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, 1960-12-17
LEGISLATIVE G o
CONTINUED from yesterday

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Now, Mr.. Chairman, we are being asked to %appropri-
ate another hundred thousand dollars for a barge. We
don't know the condition it is in and we don't know
whether or not we are throwing our money away. ! say,
Mr.. Chairman, that since this contractor is supposed 10
furnish the island OF Saint Thomas with suhlclent water
to keep us going until the distillation plant is built, ! THINK
it's a waste of money to appropriate a hundred Thousand
for 4 water barge when there is now an emergency into
which we should throw all the available money.
And, i believe, also, Mr.. Chairman, that if we are to
spend 4 hundred thousand dollars for this water barge, IN
the two wears we are to get this distillation plant, what are
81 poing III do with this MISREPRESENTATION barge
after we oct the water distilation plant? What are we go
mo tn do with It? / think, Mr.. Chairman, that we should
not take any action on this, at all! It is waste OF money.
MR.. LAWAETZ: Mr.. President, may I comment on
that?
THE PRESIDENT: Senator Lawaetz.
Mt. AWAET Mr.. President, if Senator Ottley
were to read the bill thoroughly he would see that this Dill
merely calls for an additional appropriation OF S13,UOO.
There is $4,000 which has already been appropriated IN
Bill No. 945 ..
MR.. OTTIEY: Mr.. Chairman, may I answer that at
this point. It seems to me that whether $4,000 was appro-
priated last year, or the year before, It IS stllla hundred
thousand dollars worth Of taxpayers money, Inats tne
point!
MIR AWAETZ It is the intent to use this barge
for storage Of water. It is not to haul water in. It was
thought that when WI have obtained the distillation plant
and It is put in operation we will still need water storage
facilities. The present Z million ganonTstorage 1aclnty
which we have ia Saint Thomas is owned by the Navy and
they can chase us out of there any time.
Ihave only been asked to have this bill introduced
today SO that some action can be taken on II.
THE PRESIDENT: / take a different view on this
question. I feel that regardless of whether or not we have
the Distillation Plant, the island Ct Saint Thomas needs
storage facilities to accommodate the water which this
plant will produce.
Since we have already appropriated $4,000 to build
: cistern or a storage tank, they are merely asking, IN this
bill. for an additional $4,000. A cistern Tor 2 million gal
Ions was the original proposition, and the appropriation
was made accordingly, $4,000.
It would seem to me that if you can now buy a cistern
that's what it would be-with3 million gallons capacity,
for an additional $4,000 that it certainly makes sense. |
would favor the passage OF this legislation
DR.. ANDUZE: Mr.. President.
H PRESIDENT: Senator Anduze.
, 1960-12-17

&
H PRESIDENT: Senator Gomez.
Mr.. GOMEZ: To my mind, til S not a question Of
how our tempers are today. But my point is this, Mr..
Chairman, what's the sense Of our going and spending a
hundred thousand dollars to buy a barge-a concrete
barge, Mr.. Chairman, which must be a reinforced barge
There must be steel in that barge, end to have it anchored
in seaWater. Mr.. Chairman, do you know what's going to
happen to that after a while? When that steel starts cor
roding? It must corrode anyhow, lying in seawater all the
time. Whoever has this barge, MIR. Chairman, simply
wants to get rid Of it. He wants to dump it on somebody.
We are going to put it down there at the Submarine
Base and then the Navy will tell us this thing is in our
way, you had better get it out Of here. What will we do
then, Mr.. Chairman? I think it will be money wasted to
purchase this barge
wouldn't give my vote for this, now or any other
time, Mr.. Chairman. / am against the idea of having that
barge. / would rather see that we take that hundred thous-
and dollars-or even a million dollars, MIR. Chairman
and build a tank on terra frma but not in the seaWater.
No! Mr.. Chairman, not at all ThatH be throwing away
the taxpayers moey.
Mr.. OTTLEY: would like to ask a question. It says
here to enter into contract with the American Marine Cor
poration, a private firm. My understanding, yesterday,
when it was brought to me was that this is supposed to be
something that was going to be given from the govern
ment. We were going to pay transportation cost of $4,000
or something of the sort.
Here is a private firm and we are going to enter )
a contract without advertising and bid. This is little IL
regular, Mr.. Chairman, to spend a hundred thousand
dollars worth of taxpayers money without advertising
types Of things, Mr.. Chairman. Why should we pick out
one single company & spend a hundred thousand dollars
How do we know we aren't getting a pig in a pork! How
do we know, Mr.. Chairman?
won't go along with this today or any other day.
THE PRESIDENT: Do we have any further state
ments under Privileges of the Floor?
no he rontin,,edl
, 1960-12-17
TIE ST. cROIX AVIS

be wise not to bring this bill to the floor today for q vote,
because I think it would be terrible if we were to vote
down something like this. ! think we would regret it. TIL
is not a mere matter Of spending money reckless or with
out forethought. This is something that we have been an
~ticipating to accomplish for a long time.
Even if this $4,000 were spent to build additional
storage facilities it will take considerable length Of time
to provide these catchments. One catchment can only ac-
million gallons, @ believe.
Now, for $25, 900 more we can have three times the
capacity for holding water. 1t is all well and good to have
a nice rainfall a nice year, but when the drought comes
this receptacle which is capable of holding 3 million ga
Ions Of water would be welcomed and there will be NJ
rationing.
SO, I believe if tempers are such today that the parT-
age Of this bill will be in jeopardy, I believe we should
hold it.
Mr.. GOMEZ: Mr.. Chairman.
THE PRESIDENT: Senator Gomez.
Evening star., 1960-07-31

Continued From Preceding Po9e
300
4-Peter Gum. Crime.
Gum refuses police protection
when it is Ieorned thot eonosters
pIon to kill him. Croi9 Stevens.
tRepeot.)
5-Roeket Squad. Crime.
Reed HodIey narrator.
9-ceIebrity ToIent Scouts.
PREMIERE. Guests: Phil Silvers
introduces Comedion Mickey
Freeman, Ann Sheridan introduces
the Mottison Trio and Audrey
Meadows introduces Mitz Mason,
sonostress.
$3.50
4-TV Theoter. Drama.
A truck driver with almost z mil
lion miles Of sofe driving TO his
credit is blamed for on accident
which was coused by another
driver. Fronk Gerstle tRepeot.)
5-Bis Story.
A reporter gathers evidence TO
assure the just trioI Of a ron
occused of poisoning his wife.
7-Adventures in Pdrodise.
] Hour. THE Violent journey" -
Adam ends up in q SEQ Of trouble
when he tokes couple of newly
weds on O honeymoon cruise.
Gardner McKoy, Notoie Trudy,
Jeff Richards. (Repeot.)
9-Spike Jones Show. Premiere.
Musicol comedy revue, storing
Spike Jones and Sonostress Helen
Groyco, featuring Joyce Jameson,
Len Weinrib and Bill Dana.
1000
4-HolIywood Sings. Color.
I Hour. A musicol revue starring
Tommy Grimes and Eddie. Albert.
Boris KorIoff, host. (Repeot.)
5-Mon Behind the Badge.
9-New Comedy Showcase.
PREMIERE. Grandparents embork
on O second honeymoon ond
encounter comic complications.
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Evening star., 1960-06-22
Moss Proposes
Arlington Area
For Hero Burial

A bill to enlarge Arlington
Cemetery by 20 acres, reserved
for burial of persons who dis
tinguished themselves in the
armed forces, today was intro
duced by Senator Moss, Demo-
crat of Utah.
The act reserves the new
section for the interment of
those who have received the
Congressional Medal of Honor,
the Distinguished Service Cross,
the Navy Cross, the DiStin-
guished Flying Cross, the Army
and Navy Distinguished Service
medals or other special designs-
tions by the President" Sena-
tor Moss said.
The 20 acres of federally
owned land adjoins the north
boundary of the cemetery.
The bill could have the prac-
tical effect of blocking con-
struction of proposed Free
dom Monument sought by
private sponsors and the ad-
ministration for land in this
area.
Evening star., 1960-06-22
Indiana Firms
idLoWo on
River Span

BALTIM ORE, June q
(AP). - The Maryland State
Roads Commission announced
yesterday that two Indiana
firms are the apparent low bid
der on a contract to build a
bridge across the Potomac River
between Maryland and Vir-
gina.
The commission said Ruck-
man and Hansen Inc. of Fort
Wayne and Roy Ryan and Son
Co., Inc, of Evansville submit
ted combined low bid of ST.
820,385 for the Cabin John
Bridge project.
Their bid was the lowest of
six submitted for the dual span
which will measure 1,400 feet.
The bridge will cross the Po-
tomac near Glen Echo in Mont
gomery County. 1t will connect
the Capitol beltway in Mary
land with its counterpart in
Virginia.
Under an agreement between
the two States, Maryland will
pay 79 per cent of the cost and
Virginia 81 per cent, using Fed
eral interstate and matching
State funds.
Work on the bridge will be-
gin this summer. Completion is
expected by June, 1862.
Evening star., 1960-06-22
Committed Mans
Fairfax Appeal
Faces Delay Plea

A two-week postponement
will be sought for a hearing on
the appeal of a man committed
to a mental hospital after q
mental telepathist studied the
Carroll v. Jackson family
kidnap-slayings.
Commonwealth's Attorney
Robert c. Fitzgerald of Fairfax
County said he will ask for the
postponement this afternoon tc
allow doctors at Southwestern
State Hospital, Marion, Va.
to complete their observation
of the man.
The man was committed to
the mental hospital by a coun-
ty lunacy commission. He had
been picked up after Peter
Herkos, a Dutch telepathist,
visited the scenes of the slay-
ings with Virginia and Mary
land state police.
A hearing on an appeal was
granted on Monday by Circuit
Court Judge Paul E. Brown.
The wife Of the man who was
picked up signed the lunacy
commitment petition.
The woman's attorney,
Wayne Conner of Falls Church,
said she was confused" and
weary from questioning when
she signed the petition.
Evening star., 1960-06-22
Freight roin-Hopping
Kills Foirfox Boy, 13

A 13-year-old Fairfax County
boy with a weakness for riding
freight cars rode one to his
death yesterday.
The crumpled body of James
w. Gentry. who lived at the
Woodley Hills Trailer Camp on
Richmond highway, was found
between two sets Of railroad
tracks in Lorton, Va.
Police speculated that the
boy, missing since Monday
morning. hoped a freight in
the Alexandria yards, clung to
its side as it headed south and
then fell to his death about
$50 am. as it passed through
Lorton.
Just Saturday morning, Alex
andria Juvenile detectives
brought the youngster home
after railroad detectives found
him in the Alexandria yards.
His mother, Mrs. Jess Gentry,
said James apparently got the
idea Friday night after he saw
other boys hopping freight
trains there the night before.
He was away from home most
of last week but stayed near
the trailer camp, Mrs. Gentry
said. Police brought him home
Saturday, but Monday, while
she was away doing the wash,
he disappeared again, she said.
She and her husband, con-
struction worker at the Be-
thesda Naval Hospital, could
not understand his behavior.
I'VE kept praying and pray
ing for him." she said.
The body was spotted about
6:45 am. by c. J. Hall, engineer
on a Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac train. He radioed
his headquarters in Richmond.
For nearly eight hours, police,
railroad detectives and the
FBI tried to identify the body.
The break came when E. K.
Pickrell, a special agent for
the RF&P, noticed the dead
boy resembled young Gentry
whom he had picked up in the
yards Saturday morning.
Mrs. Gentry was near COL
lapse after identifying the body
at Arlington Hospital.
James was a fifth-grade
Evening star., 1960-06-22

Joseph Kordella, acting pub
lie works director, said 5000 to
1000 cars day now use the
two roads. He said the number
probably will increase as the
area continues to develop.
Thomas B. Oyster of 2419
Reedie drive, a director of the
Wheaton Chamber of Com
merce, said the widened road
would provide access for the
regional park and be a vastly
needed" bypass while Univer-
sity boulevard is being recon-
tructed next year.
Tax InstalIment Backed
In other business. the county
council held a public hearing
on a proposal to permit citi-
zens to purchase tax-anticipa-
ton certificates that later
could be surrendered to meet
tax bills.
I. M. Labovitz, public finance
chairman of the Civic Fedora
ton, said, "The property tax
is the one big tax bill that citi-
zenS still have to pay all at
once"
He said the federation long
has favored adoption of a plan
that would allow taxpayers to
pay their property taxes in in
stallments.
The council scheduled a meet
ing tonight with county per-
sonnel department heads to
discuss screening of applica-
tions for county manager. 70
applications have been received.
Action on % rezoning re-
quests was deferred until Sep
tember to allow time for receipt
of the Rock Greek watershed
master plan.
The council turned down a
proposed change in the coming
law that would have permitted
operation of auto sales lots in
local commercial zones.
Evening star., 1960-06-22

Mr.. Ostrow so creditors can be
paid.
He said it will be necessary
to consider each home pur-
chase agreement separately
before deciding whether any
or all of them should be ac-
cepted or rejected.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Bourke and
some of the creditors will con-
fer on the best way to finish
the 20 houses so they may be
offered for sale. Mr.. McDon-
ough estimated they will be
worth $392,050. The % finished
houses are valued at $489,275.
Judge Thomson said, at the
request of Albert A. Rapport,
attorney for Is purchasers, that
they must be given an oppor-
tunity to study any plan pro-
posed for settlement of the
debts.
Mr.. Rapport said that pres
ent proposals do not answer
questions as to what future
financing will be available.
whether purchasers will be able
to buy the homes at the price
originally agreed to and how
defects will be corrected upon
completion of the homes.
Debt Estimate Given
In addition, he estimated
that if the trustee can recover
money involved in other deal
ingS of Mr.. Ostrow the total
assets might reach the amount
he owed.
Mr.. McDonough said his best
guess at the moment" is that
the total debt is $1,456,271.
Two corporations, Forest
Knolls and Roger Craig. were
set up for the housing develop
ment. Mr.. Bourke said he be-
lieves only Mr.. Ostrow had any
direct financial interest in both
The $280,000 for the 20 un-
finished houses was borrowed
from Equitable Savings & Loan
Association and disbursed by
Colonial Mortgage Co. The
completion bond was signed by
Nathaniel J. Taube, who is
president of Colonial Mortgage,
as an individual.
The latter firm offered to fin-
ish them at actual cost with
$4,000 still available on the
Equitable loan. Otherwise, the
mortgage company said, it
would renew foreclosure pro-
ceedings for $4,000 it is owned.
Evening star., 1960-06-22
COUNTY POLICE
PATROL BEATS IN
SHORT SLEEVES

Prince Georges County
policemen today began
rearing a short-sleeve,
open-neck uniform shirts
for the first time in the de-
partment's history.
In past summers the men
were permitted only to re-
move neckties and open
the top collar button of
long sleeve shirts.
The short-sleeve shirts
are restricted to the rank
and file. OfhcerS still must
wear the long sleeves with
neckties.
Evening star., 1960-06-22
Nursery School Takes
Applications for Fall

The Marc Nursery School, a
non-sectarian school for re-
tarded children, sponsored by
the Montgomery County Asso-
citation for Retarded Children
is now accepting applications
for the fall. The children must
be at least four years old to be
eligible for enrolment.
The Marc Nursery School is
at 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda,
in Montgomery County Unita-
rian Church. Application blanks
may be secured from Mrs.
Jenny w. Klein, director, at
1921 Mary Knolls avenue, Be-
thesda, Md.
Evening star., 1960-06-22

major connection planned for
the area.
The engineering firm esti-
mated the project cost at $2,-
.723,000 when it presented pre-.
liminary plans last year. City
planning officials said, how
ever, that high land prices
would boost the exchange cost
to nearly $3.5 million. Mr..
Heatwole, noting the firms
present estimate is a minimum,
explained the increase as a re-
suit of more elaborate" plans.
He said the plans were
changed because traffic fore
casts last year we're lower than
the present estimate for 1874,
which, he said, is nearly $4,000
cars daily.
Evening star., 1960-06-22
Alexandra Unveils
Plan for Interchange

The Alexandria City Council
last night unveiled plans for the
Duke street-Telegraph road in
terchange after a closed session
with designers of the proposed
So million structure.
The interchange, to cover
nearly 10 acres, will be built
with Federal, State and local
funds. 1t is designed to speed
cars from the circumferential
highway to the city's King
street business district.
The present intersection has
been termed Alexandria's worst
bottleneck.
Hearing July 6
The State will hold a public
hearing on the proposed inter =
change at IL am. July 6 in the
council chambers.
Plans shown the council last
night by the designers. Hayes,
Seay, Mattern 81 Mattern, a
Washington engineering firm,
called for construction of near
ly a mile of new three-lane
road to carry east and west
bound traffic on Duke street.
About a quarter-mile of ele-
vated roadway for Telegraph
road traffic is also planned,
public works officials said.
Nearly 2 miles of service
road will surround the heart
of the complex interchange.
In the center will be a three
deck portion, where eastbound
Duke street traffic passes un-
der two elevated roads carrying
motorists leaving and enter
ing Telegraph road.
City Manager E. G. Heatwole
said motorists leaving Alexan-
dria will enter Duke street by
way of Callaghan drive. In
coming traffic will leave by a
ramp curving south under
Duke stree and continue over
Diagonal road into the city.
One Southern Access
Telegraph road will be the
only southern access to Duke
street in the area. Residents
of the Taylor Run parkway and
Moncure drive area will have
access to Duke street, Mr..
Heatwole said, but there is no
Evening star., 1960-06-22
Salesman Injured
In Car Crash

Kenneth X. Holdings, "a, a
real estate salesman, of 1903
Windham lane. Silver Spring
was injured today when his car
crashed into a pole on Univer-
sity boulevard, police said.
Officers said Mr.. Holdings
was driving west on the boule-
ward near Sligo parkway when
the car left the road on a curve
snapped the pole in two and
struck a tree.
The pole landed on the road,
blocking traffic for two hours.
Mr.. Holdings was admitted
at Washington Sanitarium with
back and head injuries.
Evening star., 1960-06-22
Ostrow's Creditors OK
Trustee in u. S. Court

BALTIMORE, June % (AP)
The story of a Montgomery
County builder whose were
aboutS are a mystery and who
creditors say left behind debts
of at least STA million was un-
folded yesterday in Federal
District Court.
Daniel M. Ostrow, formerly
Of Silver Spring, was the build
er. The courtroom of Judge
Roszel Thomson was crowded
with suppliers who said he
owes them money and with
buyers of houses that Mr.. Os-
trow built in a development
known as Forest Knolls.
The project came to a halt
earlier this year. Prospective
buyers of 10 houses were left
without legal title. Another 20
houses were unfinished. Four
more were finished but unsold.
The homes were in the last
Of a series of 5 developments on
100 acres at Forest Knolls de-
veloped by Mr.. Ostrow, who
built a total of about 400
houses.
Trustee Approved
"OStrow has disappeared, or
at least we have been unable
to find anyone who will admit
they know where he is" said
]. Martin McDonough, a lawyer.
HE left no Office, no books.
no records, no office personnel. "
Mr.. McDonough is counsel to
Clyde E. Bourke, who was ap-
pointed trustee of assets. Yes
terday's hearing was to ask the
creditors if they had any OBJ
iections to Mr.. Bourke. There
were no objections and Judge
Thomson continued Mr.. Bourke
in the post.
The case before the court
yesterday was initiated by three
creditor firms, which filed a
petition for reorganization or
the Ostrow firm.
Mr.. McDonough told the
court that individually he tOs-
trow) is adjudicated a bank
rupt because of his failure to
appear.
Mr.. McDonough informed
the court it is going to be a
long, tedious process before Mr..
Bourke will be ready to submit
any recommendations for dis
posing Of available assets of
Evening star., 1960-06-22
Residents HitWidenino
OfWheoton Area Roads

Some Wheaton area residents
have told Montgomery County
Council that they are dead SET
against plans to widen Kemp
Mill road and Arcola avenue
which run past their homes.
The citizens, so of whom
came to the council meeting in
Rockville yesterday. cited two
main reasons for their objec-
tionS:
First, turning the roads into
a 4-lane highway would chew
up their front lawns. destroy
much-loved trees and eliminate
off street parking locations
residents argued.
Second, they said. the project
would cost the residents $685.
900 in benefit assessments they
don't think they should pay be-
cause little of the traffic on the
roads is local.
A. E. Mcclure of 2109 Arcola
avenue said only 5 per cent OF
the traffic is generated by local
residents. He said local tax
payers should not be forced to
pay for improvements others
will use.
He said the road widening
would Change a beautiful resi-
dental street into an arterial
highway" and destroy much Of
its natural beauty"
Delay Urged
Eugene J. Zander, president
of the Wheaton Civic Associa-
ton, said costs should be paid
entirely by the county. He said
the project should be delayed
until nearby University boule-
ward is improved and the i'm
pact on traffic studied.
Arcola avenue and Kemp Mil,
road arc for two miles from
University boulevard to Geor-
gia avenue, south of the pro-
posed Wheaton regional park
Evening star., 1960-06-22

pupil at the Groveton Ele-
mnetary School.
The Gentrys' neat, flower
bordered trailer home is about
eight miles south Of Alexandria
They have one other child
Judy, IL.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
By JOHN W. STEPP
Star Staff Writer

TVHEYLL be off and roaring at Upper Marlboro TINS
week end The occasion is the Tobacco Trail Gas
sic in which of motorcycle racing enthusiasts
mostly from the Washington compete annually for
thousands of dollars in prizes awarded on the oasis OF
speed and skill in getting the machines over the course
Marlboro Motor Raceway, scene of the three-oay
event starting Saturday. is the hometrack of the d. e.
Ramblers Motorcycle Club This is where the ooood
members of the club affiliate ofthe American Motor
cycle Association, assemble with their cycles-ano
usually with their families too-four times year for
racing events. While the menfolk roar and screen
around the lsmle blactop course their relatives and
friends alternately follow the wheels and MUNICH picnic
lunches Since the accident rate among the cyclists is
low the families can relax with easy minds.
Club members are divided into three classes OF
competence: novice amateur and expert All classl-
cations are governed by strict standards fixed oy the
national organization and adhered to by the affiliated
clubs in the interest of members own welfare and SAFE
ty Consequently the novices are so skilled tna
with the more hghlyrated cyclists, they have helpeo
the Ramblers to maintain average speed of 60 miles
an hour through the raceways hapin turns ana
straghtaways.