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Evening star., 1961-11-21

THE RAMBLER LEARNED
that all the starlings now
taking possession of the
North American continent are
descended from 120 released
in Central Park, New York,
by Eugene Scheifflin of a
family prominent in philan-
thropy. He released 80 on
March Is, 1890, and 40 on
April 26, 1891.
Starlings are probably far
more numerous now than the
English sparrow which ear
lier in this century was far
more numerous than native
birds.
Starlings are migratory.
Our summer starlings prob
ably have gone farther south;
those flocking here now are
from farther north. Flocks of
starlings have recently been
reported on the shores
of Hudson Bay in the sum-
mer. They do not attempt to
winter there. They must have
open fields or they will
Starve.
"All the blackbirds are in
creasing," Mr.. Deignan said,
"grackles, redwing black
birds, cowbirds. Funny thing
the starting is increasing in
Britain and on the continent.
But over there they know
what to do with them. They
eat them"
Evening star., 1961-11-21

to Mr.. Mcmillan along with a
petition signed by "a associa-
ton members whose properties
eporte d1y are endangered
through erosion.
Mrs. Milton Cassidy, 1920
Carpenter street Sc, told a re-
porter later that we're being
undermined. We're all in dan
ger because our property is slid
ing away"
Mrs. Cassidy said she had
five large truckloads of dirt
placed on her back yard last
spring to replace the earth that
has been washed away.
Walter B. Bowman, 1851
Evening star., 1961-11-21

HighWood drive Sc, said his
back yard has dropped eight
or nine feet.
There is a crack across my
yard and the whole back por-
ton is settling" he said.
In his letter to the associa-
tion, Mr.. Mcmillan said he
would go before the District
Commissioners with the home
owners plea for action against
the company which cleared the
land. He said he hoped they
would take some action to cor
rect this problem at an early
date"
Evening star., 1961-11-21
Engineers Honor
Sheppard of House

The Washington post of the
Society of American Military
Engineers has named Repre-
sentative Harry R. Sheppard.
Democrat of California. an
honorary member of its organ
ization.
Mr.. Sheppard, chairman of
the Subcommittee on Military
Construction for the House Ap-
propriations Committee, was
honored yesterday at a lunch
con in recognition of his EFF
forts in behalf of a sound
military construction pro-
gram"
Evening star., 1961-11-21
The T.
Rambler
Considers
Startling Pie
By GEORGE KENNEDY


Many of these pieces are
written in the typewriter
room of the National Press
Club on the top or 18th floor
"a room with an inspiring
view.
The big window next to
the fartheSt typewriter looks
straight south down the Po-
tomac to Fort Washington.
1t has enabled this writer to
watch the progress of the
now-completed but not yet
opened Woodrow Wilson
Bridge 10 miles downriver
and to watch planes coming
in and taking off at National
Airport.
1t is also a privileged posi-
ton to watch the fly-by of
the starlingS each evening.
Small flockS began to go
by early in october. They
grew and they grew evening
after evening as the days be-
came shorter and finally
colder.
The other evening as he
finished his stint about 4::30
they came by in tremendous
flights. 1t was quite windy
but that gave them little
trouble. They were flying
into the east wind and right
opposite the window they
would wheel and go back to-
ward the willard.
When the Rambler hit the
street just before S, they
we're almost stopping traffic
at the willard corner.
They were coming in waves
from the west, from Vir-
ginia fields, crossing the Po-
tomac near the Lincoln Me-
mortal, over the Sherman
statue in front of the Treas
ury, wave after wave of them
bound for the willard cor
ner where they wheeled in
unison. No leader. Every
starting in a flight seemed to
decide to wheel at the same
time.
Evening star., 1961-11-21

SQuCdhCO IIlIOuBl d 10 NOUe
in recommending acquisition by
eminent domain of land in
the Fourteenth street and Co.
lumbia road NV. area for
a lot to serve the Columbia
Heights business district. 1t
would be the first time the
parking agency has had the
power of condemnation.
The agency approved a COM
mittee report urging that the
lot be established with pur-
chase of 18 pieces of property
on the west side of Fourteenth
street between Irving street
and Columbia road. Most OF
the properties are old auto
garages in the interior of the
block. One parcel, now occupied
by a dress shop, would be
taken that has frontage on
Fourteenth street and would
provide convenient access to
the lot.
One Lot Now
A recent study of the area
showed the shopping district
is in need of additional off
street parking, reported Will
liam Heath, executive director
of the parking agency. He said
only one commercial lot now
serves the area.
The committee report recon-
mending condemnation if
necessary estimated the total
cost of the project to be about
1922, 900. The average price OF
the land is estimated at 81
a square foot for 30, ,489 square
feet.
If the lot were leased to a
private operator employing at
tendants, it could hold 125
cars. If it were to be an un-
attended metered lot, it would
hold only 102 cars. The leased
out operation appears to be the
preference of the agency. But
if either method is used, &C.
cording to the committee re-
port, the lot could be operated
at a profit.
Discussion of the propose
brought sharp criticism from
L. B. Doggett, jr., a parking
lot operator and retiring mem
ber of the agency.
rs the situation critica
enough to take such a drastic
step condemnation ?" Mr.
Doggett asked. You're trying
to solve the problems of a par.
ticular group of businessmen
If I were a businessman ir
Georgetown I'd ask you tt
build me one in Georgetown
and so will businessmen in ev.
cry other part of the city
Lewis T. Breuninger, a dis
trict real estate man and chair
man of the committee urging
the condemnation move, SaiC
he recognizes that condemna'
ton "is a potential threat tt
the entire parking industry i
it got out of hand" But, HI
pointed out, private induStr!
so far has not offered tht
parking relief needed in tht
Columbia Heights area.
He said the purchase of tht
land for public parking woulC
Evening star., 1961-11-21
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Conference
of Christians and Jews
meets for the third day at
the MayfloWer.
This information is supplied by
the Convention and Visitors Bu-
reau of the Metropolitan Wash
ington Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1961-11-21

THE TWO TREES in front
of the District Building
across the way we're black.
1t seemed that the branches
should bend or break with
the burden - but a starting
weighs much less than an
apple.
1t gave the Rambler an
idea. Yesterday he stopped in
on Herbert Deignan, curator
of birds at the Smithsonian.
Certainly they're on the
increase" he said.
1t seems that this distin-
guished ornithologist has no
use for starlings - wishes
they never had been i'm
ported.
THE Willard corner is the
greatest concentration Of
starlings in the world. New
York has nothing like it, nor
London for that matter.
But land here his eyes
lighted up) they're good eat
ing and they're not pro-
tected.
Nov if we could only work
up a market for them. We'd
have to give them a fancy
name, merle de Maryland or
Virginia quail or something.
I'VE could net them the
way they do in Italy and if
we could market them I
think we could control them.
They're out of hand. They
are a nuisance. They foul
the fronts of our beautiful
buildings. Their droppings
eat right through the enamel
of automobiles. They are CIV
ing other birds a rough
time. They are very aggres-
sive and by the time the
migratory birds arrive every
tree hole or hole under the
caves is gone. No place for
the bluebirds and martins to
nest.
Work up some recipes like
plover pie with their legs
sticking up through the crust
or "A Dish Fit for a King -
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Frozen in a Pie"
Evening star., 1961-11-21
D. {. Studies
Building Code
Upset in Court
Judge UphoIds
Old Permits for
Rooming Houses
BY HARVEY CLEW
Star Staff Writer

District officials are study
ing a Municipal Court decision
which will hinder enforcement
of the new 1861 building code.
In the codes first court test,
the District lost when Judge
Randolph c. Richardson yes
terday acquitted three rooming
house owners charged with op-
Grating under occupancy per-
mits invalidated by the new
code.
He ruled, in effect, that per-
mits obtained under older, less
stringent codes are still valid
under the new code.
The District had claimed
that the 1861 code. which took
effect January /, invalidated
previous permits granted to the
city'S 1000 rooming, tenement
and apartment house oper-
atorS.
In order to obtain a new
permit. most landlords would
have been forced to renovate
their property to conform to
new fire safety rules.
Landlords Sue
Many landlords and real es-
tate men have filed District
Court suits asking the higher
court to block enforcement of
the new code and rule their old
permits still valid. They claim
the necessary alterations would
cost thousands of dollars per
house.
Acquitted in yesterdays
criminal case were Mrs. Blu
mar Jones, 1918 Fourteenth
street NV: Mrs. Myrtle L.
Jones and her brother-in-law
Alverata Jones, both of 3467
Fourteenth street NV.
The three, along with Blu
mar Jones husband, Roscoe,
and Myrtle's husband, Edward
are among those challenging
the new code in District Court
Together the five members of
the Jones family operate about
so rooming houses.
In prosecuting them, the Dis
trict contended that occupancy
permits obtained in 1854 for
four houses were temporary
or conditional" permits grant
ed under relaxed World War II
regulations dating from 1913
Emergency regulations ended
with the 1861 building code
which automatically invali-
dated the old permits, the Dis
trict argued.
Through Attorney Mark P
Friedlander, the Jones family
contended that the 1854 per-
mits are permanent, that the
District cannot revoke them
that revocation notices con-
tanned no notice of right to
appeal and that the 1861 code
contains no retroactive portion
for old permits.
Called Ambiguous
Mr.. Friedlander termed the
new code ridiculous" "ambig-
uous," and far beyond the
statutory authority of the Dis
trict Commissioners"
Julian P. Green, chief of the
permit branch of the Depart
ment Of Licenses and Inspec-
tions, testified that the 1851
code under which the JoneSes
permits were issued was a per-
manent code.
He also testified that about
1000 of the 1000 affected land.
lords had been told to apply fol
new permits. Mr.. Green said
900 had done so but 100 hao
not among them the Jones
family.
Evening star., 1961-11-21
Parking Unit Acts
Condemn Site
OnCoIumbio Road
Agency Votes, 4-3, to Recommend
Acquisition of Lot for Space
BY GILBERT GIMBLE
Star Staff Writer

Should the Motor Vehicle Parking Agency the Dis
ricts Of condemnation acquire privately owned
property for off-sreet public parking?
If the does will it the start of pattern
Of condemnation to provide motorists parking space?
These questions yesterday when the parking agency
Evening star., 1961-11-21
Required by Board

These were two of the things
required by the Board of Zoning
Adjustment in a May, 1861,
order granting a five-year GER
tificate of occupancy for the
parking lot facility.
The owners and operators,
who contend an earlier ce-tif-
icate of occupancy included no
time limit and did not mention
the conditions, maintain the
District government is being
"capricious" in requiring the
making of expensive changes,
which could make the parking
lot become "uneconomical."
The complaint notes that
numerous nearby commercial
activities have supported the
parking lot. Also, it stated there
has been no objection filed by
the Georgetown Citizens As
ISOLATION.
The owners and operators
complained that the Corpora
Evening star., 1961-11-21

The owners and operator of
the Old Stone House Parking
Lot on M street in Georgetown
have asked District Court to
prevent the Corporation Coun-
sells office from interfering
with the lots operation.
The complaint, which seeks
a permanent Injunction, was
filed today by attorney Edmund
L. Browning, jr.. against the
Board of Zoning Adjustment,
Corporation Counsel Chester H.
Gray and licenses and inspec-
ton chief j. j. IlgenfritZ.
The owners and George Y.
Worthington & Son.. the lots
operator, contend the District
is being arbitrary in requiring
the moving of an entrance sign
and replacing of black top cop
ings to keep cars from hitting
fences and walls with cement
obstacles.
Papago Indian news., 1961-12-01

HERE AND THERE
underwent
d eJcss
San Xavier Mission Norris and Florence
Of Feast
include Dan
neug osber
Ad
in
PATIENTS one f
there in cente
No action the
in rise
water sometime behind the Painted
The Tribal Council approved No. request
Bees" Jan and MELODY Time" in
Sp1icio
Of H
Ell
Of the
apago isession
Of Pima
culture is the
monthly sions.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-02
Estimates on Parish
House Are Weighed

Preliminary estimates on the
cost of the new Episcopal Parish
House and vicaragc at Deer Park,
are now being received by Bishop
Noble c. Powell in Baltimore, it
was announced by the Rev FIR
Thomas Staup, vicar of the Epis-
copal mission.
Mr. Staup said three general
contractors of the area were sub
hitting the estimates Delbert
Bittinger, Lawrence Hardesty and
William A. Shirer
Following consideration Of the
preliminary estimates detailed
working drawings will be COM
pleted by S r. Minter, Cumber-
land architect, and contracts will
be awarded by the Episcopal do
cese of Maryland
Mr.. Staup said it was hoped
that construction would begin in
April. The building will be located
on route 1856, on the outskirts of
the town Of Deer Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-02
German Resident
Is Suicide Victim
William Howard Ridder, SO,
Found Dead Yesterday
Afternoon

William Howard Riddcr, aged
SO, was found dead of sclf-in-
iii led wound in an outbuilding
adjacent to his home at German,
yesterday afternoon. Death oc-
Cured sometime between IL
o'clock noon and p. m.
His body was discovered by Mrs.
Robert Ridder, a daughter-in-laW.
Summoned to investigate were
Wayne Wilt, deputy sheriff,
Trooper James Powers of the State
Police, and DR.. James Feaster,
deputy state medical examiner.
DR.. Feaster ruled the death a
suicide by use of a .25 calibre
rifle. The bullet entered the left
side of the head.
Mr.. Ridder had been in apparent
good health and had not appeared
Respondent. He used the outbuild-
ing as a place to spend good bit
of his time and he had gone there
shortly after lunch.
Mr.. Ridder was born in Sunny
side, June Is, 1871, son of the
late John and Catherine Wilt Rid
der. He had engaged in farming
:, hi lifofiro1n
Surviving are two sons, Robert
Ridder, at home; John Ridder, Fort
Plains, New York; three daughters,
Mrs. Helen Jennings, Fort Lauder
dale, Fla; Mrs. Frances Daley,
Paterson, N. j.; Mrs. Catherine
Friend, Baltimore; three brothers,
David and Charles Ridder, route
2, Oakland; and Elmer Ridder,
Gormania. near Table Rock; two
sisters, Mrs. Bessie Eyer, Cor
mania. and Miss Laura Riddcr,
route 2, Oakland; four grandchil-
drcn and three great grandchil-
drcn. His wife, Minnie Harvey
Ridder, died in 1881
The deceased was a member Of
the Presbyterian church at Cor
mania. The body was taken to the
Minnich Funeral home in Oakland
where visitors will be received
this evening and tomorrow after
noon and evening Funeral ar
engagements are Incomplete, pend
ing arrival of relatives.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-02
Three Candidates
File For Office

Three candidates had filed for
the office of city council for the
town of Oakland up to II o'clock
this morning. it was announced by
Mrs. Gladys Nordeck, clerk-collec-
tor
They are Howard J. White, in
cumbent; James j. Helbig and Err
win S. Smith. Mrs. Beryldine Stan
ton also has filed for city treas
urer
The election is set for Monday,
March 10, and the deadline for
filing is 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Deadine for registering in order
to vote in the municipal election
is Saturday afternoon at noon.
Terms as councilmen expire for
DR.. E. |. Baumgartner, DR.. II. r.
Gibson and Howard White. Mayor
Russell Smith has an additional
wear to serve. Councilmen having
another year to serve are Emory
w. Adams, William Naylor and
Harold H. Harmed.
Mrs. Nordeck said that Mrs.
Eleanor Stemplc had been named
to take the place of Mrs. Joseph
Nj. Gender as an election judge.
Other judges are Arthur Lawton,
Jr.. Mrs. Francis r. Shaffer and
Miss Floss Shaffer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-02
Urges Applying For
Auto Tags Earlier

A recommendation that persons
make application for their auto
mobile licenses earlier this year
was made this week by Joseph H.
WEIGH, county treasurer.
He said that they are finding
errors between the registration
cards and the insurance certificates
that are causing delays, and these
must coincide before the license
plates may be obtained.
He said, even if persons ordered
their tags from the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles, it was impor-
tant to order in plenty of time
so that the end of the period
for old licenses would not come
before the new tags were received.
Welch said he had been selling
about 70 sets Of tags each day
and that approximately 375 had
been issued up to the present.
The numbers started on 2701.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-02
Bill Would Alter Annual
Report Of Commissioners

A bill introduced in the House
of Delegates by the Garrett Coun-
ty delegation, No. 446, would alter
the requirements for publication
of the annual statement of the
County Commissioners
Instead of an accurate state
ment of all receipts and expendi-
lures with each particular item of
expense and for what and to whom
paid, it would require only an
accurate statement of receipts and
expenditures. Instead of requiring
publication during the month sue
ceeding the close of its fiscal year
it would be published during the
second month after the close of
business, giving the clerk an extra
month to prepare the statement
The statements of the past sew
cral years require over two and a
half pages in The Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-02
Junior Ski Races
Set For Mar. a, 5

Junior ski racers in the area
arc sharpening up for the annual
Blue Ridge Ski Council junior
team cup races to be held at the
Marsh Mountain Ski area at Nc
Henry on Saturday and Sunday,
March and ), weather permitting.
The best racers among the
Junior set will race down courses
set by Rick Marshall, almost I'M
beatable Maryland senior cham
pion. and run over trails and soar
from a jump prepared by Ed
Couch. International ski jumping
official. and Warren f. Gilbertson
olympic team semi-finalist of sew
eral years ago.
The schedule calls for slalom
and cross country racing on Sat
urday followed by party for the
racers. Sunday will see the high
speed giant slalom and the first
USEASA. sanctioned ski jumping
tournament south Of New York
state.
The giant slalom is scheduled
for II a m, Sunday and the jump
for 100 p. m. Plenty of parking
space has been cleared and the
nominal charge for parking will
90 to help promote more junior
ski events in this area.
Top prize is the Blue Ridge Ski
Council team cup currently held
by the juniors of the Western
Maryland Ski club. Other prizes
will be given for the best Junior
the best boys and girls in the
slalom and the giant-slalom COM
bined, the best in the cross coun-
try and jump combined, and win
ners of each racing event. Every
junior entering the racing will
receive a special award, it was
announced
This event is considered the
big ski event for junior racers in
the southern skiing area.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-02
No Guarantee .....

At Il time when Americans have more of everything
material possessions than beforethey also have
sefdoub uneasness In spite of all their posses
sons Americans said to be lacking sefsecurity You
perhaps the indications of this have sensed the
general feeling that something is wrong.
May the feeling Of insecurity not be due to trying too
hard to guarantee security Government has and
more itself with efforts to provide general pros
pery-to fix prices for farm productso produce socaed
full employment by government edct-tO extend odage
assistance, unemployment insurance and free medical
care to everybody.
the real business of a government of free people
is strive guarantee economic security for that
people Any that undertakes to provide guaran
teed security must take away freedom in exchange
for that fancied security.
If Americans have uneasy feeling that some
thing is wrong should examine hearts and minds
TO determine if we really want freedom and if we
are really working to freedom
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-02
Citizens Protest
Passage of Any
Liquor Legislation

Between 200 and 300 persons
who are opposed to the legalized
sale of whiskey gathered at a
hastily called meeting in the
auditorium of the Oak Park Church
of the Brethren last Saturday eve
ming, to lodge their protests
against the proposed liquor bill
to members of the Legislature.
The meeting was announced
about 10 O'Clock Saturday after
Senator Bernard l.. Gender, Sr,
and House of Delegates member,
Leslie Z. Savage, agreed to attend.
The auditorium was jammed for
the two hour meeting where the
discussion concerned the reasons
why the bill introduced in the
Legislature TO legalize the sale of
whiskey and wine should be de-
feated if it ever came to vote.
Chairman of the meeting was
the Rev Bryan Blair, pastor of
the Ev. U. B. Church at Mt. Lake
Park.
Both Senator Gender and Dele
gate Savage said they would take
the matter under Amusement
Speakers felt that the referen-
dunn conducted in 1856 was en-
phatic in proving that the great
majority of the people in the coun-
ty do not want legalized liquor.
They felt there was no evidence
that this opinion had changed.
Boolegging and disregard for
the present laws Of the county
were discussed. 1t was emphasized
that certain groups have contempt
for any laws and it would be just
the same for them with a liquor
law The group recommended that
teeth be put into our present laws
and that individuals take more
responsibility for seeing that they
are adequately enforced.
One speaker remarked the bill
was unwieldly and unWorkablc
and would be an opening wedge
for more liberal liquor laws to be
enacted in the future that would
Continued On Page FOUR
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-03-02
Red Cross Campaign
Set For This Month

The drive for funds for the
American Red Cross began in Gar
rett county yesterday, with work
erS hoping to reach the quota OF
50 500. Mrs. Paul B. Naylor, Oak
land. chairman of the American
Red Cross county chapter, said
that James McHenry would serve
as chairman for the drive.
Mrs. Naylor said that solicita-
ton would take place at any time
during the month, when it is most
convenient. The weather some
times interferes, she said.
James c. Lemmert, of the First
National Bank, Oakland is the
treasurer for the fund drive and
funds are to be turned in to him.
Mrs. Naylor said the chapter is
urging all persons to be as liberal
as possible. She pointed out that
the quota is needed to carry on
the work of the chapter which in
Guided the blood program.
She said people must realize that
the blood program takes money
and if the chapter does not get
enough to carry the program, it
would have to be discontinued.
She praised the workers of the
bloodmobile program for their
Zine efforts.
Mrs. Naylor said it takes nearly
half of the money the chapter
receives to finance the blood pro-
gram and there are other projects
in addition. She advised that good
and worthwhile things take money
to carry on and it was for this
reason that the board was urging
persons to contribute literally and
willingly.