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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
School Board Probes
Reported Use Of
Wishing Well Test
oy the AsSoe;ofod Press

BALTIMORE. Feb. Is. - The
State Board of Education de-
cided to find out about the al
legged use of a so-called wishing
well" test in Anne Arundel
County's public schools.
Mrs. Ruth Mccormick Tank
ersley. a member of the board.
said:
II think it's an outrage. Some
Of the questions are right down
the connie line"
Mrs. Tankersley at first in
sisted the State board should
make some kind OF statement or
take some kind of action on the
test at its quarterly meeting to-
day.
Never Heard of It.
DR.. Thomas G.. Pullen. State
Superintendent of Schools, said
he had never heard of such a
test. Other board members said
they did not know anything
about it but joined Mrs. Tank
ersley in a resolution directing
DR.. Pullen to investigate and re-
port as soon as possible.
Mrs. Helen Curtis Walker.
another Montgomery County
member of the State board. in
sisted its inquiry ought to in
clude study of the entire test.
She suggested some of the in
dividual questions might leave a
different impression than the
whole test.
The matter came up in An
napolis Monday as a by-product
of the controversy over a new
report card system in the Anne
Arundel County schools.
Delegate Ridout. Democrat. of
Anne Arundel passed out to the
House of Delegates Committee
on Education a pamphlet in
which the Daughters of the
American Revolution attacked
the wishing we'll" test.
Mr. Ridout contended the
same New York professor, DR..
Louis E. Rath, wrote the test
and inspired the new report card
system
Questions Quoted.
Some Of the test questions
cited:
II wish liked Negro children
as well as white children"
II wish I knew why people
say that every one is equal when
some people have more money
than Others"
II wish I knew how you could
make a lot of money and still be
a good citizen"
II wish that people would pay
my father higher wages so that
our family would not have to
do without so many things"
Pupils were supposed to check
the wishes on the list which con-
cerned them most.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25

The annual spring road meet
ing in Fairfax County yesterday
brought the usual number of
pleas for black-topped roads and
street repairs.
But two county residents were
of a different mind. Ernest w.
Reisner and Joseph j. Mathy,
who live near the town of Fair
fax, sent letters and kilograms
urging the State Highway De-
partment to leave route 655 be-
tween routes 236 and 237 as it
is-a narrow, gravel country
road.
They said they live in the
country and liked it that way.
They fear too many cars would
use the road If it were black
topped.
o. T. Aichel, State resident en-
gineer for Fairfax County. was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25

structed in 10 minutes by the
10 men. officials said it takes a
team of Is men without the pro-
tective clothing just as long.
The suit is the work of the
Quarterpaster's research and
development laboratories. 1t was
tried out in Korea during the
last winter before the armistice
and at various military posts in
this country.
Fort Belvoir officers appeared
pleased by yesterdays demon
stration-with one qualification
They felt the waters 45-degree
temperature was too tepid. The
demonstrators themselves Of
fered no comment on this view
point,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Silver Spring Group
Reflects Ernie Tunnen

The. Silver Spring Inter-Club
Council last night reelected
Ernie Tanner, vice president Of
radio station, WGAY. as it's pres
ident for a second term.
Other officers elected were
Ernest Gill, Silver Spring Junior
Chamber of Commerce, first vice
president; Robert Snure, Lions
Club. second vice president;
Gerald Davis, Knights of Column
bus. third vice president; Gordon
Cusick, Optimists. fourth vice
president; Frances Earnshaw,
Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club, secretary. and Jack
Kolodny, Montgomery County
lodge of B'nai Birth, treasurer.
Mr.. Tanner represents the XII
wants Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Arlington Girl, II, Wins
State Speech Preliminary

A 17-year-old Arlington girl
won speaking honors yesterday
at a convention of IA Virginia
units Of the Distributive Educa-
ton Clubs of America.
Speaking before 245 fellow stu
dents. Miss Letecia B. Herlacher,
a senior at Washington-Lee High
School, was judged best in one
of four contests on the theme of
selling and distribution.
Winners at the convention
luncheon, held in the Willard
Hotel after a White House tour,
will compete in State contests
March 80 in Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Fall in Bedroom FutuI
To Woman, 90

A 90-year-old Silver Spring
woman died today after police
said she fell and hit her head
in her bedroom.
Mrs, Helena Squires, 8019 East
ern drive. Silver Spring, an in
valid for several years, was pro-
nounced dead by Dr.. Edgar
Quayle, her physician. Montgom-
cry County police said.
Mrs. Squires apparently slipped
while getting out of bed at OILS
am. and struck her head on the
floor, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Miniature Golf Wins
Appeals Bourd OK

The Montgomery County Board
of Appeals has granted permis-
sion for the operation of minia-
ture golf course and archery
range on Colesville road near the
Burnt Mills Hills filtration plant
and a "pitch-n-putt" short-ap-
proach golf course on Georgia
avenue extended. half a mile
north of Norbeck.
The permission to operate the
miniature golf course and archery
range was granded to Richard
Stedman. Irwin WallSheim won
approval for the "pitch-n-putt"
course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Civil Defense Talk
Set in Alexandria

A talk on civil defense will
feature a meeting at the Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church,
Luray and Braddock roads.
Alexandria, at 8 pm. tomorrow
sponsored by the Mems Club of
the church.
The speaker will be Col. Nor
man E. Hartman. retired, CO.
ordinator Of the Alexandria civil
defense program. An Air Force
hlm, '"One Plane, One Bomb, y
also win be shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
BY the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS; Feb. 25.-Yes-
terday's proceedings in the Legis-
latdre included the following:
SENATE.
Bills Introduced.
SB106-By Della-To provide
that appeals may be taken to the
Maryland Court of Appeals from
decisions of boards of medical
examiners in license revocation
cases.
SB107-By Fletcher-To allow
public funds to be deposited in
any Maryland banks which have
deposited like amounts Of bonds
in escrow.
SB108-By Kimble-To amend
the constitution to provide for
two resident judges in Allegany
County If the voters approve at
referendum in November, 1854, q
previously proposed amendment
allowing at least one judge in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Status of MARYLAND Bills
each county outside the Eastern
Shore.

cdCII COu11Uy OuCSlOe LIE GaSteru
Shore.
HOUSE.
Bills Enacted.
SB9-By President-Prohibit-
ing the sale of lists of motor
vehicle registrations for less than
cost to the State.
SB46-By Della-Defining ex-
plosives to be transported by
motor vehicles.
Resolution Introduced.
HR37-By Lankford-To re-
quest the Governor to proclaim
March Red Cross Month"
Resolution Adopted.
HR38 BY Humphrey - Elk
pressing the House confidence in
the character of Joseph Buscher,
Assistant Attorney General, and
resentment at brutal treatment
Of him by q District Of Columbia
policeman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Extra Judges
Rejected
By Senate Unit
VirtuoIIy Kills House
Bill; Alexandra
Stoys in 10th Circuit
Stor Stoff Correspondent

RICHMOND, Feb. 25.-A Sem
ate committee has agreed to
leave Alexandria in the 10th
judicial circuit, but has virtually
killed a House-approved bill
giving that area. and also Arling-
ton, third judge each.
The decision was reached late
yesterday after a hectic session
of the Courts of Justice Com
mittee. Senator Charles r. Fen
wick and Delegate j. Maynard
Magruder made pleas, apparent
ly unavailingly, for a third judge
for Arlington to relieve the work
load of the two jurists there.
Earlier the committee had
adopted a report calling for Al
exandria to be removed from
the 10th circuit. leaving Fairfax,
Falls Church and Prince Will
liam County to be presided over
by the two judges there. That
report also had turned down a
third judge for the 10th.
Oppose "Device."
Senator John A. K. Donovan,
who represents all of the cir
cult, said:
Il am informed that the four
bar associations in this area will
send me resolutions shortly, say
ing they would rather not have
this device thrust upon us. If
we can't get judge, we would
rather not have anything done"
Senator Donovan said that
Alexandria supplements the SAL
aries of Judges Paul Brown and
Arthur Sinclair by $1,000 each.
To remove the city, which has its
own Corporation Courts. would
reduce the pay of the circuit
judges below the standard of liv-
ing and, he added, they probably
could not afford to continue to
serve.
I'VE do not have any qualified
experienced candidates to Sue
coed them" Mr.. Donovan said.
Calls Situation Desperate.
Senator Fenwick told the COM
mittee: "Our situation in Arling-
ton is desperate. Because of the
crowded docket. lawyers can't get
their cases tried for year. The
people are beginning to lose con-
fidence in the judiciary because
of this situation"
Mr.. Fenwick said he could
agree with the committee report
which recommended that study
of the judicial situation through
out Virginia be made. However,
he violently opposed the recon-
mendation that Judge C. G.
Quesenbury of the Waynesboro
Corporation Court be brought
in to Arlington to help relieve
the work load.
This is only a temporary
eXpedient," he said, land would
not solve the situation at all.
You have already given Rich
mond a seventh judge, which
means one for every $4,000 per-
sons, while Arlington has a
population of $4,000 and only
two judges"
Committee Adamant.
The committee discussed the
problem but appeared to remain
adamant, except to agree with
Mr.. Donovan's request to leave
Alexandria unchanged.
In another development. Sem
ator Fenwick offered a resolu-
ton directing the Virginia ADJ
visory Legislative Council to
study the desirability of creat-
ing a Division of Industrial De-
velopment. The idea. originated
by him when he was candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for Governor last summer, would
be to aid localities in getting in
dustries to come to Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Shriners Plan Services

Kena Temple of the Shriners
Of Northern Virginia will hold
memorial services at 3 pm. Sun.
day in the north room of the
George Washington Masonic
Memorial, Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
GIencorIyn Bozuor

The Glencarlyn Citizens AS
ISOLATION will have bazaar from
2 to 4:30 pm. Saturday in Car.
Ign Hall. ALL Fourth street, Ar.
lington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Democratic Club to Meet

The Four Corners (Md.) Demo-
cratic Club will meet at 8 pm.
tomorrow in Fred and Harrys
Seafood Restaurant in -Four
Corners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
Barred by Britain,
Philosopher Quits
Drydock for u. S.
BY the Associated Press

SOUTHAMPTON, England,
July 15.-Earl Street Sherry. 40
year-old self-styled philosopher
sailed back to the United States
today after immigration authori-
ties refused him permission to
land in England.
Mr.. Sherry of st. Louis. Mo.
arrived Monday aboard the liner
Queen Mary. The big ship went
into summer drydock the next
day and Mr.. Sherry went along
the first passenger in history
to live aboard the ship during
part of it's summer overhaul.
Carrying one suitcase, Mr.
Sherry was escorted ashore from
the Queen Mary today by a mas
ter of arms, placed in a taxi ano
taken aboard the liner Maure-
tania, where he was Immediately
visited by a physician.
Mr.. Sherry claims he has
proved the Einstein theory oi
relatively. No reason was giver
by British authorities for refuS.
ing landing permission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
Vienna Papers Hail Picture
OF Red and i. S. Flood Fighters

United States Army Sergt. e. w,
Morris and an unidentified So
Wet infantry1nan unloading
rocks Tuesday from Soviet
truck at Langenlebarn, Austria.
The Russian and American sol
dierS had both responded to calls
for help, without realizing they
would meet each other, when
flood waters menaced Langenle-
barn and the nearby United
States Air Force base at TulIn,
~ miles northeast of Vienna.
Every Vienna newspaper used
the picture yesterday, including
the Communist press, with two
exceptions: The Red Army
newspaper and the local United
States State Department organ.
In West Germany, many news
papers frontpaged the picture.
There were no immediate edi-
torials, but the Hessischke Mach
richteIl captioned the picture:
Why isn't it always like
that? Couldn't it be like that In
world politics also?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
BY HE Associated Press

VIENNA. Austria, July 15.--
Vienna newspapers today praised
an Associated Press photo show
ing Russian and American SOL
diers fighting shoulder-to-shou
der against the Danube floods.
Editorials said this shot Of the
first real cooperation between
the rival troops since 1945 would
go around the world"
What is there sensational
about d picture showing two men
unloading a truck?" The coali-
ton paper Neues Oesterreich
asked.
There seems to be nothing
more natural than men working
together bolstering a dixie in a
threatened area. However, here
the outstanding fact is that
these men wore uniforms one
an American and the other a
Russian uniform" y
photographer Harry Wechsel-
berger snapped the picture of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
BY the As.osldisd Pres.

MOSCOW, July 15.-The So
Wet press has demanded a
breakdown on rural moonshiners
in the wake Of reports that five
died Of alcohol poisoning in a
little more than a month on a
single collective farm.
A widespread government and
press campaign is already under
way to dry up StreetSide drinking
places in Soviet cities as a curb
on drunkenness.
Even collective farm directors
consider it their duty to throw
drinking parties with home brew
when the seasons work begins
and on other holidays" the Lit
erary Gazette complained.
The Gazette kicked off the
campaign against home brewing,
banned by law. By printing a
letter from a man who said his
brother had died Of bootleg al
cohol.
Four more people died of the
same cause and numerous 9TH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15

meeting between President Eli
senhower and Prime Minister
Churchill. the Gaullist groups OF
the French houses of parliament
declared that they would under
take nothing more in the defense
of Europe beyond what Britain
undertook.
Many Frenchmen feel that II
is only fair that France and
Britain should accept such equal
burdens.
Our British friends like frank
ness. They will, ] am sure, re-
call that the Strasbourg Consul
tative Assembly in 1850 voted a
motion in the Industrious name
Of Sir Winston Churchill de-
manding the immediate creation
OF unified European army in
cooperation with the United
States and Canada. But on No
vember %, 1851, Sir David Max
well Eyfe told the same assem-
bly, that the Churchill govern
ment absolutely refused to join
a European army.
Recalls Warning.
I warned at once that enemies
o fthe EDO would point out that
Britain was inviting the French
to suppress their national army,
while keeping her own army,
and that with SO many French
soldiers in Indo- China we would
be in a state of inferiority to
Germany in Europe.
One cannot help remember
ing that on the eve of the 1914
war Britain refused to warn
Germany that if she launched
hostilitieS Britain would stand
at the side of France and Russia
Such a warning would have pre-
vented World War 1. Neither
can one forget that if on March
z, 1896, when Hitler invaded
the Rhineland, Britain had
agreed to apply the Locarno
Fact, there would have been nc
World War II, because Hitle,
would have fallen.
Perhaps 1t is the same today
with EDO. We share the mis-
takes. Let us try to understand
each other. Let us draw nearer
together instead of reproaching
each other. The destinies of our
countries demand it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15

delegates during inauguration
ceremonies today.
John Pless of Galax. boys
State supreme court chief justice.
and Betty Spivey of Windsor.
Pless' counterpart in girls State,
were to administer the oaths of
Office to officials of their respec-
tive governments today.
Other boys State officers
elected yesterday we're Robert
Stansell. Richmond, Lieutenant
Governor, and James Shepherd.
Pulaski, attorney general,
Delegates to girls State elected
Nancy Gobble, Briston. Lieuten-
ant Governor. and Nancy Nc
Knight. Norfolk. attorney gen.
eral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15

their wider European convic-
tons and, leaguing with the
Gaullists, Socialists and Commu-
nists, overthrow the Laniel gov
eminent, thus opening the way
for Mr.. Mendes France.
Mr.. Mendes-France adopted a
revolutionary attitude about
EDO, but presented it in such a
soothing way that few people
entirely realized what it was.
He declared it deplorable that
Frenchinen should be divided on
such q grave matter. Who
would deny that? His proposal
to conciliate seemed to spring
from a helpful feeling.
But few people saw that such
a Cancellation was impossible
because those who want to build
Europe demand a supernatural
authority while their opponents
reject such an idea.
In fact, it is not impossible
that the foreseeable failure of
Mr.. Mendes- Frances attempt at
Cancellation should make rati-
fication of Edo an easier matter
later on by proving that the
adversaries of the treaty cam
not agree on an alternative.
What is more serious is the
Prime Minister'S announcement
that if Cancellation fails-and
he will not accept ratification
by only a few votes-he will
table a new text. This would be
changing a treaty already signed
by five other countries. of which
three have even had to change
their constitutions in order to
ratify it.
Thus we have France isolated
in confronting the vital prob-
lens Of Western European de-
nse--that is. her own defense.
Not Alone to Blame.
The British-American talks in
Washington marked a divorce
between the Anglo-Saxons and
France. It Is Frances fault.
you say? But Is France alone
to blame?
Look first at Indo- China. At
one time Frances best card was
the American threat to intervene
in the war; but the American
authorities began to make con-
Trajectory statements, and this
in large measure took the trump
cards out of our diplomats
hands at Geneva.
ask Britain to reflect on the
following facts. After the final
Washington communicate of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
By Paul Reynoud
North Amsriean Newspaper Atliones

PARIS. July 15.-France's
position in the world has rarely
been so difficult. Indo- China,
Tunisia. Morocco, the European
Defense Community--so many
problems. and what problems!
The solution of each win bear on
the future Of France.
Inaction will weigh no less.
Stirred by the withdrawal of
the French and Wet Nam troops
round the Red River Delta of
Tonkin, world opinion on Indo-
China has seen a weakening of
morale in what was only a mill
tary necessity.
Prime Minister Pierre Mendes-
France says that he is only fol-
lowing the policy of former
Prime Minister Joseph Laniel by
withdrawing and making military
Preparations in case the Geneva
conference fails.
What will the result of the
Geneva negotiations be?
At the moment their slow pace
gives the lie to the charge that
Mr.. Mendes- France has bar
gained peace in Indo- China
against the EDO in Europe. Yet
it is with regard to the EDO that
the new Prime Minister has from
the outset profoundly changed
the situation Of France.
Party Politics Blamed.
Previous governments had de-
clared that as soon as the neces-
sary conditions were satisfied
they would ask Parliament to
ratify the Bonn and Paris trea-
ties. But when Mr.. Laniel was
at the point of reaching an
agreement with Gernany based
upon the Representation" of
the Saar, the pro-European
deputies put party politics before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
Gen. Hop ArnoId's Book
To Be Made Into Movie
BY the Associuisd Press

HOLLYWOOD, July 15.-The
growth of the worlds mightiest
Air Force, as told by the late
Gen. H. H. (Hap) Arnold in his
book. "Global Mission will be
made into a motion picture. .
Paramount Studio announced
yesterday that it has purchased
film rightssto the book from the
generals widow, Mrs. Eleanor p.
Arnold, who lives in Sonoma,
Calf. Production win start next
fall.
Gen. Arnold commanded the
Air Force during World War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
Beds for Guide Docs

A kennel and four beds have
been endowed by Girl Guides of
Great Britain at the Training
Center of the Guide Dogs for the
Blind Association at Exeter,
England. Brownies, Guides and
Rangers collected the $500 as
their special Coronation Tribute
of Service to the Queen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
Wet Mini Captures
z Posts as Monsoon
Hits Delta Region
BY the Assosie,sd Press

HANOI. Indo-C China. July is.
Two French defense outposts
fell before Wet Mimi attackers
as monsoon rains came to the
Red River delta yesterday and
last night.
Wet Namese defenders aban-
doned the post Of Chiquan, IS
miles west Of Hanoi. after brief
fight against 400 to 500 Wet
Mimi attackers, a French brief
ing officer reported. Thirty-flve
miles northwest of Hanoi, a sec
ond small post on the edge OF
delta defenses crumpled under
another Wet Mini attack.
The briefing officer said Wet
Namese defenders of both posts
were beating their way back to
Son Tay through guerrilla-in-
tested territory inside the French
defense line, northwest of Hanoi.
Planes Aid Defenders.
Thirty miles northeast Of
Hanoi the less than 100-man
garrison at Camp Hulan stood
of 500 Wet. Mini with the aid
Of low-fiying planes that strafed,
bombed and napalmed the at
tackers. A half-dozen other
small posts beat back Wet Mimi
attackers yesterday and last
night, the breif1ng officer added.
French mobile battalions biv-
ouacking in three small villages
is to 20 miles southwest of
Hanoi had little trouble tossing
back Wet Mimi units that at
tackled during the night.
Bombers Hit Bases.
French bombers hit three,
guerrilla bases north of and half
way along the vital Hanoi Hat
phong supply route, dumped so
to 10 tons of high explosives on
Wet Mini concentration areas
along the northern Delta border.
and another . tons on guerrilla
invested villages just north of
Hung Yen, Is miles southeast of
Hanoi.
Small patrol fights sputtered
In rice paddles turned to swamps
and roads made ribbons of mud
by torrential rains that pelted
Hanoi and the Delta area.
French helicopters shuttled
sick and wounded prisoners Of
war through the stormy skies be-
tween Hanoi and Vietri, 40 miles
northeast.
Second in Two Days.
1t was the second prisoner ex-
change in as many days. One,
hundred French-held POWs were
exchanged yesterday for a like
number of Wet Mimi captiveS
at Sam Son, on the seacoast
IS miles south of Haiphong.
Another hundred from each side
are to be exchanged at Vietvi.
The first helicopter loads from
Hanoi were split between
stretcher cases and walking sick
and wounded Wet Mini. From
Vietri came reports that French
and Wet Namese turned over
there included many serious
cases."
The first French POWs were
expected to reach here later
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
Reyenooers Smell Moonshine
In Them Thar Russian Hills

ers became i'll in one month, the
writer declared.
The Literary Gazette said
farmers were breaking the law
and considered distilling "a ira
dition."