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Evening star., 1960-08-20

Washington is he adm G
toward its highest traffic death
toll in Is years, officials said
today.
Statistics point to a fatality
toll Of 81 by the end of the
year, the highest since traffic
took the lives of 96 in 1945,
officials said.
There have been SO persons
killed by traffic accidents on
city streets so far this year.
The figure at this time last
year was 36 and the 1859 total
was So.
The statistical projection of
81 deaths this year is based
on the current fatality rate,
matched against the fact that
two of the worst traffic acci-
dent months-November and
|Decemper-are Stlll ahead.
The worst year since Off
cials began keeping records in
1928 was in 1884, when 135
were killed.
George England, head of the
Department of Motor Vehicles,
said today that speed has been
the major factor in this years
traffic toll. Mr.. England added,
however, that he has no ex-
planation for the fact that the
toll is so much higher than
the figure last year.
The only bright spot, he said,
is that the pedestrian ratio is
lower this year than usual. OF
the So killed, % were pedes-
trians. Last year, A of the
63 fatalities were pedestrians.
The highest traffic death toll
since 1945 came in 1857 when
73 were killed.
Because of the rising number
of traffic deaths, the Board of
Evening star., 1960-08-20
CITY HEADACHES FROM ON HIGH
Clarke Gets Copter View Of Projects

Col. Frederick j. Clarke got
a good look yesterday at some
of the major headaches he in
herited as the Districts new
Engineer Commissioner.
Col. Clarke cruised over the
Washington area in a helicopter
yesterday to get a clearer pic.
ture of the city's public works
projects and problems.
One of his clearest views was
of traffic jams developing when
the Woodrow Wilson Zones
PoinD Bridge connecting Alex
andria and Prince Georges
County, Md, opens in the fall
of next year.
The city, he noted does not
have the money to complete a
middle link of a new traffic
route between the bridge and
the Washington Baltimore
parkway.
Under these present, finan-
cially-restricted plans, Col.
Clarke said. traffic coming in
from Maryland will head to-
ward traffic streaming in from
Virginia across the bridge land
never the twain shall meet"
Eventual Control
Eventually, the city's traffic
problems will be brought un-
der control, but the public
should expect the highway con-
geStion to get worse before it
gets better, Col. Clarke said.
The Engineer Commissioner,
who took Office about three
weeks ago, was flown on a As
minute reconnaissance tour in
a Military District of Wash
ington helicopter. Other pas
sengers included David v. Aud,
chief of the Department of
Sanitary Engineering, Thomas
Airis, deputy highway director
and reporters.
Other High Points
In addition to the bridges
and major highway projects,
Col. Clarke also got an aerial
look at the city's sewage treat
ment plant at Blue Plains, the
Glover Archbold Park, the
Dalecarlia Reservoir, the Cen
tral Intelligence Agency's head
quarters at Langley, Va, and
the Pooks Hill Md terminus
Of Interstate 70-S.
In commenting on the flight
Col. Clarke said he was i'm
pressing by the fact that there |
is mot a great deal of room |
in the Glover-Archbold Park"
for the highway planned by |
the city. This construction prof. f!
ect has been held up by court |
suit and, in addition. now is
covered by a congressional
freeze on Northwest Washing
ton highway work.
Evening star., 1960-08-20
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR
Gateways to Learning
Opened in Sunday Star

THE APPROACH is IMPORTANT-Why study Ian
guages? Science? Physics? History? Music? Art?
Geography? Literature? In special Back-to-School
Edition of SUNDAY, The Star Magazine you're given
the answers to these questions by eight eminent
men and women including President Eisenhower
DR.. Edward Teller and Novelist Patricia McGerr
NEW ART COLUMN-Mions of Americans are study
ing art and those in the Washington area can look
forward to new art feature beginning this Sunday
in The Star. See THE Shape of Things" by the
noted art authority, Richard Hirsch, appearing on
the art page. This week. Pleasure Painters" or
Sunday artists are featured.
FISHING FOR BIG FLUKE-F Fishing for big fuke or
summer founder is very good at nearby ocean
points such as Chincoteague Wachapreague, Va.
How to catch them is told by Outdoor Editor Charles
., Covell on the Leisure Sports Page.
TEEN TABLE TENNIS CHAMPS IN RUSSIA-Recently,
Washington teen-ager was one of three national
table tennis champs who toured the Soviet Union
for several matches with the champs of that
country. To learn how the Russian teen-agers
treated the American youths, see TEEN Magazine
NORTH VS.. SOUTH AT BOWLS-The ancient and
honorable game of bowls will take added sparkle
in meet on the bowling green's of Whtefield,
N. H., next month when Colonial Williamsburg
will invade the North with musket and cannon
to defend the Souths honor. It's all previewed in
The Stars travel pages
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1960-08-20
Wins Speech Contest

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w.
Va, Aug. 20 (SpeciaD Benny
Barker, Point Pleasant, w. Va,
won first place in the Future
Farmers of America Tri-State
maryland, Delaware and West
Virginia) public speaking con-
test at the regional contest here
before a joint meeting of the
KiwaniS and Lions Clubs.
Evening star., 1960-08-20
Ticket Backed
ByDen1ocrats
In Virginia
Active Campaign
Urged by Leaders;
6. O. P. Meeting
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
Star stan Writer

RICHMOND, Aug. 20.-The
Kennedy-Johnson ticket today
had the support of top Virginia
Democrats.
The State Democratic Gen.
trail Committee, which has re-
nounced the national party
platform on several issues, in
dorsed the ticket yesterday and
urged an active campaign in
behalf of the national party
nominees.
Meanwhile, top Republicans
moved to hold the State in
the G. o. P. column for the
third successive presidential
election. Members of the Re-
publican State Central Com
mittee at a meeting today ex-
pected to show considerably
more enthusiasm and determin-
alton for the Nixon-Lodge slate
than did their Democratic
counterparts at yesterdays
meeting here.
Byrd's Role Eyed
Yet, the unanimous action by
the Democratic Committee in
depressing a desire that IAN
active campaign be conducted
for all of the Democratic nomi-
nees" was significant because
in the words of one member:
I'VE all know Senator Byrd
could have stopped what went
on here if he had wanted to-"
The Senator. leader of the
dominant wing of Virginia's
Democratic Party, has declined
to comment on the nomina-
ton of Senators Kennedy and
johnson at the national con-
vention. Virginia's convention
delegates refused to 60 along
with the party platform, TAX
ing particular exception to the
civil rights plank.
In its buSiness-l like session
which lasted about 40 minutes,
including a Commute recess,
the Central Committee set I'D
a campaign committee and
elected William c. Battle of
Charlottesville-as the Ken
nedy johnson campaign direc-
tor for the State.
The campaign committee
consists of State Chairman
Thomas H. Blanton, the Ma
tional Committeeman and.
Committeewoman. and the
chairman of each of the 10.
congressional districts and Mr..
Battle.
Mr.. Battle, son of a former
Governor, is a Soft-spoken, low
pressure salesman for the Ken
nedy-Johnson ticket and al
ready has been campaigning
throughout Virginia.
Announcement of Mr.. Bat
ties appointment brought the
only applause at the meeting.
Alexandria Rally
Arlington State Senator
Charles R. Fenwick, 10th dis
trict chairman, extended an
invitation for the Kennedy
rally set for 8 pm. Wednesday
in the George Washington High
School Stadium, Alexandria.
Gov. Almond announced yes
terday he would interrupt his
vacation at Camp Pendleton,
near Virginia Beach, to attend.
Omer Hirst, a Central Com
mittee member from Fairfax
County, said he did not notice
any lack of enthusiasm, de-
claring the meeting was "busi-
neSslike."
"The committee pledged it.
self" Mr.. Hirst said. 1T was
done with dispatch and without
equivocation. What remains to
be done now is to wage a sim
cere, vigorous campaign effort"
Evening star., 1960-08-20
City Traffic Toll Of 81
Seen; Worst Since AS

Commissioners last spring di-
rected that city traffic officials
report details of traffic deaths
at board meetings in an effort
to help pinpoint causes as a
basis for traffic safety moves.
Evening star., 1960-08-20

COrpl. Warren T. Nagel of 632 Gallatin street
NV. is among more than $50 Marine re-
serviSts of the 18th Infantry Battalion,
Organized Marine Corps Reserve, now train
ing at Camp Lejeune, N. C. During the two
week period the men will use the 106-mm
recOilless rifle flame thrOwers, 3.5-inch rocket
launchers and 81-mm. mortars.-Marine
Corps Photo.
Evening star., 1960-06-19
Do They Own
A Masterpiece?
The DetwiIers DeIiqht
In the Enigma

them. Five months later the
picture appeared in the same
stall again, during the Month
Of the Virgin. They bought it.
Restored BY Expert
Harold Workman, an artist
who also is an expert in re-
storing old paintings, was
called in. Mr.. Workman is a
personal friend of the Det-
wilers and a former Wash
ingtonian. In Madrid, he
works primarily in restoring
paintings in private collec-
tions, mainly for American
art collectors.
Mr.. Wortham's paintings
have received high honors
and recently the American
Ambassador to Madrid and
Mrs. John Lodge appeared at
an exhibit Of his art in the
Spanish capital. For two sue
ceSsive years he was given
special recognition by the
Spanish Academy for his
restoration of masterpieces
from museums and churches
of Spain.
1t took him exactly one
month, working in the Det-
wilers' Madrid apartment, to
restore the Madonna. The
painting was then mounted in
a gold frame on a red velvet
hand-woven mat.
There's a Spanish air to
the decor of the DetWilers'
home which is filled with
other furnishings they
brought back from a two
year stay in Madrid. They
were the first family to move
into the restored 600 block
of G street Sc. back in 1945.
The area is now becoming
known among it's residents
as Christ Church Village.
COlOrful Garden
Opening from the living
room is a side porch remi-
niscent in architecture of the
homes of Charleston, South
Carolina. The kitchen is
downstairs on the ground
level and opens out in to a
side patio and tiny private
garden and patio in the rear.
Wistaria and climbing roses
are everywhere, clinging to
the three-story home, the
Evening star., 1960-06-19

high fences and garage at
the back.
Among other Spanish
effects in the home are a
crystal chandelier, Spanish
brass braseros, many dolls,
Evening star., 1960-06-19

bases carved with the words
Wells Cathedral circling the
bottom.
I'VE wonder" says Mrs. Det-
wiler, "how they got to Spain
from England"
Evening star., 1960-06-19
By MARY L. VAUGHAN
Star Home Furnishings Writer

There's an oil painting in
the Donald j. Detwilers'
home in Southeast Washing
ton that may be one of the
worlds rare art masterpieces.
A Madonna and Child
painting. it was bought by
the Detwilers in Spain at
Tetuan, the Madrid flea
market of the poor.
I'VE know nothing Of her
history" explains Mrs. Det-
wiler, except that she is in
the classic pose of the Virgen
de Belen. Some of our Span
ish friends think she is Isa-
bella of Portugal, the EN-
press of Charles v, and that
the infant is Philip II"
Both figures wear crowns,
which Mrs. Detwiler points
out, have the double eagle of
the Imperial HapSburgs, while
the bone structure of the
mothers face is similar to
the Titan portrait in the
Prado.
Pure Conjecture
such a conclusion, Mrs,
Detwiler stresses, is pure con-
lecture. I'VE could track down
the origin, perhaps. but we
would rather delight in the
enigma. 1t is more fun to
wonder than to know"
The portrait dominates the
living room in their home To-
Gated almost across the street
from historic Christ Church
on G street Sc. The manner
in which it came into the Det-
wilers possession is a story
WorLn telling.
Two years ago, in Madrid,
the Detwilers were shopping
in the Tetuan Rastro, the
flea market of the poor where
sidewalk stalls are filled with
cheap bangle earrings, plastic
combs and sleazy blankets.
There are old shoes, wornout
Clothing and torn magazines.
While wsing, in the
midst of all the trash, they
spotted a tattered canvas
There were holes through it
and much of the paint was
missing. 1t was too far gone
to consider buying but the
beauty of the faces haunted
Evening star., 1960-06-19

The delightful garden
potio behind the Det-
wiIer home is paved
with brick in q setting
Of wistorio, cIinging ivy
and climbing roses.
The porch architecture
and tiny garden with
its air Of q Charleston
IS. C.) home is Iocot-
ed almost across from
Christ Church on 6
street Sc. Mrs. Det-
wiIer is shown in the
garden with q grand
daughter 5-yeor-oId
Mary Annette ScheI-
temo, who is looking
over q flower from the
ponsy bed.
Evening star., 1960-06-19

tables, chairs, and hemp
woven rugs with Moorish
overtoneS.
On the tables beside the
living room sofa are twin
lamps featuring wooden
Evening star., 1960-06-19
IT'S A DATE
TOMORROW

All this week Miss Wash
ington of 1859, Miss Virginia
Pailles, will be at the Hecht
Company's four stores to
demonstrate the amazing new
product "Positan" the lotion
that gives you a beautiful
suntan in just four hours.
Beach and boat fashions
will be shown at Lansburgh's
at 7:30 pm. Miss Nancie
Rideout, National Woman's
Water Ski Champion from
Cypress Gardens, Fla, will
be honored gueest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29
P-TA To Reorganize
At Northern High

The PIT. A. of Northern High
School will reorganize at the first
meeting for the new school year
to be held Tuesday, October Il,
from 1880 until 900. The business
meeting will be held in the school
cafeteria from 7:30 to 800. Parents
will then have an opportunity to
visit student classrooms until 900.
Lewis Walker, principal, out
lined reasons for activating the
PIT. A. at Northern,
l. The PIT A. encourages bet
ter understanding between parents
and teachers.
?. If a student is having diff
Guilty, the parents have an oppor-
tunity to get first-hand informa-
ton by visiting the school during
PIT. A. meeting.
Several projects are to be con
sidered by the organization. One
now in operation is area mothers
tending the health room. Since no
full time nurse is employed a
mother is there to render first aid
treatment until a parent can pick
up the child. A scholarship fund
to help worthy seniors who need
financial assistance is another prof
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29
Mt. LGsEc@ PNz.E NeSCs

Word was received here Sunday
CT the death of Robert MoomaW in
Winchester, Va. Funeral services
were held there Wednesday, Those
attending were Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter MoOmaW, Mrs. Harry Shaffer,
Mr.. and Mrs f. O. Wonderly, Mrs.
Ella Gnegy and MIR. and Mrs. Getty
Keifer, of KingWood, w. Va.
Raymond McCutcheon, of Wash
ington, d. c., and daughter, of New
York City, visited Mrs. McCutch-
con over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Dodge and
sons, of DundaIk, spent the week
end with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyle Weeks.
Miss Ethel Turney is spending
several days visiting relatives in
Markleysburg, Pa.
Mrs. Elsie Dietrich visited friends
III Westernport Sunday.
Miss Halle Goodrich, of Wash
ington, d. c., visited Mr. and Mrs
Ira HardcSty over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Weimer. of
Washington, d. c., and Mrs. Don
ALLISON, Mrs. Weimer's mother, of
Alliance, o., visited Miss Josie
Weimcr last week
Mr. and Mrs Simerall, of Wheel
ing. w. Va we're weekend guests
of Miss Josie Weimer.
Mr. and Mrs Alton Dorman and
children, of Kitzmiller visited her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dale Nicholson in Columbus,
o., over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Cooper and
son Boyd, Of Red Oak, were din
ncr guests of Mrs. Stella LOWder-
milk, last Wednesday. Other Wis
irors were Mr.. and Mrs. Orville
Riley, of Charlton, Pa, on Sunday.
Mrs. Stella LoWdcrmilk and Miss
Maudie Sisler are visiting in New
Jersey for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George SukoW and
family recently moved into the
property of Mrs. Vaughn Weimer
in Loeb Lynn.
Mrs. Paul Tressler is a surgical
patient in Memorial hospital, Cum
berland
j. H. Weimer is a surgical patient
in Garrett County Memorial hos
pital.
Mrs. Jane Hardesty and sons
Tommy and Ronnie, returned home
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29
THE
WEEKLY SERMON
by
Pastor P. F. NieUwkooP
Disregarding
God

"Do YOU be-
lieve in Cod?"
"Oh sUre!" would
be the reply of
Mr.. A v e r a g e
Man; and yet
day in and day
out God is not in
a IL of hi 5
thoughts. Psalm
1914 saws. 1.-THE
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29

Kitzmiller. Joseph is a graduate of
Elk Garden High School, he en-
listed for four years.
Both youths enlisted in the
High School Seaman Recruit
Field with School guarantees,
they were sent to the Naval
Training Center, Great Lakes,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29

Navy reported sighting sub
marines of Soviets near a Soviet
tanker, 400 miles east Of Cape
Grace, Newfoundland
Grown Prince Akihito and Prin-
cess Michiko of Japan were well
coined to United States for 16-day
tour.
Nigeria prepared to mark its
independence October l after 100
years of British rule.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29
Plans Complete For
Annual Visit of
Legislative Council

Plans are complete for the an
nual visit of members of the
Legislative Council to Garrett
county, on Saturday, October l.
The council made up Of dele
gates and senators from the Gen
eral Assembly, will arrive at Point
View motel around noon. The coun-
ell members and county officials
will hold a private session in the
afternoon following a boat tour
OF Deep Greek Lake, and will
conduct an open meeting with cit-
zens of the county in the main
dining room of the inn at 1870 p. m.
Persons having problems on pro-
posed legislation are invited to at
tend and state their views.
The legislators will spend the
night at Point View inn and re-
turn to their homes on Sunday.
The 20 members of the council
scheduled to participate on the
tour are George w. Della. Balti-
more. chairman; Samuel w. Bar
rick, Frederick; j. Raymond Buff
fingtOn, Jr., Baltimore city; Wal
ter B. Dorsey, St Marys; Freder-
lex c. Malkus, Jr., Dorchester;
Mary L. Mock, Wicomico; Edward
S. Northrop, Montgomery; Harry
T. Phoebus, Somerset; James A.
Fine, Baltimore; George B. Raisin,
Jr., Kent.
Perry O. wilkinson, Prince
Georges, vice-chairman; A. Cor
don Boone, Baltimore; William F.
Burkley, Cecil; W. Randolph Har-
rison, Talbot; w. Dale Hess, Har-
ford; Marvin Mandel, Baltimore
city; Ridgely p. Melvin, Jr, Anne
Arundel; Jerome Robinson, Balti-
more city; George II. Smeiser,
Frederick; and Lester B. Reed, AL
Iegany.
Three aides will be with the
Legislators. They arc DR.. Carl N.
Evcrstinc, secretary and director
of research; r. Lee Benson, assist
ant to Evcrstine; and a. Clark
Hagcnsick, research assistant.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. William ID. White
hill of POI North Ellsworth Avenue.
Salem Ohio, recently observed
their 55th wedding anniversary.
The former Veronica Browning,
daughter of the late William and
Mary Guthrie Browning of Oak
land, and William Davis Whitehill,
son of the late Robert and Sarah
Davis Whitehill of Clarion. Penn
sylvania, were united in marriage
September 20, 1905. The ceremony
was performed by the late Rev.
J. B. Workman in the home of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29
Is Your Name
DIXON?

Dixon, an old and honored sur
name, is principally of English ORR
gin. AS is obvious, it is the equiva-
lent of Dickson and signifies son
or descendant of Dick" The latter
Is pet form of Richard which is
one of the most popular of personal
names and signifies powerful
ruler.
Thomas Dixon 1754-1819) served
as lieutenant in the Maryland
militia during the Revolutionary
War. He was born in Somerset
County and died in Worcester
County, Maryland. Another patriot
was Colonel Henry Dixon 1740-
1882 of the North Carolina troops
The first census of the United
States, taken in 1890, has twenty
nine listings of persons by the
name of Dixon who were residents
of Maryland and heads of families
at that time.
Dixon, town in Webster County,
Kentucky, was named for Archi-
bald Dixon GS02-l876), U. S. sena-
tor from the state.
AMI Clarence Dixon Q854-1925)
was ordained to the ministry of
the Baptist Church in 1876 and
served in various pastoratcs includ-
ing the Metropolitan Tabernacle of
London, England. AS his last as
signment, he was pastor of the
University Baptist Church of Bal
timore.
George Dallas Dixon 1857-1937
of Philadelphia was vice-president
in charge of traffic, Pennsylvania
Railroad
ROLAND Burrage Dixon 1875
1884 was professor of anthropology
at Harvard University for eighteen
years. He was a member Of the
American commission to negotiate
peace at the end of the First World
War.
James Payson Dixon, il, is
president, Antioch College, Vel
low Springs, Ohio.
Wesley Mason Dixon is prcsi-
dent, Container Corporation of
America, with offices in Chicago.
Frank James Dixon, Jr, a
physician of note, is professor and
chairman of the department of
pathology, University of Pittsburgh
Medical School
Robert Ellington Dixon is rear
admiral, u S. Navy
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29

brides parents in Oakland
The Whitehills have resided in
Salem p year and are members of
the Holy Trinity Lutheran church.
Mr.. Whitehill was formely en-
ployed at Youngstown Kitchens and
the Elier Co. They formerly resided
in Oakland They are parents OF
three children, Mrs. Gertrude
Brown, Glenn and Robert White
hill all of Salem. There are five
grandchildren and one great grand
child.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29
Two Enter Navy

Two youths of this area have en-
listed in the Navy through the
Navy Recruiting office in Keyser,
w Va, They were;
Thomas Asa Bethel, 1S, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton C. Bethel,
Star Route, Oakland. Thomas is
a graduate of Southern High
School, he enlisted for four years.
Joseph Dixon Ridder, 10, son
of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph f. Ridder,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29
SWANTON
Scout Activities

The SWanton Boy and Girl
scouts resumed their regular
weekly meetings Monday evening,
September 49, The boys planned a
hike and lookout which was held
this week. The girls have planned
troop camp to be held October
IA and Is at Deep Greek Lake
Five new girls have been added to
the troop. Any others interested
in joining are welcome.
Leaders and cOmmittccwomcn
attending the weekly Girl Scout
Leaders training course in Pied
mont, W. Va, are Mrs. Mary June
Harvey. Mrs Marcva TcctS, Mrs.
Amy Jane Wilson, Mrs. Caroline
Hutson and Evelyn Warwick.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29

Illinois, for nine weeks of recruit
training after which they will be
granted fourteen days leave be-
fore being assigned to school and
duty stations.
The Navy Rccruiter from Kcyscr
is at the Post Office in Oakland
every Monday afternoon at l p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-09-29

President Eisenhower warned
against "glittering promises of pie
in the sky political philosophy
possibly weakening the nations
economy and affecting the fight for
peace with freedom.