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Evening star., 1960-01-18
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
Star Stah Writer

RICHMOND. Jan. 18.-The
General Assembly moved today
toward re-apportionment of
Congressional and State legis-
lative seats in l962-an issue
that promises to be even more
controversial than the current
sales tax proposal.
Arlington State Senator
Charles r. Fenwick joined the
Norfolk delegation in Offering
a measure creating 10-mem-
ber Redistricting Commission
when the legislature recon-
vened after a 3-day recess.
With a Federal census to be
taken this year. the State con-
stitution requires the legisla- =
ture to reapportion its own
representation as we'll as that
Of Congressional districts in
1862.
Virginia had 3.3 million at
the time Of the last reappor-
tionment in 1852. It's popula-
ton has grown to about 4
million, according to latest es-
Inmates, with most of the gains
in the urban areas around
Washington, D. c., Norfolk and
Richmond.
This is expected to lead. as
it has in the past, to a serious
rift between legislators from
rural areas, who now control
the legislature, and those from
urban districts.
The commission would con-
sist Of one member from each
Congressional district. Seven
would be drawn from the
House Of Delegates and three
from the State Senate. 1t
would report to the Governor
and Legislature by November
IS, 1861.
Due to population growth, the
10th congressional district next
to Washington would be en-
titled to a considerable in
crease in representation on the
basis of the anticipated census
returns.
At present, the 10th dis
trict representation in the Leg
islature is divided as follows
Arlington, three members of
the House of Delegates and one
State Senator: Fairfax and
Falls Church share two dele
gates and one Senator and
Alexandria one Delegate and
one Senator.
Because of the fight put up
by rural legislators in 1852, the
Evening star., 1960-01-18
NO CASES IN SIGHT
NO CASES IN SIGHT
District Ghost Court Once Was Beehive

regulations, former Chief JUS
tice Fred Vinson first headed
the court into a furry of hear
ings and opinions that sent re-
verberations into the Offices of
corporations and small shops in
all parts Of the country.
The court is still listed in the
Congressional Directory and
other official Government pub
lications. There are three
judges, now, but one is in Phil
adelphia, one in Grand Rapids,
Mich. and one in Boston.
But the court now exists
mainly on paper, according to
the admission of the acting
clerk, j. Frederick Mattingly.
The last opinion. involving a
meat price case, was decided
last August. Still, there is no
statute of limitations on some
price control matters and.
theoretically, another case may
arrive some day.
Meanwhile the three judges
continue with their regular
duties. Chief Judge Albert B.
Maris is with the U. S. Court
of Appeals in Philadelphia,
Judge Thomas F. McAlllster
Evening star., 1960-01-18
Rise in Property Value
Linked to Rapid 7 ronsit

Construction Of rapid transit
routes. such as those proposed
in Washington, brings star
tling" increases in property
value and real estate develop
ment near the facilities.
This is the implication oi
findings in a report released
today by the House-Senate
Committee on Washington Met
ropolitan Problems, based on q
study of rapid transit in To-
ronto and five American cities
The report. written by Gun
ther M. Gottfried, a student al
American University, was re-
leased by the committee as
"the best current description OF
metropolitan transportation
systems that offer suggestions
for the one being developed in
the National Capital area"
ate a Federal corporation" tc
plan rapid rail transit system
here Is expected to be sent tc
Congress by the White House
by February Is.
Use OF Toronto'S subway, sig
nlficant because its operation
was begun in 1854, has ex-
ceeded all expectations" the
report said. Beyond it's use as
a carrier of people. it has had
"a startling effect on real estate
development" the report said
adding:
Evening star., 1960-01-18

values within two blocks OF
the subway have jumped three
to seven times their former
value. Assessments in subdi-
visions of the city adjacent tc
the subway have gone up about
81 per cent. as compared with
only II per cent in other sec
tionS. The increased taxes al.
ready exceed the fixed charges
on the subway by more thar
one-third."
The subway, the report con-
tinued, also has pioneered g
building boom along the route.
New Office buildings are be-
ing erected on most of the va
cant land or as replacements
as former buildings are razed
Apartment houses are being
erected eltner close TO the route
or within walking distance
Of it.
Parking lots have been built
over some Of the open-cut Sec
tions Of the subway. And some
areas which could properly be
described as blighted were
renovated"
In each Of the other cities
studied-New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Cleveland and
Observation-Disclosures expansion
of rapid transit facilities was
reported.
Evening star., 1960-01-18

with the U. S. Court of Appeals
in Michigan and Judge Calvert
Magruder with the U. S. Court
of Appeals in Boston.
The local representative on
the oench of the emergency
court was the late Judge
Bolitha j. Laws, chief judge of
the District Court.
Congress set up the court by
legislation to provide uniform
judgements on price and rent
control regulations. It's wartime
results were mixed.
One Supreme Court justice
concluded that court reviews
of price laws were no more than
a solemn farce" because they
couldn't overrule the price
administrators.
More sympathetic critics said
the court applied a broad ap-
proach to analyzing problems
of rent control anyway and
consistently recognized the
problems involved in vast and
program during a
crucial emergency.
The legal agency, others
said, was able to develop an
competence in the field
Evening star., 1960-01-18
ZOO REQUESTS
$4,000 EXTRA
TO ADD SAFETY

The emphasis at the Ma
tional Geological Park in
fiscal 1861 will continue
to be on the safety of
visitors to the menagerie.
The budget provides for
IA new positions and calls
for expenditure of $240,000
to make the park safe for
the estimated 4 million
people who visit there each
year.
The total budget request
is for $1.272,000, an in
crease of $147,000 over the
current fiscal year. The
$240,000 in capital outlay
will be spent to replace and
strengthen fences. rails and
other safety features.
The new positions include
six more animal keepers,
three more Zoo policemen.
two grounds keepers. two
maintenance men and one
administrative employe.
Evening star., 1960-01-18
MR.. GWIRTZMAN iabbed

MR.. GWIRTZMAN jabbed
the Rambler in the ribs.
This was written by Sid
ney Hyman," he said. Isn't
it good?"
Mr.. Hyman, who is cur
rently engaged on a biogra-
ply of the late Eugene Mey-
er, wrote a book on the pres
idency which was very well
received.
After ten minutes of this
serious stuff, the Senator
achieved surprise.
President Eisenhower, he
noted, had expressed dislike
for the word politics" at an
early press conference.
But Lincoln 'loved politics
with the passion of a born
practitioner" Lincoln waited
up all night in 1853 for the
returns from Ohio. When the
Union candidate for COVER
nor was elected Lincoln
wired:
GLORY be to God in the
Highest! Ohio has saved the
Nation"
Then a pause. The Senator
looked up from the text and
said:
II was tempted to send q
similar wire to Ohio myself"
Evening star., 1960-01-18
Boothe Gets
Only Minor
Posts Again
BY a Star stsn Writer

RICHMOND. Jan. 18.-The
powerful Byrd organization to-
day again bypassed Alexandria
State Senator ArmiStead L.
Boothe by relegating him to
relatively minor appointments
on Senate committees.
Mr.. Boothe has been in the
dog house with the dominant
faction of the Democratic
Party because of his long
standing moderate views on ra-
cial issues. even before the
school integration question ex-
ploded with the Supreme Court
decision of May, 1854. .
While several freshman mem
berS Of the Senate were elect
ed to vacancies on a half dozen
major committees, Senator
Boothe was kept on the four
minor groups to which he has
been assigned since coming to
the Senate in 1856.
His appointments were to the
Committees on Insurance and
Banking. Welfare and Federal
Relations, and the committee
to examine the bonds of public
officers.
He was elevated to the chair
manShip of the latter group, a
very minor committee, only be-
cause the other two members
did not seek reelection.
Mr.. Boothe was regarded as
a fair-haired boy when first
elected to the House of Dele
gates in l948. There was wide
spread talk of him as a future
candidate for Governor. He fell
into disfavor when he advocated
creation of a commission to
study racial relations and re-
peal of what he termed out
moded and ineffective Segrega-
ton laws relating to railroads.
The organization turned
against him in force. however
in 1854 when he led the Young
Turks rebellion" against the
automatic income tax refund
law sponsored by State Sem
ator Harry F. Byrd, jr., of
Winchester.
At last years special session,
Mr.. Boothe sided with Gov.
Almond on the freedom of
choice" legislation "a more
moderate approach to the
school integration question than
that advocated by the massive
bloc.
Evening star., 1960-01-18

chief patron of the resolution
creating the commission.
Reapportionment always cuts
across factional and party lines
and usually produces a far more
bitter fight than is expected at
the current session over Gov.
Almonds sales tax proposals
expected to produce an addi-
tional $l42 million in revenue
during the next two years.
Also drafted for introduction
today is a bill to exempt all
retirement income of Federal
and State civil service workers
from the Virginia income tax.
law. He said he is having
studies made to determine how
many retired Federal and State
employees would be affected and
how much the measure would
cost the State in revenue.
Evening star., 1960-01-18
Virginia Reopportionment Moved,
More Controversial Thon Sales 7 ak

Northern Virginia area. while
receiving some gains, still die
not get all of the representa-
ton it was entitled to. The
same was true, generally in the
I'd Congressional District Nor.
olk-PortSmouth areaD and the
Sd District Richmond area).
This is because there is a
constitutional limitation of &C
Senators and 100 House men,
bers. Any gains made by pop
ulous areas are, therefore, at
the expense of the rural coun-
ties.
In the hopes of winning the
support of sparsely settled
counties, Norfolk Senator Ed
ward L. Breeden. jr., principal
backer Of the plan, said he
would ask Senator Charles T
Moses Of Appomattox to be
Evening star., 1960-01-18

ing 10 seafood merchants along
the waterfront, has charged
that the District is in defiance
of the intentions of Congress"
because it has failed to provide
relocation sites for the mer.
chants and restaurants there.
The merchants are in court
in answer to eviction suits filed
by the District two weeks ago.
Mr.. Humphrey charged that
nothing has been done lin the
way of relocating the seafood
merchants, and this is in de-
fiance of the intentions of
Congress-"
Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Andrew Conlyn replied that
congressional resolutions turn
ing the land over to the local
government gave the District
the right to make leases with
the merchants occupying the
building at the fish wharf site.
1t follows. he said, that this
gives the right to the District to
terminate these leases. The
seafood merchants. he said. are
now tenants by sufferance" and
the District has a legal right
to the physical possession of
the property.
One Case Dismissed
Originally there were 13 sea-
food merchants involved in the
case. But one moved out and
the District was unable to serve
papers on two others. Because
of a technicality in one of the
papers. Judge Hyde dismissed
the eviction case against the
Stanford Seafood Restaurant.
Mr.. Conlyn said his Office would
correct this and file a new suit
against the restaurant.
After Judge Hyde disquali-
fed himself, proceedings were
transferred to Judge Harry
Walker. who said he would
study the case for several days
before handing down a decision.
The bill introduced by Mr..
Mcmillan, Democrat of South
Carolina, recommends that dis
placed fish dealers and restau-
rant operators be given prior
ity in leasing facilities in the
National Fisheries Center.
Evening star., 1960-01-18
Southwest Bids Run
Far Over Approiso|s

ltaker. Prices for all land pre-
viously sold had been set
through negotiations with pri-
vate redevelopers.
The amounts bid will be
translated into 35-year leases
between RIA and the oil COM
panies, with lease amounts to-
falling 6 per cent of the value
bid per year.
Fritz D. Seiberling, district
sales manager of Gulf Oil, said
his group wanted to start con-
Struction as soon as possible.
First d. C. Phillips Station
George E. Gladfelder, as
sistant sales manager for Phil
lips, said he was in mo hurry
we'd just as soon they get
some more development down
there" He said this would be
the first Phillips station in the
District of Columbia, although
some are located in nearby
Virginia.
In both cases. bidding started
at 100000. with Auctioneer
Ralph A. Weschler fruitlessly
urging the bidders to get a
bargain" by advancing their
bids in large amounts.
Instead, the Area C site ad-
vanced almost $1,000 at a time
between opening of $1OO 900
and the final of $2O1 900. Gulf.
Phillips. the American Oil Co.
and ESQ Standard Oil Co. Of
ficialS all bid vigorously at the
beginning. with the last 20 bids
or so narrowed to Gulf and
Phillips.
With Gulf already a winner,
bidding also was strong for the
second site among the other
three until the final Phillips
bid of $156,000.
Evening star., 1960-01-18
The
Rambler
Fills in
The Chinks
By GEORGE KENNEDY

Compulsion is the word for
it-a compulsion to write
about the appearance of
Senator Kennedy (no rela-
tom at the Press Club.
The Rambler intenaed to
leave this to the political
writers; but none of the sew
eral accounts he has read
contain the lines that got the
laughs.
Apparently political writ
ing is a very serious calling.
The writer and his guest,
Dana Doten, Harvard 90, a
Mayflower Yankee, were
among the last to get seats
for the luncheon.
But luck served them well
good seats at a table on the
stage. On our right was our
former Minister to Ireland,
George Garrett.
The two young men on our
left introduced themselves as
Milton Gwirtzman, Harvard
'54, and John Zentay, Har-
ward SO.
"We're a couple of egg
heads from Senator Sy-
mington'S office" said Mr..
Gwirtzman genially.
II am going to be very in
terested how Senator Ken
nedy has come along" said
Dana Doten, who is with the
Public Health Service.
II haven't heard him since
he was running against
Henry Cabot Lodge in 1852.
We were living in Winches-
ter then-a very Republican
suburb of Boston.
"Our son who is now in
college was IL years old. He
distributed literature for
Candidate Kennedy who ac-
tually got some votes in Win
chester.
"Our son had a letter from
the Senator thanking him.
We value it highly.
Don't misunderstood me.
No matter how high Ken
nedy goes, I shall not use it
to remind him of our fam
ily's efforts in his behalf.
Evening star., 1960-01-18
BY GEORGE BEVERIDGE
Star Stan Writer

The first public auction of
Southwest redevelopment area
land today was a rouSing sue
cesS-with bids going as high
as twice the appraised land
value.
Sold by the District Rede-
velopment Land Agency were
two corners at Fourth and E
streets S.W., both as sites for
new gas stations. The winners,
after vigorous bidding, were:
The Gulf Corp, which bid
S20l 900 for the southwest cor
ner of the intersection, located
in the Area c redevolpment
project.
The Phillips Petroleum Co.,
which bid $156.0O0 for a SINH
lar tract on the southeast cor
ner, located in Area B.
Appraised at 100000
RIA appraisers had set $780,
900 as fair market value for
each of the sites. Agency Of
f1cials said they were highly
pleased" by the higher bids.
The Area C site, officials
speculated, was more eagerly
sought for two reasons:
Cd 1t is in the line of in
bound Southwest traffic, rather
than outbound;
t2) 1t is completely unob-
structed by the Southwest free
way, which partially hides the
other corner from view.
The two tracts were the first
to be disposed of to the highest
Evening star., 1960-01-18
LUNCHEON OVER,

LUNCHEON OVER, the
Senator was introduced by
Bill Lawrence of the New
York Times, outgoing presi-
dent of the club.
The Senator began, 81
must say that am here to-
day under somewhat false
pretenseS, Someone in my
office told me that I had
been invited to lunch-not
with President Lawrence, but
with Gov. Lawrence-and
therefore, I Immediately
rushed down here.
(Gov. David Lawrence of
Pennsylvania, a Democrat,
will have 81 delegate voters
at the convention.)
"I understand my COL
league Hubert Humphrey
was here recently and he
brought his mother. My
mother was not in town, but
I did bring Mrs. Craig in
stead"
Everyone looked up to the
balcony and there was May
Craig, the correspondent of
Maine newspapers whom tel
evision has made a familiar
personality, sitting next to
the candidates young and
pretty wife.
II would have brought my
father" the candidate con-
tinued, "but he is out in Chi
cago settling the railroad
strike"
The Senator went on to
tell how in mid-19th century
Horace Greeley of the New
York Tribune turned down
the pleas for a raise by his
London correspondent, Karl
Marx, who was getting $5
an article. Marx quit and
started a train of conse-
quences of which Leninism
Stalinism, and the Cold War
are the latest.
The Senator hoped that
publishers would take heed
of this and be sure that their
Washington correspondents
were well compensated.
He then went into the
speech on the presidency
which was carried by the
press.
Evening star., 1960-01-18

Center in the District of Co.
lumbia to get the project under
way.
''It is a serious mistake to
abandon the Municipal Fish
Market, eliminate the fish
docks and close the seafood
restaurants situated along the
Maine avenue waterfront" he
declared.
my plan encompasses much
more than fish markets, res
taurantS and docks that have
provided atmosphere for the
Nations Capital since the city
was founded" he added.
Various Facilities
"I propose the re-establish-
ment Of all these facilities plus
a monumental type of aquarium
for salt and fresh water species
and for so-called tropical fishes,
a fisheries museum, a fisheries
auditorium, facilities for local
and national casting tourna-
ments, space for fishery brokers
and merchants"
The fisheries center, he said,
would bring millions of tourists
to Washington. The Chesapeake
Bay and the Potomac River, he
added. are sources of fish and
shellfish difficult to match in
any similar area of the same
size in the world" making
Washington a natural location
for such a center.
Meanwhile, Municipal Court
Judge Dewitt Hyde, formerly
Republican Representative from
Maryland, disqualified himself
from further hearings in the
case of wharf businessmen bat
Cllng tne District to remain
there.
Judge Hyde declared he was
a member Of the congressional
committee that wrote a resolu-
tion saying the District and the
Redevelopment Land Agency
should help relocate merchants
there. The wharf is to be torn
down to make way for ap-
proaches to the Washington
Channel bridge and eventual
redevelopment of the area at
Twelfth street and Maine
avenue S.W.
Leroy Pumphrey, represent
Evening star., 1960-01-18
WhorfFisheryUnit
Urged byMcMiI|on
Culture, Sports Facilities Asked;
Judge Hyde DisquuIifies Self

Chairman Mcmillan of the Committee today
proposed National Fisheries replace Municipal
Fish Market and provide variety cultural educational
sporting facilities there.
Mr. Mcmillan introduced bill to set up a study group
known the Planning Commission National Fisheries
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-02-25
s. Hambden
BY MRS. II. S. WOODIN

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pokor-
ny and Paula left WedneS :
day for a vacation to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Pokor-
ny of Clearwater, Fla. Mr..
and Mrs. John Pokorny and
family have returned home.
Bill Woodin who is attend
ing o. S. University spent
the weekend at his home
Sunday Bill and Bob a n d
Gayle Woodin visited their
grandmother Mrs. Jennie
Woodin Of Thompson.
Eddie Calhoun is living at
Bedford Heights.
Roy Grant is making pre-
paration to run Paul Lamp
mans sugar bush. Jackie
Arnold has a rig of his own
and made a pint of syrup al
ready.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mans
field entertained at dinner
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Boerwinkle Valentines
day on their 31St wedding an
niverSary. Mr.. and NJ S.
Steve Divoky celebrated their
38th wedding anniversary on
Valentines day. We wis h
them many more years of
happiness.
Mrs. Frank lima Sr.. re-
ceived word of the death of
her sister Mrs. May Kadera-
bek of Cleveland February
70. Burial was in Cleveland
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-02-25

General Kerr, who supervises
administration and training of
the Army National Guards 4,500
company-size units and 100000
officers and men, emphasizes the
current mobilization readiness of
the present-day Guard. "The Ma
tional Guard" he says, "has al
ready attained the highest degree
of mobilization readiness ever
reached in peacetime by a re-
serve force of the United States"
This advanced training status
stems largely from the fact that,
since October, 1868, all of the
elements of the Army Guard
have been fully engaged in unit
training, learning to function as
an effective military team
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-02-25
Army National Guard ''Most Ready
Militia Forces in L. S. History

"would most certainly be astoun-
ded at the modern missile-age
equipment, the morale and pro-
fessional training level of our
up-to-the-Minute Men"
There are reasons why today's
Guardsman is the best trained
most mobilization ready militia
man in history. All members of
the Guard are either veterans
graduates of the Army 6-months
training program, or men who
have obtained equivalent eXpe-
rience t. rough extensive associa-
tion with the Guard.
AS of this ti:..le all new Ma
tional Guard recruits without
prior military experience are re-
quired to spend six months OF
active duty training. Following
six months of Army training
these men return to their home
town units. 1t is estimated that
at least 10000 National Guards
men will undergo six months
training this year.
Much has been said of the
mobilization readiness factor
What is mobilization readiness ?
Each phase of unit training
which we accomplish in peace
time is month less required to
qualify a division for comba,
duty after it has been ordered
to active duty" General Kcr-
points out.
The Assistant Chief for the
Army National Guard also notec
some of the other factors which,
enter into the mobilization read
mess of the Guard.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1960-02-25

through application of platoon
and company tactics.
Good platoons and good com.
panies" General Kerr remarks
make up the backbone of good
armies"
At the same time that it got
out of the "basic training bus.
mess" and moved into unit train
ing the Army Guard took two
additional steps designed to keep
Guardsmen abreast Of their coun-
terparts in the Active Army.
First, there was reorgan-
ization of the Army National
Guard along the so-called "pen.
tonic" lines. This involved a
revamping of the Guards 21 in
fantry divisions and six armored
divisions as well as hundreds of
nondivisional units to conform to
the "new look" of the Army
itself. Combat support and SER
vice units were also reorganized
to make them better able to car
ry out their assigned missions
in an atmosphere of convention
al or nuclear warfare.
During the reorganization Pc
riod = completed by the Nation
al Guard a full year ahead of
schedule = the infantry, artil-
lery, and armor elements of the
Guard came under the Army's
new Combat Arms Regimenta
System which provides the means
for maintaining the historic con,
tinuity Of traditional regiments
General George Washington
whom we traditionally honor or
Muster Day." says General Kerr