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Evening star., 1961-11-03
Housing Code
With Teeth Set
In Arlington
County Would Get
Power to Prevent
Blight, Ruze SIums
BY JOHN BARRON
Star Staff Writer

Preparation of a strict new
housing code, intended to pre-
vent slums and deterioration
of some 5000 older homes in
Arlington, has been completed.
The proposed ordinance,
submitted to the County Board
yesterday, would empower
local authorities, under care
fully specified circumstances.
TO forbid occupancy or force
vacating Of substandard houses.
The county for many years
has enforced building codes in
new construction but has been
without general authority over
existing structures.
1t emissions use of govern
ment powers to foreStall over
crowding of dwellings and to
require conservation and rem
ovation of older buildings and
demolition of hopelesSly in
adequate structures"
Drafted by a special COM
mittee appointed by the board
seven months ago, the code
demands that wherever people
in Arlington County live, keer
clean. cook, eat and sleep, the
dwelling or apartment must
have"
A sound structure, light and
ventilation, insect exclusion
bathtub or shower, flush toilet
bathroom lavatory, kitchen
sink, water heater, furnace OF
space heater, running water,
electricity and sanitary sewer
connections.
Less Than 100 Unfit
The committee reported that
of 10000 homes counted in the
census last year. about 5000
we're built prior to 1910.
During the spring of 1861,
an intensive house-by-house
search throughout the county
revealed less than 100 houses
clearly unfit for human habi-
tation," it said.
THE tiny residual faction is
not the major problem for
Arlington. At the present time,
the question is the preserva-
ton of homes built before
/ l940."
The code offers several safe
guards against the misuse Of
the powers it would grant the
county government.
1t stipulates that inspections
Of property must be scheduled
at a time convenient to the oc-
cupants, and that If the in
spector is refused admittance
he may gain entry only by OBJ
tanning a court order except in
emergencies.
Eviction Safeguard
The fear of an official enter
ing a private home at will was
one of the reasons the board
rejected a minimum housing
code offered last year. The new
code also specifies that before
anyone can be evicted, "The
county staff must have dem
onstrated that the occupants
have been offered other safe,
decent living quarters in Ar
lington within the occupants
means"
Although emphasizing that
Slums do not now constitute
a problem to the county, the
committee noted that there are
about 200 houses in the COM
munity which even though
structurally sound look blighted
and require attention.
The board tomorrow prob
ably will schedule a hearing on
the proposed ordinance.
Evening star., 1961-11-03


the assumption that we would
have 4 to s hours warning of
an enemy attack.
However, now that the
warning time has been greatly
reduced. the possibility Of a
man being able to get home
from the office is negligible in
many cases"
Civil defense officials have
estimated that notice of an
enemy attack could be as short
as Is minutes.
Would Need Shelter Quickly
Therefore, someone working
in downtown Washington would
have to find fallout shelter
quickly. He would need food
and water for several days to
survive in the shelter area until
outside radiation had dimin-
ished to a safe level.
While Mr.. Rodericks cau-
toned against panic, he said
that District residents are now
very vulnerable" because there
are no public fallout shelters
here marked as such.
A training survey is now be-
ing conducted here in four CEN
sus tracts under a Defense De-
partment contract to locate
fallout shelter areas in exist
ing buildings. This will be fol-
lowed by surveys of the rest
of the city.
However, Mr.. Rodericks has
estimated that the marking
and stocking of public fallout
shelters will not even start on
a broad scale until next sum-
mer.
Therefore, the civil defense
director has advised that per-
sons concerned about the posi-
Evening star., 1961-11-03

WE COULDN'T WAIT for
them to ripen-not even
the Red Astrachan, which
ripened first. We weren't
afraid of the collie. We knew
we could survive that and
the parental scolding.
. But We, were afraid to dive
into the muddy waters of the
swimming hole after eating
green apples. We knew that
they made us subject to
cramps and their weight
might cause us despite all
efforts to sink to the bottom.
At this time of year Father
would 60 to the city market
to buy apples. We had moved
back to the city at the start
of the school year.
He would buy them by the
barrel. The market man
would knock the head off
and expose the beautiful
apples with which the barrel
was dressed. Even more
memorable was the essence
or perfume of the apples
which rose from the barrel.
Father priced the market
carefully. He also wanted to
be assured that none of the
apples had been in cold stor-
age. I don't remember the
prices but I'm sure those
apples cost less than / cent
apiece.
He would always buy a
barrel of the greatest apple
of them all, the Northern
Spy. He would also buy a
barrel of Kings or Baldwins
and a barrel of ruSSets for
cooking.
What happened to those
apples?
Evening star., 1961-11-03
Two Directors
AssuiI Price
AS Giveuwuy
By ROBERT J.LEWIS
star staff Writer

The Redevelopment Land
Agency today agreed to sell a
Foggy Bottom tract for the
Columbia Plaza redevelopment
project after hearing the pro-
posal called a 81 million give
away of District assets.
Acting swiftly in executive
session after a hearing in which
two witnesses bitterly assailed
the proposal. RIA approved
transfer of more than 8 acres
to the Columbia Plaza Corp.
at a minimum price of S5.32S,-
I76.
Head of the purchasing cor
poration is Frank Juchs, promi-
nent realtor and president of
the Washington Real Estate
Board.
Under the contract, the land
price could be higher, depend
ing on hwo much RIA has to
pay for land which it has not
yet acquired within the project
area.
Previously, the agency had
bought much of the land from
two syndicates, one headed by
D. F. Antonelli, jr., and King
don Gould. and the other by
Mr.. Luchs.
The remainder of the urban
renewal, land RIA must acquire
is held by small owners.
"Giveaway Charged
Voicing the "giveaway"
charges was DR.. Meyer M.
Silverman, a dentist. who said
118,000 square feet of alleys and
streets will be closed by RIA
and turned over free" to the
redevelopers. The streets and
alleys, he said. represent 80 per
cent of the total land area, and
would have a market value"
Of 81 million. The contract
price alone. he charged. would
give the closed streets and
alleys a value of $2.5 million,
but that the real value is
greater than that.
DR.. Silverman said his In
terest in the Columbia Plaza
project was based on the fact
that his mother, Mrs. Celia
Silverman AlperJ, was the
owner of a small property in
I the area and also that it was
a matter of civic interest to
protect the taxpayer.
His charge was disputed at
the hearing by John R. Searles,
jr., retiring executive director,
who said all the land was being
paid for.
"The implication that any
land is being given away is
utterly false" Mr.. Searles said.
Price Defended
Also defending the contract
as not a giveaway" was Mr..
LuchS.
THE price we will pay on
the land is about $4,000 per
unit, whereas the average price
paid in Washington is about
$4,000 per unit" he said.
He also pointed out that the
District will receive more than
$250,000 in real estate taxes
from the development.
Proposed for the Foggy Bot
tom tracts bounded by Twenty
fifth. Twenty-third and E
streets, and by Virginia ave-
nue. NV, are 300 apartment
units, a 400-room hotel, under
ground parking for 1,500 cars,
and 10000 square feet of COM
mercial space.
Also testifying. in opposition
to sale of the land was Harry
A. Barbour.
Mr.. Barbour bitterly charac-
terized the contract proposal
as "the most scandalous sur
render of the public interest I
have met up with in more than
20 years that 1 have been as
sociated with the housing
movement" Mr.. Barbour is a
former housing official. now re-
tired, who maintains a citizen
interest in urban renewal.
Evening star., 1961-11-03
The
Rambler
Yeurns for
A Northern Spy
By GEORGE KENNEDY

The Rambler's reducing
diet-for some reason or
other it isn't taking a thing
off, but that's another story
allows him one fruit ex-
change" at every meal.
So he stops after lunch
at the Greek fruit stand on
the corner and makes a
selection.
The peaches are gone.
Yesterday the Bartlett pears
were hard. So he spent a
dime on a Mcintosh apple.
I 1t cracked and Spurted
juice as he bit into it. What
a buy! Where else would
you get such value for your
10 cents?
1t was both tart and sweet.
1t had a flavor superior not
only to the citrus fruits but
to the pear and the peach.
When all is said and done,
the best apples are grown
north of the Mason-Dixon
line and east of the MisSis-
sippi. -.
Senator Harry Flood Byrd
may not like this, nor Sena-
tor Warren Magnuson of
Washington. But every Up
state New Yorker knows it's
true.
I doubt that apples mean
as much to kids as they did
so years ago. You never hear
of them getting green apple
collie nowadays. Yet it was
a common August ailment
early in this century in
Western New York.
Evening star., 1961-11-03
BY CARLES d. PIERCE
Star stan Writer

The District civil defense di-
rector said yesterday that the
main reason he advises TAX
ing emergency food and other
supplies to the office as a
stop-gap measure is the re-
duction in estimated warning
time of enemy attack.
George Rodericks said that
originally we were working on
Evening star., 1961-11-03

CD Director Envisions Volunteer Evoe-
uotion. Poee ca
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09
THE WILLIAM WARREN
HOME SCENE OF PARA.
MOUNT CLUB MEETING

On Saturday, December 2,
The Paramount Social & Civ
ic Club met in the lovely
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Warren on Main Street with
Mrs. Tommye Higgins, Presi-
dent, presiding. Plans were
completed for the Clubs
Christmas Party to be held on
January l in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren. During the
social hour, the charming hos
tess led the ladies into the
dining room where a very tasty
menu was enjoyed by all.
Guests present were: Mesda-
mes Pearl Plump, Alma
Brown, Gladys Bingham, Bar
bara Banks and Clara Wash
ington; Members present were:
Mesdames Higgins, Lucille
Hightower, Mary Lou Davis,
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09

Busy Bee Bible Class, Mrs.
Annie Mae Crosby, lnstruc-
tor.
Monday. 7: p. M, Progress
sive Club, Mrs. Marie turner,
Pres. Tuesday: 6: p. M, Wo-
mems Missionary Society at
the home of Mrs. Henrietta
Pointer. Mrs. Annie M. Cros-
by, Pres. Wednesday, 6: P. M,
Ladies Bible Class, Mrs. Ma
mic Burton, Pres. Z: +. NJ,
Prayer Meeting, Deacons IN
charge. Thursday: 5: P. NJ.
Junior Choir, Miss Mary FL
lis. Pres. 7: P. M, Senior
Usher, Mrs. Josephine Mar
tin, Pres. Friday, z: P. M,
Senior Choir, Mrs. Clara Mae
Smith, Pres.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09

les, Pres, Bro. Harvey Law
renee, Pianist. Tuesday, Z: P.
M, Prayer Meeting with Of
ficers in charge. $50 Friday,
Junior Choir rehearsal, Sis.
Mary Ellie, Pres, Sis. Dolores
Kelly, Vice. Z: p. M. Teachers
Meeting. Joyce Ellie, reporter.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09

Mr.. HENRY CHAMBERS
of $40 Fort Hill Drive has re-
ceived many telephone calls
of congratulations on the Spe.
cial Service that was held in
his honor by the National Park
Service Employees, Wednes-
day, November %. Mr.. Cham.
bers entered the Federal Ser.
vice, August %, 1920. He serv.
ed in the Army during 1912.
AZ. Mr.. Chambers was pro.
NOTED to caretaker, the posi-.
ton he held when he retired
His awards included a citation
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09

Annet Fox, Ruby Lewis. Nam
es were turned in for the un-
derprivileged boys and girls
shoes for Christmas, this be-
ing one of the clubs annual
projects. The president was
grateful to the members for
food they gave the less for
tunate on Thanksgiving.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09

FRIENDS will be sorry to
know that Mr.. Percy Stroth-
ers of 1O15Third North Street
is confined to his home with
the Flu. Mr.. Strothers is a
member of the Jackson St. M.
B. Church where he serves as
Trustee. We pray for him a
speedy recovery.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09

BRIGHT MORNING STAR
M. B. CHURCH NEWS - Rev.
S. S. lines, Pastor.
Sunday, $50 A. NJ, Sunday
School. Monday: p. M. Senior
Choir rehearsal. Tuesday: p.
NJ, Junior Choir rehearsal.
Wednesday: 6: P. NJ, Mission
airy Society. TOO P. M. Weekly
Prayer Meeting.
On last Sunday, Pastor
lines was at his best, both day
and night. He left not one
stone unturned. The hearts of
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09
IN MEMORIAM !

In memory of Mrs. c. M.
J. Varnado who passed 8 years
ago today, December 5, 1858,
we all remember her for her
many acts of kindness and her
Christian duties, which she
performed with love to all
with whom she came in con-
tact. Signed by the Jackson
Street M. B. Church. Rev. A.
w. Wilson, Pastor and the Sc
Nor Choir, Mrs. Inez Evans,
President.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09

MT. PILGRIM M. B. Church
Lynn Street - Rev. t. III.
Turner, Pastor, Sis. Clara
Washington, Sec, Sis. Thelma
Morris, Asst. Sec.
Sunday: $50 A. NJ, Sun
day School. Bro. Willie Ellie,
Supt., Sis. Thelma Morris,
Sec, Bro. James Jenkins, Asst.
Supt., Sis. Joyce Ellie, Asst.
Sec. 1900 Usher Board Meets,
The president ask all ushers
to be present. 5: P. M, Baptist
Training Union, Sis. Mary FL
zie, Pres, Sis. Dolores Kelly,
Vice; Sis. Dolly Countryman
and Sis. Betty Kelly, Direc-
tors. Monday, 7: P. M, Senior
choir rehearsal, Sis. Mary To.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09

all burned while he preached.
Sick and Shut-ins: Bro.
Emanuel (Buster) Mason; Sis.
Hazel Goodlow; Mothers Mar
tina Jane Ramsey, Mary Fran
ces Williams and several 9TH
ers. Prayer is offered for
these and others.
All members are kindly ask
ed to bring pounds or money
for our less fortunate and sick
members on Wednesday night,
December 20 for Christmas
Cheer. Thanks in advance.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09

The following churches will
observe Holy Communion,
Sunday, December 10, 1861:
KING DAVID No. l, Rev. G..
G. Carr, pastor
MT. CALVARY, Rev. E. S.
Hicks, Pastor
SPRING HILL, Rev. M. NJ.
Morris, Pastor
PLEASANT HILL, Rev. Thorn
as Ray, Pastor
TRAVELLERS REST, Rev. j.
H. Williams, Pastor
Ray, Pastor.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09

of commendable service; a
bronze metal; a lapel emblem
and life time pass to the
National Parks. The Park En-
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09

ployees presented Mr.. Cham.
bers with watch as a retire
ment gift.
Continued on Page 81
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-12-09

SHILOH M. B. CHURCH
NEWS - Sunday: $50 Sun
day School with Supt., Mrs.
X. c. Anthony in charge. 1100
A. NJ, Covenant. Tuesday:
$50 Weekly Prayer Service.
Wednesday, 500 P. NJ, Youth
Choir rehearsal. Friday, $50
P. M. Adult Choir rehearsal.
Mrs. Ruby Cameron, repor-
ter.
MT. ZION NO. / M. B.
Church News - Rev. James
A. Miller, Pastor.
Sunday: Sunday School, Mr..
Henry Brown, Supt. 3: P. NJ.
Mothers Board Meeting, Mrs.
Loura johnson, Pres. 4: p. NJ,
Evening star., 1961-09-03
Mr.. HoIoby
ToSpeok

Mr.. Najeeb Halaby, admin
istrator of the Federal Avia-
ton Agency, will be the guest
speaker at the 3rd annual
Awards Luncheon of the
Army Aviation Association
Tuesday. The luncheon will
be held at noon in the Cotil-
lion Room of the Sheraton
Park.
The Secretary of the Army
and Mrs. Elvis ]. Stahr, jr.,
the Director of Defense Re-
search and Engineering and
Mrs. Harold Brown and the
United States Army Chief
of Staff and Mrs. George H.
Decker plan to be among the
honor guests at the event.
Col. Bryce Wilson, USA
(retired), president Of the
Association, will preside at
the luncheon. The Hughes
Award to an outstanding
Aviation unit, the Award to
the Army Aviator for 1860
and the new Hitler Award to
the Aviation Soldier for 1860
are to be presented during
the program.
On Tuesday evening, a re-
ception in honor of the new
Association president and
national executive officers
will be held from $50 to
$3.50 pm. at the Sheraton
Park.
Evening star., 1961-09-03
CAPITAL SUMNER
FOR CAPITOLITES

"A lot Of congressional families who didn't
get to spend the summer in their home Stotes
managed to fill their vacation with all sorts of
fun while their Legislative fathers kept close to
Capitol Hill.
You could coll quorum almost any time
in the back yard of the Westwood (Md) home
Of Texas Representative and Mrs. Bob Cosey
who have seven Of their nine children with
them now.
Besides the Coseys, there ore always
roft Of friends to enjoy the swings outside or
such indoor sports os hamburger uncheons
cooked and served in the kitchen.
But it's not all play for the Coseys, &C.
eordin9 to their mother, who assigns them
household tosks and encourages her l4-yeor-
old son Mike in his small business of cuttino
gross for the neehbors.
The six youngsters Of Representative and
Mrs. John w. Byrnes Of Wisconsin have vo-
riety Of interests, many Of which center in the
Army Navy Country Club, just five minutes
away by cor from their home in Arinoton's
Aurora Hills. The two older boys, who fire.
quenty go over on their bikes, took up golf
this summer and little Betsy has been faith
fully attending outdoor sessions of the clubs
"co-op" nursery
Bonnie Jean, ! !, enjoys the pool when
she can take the time from her riding classes
and piano lessons, and Charlie, 9, who had q
wonderful two weeks at lodge in North Wis
consin, is now back with the family and ready
for suggestions
Evening star., 1961-09-03

about the theater, the new
season promising a series of
interesting plays. Jean
Anouilh is bringing out a new
play La Grotte" (Theatre
de Montparnasse), Andre
Roussin La Coquine" (Palais
RoyaD Marcel Achard prom
iSeS a new musical comedy to
come out just before Christ
mas; Pierre Daninos, whose
books about the U. S. A. and
England proved his humorous
talents, has transformed his
last book "A Certain Monsieur
Blot" about the average
Frenchman, into a play. The
theater Sarah Bernard will
produce a play about Law
renee of Arabia and the
studio and theater of the
Champs Elysees will bring
out two plays of Bertold
Brecht, Dams la Jungle des
Villes" I'm the Jungle of the
Cities and lie Brave Soldat
Chweik." Marlene Dietrich
will sing in the Music hall of
the Olympia, many of her old
hits and a new song by Edith
Piaf; and Johnny Halliday
will continue his success of
rock and roll in Paris after
a big tour all around the
French vacation centers.
New Movies
Among the new French
movies, everybody awaits the
coming out of the "Vie Pri-
wee" (Private Life) of Louis
Male, with Brigitte Bardot
and Marcello Mastroiani, a
movie being finished in Spo-
leto. Italy, where B. B. has
been criticized for the first
time by the press, and where
her first unkind caricature
has been published. Rene
Clair comes out with "Tout
Tor du Monde" (All the Gold
Of the Earth) and Daryl F..
zanuck is shooting his super
production, The Longest
Day" (after the best seller by
Cornelius Ryan in the North
OF France and has discovered
a new star in the French
Russian model, Trina Demich.
Roman Gary (author of the
Roots of HeavenD and for
mer French Consul General in
Los Angeles, has quit Foreign
Affairs to be the literary
counselor of the film and to
Evening star., 1961-09-03
PARIS REPORT
PQrisiennes Face
The New Season

Maybe she decides on a piece
of costume jewelry made of
feathers (Balmain) or an
artificial flower to stick in
the chignon of a new evening
hairdo.
Now she has to put on
stockings again, but having
tanned her legs sufficiently,
she will adopt the new winter
color: Caramel. AS for shoes,
she will make a special
choice among the new eve
ming boots Dior presents
them in lace matching the
color of the dress, and en-
broidered with crystal pearls.
She has to have new shoes,
but she will probably be less
sophisticated than the
Duchess of Windsor, who
bought a pair of musical
slippers in Venice. (Their
heels play the Serenade of
ToSelli).
French Exhibit
The great topic of her con-
verSation is Moscow, where
the big French Exhibition has
opened, and where 200 Rus
sian-speaking, pretty Partisan
girls dressed by Chanel try to
cope with about 100000 visi-
tors a day. Those girls have
a great part in the success of
the show, which seems to
please the Russian people, ex-
cept for the French modern
paintings being too abstract
for their taste.
The Russian Exhibition in
Paris has not opened yet, but
will be tomorrow, and will
last two months, but some
pictures of Soviet fashion
models have already appeared
in French papers. So, for
the moment, Parisienne talks
about the two exhibitions
and has her own ideas about
them.
Soon she will begin to talk
Evening star., 1961-09-03
BY ANDREA
Contributing Writer

PARIS-Vacations are over,
and summer dies in the
comeback to Paris traffic
jams.
The PariSienne faces the
peeling of her suntan, the
storage of a hundred COM
pletely useless things bought
Is souvenirs and the usual
problems of the "Rentree,"
the beginning of a new sea-
son, with its fashions, it's
topics, its plays.
First thing our Partisan
girl has to do is inspect the
new fashion trend, get in
vitations to as many fashion
shows as possible and bury
herself in every available
fashion magazine. Roaming
around the "Haute Couture"
she meets many an American,
doing the same, like three
ladies of the Kennedy clan,
who have recently visited
Paris for the same purpose.
Princess RadZiwill spent a
few days here to choose some
dresses and the Parisians
pretend to know that some
of them are even destined
for the Presidents wife.
Eunice Shriver and Jean
Smith were staying at the
Ritz last week, and spent
quite a time at Nina Ricci's
but none of their choices is
known. AS for our Parisienne,
she thinks she is now fully
informed about the new
lines, but now she tries to
find out which models will
really be accepted and worn,
and what changes in acces-
sories she has to adopt.
Among those she will have
to look for is a new artisti-
cally printed silkscarf to
wind around her neck or
over her shoulder, a fashion
started by Lanvin-Castillo.
Evening star., 1961-09-03
ier-Thompson

Mrs. Rudolphe Bernier of
Sherbroke, Quebec, an
nounces the engagement of
her daughter Gisele to Mr..
Francis Ellsworth Thompson,
son OF Mrs. Jessie M. Thomp-
son and the late Mr.. Francis
R. Thompson. The bride-elect
is also the daughter of the
late Mr.. Bernier. A Novem-
ber wedding is planned,
Evening star., 1961-09-03
Winston-Kernun

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M.
Ladden announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss
Marilynn Rene Winston, to
Mr.. Edward H. Herman, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul D. Ker-
man of this city and Drum
Point, Md. A December we'd
ding is planned.