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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

HILLTOP. GARDEN CLUB, Friday, 1
pm. al Curtis Brothers clubroom.
Nichols and v streets Sc. Mrs. Morrill,
D. DONALD will lecture and demon
strate the use Of dried materials in
arrangements. Hostesses Mrs. F.
Blumer. Mrs. J. Calarco. Mrs. A. Nor
risette
EAST HILLS GARDEN CLUB. Mon
day, pm. at the home Of Mrs: Viola
Banks, 4b0S B street Sc. Howard
Bailey, host; Mrs. Bailey, hostess.
PARKwOOD GARDEN CLUB. Mon
day. $50 pm. at the home Of Mrs.
Talk, Practical Ideas on Gardening"
by DR.. Betty Bloom.
METROPOLITAN AFRICAN VIOLET
CLUB, Tuesday, : pm, at the Nat
ural History Building, Tenth and Con-
stitution avenue NV African Vio-
let Cousins" will be the subject. fol-
lowed by colored slides.
MANSION DRIVE GARDEN CLUB,
Tuesdav.. S;lj pm, at the home OF
Mrs, Robert W. Perry, 3O2 Mansion
usns nchss horticuturs i'n snnua =;
specimen, bulbs.
WOODLANDS GARDEN CLUB Of
Fairfax, Va, Wednesday, .S:15 pm. at
Westmore school Nominating com
mittee's report; talk by Mr.. Hill OF
Hilis Nursery, Proper Care of Azaleas
and Csmellias
WARREN WOODS GARDEN CLUB.
Wednesday, $40 pm, at the home of
Mrs. Robert Cook, 6l3 La Marie drive.
Fairfax, Va. Talk bv Wilbur H. Young
man, garden editor of The Star.
Spring Planting" Husbands and
guests invited.
wo0DRDGE GREEN THUMBS
GARDEN CLUB, Thursday, 3 pm. at
the home of Mrs. Christine McCreary,
1907 Kearnev street NE.
STONY BROOK GARDEN CLUB of
Falls Church. Va. will present lee
ture and demonstration devoted to the
study Of beautiful table settings en-
titled Tables Around the Clock on
Friday at 1:30 pm at Woodward &
Lothrop. Seven Corners Auditorium
for tickets at 81 call JE. 4-3l90 or
JE. 4-4274f
CLEVELAND PARK GARDEN CLUB,
Monday, ) pm, Cleveland Park Lii
brary. Illustrated talk on growing and
forcing bulbs, by Mrs C. Tuinman,
wife of the AGRICULTURAL attache of the
Netherlands Embassy
MARTHA WASHINGTON GARDEN
CLUB Wednesday. 7:45 pm, at the
home of Mrs R. L Wilson, 9O4 Der
rell court, Alexandria, Va. Mrs. T. S.
Moulton. hostess. Film, Mount YER
non Gardens" by r. B. Fisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

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The Sidney herald., 1959-10-07

y IMPRESSIO -. reminiscent Of French I'm
pressionist paintings. the ono unique floral design
that doesn't demand period furniture and. il also
downright cheerful Ono pattern only ...a blithe
blending Of beige, green. rose. and mellow gold!
The Sidney herald., 1959-10-07

4 FOUR WINDS -. the creation Of a prominent
Finnish designer, teams up unexpected hues for
unexpected carpet drama. Eight combinations In
all, including: Bronze Poppy, Sea Spray, Oxford
Brown, Spring Marigold, and Slate Brown.
The Sidney herald., 1959-10-07

/ vERDURE 80. fresh as Spring and just as wei
come, this blue green design has won the praise Of
leading decorators ~ truly creativel" Wonderful
a. 4 focal point . . build 4 scheme around it for
professional" decorating results!
The Sidney herald., 1959-10-07

Il PONTIO -. the ~prismatic tweed mels Z re-
lated tones to onel The effect is monochromatic, yet
fascinating, tool In White, Moss. Melon, Beige,
Blue, Turquoise, Gold, Celadon Green, Sapdalwood,
and Parchment!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
Virginia Beech to Get
80 Democratic PorIey

"A; Warren, IL: Charlottesville
10; Fredericksburg, 8; Harri-
sonburg, 6: stanton, 9;
Waynesboro, 6, and Winches-
ter 10.
State Senator Earl Fitzpat-
rick of Roanoke and Edmund
H. Brill of the Richmond
Chamber of Commerce put in
bids for their respective cities
for next years convention cities
before Virginia Beach was de-
cided upon.
The committee decided dele
gates to the national conven-
ton would be named on this
basis:
Each of the 10 congressional
districts will elect four dele
gates with a half vote each and
two alternates. The State con-
vention will name "a delegates
from the State at large with q
half vote each and IL alter
mates. The national commit
teeman and national commit
teewoman will have a vote be-
tween them to bring the total
to SO.
Party Chairman Thomas H
Blanton of Bowling Green pre-
sided at the session which
lasted only 81 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
BY PHIL THOMAS
Star STAFF Writer

A report of the Districts
Board of Police and Fire Sur
geons proved yesterday that
policemen don't have a monop-
oily on chubbiness-now the
firemen's fat is in the fire.
The report showed that $50
firemen-roughly one third of
the departments 1,109 men
are overweight.
And Fire Chief Willard H.
Sutton indicated that-follow-
ing the example of Police Chief
Robert v. Murray-he will ask
his more pudgy men to slim
down through diet and exer-
else prescribed by physicians at
the Fire Department clinics.
Below Police Figure
However, a Fire Department
spokesman spoke with some
pride when he announced the
number of overweight f1remen,
recalling that some AZ per cent
of the men in the Police De-
partment had been found to be
over INDUCING in calories.
Though any reducing pro-
gram for the heavyweights
would be voluntary" the
Board of Surgeons-as it did
in the case of the pudgy po-
Iicemen - has recommended
that promotions be held up
unless firemen can meet weight
standards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
3 Hurt in Crash
In Alexandria

Two Alexandria men were
injured today when their car
crashed into the private auto
mobile of a Metropolitan Police
detective who also was injured,
Alexandria police reported.
Police said a car driven by
Edward A. Spangler, a., of 119
Cooper road, hit Detective Ber-
tram F. Fogle's car at Green
and South Columbus streets.
They said the detectives car
hit a utility pole, tipped around
and injured Mr.. Spangler, who
had been thrown out Of his car.
Mr.. Spangler was treated at
Alexandria Hospital for deep
head cuts and burns from the
muffler of the detectives car
under which he was pinned. A
passenger in Mr.. Spangler's
car, Richard Briscoe. of Route
/, Alexandria, was treated for
an injured arm.
Detective Fogle was treated
at the hospital for head, neck,
back and leg injuries.
Alexandria police charged
Mr.. Spangler with reckless
driving, failing to yield the
right Of way at a stop sign
and driving on the wrong side
Of the street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
Marines Probing
NuWWife's Death

QUANTICO, Va, Oct. 3
(AP).-A Marine Corps pre-
trial investigation was launched
yesterday into the shooting of
a Navy dental technician's wife.
A Marine spokesman said the
pre-trial investigation, similar
to a grand jury probe, might
continue for some time. No in
formation will be available
until the investigating board
releases its findings, he said.
The Navy man. Harry S.
Marrero of New York City, was
charged with involuntary man
slaughter His wife, Janice.
20, died in the Naval Hospital
here an hour and a half after
she was found shot in her
trailer home on the base. Sep
TENDER "a.
Marrero has retained 1t. Al
bert Lichtman, q Marine Corps
lawyer, to represent him. Mar
zero is confined to the base.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
Fat S in the Fire, Too,
For Chubby Firemen

Chief Sutton conceded he'd
have to go along with this
recommendation.
DR.. John A. Reed, chairman
of the Board Of Surgeons, has
demonstrated the reducing pro-
gram is paying of in the Police
Department when he revealed
some 400 policemen have taken
of an average of Is pounds
per man in the last two months.
Weight Groups
The Job he'll have to &C
complish with the f1remen is
told by the padded figures re-
leased in yesterdays report:
Some 152 firemen are from
81 to 20 pounds overweight; 80
are 80 to SO overweight; 43 are
40 to 40 over the limit; 81 are
so to SO pounds too much;
eight are go to SO pounds over;
three are 10 to 70 pounds too
heavy; two are 80 to SO
pounds in excess, and one man
is 80 to 100 pounds above the
limit.
Chief Sutton, himself a
healthy is pounds overweight
at 205 pounds Che's exempt
with other flremen of the rank
of captain and above) believes
his larger-boned men can carry
their extra weight without
strain.
But the small-boned ones
well, you could Just call them
tubby," he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
Teucher Puy
Proposal Due
By Dec. 10

The District School Board
will receive by December 10 9
new proposal to boost teacher
salaries.
If approved by Congress, the
raise would be the second one
for local teachers in less thar
three years.
School Supt. Carl F. Hansen
promised last spring to re.
examine pay scales. At a press
conference yesterday, he re-
vealed he is primarily interested
in raising salaries at the tor
levels. Also, he said, he woulc
like to see it made easier fol
starting teachers to receive tor
pay in less time.
Local teachers-who start al
a salary of $4,500-must now
wait IL years to reach either
$500 or $7,100, depending or
the college degrees they hold.
DR.. Hansen said yesterday he
has called in representatives Of
teacher groups, asking them
to fill out a QUESTIONABLE or
teacher salaries. Questions
include such topics as annua
increments, merit raises, schoo
officer salaries and temporary
teacher salaries.
The superintendent also re-
leased the second progress re-
port" on District Teachers Col
lege, which has been submitted
to the Middle States Associa-
ton of Colleges and Secondary
Schools. The report is one OF
a number of requirements the
school must meet to retain its
generalization.
DR.. Hensen said the school
has m ade a magnificent
amount of progress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03

cultural exhibits. The sweep
stakes prize went to Warren j
Guy of Leonardtown, st. MaryE
County, for his sample of to-
bacco that previously won tor
awards at the Maryland State
Fair in Timonium, and the st
Marys and Prince Georges
County Fairs.
First prizes in the tobacco
judging contests for All and
Future Farmers of America
members went to the Pioneer
All Club of Waldorf and the
Gwynn Park High School,
Prince Georges County FLA
group.
Today there will be All
demonstrations and contests
followed by the browning of
Queen Nicotina XIV by DR.,
Wilson H. Elkins, president of
the University of Maryland.
The fair ends tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
By WILLIAM MacDOUGALL
Star Stan Writer

Trixie, the friendly black
and-white fox terrier. who
accompanied District Firemen
to more than $500 blazes, died
today.
The sprite1y, pint-sized dog,
"a member of Engine Company
No. IS, was a neighborhood
favorite in Anacostia and
known to hundreds of Wash
ington residents.
Trixie, indeed, was probably
a victim of kindness, according
to her f1remen friends.
1.-THE kids all loved her."
explained Pvt. George c. Bowie,
a fireman at No. Is. "They
|petted her and fed her, and the
candy they gave her caused her
death"
One Mascot Left
Ten years old last April.
Trixie had spent nearly all her
life in the f1rehouse. Her death,
according to f1remen, leaves
only one other mascot on the
Washington force, a shaggy
brown sheep dog, Boots, who
belongs to Engine Company
No. 10.
"She went with us on at
least one trip every day." Pvt.
Bowie said. "She used to ride
with me on the pumper, and
she never got in the way"
Trixie, like any tempera-
mental woman, hated to be
left behind.
"Once in awhile she missed
the truck when we were called
out on a rum" the fireman re-
called. when we got back,
she'd be there to meet US
pouting."
Aclever dog, whom her
friends described as mostly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
TAX
SO Pct. Of Real Estate
Escapes D. c. Levies

lion to 500 million last year.
The realty revenue loss from
other tax free holding, includ-
ing property owned by the
foreign governments and by
religious. charitable and edu-
cational institutions exempted
by Congress, went up during
this period from $1.4 million to
$4.8 million.
Today, counting in the Dis
trict Government property,
only AZ per cent of Washington
real estate is subject to the tax.
Unable to Expand
While it is possible to COM
pute the Districts tax loss from
such exemptions. it is almost
impossible to compute the other
expenses to the, city arising
from the fact that this is the
national capital.
These include the coming
height restrictions to prevent
commercial buildings from
overshadowing the Government
structures, which prevents full
development Of the land; the
constitutionally frozen District
boundaries which, unlike other
cities. cannot be expanded; the
wide avenues and spacious park
land, and the additional serv-
ices required from the police
and fire departments.
But, since 1885, the total
figure from the Governments
tax exempt property alone adds
up to 1914 million, 81 per cent
more than Congress has APP
propriated as the Governments
fair share for its capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
Firemen Mourn Trixie,
Their Pal of 10 Years

fox terrier" Trixie could roll
over, sit up and speak"
"She just loved f1remen," Pvt.
Bowie said. when you got
there in the morning, you'd tell
her: Smile for me, pretty girl,
and she'd open her mouth and
show her teeth"
Last spring time began to
catch up with Trixie. She fell
i'll, and was taken-at f1remen's
expense-to a veterinarian.
"He told us then she was get
ting too much candy from the
kids" Pvt. Bowie said, land
warned us not to let her have
any more.
But how can you stop then?
There's a school right across
the street from the station Cat
Fourteenth and v streets SEQ
and lots of the neighborhood
kids come in to pet her."
Returned to Hospital
Yesterday Trixie fell down
an dnever arose again. Firemen
returned her to an animal hos
pital where she died this morn
ing.
The dog will be buried Mon
day in an animal cemetery
near Wheaton, also at flremen's
expense.
Trixie is probably the last of
her kind at Engine Company
No. Is.
"They don't want us to get
another because some dogs get
hur or hurt other people," Pvt.
Bowie explained. But not
Trixie. She was a lady all her
life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
By ALEX r. PRESTON
Star STAFF Writer .

RICHMOND, Oct. s. Vir-
ginia's Democratic Central
Committee voted yesterday to
hold the next State convention
on May 20-21 at Virginia
Beach. This is the conclave
that will elect delegates to the
presidential nominating con-
vention in Los Angeles on July
II, 1860.
1t was agreed that repre-
sentation at the State conven-
ton would be apportioned on
the basis of votes cast for
Senator Byrd in 1858.
This means that the 10th
congressional district, next to
Washington, D. c., will have
approximately II per cent OF
the delegate voting strength.
Would Have Got More
If convention votes had been
distributed on the basis of 10y
atty to Adlai Stevenson, the
National party nominee fol-
President in 1856, the 10th dis
trict would have been entitled
to more than 10 per cent of
the State conventions votes.
John w. Fletcher of Sperry-
vile, chairman of the 7th dis
trict committee, offered the
resolution to give each locality
one vote in the State conven-
ton for each 200 votes for
Senator Byrd in 1858. That
would figure at about 1880
convention votes.
Arlington, for example, gave
Senator Byrd 14,725 votes. That
entities the county to IA votes
in the State convention. Fair
fax gets 70 votes on the basis
of 1859 ballots cast for Sena-
tor Byrd. Alexandria would
get 81 convention votes and
Falls Church 5.
Here is how some other
Northern Virginia localities
would fare: Albemarle, 10;
Augusta, IA; Clarke, 5; Gull
pepper, 8; Fauquier, 10; Fred
erick, 8; Loudoun, IL; Madi-
son, 4; Orange, 9; Page, 10;
Prince William, 9.
Bids From Other Cities
Also appa hannock, 8;
Rockingham, IL; Shenandoah,
10; Spotsylvania, 8; Stafford,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03

home with a majority OF tn
awards for the day.
The day began with a special
youth musical program. The La
Plata High School Band, in blue
uniforms with white facings
opened with THE Star-Spangleo
Banner. Conductor Robert
Want was mimicked by several
small boys on the top row Of
the stands.
While other school musical
groups performed, judges al
the pet show were busy award
ing % prizes, such as biggest
feet, longest whiskers and
bluest eyes to a wide assort-
ment of animals, including
horses, ponies, dogs, kittens,
puppies and golden hamsters,
In nearby exhibit halls, prod
ucts Of local All, club and
school groups were displayed.
Tobacco, an important
Charles County crop. occupied
a prominent place in the agri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03

man and arrested him as hi
was about to sit down at the
bar.
The money was found in hi
pockets but there was no gun
Baltimore police said. Police
and FBI men also are trying
to find out what happened tt
the money taken from the
Brightwood bank.
Some elements of the case
remained mysterious today
Investigators want to know
whose car was used in the
Washington robbery. Witnesses
said the holdup man fled in q
1859 dark green Pontiac in
which two other persons were
waiting. Investigators also
would like to know whether
Watts had any outside help
when he escaped from the
mental institution.
Watts had ground privileges
at st. Elizabeths, police said,
and may have simply walked
away from the place.
After his arrest, Watts told
Baltimore police he was a
Washingtonian who was orig
inally from Berlin, Germany
Police and FBI men said he
has a criminal record dating
back to 1887. most of it in
volving bad-check charges. He
served an eight-year sentence
for robbery in Richmond. rec
ords indicate.
He entered st. Elizabeths
voluntarily in 1855 and left
after a few months. He was
committed by the courts in
July, 1856, after being found
not guilty by reason of in
sanity on 20 counts Of false
pretense.
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rate has gone up five times
from $3.50 that year to SITS
in 1888, to 50 in 1913, $2.15 in
1850. 1920 in 1855, and finally
to the $3.50 current rate in
1856.
During that period. the base
for the tax-the assessed value
of the property-has just about
doubled, from $1,130,000,000 to
$2.220.O00.OO0
Measured by revenue, and
with $51 million expected from
this source this year, the tax
has tripled since 1885, more
than doubled since 1945,
jumped nearly As per cent since
1850. and Is per cent since 1855.
Under the proposed rate in
crease, the city would expect
to collect an additional $4.5
million a year. This amount
would push the expected yield
from this source to nearly 1852
million during the next fiscal
year, about one-third Of the
general funds expected local
revenue If all seven tax pro-
posalS are approved.
The budget Offices report said
the proposed increase in the
real estate levy was in line with
the Commissioners policy of
taxing at rates comparable to
those in the surrounding COM
munities.
Taking into consideration as
sessment practices in the Wash
ington area jurisdictions-the
average inarkdown from true
value" to the tax assessment
the city'S levy now is at the
midpoint among the seven
communities. The proposed in
crease would push the District
UP to the second highest, with
only Montgomery County levy
ing a heavier effective rate.
As the tax bills for District
property owners have gone up,
taxable property has been van
ishing.
Rising Percentage
In 1885, the Governments
tax free property amounted to
34.8 per cent of the real estate
in the city. During the past
fiscal year. the figure had risen
to 43 per cent. =
The annual tax loss to the
District, based on assessments
for both land and buildings,
nearly trippled-from So mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
Chevy Chase Valley
Citizens Group Elects

Irving Van Crack. Of 1917
Spring Valley road, Chevy
Chase. Md. has been named
president of the recently or
ganized Chevy Chase Valley
Citizens Association.
In elections held earlier this
week, the group also named
DR.. Harvey I. Scudder and DR.
Donald P. Tschudy, vice pres
idents; Mrs. Robert D. Gill
man, recording secretary; Mrs
Andrew w. Anderson, cores
ponding secretary, and Daniel
w. Strishock, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
Crash Kills Man
Near Ennmitsburq

EMMITSBURG, Md, Oct. 3
(SpeciaD A 21-year-old man
was killed last night when a
car crashed into a support on
a bridge over the Monocacy
River a few miles east of here.
Stephen Murray Mullaney OF
Waterbury, Conn, died of a
fractured skull after he was
hurled from the auto.
Maryland State police re-
ported the car was travelling at
high speed when it ran off the
road and struck the bridge
The driver, Robert Flynn 81
Huntington, N. Y, suffered a
broken arm and cuts. He was
admitted to Frederick Me-
mortal Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
Charges Dismissed
Against Store Aide

Charges of obtaining money
from customers under false
pretenses against John Udko,
general manager of Furniture
Fair in Mclean, Va, we're dis
missed yesterday in Fairfax
County Circuit Court.
The charges were dismissed
by Judge Paul E. Brown on
a motion by Defense Attorney
Oren Lewis,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-03
Welfare Action Hit
In Juvenile Case
Judge AssuiIs
Letting Boy
Quit School

A running feud between the
Department of Public Works
and the Juvenile Court over
jurisdictional rights involving
juveniles here took a different
tack yesterday.
The case Of a 17-year-old
boy, who quit school at l6 and
has been in trouble since, moved
Juvenile Court Judge Orm w.
Ketcham to question the dis
erection Of the Welfare Depart
ment in such situations.
The boy. a Welfare Depart
ment ward, was sent back to
Children's Center yesterday by
Judge Ketcham following his
hearing for assaulting a po-
liceman last April. Records
showed that the boy had been
committed to the center in
1856 and released on probation
last year under the Welfare
Departments supervision.
Job Fails
He had quit school after
about three months last spring
to take a job at a hospital. The
job had not worked out. He
and his 15-year-old sister were
charged with beating and
scratching two patrolmen on
April q. Judge Ketcham ruled
yesterday that the girl was not
involved in the assault.
Judge Ketcham maintained
that the Welfare Department
should not have allowed the
boy to leave school, and that
such a decision should have
been ruled on by the court in
any event.
He said that the factors
motivating the boys decision
to quit school should have been
brought to the attention of the
court by the Welfare Depart
ment and studied by the courts
probation Office. The Judge, in
a probationary review of the
youths case, could then have
ruled on whether to allow the
boy ito roam the streets" or
remain in school.
Authority Cited
Technically, the Welfare De-
partment has more authority
over a child than the parents,
but they frequently seem to
exercise it less" Judge Ketcham
said.
Public Welfare Director &c.
rard Shea responded to Judge
Ketcham's argument by saying:
I'VE feel once a child like
this is committed to us, we
have responsibility over him
exclusively"
He said the situation was
strictly a point of difference in
Interpretation of the law. He
added, however, that the mat
ter would have to be resolved"
soon.