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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16
District Rule
Evolved in
Various Acts

Article I of the Constitution
empowered Congress to legis-
late over the District.
Congress has allowed the
President to appoint Commits
sioners. but treats the city as
a department Of Government
by fixing spending of revenues
that come primarily from local
taxes. The story of city gov
eminent has been a running
reconciliation between the
limits set by the constitutional
clause and the principle under
lying the Constitution as a
whole-self-government.
In 1902, Congress granted
the first city charter. The
President appointed a Mayor
and residents elected a council.
In 1912 the city council was
allowed to elect the Mayor.
In 1861, Federal troops
gathered and military occupa-
ton damaged streets and sani-
tary conditions.
In 1871, the Mayor was pow
erleSS to make civic improve
ments dependent on Congress.
Congress created a territorial
form Of government with a
Observation-Disclosures Shepherd
and a public works board.
Gov. Shepherd floated bonds.
paved and lighted streets. inn
proved sanitation and water
supply. The improved city
sank into debt.
In protest, in 1874, Congress
put the District in temporary
charge of three presidentially
appointed Commissioners.
In 1878. Congress decided
one Commissioner should be
an Army engineer assigned to
oversee public works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16
THERE WE MET Wilmer

THERE WE MET Wilmer
Mason, who is in his 70s,
and owns the land. He
proudly led his team of oxen
from the barn and yoked
them. They seemed to be
glad to have the heavy oak
yoke placed on their necks
and the wooden OK bows
fastened about their Threats.
"They're' not getting
enough work." said Wilmer,
I'm getting too old to work
them. Most of the blowing
has been done by tractor"
The animals responded
readily to his commands of
git" gee" and "haw," and
when the pillow behind them
bit the glebe it had plenty Of
bite.
Steers of any breed OF
cattle can be trained to be
powerful draft animals.
These were Guernseys. In
the old days oxen usually
were of the short horn type.
Wilmer also had one of the
old oxcartS. But he has never
used this team to draw it to
town. 1t would cause a SenSa-
tion-even in Leonardtown,
Yet only 20 years ago there
were scores of oxen in the
county.
A bargain is a bargain.
The House and Garden Pill
grimage will move into st.
Marys County on Saturday,
April Is. Tickets are $3.50
and they are well worth the
price to anyone who wants
a glimpse at l8th-century
Maryland. Among the sew
eral houses on the tour are
Sotterly and Cremona, both
en the Patuxent and both
gems.
And on Sunday, April rs,
the tour will move into
Charles County. Pilgrims will
be uShered into several
restored Colonial homes. in
Guiding Habre de Venture
and Rose Hill two more
gems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16

powers the governor to enter
into agreements with the
Budget Bureau about "the
manner in which the payment
should be ascertained."
That means, he said, that
the governor would recommend
a Federal payment to the
Budget Bureau. which would
relay an agreed-upon amount
to Congress each year. There.
Appropriations C 0 m mittees
would ask both houses to vote
the Federal grant, as is custo-
mary at the present time under
the Commissioner form Of
government.
School Board Silent
Mr.. Mclaughlin was unable
to report to the subcommittee
the position of the Board of
Education on the territorial bill.
Senator Hartke said he would
welcome that information since
individual members of the
board had opposed the bill last
year in favor of a separate
elected school board.
The territorial measure gives
the assembly power to decide
how the board should be Sc
lected or whether schools
should be run by a board at all.
In answer to Senator Hartke's
questions, Mr.. Mclaughlin tes-
titled that the bill would set
the District debt limit at 1858
million, a figure representing
IL per cent of the taxable real
and tangible personal property
in the District.
| Six Representatives Travelled
across the Capitol yesterday to
register bipartisan approval of
the territorial idea. They are
anon % co-Sponsors of the bill
in the House.
Senator Allott, Republican of
Colorado. also spoke up for the
territorial idea yesterday and
Democratic Senators Bible of
Nevada, and Kefauver of Ten
nesSee, urged passage of some
kind Of self-government legis-
lation this session.
Appearance of House men,
bers was unusual. They came
to show their readiness to fight
for home rule in a House that
has failed to act on any of four
bills passed by the Senate in
the last decade.
This year, / do not believe
home rule hearings will be
mere shows of good intention"
Representative Dwyer, Republic
can Of New Jersey, said. I'VE
have a fighting chance of
passage in the House if only
we can get home rule bill out
of committee"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16
HirineCIouse
Brings Strike
OF Iron Men

About $50 iron workers were
affected by q strike called here
today by the International AS
ISOLATION of Bridge, Structural
and Ornamental Iron Workers
Local 5 in a dispute with the
Iron Workers Employers Asso-
citation of D. C..
The main issue of the dispute
is a hiring referral clause the
union desires as part of its
agreement with the association.
The clause outlines hiring pro-
cedureS and determines work.
ers' qualifications.
1--WE will work for anybody
who signs an agreement with us
containing a referral claSe,"
said Preston George, Local S
business representative. He
said some agreements have
been signed with similar
clauses. The union has about
$50 members.
I. K. Gruver, a spokesman
for the Iron Workers Employ
ers Association, which includes
about a dozen construction
firms, said the group would
sign if the clause contained
a 90-day termination provision
to give more time for further
negotiations.
He said the clause as it is
now written lis probably IL
legal" He said it is designed
to protect union workers.
He would not estimate the
number Of construction jobsim-
mediately affected by the strike
but said that all construction
in the area may eventually
feel its impact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16
Comp Will Offer
Speech Therupy

A speech therapy program
for children between 8 and IL
years old will be offered this
summer at Camp Easter Sum-
mer Treatment Center near New
Castle. Va.
The six-week program will
be open to about rs boys and
girls with speech handicaps.
beginning June IA. Inquiries
and requests should be adj
dressed to Miss Charlene Bad
dour, 1929 Williamson road,
Box 1888, Roanoke, Va. Ap-
plications will be accepted until
May Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16

authorized in the amount of
$2.4 million, $4,000 more than
requested. Eight relatively small
public works department prof.
ects were added.
Among the county'S approved
capital authorizations was a
$4,000 item for acquisition of
$50 acres for the proposed
Potomac public golf course.
Actual purchase of the land
will depend on further council
action.
New Appropriations
Other new capital appropria-
tions included:
$230,000 to be added to $685.
900 already authorized for q
new Wheaton library.
$76,500 to be added to $227,-
900 already appropriated for
relocation Of the county jail to
a new site on the outskirts OF
Rockville.
$4,000, a new appropriation
for a vehicle storage building
Deleted from the old capital
program was a $550,000 item
for construction of a county
airport. OF this sum, $275, 00C
would have been derived from
Federal matching funds.
School board capital authori'
cations will provide funds fol
the construction of five new
elementary hools Gas
Wheaton, Hungerford, Meadow
Hall, Poolesville Primary anC
Travilah) and one new second
airy school, West Rockville
Junior High. Also, major re-
Mobilization projects are SEIZED
uled for three existing elemen-
tary schools-BetheSda, Ken
sington and Gaithersburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16

priation which had been agreed
upon by council members two
days ago.
The joint action came just
31a hours before the April Is
midnight deadline for setting
the budget and tax rate for the
new fiscal year.
Property owners in the county
can expect to pay an additional
real estate tax of about $50 in
1959-60 if their homes cost in
the neighborhood Of $4,000.
Current county assessments are
estimated at so to So per cent
of their market value. Thus a
taxpayer with a $4,000 home
assessed at $4,000 may expect
IA $50 increase in his next
county tax bill.
"a Cents to Schools
County officials report that
the 30-cent rate increase repre-
sents a 24-cent rise in the tax
rate portion allotted to schools
and a 6-cent increase in the
rate required by county govern
ment operations. The old basic
tax rate of $2.18 consists of
I$1.95 school tax and % cents
general county levy.
Montgomery school officials
earlier this week hailed the in
cluSion of a pay raise for 2,700
classroom teachers in the
school boards record $48, 474,-
$50 budget. The teachers pay
boost represented a $50 mil
lion item in the school budget.
Under the new pay scale,
county teachers will be by far
the highest paid in the Wash
Iington Metropolitan Area. Max
imum pay for bachelor's-degree
teachers jumped from $4,000
to $1,000. For master's-degree
teachers, the maximum salary
will increase from 5000 to
$4,000. Starting pay in the two
categorieS will rise from $4,000
to $4,000 and from $4,000 to
81. 700, respectively.
After six budget review ses-
sions ending Sunday, the coun-
Gil retained the pay raise on
a So vote but cut $1,074. 600
from the original school operat-
ing request Of 1914 million. In
addition, $3,494 900 was slashed
from the school boards re-
quest for $15.6 million in capt.
tai construction funds.
Fund for Site
Most of the capital decrease
involved a $3.3 million reduc-
ton of funds requested for a
new West Bethesda High
School.
County heads left 100000
in the budget for site acquisi-
ton for the new high school
and declared the 1913 million
would not alter the schools
construction timetable.
On the county government
side of the budget appropria-
ton, operating costs were set
at $l6.6 million, which was q
$57.688 increase over the
amount requested by County
Manager NJ. L. Reese. One
change in the managers oper-
ating request was the addition
of $4,000 for a study Of storm
drainage conditions. His rec
Iommendation that county gov.
Iernment employees be given q
fiat 4 per cent pay increase was
approved.
| County government con-
struction appropriations were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16
Huwuii TruveIoq
Film Scheduled

Comdr. Jack Kenner, USN,
will present a. color travelog on
Hawaii at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the Silver Spring Library, 1901
Colesville road, Silver Spring.
Comdr. Kenner'S film, "Vol-
cano Land" has been honored
by the Photographic Society of
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16
Speech and Hearing
Meeting Tomorrow

The Maryland Association
for Speech and Hearing will
hold its annual spring meeting
at IL am. tomorrow at the
Glenridge Junior High School.
Gallatin street and Seventy
second avenue. Landover Hills,
Nd.
DR.. Gertrude L. Wyatt, school
psychologist in charge Of speech
correction for the Wellesley.
CMass.J public schools. will adj
dress the group on New APP
proaches to Suffering"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16
Almond Gets
Bill Rotifying
PotomucPuct
By . star stan written

RICHMOND, April 16.-Gov.
Almond today received for sig
nature a bill ratifying a Poto-
mac River compact with the
State of Maryland.
The House approved the
measure, $50, this afternoon,
completing its legislative course
through the General Assembly.
The compact now must be
ratified by Congress.
A Potomac River Fisheries
Commission, consisting of mem
bers from both States, would
be set up to regulate conserva-
ton and commercial fishing on
the river which is owned by
Maryland up to the high water
mark on the Virginia shore.
Gov. Tawes of Maryland
signed a bill ratifying the COM
pact on April / after the Mary
land Legislature approved it
with seven amendments added
to the original version Virginia
earlier had approved.
Southern Maryland water
men have announced they will
try to kill the measure.
Robert Barbour Of the
Charles County Watermen's
Association said after Gov.
Tawes signed the compact that
a move would be made to get
10000 signatures on a petition
to force a referendum on it in
1860.
The compact was drawn to
replace the compact Oh 1875
which Maryland abrogated in
1857.
Virginia then challenged the
unilateral action in the United
States Supreme Court. The
present compact was drawn
after a court referee suggested
that the States try to get to-
gether on the river problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16
Air Transport Is Topic

1t. Col. H. Grady Gatlin,
5000 Walton road. Bethesda,
will discuss civil air transport
in defense at a meeting Of the
Military Order of the World
Wars, Bethesda Chapter, at Z
O'Clock tonight at the Naval
Medical Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16
SearIes Calls
Land-Taking
Cumbersome
Tells Appraisers
Of Rough Spots
In RIA System
BY ALFRED ALIBRANDO
star star Writer


star stan Writer
Cumbersome land-taking pro-
cedures and efforts to hurry
Southwest Washington Stun
caused the District
Redevelopment Land Agency
some embarrassment, RIA Di-
rector John Searles said today.
Mr.. Searles told some 800
and real estate men
attending the 10th annual Cen
trail Atlantic Regional Appraisal
Conference that there have
been some rough spots" in the
acquisition of more than 5000
parcels of land worth more
than SIS million in the South
west project.
Mr.. Searles said the RIA ran
into some of its most serious
trouble in Project Area C.
Too Much Haste
This is a large and very
complicated project and we
hurried" he said. 1--WE had
hoped to be able to acquire by
quick taking certain land
which was thuoght to be need
ed Immediately -. for public
buildings. The result was that
we had too little time to review
appraisals and, with so many
appraisers (1D at work, there
were mound to be wide varia-
tons in value judgments.
These variations have plagued
us. We hope not to be in such
a hurry again"
Mr.. Searles said there were
"a few instances in project C
where appraisals varied greatly
with respect to an individual
piece of property and a
third appraisal was necessary.
In other cases when negotia-
tons have broken down
and the case has been turned
over to the Department of JUS
tice for condemnation, our ap-
praiserS have made substantial
revisions in their prices after
our request for condemnation
has been made.
This puts our agency in ar
embarrassing position" Mr.
Searles said, unless there il
a very clear-cut reason fol
such an amendment in evalua-
ton and both of the appraisers
agree that the reason is
apparent and also agree as to
its general effect on price Oh
value"
Procedure Outlined
The RIA director said the
difficult and cumbersome" ap-
praiSal procedures under which
his agency works first require
two appraisalS on all property
These appraisals are then sent
to the Federal Housing and
Home Finance Agency. The APP
praisals are reviewed by the
redevelopment agency, the re-
gional Office of the HHFA and
must be approved by the Fed
eral agency.
The difficulties outlined by
Mr.. Searles have brought some
complaints from Southwest
property owners. Some Of
these complaints were the basis
for an article in The Star in
which property owners alleged
they did not receive fair prices
from the RIA or attempts were
made to pressure them to sell
at prices lower than amounts
they had invested in the prop
erty.
Mr.. Searles said that for the
most part land acquisition hao
been successful.
"In the aggregate, the lane
is costing us within fraction
of a per cent of the amount
estimated in our original ap.
praisals," he said. This
is a great tribute to the care
fitness, accuracy and gooc
Judgment of our appraisers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16
Montgomery Approves
30-Cent Tex Raise
BY G. o. HERNDON
Star stan Writer

The Montgomery County Council last night approved
3Ocent tax rate underwrte $67 million budget
for the fiscal year beginning July !.
Voting unanimously, the Council upped the basic real
estate tax rate in the county to $8 500 assessed vaua
ton and also formally approved the l9596O budget appro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16
Territorial Bill Is Hit
As 'Spoon-Fed Rule
United States Role Overweighted,
American U. Professor Testifies
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star star Writer

Senate subcommittee today urged to reduce Fed
era control the District in pending legislation to create
a territorial government here.
The farreachng criticism from Royce Hanson
professor of government at American University He said the
territorial bill wou dgve Washngtonians "a spoon-fed democ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16

GOOD ENOUGH! That.
the Rambler wanted to see.
So yesterday he started for
Southern Maryland with
Walter Oates, youthful Star
photographer.
Years ago the saying was
that all roads in Southern
Maryland go nowhere. MOI
now. We rolled down Route S,
an entirely new road paral-
leling the old one, to the
Village of TB - named for
Thomas Brooks, an early
settler, not for the disease -
then along 301, q dual high
way and one of the principal
paths to Florida via the
Potomac Bridge. We turned
left at Waldorf and were
soon in Maryland's oldest
county $3.50.
In the woods, and most Of
Southern Maryland seems to
be forest, probably sixth
growth, the dogwood was
starting to blossom and the
red bud was red.
At Leonardtown we met
the Watts - he's a colonel
(USA ret.) - and ThurSton
Baxter, similarly situated;
Mrs. James Duke, wife of a
retired general of an old
county family (Southern
Maryland has plenty of
Dukes, and Mrs. w. Rich
Chesley. All were eager to
see the oxen, and Benedict
Dick Greenhill, clerk of the
court, was to be our guide.
II remember when there
would be rs teams of oxen
at Abell's Landing on Breton
Bay near our home to meet
the river steamer" Mr..
Greenhill said. I'm the
summer each oxcart would
be loaded with watermelons."
We went into back country
in an area near Leonardtown
known as Hell" We went
into the woods on a barely
passable road full of holes
and finally came to a clear
ing with a tumble down
shack and a barn in worse
condition. The fields had
recently been plowed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-16
The
Rambler.
-. Hears Gee,
How and Git.
By GEORGE KENNEDY

The other day the tele-
phone on the desk rang.
The operators voice said,
Long distance calling" and
for a split second. like every
one of his generation with a
widely scattered family, the
Rambler thought something
might BE- wrong.
This was a cheerful mes
sage. r il. call was from Mrs.
Cecil Watts of Leonardtown,
Md, st. Marys County chair
man of the annual Maryland
House and Garden Pilgrim
age. There was a note OF
triumph in her voice.
you said," -he said, that
if l found a team of oxen in
the county you would write
about the pilgrimage.
I'VE went to the county
newspaper and they said
they didn't know of any. We
went to the county agent. He
didn't know Of any, but he
started asking about 1t and
he found that there is an old
colored man not far from
Leonardtown who still uses
oxen for blowing"
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-28
Clubs
Y MOTHERS TO
INSTALL OFFICERS

The incoming officers of the Y
mothers will be installed tomor-
row at the Y House, 1881 Lee by
Y executive secretary Mr.. Don
Fortune.
New officers are Mrs. c. G.
Hamilton, president; Mrs. r. T.
Mcnamara, vice president; Mrs.
w. j. Baker, secretary; Mrs. Lee
Johnson, treasurer; Mrs. X. Roth
aermel, corresponding secretary
and Mrs. H. c. Alexander, his
torian.
Mrs. Ruth Holmes will direct
the Kirk ensemble which will
provide entertainment after the
luncheon which begins at ! pm.
The groups annual 5000 con-
tribution to the Y was reached
again this year. The money was
raised through the proceeds of
the many community dinners
served by the Y Mothers.
For their Monday, June 1st
meeting the East Cleveland Sun
ny Monday Club will enjoy slides
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-28

East Cleveland *158 Danes of
Malta will hold a party June End
at 8 pm. at the I.O.O.F. Hall,
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-28

Services will be held in Cavalry
Lutheran Church, Euclid at Lock.
wood aves. Thursday, May 28tf
at 100 pm. for their pastor
emeritus. Rev. Harold B. Ems.
berger, DID,, who died Monday
May 25th at his home in Mentor
The body will lie in state from
11:00 to 100 pm.
Conducting the services will be
the Rev. Herbert Veler DID
president Of the Ohio Synod Of
the United Lutheran Church Of
America, assisted by the Rev
Robert H. Secrist, until recently
pastor at Cavalry, and Rev. Ger.
aid G. North of Rockport, Ind
Burial will be in Lake View
Cemetery.
Born in Wapakoneta, Harold
Ensberger attended Wittenburg
Academy, Wittenburg College
and HANNA Divinity School ir
preparation for the ministry. He
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-28
August G.. Cappel

August u. Cappei
In the tool steel trade business
most of his life, August G. Cap
pei, died Sunday at his home
1855 Euclid ave.
Mr.. Cappel, who was born 81
years ago in Dunkirk, N. Y, was
the brother Of the late Louise
Cappel who was the wife of the
late Henry P. Edwards, former
sports editor of the Plain Dealer
Coming to Cleveland in 1921
Mr.. Cappel had sold tool steels
for the United States Steel Corp.
the Braeburn Steel Co., and the
Atlas Steel Co. For some years
before he retired he represented
here the Hunter Crucible Steel
Co., and several Swedish too
steel makers.
He was a member of Valley
Masonic Lodge of Turtle Greek
Pa, and the Scottish Rite ir
Pittsburgh.
Surviving are his wife, Heller
Mae; son, Charles T.; two
grandchildren and two great.
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday with burial in Hill
crest Cemetery.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-28

11809 Euclid ave. Refreshments
will be served.
The public is invited.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-28
All, Strawberries

June and strawberries. The
first announced Strawberry Fest
ival of the season comes from
the Fellowship Glass of Calvary
Lutheran Church. The delicious
berries will be served between
6 and 9 pm. Saturday, June 9th
on the yard of the church, Euc-
lid at Lockwood ave-, and all are
invited.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-28

of flower gardens in this city ano
elsewhere taken by member or
Garden Tours.
At a tea held in the cafeteria
Wednesday, May 10th, gradual
ing and cabinet members from
ga graduates were honored by
receiving long stemmed rec
roses. Punch and cookies were
served.
Tail Tellers will listen to
Mrs. William Semler review,
Report from Practically No
where" by John A. Sack, when
they meet on Monday, June 1st
in the home of Mrs. Ernest
Gimmel and Miss Twyla Gim-
mel, 1856 Sylvanhurst. This
will be the clubs final meeting
for this year. However, a July
picnic will keep the bonds fresh
until the fall round of reviews
starts in September.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-28
Air Hostess

Miss Alice Huston, 1898 Rose
dale rd., Cleveland Heights, has
completed the Trans World Air
lines flight hostess training
course in Kansas City and has
been assigned to flights from
Chicago's Midway Airport. She
is a graduate of Shaw High
and Purdue University where she
in psychology.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-05-28
Discontinue
Flower Sale

In answer to phone calls which
are coming to Calvary Lutheran
Church, announcement is made
that their customary Memorial
Day Flower Sale has been discon-
tinued. The sale completed 25
successful years in 1858.