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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15
Relations Cited
Shedding Injury Fatal to Boy, 13;
Accidents Send Many to Hospitals

John David Norman, II, of 254
Lynhaven drive, Alexandria
back injuries; Jack Williams,
%, of 1901 South Courthouse
road, Arlington. back injuries:
Betsy Tierney, II. of 6808 In
dian Run parkway, Alexandria,
face cuts. and Ricky Pintuff, IL,
OF 81 South street, Alexandria,
possible neck injury.
Police said young Norman's
sled coasted into the path of a
car driven by Archie G. Frank
lin, 20, Of 1908 South Six
tenth street, Arlington, at Reed
avenue and Evans street. The
driver was not charged.
Northern Virginia hospitals
and ambulance dispatchers
said more than Is persons were
taken to hospitals in the area
yesterday as a result of sled
ding injuries.
Prince Georges County fire
officials said that by noon today
they had received calls on more
than 20 shedding accidents.
The injured. including victims
of fractures, cuts and bruises,
swamped emergency room facll-
tiles at Prince Georges Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15
Jury Indicts
Coleman Brothers
In Police Staying

The Coleman brothers today
were indicted on charges of
first-degree murder in the fatal
shooting of a Washington po-
liceman.
The Colemans, William c.,
rs, and Raymond S., 20, were
arrested after Metropolitan
Police Pvt. Donald j. Brereton,
81, was killed while chasing
two holdup men. His partner,
Pvt. Clyde R. Winters, "a, was
critically wounded during an
exchange of gunfire on Deem
Der % in an alley next to a
liquor store, which had been
held up at 1925 Georgia avenue
NV.
The District Court grand
jury also charged the two de-
PENDANTS with robbery, assault
with intent to kill, assault with
a dangerous weapon and as
sault on members of the police
force.
One count of the idictment
alleges that the ColemanS MUIR
dered Pvt. Brereton with de-
liberate and premediated mall
ice. A second count charges
them with murder while COM
hitting a robbery. Both counts
carry the death penalty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15
Experts Hired to Plan
Area Sewers to 2O1O

Health and the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion.
The w. S. S. c. acts as con-
tracing agency for the SAM
tary Board. Formal arrange
ments for the hiring of the
consultants are expected later
this week.
District Engineer Commits
sioner A. C. yelling, who is
chairman of the Regional San
itary Board, noted that, when
completed, the sewer plan will
be the first extensive master
proposal developed for this
area.
He said it would have been
beneficial had the master plan
been available for guidance be-
fore the start of construction
of the Dulles International Air
port at Chantilly. A separate
treatment plant for the Chan
tilly area has been authorized
by Congress, although area
planners have urged that sew
age facilities there be tied in
with a regional plan.
The consultants have made
similar sewer and water re-
sources studies for the District
and other metropolitan areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15

Enoch T. Steere, jr., 10. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch T.
Steere, ST., of 1927 West Gren-
stead street, Falls Church, was
fatally injured yesterday in a
shedding accident.
Rescue workers said the
boys sled skidded under a
parked car in the HOO block of
Wesley road about 4::30 pm.
when wind blew loose snow
into his face, temporarily
binding him. His head struck
the frame of the auto.
The boy, a seventh-grader at
st. James Parochial School,
Falls Church, died at 6:55 pm.
at Arlington Hospital. He was
an only child.
In another Shedding acct
dent, Daniel DuncanSon, 10,
of 1904 South Columbus street,
Arlington, suffered injuries re-
quiring the removal of a kid
ney. He was listed in fair
condition today at Arlington
Hospital.
Randolph w. Solt, 9, of 1901
Hillcrest lane, Annandale, was
listed in good condition at Ar
lington Hospital with possible
back and head injuries. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15
Antietum Bill
Clears House
After 3 Years

A bill to preserve the Antie-
tam Battlefield cleared the
House today with only a MUIR
muring objection.
The action climaxed three
years efforts to steer the leg
islation through House COM
mittees. In addition to assur-
ing a battlefield readied for
the centennial celebration in
1862, the bill, if passed by Con-
gress, would be a political vic
tory for its sponsor, Repre-
sentative Foley, Democrat of
Maryland.
In a surprise move, the
Antietam bill was called on the
calendar of business. OPPOSE
ton from one member could
have killed it.
But Interior Committee
Chairman Aspinall, Democrat
of Colorado, already had sat-
isfied the major committee OPP
ponent, Representative West
land, Republican of Washing
ton, with two amendments to
the bill as reported by COM
mittee.
Basically, the bill simply re-
moves an old restriction that
allows Federal title to Antietam
lands only by donation.
The committee amendment
limited direct Federal purchase
and condemnation to 600 acres,
but provided that the Interior
Department could acquire deeds
to other lands, if it Immediately
reconveyed title, with use re-
strictions, to original owners.
Offered on the floor by Mr..
ASpinan were further restric-
lions on total land acquisition
to 1900 acres. This is the size
of the Civil War field near
Sharpsburg, Md.
The second limit on Federal
spending made to satisfy Mr..
WeStland was that Government
cost in the shift of deeds should
not exceed reasonable value"
OF the preservation restrictions
imposed on the property.
Representative Gross, Re-
publican of Iowa, faithful to
his economy bent, questioned
the prudence of spending any
Federal money for Antietam.
why can't Maryland use
some of its $40 million State
surplus to buy necessary prop
erty and donate the land?" he
asked.
Mr.. Aspinalls explanation of
the two new restrictions on
Federal activity kept the Iowan
silent on the call for passage,
however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15

Two Johns Hopkins Univer-
Sity conSultantS have been en-
gagged to draw up a preliminary
regional master plan for Wash
ington area sanitary sewers and
waste disposal, which will cover
anticipated needs to the year
201O.
The Metropolitan Regional
Sanitary Board, in announc-
ing the hiring of the two ex-
perts, said the $4,000 plan is
being paid for by contributions
from all the Jurisdictions in
volved.
The two consultants are DR..
Abel Wolman, professor of
sanitary engineering and water
resources at Johns Hopkins,
and DR.. John c. Geyer, chair
man Of the university's Depart
ment Of Sanitary Engineering
and Water Resources.
DR.. Wolman said it will take
about a year to complete the
plan.
To Plot How To Meet Needs
1t will outline the ultimate
sewer needs for the entire area,
including locations of main in
terceptors and treatme n t
plants, and will show how best
use can be made of existing
facilities.
In developing the sewer plan,
the consultants will use a long
range land use master plan
now being drawn up by the
National Capital Regional
Planning Council, which will
cover expected needs to the
year 1000.
The Jurisdictions that are
members of the Regional SAM
tary Board, besides the Dis
trict, are:
Montgomery, Prince Georges
and Charles counties in Mary
land; Fairfax, Arlington and
Prince William counties in Vir-
ginia, and Alexandria and Falls
Church.
Others Represented
The board also includes rep
resentatives from the Mary
land State Department of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15

public estimate of potential
taxes to the State and to Fair
fax and Loudoun Counties that
might be involved.
State Senator Fenwick said
in advance of the executive ses-
sion, THE conference is a con-
tinuation of the very friendly
relationship between the State
and Federal Governments that
have existed from the time the
studies began to present time"
The studies began prior to
the 1858 session of the Legisla-
ture which created the Virginia
Airport Authority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15

Is because tranScontinental and
international airlines already
have a head start of two years
or so operating out of Friend
ship international Airport near
Baltimore.
While most of the long-haul
operations presumably will
transfer to Dulles after its COM
pletion, there are other factors
particularly taxes-that could
discourage such a shift.
Representatives of the Fed
eral Aviation Agency, headed
by Allen L. Deane, assistant
director of management serv-
ices, were to confer today with
Virginia officials, including Ar
lington State Senator Charles
r. Fenwick, chairman of the
Virginia Airport Authority.
Bill Discussion Set
One of the topics set for dis
cuSsion is the status of a bill
pending in the United States
Senate. 1t would authorize a
charter granting broad con-
demnation and tax exemption
authority to the National Capt.
tai Airports Corp, subject to
control by the FAA.
Under the pending congress
sional charter, the Airports
Corp. could condemn lands
needed to operate airport IA
cilities such as access roads.
There is no language in the
United States Senate bill re-
quiring the new corporation to
consult Fairfax or Loudoun
Counties or the State on how
its development would affect
PldAl1l11lS.
The Federal charter also is
broad in its exemptions to the
corporation from franchise and
income taxation by the State
or localities. This would in
clude gasoline sales, fees on
restaurants, stores, etc.
Relations Cited
Legislation pending before
the Virginia General Assembly
affecting operations at the
Chantilly field also will be con-
sidered. Two measures bear on
a tax on aviation fuels.
So far, there has been no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15
Hearing Set
On Used-Cur
Insurance Bill

Chairman Beall of a Senate
District subcommittee will open
hearings tomorrow on legisla-
ton to curb another phase Of
Washington's used-car racket
exorbitant charges for credit,
life, health and accident in
surance.
Insurance overcharges have
been coupled with uncontrolled
auto finance charges to initiate
the bills some car buyers are
stuck with when they buy on
the inStallment plan. Another
Senate District subcommittee
already has held hearings on
auto finance legislation and has
scheduled another hearing for
Wednesday.
The credit insurance bill ap-
plies not only to auto sales but
to all purchases ION time"
where the creditor adds charges
to insure repayment of the
debt.
Senator Beall, in setting the
hearing for 10 am. tomorrow
on the credit insurance bill
said he wants to prevent I'M
scruplous car dealers from
moving from one subterfuge
to another"
In The Stars Buyer Be.
ware" series exposing the used
car racket. as we'll as in House
and Senate hearings on the
auto finance legislation it was
brought out that credit insur-
ance is uncontrolled by the
District, and that dealers and
finance companies can charge
whatever they want.
The Districts insurance COM
missioner, Albert Jordan, will
testify in favor of the bill
which follows the pattern of
a number of States.
James w. Riddell, counsel for
the Old Republic Life Insur-
ance Co. of Chicago, also has
asked to be heard on the
-Four other measures are
scheduled for consideration by
Senator Beall's subcommittee
tomorrow They include bills
to amend the District Life
Insurance Act to regulate VAR
liable annuity insurance con-
tracts; to eliminate the re.
quirement that certain District
corporations must have District
citizens for ma ority of their
trustees; to make technical
changes in the District Motor
Vehicle Safety Responsibility
Act, and to amend the Districts
Alcohol Beverage Control Act
by prohibiting direct sale o,
beer by manufacturers to CONF
sumerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15
OVER HIS CAR RADIO, he

OVER HIS CAR RADIO, he
ordered more blowing in the
downtown area. Most of the
ploWs are equipped with
radios, including the flush
ers," the big water trucks
converted to ploWs.
The Sleet continued. Light,
biting snow replaced it.
Mr.. Xanten found a sofa
and went to sleep about S
am.
At 7 am, as other shifts
were coming on, as plans
were being laid to send
white wings" downtown to
shovel snow, Mr.. Xanten
woke up. He called the
Weather Bureau.
The Substitute Rambler
left about 9 am. Mr.. Xanten
was worried about a deep
freeze and was thinking of
Monday morning.
He may still be there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15

Others Represented
The board also includes rep
reSentatives from the Mary
land State Department of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15
Lions to Meet

The Washington (Host)
Lions Club will hold a lunch
con meeting at 1915 pm.
Wednesday at the Mayf1ower
Hotel. Col. Daniel R. Sickler,
head of the District National
Guards lis Evacuation Hos
pital and an internal medicine
specialist, will speak on the
history of the National Guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15

boy, a third-grader at Wake
field Forest School, struck a
tree with his sled.
Four persons injured while
shedding we're listed in salts
factory condition today at Alex
andria Hospital. They are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15
BY 6 PM. 1T LOOKED

BY 6 PM. 1T LOOKED
WORSE. Meanwhile, gar
bage, trash, and dump
trucks were spreading sand
and salt throughout the city.
Some growled up the ramp
for another load, outside the
garage. Other trucks were
being sent out, at other
points in town, by the High
way Department, the Sewer
and Water Department, Ma
tional Capital Parks, D. c.
Transit and the Army Engi-
neerS.
Then the snow stopped
and a Sleet started. BY the
time the plows had arrived
at each route-each driver
had mimeographed direc-
tons on cardboard - the
snow had been packed down
and the plows were only
sklmming over. Mr.. Xanten
talked to the Weather Bu-
reau and kept the plowS
working.
He went home about 8
pm. He had some bean soup,
a hamburger, a glass of milk,
a piece of cake and a cup of
coffee.
At dinner he spoke of his
troubles.
The Highway Depart
ment doesn't like salt Look
what its done out there on
Military road. Why it's as
clean as the table. We can't
use it on some streets. They
say it breaks up the cement.
1t tends to expand after it
leaks into the pores.
salt costs $1S a ton. Well
probably use 1000 tons of
salt on this storm and about
5000 tons of sand. The whole
thing will probably run
about 100000"
On the way back to the
office he drove down Con-
necticut avenue to check the
work of the plows.
Look at those windrows,"
he said, "see how they pile
UP at an intersection. That's
what you have to haul away.
You got to get that stuff
cleared off before traffic
starts. Thank God tomor-
row is Sunday"
He explained windows"
were the ridges of snow
pushed up by a pillow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15
The
Rambler
Visits
A Snowman
By JOHN McKELWAY

Snow fell into the life of
William A. Xanten about 2
pm. Saturday.
He had been expecting it.
Mr. Xanten, the Districts
superintendent of SANTA
ton, had been called by the
Weather Bureau at $3.50 that
morning A big snow was ex-
pected, said the forecaster,
and Mr.. Xanten got out of
bed and went across town
to a big brick garage up a
ramp from West Virginia
avenue NE.
Snow, in the District, is
considered litter, and it falls
to sanitation men to handle
it, then get rid of it. Mr..
Xanten directs the attack
frequently moaning, twist
ing, standing and looking
out of the window, and,
sometimes, just by sitting
and looking down at the
floor.
His men were ready to
move by 6 a. m, but the
snow failed to show up.
Nevertheless, even when the
sun Shone about noon, the
forecaSter stuck to his fore
cast and by l pm. the first
flakes were falling. 1t looked
like a long, heavy bitter
storm.
Mr.. Xanten, in an Office
at the end of his depart
ment's Northeast garage,
had a long talk with the
Weather Bureau. He pumped
out as much as he could,
talking quietly and smok-
ing. He sits at a plain desk.
At 8 pm, with the pros
pect of an 8-inch snowfall
ahead, Mr.. Xanten made his
first big decision. He asked
that 207 snow plowS be ready
to move at 6 pm. These in
clude "a plowS operated by
private truckers under con-
tract to the District.
There were about 1900
men either working or get
ting ready to fight the snow.
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WEATHER
yelling
Cautions
SIedders
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Continued From First Page
be full of motorists. You can't
have a worse situation than an
icy street where a motorist is
not in full control of his car
and sledder is not in full con-
troll of his sled"
Snow Plans Cancelled
Commissioner yelling noti-
fled motorists Just before noon
that emergency snow plans l,
and 4 had been Cancelled.
The first plan warns motorists
they are subject to arrest if they
are stuck on certain main
streets without chains or snow
tires: the second advises mo-
florists to avoid non-essential
travel, and the third bans
parking from midnight to 7
am. on certain arterial high
ways.
Gen. Yelling said there still
are icy spots and urged that all
non essential motor trips be
Cancelled.
Last nights low reading was
% degrees. Tonight it may drop
to % degrees. Tomorrow will
be cloudy and not quite so cold.
For the next five days, the
forecaster said, temperatures
will average from normal to 4
degrees below normal. Normals
for Washington are a high of
As degrees and a low Of 20 for
this time of year. More precipi-
tation is in sight Wednesday
or Thursday, expected to total
about a fourth of an inch.
William A. Xanten, District
sanitation division head, had
crews out sanding arterial
highways as soon as the first
flakes began falling Saturday
morning. They continued OPP
erations today. |
Power Cut Off
The snow, which began at |
1925 am. Saturday, ended just
before noon yesterday. It
changed to freezing rain and
then Sleet Saturday night be-
fore the snow began again
early yesterday.
Some 1,700 residents of the
Chesterbrook area of Fairfax
County were without power for
more than three hours yester-
day. High winds had toppled a
tree on lines of the Virginia
Electric and Power Co. Work.
men restored power by 1853
pm.
| In Maryland, highway off,
Gals reported all major roads
were open and crews started
work today on secondary high
ways. Western Maryland took
the storms biggest punch
Garrett County recorded 8
inches of snow and drifts in the
mountains measured 3 feet.
Traffic Tied Up
There was a major traffic
tle-up on Route 2 shortly aft
er Bowie Race Track cut short
its Saturday racing program.
BUSINESS was as usual at
Friendship Airport. Baltimore
got an early start on snow
clearance and did not need the
heavy equipment it bought aft
er the heavy storms of 1857.
Vlrginians had a rough Job
digging out from the winters
first major storm. The Old
Dominion lay buried in snow
ranging from 4 to 10 inches.
Schools were closed in at
least 40 counties of Virginia
and in most towns of the
Southwest section. Three
deaths attributable to the
storm were reported from traf-
f1c accidents and three other
persons died of heart attacks
while shoveling snow.
The Fairfax County Recrea-
ton Department called off |
adult recreation classes sched-
uled for tonight because of
hazardous driving conditions.
1t was Virginia's heaviest
general snow since 1910. The
greatest depth, l8 inches, was
recorded in portions of Car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-15
u. S., Virginia Discuss
DuIIesAirport Problems
FAA, State Study Role Of Corporation
. At CIosed-Door Session in Richmond
By ALEX r. PRESTON
Star Stan Writer

RICHMOND, Feb 15-A bill in Congress creating Federal
corporation to Dulles International Airport other prob
lens bearing on future operations the 500 million airport
Chanty Va be discussed conferenc.
here today.
Virginia is approaching the problem gngerly Thi,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-23

disappeared altogether in the shuttle.
A variation on this scene was re.
peated at the first official reception
Shahnaz Whose name means "caress
of the King'O attended. lranian stu
dents from local colleges took one look
at the Princess and mobbed her as
college boys sometimes will. The Prin-
cess was poised, but obviously pleased
through the turmoil.
It's been like this ever since.
Both Shahnaz and Ardeshir were not
strangers to this country when they
arrived, which may account for their
popularity here.
She had attended the Marymount
High School in California, and he
graduated from Utah State University.
Home sweet embassy
Like most young women who have
not yet graduated from the ranks Of
teen-agehood, Shahnaz likes to dance
and listen to Frank Sinatra records.
Many visitor to the Embassy is struck
by the homeike, easy atmosphere she
brought to it.
A recent guest, for example, spotted
the canvas stroller of the Princess's
2-year-old daughter Mahnaz C'caress
of the moon'), parked casually in the
marble.Hoored foyer. Occasionally, a
hi-6 set may be heard waiting the
decidedly undiplomatic strains Of Sim
atra through the Embassy's halls.
Often, it seems, people think pretty
Princess should be seen and not heard.
And, at least if princesses are heard, it
is expected that they deal in sparkling
but meaningless phrases.
Sm0Fs, too!
Yet, a few months ago, the Princess
made speech at Congress Of Art and
Archaeology, presided over by the Per-
sian specialist Professor Arthur Upham
Pope. She wrote the speech herself
and delivered it without notes. After
wards, an Embassy attache who had
known the Princess all her life came up
to her, and with surprised admiration
in his voice, congratulated her.
"Why are you surprised" she asked,
with annoyance. Didn't you expect
could make sensible speech? After all,
should be able to I've had won
derful education. A Princess should
have enough knowledge to make almost
any kind of speech"
But what the charming Princess didn't
say but obviously meant was that a
Princess who is cast into the swirling
diplomatic life of Washington has to
learn to do everything - and do it as
we'll as she can! - The End