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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14

under its new president 1t can record
progress comparable with that which
took place under his predecessor, the
opportunities described by DR.. Carroll
will indeed have been realized. A uni
versity is living thing Those who
assume its direction must always be
thinking, not of what it is today, but
of what it is capable of becoming on
some tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14
PeriIous Underposs

At first. when I saw your
picture August 4 of a car
crashed up against a steel
pole which supports the rail-
road above the Rhode Island
avenue underpass. I thought
I'd picked up an old paper.
But when I read the story
beneath the picture. I knew
that unfortunately I hadn't.
An almost identical picture
appeared in the paper on July
30-just five days earlier. Five
people were injured, as we'll
as two cars wrecked. in these
two accidents. The July 80
news item mentioned that a
man had been killed in the
same spot in a similar crash
last May I remember at
least one more death at this
spot in recent years, and I
don't know how many lesser
accidents.
Over the years I have seen
many criticisms Of the
"death-trap" streetcar load
ing platforms tnow rapidly
vanishing-the only good
thing about the shift to
Buses, and they certainly
were just that; to drivers
unfamiliar with Washington
streets, they were completely
invisible on a rainy night
until they were right on them.
But I have never seen any
thing about this Rhode Island
avenue underpass, and it has
always appeared to me the
worst hazard of all.
There is, I believe, a flash
ing light high up on the
supporting pole, but there is
no way in the world for a
driver unfamiliar with the
spot to know that there is
a platform extending 20 feet
out from the light and that
he must bend away from that
light in time to avoid this
platform rather than just in
time to avoid the light. Once
his wheel hits the platform,
his car is out of control, even
at the legal speed.
I wonder how many more
people have got to be killed
or hurt in that spot before
some traffic-safety Official
finally takes some action.
ElOiSe Head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-08-14
How Will | Ever Get Away From 1t ALP
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used il
letters carry tOriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to con-
denSution,
Evening star., 1960-02-14
PROVISIONS ARE PLENTIFUL
Stores Soy They Con Restock in Hurry

problem because Of the large
supplies in local or nearby
packing plants. Milk and bread
also can be moved in quickly.
"One of our biggest problems
will be getting the work force
back on the job" Mr.. Morrison
said. in the NARROW store we
have 86 employees and they'll
all have to be called on the
telephone and told when to
report"
Giant and most other food
chains supply their stores from
central warehouses. Incoming
foods go to the warehouse and
are distributed from there.
Some dairy products and baked
goods are delivered directly to
the stores from the supplier.
Mr.. Morrison said there was
very little loss in removing
perishables from the Giant
stores.
I'VE Immediately took out the
! fresh fish and froze it." he ex-
Evening star., 1960-02-14

Meat coolers in Washington
area supermarkets have a cav
ernous. empty look. Usually
brimming produce and fish
counters are bare.
But thanks to modern trans
portation and food distribution
methods, they can be restocked
within "a hours after the strike
ends.
The Giant Food Store super
market in the NARROW Heights
Shopping Center on Branch
avenue in Prince Georges Coun-
ty is typical.
1--WE moved the perishables
out quickly and we can get them
back in within about "a hours"
said John Morrison, Giants
head of store operations.
Produce is moving to the
east constantly from the south
and west and it can be diverted
here on a few hours notice,
Mr.. Morrison said.
Meat, he said, would be nc
Evening star., 1960-02-14
Star Reporter
To Receive Honor

Miss Miriam Gutenberg of
The Star will be honored to-
morrow by the Reserve officers
Association of the United States
for her Buyer Beware" series
of articles exposing the used
car racket in Washington.
Speakers at the 1915 pm.
National Press Club luncheon
will be Mai. Gen. C. K. Galley,
commanding officer of the Mill
tary District of Washington,
and E. K. Morris, president of
the Metropolitan Washington
Board of Trade.
High-ranking Defense De-
partment officials are expected
to attend. Special citations will
be presented to Miss Gutenberg
and to The Star.
Evening star., 1960-02-14
Drug Strike Continues,
No Negotiations Set

No end was in sight last night
to the strike against Peoples
Drug Stores by the Teamsters
Union.
w. E. Disney, assistant vice
president of Peoples, said that
so far the strike, which started
Friday, has had no serious ef-
feet on company operations. He
said all stores would be open
today.
Members of Local 639 of the
Teamsters are picketing the
company warehouse at II P
street NE. and the food COM
missary at 18 o street NE
However, there are no picket
lines around the stores.
Mr.. Disney said that the
warehouse and commiSsary are
normally closed Saturday and
Sunday. Therefore, he added
I'VE have felt the effect of the
strike for only one day"
No arrangements have beer
made to resume negotiations
which were broken off Thurs
day, Mr.. Disney said.
Normally the warehouse sup.
plies about so per cent of the
merchandise in the stores. Job.
bers supply the balance directly
James N. Mills, business
agent of the union, said the
union has agreed that it viii
furnish drivers to move critica
drugs from the picketed ware
house to the retail stores be.
cause of the "flu epidemic anc
other illness prevalent here"
John J. McBurney, attorney
for the union. predicted tha'
the stores will run short or
certain merchandise, particu
Evening star., 1960-02-14
Extra SIS Fee Is Urged
For Uninsured Drivers

a permit renewal, Mr., King
said.
The Department of Motor We
hicles now requires written ex-
aminations on regulations only
when a driver applies for his
first permit.
Mr.. King, the bulk of whose
work in Municipal Court in
wolves traffic hearings, said that
at least 80 per cent of the
traffic violators coming before
him don't know the District
regulations.
| He said this includes precinct
police officers who make arrests
where no laws have been
broken.
Mr.. King said the ideal situ-
alton would be to have every
driver in the District attend
the Metropolitan Police traffic
school.
He said that results of a
study made several years ago
showed that fewer than 2 per
cent of the drivers who had at
tended the traffic school were
traffic violator repeaters. But
"a per cent of those who had
gone to court came back for
additional violations.
The director of the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles, Georeo
A. England. said the examining
section of his department would
have to be tripled in order to
carry out Mr.. Kings recon-
mendations.
Il think it is better to use
our time in concentrating on
problem drivers" Mr.. England
said. He, said he believes that
probably no more than 5 per
, cent of the drivers are repeat
ing traffic violatorS.
Evening star., 1960-02-14
Sees a Crisis

The District Commissioners
have under consideration a
proposal to charge uninsured
drivers here an extra SIS for
their license plates next year.
Motor Vehicle Director
George A. England said an
other proposal is to strengthen
the Districts present financial
responsibility law concerning
liability insurance coverage of
District drivers.
He said that, under the in
creased license tag proposal,
the SIS additional money
would go into an indemniflca-
ton fund.
Recent figures show that
about $4,000 District drivers
out of 100000 involved in acci-
dents dc not have insurance
thus a SIS assessment on them
would provide a fund of about
100000. And insured drivers
in collision with uninsured
drivers could make claims
against this fund to pay for
damages to the insured drivers
autos.
The Districts present vehicle
financial responsibility law pro-
vides a driver involved in ar
accident must have liability in
surance or be otherwise able
to repay damages when those
damages amount to 500 OF
more. A driver is not required
to carry insurance until aftel
involvement in an accident.
If the SIS added cost tt
license tags should be sought
in legislation by the Commits
sioners, the District would b,
following the example set BY
both Virginia and Maryland.
The alternate proposal sub
mitted to the commissioners
to strengthen the present finan
cial responsibility law-woult
lower the $100 damage amour
to $50.
Evening star., 1960-02-14

but he declared that Maryland
and Virginia suburbs both are
only getting started on long
range park plans.
He took issue with a state
ment by the appropriations
group that suburban residents
were financially able to provide
their own parks.
This is not merely some To-
cal subsidy to help out some
local community" he declared.
Its an overall metropolitan
park system"
The problem created by the
House committee action prob
ably will be taken up at next
months planning commission
meeting, he said. Action also
is under consideration by Mary
land and Virginia authorities.
Evening star., 1960-02-14

the Governor and his oppon-
ents continued yesterday with
the latest salvo fired by Mr..
Moore.
The Governor has contended
that some of his opponents
who are attempting to kill the
sales tax and are saying there
is too much fiat" in his bud
get, should have objected ear
lier. These critics, said the
Governor, served on his Bud
get Advisory Board and offered
no objection before the budget
was submitted to the legisla-
ture.
He singled out Mr.. Moore as
one.
The speaker replied yester-
day that a House Appropria-
tions Subcommittee had set
the maximum additional rev.
enue needed in the next two
years at $84 million while Gov,
Almond previously advocated
$142 million.
(The $84 million would be
needed for State requirements
only but the Governors orig
inal estimate of $142 million
allowed for $45 million to be
sent back to the localities. This
left States needs at about $9l
million and an extra ST million
for the Legislature to play
around with" to spend as II
saw fit.)
Mr.. Moore said it is signifl-
cant that the full House Ap-
preparations Committee was
divided, 10 to 7. in agreeing or
the $84 million figure, adding
that the seven voting against i
felt that figure was too high
"Of the 10 who voted for the
$84 million maximum figure,
Mr.. Moore added, "as com.
pared with the Governors rec.
commended $142 million, fou
were also members of the Gov
ernor's Advisory Board on tn,
Budget"
Evening star., 1960-02-14
OFFICIALS TO ASK
ORIGINAL BUDGET

Restoration of at least part
of the $5,284,724 cut in pro-
posed District spending made
by the House will be sought
by District leaders at hear
ings before a Senate Appropri-
ations subcommittee beginning
tomorrow.
A unit headed by Senator
Pastore, Democrat of Rhode
Island, will hear witnesses pub
licly starting at 2 pm. We'd
neSday as well as on Thursday
on the HouSe-passed $237 mil
lion appropriation bill for the
city's expenses for the next fis-
cal year beginning in July.
A 100-man cutback in the
150-man police increase asked
by the Commissioners is high on
the list of items expected to be
cited by city officials. A reduc-
ton in welfare funds as well as
items for the health depart
ment and the school system
also are expected to get at
tention.
Major stress also is due on
the annual Federal payment.
which the House cut to S25
million from the $32 million
authorized by Congress and
asked by President Eisenhower
and the District Commissioners.
Brig. Gen. Alvin C. yelling.
engineer commissioner, yester-
day said that the critical phase
of the budget is a group Of
capital outlay estimates which
have been withheld pending
settlement of proposed tax in
creaSeS.
Gen. yelling told a WTOP-
TV audience it would be impos-
sible to increase the tax rate
an item controlled by the
CommiSsioners-more than the
20 cents now proposed. The
present rate of $3.50 per 500
would go to $3.50.
Evening star., 1960-02-14

larly cosmetics, which are not
being delivered from the ware
house.
Mr.. McBurney said that the
union is ready to resume nego-
tiations when the company is
willing to do so.
The Teamsters want an i'm
mediate hourly increase Of 26
cents, giving them a wage OF
$2.36. Peoples has offered lC
cents an hour now and 10 cents
on January /, 1861.
Evening star., 1960-02-14

normally would be packed with
fresh meat hung one peppered
Virginia ham. And on the
shelves were a few slabs of salt
pork and corned beef.
The strike is having both
pleasant and unpleasant side
effects. Business generally in
shopping centers was down
Saturday. But restaurants re-
ported their trade brisk.
People aren't out of food, "
said one restaurateur, but
they seem to be eating out tc
save what they have"
Evening star., 1960-02-14

Some legislators have coined
a new expression for the three
RS: "readin'. ritin' and Raver-
ism"
The RaveriSm refers to the
arithmetic taught by Nilsson
C. Raver, executive secretary
the State Teachers Association,
who is trying to put across a
pay plan which would give
teachers an average $3.50 raise
and cost the State about $l3
million in the next fiscal year.
This is what the PTAs are
peddling this week end to law
makers.
I'D hate to be a legislator
this weekend" Gov. TaweS told
reporters as the General AS
sembly wound up its first full
week Friday. "I think I'd just
stay in Annapolis"
It's Called a Toss-up
Some legislators thought it
would be about a toss-up,
though, on whether it would be
better to go home and face the
PTAS or stay in Annapolis and
face administration pressure,
Gov. TaweS is pushing his own
brand of arithmetic, and ii
comes out to $4.3 million for
teachers instead Of $13 million,
The school days" ditty, as
sung by legislators at the Local
pubs near the State House. gives
the Governor his due. The three
Rs are not taught to the tune
of the hickory stick" but to
the tune of "Tawes' big stick
Last week a Baltimore dele
gate who had signed a bill call
ing for the State Teachers AS
sociation program changed his
mind and asked that his name
be taken off.
Gov. Tawes denied reports
that he had pressured the legis.
lator into withdrawing. The
Governor said the legislator just
came up to tell him about il
Evening star., 1960-02-14

after the decision already had
been made.
II haven't preSSured any
body" said the Governor, puff
ing on his cigar. tMr. Tawes
is the first cigar-smoking Gov
ernor Maryland has had in a
long time). I've Just talked to
a few people"
Action Put Of
The queen in calico" so far
as the Teachers Association was
concerned last week was Mrs.
Gladys Spellman, president of
the Prince Georges County
PTA Council. She brought 55,-
900 signatures and more than,
1000 live supporters down to
the State House to put the heat
on for the Teachers Associa-
ton program.
Mrs. Spellman showed up an
other time, too, when she
thought the House Ways and
Means Committee was about to
report out the Governors bill
and let the more expensive one
and various other measures
on the same topic-lie in COM
mittee.
Baltimore County's A. Cor
don Boone. who heads the COM
mittee-a handsome and dip
lomatic legislator and not one
to anger a lady-apparently
heard of her coming and put
off action for a few days.
At weeks end, Mr.. Raver and
his first lieutenant, Robert Du-
bel, were confident of success.
The Governor felt likewise.
Neither was compromising.
Some legislators hoped for a
compromise.
i Most observers thought the
Governor was ahead by several
legislators. Next week, after
the lawmakers return. the pic
ture should become clearer.
Evening star., 1960-02-14

Capper-Cramton Act as coun-
ter to a move by the House
Appropriations Committee.
The House unit on Friday
slashed $2,175, 900 for buying
suburban park land from a Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission appropriation due on
the House floor Tuesday. The
slash, if sustained. would all
but kill the Capper-Cramton
program. main pillar of area
park development, at least for
the present.
Bills introduced a year ago
by Senator Beall, Republican of
Maryland, and Representative
Lankford. Democrat of Mary
land, would authorize SIS mil
lion in new Federal grants and
$6 million in Federal loans for
suburban park land purchases
above existing authorizations.
Two thirds of the cost ulti-
mately would be paid by sub
urban taxpayers.
Hearing Probable
A hearing on the Lankford
measure may be held soon by
a House Public Works SUBJ
committee headed by Repre-
sentative Fallon, Democrat OF
Maryland.
Park and planning leaders
unanimously deplored the cut
back by the House committee
which was taken on recon-
mendation of a subcommittee
headed by Representative Kir.
wan, Democrat of Ohio.
Gov. j. Millard Tawes oi
Maryland, in letter to Chair.
man Hayden of the Senate
Appropriations Committee, alSC
strongly supported the park.
buying program.
Citing agreements between
Maryland and Federal bodie!
dating back to 1881, Gov
Tawes said Congress would bt
breaking a contractural ar
rangement if it allowed tht
Capper-Cramton program to b.
killed.
Maryland and Virginia parl
leaders are scheduled to ap
pear before the Senate uni
this week. Harland Bartholo
NEW, chairman of the Nationa
Capital Planning Commission
who submitted the Tawes let
ter, made a strong defense o
the park program Friday.
The Bartholomew group chan
nelS Federal funds to Marylan,
and Virginia agencies.
Sees a Crisis
Mr.. Bartholomew yesterda,
called the situation critical TO
area park development.
Washington, as a result o
the Capper-Cramton Act AM
earlier park development. ha
a fairly good park system,
the commission chairman sale
Evening star., 1960-02-14
KING PROPOSES
TRIENNIAL TESTS

District drivers should be
compelled to take written ex-
aminations every three years,
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark King has proposed.
The Department Of Motor
Vehicles should require re-ex-
animation on traffic regulations
each time a driver applies for
Evening star., 1960-02-14

planned. "Fresh meat we re-
to the warehouse and
sent to our out-of-town stores
that are still open or sold. Some
bread and baked goods we sent
to the German Orphan Home
on Good Hope road"
Mr.. Morrison noted a little
wistfully that the store. which
has 1880 square feet of shop
ping area, looked very unpopu-
lated for a Saturday, when it's
usually bustling.
The meat coolers were equally
desolate. In a large room that
Evening star., 1960-02-14
Annual China Night
Slated Next Sunday

The fifth annual China
Night, sponsored by the Insti-
tute of China Culture. will be
held next Sunday evening at st.
Aloysius School Hall, North
Capitol street between 1 and
K streets.
The affair, open to the pub
lie, will begin with a typical
Chinese buffet dinner, followed
by a program of Chinese folk
songs, music and dancing by
performers using traditional
Chinese costumes and instru-
ments.
Evening star., 1960-02-14

week unless a 9-to-8 majority
by its opponents can be
switched.
Forces siding with State Sem
ator Harry F. Byrd, jr., of
Winchester, chief critic of the
Almond fiscal program. were
reported ready to kill the re-
naming 2 per cent and 3 per
cent sales tax bills shortly after
a public hearing on them
Wednesday afternoon.
The Senate Finance Com
mittee killed the Governors 3
per cent bill last week.
Lawmakers were preparing
themselves for a concerted eff
fort by Almond-opponents to
make wholesale slashes in what
the Governor has already de-
scribed as "a bare-bones budg-
et."
Almond Confident
Gov. Almond, in a press con-
ference Friday, radiated con-
f1dence, telling reporters he
sees "a very perceptable change
in the tide" of public opinion
to endorsement of his sales tax
program.
But factions within the
Democratic Party aligned with
Senator Byrd, want to kill the
measures fast and then apply
major surgery to the Cover
nor's $1,320,000,000 budget to
make it conform with the re-
duced revenues over the next
two years.
1t is to the Byrd factions
advantage to eliminate the
sales tax proposals as quickly
as possible before public pres
sure builds up behind the Gov
ernor'S budget program.
A test in the House Finance
Committee last Wednesday
showed administrative support
erS came out second best on q
8 to 8 vote on another bill.
See Effect of Budget Cut
In the meantime. the admin.
istration is convinced that the
people back homeland partic.
ularly those who vote-are be.
ginning to realize how much
less their areas would receive
under a sharply pared-dowr
budget.
Gov. Almonds original 3 PEE
cent sales tax bill was keyed tt
other tax adjustments designed
to bring in about $91 million il
additional revenue to meet wha
he called essential needs of tn,
State.
A House Appropriations sub
committee since has cut thi
essential needs estimate to So
million, which the administra
tion is willing to accept. TIL
Byrd faction, however, has {
sharp pruning knift IN readi
ness and is reported willing t
cut out all of the Governor
budget increases over the cur
rent budget figures, or curtai
them drastically, imposing
selective sales tax on alcohol
Beverages and other luxuries
Main efforts at budget-cut
ting were coming from a hand
full Of House Appropriation
Committee members newly ap
pointed there this session b
House Speaker E. Blackburn
Moore who, like Senator Byrc
also is a critic of the Almon
program.
A running debate betweel
Evening star., 1960-02-14
Sales Tax Decision
Expected This Week
star stan Writsr

RICHMOND, Feb 13-The fate of Gov. Almonds sales
tax be determined this week end members
of the legislature visit their homes and learn how much
public pressure has developed
The administrations program appeared headed
for defeat in the House Finance Committee during coming
Evening star., 1960-02-14
New Bid to Help
Area Park System
Is Expected Soon
Officials May Ask Congress
This Week to Updote Old Act
BY JAMES G. DEANE
Star Staf Writer

Washington area officials may this week to seek
congressional authority for expanding metropolitan
park system with the help Of Federal funds
Maryland legislators yesterday indicated they may try to
put life into pgeonhoed legislation to update the 3Oyearod
Evening star., 1960-02-14
ABCs FOR LAWMAKERS
Teacher Pay Drive
Held Biggest in Years
By PAUL HOPE
Star Stan Writer

Maryland lawmakers home this weekend learning the
ABCs of teacher pay from the PTA
Many members of the General Assembly saying the
push this year by the State Teachers Association
biggest pressure campaign they have long time
Evening star., 1960-02-14
GEORGETOWN'S NEW SCIENCE BUILDIN|

This architects sketch Georgetown Unvys science
building The So million structure designed by Thomas Locrat and
Associates scheduled for completion in 1861 1t will be located close
Research Building the Medical Center Reservoir
road-Georgetown University News Service Photo.
Evening star., 1960-09-06
2 DIE, 8 HURT
IN TRUCK CRASH

FREDERICK. Md, Sept. 6
(AP).-A truck carrying II
Evening star., 1960-09-06
SULLIVAN
Mclaughlin Is Reelected

citizenship and they must rely
on the good faith and abilities
of the three Commissioners to
protect their interests viS-a-vis
their normally franchised fell
low citizens far. and near.
Citizens Voices Muted
II won't say that our resi-
dents have no voice. I must
pay tribute to the scores OF
hard-worklns civic, business
and citizens organizations that
strive to fill the breach. But
their voice is muted by lack of
governmental sanctions.
"Our young people who have
difficulty with the complexities
of modern city life are being
thrust into careers of. crime
by glaring inadequacies- which
result from failure to respond
TO the unanimous voice and
conscience of this community"
Col. Clarke, noting that Mr..
Sullivan is an investment
broker, said he was delighted
to welcome a 1nan of his back
ground, particularly with an
So million deficit facing U.S."
A reception to welcome Mr.
Sullivan and Col. Clarke as the
new Commissioners will be
held from 6 to 8 pm. Thursday
in the Mayflower Hotel.