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A-2 THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. C , Friday, January 1, 1960 THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT Parks Maintenance Chief Retires George W. Harding, mainte nance chief of Washington'* national monuments and parks, and since 1954 the man who se lected the President’s National Community Tree each Christ mas, retired yesterday. He had been in Government service nearly 34 years, 28 of them with the park system of the Nation’s Capital. During his career the Gaith ersburg, Md. resident was re sponsible for the original pro curement and cultivation of many of the exotic and irre placeable plants currently en hancing the Lincoln Memorial, the White House and other national landmarks. He was commended twice by the Department of Interior, parent agency of the parks system, for his resourcefulness in maintaining a high stand ard of excellence throughout, the system despite shortages of funds and personnel. „ Mr. Harding entered Federal service in June, 1925, as a clerk in the Library of Congress. In 1927, he served as gardner at Walter Reed General Hospital and joined the Interior Depart ment's Office of Public Build ings and Public Parks, now the . National Capital Parks, in 1931. He was a foreman gardner : at the White House for many years. An unusual ability for horticultural management led to rapid advancement and a position as chief of the park : Blizzards Hit West; 8 Die, Roads Closed DENVER, Jan. 1 (AP).—lcy snowstorms reaching blissard conditions in some areas lashed a dozen Western States today in a bleak inauguration of the new year. At least eight persons were reported killed in the first as sault- of the massive storm front. Howling winds whipped snow across the Great Plains to make holiday automobile travel ex tremely hazardous. Blizzard • warnings were posted in Montana, South Da kota. Nebraska, Kansas and Northeastern New Mexico by the Weather Bureau. Winds as strong as 50 miles an hour were expected to give the Plains States a cruel ham mering b> nightfall. The snow was mixed with freezing rain in some sections of the cen tral plains, adding to motoring nsks. In Denver and other Colora do areas immediately east of (the mountains, the snowfall was fairly light, but farther east the stonn was reported to be much more severe. The mercury may slide to as low as 15 below zero tonight in some Colorado mountain val leys, the forecast said. Two civilian pilots and their light planes vanished in the cold gloom yesterday. A Den ver engineer, Wairen Racine, 33. disappeared after advising the Chadron, Neor, airport he was about to make an emer gency landing. A Mr. Anderson of Sunnyvale, Calif., failed to arrive at Elko, Nev., on a flight from Rock Springs, Wyo. Rain and snow contributed to highway accidents in which TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT District and vicinity—lncreas ing cloudiness tonight with 1 lowest near 28. Mostly cloudy with continued cold tomorrow with chances of rain or snow at night. Maryland—Fair tonight, low in the 20s. Increasing cloud iness and rather cold tomorrow with chance of rain or snow in the late afternoon or at night. Virginia Increasing cloud iness tonight. Possible occa sional rain or sleet tomorrow. Lowest in the 20s in the north and 28 to 34 in south. Cloudy and rather cold tomorrow withj rain occasionally mixed with' sleet, gradually spreading all Over State. Lower Potomac and Ches-' apeake Bay—Winds 5-10 miles per hour tonight. Tomorrow, . winds east or southeast about I ■■■■ I o . °c_ Dote From U.S. WEATHER BUREAU IMdWiYll ’»£ J'-'- Until Sotvrday Morning * '. Figures Show low Tomptroturos Ixpsotod * Snow is expected tonight throughout most of the Plains, Mississippi Valley and Upper Lakes, with rain for the Lower Mississippi Valley region, Gulf Coast States, Georgia and Northwest Florida. It is ex pected to be wanner over the Gulf Coast and Lower Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley, while colder weather is forecast to move into the AD ttTtweduwmlm AA am —. . GEORGE W. HARDING system's Horticulture and Maintenance Division in Jan uary, 1942. While in this ca pacity the Christmas Pageant of Peace Committee chose him to select the Christmas tree lighted annually in the Ellipse by the President. A parks system reorganiza tion in July 1957 united all maintenance and horticultural activities in one Division of Maintenance and Mr. Hardidg was named its first cbelf. his position at retirement. He plans to continue hie life long interest in horticulture at home in Gaithersburg. f five persons died in Texas. A I plane crashed in rainy weather i near La Mesa. Tex., taking the ; lives of Mayor J. R. McNeill, 58, of Spur, Tex., and Herbert * Heimer, also of Spur. Two feet of fresh snow buried > the Southern Colorado Rockies - and closed several mountain i passes along the Colorado- New Mexico border. Durango. Colo., had 10 inches of snow > on the ground last night United States Highway 66 was closed east and wes* of > j Albuquerque because of drifts . and poor visibility. Traffic also I was halted along United States r Highway 550 between Duran go. Colo., and Aztec. N. Mex. Other roads blocked by snow , included United States High ; way 85 between Santa Fe and , Las Vegas. N. Mex., and United States Highway 60 from Socor ‘lro, N. Mex., rest to the Ari ’ | zona border. f City Manager Quits • In Kansas City Row > KANSAS CITY. Jan. 1 (AP) —Kansas City started the New ‘ Year shopping for a city man- . ager. j Reed McKinley, who got the r job last spring after a Demo ! cratic coalition wrested control ’lot the city council from the [ long dominant citizens associa : tion, quit last night. He had ■ been under almost constant J fire from various civic leaders > and at odds with some members of the council. His original 1 salary had been cut from i! 827,500 to 824,000 a year. ‘ ,10 miles per hour. Cloudy to ; night. Visibility 5-10 miles. Five-Day Forcast For Washington and Vicinity January 2-8 Temperatures will average near or slightly above the Washington normals, 44 and 29. Slow rising trend over the week end; colder Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation Sun day and Monday may total three-tenths to seven-tenths of an inch. Road Conditions—AAA West: D. C. to Pt. turnpike, clear; Fa. turnpike, clear except between Bed ford and Donegal, wet. Ohio turnpike, clear; V 8. 40 welt to Ohio, ellppery ■ apot.* In eaat; U. 8. SO weal to Ohio. ! ellppery apota. i South: U S 1 to Richmond clear: I Shirley highway. clear: Richmond south clear: D. C to Charlotteaellle. I clear. North and laet: D c. to Delaware i Memorial Bridge, clear; New Jersey , turnpike, clear; New England, clear; ' D c to Harrisburg. Pa. clear. River Report ' Potomae River cloudy at Harpers : Ferry and sllghty muddy at Great Falls. Bhenan.'?ah cloudy at Har -1 pers Ferry o Precedent Due In Integration CHICAGO, Jan. 1 (AP).—A Federal judge yesterday heard complex arguments in a prece dent-setting lawsuit which pits the fashionable all-white sub urb of Deerfield against a hous ing development firm which wants to start integration. At the end of a United States District Court session, Judge Joseph Sam Perry said he will rule next Wednesday on Deer field’s argument that the Fed eral court has no jurisdiction in the dispute. The plaintiff, which seeks 8750.000 damages from village trustees and Park Board mem bers, is Progress Development Corp. The firm plans to build 51 houses in the 830,000 price class and to offer 10 or 12 of them for sale to Negroes The corporation also seeks an injunction to prevent action by the officials which would thwart the development plan. Attorney Lewis Clarke, rep resenting the Park Board, as serted that the District Court should hold itself without proper jurisdiction because a condemnation action to pur chase the developer’s Deerfield land for park use is pending in Lake County Circuit Court. Judge Perry said he was not convinced that Federal juris diction should be barred by the State court action. “The only damage that can be recovered in condemnation proceedings Is th: valu: of • the property,’’ he saio. “They (the developers) allege that there is a loss over and above that. This is the heart of the complaint.” Judge Perry dismissed Mr. Clarke’s argument that a corp oration has no rights to re covery under civil righto law. “There is no question that a corporation has the same rights as a person. I think the law is very clear on that.” he said. Katharine Cornell Joins Advisers Z» tb« AtewcMiM Prget Katharine Cornell, a first lady of the theater, and the Presi dent’s pastor, Dr. Edwahl L. R. Elson, were sworh in at the White House yesterday as members of the National Cult ural Center Advisory Commit tee. They are among the last few of the 34-meniber committee, mostly from the performing arts, to take the oath. It was administered by the secretary of the cabinet, Robert K Gray. Miss Cornell and Dr. Elson, of the National Pre»bytenan Church, will be among the ad visers on the planning for the new cultural center. AF Sergeant Shot Accidentally An Air Force sergeant sta tioned at the Pentagon was shot accidentally early today when a J 2 caliber target pistol went off as his wife placed it on a shelf. Arlington police re ported. Police said Mrs. Evelyn May Bowlin of 2846 South Wakefield street, Arlington, had picked the pistol up from a chest of drawers and was putting it on a shelf in the bedroom, out of reach of her two children. Her husband, Sergt. James Luke Bowlin. 29, was sitting on i the foot of the bed when the pistol went off. police said. The bullet struck him in the chest. Sergt. Bowlin was taken to Arlington Hospital, where he 'was reported in good condition. .... Temper alarm far Yeeterday Midnight ... 41 Noon 38 Jam 36 4 pm. 39 am. 3* 8 pm 34 Ratord Temperatures Thia Yaar f Hitheat. 31, on January 1. Lowed. 28. on January 1. Tide Tibies ! ' (Furnlahed by the Onlted Btatea Coaat and Geodetic Survey! " i . Today Tomorrow I ! High 9:59 a.m. 10:51 p.m ' 4 Low __ 4:25 a.m. 5:18 am. • I High 10:22 p.m. 11:13 p.m. | , I Low 4:42 p m. 6:38 p.m. 4 For high and low tldea at the follow - - i Ing polnu subtract limes indicated Ifrom the above . Annapolis. 2 boura: Bloody Point ■ Light 3 hour a: Colonial Beach. S’, hours: Deale. 3 hours: Solomons Island I 5 hours: Point Lookout. 8 hours The San and Mean Rues sets : Bun Today 7:27 a.m. 4:58 pm -Sun Tomorrow 7:27 a.m. 4 57pm ■Moon Today 9:29 am 8:38 p.m y I Automobile lights must be turned on ’• one-half hour atUr sunset. - Precipitation o! Month 1980 1959 Avg. Record . January 0.00 2.21 3.24 7.83 '37 ’February 1.51 2.44 8.83 ’B4 , March 2.20 3.03 H. 84 'HI I y April 401 3.08 0.13 ‘SO| ■ May 2.80 3.98 10.89 '53 June 3.35 3.41 10.94 'OO Jul. 438 4.28 11.08 '4S August 287 4.75 14.41 "28 s September 2.05 4.12 17 45 '341 t October 2.43 2.85 8.81 '371 - November 2.22 2.73 7.18 ’77 December 3.28 281 7.58 'Ol Medical Society Backs Hospitals' Indigent Plea The District Medical Soci ety’s Executive Board today announced its support of the plea by the Hospital Council of the National Capital Area for fuller reimbursement for the care of tax-eligible in dlgenta Dr. W. Leßoy Dunn, presi dent of the society, said: “It is obvious that if voluntary hos pitals providing care for a pro portionately large number of tax-eligible indigent* are to survive, they cannot continue to do so at well below actual cost. “This situation, which has existed for too many years, has now precipitated a finan cial crisis in many institutions and an immediate remedy is needed if these hospitals are to serve the needs of the com munity adequately.'* At a recent meeting, the so ciety's Executive Board voted to request the organization’s Committee on Medical Care to make a study of hospital ex penses with respect to the in digent. Young on Vacation Joseph Young is on vocation. His column will b« relumed on bis ratwrn. MAMMOTH B ANNUAL POST-CHRISTMAS CLEAN-SWEEP SALE OF ODDS b ENDS, jU-HAHm FLOOR SAMPLES! 1 & 2 OF A KIND! HUNDREDS OF ADDITIONAL rjWUBj iM ITEMS NOT LISTED! OPEN AN ACCOUNT! . . . FREE DELIVERY! 3- DOUBLE BOUCLE & FOAM MODERN FOAM MODERN 2-PC. 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