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Evening star., 1958-07-09
Kurrick Hits
500 Share in
Hospital Aid

Commissioner David B. Kar-
rick today objected to legisla-
tion that would require the
District to pay $50O,0O0 toward
construction at Georgetown and
Columbia Hospitals. but he said
he would not oppose a contri-
button of 100000.
He testified against the bill at
a Senate subcommittee hearing
at which he found an ally in
Senator Morse, Democrat of
Oregon, chairman Of the sub
committee.
Senator Morse said he is an
old foe of the $3.50 division of
hospital costs between the
District and Federal Govern
mentS. He ordered aides to
draft an amendment cutting
the Districts share of the 81
million grant to 80 per cent and
promised to fight for it on the
Senate floor.
The pending bill, sponsored
by Senator Morse, would amend
the 1916 District Hospital Act,
which first set the financing
formula for private hospitals
here.
Mr.. Karrick made it clear
the Commissioners recognize
the need for the two institu-
tionS to have the money to
complete building already be-
gun. Spiraling costs of ma
terials have raised original es-
Inmates for the hospital prof.
ects.
But we see no end to this
type of construction" he
stressed. "The District tax
payers have had it when it
comes to construction of pri-
vate hospitals. They can't bear
half the burden"
The Morse bill would give
Georgetown $450,000 and CO.
lumbia $570, ,083 in Government
grants. Unamended, the Dis
trict would pay half. The other
half would be drawn from the
Federal Treasury. To receive
the aid, the hospitals would
have to match the 81 million
totah
The Rev. T. Byron Collins,
director of Georgetown's phys
ical plant, testified this is his
hospitals last request for
funds. The money would COM
plete a BODYBUILDING medical
center in the 5000 block OF
Reservoir road NV. 1t includes
a diagnostic and training IA
cility, renovation of the ex-
listing hospital, a residence for
internS and a school of nursing
Evening star., 1958-07-09
House Unit
Spurs 1870
School Ruise

Teachers pay increases close
/ to 1877 per cent were expected
to be recommended this after
noon by a House District sub
committee.
House lawmakers were due to
urge an annual salary of $19,-
900 for School Supt. Carl F..
Hansen.
Subcommittee hairm a n
Mitchell, Democrat of Georgia,
tried through the day to bring
members together so the pay
bill can be reported to the full
House District Committee to-
morrow. A cleanup session to
consider all pending bills has
been scheduled for 10 am. by
Chairman Mcmillan, Democrat
of South Carolina.
The 1877 per cent hike was
written into a bill sponsored by
Mr.. Mitchell and backed unan-
imously by the District Com
misSionerS. It compares with
a 20 per cent increase urged
by the Senate District Com
mittee.
The House version was ex-
pected to carry all Senate
amendments tackled onto the
Commissioners 1877 per cent
proposal except for the salary
scales.
Mr.. Mitchell closed hearings
on the pay bill this morning
after hearing Ellis Haworth OF
the District Education AsSoci-
alton testify for a so per cent
salary increase. Also pending
before his unit was a Board OF
Education recommendation fol-
a 1877 per cent boost.
Evening star., 1958-07-09
DC. 7 Transit Official
Takes 5th at Heorinq

what lightened the atmosphere
Of the hearing before Examiner
Robert A. Joyner.
The nearly two-hour cross
examination of Mr.. Flanagan
was marked by frequent
clashes between opposing at
torneys and Harvey M, Spear,
attorney for D. C. Transit.
Estimate Delivered
Over vigorous objection S
from Mr.. Spear, an estimate of
the cost Of the proposed service
was delivered by Mr.. Flanagan.
He testified the service would
be profitable if a seven-pasSen-
ger limousine carried four pas
sengers between Washington
and New York at $17.50 each,
one-way.
He presented a detailed
breakdown of costs, including
fuel. wages and depreciation.
The opposing attorneys then
spent most of the rest of the
session picking away at every
figure, and trying to find out
if Mr.. Flanagan had left any,
thing out of his estimate.
Evening star., 1958-07-09


director, in which he said Dis
trict police and firemen at their
maximum salaries under the
pending bill would be the high
est paid in the United States.
Comparative Salaries
The proposed top salary for
a District private of $6.a40 is
available only after IS ears
service and this "eye caScher"
does net truly reflect or repre-
sent the net average salary over
the long term, the association
officials declared.
They cited these comparisons
with other cities Of salaries
proposed in the pending pay
bill:
Under the proposal, the av-
erage salary of a District pri-
vate over the 25-year span
would be $6,134 compared with
an average of $6,327 in Los
Angeles; $6,l45 in San Fran
cisco and $6,l68 in Oakland,
Calf.
In Oakland, a police private
in his second year makes the
same as a Washington private
would make in his 11th year on
the force.
The Washington private
would make consistently and
substantially less than the Los
Angeles private until his 10th
year.
Evening star., 1958-07-09
Pedestrian Toll
In District Sets
35-Yeur Record

Washington's traffic record of
nine pedestrian deaths since
January / is the best for a six
month period in 35 years of
such tabulations here, the Mo-
tor Vehicles Department re-
ported today.
There we're 81 pedestrian IA
talities in the corresponding
period last year. The total num-
ber of all traffic deaths this
year is %.
The District Commissioners,
meanwhile, were notified today
that Washington received an
honorable mention, along with
Cleveland, in the annual Ma
tional Pedestrian Protection
Program, conducted by the
American Automobile Associa-
tion.
The awards we're based on the
Districts pedestrian death rate
of 4.S per 100000 population
during 1857. This city's IL pc
destrian deaths last year COM
pared with the first-place win
ner's 26 deaths and q rate Of
81 per 100000 population.
Evening star., 1958-07-09
81 Home Looms Lag
Behind 81 First Half

RICHMOND, July 8 P.-
The CT home loan program in
Virginia is running behind the
first half of 1857 in the num-
ber of commitments. accord
ing to the Veterans Administra-
ton.
In the first half of this year
the VA has issued 910 home
loan guaranty certificates in
Virginia, compared with 1899
in the first half of last year.
Evening star., 1958-07-09
FLYER HELD IN 'BUZZING
OF ESTRANGED WIFE'S HOUSE

Fairfax County police today charged an Alexandria
man with reckless flying for "buzzng" his mother-n-
laws home Falls Church, where his estranged
wife living.
Police identified the pilot" as Kelly E. ottwen 25
OF 1926 Milan drive, Alexandria
Policeman John W. Reinmier reported that Mrs
Katherine S. Fern 1902 North Underwood street. Falls
Church. complained that yellow snge-engine airplane
swoopng to about rs feet above yesterday
The policeman said Mr. Ottwell explained his actions
by saying he "dispeased" with his WIFE Charmane
who had gone home to live with her mother Mrs. Fern
The airplane which Mr. ottweI reportedy
flying rented.
Evening star., 1958-07-09

Capt. GriSwold T. Atkins, the
factory's new commanding Off
Ger, told the six congressman
who spent nearly six hours in
specting the $500 million in
stallation that despite drastic
cutbacks in personnel as orders
have gone to private contrac-
tors, Indian Head still possessed
the technical know-how to
produce the propellants.
This contrasted sharply with
a statement by the Defense De-
partment's missile czar. w. M.
Holiday, that the factory did
not possess the ability to go into
such production and that con-
tracts with private concerns
calling for construction of mil
lions of dollars worth of IA
cilities with Government money
was necessary.
In answer to a question by
Chairman Hebert of the House
Armed Services Subcommittee,
Capt. Atkins said that rs per
cent of the factory's key tech
nical personnel had been re-
tanned.
The plant is operating at SO
per cent of capacity and in
some departments the output
| is down to 10 per cent, the
Captain said.
Mr.. Hebert, calling Indian
Head a guinea pig" for the
inquiry which begins tomorrow,
said the situation there called
for a Justification by the Navy
for its lack of utilization OF
standby plants throughout the
country"
Meanwhile, Representative
Scrivner, Republican of Kan
saS, demanded that the sub
committee investigate Arm y
ordnance plants. He specifically
asked an investigation into
solid missile propellants at Sun
flower Ordnance Works near
Lawrence, Kans.
In an informal meeting here,
Representative Miller, Demo-
crat of California, asked that a
complete listing of Government
Evening star., 1958-07-09
THE PIANOS HEYDAY

THE PIANOS HEYDAY
was just after World War I.
At that time there were 200
manufacturers and they were
turning out almost 100000
pianos a year, This was in
large part due to an inven-
tion which the industry
hoped would meet the chal-
lenge of the phonograph
record. The invention was
the player piano.
But at the same time
(1s2D a cloud not nearly as
large as a mans hand was
unnoticed over Pittsburgh,
Pa. KDKA, the first radio
broadcaSting station, was
transmitting music.
When the depression hit,
the player piano went out
of production. Today there
are "a manufacturers and
they are putting out !75,000
pianos a year. One of them,
Hartmann, is making a small
upright player piano, be-
lieved to be the only one left.
It retails for about 1890.
All the other pianos call for
a certain amount of talent.
They said the big market
for pianos today is in the
elementary schools. More
and more schools are adding
piano lessons to their cur
ricula, something that used
to go on only in the homes
of the elite.
ivan Cliburn'S amazing
triumph in Moscow has done
a lot for the industry" said
Mr.. Reed.
"Liberace has sold a lot of
pianos for the industry" Mr..
FeaSter said. But unfor-
tunately he seems to have
revived the idea that the boy
who takes piano lessons is a
sissy"
Evening star., 1958-07-09

A D. C. Transit System ON
cial was driven somewhat
ood-humoredly-to taking the
Fifth Amendment today during
an Interstate Commerce Com
mission hearing on the transit
company'S proposal to start
a limousine service between
Washington and New York.
This came while James Flan-
agan, D. C. TranSit's controller
and vice president, was endur-
ing a thorough cross-examina-
ton by attorneys representing
other area transportation COM
panies who don't like the linn
CUISINE service idea.
William A. Roberts. repre-
senting the Safeway Trails.
Inc, was one of a platoon of
opposition attorneys and took
the lead in the questioning.
He drew from Mr.. Flanagan
the fact that, for the year
ended last March, the present
limousine portion of D. C.
Transit's operation brought in
$75, $50, while costing the COM
pany $4,000.
Queried on Proposed Service
Many questions later, Mr..
Roberts wanted to know if Mr..
Flanagan had any estimate of
potential loss for the proposed
New York-Washington limou-
sine service.
"If I had estimated a loss,
I would recommend against
it," Mr.. Flanagan replied.
In that case, Mr.. Roberts in
quired, would Mr.. Flanagan
recommend against the COM
pany's present limousine op-
erations?
IN take the Fifth on that"
Mr.. Flanagan said, with a grin.
The ensuing laughter scme-
Evening star., 1958-07-09
CAMP FUND
FACTS

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out your check or
money order to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp
Fund. Mail it to The Eve
ming Star, Washington 4.
D. c., or bring cash to
The Star cashier.
The cost-$36.40 for IL
days, $500 for six days.
Evening star., 1958-07-09
Liquor SoIes Rise

RICHMOND. July 9 (P.-
The State Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board reported sales
during May totaled 611,610
gallons, an increase of about
SIS, 900 gallons over the previous
and 10000 gallons ahead
of the May, 1857. volume.
Evening star., 1958-07-09
MOTHER COULD PLAY

MOTHER COULD PLAY
the piano, but this tuner
and we realized she held him
to be very important
wouldn't even bother to spin
the piano stool.
Mother was a pretty young
woman, wasp OF waist, leg
o'-mutton shoulders and
hair a la Pompadour.
She would run her fingers
DER the keys and, with the
children standing by and
singing Justify, produce the
music to:
oh, hoD I like to go up
In a suing,
Up In the sky so blue.
Sometimes I think it's the
most dertuI
thing
Ever a child can do.
But the tuner would just
keep hitting the keys with un-
satisfactory results. Finally
he would put his tools in
his bag and depart, If
Mother played the piano
better, we didn't notice 1t.
All we know was that she
played it very well.
All this is Introductory to
a short report on a conven-
tion of piano tuners at the
Statler. There the RAM
bier met Raymond Feaster
of ScottSburg, Ind, newly
elected president of the
Piano Technicians Guild.
the national organization of
the tuners, and Frank C..
Reed, executive vice preSi-
dent of the National Piano
Manufacturers Association.
While in the past the piano
has been a bigger statistic in
the Gross National Product,
1t is not to be dismissed. 1t is
still an important industry
witness 400 piano tuners at
tending this convention.
Evening star., 1958-07-09
DC. Firemen Criticize
Pay Raise Bill Attack
'Eyecotching' S0Iofies Distort Facts,
Unit Suys in Listing Figures Elsewhere

Ocials Of the Femens Association Of the District today
called Federal Budget Bureau criticism Of pending lega-
ton gross distortion Of the true facts.
The ofcals 1t Alvin Davis president and Capt Albert
Raede chairman the legislative committee of the assoca
referred to letter from Roger Jones assistant bureau
Evening star., 1958-07-09
The
Rambler
Finds Life
In Old Industry
By GEORGE KENNEDY

Does anyone remember
the piano. tuner?
He came around once in
awhile and worked on the
upright against the wall.
The first thing he did was
to remove not only the sheet
music on the rack but the
entire front Of the piano.
He puzzled the children.
He kept banging on the keys,
two at a time. Then he
would produce a wrench
from his little black tool kit
and give a turn to one of the
metal plugs at the end Of a
wire.
He never played a tune.
We thought that he was a
good deal of a nuisance, like
the doctor, who would arrive
with a black bag of similar
size, ask for a spoon, depress
your tongue and look into
your throat. A very uncom-
Portable experience!
No, come to think Of it,
the piano tuner wasn't like
the doctor. We had nothing
to fear. But he puzzled US.
Mother could play the
piano. He couldn't.
She would sit on the newly
invented revolving piano
stool-all you had to do to
obtain the proper elevation
was to spin it--and her
fingers would follow the
notes Of:
Good-by, Dolly, I must
leGue you,
Though 1t breaks my
heart to go.
Can't you hear the bugle
calling?
Good-by, Dolly Gray.
Evening star., 1958-07-09
Indian Head Can Make
New Fuels, Probe Told
BY JOHN A. GILES
Star Stan Writer

INDIAN HEAD, Md. July 9-Members of House InveSt-
cations subcommittee appeared convinced yesterday that the
NavyS big powder factory here has the ability produce the
latest missile propelants Meanwhile requests in for
probe Of the lack of utilization of other
lonte
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to send around $4,000 scoop to excavate dugOut
holes. Thirty fathers then built dugouts and grand
stands Other dads took Of wiring plumbing seed
ing Finally the Ladies Auxiliary t has 900 members)
painted everything bgleague green. Total labor for
$1,000 park was less than $50.
mountain Of topsoi once had to be spread over
new Little League diamond within Is hours. Working
most of two nights using the headlights Of cars for
Illumination, La MesanS gave their kids field as
smooth as Yankee Stadiums.
It's fact that on typical day in La Mesa there are
no less than Is games practice sessions under way all
over the community. No wonder La Mesa's youngsters
have little time to get into trouble.
La Mesas pint-sized slueeers have hung up records
on the field as well as off, They've won more champion
ships than teams in cities ten times as large.
Any other hotbed Of baseball would be glad to place
one team in national championship tourney But look
what La Mesa teams did last year:
Won the Colt League World Series over the coun-
try's best l5-16-year-old entries.
Reached the final round Of eight in the Pony League
World Series lagos 1910.
Won the US. Little League title (ages S-l2).
The Little Leaguers after cleaning up domestic oppo
sition lost Monterrey, Mexico, in battle for the
world title The unprece- - Continued on page y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-17

LA MESA, CALF.
This small one-man-sreet town in the southwest cor
of California is the most baseball-happy community
in the US. La Mesa'S entire population - $4,000 -
would be lost in the Los Angeles Dodgers Coliseum.
Yet this little town eats. sleeps and breathes baseball
kids baseball, that is
And at time like this when everybody is worrying
about kids La Mesa is worth taking close look at.
Judge Fenton Garfield of the towns Municipal Court
says he hasn't had Youth Baseball Council player
before his bench in the last five years. La Mesa in fact
hasn't even had to form Juvenile Division within its
Police Department.
1t annually buys 1852 basebaS 432 bats, 500 caps
and uniforms three tons of lime-marker, and averages
ball field every square mile.
When the town had Parade Day last year, It took
two hours for all of La MesaS Junior teams to march
past a given point: 60 squads, composed OF 800
8-tolS-year-odS That's five per cent Of the popu-
laton, and most Of the able-boded lads in town.
The fenced parks they play in have sunken dugouts,
automatic Scoreboards press boxes lights for night ball.
Yet. when you tour La Mesa, you see hill-and-dae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-17

More Americans Of all ages lover 1000
O0O play baseball today than ever before.
More American youngsters lover 2,O00,-
OOO from the Little Leagues through college
are playing organized baseball than ever before.
Despite TV more people have been watch
ing live baseball 03,O00,O00 paid admissions
to professional games last Year, than any time
in the last five years.
Take it from me, baseball has proved itself
a wonderful institution for good. May it be
played as long as kids grow up in America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-17

since my boyhood in Indiana I've been con-
WINGED that baseball is the great American
game, and the story on these pages helps tell
why. Baseball is not just matter Of big-league
glamour. It's the sum total of thousands OF
Little League and Sandlot teams, Of thousands
of towns like La Mesa and tens of thousands
ofpublic-spirited citizens like Charley Marley.
Let me give you few facts about the game:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-17

New YoRK

New YoRK
Major-league baseball has been facing new
problems recently. TeleVision, shortage OF
parking facilities and rising cost of operation
have given us headaches. But I'm happy to
say baseball is rapidly solving these problems.
Just look at the attendance figures.
Actually the major-league picture was never
brighter. What pIeaSes me even more is that
the grassrootS picture is just as bright. Ever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-17
Town!

1t isn't Milwaukee Angeles la Mesa caI
population the whole family gets into the act
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pueblo which, the face Of things should have bank
rupted itself long ago the diamond II lacks heavy
industry to tax; it's off the main tourist paths How
does the community do it?
Listen to Charley Marley, painting contractor,
who started the towns first Little League five years ago.
when whole community donates its services when
almost everybody talent is available for free you can't
possibly go broke"
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"Paid In Fun"

Fifty-two hundred La Mesa mothers and dads helped
build the towns eight ball parks with their own hands.
Local merchants are constantly ockeyng for the prvi
Iege of sponsoring team. Dapper Mayor Julius
Acevez often wears Connie Mack League cap to work;
Fire Chief Ray LyeS doubles as groundskeeper, and
the town mascot is Snoopy, dog who has retrieved
more than 200 foul balls.
When 5000 labor job faced the Little League for
fencing one field few years back the Bricklayers
Union slapped together 200 tile blocks in day and
submitted BILL 5000 - Paid in the fun we had"
Builder Jack Maynard interrupted a housing project
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-03
BY JAMES BACON
Associated Press Writer

HOLLYWOOD. - Shirley
MacLaine. most promising Of
all new screen and television
comedienes. is faced with
a problem rare among &C
treSSeS.
If she stays In Hollywood,
there is no doubt but that
she will become q top earn
ing star. She's well on her
way now.
But for more than six
monthse she has been seri-
ously considering chucking
the whole thing and living
in Japan. That is the coun-
try in which, at this time,
her husband makes his liv-
ing.
i've already been sep
arated from him for more
than a year and q half. "
she says, land / don't want
to go through that again.
I'll live in Japan and forget
about Hollywood"
And she would have Q lot
to forget. NBC has her under
contract for 100000 for two
years Of television shows.
Her Aim contract with Hal
Wallis pays her q hve-figure
weekly salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-03
sHIRLEYs DILEMMA
Her Careers Here, Mates in japan

sachiko is Japanese for
happy child.
The only Japanese custom
they have had trouble en-
forcing in their house IL the
removal Of shoes.
"You Just can't get Ameri-
cans to part with their Shoes"
she comments. I'VE tried 1t
q couple Of times and some
one got the wrong shoes.
That was the end Of that"
A lack Of inhibitions 10 o
quality that makes for .
good Coincidence. But
Shirley Is 20 completely I'M
inhibited that she has been
accused Of being tipsy on I'D
lib television interviews.
Actually. however. she
drinks mourning stronger Lnan
Japanese tea.
Il am one Of those fortu-
nate people who can get
intoxicated without drink
ing" she says. II have all
the fun and none Of the
hangovers."
Outside Of Wallis. she gives
the late Mike Todd credit for
the biggest boost In her
career:
mo one but Nike would
Bee MacI.aine, Page =
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Shirley's husband is Steve
Parker, a young producer
who spent his boyhood in
Japan. He married her three
years ago when she was
Carol Haney's understudy in
the Broadway hit. 'Pajama
Came" Soon after their
marriage. Wallis caught the
show with the idea Of look
ing at Miss Haney.
when they announced
that Miss Haney had injured
an ankle and would be re-
placed" Wallis recalls, IT al
most walked out. But then
1 decided ! had no place else
to go, so ! stayed.
There was something cleo
trio about this impish under
study, so ! went backstage
and signed her on the spot"
Since then, she has made
several movies, including
Around the World in 30
Days" The MATCHMAKER"
and recently signed 70 CO.
star with Frank Sinatra and
Dean Martin in Some Came
Running" And in the past
three years her television
price has gone up-from $3.50
for her FIRST appearance with
Bob Hope to around CSC. 900
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for last seasons appearances
with Dinah Shore.
Her husband didn't ind
work in Hollywood although
his record on Broadway and
New York TV as q producer
was excellent. So, rather
than be known around town
as Mr.. Shirley MacLaine, he
returned to Japan. There
he produced two all-Japanese
films which won prizes at the
Brussels, Venice and Cannes
Film Festivals.
Shirley would love TO live
in Japan, which she has got
to know well because when
ever she has q couple Of weeks
OF between film and TV dates
she flies over to join him.
Il love the country, ] love
the people," she says. And
if my husband has to stay
over there q long time. ! love
him enough to stay there with
him"
Shirley and her husband
live Japanese style In the
San Fernando Valley when
he Ii home. The house Is
furnished in the traditional
Japanese manner and they
even eat with chopsticks.
Their daughter 10 named
Stephanie Sachiko Parker