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Evening star., 1961-11-14

for turning from the wrong
lane and $75 for driving more
than 35 miles per hour over the
speed limit.
The latter is in addition to
present speeding charges of up
to $50 for driving over so in
25-mile and 30-mile zones and
over so in a 45-mile zone.
In keeping the So parking
minimum. the judges rejected
a move made last spring to-
ward a SIS minimum. The pro-
posal was opposed by Police
Chief Robert v. Murray;
George A. England. motor We
nicles director; the American
Automobile Association a n d
other organizations.
Chief Murray feels more mo-
torists would contest S. park
ing ticket in court, tying up his
men and overlooking Traffic
Court. Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency officials favored a IS
minimum.
Traffic violation forfeitures
and fines are Municipal Courts
chief money-makers. In the
last fiscal year, they comprised
Evening star., 1961-11-14

$2.2 million of the courts $3.1
million cash income.
In the new list, the judges
either raised or lowered 13
collaterals.
Drivers charged with park
ing or moving violations must
post collateral to insure ap-
pearance in Traffic Court. The
collateral is forfeited and in
effect becomes a fine If the
driver fails to appear.
The new list is the product of
years study by a four-judge
committee headed by Judge
John j. Malloy. OF the courts
Is judges. IA attended yeSter-
days meeting and approved
the committees recommenda-
tions unanimously.
One judge was kept in court
by a jury trial the other was
on vacation and submitted
written comments.
Chief Municipal Court Judge
John Lewis. Smith, jr., said the
new collateral list should re-
main for several years to
come"
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Woman Suspected
Of Tuking Baby
From Hospital

A wide spread search con-
tinued today for a 2-month-old
girl missing since Sunday from
the Pediatrics Building of Dis
trict General Hospital
Since a minute examination
Of the hospital and its grounds
has turned up nothing, police
hold to the theory Towanda
Bost was taken from her crib
by a woman with a mother
complex.
This partly was based on the
appearance of a woman near
the baby's room at about the
time she disappeared Sunday
afternoon. Both the woman
and missing baby are colored.
Police asked citizens to help
locate the woman, described as
40 to As years old, 5 feet 6l2
inches, ITO pounds, with black
hair combed straight back and
with large circles under the
eyes.
A woman of this description
nervously retreated when a
nurse questioned her. Not long
after that, the little girl dis
appeared.
The missing baby is the
daughter of a woman who is
serving a 30-day term in the
Occoquan Workhouse. The baby
was taken from her when she
was charged with drunkenness
and disorderly conduct.
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One of two officers accused
of police brutality today fatty
denied testimony of the COM
planning witness before a Metro
politaI1 Police trial board.
Pvt. Charles K. Marlak, %
told the board he had not
abused the complainant. Leigh
White, 46, a program director
for the Governmental Affairs
Institute.
Mr.. White was arrested by
the officer last May on a drunk
and disorderly charge. He
charged that Pvt. Marlak, then
a member Of the force for three
weeks, stopped MN while he
was hailing a cab at Fifth and
East Capitol streets near his
former home at 8 Fifth street
Sc.
Mr.. White earlier had testi-
fled that Pvt. Marlak, who was
off duty and partially o1t of
uniform at the time, hit him
several times with his fists and
used profane language.
Pvt. Mariak, who was being
driven home at the time by the
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Judges Overhaul Troffic Fines
But S. Parking Tab Survives

The Districts SO price tag for
most parking violations has
survived a major revision of
the traffic violation collateral
list.
Municipal Courts Board of
Judges approved a new list yes
terday. 1t created new charges
for snow emergency violations
and speeding. but retained most
parking charges at present
rates.
These range from SO for
overtime parking to $1o for vi
olating rush-hour parking re-
strictions.
The list, last overhauled in
1851 and amended through
1858. contains collateral or
bond rates ranging up to $500
for some $50 parking and NOV
ing violations. It takes effect
December !.
Two new charges are SIS for
parking on certain streets dur
ing a snow emergency and $40
for driving without effective
snow tires or chains; i.e., get
ting stuck.
Other new charges are S.
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Civic Federation
Holds ropic'
Pending Report

The Montgomery County
Civic Federation last night
postponed discussion of county
officials, ban on the contro-
versial novel. "Tropic OF
Cancer" until its December II
meeting, pending a committee
report.
The widely discussed banning
of Henry Miller's 37-year-old
novel attracted Nationwide at
tention when a Chevy Chase
bookseller was arrested several
weeks ago on charges of
possessing and selling lewd and
immoral literature.
The booksellers test case
will come before Montgomery
County Circuit Court shortly,
possibly next month. His arrest
followed a statement by States
Attorney Leonard T. Hardy
and other county officials that
sellers of the book would be
prosecuted.
Discussion of the case by the
civic federation was delayed be-
cause only three members of a
committee assigned to consider
it were present at a meeting
last week.
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By ANNE H. CHRISTMAS
Star Staff Writer

The major occupational haz-
ard to United States Post Of
flee Department letter carriers
worse than flat feet
is dog bites. But a letter carrier
in Suitland, Md, has overcome
this risk so effectively that he
has. indeed, become dogs best
friend. -
He. is Theodore Wilson, 56,
who for the last is years has
been plying his canine associ-
ates in the Suitland area with
dog biscuits.
The result: He has been Bit
ten only once in his long career
as a letter carrier. And that
was by q new pooch in the
neighhorhood that wasn't aware
Of the postman-dog relation
ship.
This unfortunate episode,
which marred an otherwise un-
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BY JOHN BARRON
Star Staff Writer

Patrons of Arlington schools,
who annually evince concern
about Soviet progress in educa-
ton, now are alarmed by ad-
vances in Montgomery County.
They warned last night that
Montgomery rapidly is opening
up a pay gap which, if not
closed, will enable it to strip
Arlington schools of the best
instructors.
IF some latter-day Paul Re-
we're were to ride through the
streets of Arlington tonight. his
cry of alarm would be about
the threat of Montgomery
County," declared Kenneth
Weaver, chairman of a special
citizens committee appointed to
study teacher salaries.
Noting that an Arlington
teacher with a MA. degree at
present can earn a maximum of
$7,700 annually, but that next
fall a comparable Montgomery
instructor can get as much as
$9,870, Mr.. Weaver urged the
school board to establish a $4,-
500-$9, 800 scale.
Majority Asks Increases
Arlington now pays beginning
teachers with a B.A. degree
$4,500. The top of its existing
scale is $4,000, which a teacher
with a doctorate degree can
earn after IL years.
, Eighteen other representa-
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DOG BISCUITS SPEED THE MAILS
Conine BribesK pPostmonU Unbitten

the pet bird, Sam by name,
looks forward to Mr.. wilson's
appearance almost as eagerly
as her dog, Perky, for which
the postman drops a dog biscuit
through the letter slot in the
front door. Perky is an inside
type, not permitted out in the
world.)
As Mr.. Wilson works his way
along his appointed rounds. he
picks up a colorful following Of
assorted children and dogs. A
modern-day Pied Piper, he is
followed usually on a block
by-block basis although some
of his four-footed admirers
tag along for longer distances.
How many boxes of supplies
are required to keep up with
the population explosion in his
area?
II buy three boxes of dog
biscuits and three boxes Of
candy each week." he says.
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scathed record, occurred six
years ago and soon afterward
the bitter and the bitten became
good friends. Mr.. Wilson says.
AS a matter of fact, the dog in
question still is on his regular
beat and has Joined the admir-
ing. tail-wagging group of
neighborhood CANNES which
greets him each day to accept
snacks.
Mr.. Wilson'S mail pouch cone
tains other items Of interest for
those along his route-in addi-
ton to the routine United
States mail. of course. Lolli-
pops for the small. fry are in
great demand, and recently he
has added parakeet food to
accommodate a friendly pigeon
that welcomes him and struts
along part of his route.
The pigeons owner. Mrs.
Frank L. Bartos of 5605 Sec
ond street. Temple Hills, says
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THE bird seed lasts much
longer, naturally, as Sam is the
only bird I happen to know
along my route"
He has covered the same ter
ritory for Is Of the 20 years he
has spent in the Post Office
Department, and began carry
ing refreshments a year after
he started delivering mail there.
There aren't many mailmen
in the world like Mr.. Wilson" +"
the neighbors confide. "He
mails our letters for us, end
does all sorts of nice things for
people around here. Everybody
looks forward to seeing him
each day-even when he runs
out of lollipops and dog bis
cults"
Mr.. Wilson lives at 903l Volta
street, Lanham, where he knows
almost as many children and
dogs by name as he does in
Temple Hills.
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City Policy Questioned
On Segregated Groups

dent of the Mount Pleasant
Neighbors Association, an inte-
grated group.
The city's librarian told the
Commissioners he wanted to be
advised of overall District
policy, and comply with it.
HeNnoted that the meeting
rooms in the various libraries
currently are used by non-profit
civic, educational and cultural
groups. Meetings must be open
to the public. but the library
doesn't interfere in matters of
membership, nor in the conduct
of the sessions, he said.
Citizens and civic associations
meet in libraries throughout
the city. Schools and Recrea-
ton Department centers also
would be affected, Mr.. Peterson
observed today.
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Area Groups,
Open YuIe
Seal Drive

The 55th annual metropoli-
tan Christmas Seal campaign
of the five local tuberculosis
associations got under way yes
terday.
F. Joseph Donohue, former
District Commissioner and
chairman of the District cam
paign, was the featured speak
er at a luncheon in Arlington
Towers marking the opening of
the annual drive.
Miss Angie Dickinson, movie
actress, guest of honor. She
was presented sheets of the
new Christmas seals by Mr..
Donohue.
Miss Dickinson presented dis
tinguished service pins to the
area campaign chairman and
co-chairman.
Mr.. Donohue said campaign
funds are being used increas-
ingly for prevention and on
new approaches to solving
problems related to the disease.
Area chairmen and co-chair-
men of the campaign include
Josiah S. Everly of the Alex
andria-Arlington tuberculosis
and Health Association; Mrs.
Robert E. Mclaughlin, wife of
the former District Commits
sioner; Tracy C. Coleman
Thomas w. Yoder and Mrs
Joseph o. Dean. Montgomery
County Association, and STAN
ley Crosthwait, Prince Georges
County Association.
The five associations last,
year raised more than $412 600
in the campaign. Distribution
Of the Christmas Seals was be-
gun yesterday.
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The District Commissioners
have been asked if District
regulations forbid use of public
buildings by segregated groups.
Harry N. Peterson, District
librarian, sought Qualification
of city policy after a citizen
protested a Mount Pleasant
Citizens Association meeting
in the Mount Pleasant library.
Mr.. Peterson wrote to the
Commissioners October 81 at
the direction of the library
board of trustees.
In his letter, he noted that
Eugene Baker. a resident of
the area, had asked him If reg
ulations prohibited the citizens
association, whose membership
Mr.. Baker said is all white,
from meeting at the library.
Mr.. Baker is a past presi-
Evening star., 1961-11-14
THE POTOMAC VALLEY

THE POTOMAC VALLEY
is amazing In its extent. In
shape it is a great inverted
U, the watershed of the Rap
pahannock and its tributary
the Rapidan. causing a wedge
like an an inverted v in its
southern sector.
On the east the watershed
of the Potomac is bounded by
that slight rise and fall we
are all familiar with on the
highway to Annapolis. This
is the valley of the Patuxent.
The Potomac watershed ac-
cepts rain falling in Pennsyl-
vania. g gettysburg and
Chambersburg are in the
Potomac Valley. Nature paid
no attention to the Mason
Dixon line. The northern
most valley is that of the
Conococheague, which starts
in the heart of the Keystone
State.
There are 14,67O square
miles in the basin. The
southern divide between the
headwaters of the Potomac
and the James is the road
between Charlottesville and
Staunton. A spring on the
southside of the road feeds
the James. A spring a few
yards north feeds the Poto-
mac.
The most amazing thing
about Col. Johnson's report
was the confidence with
which he gave dollar figures
for everything-including re-
creation.
A reporter asked about
that and the question was
referred to a Mr.. Giles Of
the National Park Service.
MFR. Giles said he did not
know how the figure had
been arrived at. The one used
nationally was $l.60 for a
visitor day wherever the
water level had been raised
by a dam.
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School Potrons DepIore
Arlington Teacher Pay

tives of PTA and civic organi-
cations spoke at the boards
annual pre-budget hearing. A
majority appealed for appreci-
able salary increases to that
the county can compete not
only with Montgomery but with
the best school systems else
where in the Nation for the
most talented teachers.
I'VE feel that it is time for
Arlington to plan a break
through toward a position of
true leadership in this field.
Arlington has been gradually
drifting back in relation to
comparable communities in this
area and in other parts of the
country" said Richard L. Franz
of the Citizens Committee for
School Improvement.
I'VE have detected a very
visible decline in our competi-
tive position, both nationally
and locally. We are concerned
about the loss of experienced
teachers from our system" said
Nathan Brodsky of the WASH
ington-Lee PTA.
Robert johnson. executive
director of the Chamber of
Commerce. said the board
could not possibly grant all re-
quests for funds and recon-
mended that it concentrate
upon bettering salaries.
Already Over Capacity
Carl Haglund of the York
town PTA reported that al.
though the new $3.3 million
high school was designed to ac-
commodate 1,400 pupils, it has
Isis and that present Junior
high school enrolment does not
promise an immediate decrease
in future classes.
He suggested that the de-
STABILITY Of adding classrooms
later be studied.
Use of the John Marshall
Elementary School, which is to
be abandoned. or the Drew
Kemper annex, designated. for
future sale, as an adult educa-
ton center was mentioned as a
possibility by Mrs. Florence
Backus, chairman of the Ad-
visory Council on Adult Edu-
cation.
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called aCCentl0n 10 a SlgnlIlcanI
statement in a new report by
the engineers on their study
on development of the Potomac
River system.
The report says "the corps
will recommend the preserva-
ton of some of the better reser-
voir sites in the Potomac Basin
in addition to those sites where
construction will be needed to
meet the needs of the present
century"
The Bureau of the Budget,
the report notes, has specifi-
cally directed the Corps of
Engineers, when planning for
river basin development, to
recommend reservoir sites to
be preserved for anticipated
future use.
River Bend Site Described
The same report describes
the potential dam site at River
Bend on the Potomac River
above Great Falls as the one
that provides the most storage
of any site in the basin at the
least unit cost. :"
Construction Of a 1l0-foot-
high dam at River Bend is part
of one of four alternate plans
presented yesterday to area
Congressmen for solving water
resource problems in the Poto-
mac Basin for the next so
years.
However, the River Bend plan
may not be the one selected
for final recommendation next
June by the District Corps Of
Engineers because of strong OPP
position to construction Of a
large dam at this site.
In that event, the engineers
can be expected to recommend
that the River Bend area be
preserved so that 1t will be
available for use as a reservoir
at minimum cost in the future.
Four Alternate Plans
The four alternate plans for
development of the Potomac
River system as outlined yester-
day by Col. Warren r. johnson,
Baltimore district engineer, at
a press briefing are:
~. Main Stem and Upper
Basin Plan: Twelve major re-
servoirs, including the one at
River Bend. 1t would fulfill all
the major water needs of the
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Potomac Basin for the next so
years at the least cost of the
four alternate plans.
Total cost of this plan would
be about 1919 million for the IL
reservoirs and an additional
$106 million for 400 small head
water structures.
(2). Major Tributary Plan:
This plan would exclude any
reservoir on the main stem of
the Potomac and would omit
the reservoir on upper South
Branch above Petersburg, w. Va.
To compensate for this loss of
storage, seven other dam sites
are added, making a total of
II major reservoirs for this
plan.
Total cost of this plan, not
counting the $106 million for
small headwater structures,
would be approximately 1918
million, $50 million more than
the Main Stem and Upper
Basin Plan and would have less
capacity for control of floods.
t3). Alternative Major Tribu-
tary Plan: This plan would
be similar to the Major Til
butary Plan but would substi-
tute two reservoirs, one on
the South Fork of the Shen-
andoah above Front Royal and
the other on Little Cacapon
River, w. Va, for one on the
lower Shenandoah proposed in
the Major Tributary Plan.
Total cost of the Alternative
Major Tributary Plan would be
about $372 million, not count
ing the $106 million. for the
small headwater structures.
Monetary benefits would aver
age about $31 million yearly
az. Upper b asin Plan
Twenty major reservoirs would
be constructed. including allsof
those mentioned In the previous
plans except for the three larg-
est: River Bend, lower Shenan-
doah and lower South Branch.
Two reservoirs would be added,
one on the Cacapon River, w.
Va, and one on Patterson Creek,
w. Va.
Total cost of this plan the
most expensive would be about
S400 million, not counting the
S106 million for small head
water structures. Annual none
tary benefits are estimated at
$50 million.
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Editor Will Speak

Ralph de Toledano, editor Of
the World, a weekly newspaper,
will address the Phi Beta Kap-
pa Association of the District
at 8 pm. Friday in the associ-
atoms national headquarters,
1911 @ street NV.
Evening star., 1961-11-14
THE RAMBLER ASKED a

ThE HAMbLEh ASkED q
question that suggested the
answer-a leading question.
"Col. johnson" he asked,
you said the Potomac was
the second largest river. Is
the Hudson the largest?"
mo-" he said, ITS the Sus-
quehanna. That's within the
scope Of the Baltimore office.
I'm not sure about the others.
/ think the Delaware has
about the same flow as the
Potomac"
That would put the lordly
Hudson, the only river that
flows through the Appala-
chan Mountains at sea level,
fourth.
The Potomac, Col. Johnson
said, fluctuates more than
any of the other rivers of the
Eastern Seaboard. Its aver
age flow is z billion gallons
a day. In the drought of 1880
the flow was down to one-
half a billion gallons. In the
flood Of 1896, the one that
swept away the bridge at
Point Of Rocks and enabled
oarsmen to row boats on
Pennsylvania avenue, the flow
was up to 275 billion gallons.
What he was reading, he
said, was a progress report of
a study authorized by the
Senate Public Works Com
mittee in 1856. The study will
be completed in June, 1852, at
which time the Corps of En-
gineers will recommend one
of the four plans under con-
sideration.
A young man threw maps
on a screen showing the four
plans. All called for 400 small
dams at the headwaters,
earthen dams for the most
part, at a total cost of only a
trifIe over $100 million. The
Rambler found himself more
interested in geography than
economics.
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CityHeadsA Approve
Two Highway Links
NE. Freewoy
And East Lea
OfLoopO OKd

The District Commissioners
today approved routes for the
Northeast Freeway and the east
leg of the Inner Loop.
This clears the way for ac-
quision of land for these two
highways starting in the early
spring of 1868. Funds are in
cluded in the Districts 1923
budget for acquiring land for &.
these two highways.
The routes approved by the
Commissioners already had
been indorsed by the National
Capital Planning Commission
except for a small portion of
the Northeast Freeway from
Emerson street to the District
line.
Extensive Interchange
The route of the east leg,
which includes a massive inter-
change near its southern end,
will run between Tenth and
Eleventh streets Sc. from The
Anacostia River to Tenth street
and Florida avenue NE. |
The Northeast Freeway shoots
northward from the east leg to
tie-in with the third route to
Baltimore. 1t viii run just east.
of Gallaudet College and ther&
run parallel to the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad tracks in
Brookland before reaching the
District line.
Harold Aitken, District High
way Department director, said
that in building these two
highways I'VE will make a
sincere attempt to make them
esthetically acceptable. They
will be designed to make sur,
rounding areas livable."
The plan for the Northeast
Freeway and east leg routes
submitted to the Commissioners
also included a proposed spur
from the Northeast Freeway to
the Anacostia River.
However, the Commissioners:
were not asked to approve this
spur route today.
Under this spur plan, Mount
Olivet and M streets NE. would
be widened and improved to
give better access to a bridge
which would be built at M
street and the Anaeostia River
in the future.
This plan is a substitute for
one which had called for a
Benning road spur east of
Eleventh street to the BenningS
road bridge across the Ana
costa. D. S. Brinkley, High
way Department chief engineer.
said no decision has been
reached yet on just where the
Northeast freeway viii run, i'll
the vicinity OF the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad industrial
property in Brookland.
1t might skirt this property
or go over it, Mr.. Brinkley said.
Funds Available
The Districts 1868 budget
includes SIS million for en-
gineering design work on The
Northeast freeway and SO mil
lion. to start acquisition of
rights -of-way.
This budget also proposes
spending 100000 for engineer
ing work on the east leg and
81 million for acquisition of
part of the right-of-way. In
addition, it includes over So
million for right-of-way for the
east leg interchange and SO
million in construction funds
for, this interchange.
Construction on both the east
leg and the Northeast freeway
is expected to start in July,
1864, provided Congress appro-
PIRATES the necessary funds.
Both highways are scheduled
for completion in 1868.
Evening star., 1961-11-14
The
Rambler
Finds
An Escape Hatch
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

The Berlin crisis?
The plus Som egaton
bomb?
Yesterday the Rambler
had surcease.
He attended a briefing.
1t was by a colonel of the
Corps of Engineers, United
States Army.
1t was a progress report on
plans for the next so years in
the Potomac Valley.
The study ended with the
year 20l0.
That's out of the Rambler's
world.
He thought it was out of
everyone's until Tommy La
mond, who is 1S, stopped by.
The year 201o was no prob
lem to him.
"I1l be living then" he
said, unless something goes
wrong"
The briefing was by Col.
Warren R. Johnson, Balti-
more district engineer, a
clean-cut Scandinavian type,
slender, medium stature with
a bit of wave in his blond
hair and amber-r / m m e d
glasses. He read from a loose
leaf notebook while a ciga-
rette in his right hand was
burning dangerously close to
his fingers.
The Potomac, he said, was
the second largest river flow
ing into the Atlantic. This
does not take into considera-
ton the st. Lawrence.