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Evening star., 1959-12-16
Housing Hit
In Rockville

Plans to build five high-rise
apartment houses in Twinbrook
ran into spirited opposition last
night before the Rockville City
Council.
Some 100 residents jammed
the council room to protest a
request for rezoning which
would allow construction of
four and story apartments
on l3 acres at Meadow Hall
drive and Twinbrook parkway.
The land is owned by Joseph
L. Geeraert, developer of much
OF the Twinbrook area. The
Meadow Hall mansion is located
on the property. If his recon-
ing is approved, Mr.. Geeraert
promised, he would donate the
mansion for the use of the
Twinbrook Citizens Associa-
ton"
But B. E. Hyman, association
treasurer. said his group op-
poses the rezoning on grounds
it would further strain already
overloaded school. highway and
public transportation facilities
in the area.
John Newman. attorney for
the developer, argued that use
of the land for apartments
would result in increased tax
revenue and fewer school chill
dren per living unit.
After the hearing, the coun-
Gil received a report from
Douglas Rossignol, chairman of
the city's Traffic, Transporta-
ton and Safety Advisory Com
mittee, on its meeting last week
with D. c. Transit officials.
Mr.. RoSSignol said the COM
mittee had suggested an ex-
press bus line from the Rock
vile Civic Center to downtown
Washington by way of Rock
vile pike or Viers Mill road.
He said D. c. Transit officials
agreed to Cooperate in polling
Rockville residents by mail to
determine the demand for such
q service.
The cost of the QUESTIONABLE
would be borne jointly by the
bus company and the city of
Rockville.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
THE RAMBLER DECIDED

THE RAMBLER DECIDED
to cross the bridge and iden-
tify the building. He did. He
should have known. 1t is the
Sibley Memorial Hospital on
Loughboro road.
He turned back, recrossed
the bridge and continued
north on the parkway. Be-
yond Chain Bridge it swings
behind several large estates
starting with that of Hugh
AuchinclosS.
The parkway still gives
occasional glimpSeS of the
river before it winds up at
the gate (on the river side)
of the new Central Intelli-
gence Agency Building. That
building, seen in the distance,
seemed to have reached the
stage of the pouring of con-
crete for its second floor.
The grading for the park
way goes on over the horizon,
but it was too muddy to
attempt further exploration.
The pavement stops at the
CIA gate.
The ride back was even
better for two reasons. The
Rambler saw a pilea tie d
woodpecker in an oak forest
to the right in the Langley
area. That is the largest
of the American woodpeckers
and something you don't see
every day. Near the top of a
lopped-off tree nearby was
the hole the woodpecker and
his mate had drilled for a
nest.
The second reason is that
the view of Washington as
you drive south on the park
way is superb. The Rambler
clocked it on the way back.
The distance from the CIA to
Key Bridge is 61a miles.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
international Affairs
School Is Indorsed

The District Board of Zoning
Adjustment today heard strong
support, and no opposition, to
a proposal that a school for
advanced studies in interna-
tional affairs be established at
Tregaron, the 20-acre estate of
the late Joseph E. Davies.
About Is former Foreign
Service officers want to set up
a school for advanced study
of international communica-
tion and understanding at the
estate, 3100 Macomb street
NV, of the former American
Ambassador to the Soviet
Union.
Evening star., 1959-12-16

There is no reason for this
general conviction" he added.
I"On the contrary. dealing with
a small used-car dealer brings
to the purchaser personal at
tention and handling which is
otherwise absent"
The association is composed
of Is charter members.
Its plan is to participate in
the "promulgation and adoption
of any new rules or regulations
which might be contemplated"
in regard to the used-car buSi-
ness.
It will also set up a "griev-
ance committee" which could
recommend the expulsion from
the association of any member
violating any rules of the Or
ganization."
The following officers and di-
rectorS have been elected to
head the organization: Morris
Leder, president; Murray Stein
burg, vice president; Jules Laf-
ferman, secretary treasurer.
Also, Robert Brill, Robert
Wright and Sigmund Michael
son. directors. Robert Kirk was
selected to head the member
ship committee.
Meanwhile, two used 90 car
dealers have appealed a ruling
by c. T. Nottingham, superin-
tendent of the District Division
of License and Inspection, un-
der which their application for
renewal of a license was turned
down.
Mr.. Nottingham said yester-
day an appeal had been lodged
with a review board by Lloyd's
Auto Sales, Inc, 1925 Bladens-
burg road NE, and Morton
Motors, Inc, 2121 Benning road
NE.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Used Car Dealers Band
ToPoIice Sale Practices

An association of used car
dealers, to be known as the
Metropolitan Autom bile
Association" has just been or
ganized in the Washington
area.
The association, according to
its officials, has been created to
police the used car business.
A statement released today
by the association said it would
attempt to promote standards
of ethical business practices,
eliminate unfair sales and trade
practices, promote a better un-
standing of the problems OF
used car dealers and protect
the interests of both the pub
lie and the members of the asso-
citation"
Bernard Margolius, appoint
ed counsel for the association,
said there are more than 200
licensed used car dealers in the
District.
THE vast majority of these
dealers" he added, ARE rela-
lively small operators who op-
crate their business ethically
properly. and in accordance
with applicable laws and regu-
lationS."
Mr.. Margolius said these
dealers have been unfairly
and detrimentally affected" by
newspaper accounts of alleged
practices and dealings with the
public by certain used car deal
erS :"
Recently, The Star printed a
series of articles which at
tempted to expose unethical
practices by certain used car
dealers.
In his statement drawn up
for the association, Mr.. Mar
goliuS said the buying public
has become fearful of used-car
dealers in general"
Evening star., 1959-12-16

OF Jle cOmpanyS assumptions
on future passenger and flnan-
cial figures. the transit systems
vice president, James F. Flana-
gan, conceded that such FORE
casting "iS at best an educated
guess"
The company is asking that
its 20-cent fare be raised to
rs cents during rush hours
only. to be effective immedi-
ately, and that the 25-cent
charge be applied all day
starting in January, 1861.
Profit Formula Shift
Also requested by the COM
pany is a switch in its profit
formula from the present rate
base method" to a gross oper-
ating revenue percentage.
Under the present system, earn
ings are figured on the value
set by the commission for
tangible property.
Today, Mr.. Flanagan was
crosS-examined by a P. U. C.
attorney, Assistant Corporation
Counsel George Donnella, on a
number of assumptions made
earlier by the company in sup
port Of its application.
Sees Passenger Switch
Asked by Mr.. Donnella to
back up the company'S esti-
mate that 10 per cent of the
rush-hour passengers would
switch to non-ruSh hours if
the rush-hour fare were ap-
proved, Mr.. Flanagan first re-
piled that he had no COM
parable situation to use as a
Evening star., 1959-12-16

legislation would centralize in
the District Board of Commits
sioners the redevelopment
powers now shared by the Com
miSSionerS with the National
Capital Planning Commission
and the Redevelopment Land
Agency.
The data turned up by Ap-
preparations investigators, if it
formed a basis for legislation
rather than simply budget ac-
ton, will be used by Mr.. Nc
MILAN to extend the hearings
beyond the bill itself if private
development lags.
On the Senate side, all men,
berS of the Senate District
Committee have received a con-
fdential staff report critical of
the land agency's negotiations
with Mr.. Zeckendorf. Mr.. Nc
MILAN also has kept himself
informed on Senate staff find
ingS. But Senator Bible, Dem
ocrat Of Nevada, chairman of
the Senate District Committee,
has recommended no action on
the report.
Investigators are primarily
concerned over Mr.. Zecken-
DORIS failure to sign any firm
contracts to build, although in
formal understandings with the
land agency have guaranteed
him control Of the largest sec
ton of the Southwest due for
renewal. His New York firm,
Webb & Knapp, announced two
weeks ago it was ready to sign
contract any day for con-
struction of the town center
de luxe shopping and apart
ment neighborhood of 20 acres,
bounded by Third, Sixth, I and
M streets S.W. Every day, the
signing still has been reported
days away.
Mr.. Zeckendorf promised to
start the eastern half of the
development by the end Of this
year. This involves half of the
shopping unit and two l28-unit
elevator apartments.
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WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?
'Stroyed' Gifts Spur Search

Mrs. Rose Behnke of Belts
Vile, Md, is looking for five
youngsters, who are looking
for a boxful of Christmas
presents.
She has the presents, all
elaborately wrapped and deco
rated. They were delivered to
her last Saturday after the
post Office despaired of finding
the real addresses.
Mrs. Behnke runs the Behnke
Nurseries in Beltsville. The
only clue the post Office could
find on the package, after the
outer wrapping bearing the
address slipped off. was some
stickerS with the nurSery's
name and address.
THE stickers are ours, and
the box is ours" Mrs. Behnke
said. Its the kind of box we
use to deliver house plants,
like African violets."
The gifts are addressed to
Mike, Jodi, Louise and Lucille,
from their Auntie Sis.
I've been phoning all over
Beltsville all week." Mrs.
Behnke said. I've called all
the families with a boy named
Mike, but none Of them had a
Louise or a Lucille,
"One family had a Mike and
a Jodi. and they said the pres
ents must be theirs, but I know
they don't have any Auntie
Sis" she said.
Mrs. Behnke said she is try
ing hard to find the youngsters
because someone put a lot of
care and affection into the pres
ents. and now they are lost"
In her latest effort to find
the youngsters. Mrs. Behnke
has included in the nursery's
newspaper advertisement a
paragraph beginning: Urgent
MESSAGE to Auptio Sic ~
Evening star., 1959-12-16

WHEN LEAFLESS TREES
trace delicate patterns
against the sky, you see
things you had not known
were there.
The Rambler could see
houses across the gorge of
the Potomac, houses near the
foot of Macarthur boulevard,
houses with a wonderful river
view-in the winter at any
rate.
Other buildings we're fa-
miliar; the Cathedral on the
crest of the horizon; the
Georgetown University group
with the white Tai Mahal-
like observatory most promi-
nent at that distance.
The new parkway goes up
a slow ascent until you are
on the palisades of the Poto-
mac and can see the watery
surface of the Dalecarlia res
ervoir on the heights across
the way.
There are "overlooks" SINH
lar to those on Skyline Drive
with walls of massive stones
ensuring your car against an
accidental topple over the
brink.
Below the Potomac goes
tumbling furiously over rocks
as it races through the
rapids. There is a wildness
about the scene that is far
from urban.
There are some fortunate
dwellers on those h eights.
One house seemed to be a
roof with glass sides and that
is just what it should be with
such a view.
The forest through which
the parkway is cut is mostly
oak, but there are stands of
needle trees, hemlock and
pine.
The parkway scars on
bridges over several hollows
containing Pimmet Run and
other small streams. As he
approached the District line
lit is the Arlington Fairfax
line on the Virginia side of
the river, one large build
ing under construction domi-
mated the landscape on the
Maryland d heights above
Chain Bridge.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
The
Rambler
Enjoys New
Potomac Prospect
By GEORGE KENNEDY

Previously there had always
been a Road Closed" barrier
at this point.
That is when you go under
Key Bridge on the George
Washington Memorial park
way going up the Potomac.
Previously, just as you were
about to turn left on Spout
Run to see friends in North
Arlington there would be that
b barricad de. Maybe it said
Highway Under Construc-
ton"
But the other day, the
barricade was gone. The
Rambler remembered reading
in the newspapers that the
parkway had been opened
north of Key Bridge and
that several new traffic prob
lens had arisen therefrom.
1t was not rush hour. He
had time on his hands, so he
decided to do a little explor-
ing at home. He continued
on the new parkway.
There are those who go
sightseeing only in spring,
summer or fall. They miss
the season that is most in
teresting in one respect: In
winter you can see more.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
D. +. Building
And RLASp|it
On SIum Plans
Proposed Changes
In Renewal Area
Bring Out Dispute
BY ALFRED ALIBRANDO
Star stan Writer


Differing opinions on the
best way to fight the city's
slums appeared today to be
creating a breach between the
District Building and the Re-
development Land Agency.
The specific issue which
brought the controversy to light
was a possible change in the
boundaries of Northwest S
urban renewal area No. 2.
This is an irregular-shap
area from First to Thirteenth,
and @ to N streets, and the
north leg of the inner loop.
/, John Searles, RIA director
said the boundaries probably
would be moved in and the area
made smaller to make the
project more manageable. He
also observed, in asking for an
extension of a planning con-
tract on the area, that some of
the property would be re-
habilitated rather than torn
down.
Extension Questioned
Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner Thomas K. Fullerton
questioned the wisdom of ex-
tending the planning contract
for an area which might be
irehabilitated through enforce
ment Of existing housing codes
essentially a cleanup and re-
pair program.
Col. Fullerton said that previ-
Gus studies have indicated ex-
tensive rehabilitation of some
salvageable houses would be toe
expensive for the present oc-
cupants and that the best the
District could hope for would
be rehabilitation to minimum
standards. He observed that
such a housing code enforce
ment program had been effec-
tive in cleaning up large areas
in Northeast Washington.
RIA Board Replies
When Col. Fullerton asked
whether it would be wise to
continue planning for urban
renewal in Northwest project
No. 2, Mr.. Searles and members
of the RIA board said they felt
that rehabilitation alone would
never do the job" of cleaning
up slums.
Col. Fullerton conceded that
many of the dwellings in the
area were lust one patch on
top of another" and would
eventually have to be torn
down.
The District Building has
been pushing for rehabilitation
rather than slum clearance in
the face of long delays in re-
building Southwest Washing
ton. District officials also have
become more critical privately
Of these delays.
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Transit Fare Rise Tied
To Guesses, Aide Says
By SAM EASTMAN
Star stan Writer

D c. Transit System official conceded today that the
companys juscaons for fare increase included great
deal of guesswork
This point made the Public Utilities Commission
resumed hearings the companys application for scent
fare hike and switch in its oft-fxing formula
After crossexamination by P c. attorney on number
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Probe Is 'Routine>'
RIA Officials Say
Scope of Congressional Inquiry
Moy Depend on Zeckendorf Job

congressional investigation of the Districts redevelop
and renewal program described today by officials
the Redeveopment Land Agency routine
Staff members for House and Senate committees been
conducting quiet Investigations since expected
that the RIA program will be given detailed scrutiny
Evening star., 1959-12-16

lIlB JAlC ACAJ oCocAOA4 VI NOAABI coo.
But both John Remon, chair
man of the RIA board, and
John Searles, executive director
of the agency, said the investi-
CATION by the House Appropria-
tions Committee is considered
to be just one of many surveys
the committee undertakes. They
said the RIA has co-operated
fully.
The scope of the congress
sional inquiry, however, may
depend in part on whether
New York Developer William
Zeckendorf signs a contract to
construct a 81 million Town
Center in Southwest Wash
ington.
Denies Delay Blame
Mr.. Remon, referring to the
Congressional inves cation
said: IF it is a legitimate un-
dertaking and not a witch hunt
it's ok" He added that the
delays in construction in the
Southwest renewal area are nc
fault of the RIA.
If Mr.. Zeckendorf's firm
Webb & Knapp, signs such a
contract the investigation is
expected to be limited to RIA
procedures. If there's no con-
tract. it could well expand into
a sweeping probe in both the
Senate and the House into rea-
sons why private developers
have not moved more swiftly
to build on the vast acreages
of cleared land.
Another building project in
Area B Of the Southwest rede-
velopment site is expected to be
C mpleted by mid-l96l by
Scheuer and Stevens, another
New York firm. If construction
for apartment buildings and
row houses is not finished or
time, the RIA may penalize the
firm $4,000.
Concerning the Area B prof.
ect, Mr.. Remon said today;
There won't be any extension
as far as he's concerned.
Tax Gain Cited
Mr.. Remon pointed out that
the two private projects already
completed in Area B-the Capi.
tol Park Apartment building
and the Southwest Market Gen.
ter-will bring in more tax
revenue than did all the slums
that have been torn down in
the area.
The tax return when slums
existed on the entire Area B
site amounted to only $57,856
a year. he said. The two new
properties will bring in an es-
timated $75,084, he added.
Representative Rabaut. Dem
ocrat of Michigan, who heads
the House District Appropria-
tionS Subcommittee, expects to
have a report by January from
investigators assigned to the
work by senior Appropriations
Committee members, Repre-
Sentatives Cannon, Democrat of
Missouri, and Taber, Repubh-
can of New York.
Hearing Promised
House District Committee
Chairman Mcmillan, Democrat
of South Carolina, has promised
a hearing on a bill introduced
last August by Mr.. Rabaut. This
Evening star., 1959-12-16
Hearing Promised

House District Committee
Chairman Mcmillan, Democrat
Of South Carolina, has promised
a hearing on a bill introduced
last August by Mr.. Rabaut. This
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Thanksgiving Day is over and
most of you are really busy with
your Christmas plans. You wonder
where the time has gone but your
biggest worry is why didn't you
do your Christmas shopping in
the fall!
You said last year you would
have your shopping all done by
Thanksgiving You look at your
shelf and find ONE gift there.
You really meant to shop earlier
but each time you went downtown
you looked around and had no
Christmas spirit. That is the reason
or excuse you make for yourself
now. There were no decorations to
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Kelys better looking thought silently
he doesn't comb his hair
Byrnes Of us Strip"
which pleasued a
the annual Fashion Fair
Publishing week. fashnably packed
swank downtown hotel
clothes from Europe's fashion capitals.
expected simply
beautiful This cassed granddaddy
shows-t ranks number
studied the which making
apparent just
another fashion his the
for ladymodel Terri Springer
walked runway
spellbound.
No matter what being shown the other models
all pretty pretty chic real PROFESSIONALS the minute
would into and take her place with the other models await
their turn to waltz down the the audience would
being toward Terri Immediately forgetting
being shown by another lovely This
the lineup year should
model evening
mentato Mrs Fda Knight did selecting
the clothes in the show dubbed Terri the bee
enjoyed an (shown on
TV) Letters which
To be like
But that isn't what the intriguing
Jenny performance
being through
about million Commercials which story
plot-one couldn't
delightful able back story
going related
cdents fall under the of little things that
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Data M Chatter
BY DARCY DEAGILLE

FROM HOLLYWOOD TO HARLEM Movie styIs sy Devore
his annual best dressed list here the men
in he clothes
Carey Grant Bill Holden; Martin; 4. Nat Cole; g.
Conrad Hilton; T. Leo Durocher Bling Crosby; g.
wofson inancier; 10 Harry Karl shoe tycoon
Speaking folk Wendell Corey be genuine Kttfan
plum opposite Eartha in the forth
professor play adapted
Adams Way"
very pleasant surprises
very different; with satisfied feeling
turned the
Saturday night expecting to hear the ring Of mre
wondering should
Kelly Donald OConnor and dancing
Carol Lawrence Afer watching
wracing brains find
At thought Mary McCarty quick search in
papers eon section listed her Carl Lawrence
Mister Kelly and Mister oConnor Seeing Gene dance
again brought many
pped through Here thought watched him recreate of
numbers entertainment
delightful American in Paris" Slaughter
there
refreshing Singing the Coupled with the
versatile Donald OConno where has he been hiding
Colgate Comedy Hours hows Gene tapped those
only could them-sing a chair yet.
something special (hat
difficulty spanish number which ended with Kelly being
shot to death by deermned) soldiers
doby enjoyed the show because there advance
they
several times during the evening why Key 10 did
plug
played
Speaking Astaire
early that she going you-xnoV-
what enranced throughout the show
note of authority Who said Astare
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pulse to smile. 1t will brighten
your whole day.
When you buy a gift for someone
you usually buy something you
would like to have and you enjoy
shopping. Don't buy just anything
and wrap it up because you will
not feel happy about it later. If
you feel that way do not buy the
gift.
If you do not have the Christmas
spirit when you leave home you
will have it when you get down
in the Loop and hear all of the
carols being played and sung high
over your heads while you shop.
The soft music of the organs and
the voices of the different groups
who sing for you. You will enjoy
hearing the chimes ringing from
the various towers downtown but
most of all you enjoy hearing little
children sing the carols from the
balconies of the stores.
These are the reasons some
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LABOR LEADER DEMANDS
WHITE HOUSE CONFAB

Chicago (ANP)-Morris Balls,
vice president, International Lad
les Garment Workers Union said
last week "it is imperative that
President Eisenhower call a White
House summit parley on civil
rights before the Congressional
session opens" Such a meeting"
he said, should include leaders
from the labor movement, from
industry, citizen agencies concern
ed with the civil rights problem
and with state and local human
relations councils"
Civil Rights is Americas num-
ber-one domestic problem and we
must have the best thinking and
thinking together-on how to solve
it," he said.
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make it look or feel like Christ
mas and no one was pushing and
showing you around" and you did
not see any toys out that attracted
the children and so you did not
buy.
That is really true. So many say
they like to do their shopping
WITH THE CROWD. Everyone
smiles and appears to be happy and
everyone seems to enjoy the con-
fusion, hustle and hustle. All of
the hurts and crosses Of the past
year seem to be forgotten in the
joy of the Christmas season.
A great peace on earth and good
will spirit prevails at this time
of the year and it reaches even
the most disgruntled person be-
cause when you see the smiling
faces of people you smile whether
you want to or not. The Christmas
spirit is really contagious.
So join them, don't fight the i'm