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Evening star., 1962-01-24
Huge Traffic
Growth Seen
For Bethesda

An increase of SO per cent in
traffic through Bethesda by
1880 is predicted by a firm Of
professional city planners.
whose new study of one of the
areas busiest suburbs was pre-
scnted yesterday to the Mont
gomery County Council.
Major changes in the master
plan for Bethesda may be re-
quired if the council accepts
the recommendations in the
study, which was made by Alan
M. Voorhees, and Associates, of
Washington.
The proposals will be referred
to civic groups and to the
Montgomery County Planning
Board, and the council will
hear a report from public
works director Joseph Kordella
on the entire survey, probably
late next month, according to
Council President David L.
Cahoon.
The report envisions an in
crease of 100 per cent in en-
ployment and 80 per cent in
population and retail activity,
which are expected to boost the
traffic rate to the anticipated
SO per cent.
| The professional planners
urged that the quiet but con-
venient byway known as Glen
brook road, between Bradley
boulevard and Old Georgetown
road, should not be used as a
throughway. Instead, they de-
clared, traffic should be dis
couraged from using this pleas
ant residential area, which in
cludes a plush subdivision call
ed Edgemoor.
II the Wisconsin avenue
corridor freeway is not pro-
vided," the report said, Be
thesda's street system will not
be adequate to handle north
south traffic. In such a case,
a study should be undertaken
to determine the best way to
provide the necessary street
capacity"
Such a study should consider
not only the improvement of
the road system, but also the
growth of Bethesda's business
district, the survey said.
The planners also recon-
mended improvement of Wilson
lane for better service to east
west traffic. 1t also should be
extended to the George Wash
ington parkway, when that
riverside highway is completed,
they said.
Evening star., 1962-01-24
Council Shuns
Parking Hass|e
In Alexandria

With barely a mention of the
controversial ban on King street
parking and not a word of the
fiery urban renewal plan, a
harmonious Alexandria City
Council last night passed on
such items as motion to waive
the usual $25 parade fee for the
George Washington Day Parade.
The parking ban subject came
up despite its absence from the
docket. Councilman James M.
Duncan, jr., submitted a motion
to lift the month-old ban and
permit tandem parking, al
lowing two cars to park in
every three spaces.
Il haven't heard anyone ex-
cept a couple of firemen say
they're in favor of the ban,"
Mr.. Duncan said.
Mayor Frank E. Mann refused
to accept the motion because
the ban was not on the docket
and no vote was taken there
fore.
A revision of the code of
ethics for city employees was
accepted after a brief amiable
dispute over semantics involv-
ing the freedom of employees
to discuss with councilmen their
gripes about their jobs.
The Code of Ethics Commit
tee, headed by Councilman
Timothy SWEET, said in It's sug-
gested statement that direct
contact between employees and
councilmen "is prohibited"
Councilman John K. Pickens
said the words sis not en-
couraged" should be substituted
for sis prohibited"
Acting City Mangaer Philip
B. Hall said he preferred the
word prohibited" but would 60
along with mot encouraged
and, anyway. he had no inten-
ton of forbidding employees
from bringing their problems
to the council. With a single
unexplained negative vote from
Mayor Mann, the revised state
ment was then approved.
In another matter affecting
city employees, the council re-
ceived a report from Mr.. Hall
on a proposed study of person.
mel classifications and pay
plans. A complete restudy is
most pressing" Mr.. Hall said.
because adjoining communities
and the Federal Government
are repeatedly considering pay
raises for their employees.
The council approved Mr.
Halls suggestion to set up a
discussion and work session
with a professional consultant
firm.
The council also noted the
expiration on January 8 of the
moratorium on zoning permits
and declined to extend it. Since
the moratorium became effec-
tive last July, the council has
received remarkably few re-
quests" for emergency coming,
Councilman Pickens said.
Eleven persons were elected
Evening star., 1962-01-24

near the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad right-of-way. 1t is
presently undeveloped and is
zoned for light industrial US
age, the same usage suggested
by the new master plan.
Owns Other Property
Mr.. Nicholson said his family
also owned commercially zoned
property at the corner of Rock
vile pike and Nicholson lane,
and that the plan made no
recommendations for a change
in this zone.
One M-NCPPC staff member,
who helped to draft the plan,
said that neither Mr.. Brewer
nor Mr.. Nicholson interfered
with the planners in any way.
There has always been strict
isolation between the staff and
the planning commissioners
until any plan was in the final
FORM" he said.
The suggested usage for the
Corby tract was made in JAN
uary, 1860, when Warner
Browning, a lawyer for Mrs
Brewer and her brother, testi-
fled at a public hearing on the
apartment zoning.
Suggested Moving Terminal
At that time, Mr.. Browning
suggested moving the transit
terminal to the location neal
Old Georgetown road, and
using some of the land for a
civic and arts center. He SAID
yesterday he knew of no reason
why these proposals were en-
bodied in the master plan. 81
guess our engineers were pretty
accurate in designating the
correct land usage" he said.
No drastic changes are pro.
grammed for most of the area
but the planners suggest the
extension of industrial zonine
to a section near Rockville pike
and the outer circumferentia,
highway. This area would bt
zoned for an industrial park.
The public hearing on the
plan will be held at 8 pm. tc.
morrow at the planning COM
MISSIONS auditorium, 878T
Georgia avenue.
Evening star., 1962-01-24
WHAT POWER HAS LADY?
Crossing Guard Case
Poses Battle of Sexes

The state of affairs referred
to by the late James Thurber
as the war between men and
women flared in Prince Georges
County police circles today,
and the battle lines appeared
to be drawn along two fronts
(a) Whether 73 women uni
formed crossing guards should
be allowed in one room.
CD And whether a lady cops
arrest powers are on a par with
those of the so-called stronger
sex.
It all started recently when
a traffic charge was filed by
one of the county crossing
guards (they are women and
there are 73 of them) against
a veteran Park Police sergeant
The States attorney has
dropped the charge.
The guard, in turn, has re-
signed, saying she does not
have the backing of her de-
partment.
William L. Kahler, the county
prosecutor who dropped the
charge, said he could not con-
ceive of a policeman with 25
years service deliberately ignor-
ing the signal of a crossing
guard.
Sergt. Charles A. Mason, 81
of 10 Cheverly circle, Cheverly
was charged December 13 by
Mrs. Anne M. Slifka with fail
ing to obey her signal to stop
on BladenSburg road at Fifty
third avenue, Bladensburg.
Mrs. Slifka, 36, of 1921 Shep-
ard street, Radiant Valley, said
the sergeant's car struck her on
the hand as it went by and he
ignored her stop signal. The
case originally was scheduled
for trial January 8 but was
continued to February 5 to give
Mr.. Kahler time to investigate,
"TOugh Intersection"
cts a tough intersection to
control; the visibility is not too
Evening star., 1962-01-24
Church Fellowship
Meeting Scheduled

Members of high school youth
felloWships from IL Protestant
C h urcheS in Montgomery
County will participate in a
meeting on the Meaning of
Sex in the Christian Life" Fri
day at the Bethesda Methodist
Church, $500 Old Georgetown
road, Bethesda.
The Rev. Leroy S. Graham,
chaplain of American Univer-
sity, will address the meeting,
which follows a 6:15 pm. pot
luck dinner in the church's
fellowship hall.
Evening star., 1962-01-24

Va u NCWJOIl DIcWcI, CIldlll III
Planning Board. Smaller par
GELS in another section of the
area are owned by Jesse Nichol-
son, his mother and his sister.
Mr.. Nicholson is executive di-
rector of the Maryland-N National
Capital Park and Planning
Commission, the agency which
drafted the plan.
The plan covers "A square
miles in the heart of Montgom-
cry County, and makes rela-
lively few suggestions for
changes in coming. A major
change in land use is recon-
mended for the relatively un-
developed land of the former
Corby estate, now owned by
Karl w. Corby and his sister
Mrs. Brewer.
Transit Terminal Backed ..
On this land, the planners
suggested a new regional rapid
transit terminal, a Federal Gov
ernment employment center, an
arts and civic center and SO
acres of high-rise apartments
All but 81 of the $50 acres OF
the estate are now zoned fol
single-family residential use
Most of the land is now being
used as a farm. The 54-acre
tract was rezoned for apart
ment use last year, but has moi
yet been developed.
The estate, which has been ir
the Corby family for about SO
years, lies in the southern por-
ton of a triangle formed by
Rockville pike, U. S. Route 24C
and Old Georgetown road.
Mr.. Brewer said yesterday
that because his wife was CO.
owner of the Corby property
he had disassociated himself
from all deliberations and all
decisions of the planning board
concerning the property.
Subject of Suits
The 54 acres belonging te
Mrs. Brewer and her brother
which were rezoned for apart.
ment usage, were the subject Of
citizens suits in the Circuit
Court and the Court of Ap.
peals. Both courts upheld the
council in approving the zonine
change.
The proposed master plan
suggests that the 54-acre tract
zoned for apartment use, be
expanded to 88 acres. 1t also
suggests that the rapid transit
center, placed IN the general
Pooks Hill area by the area
transportation survey, be
moved to a location near the
intersection of Route 240 and
Old Georgetown road.
The plan does not call for
rezoning on portions of the es-
tate earmarked for the Federal
employment center or the
transit terminal.
The planners said that no
rezoning should be made until
the rapid transit plans for the
area become official.
The land owned by Mr.. Mich
olson is off Nicholson lane,
Evening star., 1962-01-24
Clayton Watkins, Court Veteran,
Bors Retirement, Seeks New Term

Clayton K. Watkins, who has
been clerk of Montgomery
County's Circuit Court for 81
years, said today that he has
changed his earlier plans to re-
tire, and has filed for the
Democratic primary election in
May.
Mr.. Watkins, who announced
some time ago that he would
not seek reelection, said: u
was definitely out of the run
ming until the death of my wife
October IL, which changed my
entire life. Rather than go into
a lonely retirement. have de-
cided to run in the coming
election"
Mr.. Watkins has been in the
office of the Clerk of the Court
for as years, and head of it
since 1881. He has been unde-
feated on the Democratic tick
ct in seven elections, and has
been opposed in the primary
on only one occasion, in the
late 1930s, when Mr.. Watkins
won his usual large majority.
He lives at 2 George street,
Gaithersburg.
Hickey Enters Race
Also filing yesterday on the
Democratic ticket was William
F. Hickey, a present member
of the Montgomery County
Council, who entered the race
for State Senator.
Mr.. Hickey, a Silver Spring
attorney, was accompanied to
supervisor of elections office
by his wife and seven children,
ranging in age from 3 to Is
years.
Mr.. Hickey's filing assures a
lively Democratic primary con-
test for the Senate seats now
held by Mrs. Margaret Schwein-
haut, also a Democrat. Delegate
Alger Y. Barbee already had
filed for the same seat and it is
expected others. including Mrs.
Schweinhaut, also may be in
the race.
2 Republicans File
On the Republican side yes
terday, William c. Schotter, g.,
filed for sheriff, and Gordon l..
Hawk, 40, filed for one of the
seats on the Republican State
Central Committee.
Mr.. Schotter of Silver Spring,
has been a deputy sheriff of the
county since his retirement
from the Washington police
force in September, 1854. He
is an Army veteran of both
World Wars and was dis
charged as a major in 1947.
Mr.. Hawk, a Bethesda resi-
dent, is a field service repre-
sentative for the American
Trucking Association. In 1858,
he was elected a delegate from
Montgomery to the Republican
State convention.
Evening star., 1962-01-24

good, and I think Sergt. Mason
just did not see her in time to
STOP" Mr.. Kahler said.
A police report of the incident
quoted Sergt. Mason as saying
he thought the crossing guard
slapped his car as he drove oy
and that he did not consider
this a traffic accident so did
not stop.
Mrs. Slifka said the incident
and the dropping of the charge
climax the lack of depart
mental cooperation she has
experienced. She said the po-
lice department would not re-
port back on the disposition ot
traffic cases involving violators
whose license tag numbers she
turned in. In addition, she said
she had been under pressure tt
drop her charge against Sergt
Mason, and been accused by
1t. Thoms A., Rogato of hurt.
ing the morale of the 73-mem,
ber crossing guard force. 1t
Rogato heads the traffic safety
unit.
She said it took two days tt
get a police cruiser to visit hel
crossing after she had filed re.
peated complaints about {
nearby merchant who continu.
ally drove on the left side Of
the road to get to his store.
Meeting Prevented
Mrs. Slifka, president of thu
County Crossing Guards Asso.
citation, said, Il wanted to cal
a meeting of the association
but 1t. Rogato said he wasn't
going to tolerate 73 women ir
one room"
1t. Rogato said when Mrs
Slifka asked him about having
an association meeting, he sim.
ply told her the station did not
have a room big enough to hole
all 73 women at once.
Evening star., 1962-01-24

to the newly-created Citizens
Advisory Committee on Civic
Unity. They are:
Mrs. Eileen o. Eddy, Mrs.
Caroline Meyer Hodgin, Samuel
Calvin King, the Rev. Benjamin
Ackerman Lynt, the Rev.
Thomas j. Quinlan, James H,
Raby. Ribert Neel Roley, Mrs
Katie Noel Skinner, Robert I.
Terrell, the Rev. William N.
Thomas and Mrs. Patricia
Smith Ticer.
Evening star., 1962-01-24
Fairfax Budqei
For Services
Rises IT Pct.

A 1923 county operating
budget calling for a 81 per cent
increase in funds for services
was proposed today by Carlton
c. Massey, Fairfax County
executive.
The budget-for operating
expenditures only-calls for an
increase of $2.7 million over
the current years levies. Based
on present assessments, the tax
rate would have to be raised SO
cents to collect that amount.
County officials said, however,
they could not forecast at this
time how the tax rate would
be affected.
The release of a budget for
operating expenses only rep
reSents a departure from past
practice. Previously Mr.. Mas
sey has presented a complete
budget in mid-January includ-
ing proposals for school and
capital outlay expenditures.
This year, however, the budg-
ct for operating expenses was
released in detail before the
other budgets were available SC
that citizens groups could use
it as source material for study
and analysis" Mr.. Massey said
School Budget Due
The proposed school budget
is to be released separately by
the school board this week ano
a complete proposed county
budget will be available by mid
March, Mr.. Massey said.
The propose operating
budget for the fiscal year be-
ginning next July calls for
spending $12,513, ,223-compared
with $9,825,875 in the 1862
budget.
Major portion of the $2,687,-
353 rise is for a salary adjust
ment for all county and non
Institutional school employees
That adjustment alone is to
cost $1.2 million, or about As
! per cent of the proposed in
crease over the last year.
County officials last week
released a reclassificatior sur
vey calling for pay raises fol
county employees ranging up tt
10 per cent.
Included in the budget il
$56,000 to raise authorized
strength of the police depart.
ment from 10 officers per 1,00(
population to .82. Even the
higher figure, police officials
have said, is far below the
national average.
Library Included
In addition, the budget pro.
posal provides for hiring /;
new nurses so that a nurse car
be stationed at each of the
county'S 26 intermediate anc
high schools. Additional fielc
nurses for the health depart
ment would also be provided.
The budget includes $771.791
for library services, including
operation of the new head.
quarters building in the city
of Fairfax, new branches anc
salary increases. The figure i.
$198,727-or IS per cent-high.
er than the departments allot.
lment in the current wear.
Evening star., 1962-01-24
Research Grants

The University of Maryland
announced today it has re-
ceived Air Force awards total
ing more than $4O,500 for
research in physics and aero
nautical engineering.
Evening star., 1962-01-24
Planners Project Set
For Debate Tomorrow
BY WILLIAM E. DUKE
Star Staff Writer

Montgomery citizens will meet tomorrow night comment
on proposed plan for North Bethesda
area.
Controversial features of the plan include the fact
$50 acres in the owned by the wife and
OF j. Newton Brewer, chairman of the Montgomery County
Evening star., 1962-01-27
Aides to Congressman
Jam Briefing byCobinet

O'Brien's civics class" and
Secretary of the Interior Udall,
in his talk, spoke Of "O'Brien's
chatauqua." Republican critics
mildly predicted it would be a
propaganda session, but a good
many minority party aides
came anyway.
Mr.. O'Brien conceded he was
surprised at the response. At
first the invitations had been
limited to Democrats-not more
than two from the office Of
each majority party Senator
and Representative. When Re
publicans asked to be admitted,
Mr.. O'Brien made it a BIZ
partisan show.
Overnight, workmen removed
the temporary partition which
divides the State Departments
plush new auditorium, where
presidential news conferences
are held. Minus partition, the
hall holds 800; most of the
seats were filled, up until the
cookie-break at least. More
than half remained to the end.
Reporters were excluded but
had little trouble finding out
what was said. There were few
major revelations; even Mr..
Dillon's talk about tax reduc-
ton had been anticipated by
Secretary of Commerce Hodges
at a news conference Tuesday.
Evening star., 1962-01-27
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Dissension Among Communists

pie with his military prowess.
The Kremlin propaganda has
represented him In recent
months as the true victor at
Stalingrad. It has represented
him as the man who fired an
other popular hero, Gen.
Georgi zhukov. The Kremlin
told the people that Gen.
Zhukov was dismissed, not for
political considerations, but
because he blundered by over
looking the Importance Of
atomic missile-carrying sub
marines. Mr.. Khrushchev, 1t
was said, saved the situa-
ton" by ordering their i'm
mediate construction.
All this may sound tmpor-
tant to Western ears worried
about Russian war capabil-
ties. But to Ivan @. Public,
who does not recognize po-
tentials. it sounds hollow.
These considerations may
not mean that a revolution
or a purge of the present
regime is in the offing. But
they do point to difficulties
which Mr.. Khrushchev does
not ignore. His spectaculars
in Berlin have had, 1t Is said
in informed quarters, no i'm
pact whatever among the mil
lions of Ivans. Germany is
Germany to them, whether it
is that Of Adenauer or Ul-
BRIGHT.
The fact that there is a
lack of bread, shoes and
clothing is far more impor-
tant to them than the pos
sibility of Mr.. Khrushchev's
making a separate treaty with
the East Germans or even
taking over Berlin.
These are real problems
which are confronting the
Red dictator and his more
or less loyal followers.
Whether they will prompt
him to react violently in his
dealings with us is something
nobody can answer. The Eu-
ropean experts, however,
maintain that if we hold
tight, a trouble plagued
Khrushchev will not be able
to do more than offer some
more "spectaculars" but no
actual aggression.
Evening star., 1962-01-27
GO. P. Expecting
10000 Diners
By the Associated Press

Republicans now say they
expect more than 10000 per-
sons to attend their big fund
raising dinners. Seventeen OF
the dinners will be held Feb
ruary l and three others are
planned so far for later dates.
The February 1 dinners will
be linked by closed circuit tele-
vision so all diners will be able
to hear top level speakers
across the country.
Courtney Burton, chairman
Of the Republican National FL
nance Committee, made the at
tendance prediction today. He
reiterated a prediction that the
dinners will gross more than
SIS million to be divided
among national, State and To-
cal G.. o. P. committees.
Evening star., 1962-01-27
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Speaking Of moon flights, President Kennedy is peeved
with the progress Of science He has long list
he's ready to send to the moon-but yet he
keep them there.
TV network officials deny their programs second
rate TV has only two types of programs frstrateand
third-rate.
Almost anybody learn to twist. The trouble over
40, is learning how to untwist.
O. What's the full Of that White House fellow
who's so sklfu at getting publicity for the President?
A. John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
sends Postmaster General Day several tons of
junk mail But it isn't the junk mail around the house that
diSturbs housewives, it's the male junk.
The White House to create Department of Urban
Affairs. this fails Democrats always salvage
thing by remaining the State Department the Department
Of Urbane Affairs.
Evening star., 1962-01-27
POINT OF DIFFERENCE
NHeoring Hinges
On View of Public

actually they are being told
something they ought to know.
They also get tough with this
fractious creature once in a
while. Mr.. Stanton said he in
sisted on having "CBS Reports"
put on a regular schedule on
prime time.
Key Question Unasked
OF the hundreds Of questions
put to the panel, no one asked
the most important Of all. That
is, how can you make the pub
lie watch good programs: Or,
does the public taste influence
television, or vice versa?
It's a two-way street." DR..
Stanton said in one Of his
shorter answers.
He and his colleagues, it
would seem, are subject to a
mild form Of schizophrenia.
They are torn between trying
to give the public what it should
have and trying to find out
what it wants.
DR.. Stanton said he thought
the basic responsibility of a net
work is to report what is 60
ing on in the world, to probe
in depth areas we feel should
be brought to the American
people, to experiment with new
art forms and bring entertain
ment forms in diversity to
them" All this apparently with
ond eye on the boxoffice, since
he spoke of the need for "oil
for the lamps to light our way"
They have several methods
OF finding out what the public
wants. One is the Nielsen rat
ings, which are obtained, it
seems by putting little black
box on the television sets of
1900 American families, which
records on an electronic de-
vice what programs they watch.
Chairman Minow, said he un-
derStood that some of the fam
lilies whose TV tastes influence
so much of what America sees
are not even aware of what
the box is for.
Jay Eliasberg, director of
Research for CHS, said he
thought they all would if they
were many more hearings.
DR.. Stanton said there has
been too much done in nose
counting and not enough depth
probing" and spoke of a vast
research project that will study
deeply the thinking of people
as they watch their programs.
j He never said what CHS or
the other networks will do if
the depth probing turns up the
fact that the public watches
THE Untouchables" because
they like it and don't intend to
change.