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Evening star., 1960-01-18
Eisenhower
Seeks DC.
Home Rule

BuSBuHS uA~uS
President Eisenhower today
urged Congress to enact two
pieces of Washington legisla-
tion-one to improve Capital
area transportation and the
other to grant District home
rule.
His mention of these items
in his budget message made
them f1rst-priority local busi-
ness for the seth Congress.
The President asked for 81
million to finance a Federal
corporation to map a master
plan of combined freeways, ex-
press buses and possibly sub
ways or monorailS. This is a
new idea, for which an au-
thorization request will be sent
Congress by the Budget Bureau
in late February.
Mr.. Eisenhower linked the
last Of his repeated calls for
home rule action to Alaskan
and Hawaiian state ood.
Statehood makes it all the
more urgent that legislation to
provide home rule for the Dis
trict Of Columbia be enacted
without delay" he said.
Stalled in the House District
Committee since last session is
a bill-the fifth passed by the
Senate in the last decade-to
let Washingtonians elect a
mayor and city council.
Budget Bureau spokesmen
said they still are writing
drafts of legislation to create
the transit corporation. Tenta-
lively, it would be run by a sin
gle administrator appointed by
the President and advised by
boards with area representa-
tion.
The Presidents budget asks
that So million be obligated for
the proposed corporation, but
estimates that expenses will
run about SIT million. Under
the Corporation Control Act,
the new corporation would have
to prepare annual budgets esti-
mating the amount up to 50
million needed in any one year
Federal officials still are un-
decided about whether the 81
million should be a direct grant
or loan authorization.
The President made it clear
that the corporations job
eventually would be taken over
by an interstate agency.
He promised corporation leg
islation shortly" so that this
organization could develop
plans for a S2.5 million trans
portation system recommended
in an already-completed $780,
900 Federal survey Of area
needs.
Without the corporation, area
planners fear the plans may
gather dust until the interstate
agency can be formed. Forma-
tion Of this agency will take
more time because Virginia and
Maryland legislatures, as well
as Congress, must empower 1t.
The home rule bill supported
by the Eisenhower administra-
ton is a proposal to create a
territorial form of government
to succeed the present Com
missioner form. The President
would appoint the governor and
residents would elect members
Of a legislative assembly.
The Senate rejected this
measure last session in favor
of a locally elected mayor, nine
member council and nom
voting delegate to the House
Of Representatives. Passed
unanimously by the Senate. the
mayor-council bill has won
hearings but no action in the
House. About 130 House men,
bers have signed a petition to
force the administration, or
territorial, bill out of commit
tee for a floor vote.
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BUILDINGS
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site condemned during 1861.
Included in plans are fallout
shelters in the radiation physics
laboratory.
The 700-bed Veterans Hos
pital is one of three to be
started next year in different
sections of the country, ac-
cording to the budget. Together,
they will cost $52.7 million, so
Federal Spokesmen estimated
the local center would require
about SIT million.
A fund of $3.50 million for
Federal Offices in the District
was sought. Slated to be flr-
iShed this year is the Federal
Office building under way on
Maryland avenue between
Fourth and Sixth streets S.W.
The President asked $5O0,O00 to
design the $35 million White
House office building to front
on Lafayette Square.
Two Other Office
Two other offices-a S23.8
million structure for the Food
and Drug Administration at
c, D, Second and Third streets
S.W., and a $44 million project
on Independence between
Sixth and Ninth streets S.W.
are scheduled to be started.
These latter Offices must be
cleared with Congressional
Public works Committees,
under last sessions Public
Buildings Act, however, before
funds may be appropriated.
The Public Health Service
would like $250,000 for research
facilities in Rockville, Md. and
$350,000 to expand research
centers at the addiction center
in Lexington, KY. Though be-
yond the bounds of the metro
politan area, the Lexington
center treats District addicts.
Nearly SIT million is slated
to be spent for the Smithson-
ian Institutions Museum OF
History and Technology, though
no new funds are needed. Con-
gress has been asked for $l3.5
million to build an east wing
and rehabilitate the Smith
sonian Natural History Build
ing, Tenth and Constitution
avenue NV 4
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ming officials stressed that the
land is not to be acquired for
a roadway.
During each of the last two
years, the commission has
waged a vigorous battle for a
81 million Federal grant to buy
George Washington parkway
land for the divided road be-
tween the District line and Fort
Washington in Prince Georges.
Each time. Congress rejected
the request, which was not re-
newed in the current budget.
The $50 acres now being
sought, according to commits
sion director William E. Finley
would consolidate for park pur-
poses several chunks of land
which have not been cut off by
construction of the Woodrow
Wilson Bridge and the Ana
costa freeway.
Preserve Esthetic Value
Their acquisition, Mr.. Fin
ley said, will prevent their use
for industrial purposes and
therefore will protect nearby
residences. More important, he
said, they will preserve the es-
thetic value of one of Wash
ington'S major entrances
from unsightly private develop
ment.
For the first time in some
years, the commissions budget
asks no money for District
parks or Fairgrounds. The
reason, Mr.. Finley said, is that
its authorization for this pur-
pose was exhausted last year
The commission still has on
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HLibrorions Are Asked
For D. c. Junior Hiqhs

Funds to begin stating Dis,
trict junior high schools with
professional librarians were
requested today in President
Els n howers budget fol
1960-61.
The $52,500 would be enough
to hire IL librarians for the 2;
Junior highs in the city. Schoo
Supt. Carl F. Hansen calico
the request "a major break.
through on a new program"
Total 1854 Million
The overall school budget
requested by the President to-
tails 1854 million. This is S70O..
900 more than the amount ap-
proved by the District Budget
Office last September, but So
million less than that originally
proposed by DR.. Hansen and
the school board last July.
The bright light" of the
budget, DR.. Hansen said, is
the provision for 141 addi-
tional elementary school teach
ers to reduce the pupil-teacher
ratio to 31-to-1. Congressional
approval of this will mean that
the authorized ratio of 30-to-l
will be within reach, he said
The actual ratio now is 32-to-l
The biggest cut in the final
version of the school budget
compared to the school board S
original recommendations, is in
capital outlay projects. The
board had outlined a $l2.4 mil
lion construction program for
l960-61, but only $7.3 million
of this is included in the
Presidents proposal.
Almost $3.5 million of this
$7.3 million including the funds
for the planning or conStruc-
tion of three new elementary
schools, one new junior high
school and several additions tc
present Structures-iS techni-
cally not included in the budget
announced today.
1t will be part Of a supple
mentary request scheduled to
be presented to Congress after
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HIGHWAYS

The District Highway De-
partment budget submitted tc
Congress today maintains the
city's freeway and bridge con-
struction program at a record
breaking $35 million-a-year
level.
Although the actual appro-
priation for District highway
construction requested in the
Presidents budget request fol
fiscal 1861 is only $12.9 mil
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D. c. BUDGET
D. c. BUDGET
Seven Proposed Tax Increases
Would Put Total at SYST Million

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million budget is nearly $3.3
million higher than the final
revised amount recommended
by their staff. About SIS mil
lion of this increase, however,
is covered by the mandatory
government matching fund re-
quirement under the new Gov
ernment Employe Insurance
Act.
The total spending proposals
from the Commissioners are
nearly $ll million higher than
the current budget figure. Be-
cause of one-shot spending
items in this years budget,
however. the proposed budget
actually reflects increases to-
falling more than $13.5 million.
Mandatory Items
According to Budget Officer
David P. Herman, mandatory
items add up to about $l0.4 mil
lion of the $13.5 million in
crease. These, he said, include
increases to cover stating and
maintenance of new constru-
ton, within-grade pay raises
and the city'S matching funds
under the health insurance law.
The balance of the increase
over the current budget, he
explained, would finance i'm
proved and expanded services.
The $207.7 million for oper-
ating expenses in the proposed
1861 budget tops the current
amount by about 1927 million.
The S45 million figure re-
quested to move ahead with
public works projects is SIG
million less than this years
capital outlay total.
Because of the curtailment
of Federal highway matching
funds, the city's capital outlay
request for highways of $l3.5
million less than the current
figure. Other public works de-
creases under present amounts
more than Offset a jump OF
nearly S6.7 million for the SAN
itary engineering departments
antipollution projects.
General Fund
For the Districts major
bookkeeping category, the gen.
eral fund, the Commissioners
have requested spending total
of $190.8 million-S14.7 million
above this years amount. Part
of this increase is explained by
a proposal to stop the pro-
cedure of shifting about $2.3
million each year from the
highway to the general fund
This recommendation is aimed
at easing the strain on highway
funds.
On the revenue side, the
Commissioners proposed in
creases in seven tax sources
and again requested a full $32
million Federal payment.
Congress authorized the $32
million amount in 1858, but
appropriated only $25 million
both for the current year and
the past fiscal period.
One of the seven tax in
creases, an increase in the real
estate rate from $3.50 to $3.50
per $100 of assessed value, does
not require congressional ap-
proval. The remaining six rec
ommedations, which are ex-
pected to be sent to Congress
by the end Of this month, are:
To raise personal income
taxes by dropping the taxable
brackets from $4,000 to $4,000;
remove exemptions from the
unincorporated business fran
chise levy to take in self
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LIBRARY

Planning and construction
appropriations totaling 100000
for a branch library on Ben
ming road near Minnesota ave-
nue. NE. are included in the
District Public Library budget
recommendations for 1861.
The fund request is given top
priority over two other projects:
Site acquisitions for branches
in the Foggy Bottom and Cap
itol View sections. The esti-
mated land cost is 100000.
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employed professional persons
and others offering personal
services; boost the cigarette tax
from 2 cents to 3 cents a pack
age; raise the wholesale liquor
tax from SIPS to $1.50 a gal
Ion; double the $l.50-a-barrel
wholesale tax on beer and ex-
tend the 2 per cent sales tax
to local telephone service.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22

phones cannot be connected and
tested out until the new equip
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22

The continuance of a positive
attitude to accomplish a given
purpose can best be done with a
meeting Of minds, DR.. j. G. Mac
Neil told directors Of the South
side tuberculosis Association,
Monday evening.
DR.. MacNeil is regional direc-
tor. Local Heath Services Di-
vision. State Department of
Health.
"Since the war world War
II. there has been a gradual
development of understanding
among volunteer workers such
as in this organization. local
physicians and the health depart
ment. This mutual cooperation
and understanding is very neces-
sary for the future if we are to
continue to lick the battle with
TB in the manner in which it is
now being DONE the director
said.
The Arden House Conference.
the 70 millilneter mass x-ray sur
vey, and the intensive x-ray sur
vey drew comment from the
guest speaker. Of the conference
results DR.. MacNeil discussed
briefly the introduction Of new
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22
Some Delay In New Phones, But
Big Day Just Ahead For
AppOmntt0r Phone Unit

The big day for the Appomat-
tox Telephone Company is Aug
ust 7. That is the date the COM
pany becomes the second in
Virginia to convert to the all
number dialing system, and at
the same time places into ser
vice equipment for an expansion
program.
Keith E. Schiller. of Farm
vile and president of 1.-THE COM
pany, said today August Z will
not be as significant for a num-
Der of persons as he had hoped
it would be. Previously announc-
ed plans call for cutting all new
phones in previously unserviced
areas into service that day.
Many Changes
However. the official points
out that a number of things
have arisen which will make the
cutover to new phones impos-
sible on that specific day. On
August Z the company will
change to full selective ringing
on rural lines. The means that
present customers who now
have their ring and one other
will only get one ring. The old
ring equipment will not work on
the new lines, and the new tele-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22
Positive Attitude Required To
Lick TB, Health Director Asserts

approaches to and trends toward
an about campaign to eradicate
tuberculosis.
Dr.. MacNeil stated that there
is much mixed feeling on the
value of 70 nm. mass x-ray sur
veys in respect to the expense
incurred and new, cases found.
He said. THE state policy will
be to continue them on a re-
stricted scale based on the ability
Of a local association and health
department to conduct them IN a
successful manner
He added, The results Of the
three surveys Just completed IN
this area are proof of what CO.
operation and understanding be-
tween the TB association and a
local health department can ac-
complish."
Three int nsive surveys
planned for the state, one of
them including Charlotte and
Lunenburg counties. were men
toned. Dr.. MacNeil said the re-
suits of such surveys will be. in
direct relation to what effort is
expended in an enthusiastic man
uer.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22
Two Named To
FILA Committee

The appointment of new COM
mitteemen for the Farmers
Home Administration was an
nounced this week by Hunter P.
Evans, the agency's count Y
supervisor serving Prince Ed
ward and Amelia counties.
Leslie w. Hamilton of Prince
Edward county replaces Hugh
C. Cunningham, whose term ex-
pired June 30. Hamilton operates
a grade A dairy farm in the
Darlington Heights community.
Two other members make up
the three member committee
which works with the county
supervisor to see that the best
possible use is made of the
agency's farm credit service
program consistent with local
farmers needs. The other two
members for Prince Edward
county are Bert w. Allen and
Carl w. Dickhoff. Each member
is appointed for a three-year
term.
G. Ben Lush of Amelia county
replaces Ralph M. Saunders,
whose three year term has ez-
PRED. Lush operates a grade A
dairy farm in the Lodore COM
munity. The other two members
for Amelia county are Douglas
L. Hamlet and Willie T. Rob
erts.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22

owners below the dam in the
event that drought or other cir
cumstances reduce the flow.
The riser which controls the
amount of water kept in the per-
manent pool will stand Is feet.
This phase of the project is being
constructed by w. w. WarSing,
CreWe contractors.
Normal Pool
The normal pool at the dam
will cover 1872 acres and contain
162 acre feet of water. An acre
foot Of water is explained by
conservationists as the amount
Of water it takes to cover an
acre of land to a depth of one
foot. The floodwater detention
capacity will total $50 acre feet
of water.
The drainage area for the
project on Bush Ford Branch VIII
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22
Prince Edward
Watershed Score,
Forward Move

Prince Edward Soil Conser-
walton Service officials moved a
step closer to construction Of the
first dam in the Buffalo Creek
Watershed this week.
H. E. Lacy. work unit soil con-
servaiorist. announced that all
easements, both structural and
channel, have been obtained for
Site Two on Lockett Greek.
The conservationist said, This
clears the way for construction
as soon as survey and design
information is completed. We
have this fall set as a target
date for building the structure. :"
To clear the way for this dam
eight easements on the structure
itself and seven for channel work
were required. Funds for the con-
struction will be available for
letting the contract as soon as
the layout is finalized, according
to Lacy.
Final approval for the 74,70O-
acre project came in April from
the Senate Agriculture Commit
tee. Since that time progress on
the preliminary planning has
continued at a rapid pace.
Nine dams are to be built as
soon as all easements have been
obtained. Site Two is the first
to be cleared, but others are ap-
preaching that stage.
Planning for the Buffalo Creek
project began in 1855, and the
construction of the first dam in
several months will climax five
years of vigorous effort to get
some earth moved. Lacy urges
farmers to accelerate conser-
walton practices within the water
shed at the present time. This
has been emphasized as a key
part Of the plan behind the flood
retarding structures.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22
Col. John Steck
Attends Defense
STRAIT egg Seminar

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 81
Army National Guard 1t. Col.
John c. Steck, of Farmville, is
one of approximately 200 officers
of the reserve cornponents of the
Army, Navy. Marine Corps and
Air Force currently attending
the second annu al Defense
Strategy Seminar at the National
War College. Washington, D. C..
The 14-day seminar is scheduled
to be concluded July %.
The purpose of the seminar is
to develop among a select group
of reserve and National Guard
officers an understanding of the
forces in the world which consti-
tute a danger to the United
States, and to study and discuss
measures which can be adopted
to counter the danger.
The curriculum. which is pre-
sented in closed sessions, in
cluded Present World Environ
ment; Communism: It's Strategy
and Tactics; The Spectrum of
the Conflict: Meeting the Com
munist Challenge and Your Role
in the Cold War.
Participants are chosen from
those officers who are active in
public affairs and can. through
their positions in civilian life,
help alert the United States pub
lie to the dangers inherent in the
present international situation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22
Last Year Report Shows
Local Citizens Smoke
Cigarettes

Residents Of Prince Edward
County don't scare easily.
In the face of a steady bar
rage of medical reports in re-
cent years linking cigarette
smoking with cancer and with
heart disease, they are putting
sway at a record rate.
Some 2,08l 900 packs Of ciga-
rettes were consumed locally in
the past year. well over previous
totals. according to national
data released by the Depart
ment of Agriculture and area re-
ports issued by the tobacco in
dustry.
This represents an average Of
1855 packs a year per capita
among the local population Of
age Is and over.
The rate of consumption was
higher than that reported for the
United States as a whole, 100
packs per person in that age
group.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22

went to Shoosmith Brothers, Inc.
of Chester at $3O,377 .09.
Some 50 work days have been
used by the main builder. Com
pletion is anticipated in about
three weeks if the weather re-
mains good, according to Terry.
The dam at Site STA when
completed will be 42l2 feet high
ard extend 725 feet from one end
to the other. The structure will
be 248 feet through the base.
The rapidly shaping-up mound
will contain 81 900 cubic yards of
earth fill when completed.
A 24-inch concrete spillWay
pipe lies in the center at the
bottom of the dam. The pipe is
equipped with control valve.
which will enable release of suf-
ficient water to maintain the
streams normal flow to land
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22

stretch out over ,460 acres.
Sound conservation practices are
to be used by the landowners in
this area. They include Mrs.
Mary e. M vain. John T.
Tharpe. j. H. Daniel, and r. B.
Moore.
A unit of channel improvement
work will be carried out below
the structure.
Secondary roadbanks in the
watershed are being treated and
seeded to prevent erosion. Some
Is miles of banks have already
been treated.
The application for the Roa-
noke Creek Watershed project
was made to State Soil Conser-
walton Committee on March 81,
1855. Final approval came from
Washington late last year.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-22
Beef Talks Give
Farmers Ideas
On Fall Sales

Beef cattle producers from
Prince Edward County gathered
informally at the F. G. Baldwin
farm, near Prospect. Wednesday
afternoon to hear two VPI
specialists discuss factors that
effect beef production.
Following the m E G ting a
brunswick stew was enjoyed.
Discussing the beef situation
was livestock specialist X. c..
Williamson. He outlined the cost
factors that go into a farm op-
GRAFTON producing beef calves.
The cost Of production wa $
very close to the selling point
in many examples Williamson
used, which made it obvious that
excellent management must be
employed, if area farmers in
tend to break even or make a
profit in the beef business.
Adding to his figures warning
Williamson said, I'm afraid
steer calves are going to be a
little cheaper this fall than last
year Heifers may be about So
cheaper than last fall Also" he
stated. In connection with. the
weather, Williamson said that
if we have severe drought,
things will be even worse. as the
market will be saturated with
calves.
Good management is needed
to offset other adverse factors,
Williamson maintained. He cited
such factors as the percentage
OF calving, the size of the calf
and the quality of calf as the
factors that bear most directly
on the price.
The Feeder calf sales were
discussed as an excellent means
OF getting top pay for calves.
John Shoulders, VPI agrono-
mist. discussed various grass
and legume combinations that a
farmer could employ to give
better feeding.
The cheapest way to produce
feed is BY pasture" Shoulders
claimed. Feed as long as you
can on pastures before going to
another source" he said. He
also pointed out that silage is
being used successfully on many
beef farms, and silos are not
confined to dairy operations.
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