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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-25

An old shoe, a broken doll and
the music Of the masters are among
the teaching materials at Sunny
day School.
The materials are not conven-
tional, but that's because the school
is attended by exceptional children
children who have learning
disabilities.
The school is a cooperative ven
tture among parents whose chill
dren are mentally handicapped
through various forms of brain
injury. 1t is directed by Mrs
David M. Delo, a former kinder
garten teacher. Her 9-year -old
daughter. cerebral palsy victim
!! is one of the students.
The two-room schoolhouse. on
the grounds of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Recreation Center. is
much like the typical nursery
school.
The walls are adorned with neat
professional color drawings Of
children at play and farm ano
wildlife scenes. They contrast
sharply to the meaningless splashe!
and daubs of water color of the
ichildren's paintings.
Tovs I ;ffor tn EIoor
Toys litter the floor of the
nursery and pre-academic room
where a half dozen youngsters
are learning, through constant
REPETITION, the things that normal
children learn in the space OF
minutes.
They must be taught over and
over again until a performance
pattern is established, whether it
be the moving of a chair to a
designated place. the gripping of
a sand shovel. or the pronouncing
Of certain word or phrase.
A laceless shoe is used to teach
the children in a matching game
Among the tumble of assorted
articles. including miniature plas-
tic animals. cups and saucers and
tables and chairs is a shoe lace
The children are taught, over anc
over to match the shoe and the
lace, the cup and saucer, the table
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-25

and chairs, until they respond
quickly and easily to the one
word suggestion, shoe" chair"
. table"
The brown haired, blue-eyed
doll has one arm missing. The
children are shown the doll and
asked to point out her disability.
They are able to do this readily
after hours Of patient coaching.
Essential SkillS in Living.
The aim of the IS people who
met year ago last June in the
Georgetown Public Library was to
give their children training in the
essential skills of everyday living
They formed the Association for
the Advancement of Exceptional
Children of the Metropolitan Area
OF Washington. Sunnyday School
lis sponsored by the group and il
in its second school year.
Ten youngsters were enrolled in
the first year and 10 are now be-
ing taught. The enrolment is ex-
pected to go up to Is by October
| /, and possibly 20 by the end oil
the school year, next June.
Definite progress is being made
by these youngsters, according te
Mrs. Delo. Some of them were
unable to speak when they were
first brought to the school. Now
they are learning phrases and sen.
fences in slow. tedious steps.
Assisting Mrs. Delo is Mrs. Will
liam Dougherty. who handles the
nursery children. A tutor from the
Remedial Education Center Of
Washington is working with the
academic group while Mrs. Dele
handles the pre-academic chill
dren.
Music Is Best Weapon.
The biggest weapon in the
schools arsenal of teaching ma.
terials is music. according to Mrs
Delo.
Music is used as a BACKGROUND
for all activities, whether it b.
clay molding, painting. or speech
correction" It has soothing ef.
feet, she said, which makes thu
youngsters more attentive to in.
Istructions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-25
Numbers Graft
Probe Ordered
In Baltimore
Defendant Charges
Policeman Accepted
Protection Money
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE. Sept. 25.-An i'm
mediate grand jury investigation
of a numbers racket defendants
accusation that a policeman ac-
copied protection money was or
dered today by Judge Joseph
Sherbow.
The accusation was made yes
terday in court by Charles Green,
So, colored, on trial on a numbers
writing charge.
He identified the policeman as
Patrolman James E. Smith, COL
ored, and said the officer had sug-
gested that he start numbers writ
ing and pay him protection money.
Smith, who was present at
Green's arrest. is on sick leave
but appeared at the Stats At
torney's Office last night.
Said He'd Get Even.
Patrolman Leroy Moody, who
made the arrest, testified that
Green told Smith during the raid;
You did this to me. and if It's
the last thing I do. III get even
with you. If I go to jail, you'll 60
to jail too"
Green was arrested after two
plainclothes officers approached
him about writing numbers for
them. The officers said they
placed a 90-cent numbers bet
with him.
Green testified he had been
writing numbers for about a
month for man he identified as
WIN Hollins. He said he was in
troduced to Hollins by Patrolman
Smith and that the officer told
him everything would be all right
about it."
Woman Also Appears.
Green said he could recall three
instances when he gave Smith SIS
|, for protection money.
Appearing with Smith at the
States attorneys Office last night
was Mary Jefferson, colored, sum-
: moned on a bench warrant after
: Green said she could corroborats
his charge Of a police payoff.
States Attorney Anselm Sodaro
said he would put Green's charges
before the grand jury today.
In ordering the investigation,
Judge Sherbow urged every one
in the community" to withhold
Judgment.
There ought to be no making
! up Of minds until this matter is
= completely heard and the evidence
t sifted," the judge said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-25
Arlington S Schools
Can't End HALLIDAY
Sessions, Braun SAYS

No major reduction of half day
sessions is anticipated next veal
by Arlington school authorities.
More than 1000 students are
now attending school on the hall.
day program. Most Of them are
in the first and second grades
But at Yorktown, a new school
all six elementary grades attend
on halliday schedule.
E. ]. Braun, assistant school
superintendent in charge Of con-
istruction, said halliday sessions
will continue through the next
school term despite plans for con-
Istruction Of Al elementary rooms
and a new 1000 pupil Junior
senior high school.
Inability to fulfill the construc-
ton program because of the war
born shortage of critical materials
lis hampering efforts to catch up
with the school population.
Mr.. Braun said there doesn't ap-
pear to be much hope of realizing
the construction program, even
though funds are available through
a bond issue voted last April. Be-
lore the new schools can be built
he anticipates an increase of at
least $500 more students over the
current enrolment of nearly IT,
500.
Even if the full program now or
paper were realized by next Sep
TENDER, there would still be a con-
siderable number of children on
halliday sessions because of the
anticipated increase in enrolment
Charles ]. Walsh, assistant
superintendent in charge of per.
sonnet, said the halliday sessions
this year are more effective be-
cause more teachers are available
A teacher has only one halliday
class this year instead of two half.
day classes.
The school building program in
cludes:
Completion of four-room ad.
dition to the Stonewall jackson
School, now under construction;
building of a 20-room new school
to be called Nottingham Elemen.
tary;: building of a 16-room new
school. to be called Claremont Ele.
mentary; building of a four-room
new school, to be called Fillmore
Primary, and building of the new
Wakefield Junior Senior High
School in South Arlington.
i In addition, a 10-claSsroom re-
placement for the Page Elemen-
tary at Wilson boulevard and
North Randolph street is to be con-
IStructed with the $40o, 900 obtained
from sale of the old building and
iSite.
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Arlington Republicans
To Hear Talk by loft

Arlington Republicans will hea,
an address by Senator Taft, Re.
publican, of Ohio at Thomas JET.
ferson Junior High School at
pm. tomorrow. The program will
begin at 8 pm.
The speech is part of the Re.
publican campaign for election Of
its candidates to State and county
Offices in the November 6 cleo.
Ltion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-25
Falls Church Council
Joins Battle 10 Delay
Bus Line Token Ban

The Falls Church City Council
has joined the Arlington County
Board in a move to delay the elm
nation of tokens on Arnold Line
buses beginning Monday.
At a meeting last night the
Council asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission to conduct a
full investigation of the situation
before taking action. But the
Council declined to go along with
the Arlington Board on a formal
expression Of opposition to the
company proposal.
| The Washington. Virginia g.
Maryland Coach Co., meanwhile
has asked the ICC to disregard
protests against the tariff change
sought for its Arnold line. The
bus company serves points be-
tween downtown Washington and
Northern Virginia. Il
|, The utility filed an answer yes.
terday to objections listed with
the ICC by the Arlington boarc
and a group of several citizens
Its attorney, S. Harrison Kahn
; declared that even if the ICC de.
cides to make a study Of the Ar.
Ilington protests and charges, il
Should not delay company plan.
to make the tariff change mex
week.
i Mr.. Kahn said the bus line is no
asking an increase in existing cash
fares. He said that a delay in tn,
discontinuance of tokens woulc
impair services and facilities to tn
public and would deny stockhold
Iers a reasonable and fair return
on their investments.
> The company accused the Ar.
lington board of instituting pro.
ceedings before the ICC which
have effectively and continual,
adversely affected not only tn,
residents of Arlington County, bu
all residents in the territorie
!. served by the involved buslines.
1t pointed out that the compan,
: also serves parts of Washington
Fairfax County and Falls Church
Previous Studies Cited.
The county has shown a com.
plete diSinterestedness in tn,
overall operations of the ceacl
|, company" the answer stated, IT
is unconcerned with the fact tina
the coach company's operation.
are being expanded principally il
Fairfax County, since Arlington
County is not presently enjoying
the same type of residential de.
velopment that is evolving il
Fairfax Couty. Yet, it was MOI
too long ago that Arlington Coun.
ty was demanding, and received
services in newly developed resi-.
dental areas. although they wer.
loss lines to the company"
The company said that the IC(
has investigated It's fare structure
, on several occasions as the result
OF Arlington protests and that tn
commission has found each tim
, that the fares were reasonably
land just. as proposed.
The answer objected to Airing
ton charges that it's services an,
facilities are inadequate and in
|ferior. It said the company ha
added new buses, more com
modious. more comfortable an,
safer than those formerly used
1t said it has spent more none,
for advertising the services, OF
} suggestion Of the Arlington Count
Board, and now is criticized TO
spending more money on adver
: Using.
The company has been sellin,
, six tokens for ST. A fiat charge O
20 cents for the first zone woul,
2 be made with higher cash fare
. for more than one zone.
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Fuirfox Chest Workers
To Be Guests at leo

Community Chest workers from
the Mount Vernon and Lee dis
tricts Of Fairfax County will
attend tea Saturday at Lebanon
on the Potomac. the historic
home of DR. and Mrs. Paul B.
Bartsch.
The guests will be guided
through the bird sanctuary which
Dr.. Bartsch had developed on his
estate since his retirement in
1871 ss curator Of the National
Museum and professor of zoology
at Howard and George Washing
ton universities.
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Petition 10 Freeze
Nearby Virginia Use
'0f Gas Dismissed

The Alexandria City Council and
other opponents of a requested
freeze on. natural gas consump-
ton in Northern Virginia appar-
emily have won at least a tenn
iporary victory.
In Richmond yesterday, the
State Corporation Commission
dismissed petition from the
Virginia Gas Transmission Corp,
asking the State to force natural
gas restrictions in its northern
AREA.
In ruling from the bench that
the sec had mo jurisdiction to
act in this matter" Commissioner
H. Lester Hooker said the wrong
company has entered the Pc
tition.
Rosslyn Gas Plea Indicated.
The Virginia Gas Transmission
Corp. asked restrictions which
would have been applied by the
Rosslyn Gas Co., the retail outlet
for gas supplied by Virginia Gas.
If such an application for restric-
lions was entered by Rosslyn Gas
Co., the sec would hear such an
application for restrictions, the
commissioner declared. Such a
petition would be submitted as
soon as possible. counsel for Vir-
|glnla Gas indicated.
BY unanimous vote recently the
Alexandria City Council asked the
sec to determine whether North
ern VirginianS would be discrim-
mated against by the proposed re-
strictions.
Subsidiaries of the vast Column
bia Gas System, Inc. nave petit
toned the District, Maryland and
Virginia to bar further installa-
ton of gas furnaces in homes,
conversion Of oil and coal fur
naces to gas or to increase COM
mercial or industrial consump-
ZION OF the fuel.
Rate Rise Sought.
Alexandria Councilman Leroy
S. Bendheim, who offered the
resolution recently. said the &C
ton put the council on record as
opposing the proposed gas re-
Strictions and was intended to
compel extension of gas service to
any Alexandria resident not now
supplied.
Meanwhile, the Commonwealth
Natural Gas Corp. of Richmond
yesterday asked the power com.
mission for authority to raise it.
rates for wholesale service to five
Virginia utility customers b.
about 10 per cent. The commits.
sion estimated the increase would
amount to $267 900, based on an.
lticipated Salex in 1852
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-25
Roanoke Lifts Term Limit

ROANOKE, Va, Sept. rs d.
The City Council yesterday re-
pea1ed a three-year-old ordinance
limiting the term of the presiding
officer to one year and prohibiting
his reelection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-25
Girl Scout Course to Open

The Alexandria Girl Scout
Council will begin its leaders
course at 10 am. tomorrow in the
Alexandria YWCA, 602 Cameron
street. The course is. to train
leaders of Brownie and Girl Scout
troops. ...s
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PTA Sets First Meeting

The st. Michael's PTA will hold
the first meeting OF the school
year at 8:15 o'clock tonight in the
auditorium Of the school on Wayne
Iavenue, Silver Spring, Md.
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sory. which in
cludes home op-
plionces and o
host Of othes
useful articles,
The Stor cor
'ied 1919 eIassi-
fled ods in the
first 10 doys Of
September. The
hree other
W Washington
newspapers car
ried o total OF
2,S5l ods in this
CATEGORY. When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-25
jefferson PTA to Meet

The Thomas Jefferson Junior
High School PTA will meet at
O'Clock tonight at the school, 816
South Walter Reed drive, Airing
ton.
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Need Home Appliances;
See Star Classified

II you need o washing moehine OF
other home appliance, the best way
to find it is through the classified
DDS in The Stor. In the "misee lIoneous
far SnIe" rnte
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you wont to buy or sell goods and
services, consult the tremendous clossi-
fled showcase in The Ster. Phone
Sterling 5000 for home delivery.
The Miami times., 1951-09-22

Mrs. Geneva Knowles James Is
on leave from duties at Booker
r. Washington. Remember to give
her ring and say hello The
Faculty and friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred j. Shootes (nee Har-
riet Hutchenson) are happy to
welcome them to BTW and Mi
ami again (. both studied at the
University Of Michigan while
away on leave Miss Doris
Jelks has been transferred to Dor
sey high. We miss her already g,
The school patrol Is planning to
sponsor a football game this year
The faculty and student body
are looking forward TO the first
game with Quitman, Ga, on Sep
xember IT. This game Is being
sponsored by the faculty and the
seRUher selling the highest amount
sof tickets will receive trip to
Oflardo when the team meets
Jones high on October 49,
The Miami times., 1951-09-22
GEORGE w. CARVER
SCHOOL NEWS

With the addition Of seven
teachers, the enthusiasm and ef-
forts of the school personnel are
geared toward prospects Of oc-
cupying the new G.. W. Carver by
the second semester.
Many repairs and improvements
have been made on existing
structures and the new buildings
are fast taking shape.
Enrolment at the present time
is 1850 students this despite
the fact that the addition of the
first year of senior high school
at Goulds has had the tendency
to decrease it.
We are happy to welcome the
following teachers TO our staff:
Miss Cliffonia Jackson, Miss
Mary Clayton, Miss Flossie Dunn,
Mrs. Altamese Guilford, Mrs.
Dolores Turner, Mr.. Ernest Sid
ney and Mr.. George Williams.
During the pre-planning peri
cd, teachers Of District 10 met at
Carver High School for the pur-
pose of ORIGINATING new teachers.
The IRE Lee Elementary school
under the principalship of Mrs.
E. Pittman presented the skit
Something New, Something
New. Participants were Mrs.
Barbara Rayford, narrator, Mrs.
Clarke Bowman, Mrs. Azelene
Pinkney, Mrs. Braynon Smith and
Mr.. Nelson Adams. AS result
of this skit a timely discussion
was created and it was conclud-
ed that the experienced teachers
and new teachers should corre-
late ideas for the betterment Of
the teaching profession. Mr.. B.
M. Hindman and Mr.. Walter
Cogdell were guests to this meet
ing and gave many helpful
thoughts and suggestions to the
group. Mrs. T. S. Tucker, Princi-
pal of Carver, served as modera-
tor. The meeting was cIimaxed
with game participation and a
delicious repast by the Sunshine
Committee.
Loyal Carver football fans are
anxiously awaiting the Carver
Dorsey clash on September oath.
Many familiar stars of last years
lineup will be greatly missed.
Among this group is ex-captain
Lemroy Saunders who has now
joined the famous FAMC Rattlers.
Also at FANG are the following
Hornets: Oliver Gross, Salathiel
Gator and Thomas Paulk. Coach
Powell states however, that he
has a galaxy of new stars who are
eager to obtain football fame.
The Miami times., 1951-09-22
DOUGLAS PRIMARY
NEWS
Hazel 3. Henry, Reporter

Douglas Primary School opens
its doors with another promising
school year. Up to this time, there
is an enrolment of 400 pupils.
Mrs. Anna j. Jackson, a men,
ber of our faculty for many years
has recently accepted another po-
sition at Bunche Park Elementary
located in Opa Locka which is the
area in which she now resides.
Mrs. Mallie Hunter, formerly of
Jacksonville Is the, new addition
to Douglas Faculty.
The month of September prom
ises big doings at and around our
school. The executive board of the
PTA met on Monday night, Sept.
10 to make plans for this year.
rhe Social Committee has a
Teachers Beach Party" planned
for Saturday, Sept. is at Virginia
Beach.
The Program Committee is
sponsoring a Constitution Day
Program" at the Modern Theatre
on Monday morning, Sept. II at
900 am. There is no admission
and all parents and patrons are
invited.
On Thursday night, Sept. 90 at
800 pm, the PTA is sponsoring
Get-together Social at the
school, All parents, patrons and
friends are urged to attend and
Let's Get Acquainted.
The Social Committee has in
cluded on its calendar of events
again this year Faculty Birthday
Showers. The first birthdays TO-
be celebrated this school year will
be on Sept. 2lst for Mrs. Vera b.
Austin who will have a handker-
chief and wash-cloth shower and
Mrs. Witlean Ingraham who will
have miscellaneous shower.
There will be a meeting of all
Second Grade Mothers with the
Second Grade Teachers on Friday
afternoon, Sept % at 2:30 pm.
The Miami times., 1951-09-22
BTW Band News

The Booker T. Washington
high school band is being wE1ipp-
ed into shape by Mr.. Savage for
another season of parades, foot
BAN shows and concerts. Mr.. Saw
age says that the band formations
and marching will be somewhat
different this year. The reason -
a very small practice field. In
order that all interested students
may get the same opportunity to
play IN the band, try-outs were
held. Many of the pupils did well
on the try-outs, but because Of
the fact that children 60 from one
extreme to another as far as size
is concerned there were no uni
forms available TO fit them up as
yet. Mr.. Savage says that he is
hoping that in the very near fu-
ture project will be initiated to
purchase additional band uni
forms.
The Miami times., 1951-09-22
BUNCHE PARK
ELEM. SCHOOL NEWS

The principal Of the Bunche
Park Elementary School, Mrs.
Alma F. Brooks completed work
for her Masters degree this sum-
mer at New York University in
the field of Administration Sup
ervision. She is proud to intro
duce for the first time her teach
ing staff:
First Grade: Mrs. Louise Cap
ers, Mrs. Annie Grant, Mrs. Ineze
Anderson, and Miss Lerona Smith.
Second grade: Mrs. Josephine
D. Mackey, who completed work
for her Masters degree in Edu-
cational Psychology at Columbia
u, Mrs. Ruth Smith Sands, Miss
Jenice Singletary, Miss Eolyn
Ruff.
Third grade: Mrs. Annie Jack
son, Mr.. Emanuel r. Fryar and
Mr.. Harvey Wallace, Jr.
Fourth grade: Mrs. Albertha
Ruff, Mrs. Inez James and Mrs.
Alma De Vaughn. Mr.. Earl G. Mi
zell, instructor of physical edu-
cation.
A wholesome lunch room pro-
gram is managed by Mrs. Edna
Mcdaniel and her staff, Mrs.
India Berson and Mrs. Viola Hill.
Mr.. Ernest Crowder is the head
custodian.
The Miami times., 1951-09-22
DORSEY HIGH NEWS

The Dorsey Bulls Football
Team was awarded the Big
Twelve Championship for the
State of Florida by the Florida
Interscholastic Association for the
year 1950-51. The Bulls also hold
the City Championship for 1880
81, as a result of defeating Car
YER high of Miami and the Wash
ington Tornadoes.
The Cadettes, under the lead
ership Of Miss Agnes Matlock,
have selected officers for the
present school term. They are:
President, Eunyce L Drake, vice
president, Veronica Dean; secre-
tary, Shirley Adderley; assistant
secretary, Katherine Williams;
treasurer, Miss Matlock; captain,
Marie Ferguson.
Cab Galloway, the Hi-De-Ho
King conducted the Dorsey Band
when they played on last Sunday
at the Bunche Park Playground
dedication. The members Of the
band were delighted TO have had
the experience, and Cab Galloway
remarked that the band was well
trained. Mr.. David Paschal is the
bandmaster.
On Monday, September II, at
8 pm. the Dorsey High Parent
Teacher Association held its first
meeting. Mr.. Dobbs informed the
parents of the present enrolment
and crowded conditions existing
at the school. Several plans were
suggested as to how this situation
might be alleviated.
Mr.. Harold Brown was appoint
ed chairman of the committee to
organize a Fathers Club. Mrs.
Walton Y. Robinson is chairman
Of program committee. and Mrs.
Lamar, chairman of membership
committee. Pledges were taken
from parents who agreed to help
install cold water fountains on
the corridors at Dorsey.
Officers for the year 1951-52
are: Mrs. B. r. Robinson, presi-
dent; Mrs. P. Styles Willis, vice
president; Mrs. L. d. Raining
secretary and Mr.. Albert Smith
treasurer.
All parents are urged to attend
PTA the third Monday in every
month, so that their children will
get the opportunities they de-
serve.
The Dorsey high Alumni Assoc
iation will hold its regular meet
on Sunday, September %, in the
Dorsey Library at 4 pm. AL
Alumni are asked to be present
as plans for the seasons activi-
ties will be made at this meeting
The Miami times., 1951-09-22
School Happenings


School news must be in the Of
flee Of the Miami Times no later
than Tuesday of the week Of
publication. Due to the increas-
ing number of schools, news will
be limited to one typewritten
page double spaced.
Editor