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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29

STA, Mr.. Sandburg said-adding
that he didn't know why:
Mark Twain stands for the
kind of human freedom you
don't hear much about in
Russia"
He also noted, in character
istic language, that There
amt as many people having
anxiety about freedom here as
we would like to see."
During the course Of the press
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
POET SEES NOBEL POLITICS.
Sondburq Chides Academy
BY ANDREW w. BINGHAM
Star STAFF Writer


Carl Sandburg gently criti-
cized the Swedish Academy yes
terday for the way it picks
Nobel Prize winners in litera-
ture. -....
The famed photographer
was asked at a press conference
here what he thought of the
selection this year Of Left-wing
Italian poet Salvatore Quasi
modo.
His reply: 1.-THE Swedish
Academy has its own ways.
Sometimes they are difficult to
follow. :"
He noted that last year the
academy stirred up considera-
BILE controversy by its selection
of Boris Pasternak for a book
II wouldn't rank among the
great Russian novels"
Mr.. Quasimodo. he said, is
lin complete accord" with
Communist philosophy.
Sometimes" he explained,
"the academy plays politics"
Mr.. Sandburg came to Wash
ington for tonight's perform
ance in Constitution Hall of
1.-THE World of Carl Sandburg,"
starring Gary Merrill and his
wife, Bette Davis.
He said he has already seen
the show, based on his works,
and that he is mot ashamed
of the performance"
His visit to Russia this past
summer convinced him there
are very definitely" theological
restrictions on creative writing
in the Soviet Union, he said.
There is complete freedom
only in the area of productivity
more consumer goods, more
missiles, more and better flights
to the moon!"
Jack London and Mark
Twain are the two most popu-
lar American authors in Rus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29

terday that a decision on which
city is to be recommended to
hold a fair will be made this
week. At hearings before the
Presidents Commission on a
Worlds Fair last week, Wash
ington, New York and Los An
geles asked to be named.
Washington hackers outlined
a plan for a permanent city
to house the fair near Largo,
Md, in nearby Prince Georges
County.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said he
plans to be in Europe for a
meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the International
Congress of Local Authorities.
He will urge the group to hold
its biennial convention in June,
1861, in Washington. The con-
vention would bring some $50
CITY Mayors here.
He said he will meet with
London police officials and
study the use and training of
their canine corps. London
police have nearly 200 dogs
helping police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
Cultural Center
Design Delayed

The design of the proposed
National Cultural Center here
will not be released for another
two or three weeks Health,
Education and Welfare Secre-
tary Flemming said today.
1t is currently going through
all the commissions and agen-
cieS that must give their ap-
proval, said Mr.. Flemming, who
is chairman of the center's
board of trustees.
II discovered there's quite a
list of them" he said, "includ-
ing the Fine Arts Commission
and the National Capital Plan
ming Commission"
The design was prepared by
Edward Durell Stone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29

back against a telephone pole;
struck him in the mouth with
out any provocation, and then
pursued him into his own ga
rage to modest him further.
Il chased him into the ga
rage as a defensive measure, y
Col. Audette said today. HE
picked up a posthole digger and
was holding it over my head
I snatched it away from hin
and he fell on his posterior.'
Secretary Testifies
After Col. Audette,s testi,
mony the defense called Mis-.
L. A. Watson, the colonel's sec.
Rotary. a retired State Depart.
ment employe who lives at 1874
P street NV.
Miss Watson said the fence
which started all the contro.
versy could hardly be dignifiec
by being called a fence q
wind could have blown il
down"
During yesterdays hearing
the crowded court room wa.
peopled by prominent George.
town citizens who followed the
case with interest.
These included Mrs. Ernest
G. Baynord, longtime secre.
tary of the Georgetown Citi-
zens Association, Millicent
Chatel, a Georgetown rea.
estate broker, and Alan G
James, vice president of the
Progressive Citizens Associa-
ton of Georgetown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
However, it was decided later

However, it was decided later
to revamp the hours, making
the deadline 7 pm. for the eve
ming traffic rush and 10 am
for the morning rush. The re-
quired Today notice for the ad-
ditional half-hour was not pub
lished in time. Meanwhile. signs
bearing the new hours were in
stalled along the curb.
Inspector William j. Liver
man of the Traffic Division said
the legal requirements cover
ing the last half hour will be
met November 6. From that
date, he said, autos parked in
violation will be towed away.
Cost of recovering a car from
the impounding lot is $40, pro-
vided there are no other traffic
tickets outstanding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
New Parks Agency
Urged for County
Area Planners
Would Lose Part
Of Functions
BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
Star STAFF Writer

Removal of park operations
from the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Capital Park and Planning
Commission was recommended
last night by a group studying
park and recreation needs in
Montgomery County.
The group also would strip
County Manager M. L. Reese
of authority over the Recrea-
ton Department.
The recommendations were
submitted by a subcommittee
of the Recreation and Park
Study Committee appointed by
the county council.
The subcommittee, headed by
DR.. Grant l.. Hagen, urged
creation of a joint park and
recreation board or commission
under the county government.
At present, recreation is ham
! died by a county department
of recreation and the parks
blythe planning commission.
| Another subcomm ittee,
headed by Mrs. Ruby w. Hyatt,
recommended against extension
of the recreation district to the
rural sections of the county at
this time.
Any extension to incorpo-
rated areas should be made
only on request of the city Of
f1cials involved, the Subcommit-
tee said.
A battle over the Hagen
groups proposals, which would
require a major overhaul of
the park commission sch up,
is expected when the full com
mittee acts on its report.
Sees Too Much Fuss"
Committee Chairman Frank
Bliss, jr., last night sought to
minimize the pending commit
tee fight. He said he thought
the committee was generating
"a greater fuss than necessary"
by its emphasis on govern
mental structure instead of on
policies and the needs of the
recreation and park program.
The present fight was touched
off recently by Recreation Di-
rector Forest v. GuStafson in
a report sharply critical of the
parks operation and of the
school boards recreation pro-
gram.
Mr.. Gustafson defended his
own program, asserting that it
had been expanded both in
Quantity and quality since
recreation had been taken from
the Park and Planning Com
mission by the county govern
ment.
Would Still Buy Tracts
Cecil A. Eby, who led the
fight against the present Park
and Planning Commission in
the subcommittee, said the
planning com mission still
should have the responsibility
for planning park facilities and
for the acquisition and as
sembly of park land.
Jerome Harris emphasized he
did not want the proposed new
park and recreation commits
sion put under the county man
ager.
He said that if the present
commission had not been in
existence. Montgomery today
would not have much park
land. He warned that parks
are the first to suffer when
governmental costs are pared
in many jurisdictions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29

conference, held in the JEFF
ferson Hotel, Mr.. Sandburg
came out strongly for beatniks,
or their equivalents.
Some of his own works. he
said, anticipated the beatniks,
many of whom aren't as ter
rible as they think they are
There always ought to be a
beatnik of some kind hollering
about the respectables," he
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
Hospital Asks
More Funds 10
Bar Closing
ChiIdren's Crisis
Brings Appeal for
Help by Public

Children's Hospital, in a
critical financial condition, Is
quietly appealing to commu-
nifty leaders for help so the
hospital will not have to shut
down.
1t will have to close unless
1000 area citizens willing to
donate 500 or more per year
can be found, Mrs. Dwight
Dickinson, jr.. a member OF the
hospitals Child Welfare So
ciety, said in a letter to pros
pective donors.
For children's Hospital to
close its doors after nearly a
century of dedicated service
would be a calamity of the
first order :" Mrs. Dickinson
wrote.
Rudolph Kaufman II. first
vice president of the hospitals
board Of directors, said: "The
hard cold truth is that unless
something is done and done
Immediately. Children's Hos
pital will have to close"
Reserves Depleted
He said continuing deficits
had repleted the hospitals re-
serves Ito the vanishing point. "
The hospital lost 900
the year ending June 80, he
said, and recorded deficits of
nearly $4,000 in July and
$4,000 in August.
Mr.. Kaufman pointed out
that the average cost per day
of impatient care has in
creased from $22.22 per day in
1855 to $30.22 today.
He said the financial crisis
was not made public earlier
because hospital authorities
did not want to detract from
the current United Givers
Fund campaign. He said a
public announcement had been
planned for November Is.
Research Center Open
Hospital officials have already
taken several steps to ease the
financial crisis. A research
center has been constructed,
with the hope of attracting re-
search grants, outstanding
doctors, and more paying
patients.
A consultant has been en-
ploged TO discover where saw
ings can be made. The directors
have also decided to reduce the
charity load t;by an amount
that win not. impair its ability
to train and teach young
doctors and nurses
Attempts are also being made
to obtain "more reasonable re-
endorsement" from charity
patients and those covered by
disqualification.
Mr.. Kaufman pointed out
however, that even if these
measures are successful, the
hospital can only hope fol
gradual and limited improve
ment";; thus emphasizing the
need for an appeal to citizens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
MIR. SPINELLE SAID he

MIR. SPINELLE SAID he
was cold. He said some morn
ings he ShiverS all over.
"A man who works in de-
partment," he said, gimme
da coat. But he could no
gimma da galosh. I media
da galoSh."
He said he was "a. He said
he made about $40 a week
selling fruit, "but I gotta
leetle pensh," he added, re-
ferring to his pension which,
he said, was $72 a month.
He said he used to live in
Northeast in a good house
with his four boys and two
girls and his wife. He said his
wife had left him and only
one of the children come to
see Papa"
Hoover" he said, "take'a
da house.
Roosevelt come too late"
Mr.. Spinelle said the Gov
eminent had "knocka down
my house" in Southwest,
where he lived afterward,
and had moved him to an
apartment in Southwest.
Mr.. Spinelle said he lived
with a friend, an Irishman
over 200 pounds, who would
get social security next year.
He said his friend was "a and
each morning pushed his
cart in front of the depart
ment, then pushed it back
at night.
About 2 pm, the Irishman,
John Perkins, numbered down
independence avenue and
went straight to the push
cart and picked it up. He said
he sold papers on another
corner.
Together the two went
down the avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29

the street after $3.50 am. The
unbalanced-lane system, &C
cording to new traffic signs, is
in effect until 10 am. from
Irving street to the District
line.
Consequently, police stopped
hauling away cars parked on
either side of Sixteenth street
at $3.50 am. A number of cars
were ticketed, however.
The legal tangle developed
in his fashion:
The Commissioners at first
decided the unbalanced pattern,
which went into effect yester-
day at 4 pm. should operate
from $50 to $50 am. and
from 4 to $50 pm. Appropriate
legal notice was published to
that effect giving motorists the
required Today notice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29

Gaunoux of 1920 M street NV.
He also faces a $4,000 damage
suit now pending in District
Court.
COlOnels Testimony
II went down to the fence
and put my hand on it and it
shook like a leaf, SO ] shook it
a little more" said Col. Audette,
a weil-known Georgetown real
estate man.
The noise of the falling fence
brought out Mr.. Gaunoux.
Are you crazy?e Col. Audette
quoted Mr.. Gaunoux as shout
ing. ~sYeS, I'm crazy I an
swered, just to calm him down.
the colonel said.
Col. Audette, combat vet
eran, told the jury he owns
property at 1880 M street NV
and had come to the alley to
investigate reports of rats he
had received from his tenants,
His arms were f1ailing-they
always are-and I was in great
fear-I had seen Japanese ban
zai charges, but never anything
like this. I was afraid he was
getting ready to hit me-" Col
Audette explained.
$50 I let go and he bounced
off the wall and that was all
there was to it," Col. Audette,
48, 200-pounder explained.
GaunOux Testimony
Yesterday, Mr.. Gaunoux, 80,
a slightly built man, who
makes his living restoring old
Georgetown houses, said Col.
Audette pushed the fence down
with his feet by bracing his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
Great Falls Grange
Will Open Library

Formal opening of the Great
F alls Grange organizations
community library in Forest
vile, Va, will be held there
from 3 to 6 pm. Sunday.
Regular library hours will be
from 1870 to 4:30 pm. on Mon
days and Wednesdays, 7 to 10
pm. on Fridays, and 10 am. to
l. pm. on Saturdays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
CentreviIIe Man Hurt
In 2-Story Roof Fall

= A Centreville Va) man fell
two-and-one-half stories today
from the roof of a house on
which he was working and
landed on his feet, the Vienna
Volunteer Fire Department re-
ported.
Karl Ludwig. 81, suffered a
fractured spine, Arlington Hos
pital said.
The rescue squad said Mr..
Ludwig apparently slipped be-
cause the roof was covered with
frost. The accident occurred at
Carriers Grove subdivision at
the outskirts of Vienna.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
The
Rambler
Lingers
In q Shadow
BY JOHN McKELWAY

Late in the morning, the
shadow of the Department
of Health, Education and
Welfare had moved out to
independence avenue.
For anyone who stayed in
the shadow for any length of
. time, 1t was cold. A steady
wind came up east on the
avenue.
Mike Spinelle sat on a
crate in the shadow on the
sidewalk behind his wobbly
and reinforced pushcart. He
huddled, slumped over, in a
cold black overcoat. His shoes
were black, cracked across
the wrinkles. Under the over
coat, he wore a parka cover
ing his head. And under the
parka was a straw fisher
mans cap with a long peak.
From a distance, he was a
shapeless blot behind the
jagged lines of the pushcart
both against the clean
stone of the high and wide
department.
Mr.. Spinelle, native Of
Naples, was selling pears at
the rate of three for Is cents.
He also had some apples and
they were going for 10 cents
each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
Pennsy 0kays
Crossing Pact
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN
Star Staff Writer

1
The Pennsylvania Railroad
and the District Highway
Department have agreed on a
price the Government will pay
for rights to build the South
east freeway eastward across
1.-THE tracks near South Capitol
street. it was learned today.
But meanwhile, the South
east freeway project will mark
time, due to lack of sufficient
money.
District Director of Highways
Harold L. Aitken said today he
will not submit the price rec
concentrations to the District
Commissioners until he has the
necessary money in hand, as
long as things remain as they
are. He declined to reveal the
sum the District would have to
pay the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Mr. Aitken does not deem it
likely that he will have the
necessary money this fiscal
year, which ends June 80.
U. S. Share Not Available
He said: ION the basis of
policy and decision the Bureau
of Public Roads have made up
to date, we will not have the
go per cent Federal contribu-
ton money this fiscal year for
this project"
He declared plans are all
ready to go. but money is the
stumbling block. He explained
the District of Columbia dol
lars have been appropriated,
but the Federal contribution is
not forthcoming.
If the Commissioners adopt
the price recommendations of
the Highway Department, there
will be no need to condemn
the Pennsylvania Railroad
property involved in the South
east freeWay project.
The Southwest freeway, being
completed in that area, ends
now at South Capitol street.
Plans call for arching the
Southeast freeway over South
Capitol street and the railroad
tracks to Virginia avenue Sc.
To Move Transformers
It will be necessary to move
three major electrical trans
formers that supply current
to the Pennsylvania Railroad
| at that point.
Studies showed it would be
impractical to construct the
elevated highway around these
electrical towers as they stand
now. Accordingly. under pres
ent plans. they will be moved
southwark. probably one by
one, so as to interfere as little
as possible with railroad serv-
Ice. In the new location they
will be placed on land the rail-
road owns.
The Southeast freeway pro-
gram involves putting in foot
IingS between the railroad tracks
to sustain the viaduct. There
will be some minor realignment
of sidingS in the northern por-
tion of the Jersey freight yard
near where New Jersey avenue
crosses the railroad tracks in
Southeast.
Mr.. Aitken said the South
east freeway will be built about
40 feet above South Capitol
street and across the railroad
tracks. 1t will cross the main
tracks near the mouth of the
railroad tunnel at Second street
and Virginia avenue Sc. It will
then parallel the northern side
of the railroad and Virginia
avenue, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29

lOTCe Oh IOObLlel QOuDl6 Tie
size of a normal week end
night. Officers have been di-
rected to prevent property
damage, annoyance to citizens
and the sounding of false fire
alarms-a favorite and costly
trick of COLLINS in recent years.
Deputy Chief Covell said,
however. that officers would
permit the commission of Gin
nocent" pranks. He defined
such tricks as ringing door,
bells.
Franks of that kind are
sometimes annoying" he ad-
mitted, "but not actually harm
full"
To Help Parties
He said the department
wanted to cooperate with
groups holding special Hal
loween parties.
Throughout the Washington
area, various groups will be OBJ
serving the holiday in different
ways.
Probably the largest group
will be an organization of sew
eral thousand children who will
be knocking on doors through
out the Washington area seek
ing funds for the United Ma
lions Children's Fund.
The solicitation is sponsored
by the Capital area division of
the American Association for
the United Nations.
One Of the some 500 Rock
vile (Md.) youngsters collect
ing for UNICEF will win a trip
to the United Nations in New
York and a $25 savings bond.
The winners name will be
drawn from a barrel at the
Congressional Shopping Center.
Another charitable solicita-
ton will be undertaken by the
Washington area youth of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Youngsters of the Takoma
Park Adventist Church will be
out tonight collecting cans of
food for Thanksgiving and
Christmas food baskets.
Youth of the Sligo Adventist
Church will stage a similar
campaign Saturday. Other Ad-
ventiSt groups in the area also
are beginning their food collec-
tons.
Halloween Parade
The Silver Spring YMCA will
hold a Halloween costume
dance at 9 pm. tomorrow at
the YMCA's Family Center
former site of the Indian
Spring Country Club off Coles
vile road, Silver Spring.
In Vienna, youngsters "from
3 to 100" have been invited to
take part in a Halloween pa
rade beginning at $50 pm
Saturday. Bands, floats, cos
TUNED figures and fire engines
are scheduled to appear in the
event, sponsored by the Vienna
Disbursements Association.
The parade will follow a
quarter-mile route down Maple
avenue from Courthouse road
to Glyndon street. In the event
of rain, the parade will be held
Monday.
The Clarendon area of Ar
lington is also planning a pa
rade and street dance which
will begin at Z pm. Saturday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
A QUEEN AND AUTUMNs CoLoRs :
COLLINS Howl Tonight
InHoIIoween Rehearsal

Ghosts and COLLINS will howl tonight in rehearsal for Hal
loween. ~
Although the spirits not scheduled to make their
nual until Saturday night Metropolitan police
preparing for considerable mischief making beginning
tonight
Deputy Police Chief Howard " Covel has ordered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29

HE HAS COME THERE
most mornings for the last
five years at 7 o'clock. He
stays on the sidewalk until
2 pm. and then goes home.
He works Monday through
Friday.
Mr.. Spinelle describes his
place in front of the depart
ment as, "It'sa bad corner. I"
In the summer, he explained,
in the accent the comedians
use for Italian jokes, the sun
is on him all day long. 1t is
hot. Then in the winter, as
the sun moves over the de-
partment and farther south,
it is usually cold most of
the day.
But he can't leave as
Christmas approaches be-
cause people seem to buy
more then. And in December
he will sell red berries and
sprigS of holly.
After Christmas, he quits
for awhile, returning in the
spring.
The traffic rushed by Mr..
Spinelle. The people walked
in and out of the building.
A few of them looked in his
direction. One woman came
up and squeezed a pear.
"It'sa not . ripe" said Mr.
Spinelle, sadly. but honestly,
The woman went into the
building.
"You can't foola 'da peo-
pie today" he said, cor don't
comma back next day"
Mr.. Spinelle, stood up and,
with his cane, felt his way
around the pushcart. He felt
the pears and the apples to
see how many more he had.
He tried to rearrange each
one in its colored paper. He
can see, with one eye, pos
sibly three feet in front of
him. He said he lost his sight
gradually. He was a cement
worker and the lime in the
cement made him go blind,
he said.
Soon, a man with a cigar
came and bought a pear and
three apples. Then a woman
bought two more, the last of
the apples.
II gotta sella da pears"
said Mr.. Spinelle, "or no
profit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
Police Impound Cars
In 18th St. Rush Hour
But Autos Parked After $50 AM.
Escape Towing Until November 6

Metropolitan police neatly sdesepped legal problem after
poundng is to automobiles that hindeed operation this
morning the unbalanced traffic lane setup on Sixteenth
street NV
Because technical legal requirements had not been met
police cranes could away autos that parked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-29
Fence Attack Likened
To 'Bonzoii' Chorqe

IT have Japanese banzai charges" Marine colonel
said in Municipal Court today "but this worse"
He describing fence-ine fracas old Georgetown
last August when he said he charged by interior
decorator. The fence belongs to neither party.
1t Col Emil A. Audette accused of assauting Pierre
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
August n

$50
9-MoFk Time. ToIk.
1000
4-Doush-Rs-Mi. Quiz.
5-Ten O'Clock Movie.
Va Hours. by Your Leove."
1895. Betty Groble.
7-TTouble with FotheT.
Stu Erwin stors.
9-0n the 60. TroVel.
1880
4-Treasure Hunt. Quiz.
7-My Little Morsie. Comedy.
Cole Storm stors.
9-Som LevenSon Show. Vor'ty.
100
4-The Price Is Right. Contest.
Hopper. Comedy.
Leo 6. Carroll stars.
81 Love Lucy. Comedy.
1I:3o
Augmentation. Game.
Hugh Downs, host.
5-CortOon Ploytime. Kids.
Peoples Choice. Comedy.
Jockie Cooper stors.
Stop DoIIor. Quiz.