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for the last five years has ex-
ceeded $64 million.
Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co. expects to spend SAL
million in the Washington
Metropolitan Area, including
SITS million in the District
and more than $23 million in
the suburbs. This compares
with $36 million for the area
in 1859, including SIT million
in the district and SIG million
in the suburbs.
Virginia Electric and Power
Co. plans to spend $18 million
in the nearby northern Vir-
ginia area in 1860, including
$7.4 million for additional
generating capacity at the Pos
sum Point plant. compared
with $6.2 million for construc-
ton costs in this area in 1859.
VEPCO's statewide construc-
ton budget for 1860 will be
$58.6 million.
PEPCO Net Sets Record
President r. Roy Dunn of
PEPCO reported most satisfac-
tory growth and progress for
his company. Kilowatt-hour
sales increased, facilities were
Expanded substantially to rem
der adequate service and earn
ingS set a new record, he said.
At the year end, the COM
pany's 347,000 customers had
used more than 4.3 billion kilo-
watt-hours Of electricity, an IN
crease of more than II per
cent from the previous year.
Residential sales were up IL
per cent and commercial sales
gained more than 13 per cent.
A rise of more than so per
cent in air-conditioning sales
in a very warm summer was
a major factor.
To finance large construc-
ton expenditures, the company
raised $44 million through sale
of additional common shares
and first mortgage bonds, Mr..
Dunn pointed out. Around SIS
million Of additional financing
will be required after July this
year, he estimated.
PEPCOs 1859 earnings will
approximate SITS a share,
compared with $l.57 a share on
fewer shares in 1858, he said.
The company increase d its
quarterly common stock divi-
dend to 80 cents a share in
November.
Gas Sales at New Peak
DESPITE more moderate wealth
Evening star., 1960-01-05
Gas Sales at New Peak

Despite more moderate wealth.
er, sales Of Washington Gas
Light Co. in 1859 set a new
all-time record of 435 million
therms. reported President
Donald S. Bittinger.
Operating revenues reached
a new high Of 2.550, 900 and
customers exceeded 100000 at
the year end. More than TO-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-22

already in use have capacities
of 100000 and 100000 gallons.
Mayor Chopper said the City
Council is working on plans for
a completely new sewage sys-
TEN costing almost 81 million.
The Mayor said the city hopes
to obtain Federal aid for this
project.
Other measures planned to
prepare the community for the
warm weather season include
a new firehouse at Fifteenth
street and Philadelphia ave-
nue.. costing $18.500. and a
municipal garage for various
city maintenance departments,
being constructed at an esti-
mated $4,000.
Mayor Chopper said buildings
and facilities are only one
aspect of the city's improve
ment program. The council is
sending some regular members
of the police department to
training school conducted by
State Police at Pikesville.
The mayor said the city's
regular policemen need as
much instruction as they can
get because the force is aug
mented by As members during
the summer, most of whom
know nothing about police
work"
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haps, especially for the tax
payers :"
Some constituents buttress
their arguments with unusual
threats.
Delegate Frank H. Harris D.
Cecil, told of a telephone call
from a physician vowing he
would move out of the county
unless Delegate Harris voted
for the more costly of two rival
bills to raise teachers salaries.
He said he was the only doc
tor for about 5000 people in his
area and he would leave. even
though it meant sacrificing an
income of about $4,000 in
three years." said Delegate
Harris. II told him that was al
most enough to finance the
raise he wanted me to vote for. /"
Side Effects
Another Senator was eau
toned about the possible econ
omic effects of his bill to au-
thorize the mailing of unem-
ployment compensation checks
to the homes of recipients.
Many Of the unemployed
can be seen daily either taking
taxicabs to collect their just
due or driving down to pick up
their checks personally" the
Senator was told.
IF checks are mailed, all
this travel may be lost and
heavy economic loss may be
endured by those who have
profited by the travel neces-
sary to collect unemployment
insurance.
Puzzled by Postcards
Senator J. Raymond Buff
fington. jr., Democrat of Bal
timore is still puzzled by two
postcards received from the
same constituent on the same
day.
ION one card she tells me to
keep taxes down by voting
against pay-raises for school
teachers and State employees, "
he explained, land on the other
she tells me to vote for a schol-
arship bill which would cost
100000 a year"
Virtually all mail pouring into
the State House is scanned by
secretaries before being read by
the lawmakers themselves.
That's why one Senator didn't
get to see a letter addressed to
him.
1T was so full of profanity. /"
explained his secretary, II was
know I had seen anything like
that, so 1 threw it away"
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Man, Wife Die
In Roanoke Fire

ROANOKE. Va. Feb. %
(AP).-A man and his wife
burned to death and five other
members Of their family es-
capped unhurt when a five-room
frame house in the city's
northeast section was de-
stroyed by fire last night.
Dead were Godfrey Leftwich,
said to be in his 40s. and NADIA
line Leftwich, 38.
The fire ripped through the
middle of the home owned by
Waldo Comedy. in less than a
half hour. Mrs. Leftwich was
Mr.. Comedy's daughter.
Mr.. Comedy said the whole
family was asleep when he was
awakened by a fire in his
downstairs bedroom. He said
he woke up to find the whole
room ablaze. He told Fire
Chief John Brown he did not
know how the fire started.
The Leftwiches were asleep
in one Of the two upstairs bed
rooms. Mr.. Brown said the
bodies were found on the floor.
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Pedestrian Fatally
Hurt on Highway

A pedestrian crossing U. s.
Route near Jessup, Nd, was
fatally injured late Saturday
night.
State police at Waterloo said
Fred William Mccarthy, IS, of
no fixed address. was pro-
nounced dead from internal in
juries on arrival at st. Agnes
Hospital in Baltimore.
Police said Mr.. Mccarthy was
struck while crossing the high
way in an unlighted section
known as One Spot, Howard
County, about 1855 pm.
The car was driven by a Fort
Meade soldier, Gerald L. Johns
ton, 20. of Springfield. Mo-,
police reported.
Police said they notified the
victims brother. George Nc
Carthy, in Beckley. w. Va.
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Train Hits Cor
In Forest Glen

: A car stalled at the Forest
Glen road grade crossing in Sill
yer Spring late Saturday was
struck by a westbound train and
then knocked into a nearby
parked car. Montgomery County
police reported.
The car had been abandoned
minutes before by its driver,
George Cuttings. Of 5057 Brad
ley boulevard, Bethesda, after
its left front wheel got caught
in the tracks and caused it to
stall about ll:40 pm, police
said.
According to PvtS. George
Fusco and Tucker Morris, Mr.
Cuttings had gone to the nearby
Forest Glen Hotel to seek as
Sistance.
Mr.. Cuttings car was knocked
into the parked car of Joseph
Frazee of the Forest Glen Hotel
The latter received about So;
damage. police said. and dam
age to Mr.. Cuttings 1854 con-
vertible was estimated at $700,
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Ocean CityWoter Pipes
Extended for Summer

OCEAN CITY, Md, Feb. %
Cap This seashore resort
community is busy extending its
water pipelines about Is blocks
in preparation for what local
officials hope will be a boom
summer season.
Mayor Hugh Chopper, jr.,
says the $325,000 water extern
sion project should be COM
pleted by the start of the tour
ist season. Ocean City voters
approved the project in a
referendum two years ago.
Construction of the pipeline
extension, running from Twen-
ty-sixth street to Forty-first
street, is being handled under
the supervision of a resident
engineer.
The project also includes q
500 ,000-gallon storage tank
which will increase the city'S
water storage capacity to a
million gallons. Two other tank;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-22

FREDERI CKSBURG, Va.
Feb. % P).-Midway between
Wakefield, George Washington'S
birthplace and Mount Vernon
where he lies buried. is Ferry
Farm, where his boyhood was
spent.
Ferry Farm is a tract Of bot
tom land alongth the north
side of the Rappahannock River
in Stafford County opposite the
city of Fredericksburg. 1t Ii
the site of those legendary deeds
of young Washington and the
cherry tree; the silver dollar
tossing, and where he learned
to be a surveyor.
After the Washington family
left Ferry Farm. the old home
site passed from owner tt
owner. 1t became run down anc
almost forgotten. The legends
remained alive, howere, anc
/ through the years visitors ir
the Fredericksburg area have
always asked to see the cherry
tree farm.
Preservation Efforts
Efforts have been made from
time to time to save the old
Ferry Farm and preserve it as
an historical monument. On
IWashington's Birthday 1885
the Fredericksburg Chamber OF
Commerce planted a cherry
tree to mark the spot where
the first cherry tree stood. At
temptS have been made to buy
! the farm. In 1916 the George
Washington Boyhood Home
Restoration Corp. was formed
and largely through the inter-
est of persons right in the
neighborhood of Ferry Farm
the long-range project re-
manned alive.
Afresh start toward saving
Ferry Farm got underway late
in 1858 and local citizens band
ed together to contribute
money, time and labor to clean
ing up the farm. The rebuilt
the old surveyors Office and the
family ice house. They cleared
underbrush, made parkin
areas; and just a year ago the
gates were opened again al
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Unusual Threats

Grossly hypocritical," a
protesting writer declared. do
you feel that it is the bearing
of the child that is wrong?
Well, it isn't. Inconvenient, per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-22
Neighbors Preserve Ferry Farm,
Boyhood Home of WASHINGTON

thing. This contest is for the
boys, but after it's all over you'll
see some Of the grown men
winding up for a few losses, too.
Citizens of Fredericksburg
and Stafford County feel
preservation Of Ferry Farm
should be of national concern.
Restoration correctly done
needs archaeological exploration,
work never before done at
Ferry Farm. This requires
financial support. They cher
iSh the hope that some ma
tional organization with an
interest in George Washing
ton will come to the farm
support.
Be that as it may, the farm
is in good hands. Interest is
spreading and one of these
days Ferry Farm likely will be
a very important stopping
point for tourists on the way
from Wakefield to Mount Ver-
non.
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Scarcer than usual, even for a
short 30-day session. But the
wide range of opinion and
emotion reflected in the letters
and telephone calls received by
the legislators is still there.
Except for teacher-pay legis-
lation, which always generates
a heavy volume of mail, the
bill which has probably pro-
voked the most correspondence
is Senator John L. Sanford's
measure on illegitimate chill
dren.
LEGITIMACY Question
Senator Sanford, a Worcester
County Democrat, proposed
that a woman giving birth to
more than two children out of
wedlock be fined, imprisoned,
stripped of welfare benefits and
subject to operation making
her incapable of bearing addi-
tional children.
Within 48 hours after intro
ducing the bill, he received doz-
ems of letters, most of them in
favor Of his plan.
THE only answer to the il
legitimacy and welfare racket, p"
wrote a Baltimore woman. But
the man in the case, she added.
should have the same remedy
and no other deterrent could
be more effective"
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Luther Jackson
'Thespions' Win
Drama Contest

Fairfax County's Luther Jack
son High School "Thespians"
awarded first place in the
Northern District Drama Tour
nament held in Richmond, Va.
The groups distinguished
rating, given by Judge Ray
mond Hodges of the Richmond
Professional Institute, came IN
recognition of their perform
ance of The Heritage of VIM
pole Street"
The cast included Dumont
Walker. Gloria Black, Alora
johnson. Carroll Bush and Bill
lie Wells, under the direction
Of Mrs. Harriet G. Hemby.
The award makes the "Thes-
plans" eligible for participation
in the State drama tourney at
Virginia State College in March.
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Glasses Scheduled
For Square Dancing

Square dancing classes for
fifth and sixth graders will be
held at 10 am. for eight con-
secutive Saturdays beginning
February 81. at the North Be-
thesda Recreation Center, Oak
place of Old Georgetown road,
North Bethesda.
Registration for the classes
starts at $3.50 am. before the
first class at the center. The
instructors will be Ruth and
Don Hern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-22
Beauty Pageant Set

The 1860 Miss Prince Georges
County Beauty Pageant will be
held April % at the Hecht Co.
store in the Prince Georges
Plaza, G.. William Steele, pres
ident of the sponsoring Junior
Chamber of Commerce, an
nounced. The Prince Georges
Pageant entries Office is at
1414 Nicholson street, Hyatts-
vile.
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Liberion Oil Tanker
Aground OFF Cope

NORFOLK. Va, Fe. % (AP)
Tie Liberian tanker Arick-
aree. en- route from Venezuela
to Norfolk with more than 4
million gallons of oil. ran
aground of the Virginia coast
yesterday but was freed nine
hours later.
The tanker went aground Az
miles northeast of the Cape
Henry lighthouse about 5 am.
and proceeded to South Nor
folk. apparently unchanged.
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Ferry Farm, George Washing
tons boyhood home. Nearly five
thousand people came that day.
In the year since Washing
tons Birthday in 1859, a con-
tinuing program of improve
ment has been carried on. To
raise money and develop in
tereSt, there have been public
barbecueS. Civic groups have
held meetings there and, most
important, the Boy Scouts have
made use of the large camp-site
area at the boyhood home of
George Washington.
Silver Dollar Toss
And about that silver dollar:
There's an annual dollar
THROWN gcontest for Boy Scouts
at this time of year. There was
one Saturday, and as in the
past, several Scouts turned the
trick. They throw dollar-sized
metal washers, not the real
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-22
Most Comfort

The new Ford wagons are
buHt for peopIe-with full
hat, leg and hip room for 6
or 9 big adults. And wind
shield posts are swept for
ward out Of your way for
easier entries and exits
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Two Children Killed
In Appomuttox Fire

CONCORD. Va, Feb. %
(AP).-Two children burned to
death last night in their home
near this Apponlattox County
community.
A neighbor said the fire &C.
CURED shortly before 1920
pm. in the home of Sam Fer
guson, a woodcutter.
The fire destroyed the home.
Firemen could not be called,
neighbors said. because of a
lack of telephones in the vi
cinity. Ages Of the dead chill
dren we're not known, but both
were believed to be boys under
IL years of age.
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Threats, Pleas: Voice
Of the People Varies
By LOUIS G. PANOS
Associated Press stan Writer

ANNAPOLIS Feb. % CAP).-To lawmaker the Voice Of
the People has many sounds.
1t may be a bombaStc complaint whispered plea,
soothing word of encouragement
check the Maryland Legislature this week showed
that complaints and encouraging words have been
Evening star., 1960-06-26

she lives happily in Greenwich Vii
lage apartment. with her three-year-
old daughter Amanda (Tammy was
married to actor Christopher Plum
mer, but is now divorced). The set-up
isn't quite like Boston, but what is?
The missing link
We parted very good friends, but ]
was worried that there was something
Evening star., 1960-06-26

ing room cussing at a small carpet.
1 hate it, she said, and pulled the
whole thing up and threw it out the
fourth-story window. I've often won
dered what became of that carpet -
it was practically brand new"
Most condolences are serious peO-
pie, as I noted before. But if you dig
around, you'll find they're as nutty
as the rest of us! - The End
Evening star., 1960-06-26

missing in Tammy that | couldn't
quite discover. And | was right, as ]
discovered a few days later, when !
ran across actor Roddy McDowall,
an old friend of Tammy's. She's the
soul of good sense" he said, except
on rare occasions when her iron whim
takes over. remember once when |
visited her in Greenwich Village. She
was standing in the middle of the liv-
Evening star., 1960-06-26

know anything about painting, it sort
of petered out. Then | bit the bullet:
What about Tammy and Rex Har-
rison?
She gave me Boston look. ''There
is nothing to be said there Friends
have since told me not to bet on that,
because even Boston girls can change
their minds.)
Over coffee, Tammy told me that
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Name Toqs
MS. .. a.. Washinoton

Mrs. L. c., Washington
Dose anyone know Of Q
place where I could have
identification tags made Sim
liar to the ones worn by serv-
icemen? ] had one for my
younger child made several
years ago with his name and
address on 1t. It's very handy
for children to wear when
travelling or sightseeing, In
case they become lost.
We have since been trans
ferred. and ! would like new
ones with the new address.
Thank you.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
READERS' CLEARING HOUSE

garine; 2 cups sugar: 8 eggs:
8 cups sifted all-purpose
flour: u teaspoon soda: l
teaspoon baking powder; "a
teaspoon salt; " teaspoon
each: cinnamon, nutmeg and
cloves: 2 tablespoons cocoa; /
Il poundl can applesauce; l
cup finely chopped nuts;
panocha frosting.
Rinse and drain raisins.
Cream butter and sugar un-
til light and fluffy. Add eggs.
one at q time, beating well
after each addition. Sift flour
with soda. baking powder.
salt, spices and cocoa. Blend
into creamed mixture alter
nately with applesauce. Fold
In raisins and nuts.
Turn into 8 creased and
Toured 9-inch layer cake
pans. Il always have better
luck when ! use creased wax
paper cut to At bottom Of
PAM Bake in moderate oven
1850 degrees) for Is to 80
minutes. Turn out onto wire
racks and cool. When cold,
put layers together with
panocha froSting.
The recipe for froSting:
Melt " cup butter or mar
garine and stir in ! cup light
brown sugar tpacked). Bring
to q boil over low heat and
Evening star., 1960-12-18

it through the knot like most
men do) the store label came
OF and the inner lining,
which was very lightly
stitched, was also falling out.
One of the things which
was discussed a long time
ago was the term "drip-dry. I"
I would like to comment that
o label bearing that term
means nothing, as anything
will drip dry if it hangs long
enough.
/ wish you women luck in
trying to get a better quality,
or at least the quality OF
what you are paying for.
The only thing I know is
to return things to the stores
and give them directly to the
buyer. Let him take it UP
with the manufacturers.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Just Groceries

DEAR ABBY: I am so
ashamed Of myself / could
Just die. but maybe II I put
this down on paper it viii
help.
I am q respectable woman
Of IS. I have a good husband
and three lovely children and
I haven't a thing to complain
about. My problem is I find
myself terribly attracted to
the man who checks out my
groceries. I get all dolled up
to 60 marketing and I know
Itgo there more than I should
Just to see him Il even buy
things I don't need. All he
has to do is look at me and
my heart beats like a trip
hammer. I haven't felt like
this since I was in high
school!
He calls me Mrs. Sun
shine" and I call him Mr..
Super" (for supermarket),
but I think he took me
wrong It's only a harmless
Irritation, but how does a
grown woman get over some
thing like this? I even dream
about him.
TRUE CONFESSION.
All serious entanglements
start with q ''harmless f1irta-
ton" Nip this little attrac-
tion in the bud and take your
business across the street.
And remember, you aren't "in
the market" for anything but
groceries.
AH%
DEAR ABBY: At the bot
tom Of your. column you ask
people to write to you in care
Of this paper. How do you
get your mail? Do the peo-
pie down at the paper open
the mail and read it first and
send it to you? If I thought
the people at my newspaper
ONCE read what I had to say
about my family life I sure
wouldn't write. I hope you
won't think my question 10
too stupid to answer.
GOT PROBLEMS.
The only questions that
are stupid are the ones that
are never asked. All letters
addressed to me In care Of
your newspaper are sent ia
ME-unOpened.
For a personal reply, send
a Selt-addressed, stamped
Evening star., 1960-12-18

cook 2 minutes, stirring con-
stantly. Add VI cup milk and
cook until mixture again
reaches a boil. Remove from
heat and cool to lukewarm.
Gradually stir in 2 cups sifted
powdered sugar, beating uri-
til smooth.
Cake makes about is
servings.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Removing Grease

To: Miss B. E., Wheaton
Mrs. w. H. B., Washington
To remove grease spots
from your blouse. buy Q block
of French chalk at the drug
store. Rub 1t heavily on
grease spot, let remain for q
few hours and rub on gently
with q clean cloth. Repeat If
spot is not removed. This
Evening star., 1960-12-18

has never failed me. even on
mems suits.
Good luck. .,1
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Insurance Group
Plans YuIe Party

The Insurance w o m e ms
Club of Washington will hold
its annual Christmas party
at s pm. tomorrow at the
Touchdown Club. Special
guests will be members Of the
Honorable Order of the Blue
Goose, international fire in
surance adjusters' organiza-
ton.
A dinner meeting will be
followed by entertainment.
The clubs Christmas prof.
ect is the contribution Of
items needed by the Child
Guidance Unit Of Children's
Hospital.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
DEAR ABBY
sy ABIGAIL VAN BUREN

envelope to ABBY in care OF
The Euenino Star.
Who pays for tOhGt? For
Abbv's pamphlet. "HotO to
Haze a Louely Wedding"
send so cents to ABBY, Boz
1865, Beverly Hills, Calf.
distributed by
MeNauEht Syndicate Ine.)
Evening star., 1960-12-18
The Netherlands

Miss B. T., Bl1denSburg
The history club Of my
high school sponsors .
world culture week" each
year in February. During
this time we present a we'll
rounded program consisting
Of lectures, films and slides.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
hxH
Open House
Mrs. n. ".

ANt0 - Es
tEdisos's Note: Could we pIeese
hcse Mrs. 2. P.'s eddfess9l
We are planning an "open
house" on New Years Day
from 3 to 6 in the afternoon.
and I would greatly appre-
ciate any ideas about ap-
propriate snacks - especially
anything that can be made
ahead Of time and stored in
the freezer.
Thank you in advance.
Evening star., 1960-12-18

] may obtain patterns for 9
State Quilt3 ] would like
Evening star., 1960-12-18

either the flower or the State
bird. Also. where can ] get
Evening star., 1960-12-18
Editors Note

Reuders' Clearing House operates
os q public service exchange Of ideOs
between Washington area readers
Of The Stor. Il is conducted en-
tirely through the mOil. All letters
must bear the writer's full nOme
and oddIess. Please send replies
according to subject matter. NOT
initials. Letters received in response
to queries will either be published
Or forwarded to the person mckins
the inquiry.
Evening star., 1960-12-18
The Gentlemen Has q Complaint
To: Mrs. H. H. c.. Clinton
Mr.. z. ]. X. WaShin0t01l

I, too, have gripe on the quality of the mer~
chandse one receives nowadays
Recently purchased a necktie from we'll
known department store downtown, and since
paid $3.50 for it, thought it should hold up for
few months The first time took the tie off (Sding
Evening star., 1960-12-18

displays and showcases and
q world culture dinner.
My particular committee
is working with The Neither
lands. We need information
on all phases Of Dutch cul-
ture and life, and would ap-
preciate any information you
readers can give US.
Thank you very much.