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Evening star., 1960-09-25
D. G. Police
Cost Ranks
9th in u. S.

The District paid more for
police protection in fiscal 1859
than any other city of COM
parable size. according to a
report released yesterday by
the Census Bureau.
Expenditures for police work
here amounted to $20.3 million
in the year ended June 30,
1859. the report showed. Balti-
more ranked a close second
with expenditures totaling $19.8
million.
Five major cities-with pop
ulationS of a million or more
paid more for police protection
than the District did in the
same fiscal year. The five are
New York, $159.8 million; Chi
cago, $7o.7 million; Los An
geles, $42.6; Philadelphia, 1923
million. and Detroit, $30.6 mil
lion.
The District ranked third
among all cities below New
York and Chicago in its total
expenditures for capital pro-
jects. New York spent $413.7
million in this category; Chi
cago spent $116.9 million and
the District spent more than
$73 million. Los Angeles rank
ed fourth in this category with
a total of SGT million.
Capital outlay expenditures
cover such matters as conStruc-
tion of new buildings and
property and street improve
mentS.
The District ranked highest
among cities of comparable
size in amount of income COL
lected through licenses - in
Guiding automobile registra-
tions-with a total of nearly
$1l.3 million. Detroit, one of
the five major cities listed, COL
lected only SAL million in this
category, and Baltimore's total
was $50 million.
Evening star., 1960-09-25

The Marine Corps manpower
ceiling is the same now as it
was in 1959-175.0o0 men. Re-
establishment of the six new
Battalion Landing TIE a m S
(about 1850 men each with
supporting units) was made
possible, according to Gen.
Shoup, by reducing the number
of Marines assigned to train
ing, security and support duties.
He said the Marines, with
175,000 men, can carry out all
assigned missions except that
of mobilization in event of a
general war.
Evening star., 1960-09-25
Sofety Talks
Mansfield Lists
District Visits

Inspector Dick Mansfield,
director of The Stars School
Safety Program, will give his
cartoon safety chalk talks at
the following schools in the
District this week:
Tomorrow - E d m IN d S,
10:45 am.
Tuesday-Drew, 9:15 am.
Wednesday - Mott, 9:15
and 10:45 am.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 9;15
am.
Friday - Cleveland, 9:15
and 10:45 am.
Evening star., 1960-09-25

are planned for early Novem-
ber.
Meanwhile, the Washington
Marines have their rifles and
equipment. They also are
armed with light machine guns
and rocket launchers, in addi-
tion to their basic rifles. Brown
ing automatic rifles and pistols.
They cannot train adequately
for combat on the green parade
ground in front of the Com
mandant's House at Eighth
and I streets, but there is a
heavy program of schooling on
weapons, tactics and other
military arts in progress.
Evening star., 1960-09-25
Staggered
Hours Plan
Report Near

A Budget Bureau study on
staggering the working hours
of certain Federal employees in
the Washington area is nearing
completion. The bureau ex-
poets to submit its proposal
to the White House within a
few weeks.
The purpose of the plan is
to alleviate rush-hour traffic
jams.
George G. Mullins, chief of
the bureaus Office of property
and systems management, said
that the report. compiled after
discussion with the various
Federal agencies involved and
the District Highway Depart
ment, should be ready soon.
The bureau has been pre-
pairing the report since jan
uary, when several Federal
agencies objected to a stag
gered hours plan suggested by
the District government.
To aid it's work the bureau
received up-to-date statistics
from the agencies on the times
and numbers of the employees
who drove to work.
The large-Scale building pro-
gram going on in the District
has slowed work on the report,
MI. Mullins said. Planners
have had to adjust their f1nd-
ings to take into consideration
the imminent relocation of
many thousands Of employees
from one area to another.
We've made many analyses
Of the information received" ="
Mr.. Sullivan said, but we have
not yet taken a stand in the
agency on a definite proposal"
The idea for staggering the
hours of workers originated in
September, 1859, with the D. C.
Transit System. The District
Government conferred with the
firm and eventually proposed
their own work schedule in
November.
The Districts plan was re-
jected by the bureau for sew
eral reasons, the paramount
one being that it affected too
many people. Mr.. Mullins said
in January that he hoped the
bureaus own recommendation
would only affect a quarter of
the Federal employees in the
Washington area.
Evening star., 1960-09-25
Reception Planned
For New Residents

New residents of Falls Church
have been invited to a recep-
tion to be given by the League
of Women Voters at the Cross
man Methodist Church, 384
North Washington street, at 8
pm. Friday.
The Mayor, city manager,
councilmen, superintendent of
schools, and city department
heads will speak at the gather
ing, which is open to all who
have become Falls Church resi-
dents since January, 1860.
Evening star., 1960-09-25
AdvisoryUnit
Named for


President Eisenhower yester-
day appointed 13 members of
the Advisory Committee on the
Arts for the National Cultural
Center here.
The appointees. including
three from Washington. are:
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon Of
1901 F street NV. and West
bury, Long Island, N. Y. Mrs.
Bacon is former chairman Of
the Metropolitan Opera Asso-
citation, and is a member Of the
D. C. Commission for the New
York Philharmonic Symphony.
Philadelphia Orchestra, and
Boston Symphony.
Robert Richman of 3102 r
street NV. Mr.. Richman is
director of the Institute of Con-
temporary Arts.
Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe of
1921 H street NV. and New
port. r. I. Mrs. Howe is a COM
poser and music patron.
Lowell Davies of San Diego,
Calf. Mr.. Davies. a lawyer, is
a member of the Fine Arts So
ciety of San Diego. and the
San Diego Symphony Associa-
ton, and president of the Old
Globe Theater.
Leonard H. Goldenson of
Mamaroneck, N. Y. He is presi-
dent of the American Broad
casting Co.
Sol Hurok of New York. an
impresario of ballets, concerts
and other arts.
Frank Stanton of New York,
president of the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Robert w. Sarnoff OF New
York, board chairman of the
National Broadcasting Co.
Huntington Hartford Of New
York. a patron Of the arts.
Miss lima Hogg of Houston,
president of the Houston SYM
phony Society.
Howard Lindsay of New
York, a playwright, producer
and actor.
Albert Christ-Janer of Tux
edo Park. N. Y, dean of the
Art School at Pratt Institute in
Brooklyn. N. Y.
Kurt Weinhold of New York.
president of Columbia Artists
Management, Inc.
Mr.. Eisenhower also asked
each Of the following organiza-
tions to designate a representa-
tive to serve as an ex-offlcio
member Of the Advisory Com
mittee on the Arts:
Theatre Library Association,
Poetry Society of America,
American Academy of Arts and
Letters. Academy of American
Poets, American National The
ater and Academy, American
Educational Theater Associa-
ton, National Institute of Arts
and Letters, National Music
Council, American Symphony
Orchestra League, National
Federation of Music Clubs, and
National Recreation Associa-
tion.
Evening star., 1960-09-25

IOdu III IdCho-dllu OOLloONuCA4OAJ
has been disturbing rush-hour
motorists who don't like things
crossing their paths
Lots of Sympathy
Everyone sympathizes, but
no one seems to know what to
do about it.
Railroad officials have re-
peatedly answered complaints
from irate' motorists and con-
gressmen and other interested
parties but say their hands are
tied. The tracks are there. they
say. The freight cars must go
through.
The tracks have been there
for over a hundred years. Until
1943 they didn't seem to bother
anybody.
Then Shirley highway was
built. and highway officials
from the Federal Bureau of
Public Roads we're faced with
a war-created steel shortage.
Besides. only one or two
trains a day went across the
road. and the railroad was in
receivership and expected to go
under any day.
The highway was built with
grade separations for all roads
but the railroad, and it never
did go under. In fact, its busi-
ness increased slowly through
the years and by 1852 five or
six trains crossed daily. 1t is
owned by the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad.
Four Trains a Day
Today four trains a day on
the average cross the highway,
blowing their whistles and
setting off stop lights and mo-
torists' tempers.
They cross, according to ]. r.
Cary III, superintendent of the
w. g. o. D., at about 7:30 am,
10 am, 4:30 pm. and 6 pm.
A trip is made from RoSslyn to
Potomac Yards at 1880 with an
engine or two and a few cars.
There the train loads up with
building materials and comes
back across on its way to Pur-
celville above Leesburg with 20
to 40 cars.
In the afternoon the loaded
and empty cars come back
across the. highway on their
way to Potomac Yards, then
return for their final 6 pm.
trip to RoSslyn.
There have been a number of
accidents at the crossing when
motorists moving along the
highway have failed to notice
the warning lights and crashed
into trains.
The accidents and traffic tie
ups have prompted highway Of
ficials to seek a solution. The
portion of the highway between
the Potomac River and Route 7
was built and. is maintained by
the Federal Bureau of Public
Roads.
Virginia Sidesteps
The Bureau has offered to
give the highway to Virginia,
but Virginia doesn't want it
until something is done about
the crossing. And there it re-
mains to this day.
Mr.. Cary, who is used to re-
ceiving complaints about the
crossing, believes the trains,
which he says take only about
a minute to cross, do not seri-
ously interfere with traffic.
AS for the timing, he said the
company tries to avoid the peak
rush hours, crossing before the
traffic is too heavy. But we'd
be criticized if we went across
~ q TO- &l,a ,.oa,-;,, ,, L. :J
Evening star., 1960-09-25
NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT
Freight Traffic Irks
Shirley Motorists
BY JOHN LAWSON
Star Stan Writer

Motorists travelling the modern. conroledaccess Shirley
highway through Arlington caught up daily in traffic jam
they do not think is really necessary.
A freight train keeps getting In their way.
The crossing of the Washington and Old Dominion Rail-
road racks-and consequently about 80 freight day
Evening star., 1960-09-25
Echo Not Visible

The Echo I satellite is
moving into the Southern
Hhemisphere and no longer is
visible over the Washington
area for an indefinite period.
Evening star., 1960-10-22

tranSformation-even those
who bought houses there
i've or six years ago. Could
this ratty old derelict Of a
neighborhood ever be made
over?
The answer is there for
all to see. It was a Job for
optinists with an inner Vi
sion that made them alb
solutely blind to what was
around them; which saw
only the image of what
FOggy Bottom could be-
come.
Evening star., 1960-10-22
The Fossy Bottom Restoration Area

sister Of the late Secretary
Of State Dulles, became ac-
tive as a redeveloper Of
houses In Green's Court.
Early builders, also, were
Russell A.. Eldridge, and
Lawrence N. Brandt.
Firm PIOyed Role
An important factor In
Mr.. Burch's decision to
start the ball rolling was
the interest In the area
Of a real estate firm, Wood
ward & Norris, which has
played a creative role
throughout the redevelop-
ment period.
In this respect, the initia-
tion of Foggy Bottom re-
storation activity has Diff
fered from that in the three
other major Washington
areas, where projects by
Evening star., 1960-10-22

private individuals led TO
later commercial activity.
In the Bottom. the pio-
neers were Mr.. Burch, the
builder, and the brokerage
firm which hoped that q
successful movement could
be started in the pattern Of
that begun in Georgetown
in the sos and on Capitol
Hill in ls4S.
Anyone who remembers
the old Foggy Bottom must
wonder at the extent Of the
Evening star., 1960-10-22

Continued From Page B-1
al far a. the White House.
In the work Of restora-
ton, . start was made OUT
side the present boundaries
created by the Foggy Bot
tom Restoration Society.
As set by this society, the
bnundary streets are Penn
syfrania avenue on the
north, Virginia avenue on
the south, Twenty y-fourth
street on the east, and
Twenty-seventh street on
the west.
The FIRST house restored,
50 far as this writer knows,
vas located at 2423 1 street
NV. BENJAMIN D. Burch,
a builder active in George
town, bought this house for
restoration in January,
1882, as well as four others
at 221s-24 virginia avenue
NV. subsequently, Mr.,
Bhrch restored about 20
more houses.
Later, Jonas Robitscher,
q medical student at George
Washington University and
his wife, Jean, undertook
to restore a large group of
houses. Eleanor Dulles, a
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-15
Last Of Winter

MARCH is the month in which Winter
~ dies and in which Spring arrives.
This is perhaps it's greatest distinction,
although many great events are remem-
bered in the month.
The massacre at Alamo took place
on March 6, 1886, and on March 5, ITO,
the Boston massacre took place.
The first days of March are also re-
membered as Nebraska State Day
March y and Texas Independence Day
March p and as the birthday of
Alexander Graham Bell March -.
Vermont Day falls on March each
year, and California observes Arbor Day
on the anniversary of the birth of Luther
Burbank.
The birthday Of Oliver Wendell
Holmes falls on March 8. He was born
in 1941 at Boston, Massachusetts.
Albany became the capital Of New
York on March 10, 1897. March II is
remembered as Girl Scout Day.
And on the 9th, back in 1862, the
Monitor and the Merrimack fought it
out in their classic battle. On the 18th,
in 1867, Andrew Jackson was born,
on the North Carolina-South< Carolina
border. ST. Patrick's Day falls on the
18th Of March, and the 18th is remem-
bered as the day on which Grover Cleve-
and was born, in Caldwell, New Jersey,
in 1897. (And, not to forget it, West
Point was founded on the 18th, in 1902,
the same day is remembered as the birth
day anniversary Of President James
Madison, who was born at Port Conway
Virginia, in 1751.)
The goth is the first day Of Spring
this year, and the 23rd is remembered as
the day Patrick Henry's famous speech,
which was made in ITS.
Maryland was settled on the 25th, in
1884 Ponce de Leon discovered Florida
on the 9th, in 1913.
The 29th is remembered as the birth
ady anniversary Of John Tyler, who was
born at Greenway, Virginia, in 1890.
On the 3Oth ether was used for the first
time, in 1912 - having been discovered
by a country doctor in Georgia
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-15
Babson Says swatch Tokyo!'

all over the world. In my opin-
ion, however, the advantages
Americans can gain by buying
Japanese stocks and bonds are
outweighed by urrency ex-
change problesm, taxes. and
other restrictions. Nevertheless,
this phase Of Japan's develop
ment will bear watching.
Dream of World Leadership
The Japanese are ambitious,
reSourceful, and hard working.
They have not abandoned their
old dream of world leadership,
but they may have learned the
folly of trying to conquer by
arms. With nearly 100000, 600
people compressed into 1854
square miles, they must export
or die. AS they struggle to exist,
their skill in finance. craftsman
ship, industrial management, and
commerce poses a more immedi-
ate threat to our U. S. world
trade position than do current
Russian policies.
Certainly world trade will be-
come increasingly competitive
and it will do us no good to hide
behind tariff walls. Already
Tokyo is the worlds largest city.
Some day the worlds economic
center of gravity which moved
from London to New York in the
forepart of this century - may
pass to this oriental capital.
Other large cities, in order of
rank, are: London, New York,
Shanghai, Moscow, Mexico City,
Picking, Buenos Aires, Chicago,
Berlin, Sac Paulo, Leningrad,
Calcutta, Tientsin, Rio de ia
metro, and Paris. Note that five
Of the sixteen largest cities are
in Asia. while only three are in
North America.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-15

Legislature Adjourns

TIRED Virginia legislators wended
their way home Sunday after a 60
day session Of trying to find funds for
a budget l.3 billion dollars, the
largest budget ever proposed and pass
ed by Virginia. Better than $50 million
dollars in excess Of the present budget,
new taxes had to be assessed. How this
could be done was the first bone OF con-
tention The administration proposed a
go retail and use sales tax. After as
days Of hemming and having, maneuver-
ing and conference.-the the sales
tax was defeated Then the budget came
under study in an effort to reduce I'M
necessary increases. Finally the budget
was adopted substantially as submit
ted, and sales taxes were placed on
tobaccos and alcoholic beverages, which
with step-up Of tax on capital, it
is estimated will meet the budget as
passed The States needs are we'll taken
care of in the budget, possibly $40 mil
lion more than absolute necessities. 1t
can not be said that Virginia will be
handicapped IN its future progress for
lack of funds in the biennimum budget.
Really what was deleted was the re
turn of $45 million to the counties,
cities and towns, which was proposed
under the 81 sales tax. We have been
opposed in principle to the State
exacting taxes for the benefit Of the
political subdivisions. 1t appears to us
that these entities should pay their own
way. We are not unmindful of the de-
mands upon the urban centers because
Of the influx Of people from the rural
areas, but we do believe each should
carry its financial burden by keeping
the control of finances close to the
local people.
A Complete study of Virginia's fina-
ncial structure is imperative before the
1862 session Of the legislature. Under
the present policy Of separation of tax
sources - real property to the counties,
cities and towns, and the intangibles
and income to the State an i'm
balance of tax sources has developed,
which should be solved in an exhaustive
study of this fiscal policy in Virginia.
Adjournment of the legislature brings
some relief to the people Of Virginia and
certainly the legislators who have play
ed their role deserve much-needed
rest. Somehow the legislative mill
grinds slowly until the last few days
when things begin to happen so fast
that few know what is happening. We
would suggest more leisurely pro-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-15

WASHINGTON, March 3 A
vigorous campaign is being
waged on Capitol Hill to pro-
tect freedom Of speech.
1t revolves around bill intro
duced by Rep. Bogss tD-La.}
and others to permit expendi-
lures for legislative purposes to
be deducted. for tax purposes.
as trade or business expenses
The proposals. strongly sup
ported BY both industry and Ia
Dor. are designed 10 correct an
Internal Revenue Service regu~
lation which would prohibit the
deduction of expenditures for ad-
vertisements. for membership in
organizations. and for the dis
tribution of literature which may
influence legislation.
Not only does the regulation
apply to action affecting Con
gress, but it also applies to
proposals before state legisla-
lures and county and city coun-
ellis.
Opponents content that the
regulation imposes 4 serious
gag upon freedom Of speech
gag that Will be removed only
by enactment Of the proposed
legislation.
They point out that in the
past. if a labor union. a busi-
ness owner, an educational or
industrial association thought
Congress was about to step on
its toes with a piece Of legi-
slative nonsense it could start
firing salvos of protest at Capt.
toll Hill and the public.
Up to now. whatever they
spent in defending their right to
speak was a legitimate tax de
ductiOn.
In the past, it was pretty well
understood that the right to
petition Congress was inviolate
under the constitution. 1t has
been generally accepted also that
Congress and other legislative
bodies can't operate in a
vacuum that the members
need to know what people like
and what they don't like.
For instance, if somebody
wants to spend the country into
bankruptcy. tax a business Out
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-15
Great Strategic Value


Although much smaller than
Red China in population, in terri
torial size, in natural resources.
and in military might. Japan
possesses the most concentrated
and most readily disable indus
trial power potential in the Far
East. That, plus her location,
makes her strategically impor-
tant to us, or to the Communist
bloc.
Japan stretches. some 1000
miles across the principal ap-
proaches to East Asia. Opposite
her islands lie the southeastern
extremities of Russia, the cruelty
partitioned land of Korea. and
the middle east coast of China.
If you look at your globe, you
will see that the Land of the
Rising Sun" occupies a geo.
graphical position relative to
East Asia similar to that which
Britain occupies relative to West
ern Europe.
Expanding Securities Market
Japan'S ancient culture has
been derived mainly from China,
but her modern culture is large
ly Western and American. She
is bound to the Free World by
ties of strategy and economy
and has good reason to steer
clear of the Soviet camp. Thus
Japanese postwar growth is now
following traditional capitanstic
lines, for the most part.
A significant aspect of that
growth has been the development
of a very active securities mar
ket. The rising need for venture
capital is being met as the high
yields and low prices Of Japan
csc securities attract funds from
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-15

Babson Park. Mass, Mar. 10
The recent signing of a new
treaty between the U. S. and ia
pan may one day be reckoned as
a major turning point in our his
tory. By this treaty we have
raised our mortal enemy of less
than fifteen years ago to a new
position of prestige in the world
community. This should further
spur Japan's spectacular post
war recovery, and also help pro-
tect U. S. interests in the Far
East.
Unparalleled Progress
At the end of World War II,
the economy of Japan lay in
ruins. Tokyo itself was a pile of
rubble and nearly SO per cent of
the nations industry had been
destroyed. Thanks to the en-
lightened leadership of Gen.
Douglas Macarthur and to the
amazing capacity of the Japan
csc themselves, the economic
life of the country was quickly
restored. Instead of being sub
merged by her conqueror, Japan
regained full sovereignty and
then achieved economic progress
matched by no other nation.
Japan's gross national product
has more than doubled during
the past short ten years. There
has been a 400 per cent increase
in industrial production. While
per-capita income at 1910 per
year is very small by U. S. STAN
dards. it is the highest in all
Asia. Since prices are still low
in Japan, this sum will purchase
three times as much goods and
services as in the U. S. If Japan
can escape war in the next ten
years, I predict she will double
her present living standards.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-03-15
John Temple Grsvss
South STUNNING For Nixon

akfter months Of carrying on his
work in unsurrendering endur-
ance Of the malignancy from
which he had fought to save al
men ,cnd had indeed save d
some. brings to our city Of
Birmingham q sadness shared
by Ill the world. It lifts hearts
in admiration and sympathy /.
too. for his only family4 b e
family Of associates at the Spies
Clinic her>Dr. Robert Stone,
Frances Bonner. Jean Grant and
others who served him % ably.
faithfully. selflessly and long.
Never were 2 mans services
to fellOwmen more recognized
than were his. Practically every
honor in the medical world was
bestowed on him, both for his
contributions to science and for
his uses of other mems contri-
buttons.
Both science and humanity
honored him especially for con-
quests of pellagra and spru. one
time scourgeS. respectively, Of
the South and the West Indies.
Both will remember him, too,
for many living proofs that nu-
triton is at the base of much
that's wrong and much that's
right with mankind.
How his past life in Birming-
ham "rushes before" those of
Us who were his partisans and
members of his committee in
the dramatic. mitigating days
that launched him here in 1912