption program
During 1856. there were q
adoptions, during last yeaI
there were "a. So far this year
there have been ii and the
years total is expected tt
reach As.
The agency now has a wait
ing list of 1913 couples com
pared with ITO last year ant
| 1870. the previous year. tn,
average waiting period is Il
months.
! Now awaiting adoption ar
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win be used for this purpose.
But the exact amount TO pe
sought cannot be determined
until the pay raises are settled.
Some Items Cut II
Most of the budget cuts
volunteered by the city were IN
capital outlay. Some OF these
items were dropped because OF
deletions by Congress itself
from the public works pro-
gram.
One of the latter items was
$4,000 intended for planning
a new West Municipal Center
Office building, opposed by
Congress. Another deleted item
was SIT million for stormwater
sewers.
Schools and welfare institu.
tons, would get part OF the
extra funds the Commissioners
hope to win from the Senate.
"Details of the restoration re-
quests will be kept under wraps
until Tuesday, however.
:. City budgeting officials cons
mended the House unit for its
work on the budget, despite
the cuts. They said the unit
had done a conscientious JOB
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY

The rate of adoptions has ac-
CELEBRATED from an average OF 6
or 7 a year to 9 in 1855, II in
1856 and % in 1857.
The county's welfare agency
now has 81 children being con-
sidered for possible adoption,
compared with 81 in May, 1857,
and % in May, 1856.
The waiting list has also
grown. There are 10 would-be
adaptive couples for every
Adaptable child. The agency
takes the names of applicants
but does not call them for an
interview until a child that
would fit into their home shows
up. The call may come in three
months or a year.
The agency has a surplus o.
would-be adopting couples il
( the middle and upper income
bracket who want children
capable of going to college
People in the lower middl,
class from simpler background
who are willing to settle TO
children growing up to becom
skilled laborers will get children
faster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
BY RICHARD O'LONE
Star STAFF Writer

Frank B. Marks, the Districts
most militant dog lover, is re-
firing reluctantly June 80, with
misgivings about the future OF
the city's dog pound, which he
has headed for % years.
Mr.. Marks is shy about re-
yealing his age, but he feels
he's young enough to handle
the lob of District poundmaster
for 10 more years. if the Dis
trict would let him.
There are members Of Con-
gress who are IS and 80 and
older" he snorted.
Mr.. Marks is proud Of what
he has done for the pound and
is worried about its future un-
der a plan to transfer it from
the Jurisdiction of police to the
Health Department.
when I took over the pound
lit had been under the Health
| Department" he said. ut wal
the dirtiest, f1lthiest mess
ever saw.
They put me in exclusive
charge, and I rebuilt the pound
and made it so the dogs had
little comfort" he said.
A few years ago. Mr.. Mark
said, the pound was PLACED
under police jurisdiction, ant
he didn't like that either.
/ IF police would tend to polio
duties properly, they wouldn
have time to take dogs to tn
pound" he said. 1T should b
entirely in the hands Of tn
poundmaster."
But until just recently, Nj
Marks said. he has had no com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Poll Taken
OnReplucing
Mclaughlin

Members of the Citizens Adj
visory Council were canvassed
late last week in an effort to
head off a reported move to
supplant Commissioner Robert
E. Mclaughlin as president OF
the District Board of Com
missioners.
The canvassirlg. it was dis
closed yesterday, was carried
out by one of nine members OF
the council. an advisory group
to the Commissioners. Tt was
apparently prompted by re-
port that Commissioner David
B. Karrick is interested in as
summing board leadership In
place of Mr.. Mclaughlin. who
is currently awaiting Senate
confirmation for his second
board term.
The council member WHIT
undertook the canvasSlng asked
to remain anonymous. He tolc
The Star a majority of the
council favored Mr.. McLaugh'
Inns retention as board presi'
dent.
! Edward Burling, jr., council
chairman, reached last nigh
in New Jersey. said the council
had no connection with tn
canvass. He said he had sbeel
approached personally by
council member after a Frida,
meeting, but that the courlci
would take no action in tn
. matter.
, at is not in the province q
; the Advisory Council to hav
] any say in this" he declared
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5 Cars Crosh,
| Man Hurt

Police untangled a flve-car
accident yesterday in which
only one person was injured.
One crackup at 1915 pm.
in the $500 block of East Cap
itol street damaged three cars
and led to another crash
shortly afterwards in which
two more autos were damaged,
police said.
1t started when Eugene Hays.
81, of 4707 F street. Capitol
Heights, Md, swerved to avoid
a car, jumped the traffic island
and skidded into two parked
cars. While Police Accident In
vestigation Unit Pvts. leonard
A. Wozniak and Thomas S.
| Mangum were trying to
straighten out the mess. the
second crash occurred.
They said a car driven by
Aileen P. Railey, 20. OF
1903 Sixty-flrst place. Capitol
Heights, stopped near the
scene and was struck from be-
hind by the car of Vincent M
Gravett, 81, of 576l Southern
avenue, Capitol Heights. The
Gravett car turned over.
Mr.. Hays was taken to Cas-
ualty Hospital to be treated foi
head cuts. Police charged him
with failing to give full time
and attention to his driving
Mr.. Gravett was charged with
following too close.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
FOREIGN
ADOPTIONS

Robert S. McCollum, the
State Departments coordina-
tor of the 1857 immigration act
which provides for unlimited
entrance of orphans for adop-
ton, said that between Septem-
Der when the law went into
effect and the end OF May, S43
children have been brought in
from the Far East for adoption
and 362 from Europe.
He said the agencies with
whom he has frequent contact
report hundreds if not thou
sands of requests for children
from Europe. Parents are going
to Europe to see the children
! he said, and bringing them
back themselves. Hundreds are
being adopted overseas by serv'
icemen.
other American residents
overseas are also locating anc
adopting children. One of then
is The stars Richard Fryklund
who has already adopted I
little girl in Spain and is nov
trying to adopt another Spanisi
orphan.
i international Social Service
which processes applications 10
foreign adoptions through Nev
York and foreign branches. re
ports 80 children have arrives
, under its auspices since the ne1
law and 465 others are now be
ing processed in rs countries 70
: the journey to America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
ARLINGTON
COUNTY

Between 20 and rs babies are
being placed annually by the
county welfare department and
the rate Of adoptions has
shown a slight increase.
Welfare authorities said the
black market is siphoning OF
the available children" in Their
county and estimated that the
number of babies placed ille-
gally far exceeds the agency
placements. Payments to baby
brokers" repeatedly have
ranged as high as $4,000.
The agency reported the ra'
ito of applications to the sup
ply of babies is 10 to / bu
added that if all the children
were routed through lega
agencies, there would be ap
proximately enough children t
fill the good applications.
Between 80 and 40 couple
are now on the waiting lis
About 80 adoption application
are now being processet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
FAIRFAX COUNTY

independent adoptions, where
the real mother has negotiated
directly with adaptive parents,
have increased from lot three
years ago, to lis two years ago,
to 121 in the past year. Adop-
lions arranged by the welfare
department have increased dur
ing the same years from %, to
81, to 81.
The Welfare Department now
has "a applications from would
be parents on file but has been
able to cut down the waiting
period from 10 months to six
months.
In the last few years. five
county families have obtained
papers for youngsters adopted
in foreign lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
ALEXANDRIA

Adoptions are on the increase
here. The city's welfare de-
partment placed Is in 1856 and
So in 1857. So far this year, %
children have been placed and
the total is expected to rise to
40 for the year.
The waiting list is going up
too, from 10 in 1856, to 20 in
1857. At present Is couples are
waiting for babies. The waiting
period is now about 10 months
from the first inquiry to the
home study and four months
for the home study before
placement.
Six children are now await
ing adoption.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

Placements have been stepped
up here steadily for the past
four years-from 1874 in 1854,
to 200 in 1855. to 223 in 1856.
to $50 in 1857. Last year, the
Welfare Department accounted
for 80 of the placements while
private agencies placed the re-
manning 100.
Both the public and private
agencies, cooperating with the
Urban League, have been max
ing a great effort to find homes
for Negro children. AS a result
Negro adoptions increased from
eight in 1865 to 80 in 1857. But
many more homes are needed
for Negro children, 1t is re-
ported.
Welfare Director Gerard M.
Shea also urged would-be adop-
tive parents to consider chill
dren in the 9-to-12 age group
who face many more years In
Ian institution unless they are
adopted,
The District currently ha;
las children in its adoption
section. including some already
in trial adoption" Ready fol
adoption now are seven white
children and 90 Negro children
Catholic Charities Of the Dis
trict placed So children las
year compared with 81 in 1885,
and As in 1855.
The agency now has a wait
ing list of 200 couples. TIL
: average wait is 10 months +
two years. May, 1855, appli
: cations are now being proc
essed.
: Jewish Social Service Agenc
e is placing about IA childre
d annually and has a three-yea
!, waiting list. International Sc
u cial Service has informed tn
o agency that no Jewish childre
" are available abroad for ador
6 ton here so the agency is NJ
making home studies for az
d plicants.
o Family and Child Services
20 concentrating on two areas
1 greatest need-locating hom
rs for Negro children and hell
5 ing unwed mothers who ne'
I'd counselling on keeping or r
s. linquishing their children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
St. Nincent's Men
Seek Cords. Comes

The st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety, Catholic mems charitable
organization, is seeking playing
cards, dominoes, checkers aI1o
other kinds of games for dis
tribution to patients at the
District General Hospital ane
other hospitals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Court Asks Raise
In Summons Fees

The Municipal Courts board
of judges has approved the first
increase in summons fees since
1921.
The new fee schedule, which
must be approved by District
Court, doubles previous fees
charged for II Of 20 civil serv-
ices performed by the United
States marshal's Office from SC
cents to 81. The increase would
change the cost of service OF g
garnishment from 81 to 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Adoptions Of Babies in D. c. Area
Now Stond at All Time High

10 youngsters ranging in age
from infancy to 10 years.
The welfare board began
working with international So
cial Service lasSt year. So far, a
girl from Greece has beer
placed in the county and appli-
cants from three other couples
are being processed for a for
eian child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Drowned Youth S
Body Recovered

BALTIMORE, June IA (R.-
Firemen yesterday recovered
the body of 17-year-old Rich
ard Montanari, who drowned
off a pier in suburban Dundalk
The body was found in six
meet of water, about IL feet
from the end of the pier where
he had gone fishing Friday. His
clothing, dog and a fishing roc
were found at the pier anc
dragging operations began a
once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

commended Friday by the House
Appropriations Committee for
the fiscal year starting July l..
Cut From SIS Million
The House unit cleared q
budget of only $2o3 million and
a Federal payment Of only $40
million, These contrasted with
original city requests Of $2l5
million in spending and a Fed
eral grant of s25 million,
The Commissioners them
selves proposed $3,766, 900 of the
cutback from the original
spending request, because OF
changes in plans. But the re-
mainder was accomplished by
the House unit at the initiative
of its District subcommittee,
headed by Representative Ra-
baut, Democrat of Michigan
THE Rabaut unit also set the
$40 million Federal payment
figure.
! City department heads or
Friday reviewed the House
committee cuts. At the request
} of the Commissioners they
listed items on which they hope
to win Senate reservations
These were generally approved
it is understood. by the cit!
heads and were bundled yes
: terday into the revised packag
: to be submitted to the Senat'
: committee Tuesday.
The new spending and Fed
! eral payment proposals actual
are not what the city expect
. to wind up with. even if tn
. Senate agrees to them. Pa
q raises expected to cost $12 mil
|. lion a year or more are cur
= rently under congressional con
! sideration. With retroactive!
they are likely to boost tn
: city's revenue requirements /
!, the immediate future by 9
least $18 million.
"SurpIus1 Provided
q The House committee pre-
: vided a So million surplus" ]
S. its budget estimate apparent
d as a partial means OF meetin
d this pay-raise cost. But ST.
n further funds obviously will
.e required. =.
e For the pay raises, the eli
re expects to ask for enlargemei
ID of the Federal payment. An al
10 thorization of $32 million vote
in the recent public works a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Four Escape
Drowning in
BuyAccident

Three men and a boy, is,
narrowly escaped drowning in
Chesapeake Bay today after
their 16-foot runabout capsized
in rough water.
Rescued after clinging almost
six hours to their overturned
craft were two Cheverly (Md.)
fredericksburg Lane. is, Of
II Cheverly circle, and Andrew
Reinhardt. 80. of 6207 Forest
road--and a Richmond (Va.)
resident, John Krevonick, SO.
Harry Lane, As, Danny's IA
Their and the owner Of the run
about, swan four miles against
the tide for help. Ironically, the
rescue plane he had sent out
arrived half an hour after the
trio had been picked up by d
boat that was In the area solely
by chance
"Our propeller fouled up with
the anchor line" Mr.. Lane, who
operates his own insurance
agency. explained. I'm extricat.
ing it. our anchor line was cut
and we took In from 80 to Al
gallons of water.
This was just too much fol
an otherwise seaworthy boat
We chung to its sides for {;
while, hoping to set help. Sew
eral times We spotted boat
passing about 500 yards away
and we thought. They must 81
u.s. But they never did.
After about two agonizi1i
hours of this. I left the other
and swan four miles agains
the most severe tides I've eve
seen. I finally saw a small row
boat with two elderly men i
it, and they took me to short
There. I called police, an
they sent a plane" But, befor
the plane arrived, the boy an
two men were taken aboard
boat operated by John H. Clar
and Frank Scanlon of Gle
Burnie, Md.
The rescue took place aroun
Herring Bay. Mr.. Lane lande
at Shadyside, where the loo
volunteer rescue squad pa
ticipated in a search along viii
Anne Arundel County ar
State police.
Andy (Reinhardt) actual
saved my boys life" Mr.. Lal
said last night. Several tim
the boy BACKED out, only to
held up by Andy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Lorton Fugitive
Dies Of Injuries

Ronald F. Jacobs, 22-year-
old escaped convict from Lor-
ton, died yesterday at Prince
Frederick Md Hospital.
Jacobs, one Of five who
escaped from Lorton Reforma-
tory a week ago. was injured
Thursday night when a stolen
car he was driving smashed into
a tree near Paris. Md.
The other four escapes were
caught Monday.
A woman riding in the car
with Jacobs Is still in critical
condition at Prince Frederick
Hospital. She is Alice Rose
! McLendon of s15 I street NE.
~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

plant on how the pound was
administered under the police.
AT first. they were good to
me, but in the last few months,
they let the place run down.
he said. TT seems they're hold
ing back because they're getting
rid Of it."
Mr.. Marks. bitterly opposed
to vivisection, is afraid the
Health Department will turn
dogs over to doctors for expert
ments.
81 know my standing with
doctors has not been good be-
cause time and time again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Area Lawyer Again
Heads Alumni Unit

Neil Tolman, Washington at
torney, was elected yesterday
to a fourth term as president
of the Alumni Council of the
University of Vermont at Bur-
lington, VT.
Mr.. Tolman took Office as
first president of a new council
here today under an alumni
reorganization plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Doos' Best Friend to Bid Goodbye
To District Pound After q Years

refused to let them have dogs
for torturing," he said.
Although he's leaving his job
in a troubled frame Of mind,
Mr.. Marks has many pleasant
memories.
"I've made thousands Of
friends throughout the coun-
try" he said. I've done a lot
of business with Senators and
Congressman, and many have
commended me for my work"
Just last year. he said. one
of his best customers. Repre-
sentative Frank Boykin, Demo-
crat Of Alabama, purchased
about 100 dogs from him and
shipped them to friends in his
home State.
Mr.. Marks, a native Of Balti.
more, came to Washington al
a young boy. He was a highl!
successful real-estate salesman
until the depression.
Business got dull. and I go
discouraged" he said.
He went to work for the Dis
trict, and was in charge Of tn
District Building police fore
, when he was appointed pound
masterSin 1885. He is now fv
ing with his daughter at 81
Bennington lane. Silver Sprine
It always have been a love
of dogs, from boyhood." he said
/ 1--WE always had dogs. and
2 once raised Russian wolf
4 hounds"
He plans to tour the countr
with his wife after he retire
d and then may accept one Q
: several positions offered hir
I by humane societies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Great Falls
Condemnation
Suit Planned
Park Authority
To Take Action
Il For Pepco Truct

The Fairfax County Park
Authority plans to start con-
domination proceedings this
week to acquire 500 acres OF
land at Great Falls.
Final authorization for the
condemnation has been given
by the authority after the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. turned
down the park groups offer
to buy the tract.
Charles C. Robinson. secre-
tary of the authority, said Fair
fax attorney Edward GasSon
has been employed to handle
the condemnation proceedings.
Mr.. Robinson said that since
lPEPCO is a public utility with
condemnation rights of its own,
the authority may have to pro-
coed through the State Corpor-
tation Commission which con-
trolls utility Arms. Ordinarily.
a condemnation suit would be
filed directly with the courts.
Declines to Sell
| The authority voted for con-
Idemnation at a meeting Friday
night after Roy Dunn, presi-
dent Of PEPCo, told the au-
thority that the company is
holding the property for its
own use and is not interested
| in selling any of the 887 acres
Fit owns at Great Falls.
The park authority now owns
eight acres at Great Falls Park
and leases about so from PEP
Co.
The authority and the Fair
fax Board of County Super
visors have tried unsuccess'
fully for several years to nego'
tiate a purchase Of additional
. acreage. The county boarC
! recently gave its backing II
9 condemnation proceedings.
2 The county board has Sc
7 aside 100000 in the 1885,
I budget for land purchase a
Great Falls. The authority ex
poets to raise another $3.50, O0
through issuance of bonds. MI
9 Robinso nalso said a conserva
ton organization tentativel!
2 has agreed to put up an add
5 tional $250.000.
: The authority plans to con
q denim all the river frontag
: from Difficult Run to the gov
II eminent dam above Great Fall
y This will include all of the Ian
: between Route 1913 (Ol
u Georgetown pike and the rive
to the intersection Of Rout
= 1893 and Old Dominion drivI
The hillside and bluffs aboV
= the present county Ian
and the present parking lot ais
will be included.
Includes Canal Locks
4 Mr.. Robinson said the 81
n acres includes the historic c;
,e nal locks built by George Wasf
n ington and all of the PEPC
4 tract which should be preserve
" for scenic, geologic and botan
Ill reasons.
"a Most of the acreage viii
kept in its present natural stat
of Mr.. Robinson said. He said tn
ve bride trails and some faciliti
d for overnight camping
Scouts probably will be i
stalled. He said that eventual
some cabins may be built.
The Great Falls condemn
ton is the beginning Of an owe
all park expansion progrs
- planned for Fairfax County.
ed The County Board said t.
h weeks ago that it intends
ed seek Federal funds under t
TX. Capper-C ramton Act for c
six velopment of stream valleys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

preferring not to raise hopes
they cannot fulfill.
All Of them agree on this
point:
If would-be parents would be
more flexible in their demands
their chances Of getting a chile
would rise correspondingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
CITY Heads to Seek
S22 Million U. S. Sum
Revised Proposal on D. c. Budget
Puts Figure Above S207 Million
By JAMES G. DEANE
star star Writer

revised District budget Of from $zOI m octsS ia
nilon-and 500 million Federal paymentare expecseo "
be proposed to by the thus de nut
The new budgetary propoSas On st the opening
If Senate appropriation hearings scheduled for
Tnav are intended as substitute for spending plains