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Gated in every State in the Union
and the District Of Columbia.
The estimated annual saving to
the taxpayers from the mainte
nance of these parochial schools
is approximately half billion
dollars.
The opponents of Federal aid
to non-public schools lin this case
it means particularly the Catholic
schools. because they so far exceed
in number and enrolment all
other church schools) make their
contention on the ground it is nee
essary to maintain the traditional
separation Of state and church
and that separation must extend
to the schools. That, in particu-
lar. was the contention of Mrs.
Roosevelt in her newspaper col
umn to which Cardinal Spellman
took exception and charged her
with bias toward the Catholic
church. In fact, he accused her
of a long record of opposition to
the church.
In this religious row is over
looked the question: Should the
Federal Government mix in edu-
cation at all and give funds to the
public schools, or any schools?
Freedom of education. or free
dom in education, is as fundamen-
tai as freedom of religion or free
dom Of speech. Opponents of the
proposed Federal aid to education
argue that once the schools start
taking money from the Federal
Government - from bureaucratic
Washington-they will begin to
feel the influence of the state in
no uncertain way. They argue,
too, that the $500, 100000 annual
contribution which it is proposed
shall be made by the Federal Gov
ernment is only a beginning; that
it will grow to billions, and when
it does the schools and the edu-
cation of the children will be
completely dominated by the Fed
eral Government, and that all
freedom of education will be vir-
tually at an end. This is gloomy
view. But those who believe the
Government should control more
and more the affairs of the citi-
zens-on the ground that the Gov
ernment can do a better job
quite naturally will include the
schooling Of the children in their
program.
In support Of Federal aid to
education. it may be, pointed out
that, without such aid, children in
a number of the States and in
many localities, are greatly in
need Of better schools, more
schools and better and more teach
ers. The States and localities
either have not the money to pro-
vide these children with adequate
schooling or they are Indifferent
and don't do it. It's bad situa-
ton which needs remedying. It's
a situation that the bills for Fed
era, aid to education are seeking
to reach.
There are various ways of ex-
tending this aid. One Is to con-
tribute to the States a basic sum
Of money per school child, S. in
the Senate bill. and to increase
the amount per child in the States
which are Of themselves tagging
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COLOR MOVIE MAKING
FOR EVERYBODY

Bv Garfield Cook. (Wh'tt}eSey
House; S3.75.)
The author conducts motion
picture Photography courses in
Town Hall and WIS professional
finer for the Air Force. In the
classroom he soon uncovered the
questions most likely to arise in
the mind of the movie camera
owner and has based his book on
them. After brief technical treat
ment of each chapter, questions
and answers are given in clear.
concise manner and impart
world of information.
%. r. M.
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School Aid COMPLEX

behind in schooling because they
cannot afford the money. This,
of course, provides Federal con-
tributions to States which do not
need them. and which can take
care of their own school problems.
Another way is to provide Federal
money only for those States and
localities. where they cannot
themselves provide the necessary
funds to give the children proper
education. The latter plan is that
advocated by former President
Herbert Hoover and Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower-if there is to
be Federal aid to education
1t is the sensible plan in anybody S
language. But it is not polite
not the kind of legislation which
can win the sport of members of
Congress from all the States. Fur
thermore. it does not appeal to
men who believe that education,
like many other things. is
primarily a Government activity;
to those who look to the welfare
state and stateism.
There is third way of dealing
with the problem of giving educa-
ton to children who now cannot
get it. That is Federal program
directed entirely to building
schools, the construction of new
and adequate schools where they
are needed. This is the kind of
thing the Federal Government is
doing in the field of medicine
providing funds for the construc-
ton of additional hospitals. If
the Federal Government relieved
the States and localities of the ex-
pense of building new and more
schools, the States and localities
could use more money-their own
money-for the salaries of teach
ers, for textbooks and the many
other items that 60 into the
making Of good schools.
The Federal aid to education
bill has been effectively blocked
in the House Education and Labor
Committee by a combination of
Catholic members and members
who are opposed to Federal aid
to education anyway. In an ef-
fort to break the opposition. a
compromise plan. looking to the
passage of bill providing $:5,-
000, 900 year for Federal health
aids to school childr,r-Catholics
and Protestants alike-has been
advanced by Majority Leader Nc
Cormack in conjunction with Rep
resentative Priest Of Tennessee.
Democratic whip. The thought is
that this will be a sufficient sop
to the Catholics.
The problem Of Federal aid and
its application to I1on-public
schools is deep-rooted. The oppo-
nents Of aid to non-public schools
(the parochial schools, for ex-
ample) insist that If granted, it
would tend to break down the
American system of non-sectarian,
classless public schools. The ad-
vocates of aid for the non-public
schools. on the other hand. insist
that a denial Of even services,
like bus transportation, to the
children attending non-public
schools jeopardizes the basic right
Of parents to choose q non-public
school for the education OF their
children.
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Another suburban landmark,
known as the Kendall Sanatorium,
on, the old Piney Branch road at
the extreme northern edge OF
Mount Pleasant, soon will be re-
placed by a mammoth apartment
house. 1t carries the old-timer's
memory back to the time when
all of this section was strictly
rural.
About the period Of the Civil
War, here was the home and estate
of Capt. Joseph T. w. Hall, a
picturesque spot.
But little of old Piney Branch
road now remains between Mount
Pleasant and Brightwood. We
first find it at about Fourteenth
and Oak streets where it takes a
northwest course until 1t reaches
Sixteenth street, where 1t bears
the name of Spring place. From
here to about Allison street 1t has
been obliterated, but from that
place on it continues northWardly,
paralleling Sixteenth street to the
east until it enters Colorado ave-
nue. formerly Piney Branch road
between Hamilton and Ingraham
streets. A small section still bears
the old name in BrightWood, as
it does farther on.
To the north of Mount Pleasant
was Spring road, but in its pres
ent improved condition. it has al
most lost its identity. Off this
road toward Fourteenth street
William j. Rhees owned an estate
called the Oaks. Mr.. Rhees was
for many years the chief clerk
of the Smithsonian Institution,
served on the School Board and
wrote much of the history of the
public schools of the District of
Columbia. He was also one of the
founders here of the Young Men S
Christian Association.
Was Wooded Area.
Nearby lived j. C. Lewis on his
IS acres. called Tip Top. which
extended from the Lehman tract
on the south. crossing and ending
at Piney Branch on the north.
Mr.. Lewis had bluestone quarry
from which the long wall at the
first gate of the Soldiers Home,
extending along the road below
Gen. Scott's statue. was built.
Capt. Hall was son -in-law Of Mr..
Lewis and was Civil War vet
eran.
An old wooden bridge forn1 (rly
occupied the site Of the bridge
which now spans Piney Branch.
The writer was once told by the
late Frank Stickney. who, as a
boy. played over this territory,
that the hills in this vicinity at
one time were we'll wooded and in
cluded a number Of chestnut trees
which attracted the attention of
the youngsters when the nuts were
ripe,
The John T. Lehman tract eX-
tended along what is now Ogden
street to Capt. Halls property on
the south, and was notable for a
magnificent grove of trees on the
southern end Of the place. The
only house on the grounds was
plain two-story affair, probably
occupied by a caretaker.
Mr.. Lehman was a well-known
Washington financier, and erected
the Lehman Building. on New
Evening star., 1949-07-31
By John CIoeett Proctor

York avenue at Fifteenth street
the site now occupied by the Ma
tlonal Savings & Trust Co.
Here Col. James G. Berret, Edwin
B. Hay. Albert F. Coumbe and
Bishop Hurst of the American
University rented Office rooms.
The Hall residence later became
the property of j. Blake Kendall
probably a nephew of Amos Ken
dali, who replaced it with a more
modern structure.
Blast Halted Enterprise.
Close to the bridge and not far
from where the Indians once
made their arrow points. Messrs
Lewis and Hall planned to manu-
facture a newly invented explosive
substance for a new York inter-
est. Long sheds were built and
experts came on to make expert
ments, but, unfortunately, as the
first explosion was premature
several colored employees were Sc
verely wounded, and Capt. Hall
was badly hurt. The making OF
dynamite-or whatever it was
called-was given up for the safel
occupation of furnishing stone
gravel and sand for building pur-
poses.
Another early resident of this
neighborhood was Mr.. York. g
native of Greece. His place ex-
tended east from Piney Branch
road and a portion adjoined the
land of Mr.. Rhees. York was g
farmer, but Mrs. York-probably
Julia E. York-taught school fol
many years in Mount Pleasant
as did her daughter. Miss Emily
York.
Close to where the Fourteenth
street car barns are now located
and facing what was once Piney
Branch road lived the Osborn
family. which in 1873 included
William H.. J. T., A. G.. M. .. w
and C. D. Osborn.
Prior to 1860 Fourteenth street
road extended only to about Oak
street where Piney' Branch road
commenced and continu eo
through Brightwood, then known
as Crystal Spring. At an earlier
period, racing took place at
Holmead's race track. the center
of which was about at the 1unc-
ton of Columbia road and Four
teenth street.
Blasden Hill for Shedding.
Fourteenth street, from Florida
avenue south, was not opened tc
travel until after 1902. as the
first session of the City Council
that year provided for the open.
ing, clearing and making passable
for wagons" of Fourteenth street
from F. street to the northern
bounds Of the city.
Piney Branch road was even
more picturesque than the Seventh
street pike. probably because ii
was more winding. One of the
steepest and longest grades be-
tween the city and Brightwood
was known as Blagden's Hill, and
many a prudent bicyclist thought
it better to walk up this hill than
to tire himself out by riding it.
During the winter months
when snow was on the ground, this
hill made an especially good one
for Shedding, and the young folks
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Bridge Players
By Margaret l. Fisher

The 23d edition of the worlc
and national contract bridge
championships at the Hotel Stew.
ems in Chicago will hold the spot
light for the next nine days
Odds-on favorites to carry the
honors for the Washington dele
CATION are DR.. and Mrs. A. j
Steinberg, whose success at Her
shey last week end was ample
proof Of their prowess.
Topping their section in the
qualifying round Of the open pair
contest on Saturday. the Stein
bergs overshadowed the 36 pairs
of finalists in the championship
round to claim the handsome
Hotel Hershey trophy.
Teaming up with Mr.. and Mrs
George Kathan (the latter Is also
attending the Chicago conclave
on Sunday. DR.. and Mrs. Stein
berg merited runnerup awards In
the team-of-four match, edged
out of first place in the final round
by the loss Of one board to the
Philadelphia life-master foursome
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Agran and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Solomon.
Among the 78 duos entered in the
open pair match, IL were Wash
ingtonians, and on Sunday the 29-
team field established a record
for foursome matches among the
Eastern Seaboard regional events
Among the more than 80 fans
from here, George Dickerman and
Miller Roberts staked an early
claim to the open title by leading
the whole field of qualifiers with
a TO per cent game. Others who
survived the elimination were Mrs.
Kathan-Kathleen McNutt, Mrs.
j. A. Dearing-Mrs. E. R. Shepard,
David Murray-Ralph Spritzer and
H. r. King-Dr. N. j. McHugh.
Another 10 per cent game in the
consolation section won master
points for Gary Arkoian and Wal
lace AShby.
In the curtain raiser on Friday
afternoon, Mrs. Kathan and Mrs.
Margaret L. Fisher made the best
showing for Washington's distaff
representatives, finishing fifth
among the "a pairs entered in the
women's contest. The same eve
ming the Kathans and the Stein
bergs were 10th and 11th, respec-
lively. among the 81 mixed pairs.
At home, on July "a, the F..
Arthur Walker Club held it's initial
master point contest in the new
Sunday series, Jesse Duke Charles
Richter and Clara Sternacher-
David HANDEL claiming the
awards. Mrs. Elizabeth Count Mrs.
Florence Millspaugh and Mrs. Hal
Cook-Col. H. A. Walker placing.
On July % top scores earned
master points for Mrs. Jack Ben
nett-Mrs. Lester Gibson and Mrs.
T. M. Boyle Mrs. G. N. Poulieff
in the monthly open pair matinee
sponsored by the WBL Women's
Auxiliary. Half points to Mrs.
Ann Scruggs-Maj. Mario Ciccone
and Mrs. Bernard Rosson-Si Katz.
More master points to Mrs. C.
w. Zimmer-Louis Fruitman and
Gary Arkoian-David Murray for
leading Mitchell contestants at
the Federal Bridge League last
Monday night.
The heavy lead established dur
ing the first session Of play on
July 19 easily enabled Mrs: Mar
Evening star., 1949-07-31

garet L. Fisher and James G.
Stone to claim the 1949 mixed
pair title of the Capital City Chess
Club at the conclusion of the two
session annual match last Tues
day. The new titleholders, yield
ing 384 match points, will be the
first to receive the DR.. j. B. Gregg
Custis Memorial Trophy recently
awarded by Mrs. T. M. Boyle in
honor of the clubs late president.
The final session top score
earned by Mrs. c. w. thinner and
Lloyd L. Tubbs boosted that pair
into second position with 372
points, Mrs. r. H. Skinner and
Lewis G. Tubbs winning show
honors at $685..
Despite the heat and the lack
OF the usual lure of master points.
30 duplicate faithfuls competed
in the Washington Bridge League
weekly game last Wednesday.
First honors in the two-section
Mitchell went to Charles john
son, j. M. White, James G. Stone,
Col. r. H. Skinner, Mrs. Dora
Schwartz, Mrs. D. E. Stephan and
D. N. Cohen, Irving Rottenberg.
Director Paul E. Golden an
nounces the following schedule for
WBL members during August:
First and third Wednesdays,
master point contests; monthly
winners game, August 10; rating
point contests the last two Wed
nesdays.
The Executive Committee met
on July % at the home of James
G. Stone to conclude plans for
the forthcoming Cumberland Vol
ley tournament. This popular
annual. under WBL sponsorship.
was held in previous years at
Frederick, Annapolis or Hagers-
town. but now returns to its local
setting. This time the tourney
will be held at the Hotel George
Mason in Alexandria over Labor
Day week end,
The coming week offers master
point contests at the La Sale
Studio, 1923 Connecticut avenue
NV, both tomorrow evening and
Thursday afternoon. Members
of the Washington Bridge League
vie for the semimonthly quota
of national awards at the Hotel
Roosevelt Wednesday night, and
Agriculture Club holds its usual
first Saturday" master point
matinee on August 6 at 1855
Euclid street NV.
Count Club regulars are re-
minded that no game will be held
on August 2, as Mrs. Elizabeth
Count. director, is presently at
tending the summer nationals.
The final round of the Arlington
Farms Duplicate Club annual
mems and wcmen's pair title
matches takes place Friday eve
ming.
At the close of the Count Clubs
10-week individual high average
series last Tuesday evening, Lynn
Carrier led contestants for the
trophy. A new series begins on
August 8.
AT Arlington Farms on July %,
Mrs. Walter Cook earned her first
master point when she and Lynn
Carrier led Ms contestants. Their
victorious E-W opponents were
Mr.1and Mrs. Charles Richter,
Col and Mrs. John Geddes and
Maj. Mario Ciccone-Capt. Charles
Stevens were second.
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crayon and pastels in quite differ
ent techniques. the formers pro-
file of a woman with red hair Ell
fectively handled in an impress
sionistic manner; the latter's two,
meticulous and detailed.
Well composed and otherwise
meritorious still life and flower
paintings represent Lee Atkyns
Cfrom Pennsylvania. Margaret
Herr, Florence Morgan, Garnet
Jex, Mignon Atchison, Frances
Campbell, Catherine NICE. Ames,
Ann Myers and Patricia Folk.
Ruth Osgood's broadly handled
seacoast. Angles Of Maine" is in
strong contrast to the marine
Stormy Weather" by Simon de
Korsakof, which has the appear
ance of an academic 10Th century
painting. william F. Walters
"Beal's Wharf" and Martha
Bache's little painting of Glouces-
ter Harbor, also Isabella Walkers
block print "Provincetown" are
competent depictions of this sub
ject type.
Marguerite Munn's water color
VISTA" perhaps the most mod
ern" work in the show, along the
line Of simplification and sugges-
ton, is full of fresh air and space.
I like, too. Helen Stotesbury's oil,
End of Day." farm scene strong
and tonfeul in its color. Minor
Jameson's Clearing Skies" with
its grayed colors, has the quiet
atmosphere typical of his work.
Janice Hollands Sunlight anc
Shadows in Georgetown" is a
charming street scene. in which
theme class Catherine Melton and
Ann Montgomery have also con-
tributed picturesque examples.
May Marshall has depicted a cor
ner Of Farragut Square from a
height. in primitive manner. Hen
ry Olson's "Steel Mills" in color
more subdued than most Of his
paintings, dinerentiates effectively
between foreground and distance.
Conchita Chibas' head of an In
dian girl is the sole sculpture con-
tribution to the clubs summer
show.
| X + \ +
Crafts Demonstration
An exhibition by the Potomac
Craftsmen and the Kiln Club will
open next Wednesday in the nat
Iural history building, National
Museum. The show will be re-
viewed later: but attention is
called to an interesting and in
structive program of demonstra-
tions to be given every day, In a
model weaving shop and potters
studio, 10 to IL and l to 4::30
weekdays, 2 to 4:30 Sundays,
through August. Robert Groves
and Audrey Hayden will give
demonstrations respectively the
j opening day.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-30
COLD SPRING

Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Upton
and Clay Upton left Sunday for
Baltimore to spend the holiday
with relatives.
Carl Deel and wife, Mrs. Fay
Mccoy and children and Mrs.
Carico and others attended the
Deel memorial at Mill Creek
Sunday.
Dali Oaks and family of West
Virginia visited Verna Skeen last
week.
Jack, 10-year-old son of B. l..
Grizzle, was badly hurt Friday
while swinging, when a bolt gave
away and a heavy piece of lum-
Der which the swing was attach
ed to, fell and hit him on h e
head. He was taken to Coeburn
Hospital, where ten stitches were
taken under the scalp and ten on
the outside. 1t will be remember
ed that this unfortunate lad cut
one of his toes off about month
ago.
Clovis Phillips visited his par
ents at Hazel over the weekend.
Those enjoying a picnic and
dip in the water Sunday were.
Rita 10, Anna Ruth, Janice and
Rebekah Mccoy and Nina, Lor-
eta, Joyce and Larry Phillips.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-30

Rufus and Allen Musick visit
ed Lonnie Musick and wife Sum
day.
Willie Poole and family of
Hopewell have returned home
after spending a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Win
MCGOWAN.
]. w. Davis has been very i'll
but is improving slowly.
Joyce Faye Musick is now
staying with Mrs. Lacy Davis OF
Georges Fork.
Sue and Leanna Deel visited
Tivis Fuller Sunday.
Lille Mae Hill visited at the
home of Eivens Musick Sunday.
Estus Musick and family visit
ed at the home of Roy Sluss Fri
day.
Mrs. S. P Cochran visited at
the home of J. Watson Davis on
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-30
OMAHA YOUTH COMPLETES
LEADERS COURSE

Fl. Dix, N. pvt. ElSter Ham
ilton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ruth
ford Hamilton, of Omaha, Va,
graduated from the 9th Infantry
Divisions leaders course on June
18th after successfully complet-
ing the six-week course, which is
designed to train potential nom
commissioned and commissioned
officers for the U. S. Army.
Pvt. Hamilton was selected for
attendance at the leaders course
because of his outstanding quail
fications and performance during
his basic training period at Fort
Dix.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-30
LONZA LOCALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Linville
and son of Looneys Creek, and
Anita, Kenneth, Norman and
Gary Gibson spent Saturday night
at the home of S. P. Cochran.
Sunday visitors at the home OF
Estus Musick were Mr.. and Mrs.
Burns Deel, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Deel, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Davis,
Allen Musick and Charlie Belch-
er.
Hurley Cochran and family Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Cochran
Sunday.
Ed Hurt and son, Samuel, are
spending a few days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walton Hurt
of Honaker.
Fern Cochran and Trulah Mu-
sick visited at the home of Wor-
ley Gibson Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-30

In The United States District
Court For The Western District
of Virginia. In the matter of T.
w. Romans, Bankrupt. In Bank
ruptcy No. 1860. Notice of the
first meeting of creditors. To the
creditors of T. w. Romans, OF
Clinchco, Virginia, a bankrupt;
Notice is hereby given that said
T w. Romans, has been duly ad-
judged a bankrupt on a petition
filed by him on June l, 1949, and
that the first meeting of his cred
itors will be held at the Court
House in Bristol, Virginia, on
June 30, 1949, at 10 o'clock a. M,
at which place and time the said
creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint trustee, appoint
a committee Of creditors, exam
inc the bankrupt, and transact
such other business as may prop
erly come before said meeting.
Dated at Roanoke, Va, June 8,
t949. W, s. Engleby, Referee in
Bankruptcy.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-06-30

In The United States District
Court for the Western District of
Virginia In the matter of Riley
Lawrence, Bankrupt. In Bank
ruptcy No. 1861. Notice of First
Meeting of Creditors. To the cred
itors of Riley Lawrence of Clinch
co, Va, a bankrupt; Notice Is
Hereby Given that said Riley
Lawrence has been duly adjudg-
ed a bankrupt on petition filed
by him on June /, 1949, and that
the first meeting of his creditors
will be held at the Court House
in Bristol, Virginia, on June 20,
1949, at 10 o'clock a. M, at which
place and time the said creditors
may attend, prove their claims,
appoint trustee, appoint a COM
mittee of creditors, examine the
bankrupt, and transact such 9TH
er business as may properly come
before said meeting. Dated at
Roanoke, Va, June 8, 1949. VS..
Engleby, Referee in Bankruptcy.