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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
Planners Vote to Abandon
Wisconsin Avenue Corridor

Nearby Maryland's planning
commissioners yesterday, took
q major step toward abandon
ment Of the proposed s3l mil
lion Wisconsin avenue corridor.
Following a heated. hour
long discussion Of the contro-
verSial expressway. the Mary
land-National Capital Planning
Commission voted against putt
ting the 4-mile corridor route
on its master plan Of highways.
Had the commission put the ex-
pressway on its highway map,
rights Of way for the project
would have been placed in res
ervation.
Donald E. Gingery, a Mont
gomery County commissioner.
angrily labeled the action a
rape Of the general public"
HeAhas long urged adoption Of
the corridor route as the most
practicable solution to traffic
congestion along major arteries
connecting the District and
western Montgomery County,
On the motion to refrain
from putting the corridor on
the map, the vote was five to
one, with MIR. Gingsrey casting
the only dissenting vote. The
chairman and three other COM
mission members abstained
from voting.
a. Angry Exchanges
mr.. Gingery exchanged angry
wprds on several occasions
with J. Newton Brewer, jr..
chairman of the five Mont
gSmery commissioners.
when proponents Of the cor
ridor asked for postponement
OF the vote. Mr.. Brewer SAID:
We are prepared to vote. The
corridor would destroy valuable
property. 1t would ruin Bethes-
d."
sAt the outset of the discus
SION, commission chairman Her
bert w. Wells. a Prince GEORGES
member, said decision on the
corridor is the most important
thing that will ever come be-
fore US"
The corridor. Mr.. Wells de-
CARED. is favored by virtually
al the engineers and profess
sional planners who have
studied it.
Its got to come" he added.
1.-The longer we put it OF, the
more expensive it's going to
BE-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

aged much of the interior Of
the house, which included a
kitchen and rooms containing
metal folding chairs and three
pianos.
The f1remen treated at Ar
lington Hospital for smoke in
halation and released were Bat
talon Chief William Beiswan-
ger. Capt. Ashby Payne of
Company No. 4. and Morris
Fox. a volunteer of Company
No. 3.
Inspector Crickenberger said
the fire was similar to one at
tempted at the same place sew
eral months ago. Firemen put
out that fire before it caused
any great damage.
He said he thought juvenile
vandals were responsible and
said he would continue his in
vestigation of today's fire with
members Of the Police Juvenile
Bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
Young Vondo|s Blamed
In Sunday School Fire

A fire believed to have been
deliberately ignited by vandals
caused about $4,000 damage
early today to a house con-
verted to Sunday School use by
the Cherrydale Baptist Church
of Arlington.
Three flremen were overcome
by smoke in fighting the two
alarm blaze at 4045 North
Twenty-f first street, Arlington,
shortly after midnight.
County Fire Inspector Oliver
c. Crickenberger said the fire
appeared to have been started
under the front porch. The
flames ate their way up to the
porch, onto a portion of the
roof and into the first floor OF
the two-story frame house, he
reported. The first alarm was
sounded at 1910 am. and the
second at 1917 am.
! Smoke and water also dam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
Cos Storage PIun
To Be Discussed

An open meeting to discuss
the controversial proposal OF
underground gas storage al
Brandywine. Md. will be held
at 1880 O'Clock tonight at the
Accokeek Elementary School.
The meeting sponsored by
the Citizens League of South
ern Prince Georges County will
focus attention in particular on
a bill now pending before the
Maryland Legislature. The bill
would give the Washington GaI
Light Co. condemnation rights
for underground storage in Ger.
tain conditions.
Citizens Of the Accokeek.
Brandywine area have opposed
the storage proposal. One Of
their arguments is that ga.
seepage might affect drinking
water. according to Mrs. Louise
K. Morris, who announced to-
NIGHTS meeting.
A hearing on the Legislative
measures will be held in The
House Chamber IN Annapolis
at 8 pm. next Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
MOnigorllery's
Milk Proposal
lsHit iniHouse

A Wisconsin Congressman
lighting q bill to set UP uniform
milk sanitation standards, has
attacked the Montgomery
County Councils plans to es-
tablish Its own milk code to
protect" local farmers and
consumers.
Representative johnson, a
Democrat from a rich dairy
section. told the House yester-
day that he was shocked" by
Montgomery's action.
"The end result can only be
q Balkanization Of our national
market for milk to the eco
nomic injury Of both milk
farmers generally and Of the
general public" Mr.. johnson
said.
His bill, backed by II other
Congressman. is similar to one
introduced In the Senate which
would set uniform standards SO
that milk can move freely in
interstate com m cree. The
standards are based on those
recommended by the Public
Health Service.
Mr.. johnson also put into the
record q reply to the Maryland
Virginia Milk Producers Asso-
cations criticism of earlier
statements made on the floor
that Wisconsin milk could be
sold here more cheaply than
prices being charged by the
farmers coop here.
Mr.. johnson wrote the CO.
ops general manager. William
B. Hooper:
II am at q complete loss to
understand why you feel that
you need special barriers
against Wisconsin and Minne-
sofa milk. Lacking any
other discernible reason for
your fearful attitude in this
regard, ! can only conclude
that you are seeking to protect
uneconomical operations and
nigh costs Of milk in your
area"
The Montgomery County
Council has asked legal aides
to draw up milk regulations
similar to the tight standards
in force in the District. Mrs.
Stella Werner. the councils
president. said the ordinance is
needed to protect the health
OF consumers and the economy
Of a substantial number of
dairy farmers in the upper part
Of the county.
Chestnut Farms (Sealtest)
Dairy has been importing out
of-State milk, not inspected by
the District but which meets
Public Health Service stand
ards. for sale in nearby Mary
land.
Sale OF non-D. c. inspected
milk is forbidden within Wash
ington. Sealtest is seeking
changes in District regulation:
which would allow such milk
sales here. This is being fought
by the Maryland Virginia farm
ers' coop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
Mon, "a, Killed
As Car Crashes
Into Abutment

An 84-year-old motorist died
yesterday after his car crashed
into a road abutment near
Damascus in upper Montgom-
cry County.
He was Charles L. Riggs of
Monrovia, Md, a retired far
mer whose car ran of State
Route 80. about ga miles
northeast Of Damascus, Mont
gomery County police reported,
Mr.. Riggs suffered a crushed
chest and died en- route to
Montgomery General Hospital
in Sandy Spring. police said
His death was the fifth one
attributed to traffic accidents
so far this year in the county.
Police said Mr.. Riggs car
went Of the road and ran along
the shoulder for a short dis.
lance before hitting the abut-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

third. and $l0.3 million In the
fourth.
Cost $3.50 Per Teacher
Gov. Tawes said the program
actually would cost the State
$3.50 per teacher In the fourth
year. This includes additional
retirement and social security
costs.
Gov. Tawes noted that actual
saiary scales in the counties
and Baltimore City already are
in access of present State min
imums. Only one county. Gar
rett, has a starting salary
under $500.
The additional State contri-
button would not mean the
| counties could reduce the
money they are now putting
up for salaries byond the State
minimum.
| Gov. Tawes said the addi-
tional State funds are not in
tended as "across-the-board
salary increases"
Likewise. it is not intended
that this plan shall be used as
a means of placing pressure on
the counties or the city Of Bal
timore to raise actual salary
scales in amounts which would
be in excess Of the catual sums
provided by the State under
this PLAN" Gov. Tawes added.
Gov. Tawes said the school
boards Of the counties must use
the additional State aid to
raise the present local scales Of
teachers, principals and super
visors. AS long as starting SAL
aries are at the State minimum,
however, the funds can be APP
piled at any stage in the local
scale.
The present State minimum
for degree-holding teachers
ranges from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year.
Under the Tawes plan, the
State salary minimum would
be $4,000 in the first year,
$1,000 in the second year, and
$4,000 the third year.
The top scale would be $500
the first year. $500 in the
second, 300 in the third, and
$4,000 In the fourth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
SCHOOL EMPTIED
IN TWO MINUTES
BY FALSE ALARM

Montgomery County
school officials said the 292
pupils at0ermantown Ele-
mentary School this morn
ing were evacuated In less
than two minutes when
the schools fire alarm
horn sounded.
Fire engines from Rock
vile were turned back to
their quarters. however,
when the school principal
discovered that q Ave-
year-old kindergarten boy
had reached up and pulled
the alarm box trigger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
Science Fair Opens
At GEORGE Mason

The annual science fair al
George Mason Junior-Seniol
High School in Falls Church
opened today and will continue
tomorrow and Saturday at the
school on Leesburg pike.
Judging of entries was sched-
uled this afternoon. The fail
will be open to the public from
20 am. to 9 pm. tomorrow anc
on Saturday from / to S pm
Henry lavish. physics teacher
at the school. is chairman Of
the fair,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

NJ SoA0AA A0A ACoA SSAS WI
million for salaries and So
million for retirement and So
cial security costs.
These estimates. however,
ere based only on the number
Of teachers and other instruc-
tional personnel included in the
1860 budget. They do not pro-
1de for the additional teach
ers that will have to be hired
over the remaining three years.
The Governor unveiled his
plan after learning that reve-
nue. estimates for 1860 had
been revised upward by So
million.
Pullen Gives OK
The pay plan would increase
the minimum for degree-hold-
ing teachers from $4,000 TO
$4,000. The minimum was
raised last year from $4,000 to
5000.
The Tawes plan was given
Immediate Endorsement by
State School Supt. Thomas G.
Pullen.
DR.. Pullen added that he had
been assured county superin-
tendents throughout the State
also would support Gov. Tawes
proposal.
The Tawes program was ac-
companied by a letter Of in
dorsement by the State Teach
ers Associations executive Sec
rotary. Nilsson c. Raver.
He said the program repre-
sented the greatest single ad-
vance" in the past decade.
He added that barring un-
foreseen circumstances such as
q sudden infiationary spiral OF
3 national emergency, the pro-
gram would keep Maryland in
! favorable position for teacher
Recruitment and retention dur
ing the four years. In effect
he was pledging that the as
ISOLATION would not be before
the Legislature during the re-
rnainder Of the Tawes admin
istration seeking new teacher
taises.
Gov. Tawes during his cam.
paign hao indicated ne would
support a $400 per year In.
crease in State aid fU' teacher
salary raises as advocated b,
the Maryland State Teach"rS
Association. He made no men.
ton of spreaolng this program
over four years.
Tax Rise Called For
The Tawes plan calls for in
ereaSing the tax levy that
counties are required to set fol
schools in support Of the State
minimum program. 1t woult
increase the levy from rs cent
to 80 cents over the four-yeal
period.
No increase would be re.
quired in the first year. i
would be raised to "a cents II
the second year and 80 cent
In the third year
In the first year. Montgom'
cry County would get 1887 So
end Prince Georges Count!
$276,608. In the fourth year
according to figures released
by the State Department o
Education, Montgomery's sharI
Of additional State aid woult
be $l,178.951, and Primo
Georges share $l,394,103.
The States share would in
crease from SIS million in thu
FIRST year to $50 million il
the second; $8.8 million In th'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

aiAA4SssaSAOlt Va dlN0o WlbAl ACoo
towns have attempted annexa-
ton and succeeded in all but
! four cases. They have annexed
2,022 acres. including a section
by Hyattsville which required
leap frogging over an unin-
corporated area.
Expanded 10 Times
Rockville, in MONTGOMERY
County, has expanded its limits
10 times since 1855 adding
1927 acres. Most of the an
1exations were of sections pro-
posed for residential or COM
mercial construction by real
estate developers and specula-
tors.
Rockville has its own coming
law and presently has under
consideration a coming applica-
ton for light INDUSTRIAL apart
ment house and single family
dwellings. on a tract separated
from the city proper by the
new National pike.
The land, annexed recently
by the city, lies on the rim OF
the Potomac estate area and
was not proposed for intensive
development when 1t was under
coming control Of the county
council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

than 20 residents. County OPP
ponentS to annexation say 1t is
a threat to the economic stabil-
ity Of counties.
Mr.. Sickles new bill follows
action by the House judiciary
Committee on an earlier propo-
sal he sponsored that would
have given the State Senator
and delegations in a county a
veto power over municipal an
nexation.
Bitter Fire
His veto measure drew Bit
ter fire from the Maryland Mu.
nicipal League as being con-
temptuous Of the democratic
process" Mr.. Sickles said he
hoped his bill would avoid
criticism of the earlier pro-
posal.
Mr.. Sickles lives In the unin-
corporated Chillum Adelphi
area of Prince Georges. which
has long been eyed by neigh
boring towns.
Prince Georges County towns
have accounted for 10 of the 40
annexation attempts made by
26 towns throughout the State
since the municipal home rule
law went into effect In 1855.
Fourteen Prince Georges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
Te!eVue
Magazine

is WaShington'S favorite TV
magazine - and no wonder.
TeleVue contains complete list
ingS for all channels for the
entire week, plus interesting TV
news and personality stories.
Handy-size TeleVue also fea-
lures a magazine-color cover
portrait of top TV star. Best
of all, you don't have to buy
TeleVue-it comes every Sun
day with The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
SCIENCE AND
TOGETHERNESS

For most of theyyear, Hammond and
George Washington High Schools in
Alexandria are the bittereSt lin a
friendly way) rivals. But come
Science Fair time, these teen-agers
forget their differences and work as
a team. For the story, see the fea-
ture article in Teen Magazine with
Sundays Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
R. W. Vessel Named

Robert William Vessel. ex-
ecutive director of the District
post Of the Volunteers Of Amer
lea. has been appointed indus
trial secretary for the eastern
area Of the service organiza-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
ITowes Proposes Plan
To Roise Teacher Poy
BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
Star stan Writer

ANNAPOLIS Mar l2-Gov Tawes today proposed an $500
4year increase State minimum salaries spread
over ouryear period that would the $25 million
ID additional school aid in the 1860 fiscal year
According to Gov Tawes calculations the total cost of
the program for four will be $3 million including s28
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
Other Comemnts

sion members included the fol-
lowing:
Louis A. Gravelle-"Weve
dilly -dallied around for eight
or nine months. I'm opposed
20 it.
John A. Floyd-"It scares me
to see that wide open space
without an expressway into the
District"
Alva H. Bender. who favored
the corridor-"I spent % min
utes driving ton Wisconsin
avenue) from Bradley boule-
ward to East-West highway.
The District is losing a lot
Of revenue. We've got to have
some new transportation facili-
ties"
After the session, Norman M.
Pritchett. chief engineer of the
Maryland State Roads Com
mission. said the commission S
action has not completely elm
mated the corridor plan. He
said:
obviously. IL the corridor
doesn't get on the interstate
system soon. 1t will be killed"
Rating the route as an in
terstate artery would qualify 1t
for Federal construction funds.
The chief engineer described
the corridor as " q good route"
He added: "Someday you win
need highway facilities between
the potomac River and Rock
Creek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
Maryland to Get Bill
To Curb Annexotions
BY a Star stan Writer

ANNAPOLIS Mar l2- Renewed efforts curb annexation
by Maryland municipalities especially in the suburban Wash
ington area. will begin today.
Delegate Carlton R. Sickes Democrat of Prince Georges
will introduce bill to county commissioners county
councils veto municipal annexation Of with less
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

The underwater facts of life are
taught regularly at the Nays Deep
Sea Diving School which has head
quarters at the Naval Gun Factory
in Southeast Washington. Sunday,
The Star Magazine takes you on
word-and-picture visit So, take
deep breath and prepare for some
armchair adventure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

eASoAN "AAANAA W0S NASkPSA
yesterday by Maryland
planners.
The chairman added that In
talks in the past day or two
with District ofiicials he was
told authorities in Washington
may be close to resolving the
problem which has so far pre-
vented the District from agree
ing to an expressway route
tying in with the Maryland
project.
Would Allow Building
officials said the Commission
decision win permit the issu-
ance Of q building permit to a
Bethesda developer who plans
to construct q $4.5 million
Office building at East-west
highway and Waverley street.
squarely in the path Of the
proposed corridor.
The builder. Alvin L. Aubinoe,
applied for a building permit
but agreed not to press the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
- IHl0 WAY TO
ADVENTURE u. s. A.
Lowell Thomas says

Lowell Thomas has As years Of world travel behind him
books to show for ita about distant exotic places too far
removed for the vacaonst But America still
travel says gobetrong Thomas points This Wav
Adventure, u S. A." Find about the places Lowell
Thomas Americas thrilling spots visit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12
TRAVEL MAP AND
VACATION GUIDE

See Lowell Thomas article for full
details on how you can obtain the
1859 This Week Vacation Map and
Guidebook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

application until the commits
sion decided whether to reserve
the highway right-of-way.
At q public hearing on the
controversy on February 81.
most speakers expressed oppo-
sition to the corridor, They de-
clared the expressway. which
would extend from the Pooks
Hill interchange through the
Bethesda business district to
the District line. would damage
business properties in the area.
At yesterdays debate. the
possibility Of an alternate route
through Rock Greek Park was
mentioned by Commissioner w.
La wson king. who voted
against the corricor. He stated
he would favor the park route
In spite Of objections from
those who are interested In
birds. bees. snakes and tur-
ties"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-12

how you can discover more than
5000 vacation sites. In This Week
Magazine with this Sundays Star.
, 1959-07-13
N. Z.

offered By New York business.
Scheduled for July %, 80, 81,
the national convention is to.
be held on the campus Of
Howard University,
, 1959-07-13
TWo

school dormitory room, such
arrangements being made for
those attorneys v h 8 are
accompanied BY their wives.
Mrs. sherwood will not go to
Cambridge with her husband,
but instead will take the fam
ily for a few weeks vacation
in their former home Of Port
Allegheny, Pennsylvania. The
attorneys will return to St.
Croix the early part Of August.
, 1959-07-13
Probate No. I 1853
KEITH MERRILL.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
10 WHOM n MAY CONCERNS:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAI, pursuant to al sorder Of
the District Court Of the Virgin Islands, dated the 9th day Of
July, 1859 the undersigned were appointed Executrix and
Executor Of the above named Estate.
All creditors Of the deceased, Keith Merrill, are request
ed to file their claims with 6. Rogers, j. Attorney and
Executor at his office IA Church Street, Chrstiansted, st.
Croix, VI within six (l months Of the date Of this notice.
Persons indebted to this Estate are requested to make pay
ment within the same time-to the Executorsat the above adj
dress Persons claiming to be next Of kin shall file their proof
of heirship with the undersigned Or the Clerk Of the District
Court within the aforesaid period.
dated: July g, 1859
, 1959-07-13
NEW YORK

from George Agutter, the club
pro. 1T was Mr.. Agutter him
self who suggested that the
hoy apply for junior member
ship 50 he could play anytime
at the club which is within
walking distance Of h e
Bunche home, DR.. Bunche
said.
, 1959-07-13

Katharine Aver Merrill
Executrix
Clarence dewitt Roges. il.
Executor and attorney
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
All The World
Loves
my Fair Lady"

One bitter Monday night last January there a
empty the Mark Helneer Theater Broadway
Big news? Well papers from to coast carried the
story Reason that the for my Fair Lady
they the first emptes this fabulous musical had
played to since it opened in 1856.
For show to get publicity by playing to empty seats
indeed paradox but it is only Of dozens in the
happy, mad career of my Fair Lady," And perhaps
the most wondrous paradox Of all is that this coming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

week the company will celebrate its third anniversary
When the curtain rings down a week from Monday,
champagne and good cheer win abound. No one viii
remember the frenzy Of the first tyout in New Haven.
Conn.,, when the show opened under the disastrous
omens imaginable.
In fact Lady" within an ace Of not opening at all
that night. At the dress rehearsal dramatic Rex
Harrison was so unnerved about appearing in musical
that he refused to 60 - Continued on page 70
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

TINS WEEK Mess,Ins ! Mesch Q. 1859
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26
Reception for Cantor

Members Of Adas Israel Con-
gregation will hold a reception
for their new cantor, Burton
Lowell Kaplan, at $3.50 pm.
Tuesday in the synagogue's Kay
Auditorium, Connecticut avenue
and Porter street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26
Cathedral Fund
Luncheon Slated

The Rt. Rev. William r.
Creighton, Bishop Coadjustor
Of the Episcopal Diocese OF
Washington. will speak at a
sustaining fund luncheon for
the Washington Cathedral at
1890 pm. Monday at the
YWCA. Seventeenth and x
streets NV.
Fund chairmen will report
the results Of the first week of
the drive. The total goal has
been set at $4,000, about Is
per cent Of the. Cathedrals
maintenance and operating
budget.
The remainder of the sus-
tanning fund is made UP Of
service offerings. income from
endowment funds. member
ships in the National Cathedral
Association and donations from
throughout the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26
Open House Planned

Oakdale Emory Methodist
Church. Georgia avenue and
Emory Church road near Olney.
Md. will hold an open house
luncheon following the IL am.
service tomorrow at the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-26

ketball teams in Chattanooga
before going into Christian
education work. He is married.
has a 3-year-old son. Douglas,
and will live at 2l15 North
Early street, Alexandria.