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Evening star., 1959-11-17
D. c. LEVIES BILL
FOR S381,77o ON
TRANSIT SYSTEM

The District Commission
ers today ordered the COL
lection of $381,719 from the
D. C. Transit System for
motor vehicle fuel taxes
during the 12-month pc
riod ending August 81.
The Commissioners acted
on findings by the Public
Utilities Commission that
the company was, for the
first time, subject to the
full tax payment.
The PUG had announced
earlier that the company's
earnings for the 12-month
period totaled about $942,-
900. This represents a re-
turn Of about 7 per cent.
Under its franchise, the
transit system is subject to
the fuel tax only if its rate
of return is at least 612
per cent.
Evening star., 1959-11-17

renee asked if the two girls had
not invited the men into the
car and later made up the
story about the knife. The
slim witness heatedly denied
the lawyers version.
ALSO" Mr.. Lawrence as
serted, you consented to the
relationship. You were not
raped"
The witness sobbed out,
That's not true! He did have
a knife. He price threatened
to cut my damn head of. II
it wasn't rape I don't know
what you would call it.
1T was disgusting. I felt
that it was so disgusting that
a man would take advantage
Of a girl who couldn't protect
herself"
The men are being tried on
charge of kidnapping with intent
to rape.
Federal Chief Judge RoSzel
C. Thomson yesterday ordered
United States Attorney Leon
H. A. Pierson to hand the de-
fense signed statements the
girls made to the FBI. The
statements were prepared
shortly after they reported the
alleged attack on August 80.
SObs in Testimony
Between sobs, the blond, the
prosecutions first witness, yes.
terday recounted her ordeal.
She testified she and her CO.
worker had attended a dance al
the Branchville (Md0 Volun-
teer Fire Department.
During the evening Garrison
danced once with her gir
friend, she said. Other thar
that, she testified, they had M
association with Garrison o.
Price nor had they known then
before that night.
She sal dshe next saw the
two men when she stopped fol
a traffic light shortly after tht
dance ended.
Evening star., 1959-11-17
Stolen Items
Finding Way
Back Home

Something recently has
touched the consciences of a
few former guests at Washing
ton hotels, leading them to
return valuable pieces Of hotel
property taken away years ago.
A silver pitcher arrived at
the Sheraton-Park a few days
ago, along with an anonymous
note saying the sender had
stolen it from the hotel IT
years ago.
About the same tmie, another
bundle arrived containing a
bath towel, a face towel and
two water glasses. There was
no accompanying note.
And two weeks ago, the May
flower received a teapot. hot
water pot. a creamer and a
tray-all silver-along with a
saucer from the hotels original
china collection.
A letter explained that the
set had been taken in 1928 and
the person who took it was now
dead. The sender had recently
joined a church and the idea
Of holding onto stolen property
bothered her conscience.
The Sheraton Hotel in Bal
timore recently received a sill
yer and pearl pendant from a
woman who said she found it
in her room and another con-
Science-stricken guest returned
SIS she said she was overpaid
while cashing a check at the
hotel.
What is causing this sudden
wave of returns? Ernest Hen
derson, president Of the Shera-
ton chain, thinks it is a reSur-
gence of moral conscience"
growing out of the rigged tele-
vision quiz show.
Whatever is the cause, the
Shoreham Hotel wishes it
would move at least one of its
former guests to come clean
about a piece of missing hotel
property.
That is the gigantic Palladian
Room rug. which requires six to
eight husky men to move it.
1t vanished one day several
years ago and hasn't been seen
since.
Evening star., 1959-11-17

area, the spokesmen said they
hope to have the law specifical-
ly designed for the Washington
area.
Diamond Construction Co.
placed a bid of $2,284,132. The
bid was $4,000 lower in one
respect than that submitted by
a contractor employing union
men, Peter Kiewit & Sons of
Omaha, Nebr. Construction
officials here said they feel the
difference in the two bids was
due largely to fringe benefits
that must be paid union men
working for the Omaha firm.
The proposed legislation
would require all employers to
include the amount covering
fringe benefits in a bid for
local construction.
This would erase what local
labor and contracting officials
say places them at "competi-
tive disadvantage"
Engineer Commissioner A. C
yelling yesterday said the Dis
trict had no alternative tc
awarding the job to the lowest
responsible bidder.
Local labor leaders have
pointed out that construction
of the bridge could be delayed
Evening star., 1959-11-17

Representatives of the local
construction industry today said
they will seek legislation de-
signed to erase what they feel
is a competitive advantage en-
joyed by an employer Of nom
union workers.
Meeting today following the
decision Of the District Com
missioners to award a contract
for the construction of the sub
structure of the new Fourteenth
street bridge to the Diamond
Construction Co. of Savannah,
Ga, labor and contractor
groups here accused the South
ern firm of hiring non-union
workers.
Spokesman for local contrac-
tors who employ union labor
said today the Savannah COM
pany was able to place the low
bid by employing non-union
workers, thus avoiding having
to pay wages that include de-
ductions for union welfare and
pension funds.
Pointing to the large amount
of Federal money spent on
construction in the Washington
Evening star., 1959-11-17
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star Stah Writer

The Theodore Ro osevelt
Bridge will carry four sculp-
tured plaques representing ma
jor strong points in the char
acter of President Roosevelt, Of
f1cials reported today.
Ten-foot-high plaques will
depict, through figures in Greek
mythology form, the attributes
of courage. leadership, FORE
sight and power.
Evening star., 1959-11-17
Stevenson, Humphrey
Kickoff Parties Set

return that day from a tour of
six Western and Midwestern
States.
w. John Kenney, chairman
of the District Committee for
Humphrey. said that the Sena-
tor will give a report on recent
political activities.
"We hope all Democrats in
terested in the candidacy Of
Hubert Humphrey for President
will join us next Sunday. It's
a short time from November
% to the District of Columbia
primary next May 8. when we
are sure the voteless voters of
the District will seize the OPP
portunity to give tor
Humphrey their overwhelming
support.
Meanwhile. Seymour M.
Chase, president of the District
Stevenson for President Draft
Committee. said that five prom
inent District citizens will serve
as advisers to this committee.
Mr.. Chase identified them as
DR.. C. Herbert Marshall, jr..
civic leader and vice chairman
Of the Commissioners Youth
Council; Albert K. Herring. di-
rector of public relations.
American Bakery and Confec-
tionery Workers (AFL CIO):
Byron N. Scott, attorney and
former Representative from
California; Joseph L. Nellis, at
torney and chairman of the
board of GEM. Inc and j.
Leon Williams. attorney.
Senator Humphrey has said
that he will not decide until the
first of the year whether to seek
the nomination. Mr.. Stevenson
LIDS IOlO OlSll ~ DCA4lONI dIIO
leaders that he does not want
his name entered in the District
primary and that he is not a
candidate.
Asked why the Stevenson
group is persisting in its activi-
ties in view of Mr.. Stevenson's
attitude, Mr.. Chase replied:
"Mr. Stevenson had made it
clear that he is not campaign
ing for the nomination and he
has asked his supporters not
to embarrass him by doing any
thing to make it appear he is
campaigning.
1--WE have no doubt, however.
that Mr.. Stevenson would ac-
cept the nomination, and we
believe that a ticket headed by
Mr.. Stevenson would defeat
any Republican ticket.
Evening star., 1959-11-17
By CHARLES d. PIERCE
Star STAFF Writer

District supporters of Adlai
Stevenson and Senator Hum
phrey, Democrat of Minnesota,
are about to kick off their cam
paignS.
The Stevenson for President
Draft Committee will hold a
part yfrom S, pm. to 8 pm.
Friday to dedicate its head
quarters in the Dodge Hotel.
Members of the District
Committee for Humphrey will
hold a reception from 4 pm
to $50 pm. Sunday in the
Standardization Hotel for
Senator Humphrey.
The Senator is scheduled to
Evening star., 1959-11-17
Hansen and D. C.
Schools Praised

District public schools and
particularly Supt. Carl F. Han
sen-have received high praise
in the November Bulletin of
the Council for Basic Educa-
ton.
Washington has become "a
sort of dramatic showcase for
the cause of basic education"
the bulletin concludes in a
four-page article about the To-
cal system.
1t lauds DR.. Hansen for
speaking out more consist
emily and forthrightly than
perhaps any other Superin-
tendent in the country for the
things that are fundamen-
tally important in American
schools"
Evening star., 1959-11-17

the need for the Panama
Canal, highway officials ex-
planned.
The fourth plaque, power"
shows a half-drawn sword in
hands of extraordinary strength
to symbolic preparedness. The
relief work on the left side of
the base shows Roosevelt's
struggle against the trusts, the
railroads and other financial
interests.
A decoration on the upper
Evening star., 1959-11-17

left hand shows the binding
of the olive branch of peace.
Roosevelt's part in the settle
ment Of the war between Russia
and Japan. On the upper right,
a decoration shows the United
States Navy's world trip as a
token of strength.
Engineer Commissioner A. c.
yelling noted today that the
advice of the Federal Fine Arts
Commission must be sought on
the plaques.
Evening star., 1959-11-17
THAT WILL HONOR PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Nations 26th President will be
sculptured by Mrs. Laura Gar
din Fraser Of Westport, Conn.
Her fee to the District is
$22, 900.
The plaque depicting courage
carries swords to symbolic
Theodore Roosevelt's fighting
spirit, officials said.
The central figure has in his
hands arrows and dagger to
indicate leadership to fight for
a Just cause.
Evening star., 1959-11-17

At the base, there will be
figures Of a lion, a bear and an
elephant, game the President
hunted.
According to the resume
given the Commissioners, the
leadership" plaques two
torches reflect "the way of a
leader in all walks of life" At
the base is a gryphon. a myth
illogical protector of the wealth
Of the land. 1t symbolizes the
elements, with the phoenix
Evening star., 1959-11-17

head for fire. the lions body
for the earth, scales on the
back for water and eagle wings
for air.
For foresight" the central
figure is raised slightly to in
dicate that he sees ahead while
bending an oak branch to
needed reforms. Scales on the
upper left hand side indicate
a balance between labor and
management. At the base of
the figure, there is symbolized
Evening star., 1959-11-17

The four will be set into the
District abutment Of the Con-
stitution avenue bridge. two on
the downstream side and two
on the upstream.
Today the Commissioners
were given a preview of the
four plaques, which will be in
granite, with photographs in
clay models.
The more than life-sized
plaques showing four outstand-
ing aspects of personality of the
Evening star., 1959-11-17

Price, 80, an ice cream plant
checker. Both live in the 6400
block of Blair road NV.
One of the victims, a slen-
der. 23-year-old blond, has
testified that she and a fellow
worker. a redhead, "a, were
abducted at knife point. She
said they were taken to Nor
beck. Md, and raped by the
two men.
Knife Called Imaginary
Cyril Lawrence, a defense at
torney. asked her:
isn't that knife a figment
of your imagination?"
mo. It's true" the young
woman replied between Sobs.
What happened to the
knife?" the lawyer demanded.
Have you seen it since?"
THE last time I saw it it
was on the front seat of the
car beside Price," she answered.
The knife has not been in
troduced in evidence and Mr..
Lawrence and John w. Bren-
nan, co-counsel, insist it does
not exist.
Stopped at Corner
The witness earlier testified
that Price and Garrison forced
their way into her convertible
when she stopped at the inter-
section of Kansas avenue and
Tuckerman streS NE. about
1:30 am. August 80.
You we're seated at the wheel
Of a running car; you could
have gotten away just by STEP
ping on the gas, couldn't you?'
Mr.. Lawrence interjected.
Isn't it true that you and
your friend could have screamed
for help?"
II could have" she answered
"but I just didn't think of it,
Hammering away, Mr.. Law
Evening star., 1959-11-17
Witness
Can't Attend
WiIkinsQuiz

A Kansas City man who was
scheduled to testify tomorrow
in the wilkins conflict-of Inter
est inquiry in Fairfax County
will not be heard, County Ex-
ecutive Carleton c. Massey said
today.
I. M. Lefton. an official of
Municipal Services CO. of Kan
sas City. was scheduled to tes-
tify about a meeting he had
with Donald L. wilkins, head
Of the County Hospital Com
mission, in July, 1857.
Mr.. Massey said today Mr..
Lefton informed Common
wealth's Attorney Robert C.
Fitzgerald that he could not
attend because of business
commitments. He said he could
come to Fairfax after the first
of next year, Mr.. Massey said.
The board of county super
visors is conducting an investi-
cation into whether there is
a conflict of interest in Mr..
Wilkins private business activi-
ties and those as a county Off
cial as head of the hospital
commission.
Met LeftOn at Airport
The Kansas City firm once
tried to get a contract with
the county to set up an inte-
grated water system. Mr..
Wilkins has testified that he
met Mr.. Lefton and another
official of the firm at Wash
ington National Airport and
took them to their hotel. He
said he thinks he met them
at the request of someone in
the county to explain the water
problem in the county.
Mr.. Wilkins said he did not
meet them with the intent of
proflting from any contract the
firm might get from Fairfax
County.
Commemorative Attorney
Fitzgerald said he may go to
Kansas City to take a deposi-
tion from Mr.. Lefton.
Meanwhile, County Board
Chairman Stuart T. De Bell said
today he will not take part in
a ceremony marking partial
completion Of the controversial
hospital project tomorrow.
Explains Stand
Mr.. De Bell said: 81 had felt
at first that it was to the best
interest of the hospital to take
part in a ceremony tomorrow. ."
Mr.. De Bell, who has said he
is dissatisfied with some of the
handling of the project by Mr..
Wilkins, said he had decided
not to take part because of "a
tremendous demand" from citi-
zens associations, the American
Legion, volunteer fire depart
ment auxiliaries and individ-
uals.
He said he would attempt to
have the ceremony postponed
until the supervisors complete
their questioning of Mr.. Will
kins.
Evening star., 1959-11-17
By JERRY O'LEARY, Jr.
Star Staff Writer

The Washington Zoo has de-
cided not to take a chance by
testing the old story that there
are birds that can pick a croc-
odlie's teeth without getting
chomped on.
A friendly controversy has
been swirling among Zoo Of
ficials about whether to try it.
1t is popuularly believed that
the crocodile birds, actually
Egyptian plovers, are very
friendly with the big crocs.
The story is that the birds run
into the crocodiles' mouths
as the reptiles bask on the
banks of the Nile and pick their
teeth for them.
Herodotus, the Greek histor-
ian believed it, but he believed
a lot of things that weren't
true.
Eight Birds Arrive
Zoo Director Theodore Reed
said he has just received a ship
ment of eight crocodile birds.
The question was: Should they
be put in the enclosure with
the Zoos Is crocodiles or
should they remain in the bird
house?
j. Lear Grimmer, associate
director of the Zoo, says the
birds are part Of the crocodNe's
Evening star., 1959-11-17
Missing Knife Figures
In Kidnop-Rope Trial
By JOSEPH B. BYRNES
Star Stah Writer

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-THE whereabouts of switch
blade knife important evidence in the kdnap-rape
two attractive FBI clerks became mystery the trial of
two young Washington went into its second day.
Being tired in Federal Court here Ronald E. Garrison
29 mechanic and father of two children, Joseph
Evening star., 1959-11-17

THE DELAWARE SHIP
canal Joins Delaware Bay
with the upper Chesapeake.
Mr.. Glude discounted the
probability but it would be
possible for the larvae, or
fertilized eggs, of Delaware
Bay oysters to be carried
through the canal into the
Chesapeake.
"The danger lies in mans
operations" he said. Mary
land has passed a law
against bringing seed oysters
from Delaware Bay into the
Chesapeake.
"In 1915 something just as
fatal and just as mysterious
happened to the oysters in
Malpeque Bay, Prince Ed
ward Island-a big oyster
fishery. The oysters did not
come back to their old VOL
ume for 20 years.
I'm 1856 the same thing
happened to the oysters on
the New Brunswick main
land. 1t was found that the
oysters decended from the
survivors of the Malpeque
Bay disaster could live in the
New Brunswick waters where
oysters were dying. So they
are seeding from the bay.
"We estimate that 10000
bushels of oysters have sur
viVed in Delaware Bay. A bill
authorizing the Federal Gov
ernment to purchase that
amount as resistant brood
stock passed the Senate in
the last session but was not
acted on by the House. The
bill says that the causes of
excessive mortality in New
Jersey and Delaware threat
en- the entire oyster industry
of the east coaSt!'"
Evening star., 1959-11-17
The
Rambler
Entertuins
Horrible Thought
By GEORGE KENNEDY

By GEORGE KENNEDY
20 Oysters" said the car
peHter,
"You'Ue had a pleasant
rum
Shall tUe be trotting home
dgatn?"
But dnSUer came there
none
And this DaS scarcely ODD,
because
They'd eaten every one.
What sort of a world would
it be without oysters? What
if famous names such as
Lynnhaven, Toms Cove,
Chincoteague and Rockefel-
Ter were only memories?
This horrible thought
which is quite within the
realm of possibility in this
changing world-Remember
what happened to the chest
nutS?-waS visited on the
Rambler during a recent ex-
curSion to the Municipal Fish
Wharf.
That quaint item of the
Washington scene, as every
one knows, is awaiting the
bulldozerS because the High
way Department is building
an approach bridge across
Washington channel that
will cut across a corner of it.
The fishmongers have been
given an extension of occu-
pancy to January /. Several
of them have moved out
already.
The purpose of the excur-
sion was to enjoy some oys-
terS on the half shell. Be-
cause of the continuation of
summer weather into the
middle of October, the oys-
ters have been very slow in
firming up this fall. They
have to have cold water. But
they're nice and fat now.
Cy Ellis was opening some
PocomokeS.
The conversation got
around to what happened to
the oysters in Delaware Bay.
Evening star., 1959-11-17

THEY'RE ALL GONE"
said Cy. "It's driving up the
price of Chesapeake Bay
oysters. I have to pay a
dollar a bushel more than I
did last year"
The next day a Depart
ment of Interior biologist
pretty we'll confirmed Cy's
alarming report.
John Glude, chief of the
branch of shell fisheries,
said:
Somewhere between 70
and go per cent of the oyS-
terS in Delaware Bay have
died in the last three years.
1T may be more than that.
We have made a compare
tive study of three years of
the harvest on the jersey
shore of the bay of spring
oysters that's January
through April.
'In 1856 it was about 21a
million pounds of oyster
meats-that'S without the
shell. In 1859 it was less than
$4,000 pounds. That's SO per
cent off.
"We don't know what's
causing it. If we were to
make a guess, we would say
it's a fungus. But we are not
guessing. We have given
Rutgers University a con-
tract to study the cause"
Mr.. Glude agreed that If
the same thing happened in
Chesapeake Bay, it would be
a major disaster. The Chesa-
peake is the greatest oyster
producer in the world.
Evening star., 1959-11-17

natural surroundings and headkeeper Of the reptile
vors putting them together. So house Jack De Prato.
does the Zoo veterinarian, Dr. But Dr. Reed will have
James Wright Likewise does part Of it.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-27

Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Parker and
J. c. Green were among those at
tending the annual banquet Of the
Poultry Federation at the Joh n
Marshall Hotel. Tuesday evening.
Robin Lester and Payne. of the
Powhatan Chapter FLA, also at
tended the convention.
Robert Yates is a patient at St.
Luke's Hospital.
Mrs. w. r. Parker is visiting her
father. S. A. Jessup. and her son.
Sam w. Parker, in Charlottesville
for a few days.
A change of personnel has re-
Gently been made at ST. Emma's
or Belmeade. We welcome the new
citizens to our community.
Mrs. Addie Worsham is slowly
improving at Grace Hospital after
an operation.
The Rev. John Chafee is out and
around after being sick for the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Terrell have
returned home after spending some
time in Richmond. Mrs. Terrell was
patient at Retreat for the Sick
Hospital for some days.
E. F. Yates entertained several
friends at his cabin on the Rap
pahannock. Friday and Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Boelt have
returned home after attending
convention of the Food Dealers AS
ISOLATION in Roanoke.
Col. and Mrs. j. T. Walker are
expected to move here in the near
future.
C. E. Boelt, of Central National
and Edison Hayden, Of State Plant
ers. two former employees OF the
Bank Of Powhatan. attended the
group meeting here, Friday night
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Legion Executive
Committee Called

The executive board of Jack Gar
land Post 80. American Legion. at
Farmville, will meet tonight (Tues-
day. at 8 O'Clock, according to
E. E. Riddleberger, post COM
mander.
Comprising the committee with
the commander are the chairman
and members of four standing
committees. These are: Member
ship, Wallace L. Judd, chairman.
and Wallace Baldwin; Social, Rob-
ert Shanaberger, chairman, and
Barry Lee Wells; Building and
Grounds, William Covington. chair
man. and John Mitchell, Isaac
Yeats and Charles Newman. and
Scout Troop committee, Harry
Yeats, chairman. and o. B. Blair
and Charles Hoag.
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APARTMENT - 2-bedroom apart
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1898. 1027-8p
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Future United States progress de-
ponds largely on how our water sup
plies are managed, authorities say.
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