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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-08

A CROSSING of the AnacOstia River to con-
"A meet the rest of Washington with the
Anacostia section and Southern Maryland
has always been basic need and vital INK
in the history of the Nations Capital
The old photo (abOve) was taken in 1877
from the old Anacostia Bridge and shows the
present span in the last stages of its COM
pletiOn
The old bridge, built in 1875, was COM
posed of IL iron deck truss spans and meas
ured 100 feet across with 2O-fOOt roadway
and a fivefoOt sidewalk. The old structure,
only 80 years old at the time, was torn down
upon completion of the bridge we use today
on the line of Eleventh street Sc.
Both bridges were based on Eleventh
street on the north side, but the picture
shows they crossed the Anacostia at dit
Do you haze any photographs Of old Wds!'
photo selected for publication. The date and 70
Mdil yours to the Changing Scene Editor SUI
(Dhnf0c 0cr0TnnnnlNd hi
Evening star., 1961-07-23
ON THE AIR Ss Ss, w::' ss"'s'
BY BERNIE HARRISON
EnNH Nl.IAlA


TV Critic
At benefit in Hollywood recently Danny
Thomas who is Joey Bishops mentor and pro-
ducer of his new fall SERIES stayed on too long.
Joey leaped to his feet and yelled:
"f my show runs as long as you did tonight.
Danny I'll be hit"
Underlying the quip, of course. is joey
Bishops concern for the success of the series.
Like Danny, who began his career in nighteries
and soon realized that the saloon circuit made
normal home routine difficult, joey would like
to stay in one profitable spot.
If the show hits. he and his family will move
permanently to HOLLYWOOD Until then, he's
cautiously renting and holding on to his Engle-
wood, N. j.. home. Furthermore, son Larry, who
is with his parents for the summer, will resume
in school in the East this fall.
For Danny, things worked out handsomely.
His show led him into the production of others,
among them the Andy Griffith series and The
Real McCoys. joey has his fingers crossed
Otherwise it's back to the clubs, an occasional
Sinatra movie and the Paar show. And frankly,
come to think of it. the viewers might prefer the
latter.
Magazine, Washington. D. c.. July q. 1861
Evening star., 1961-11-09
Amory to Continue Parking Fees
Despite Charges of Unfoirness

'"The vast majority of the
(parking) spaces are closer to
the stadium than to the Ar
mory," he said. He added that
sponsors of the event, the Auto
motive Trade Association of
the National Capital Area, are
very much concerned"
Moratorium Urged
A moratorium on parking
fees for show customers should
be put into effect in the first
three months of the year when
all three major shows are held.
James w. Pearson, a Home
Show official, told the board.
Mr.. Pearson, who Is executive
vice president of the Home
Builders Association of Metro
politan Washington, said the
Home Show has averaged close
to $4,000 spectators annually
for 16 years. He said the show
will be hurt if the parking fee
is not removed.
Another spokesman for the
builders association, Edward r
Carr, said the parking charge
is completely out of line
Evening star., 1961-11-09

The District Armory Board
has decided to continue the 81
parking fee for persons attend
ing events staged in the
District National Guard Ar
mory despite charges it is "un-
fair, exorbitant and ridicu-
lous."
The charges were hurled at
a board meeting yesterday by
spokeSmen for the three prin-
cipal events staged in the Ar
mory-the. auto, home and
flower shows.
Board Manager Arthur j.
Bergman said later the 81
charge would remain until the
boards siX-month contract
with District Parking Services,
Inc, which services the Armory
and nearby facilities for the
city's new $40 million stadium,
expires March 81, 1862.
Then we will reconsider the
matter and decide whether it
hurt any business" Mr.. Berg
man said.
Maurice J. mike Murphy
general chairman of the an
nual Auto Show, was the first
to lodge a protest.
Evening star., 1961-11-09
Mochen's Sister Sick,
roffic Cases Dropped

Traffic charges against the
sister of a Prince Georges
County member of the House OF
Delegates were dropped today
by the States attorney because
of the illness of the defendant
Mrs. Nels M. Peterson, Al, OF
6427 Colesville road, University
Park, sister of Delegate Hervey
G. Machen, was arrested Sep
tember / after she was accused
of driving her car into one
occupied by her husband and
another woman.
Assistant States Attorney
Heiskell Gray said today that
because she is confined to the
hospital for an indefinite pc
riod. a nolle PROSE- (no action)
will be entered in two cases.
Mrs. Peterson was charged
with reckless driving by County
Police Pvt. C. P. Peterson (no
relation). She was also charged
with malicious destruction of
private property by the operator
of the car in which Mr.. Peter
son was sitting. The collision
occurred near the Peterson home,
police said.
The court jacket contained
a letter from DR.. Aaron Deitz
stating that Mrs. Peterson is
i'll and will be in a hospital
for an indefinite period" Her
attorney, Thomas R. Brooks,
declined to elaborate.
Mr.. Machen, arriving at the
accident scene to give his sister
Evening star., 1961-11-09

there is a limit to what the
public will pay"
Mr.. Carr suggested that a 25-
cent charge for parking might
be acceptable. He hinted that
if some adjustments were not
made the parking levy could
possibly kill the shows"
Granville GUIDE, an official
of the National Capital Flower
and Garden Show, declared the
parking fee "is ridiculous. If
it remains in effect I'VE prob
ably won't be back"
A final objection was voiced
by a spokesman for the first
Boat and Marine Products
Show to be held in Washington.
The show is scheduled to begin
in the Armory on March "a.
William Campbell, the show
manager, said the 81 fee for
parking is "exorbitant."
From time to time, Armory
board members interrupted
speakers to remark that the
revenue expected from parking
charges would be of great i'm
portance in defraying the cost
of stadium facilities and in off
setting Armory deficits.
Evening star., 1961-11-09

legal counsel, was mistaken by
Pvt. Peterson as an overzealous
byStander and removed to the
county police substation in
HyattSville where he was de-
tanned about 80 minutes. No
formal charges were filed when
officers there learned Mr..
Machen'S identity.
Mr.. Machen demanded a
police investigation of the in
cident. Deputy Police Chief
Vincent S. Free said today the
incident was purely "a mis-
understandings" on the part
of Pvt. Peterson. No disciple
nary action was taken against
the officer,
The only ones involved in
the case appearing in Hyatts-
vile Police Court today were
Pvt. Peterson and Mr.. Brooks.
Evening star., 1961-11-09
Virginia BoIIotinq Gives
Byrd Forces Firm Control

Democratic Party because Re-
publicans made a slight inroad,
one needs only to recall 1854,
when the Young Turks made
it appear more likely that the
organization was disintegrat-
ing.
1t was widely predicted then
that the organizations days
were numbered; that Senator
Byrd was remote from the Vir-
ginia scene, engaged in ma
tional politics; that he had lost
his touch"
Gov.-elect Harrison reflected
the situation that exists today
when he indicated he felt the
next General Assembly, which
conveneS January 10, might
escape the facCional discord
that has marked the sessions
during the Almond administra-
ton.
He said he, Mr.. Goodwin and
State Senator Robert Y. But
ton of Culpeper. elected At
Evening star., 1961-11-09

torney General, had tried in
the primary to campaign
without leaving scars and felt
there hadn't been any appre-
ciable discord generated in the
general election.
I'VE wanted very much" Mr..
Harrison said, ito have a Gen
eral Assembly that could work
in harmony with the Cover
nor. 1 feel that, during the
next four years, there are many
hard decisions to be made by
the people of Virginia and it's
vital that the two branches of
government-the executive and
the legiSlative-co-operate and
work together to advance the
welfare of the State"
1t appears to many that he's
got what he wants. At least
he won't have the excuse Gov.
Almond has had of working
with a recalcitrant General As
sembly if his programs fail to
go through.
Evening star., 1961-11-09
Mclaughlin Heads
Friends of the Zoo

Robert E. Mclaughlin, for
mer District Commissioner, has
been elected president of the
Friends of the National Zoo.
Other new officers are DR..
Malcolm c. Henderson, re-
search professor of physics at
Catholic University, vice presi-
dent, and Mrs. Peter Grogan,
treasurer and secretary.
Evening star., 1961-11-09
Webb Barely Won

The Democrats noted that in
Tuesdays election not only that
Mrs. McDiarmid was defeated.
but that Delegate John c. Webb.
"a four-term veteran, came
within 256 votes of being de-
feated.
Liberals in control of the
party machinery attributed the
small Democratic turnout to
voter Illustration" at their in
ability to replace Byrd-organi-
zation candidates running for
Statewide offices with anti
organization candidates at the
July primary.
The voters, they claim, stayed
home in large numbers rather
than vote for organization men.
Some say the vote means
that voters in an essentially
conservative county are tired of
liberal candidates and the poll
cies Of the party's liberal lead
ership.
Worse yet, they claim, the
present controlling faction of
the party has let precinct or
ganization fall apart.
Republicans, on the other
hand, confident that TUESDAYS
election has broken the barrier
faced by virtually every G. o. P.
delegate candidate until now,
are concentrating on organiza-
ton. They are talking of win
ming all delegate races in 1864
and most supervisor races.
Tuesdays election will make
it easier, Republican leaders
believe, to find delegate candi-
dates in the future.
Evening star., 1961-11-09
By JOHN LAWSON
Star Staff Writer

The election of a Republican
delegate in Fairfax County
Tuesday has increased dissen-
sion in the ranks of the coun-
tvs Democratic Party. Some
observers believe it may pro-
duce a political revolt against
the party leadership.
With a Republican in Con-
gress, three Republicans on the
Board of County Supervisors
and now one in the House of
Delegates, these Democrats see
a trend which they contend
cannot be stopped unless lib
erals are ousted from party
/ leadership.
If the grumbling continues,
next months mass meeting at
which members of the party's
executive committee will be
chosen, is likely to be the scene
of a bitter fight for party con-
troll.
Democrats Stunned
The Democrats-conservative
and liberal alike-were stunned
by the victory of Republican
Glenn A. Burklund over Demo-
cratic Delegate Dorothy Nc
Diarmid, Vienna housewife and
school leader, who sought a Sec
ond term in the Legislature.
/ The election outcome aggra-
waited a split in party ranks
which was apparent during the
July gubernatorial primary bat
tie over Byrd organization and
non-organization candidates.
One party leader said: This
talks of healing the wounds and
getting on with the election is
nonsense. The wounds are still
there"
The Democratic character ot
Fairfax began to change in 1852
when Republican Representa-
tive Broyhill was sent to Con-
gress from the 10th District
thanks to a healthy majority in
Fairfax County.
Evening star., 1961-11-09
6. O. P. Victory Stuns
Democrats in Foirfox

Since then Republicans have
won three seats on the seven
member Board of Supervisors,
and the county has voted heav-
lily Republican in presidential
campaigns. But only twice in
this century have Republicans
managed to elect a delegate to
the General Assembly.
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for him, as much as 10& to the Battleship
Fund. Special ticket offers will terminate
at the end of the drive for funds, and apply
only to those schools where as much as
Zoe is received from every member of the
student body registered for the 1960-61
school year. This student ticket plan has.
been approved on local option basis by
Governor of North Carolina, State Super
intendent of Public Instruction, and Presi-
dent of North Carolina Congress of Par
ents and Teachers.
HOW TO BE AN ADMlRAL-The Cover
nor of North Carolina will present COM
missions in the orth Carolina Navy for
rank of Admiral to each person who con-
tributes as much as 500, or to each person
ship Fund. This includes certificate for
framing, as well as wallet card covering
lifetime free admission.
TAX DEpUcTIsLE-G Gifts to the U.S.s.
North Carolina Fund are fully tax deduc-
tible by rulings Of the Federal and North
Carolina revenue officials.
.sessssssssssssssses sssessssssssssssss
U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA
BATTLESHIP COMMISSION
GOVERNORS OFFICE
. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
2 Enclosed is my contribution to the Battle.
: ship Fund. 500 Admiral in North
: Carolina Navy. ........ IS or more free ad-
2 mission tickets. ........ Special student tick
: cts LOG each for every student in school.
$....-................. Enclosed
(please print)
: cITY-...-,,...... STATE.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-06-16
BOAT OWNERS, TAKE HEED

Owners of new unregistered
boats who want to get their craft
on the water Immediately should
take heed of the bill Of sale. Clyde
Patton, Executive Director Of the
N. C. Wildlife Resources Commisi-
sion said that although it is
Commission policy to allow new
boat owners to use bill Of sale
in lieu of boat registration certif-
icate and boat number, boat dealers
sometimes fail to put enough in
formation on the bill of sale to
bring it within policy requirements.
Patton said that bill of sale
will be acceptable to wildlife pro-
tectors in lieu of certificate of
registration for a period of thirty
days if it meets these require
ments: u full name and address
of boat dealer; p full name and
address of boat buyer; 81 make Of
boat; ~ length in feet; 81 year
built; 81 hull materials; n kind Of
propulsion; 81 date of purchase; 81
date Of application for official
certificate of number, and 10) a
statement subscribed to and sworn
to by both dealer and buyer before
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-06-16
NEW BROCHURE AVAILABLE
ON CIVIL WAR WAR SITES

A new illustrated brochure on
Civil War "Site" Seeing in North
Carolina has been published by the
North Carolina Confederate Cen
tennial Commission. The brochure
is designed for Tar Heels and visi-
tors from other States who wish
to plan trips to these Sites.
A small map of the State mark
all the major Sites of interest per
tanning to the Civil War period a.
well as major highways which re
late to the Sites. An introduction
synopsis of the Civil War in North
Carolina briefly acquaints the tour
list with this phase of the States
history.
Seven Sites are described III de
tail. They are Fort Macon, Fort
Fisher, Bentonville, the Bennett
Place, the Zebulon Baird Vanc
Birthplace, Averasboro, and For,
Anderson. An account is given Of
the Sites historic significance az
well as what the visitor can expect
to see today, the exact location,
and hours.
The brochure may be obtained
by writing to civil War Site See
ing," Box 1881, Raleigh, North
Carolina.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-06-16
SOCIAL SECURITY PAID
IN DARE COUNTY IN 1860

In 1860 Dare County people re-
ceived 1891, 224.OO in social securi-
ty payments. Of this amount, dis
abled workers received $2s,992.00.
In 1854, by comparison, benefits
paid out totaled $126, 10000. There
were, at that time, no payments
available to disabled workers under
the Social Security Act.
Nationally, almost fifteen million
people were receiving about a bill
lion dollars a month in old-age,
survivors, and disability insurance
benefits at the close of,196O. Many
of these people We're made eligible
for benefits by the changes in the
law made in 1960-such as the re-
duction in the amount of work re-
quired to qualify for benefits and
the removal of the age fifty re-
quirement for disability benefits.
Payments to a retired worker
with no dependents received bene-
fits averaging $1,000 in December,
1860; to a retired couple, both re-
ceiving benefits, the average pay
ment was $124.O0. The average for
and aged widow was about $500.
Nineteen hundred and sixty was the
twentieth year that social security
benefits were payable, and the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Social Security Act, which became
law in 1885. Changes in the law
since 1885 have brought more than
nine out of every ten people in the
United States protection by old
age, survivors, and disability insur-
ance- protection paid for by taxes
on employees, their employers, and
the self-employed. Earnings will
be reported to the social security
accounts of more than seventy-five
million workers during 1861.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-06-16

interesting to observe the increase
in the cost of food over the past
few years as compared with other
necessary items.
Also, you might want to give
more thought to that little garden
out the back way. Of course, if we
have enough of them-as we did in
World War II's victory gardens
the sales tax might have to go up
to four per cent to make up for
the revenue loss. The N. C. High
way Dept. is said to be worried
sick about these little economy
cars.
An economist reported the other
day that food costs have risen only
five per cent since 1950-the least
of any necessity item. Hard to be-
lieve.
Before or After
This old guy was very, very much
in love with his little stenographer.
He carried this torch in silence for
several weeks, finally blurted out
one day: 'Honey, you're, worth q
million dollars!"
Sharply trained in modern bust
ness, the Sweet Young Thing coyly
asked: Before or after taxes"
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-06-16

with the senate than with the back
talking House this session has led
to some speculation here that fu-
ture Governors might have two
Legislative assistants. One to con-
fine his activities to the Senate;
and the other to work with the
House.
No Future Worries?
Then. C. Department of Reve-
nue. hierarchy may deny this, but
consensus of opinion there is that
the legislatures tax bill will bring
in closer to 95 million dollars in the
next two years than the 65.5 mil
lion indicated.
With most of the exemptions out
of the window, there will no longer
be any doubt about what is taxable
and what is not. The revenue folk
say privately they have been losing
hundreds of thousands from indie
cision in border cases. The worries
should end July 1.
And, believe it or not, they have
been so fearful of making mistakes
on what is taxable and what is
MOTT has been next to impossible
to get written opinions on contro-
versial items.
Clayton In Background
But, despite this never-never
land in which they have had to
work, the N. C. Revenue Dept.
through the years has done mas
terful job under men like A. J.
Maxwell, Edwin Gill, Eugene Shaw,
Jim Currie.
There is man in the department
named 1. L. Clayton who is now
assistant revenue commissioner.
For years, he was head of the Sales
Tax Department. Quite, milo, OMAN
nered and personable, Ivey Clayton
stays in the background as deep
| ly loyal assistant.
Our State is blessed in that we
have here in Raleigh scores of en-
lployees> like /. l.. Clayton. They
take no part in political campaigns.
They may be called "beaucrats".
but they do the day-to-day work
necessary to keep the ship of state
on an even keel.
so Cents More
The manager of a group of large
food stores in Raleigh told us last
week that the average family in
Raleigh will buy $50 worth Of gro
ceries each week. On this quantity
of groceries, the sales tax at the
present time is 80 cents( cigarettes,
washing powders, light bulbs, etc.,.
With the new revenue bill in force,
the tax will be 80 cents on the $50
of groceries, and increase of 60
cents. But in year-$31.20 increase.
Watch That Grape!
We have observed that it is possible
for strong-armed man to carry
at one load $50 worth of groceries.
Time was when it would have re-
quired one-horse wagon.
A customer last week went into
Raleigh's most expensive food store
and asked the price of big peach.
"Fifteen cents, said the clerk.
The rugged customer handed MIN
"a quarter. ......,.-.....
Keep the change, he said, 81
stepped on grape as came in"
The Least?
With your food bill taking al
climb now within a few days it is
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-06-16
WAR ORPHANS EDUCATION
PLAN FURTHER EXPLAINED

An "Orphan" may have one par.
ent alive and still be eligible fol-
educational assistance under the
War Orphans Education program
administered by the Veterans
Administration.
]. D. DeRamus, regional man
ager, pointed this out to dispell
some confusion existing due to the
usual understanding that an orphan
has lost both parents.
The War Orphans Education Pro-
gram was established by Congress
to give assistance to those children
whoes veteran-parent's death was
the result of disease or injury in
Cured or aggravated in the line of
duty in active service.
The death of the veteran-parent
from this cause, whether it is father
or mother, makes the children
orphans" under the meaning of
this law, the VA said, even though
the other parent remains alive.
Full information on any phase of
this program may be obtained from
any VA office.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-06-16

First and last, Gov. Terry Sam
ford has approximately 500 APP
pointments he must make between
now and frost.
1t is said hereabouts that he has
at least five applicants for each
position. The report says, also that
he has one staff member who de-
votes each full day to studying
these jobs and screening these APP
plications.
Turnabout
Look for some names prominent
in the current Legislature to be-
come more prominent within the
next three or four, years.
In return for good assistance,
many will inherit jobs from the
current administration. Some of
these appointments will be paying
positions; others, honorary; but all
important.
In The Senate
The big vote (42-7) by which
Gov. Sanford got approval of his
spending bill in the Senate surpris-
ed everybody around here. We ali
thought the victory would be the
Fact that the Governor himself
has served a term in the State Sen
ate-and still has friends there he
served with-helped some. But the
most important reason for the
handsome victory was: James Will
liam Copeland. Address: Murfrees-
boro, N. C.
Two Assistants?
Copeland is not only the Cover
nor's legislative advisor. But, more
important, he served in the state
senate himself in the terms of 1859
and 1857 and 1853 and 1851. He
is an old-time member of the club.
Gov. Sanford's greater success
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notary public that the informa-
ton given in the bill of sale is
true and accurate.
"The 1859 Boating Safety Act"
Patton said, requires that all boats
required to be registered must he
registered and appropriate numbers
displayed before it can be operated
on the waters of the State.
"The provision for using a bill
of sale in lieu of a registration
certificate is a policy established
by the commission for the conven-
fence of new boat owners, and boat
dealers. A bill of sale, however,
will not be honored unless it fufills
the requirements"