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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
Municipal Court Aide
HeIdin Womon's Death

A coroner's jury today held
a Municipal Court official for
the grand jury in the death of
Winnie Marie Stream. So, who
was found dead Wednesday in
his apartment.
| He's Albert B. Coleman. SO,
supervisor of the financial sec
ton of the Central Violations
Bureau in whose apartment at
1850 Harvard street NV. police
said the death occurred.
Coleman was arraigned be-
fore the United States Com
missioner yesterday on a
charge of second-degree MUIR
der. He was freed on $4,000
bond.
Capt. Lawrence Hartnett of
homicide said Miss Stream, a
former Justice Department en-
ploye who lived at 1860 Lanier
place NV. died of a brain
hemorrhage. apparently from
a blow or fall.
The detective said Coleman
told him he and Miss Stream
argued Tuesday night, but de-
MED striking her.
Coleman called police when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10

sued to control rights of month
to-month tenants and presents
a situation far different from
outright property ownership
even If such ownership be equi-
table rather than legal.
Moreover" he added, 1.-THE
facts conceded in this case in
dictate that most of the defend
ants have been permitted tC
maintain their pets for many
years, and this will doubtless
constitute a waiver of the right
to enforce this restriction
either by the PHA or by the
plaintiff in this case. or both
:"
The judges decision was a
happy one for Mrs. George j.
Bradley, ST., president of the
Pet Owners Association, whose
nearly blind son, Billy Chris,
8, has a pet terrier, Pierre; a
Persian kitten, Flame, and a
goldfish.
Mr.. Mamma said the group
plans a victory celebration
shortly.
Mr.. Powers said he had no
plans for an appeal. He noted
that the city of Greenbelt has
its own regulations on pets. A
city ordinance prohibits dogs
from running at large without
a leash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10

4, Home Economics B uildin 8
would go is such a firetrap that
we have shut of the second
and third floors without using
them and are keeping the
building going for the use OF
the first floor only"
Mr.. Fogarty said: This is a
bad condition.
The president referred to
Miner Hall, built in 1870, the
ground floor of which is used by
the Student Union. The two top
floors are sealed of.
The basement is used fol
workmen's shops and storage
space. Although of brick ex-
terror, it is considered a fire
hazard, with rickety stairs and
wooden interiors. This is the
site Of the proposed Home
Economics B uilding, which
would have been constructed
early in the coming fiscal year
if Howard had not been caught
in the administrations general
ban on new construction. be-
cause of the condition of the
budget.
Opposite Miner Hall is Tenn
porary Building B to the east
This is used by the liberal arts
groups, the School of Music
miscellaneous service rooms and
some Offices. This two-story
building is war surplus, with
its floors, stairways and VAIN
scoting all of wood.
Six TempOs Gone
The university would like to
see all these firetraps demolish-
ed. In the postwar years it has
gotten rid of six temporary
buildings, all wooden war sur
plus, officials recalled.
Chairman Fogarty asked why
there are no construction funds
in the current budget. DR.
johnson replied:
1--WE asked for them, Mr.
Chairman, and hoped for them
but we understood a general
Government-wide policy pre-
cluded any consideration OF
them for the coming year."
The chairman asserted
They have stopped your pro-
gram right in it's tracks as far
as this budget is concerned.
Now under construction or
the campus is an auditorium
fine arts building-a $2.8 mil
lion project. This is expected
to be completed about the END
of the year.
In the planning stage, in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10

private Longfellow School prop
erty on Edgemoor lane would
be 100000 instead of the
estimated 100000.
The owner designated the
higher sum and said it did not
include the kitchen and other
expensive equipment.
The elementary school on
Wilson lane was to become
a county Office building. But
the cost of Longfellow School
makes it economically un-
sound" Mr.. Reese said.
Mrs. Stella B. Werner, coun-
Gil president, announced the
plan would be abandoned but
said overcrowding at the Be-
thesda Library in the old school
building must be relieved.
Higher Price a Surprise
Mr.. Reese said he had been
advised by real estate men that
Longfellow was available for
5000, 900. The higher price
came as a surprise to those
working on a project. he said.
Bethesda PTA members recent
ly said an unofficial good-by to
the building in a series of Skits
concerning its history and
faculty members of long ago
were invited back to take part
in what was considered a fare
well.
County officials said aban-
donment of the relocation plan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10

does not jeopardize the school
rehabilitation project.
Some critics of the proposed
move to Longfellow believed
that it might delay construction
of a new elementary school.
The council has not consid-
cred the school boards capital
budget request for rehabilita-
ton of the old, termite-ridden
facility. But. at a public hear
ing on the school budget last
week. council members said
they undoubtedly will approve
the school boards Bethesda re-
Mobilization project.
Library Plan Not Killed
Last nights action does not
rule out proposals for new
county building and expanded
library facilities.
Some residents in the vicinity
of the elementary school have
told the council they are OPP
posed to use of the property for
a larger library.
Last nights meeting was
con the record" for the coun-
Gil, which earlier had planned
to permit reporters to attend
budget discussions but not
write about them until final
budget changes are made.
Protests from reporter S
prompted council to open the
meetings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
Seoton Hopes
Park Funds
Will Be OKd

Secretary of Interior Seaton
today said he still harbors some
hopes that Congress will restore
over 50 million for National
Park projects in the Washing
ton area.
The House Appropriations
Committee three weeks ago de-
MED park service funds for
construction of a section Of the
George Washington Memorial
parkway in Prince Georges
County and Palisades parkway
in the District. acquisition OF
GIT acres of parkway right Of
way in Fairfax County, repairs
TO Fort Washington. erection Of
a seawall on Daingerfield Is
land, and construction Of a
water sports center on the Po-
tomac River.
At a press conference today
Mr.. Seaton said he was disap.
pointed that the House cut the
appropriations from projects
previously authorized by Con.
greSs.
IF the money is not restored
this year." he said, then / hope
for a delay rather than !,
see Congress negate the au-
thoriZation."
Secretary Seaton also ex-
pressed disappointment over
failure Of the House Appro-
priations Committee to approve
legislation authorizing S1.2 mill
lion for acquisition of Civil War
battlef1elds at Gettysburg, An
tietam, Fredericksburg, Spot
sylvania. Harper's Ferry and
Manassas. and creation of a
national park along the banks
of the Gao Canal. from Wash.
ington TO Cumberland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10

lanoS seventh Juulclal circuit
was a result Of a suit filed by
Greenbelt Homes, Inc, against
a number of homeownerS seek
ing a decree declaring the
rights and responsibilities of
each side under the mutual
home ownership contracts
there.
The suit. filed last August,
stemmed from efforts initiated
a year before by the co-opera-
tive to force homeowners to
give up their pets or face evic-
ton.
The corporation, of which the
homeownerS are shareholders,
had been trying since 1854 to
uphold a ban on pets, which it
claimed carried over from days
when the cooperative was I'M
der the Federal Public Hous-
ing Administration. 1t finally
sent out eviction notices to 16
families in October. 1857.
The court case before Judge
Gray was based on legal argu-
ments by Attorney Jerrold v,
Powers of the Upper Marlboro
law firm of SasScer. Clagett &
Powers, representing the cor
poration, and former Juvenile
Court Judge Emmett H. Mamma,
jr., of Hyattsville, representing
16 residents organized as the
Greenbelt Pet Owners Associa-
ton.
Attorney Abraham Chasanow
who helped organize the pet
owners, was co-counsel with
Mr.. Mamma.
A formal hearing was held
last February. Judge Gray re-
turned his 10-page written
opinion on Tuesday.
He said: ut will be recalled
that PHA regulations were is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
Adventist Church
Lectures Slated

William A. Fagal, director
and speaker for the Faith for
Today" national Adventist
church television program, will
give the last two lectures in
a current Bible series tomor-
row and Sunday at the Takoma
Park Seventh-day Adventist
Church, Eastern and Carroll
avenues.
Mr.. Fagal will speak on THE
Man Who Received a Divine
Assignment" at 5 pm. tomor-
row and on 81 Was There,
Too" at 7::20 pm. Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
FIemming Hits Aid
To Nearby Schools.
Says HEW Maps
Low Change on
lmpocted Areas

An early administration move
to Gust Washington suburbs
from the federally impacted
area schol-aid program was in
dicated today.
The House Appropriations
Committee released hearing
testimony by Secretary. of
Health, Education and Welfare
Fleming criticizing the Dis
trict area aid.
The cabinet officer, at the APP
preparations session, said his
department will recommend
that Congress amend the pres
ent law which currently brings
nearby school systems some 81
million a year in operating aid
plus some construction funds.
Mr.. Flemming told a sub.
committee headed by Represen-
tative Fogarty. Democrat Of
Rhode Island, that he could see
no justification whatever" for
providing Federal aid to school
districts In which Federal gov
eminent workers live and pay
taxes. "
Cites Own Case
II am living in Montgomery
County. and l am working in
the District of Columbia. Why
under the sun the Federal gov
ernment should give Montgom-
cry County any money because
I have two boys in the Bethes-
da- Chevy Chase High School.
I just cannot understand" he
told the congressional unit.
Representative Cederberg, Re-
publican of Michigan, Joined in
the Flemming criticism. Hs
urged reviewing the present aid
given to Arlington and Alex
andria. which he asserted have
been federally impacted since
the l800s." Another member OF
the unit. Representative Laird.
Republican of Wisconsin. took
a similar stand. He said he
! lives in Montgomery County.
Chairman Fogarty said the
appropriations committee could
not change the law but the mat
ter could be taken up by the
proper legislative unit.
Hits Acceptance Of Cut
Mr.. Fogarty strongly upheld
the need of giving eligible COM
munitles the full amount they
are entitled to under the law
as it stands. He Scolded Mr..
Flemming for accepting a is
per cent cut in the maintenance
and operating appropriation
made by Congress last year.
| The Rhode Island legislator
said last years cut was over his
protest
He said Congress had estab-
lished a formula for the aid
and that it ought to live UP to
it Mr.. Cederberg noted that
Congress often appropriates
less than it has previously
authorized, however. And Mr..
FlemnIing told the group Presi-
dent Eisenhower wants to taper
the aid program of. He said
he considered his department
justified in not asking more
funds.
Representatives Cederberg
and Denton, Democrat Of
Indiana, praised the aid pro-
gram as applied elsewhere. Mr..
Denton expressed concern at
the possibility that Indiana
school districts might be Short
changed.
The Indianan accused the
administration of "reneging"
on the Governments obligation
to do its part "aS a good citizen"
In footing school bills in areas
burdened by Federal facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
Dinner at Fire House

The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Beltsville Volunteer Fire De-
partment will sponsor a han
and turkey dinner between
and 7::30 pm. tomorrow at the
Beltsville Fire House, Beltsville
Nd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10

hands OF the architects and en-.
gineers are a home economics
building and a physical educa.
ton for men building. The
university has the money fol
planning, but none for con.
Struction.
Plans Outlined
DR.. johnson told The Star
that under the university's
long-range master plan, these
buildings are planned:
l. A physical education build
ing for women.
2. A women's residence hall
because the university has now
reached the limit of its space
in supplying dormitory facilities
for woman students.
3. A classroom building to
be used by the College OF
Liberal Arts and Graduate
School. While the university
is well equipped for the physical
sciences, it needs facilities fol
the humanities and social
sciences.
4. A Student Union building
to aid in public order and mo-
rale.
5. A woman's gymnasium.
6. A warehouse service build
ing. The president said by buy
ing for a whole year instead OF
piecemeal. this would save large
sums for supplies.
Z. A mems dormitory, because
here tagain the limit has beer
reached in facilities in this
field.
8. A social work building.
Now SO Buildings
DR.. johnson declared that an
ticapated savings when the
master plan is realized would
reach as high as IS million.
There is now a total of sc
buildings on the campus.
+ Officials emphasized that
every effort is being made tc
combat the fire hazard. Pre-
cautions include additional fire
extinguishers and special meas
ures. A special safety com.
mittee under the chairmanshil
of Prof. Stephen S. Davis, pro-
fessor Of mechanical engineer
ing, watches the danger spots
The officials said the f1retraps
are use so as to reduce to the
minimum the hazard that ex-
lists. But they would feel much
better if the master plan was ir
effect.
DR.. johnson estimated that
around $11.6 million would be
required to erect the most ur-
gently needed group of build
ings in the program.
When you get the Howard
University plant finished, you
win have a $40 million invest
ment there" the president told
the subcommittee. 1T is prima
facie to me that if you are
going to make the proper use
of that $40 million plant, the
thing to do is to have three
semeSters a year. the summer
semester supported in the same
way as the autumn semester
and the spring semester. and
with the same quality of educa-
ton available and the student
giving just as much time to it"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
GreenbeIt Residents
Win Fight for Pets
BY CHARLES A. McALEER
Star Staff Writer

Chalk up victory for the pet dogs Green
belt Md.
They stay and their won't be
Prince Georges County Circuit Court Judge has ruled
effect that pets may be regulated but not prohibited by
the housing cooperative that sought to expel them.
The decision BY Chief Judge John B. GRAY IL of Mary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
SUNDAYS BEST READING
Lifetime Reading Plan
Offered in This Week

100 GREAT BOOKS-Wth National Library Week be-
ginning this Sunday, have you asked yourself re-
Gently how long it's been since you read a really
good book? One that gave you a better under
standing of life? If you don't know which books
Will do this see the Lifetime Reading Plan pre-
Sented by Clifton Fadman in This Week Magazine
Also appearing in the same magazine is reprint
of James ThurberS read-aloud classic 1.-THE Secret
Life of Walter NIFTY"
WHY WASHINGTON is A CLEAN CITY-VistorS to
the Nations Capital invariably remark that this
is one of the ceanest cities in the world. How
Washington keeps its spick- and-span look is the
subject of word-and- picture story in SUNDAY,
The Star Magazine
TRAINING CAMP FOR GIRLS-Twenty- -four Wash
ington area girls will head for the national Girl
Scout Roundup in Colorado, in June. To get in
shape they recently spent three days camping out
on the shores of Chesapeake Bay. TEENS
story tells you what happened
SPRING TRAVEL SECTION-Have you begun making
your vacation plans yet? Want to try Europe on
IS a day (dont think it's imposSiblel do you
want satisfying vacation closer at hand? For
host of vacation ideas and answers, The Stars
Special Spring Travel Section this Sunday.
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10

he returned from work Wednes-
day and. he said, found Miss
Stream unconscious on the liv-
ing room couch. Capt. Hart
nett said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
Merger Data
Being Studied
Howard, Freedmen!
Views Awaited

Secretary of Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare Flemming is
expected to inform Congress
shortly Of his views on the
terms of a proposed merger of
Freedmen's Hospital with How
ard University.
The university's president,
Mordecai w. johnson, has Just
sent to Secretary Flemming a
report of his board of trustees
on the proposed merger. it was
learned today. This is now
being studied by the Secretary
and his staff. 1t was prepared
by the university's executive
committee and the board of
trustees.
If he approves the provi-
sions, Secretary Flemming is
expected to prepare an official
agreement to transfer the hos
pital to the university. Con-
greSs would be asked to enact
appropriate legislation.
Forecasts Solution
Hearings of the House APP
preparations Subcommittee con-
sidering the new fiscal year
budgets of the Departments of
Labor and Health, Education
and Welfare, made public to-
day, touched briefly on the
merger. Secretary Flemming
told the subcommittee he was
confident a solution to the
merger problems will be worked
out.
"As soon as they have been
worked out, we will renew the
request for legislation which
would make this transfer pos
Sible," he testified.
1t is understood the report
sets forth what Howard would
be prepared to offer Freedmen's
employees in tenure, benefits,
pay and other factors under
the merger. The $50 Freed
mems employees are under Civil
Service and enjoy a relatively
high level of pay and benefits.
The 500 Howard University
employees directly affected have
a comparatively lower level of
pay and employee benefits.
The problem is to mesh the
two sets of employees, their pay
and benefits into a new unity.
The university, a private in
stitution. largely Government
supported, is without Civil
Service coverage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
Bethesda Elementary
Relocation Ruled Out
Price Asked for Proposed New Site
Is $4,000 Higher Than Estimated

The Montgomery County Council last night abandoned its
plan to relocate Bethesda Elementary School pupils because the
price of site in Edgemoor is 100000 higher than antci-
pated
County Manager NJ L. Reese told council at meeting on
the couny proposed $7 million budget that the cost of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN
Star stan Writer

Seven temporary buildings or
the Howard University campu,
were called actually dangerous
to life" by DR.. Mordecai w
johnson, university president
in testimony released today.
DR.. Johnson told a House
Appropriations subcommittee
the buildings lack sprinkler sys-
TENS as fire protection.
His statement came during
subcommittee hearings consid-
ering new fiscal year budgets OF
the Departments Of Labor and
Health, Education and Welfare,
The structures involved were
constructed in 1947 and include
q gymnasium and buildings
used by the department of art,
liberal arts and the School OF
Music.
Upper Floors Barred
II would say they are practi-
cally f1retraps if they are those
buildings put up on an emer-
gency basis" observed Chair
man Fogarty.
DR.. johnson replied: 1.-THE
building in the place where the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
The
Rambler
-. Wodes
In the Monocucy

By GEORGE KENNEDY

This is the 1S2d anniversary
OF the birth Of one Of In
diana's first literary lights,
Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace, the
author Of Ben Hur."
The Indiana Society is to
sponsor a little wreath-laying
ceremony in Statuary Hall Of
the Capitol, "a salute to the
man who saved Washington"
1t will be bipartisan, ow-
ing to Indiana's recently re-
turning to the status of dis
puted territory. Senator
Capehart, Republican, and
Senator Hartke, Democrat,
and Minority Leader Halleck
will be on hand with the
Indiana delegation and Miss
Eleanor Hancock, Indiana's
Cherry Blossom Princess.
The Rambler would not
have been aware of all this
had 1t not been for a letter
from Don T. Campbell, presi-
dent of the Indiana Society,
who apparently is with Amer
lean Airlines.
Did Lew Wallace save
Washington?
Mr.. Campbell's letter, which
arrived only yesterday, didn't
give the Rambler much time
for research. He has been
up to midnight with the
books.
1t was fun. The one Civil
War campaign he knows a
little about is Jubal Early's
raid on Washington in July,
1854. Most battle maps are
mysteries to the layman. But
to understand this campaign,
all you have to do is to motor
along the Skyline Drive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
THE RAMBLER FOUND a

THE RAMBLER FOUND a
booklet in the library pub
lished in Frederick in 1898
and written by E. Y. Colds
borough. who was aide to
Brig. Gen. E. B. Tyler,
Wallace's second in command.
Early lost about half the
day of the battle Saturday,
July 9, 1891 in Matchmaking
the Frederick bankers out of
100000. When he moved in
force he did not experience
much difficulty. Wallace was
holding three bridges, a
beautiful stone bridge on the
Baltimore road. an iron rail-
road bridge and a wooden
bridge on the Georgetown
road. Wallace burned the
wooden bridge. But Early
crossed in force south of the
bridges. The Monocacy would
not be difficult in July for
an army on the march.
But Wallace did rather
well, according to 1t. Colds
borough. He made good on
the Napoleonic code, losing
neither a gun nor a standard.
He retreated to Baltimore,
leaving the road to Wash
ington open. That seems
strange but Baltimore was
his headquarters and respon-
sibility and then, as now,
orders were orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10


GRANT HAD 100000 MEN
in the Army of the Potomac
pressing the defenses of Rich
mond. But they were of no
avail when Hunter, the Union
general in the Valley of Vir-
ginia, sidestepped Early's at
tack by withdrawing into
West Virginia.
Years later Hunter made
the mistake of writing to
Robert E. Lee, then president
of Washington College at
Lexington for vindication.
And Lee replied with delight
full irony and the unmistak :
able implication that he,
himself, couldn't have done
better for the Confederate
cause.
At any rate there was
nothing between Early's COM
mand (about 1000 mem
and Washington except the
mountains. And Early solved
that by fording the Potomac
and coming through the sad
die known as Braddock
Heights, west of Frederick.
Wallace, with about one
half that number of troops,
made a stand on the east
bank of the Monocacy,
stretching his small force out
on a front 6 miles long.
Did Wallace save Washing
ton?
Well, everyone knows that
he did much better than Gen.
Winder at the Battle of Bla-
denSburg in August, 1914.
After that rout the British
put the torch to the Capitol
and the White House.
Take a question like that
to the Library of Congress,
go to the card catalog, send
for the books and you'll prob
ably get an answer.
Wallace was a political
major general. Lincoln gave
him the command of the Bal
timore area (the western
boundary was the Monocacyl
for one purpose only. That
was to assure the Baltimore
Republican National Conven-
ton of 1854, which renomi-
mated him, a safe" place to
meet.
Like every general, politi-
cal or otherwise, Wallace
wanted to be in the field with
troops. He sure got his wish
when Early came through the
gap in the mountain.
o
THE RAMBLER FOUND a
booklet in the library pub
liShed in Frederick in 1909