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Evening star., 1954-03-16
Gov. Stanley Praises
General Assembly on
Accomplishments
ey 'he Assoeiassd Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 15.-
Gov. Stanley yesterday congratu-
lated the General Assembly on
"its many sound and constructive
accomplishments" and noted
with qualification acceptance OF
all but one of his recommended
tions.
Although the assembly did
not enact the motor fuel ttax)
increase, it did take helpful steps
to increase money available for
construction and maintenance Of
our roads by eliminating SIS
million in proposed expenditures
from highway funds for the di-
vision Of corrections, State
police and the division Of motor
vehicles" Gov. Stanley said in
commenting on the legislatures
session closed Sunday night.
Gov. Stanley had proposed in
his inaugural address q 1-cent-
a-gallon increase IN the 1uel tax.
"It also passed legislation to
bring in additional revenue from
out-of-State private carriers,
he said. ..
The Governor said the Assem-
bly, approved large increases
for public health. mental hos
pitals and public schools as well
as many other essential serv-
ices" He said the school fund
distribution plan will assure at
tainment during the next bien-
mum Of the first two steps in the
program for establishing $4,000
to $500 teacher pay scale.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
HyattsviIIe School
Cleanup Launched

An attempt to clean up the
Hyattsville (Md.) Junior High
School through the help of
Prince Georges County School
Supt. William S. Schmidt has
been started by the City Council.
Noting a written report last
night submitted by Montgomery
Morrow, county sanitation officer,
councilmen directed the city
clerk to write Mr.. Schmidt ask
ing his help in repairing the
rundown condition of the school.
The sanitation report was re-
quested by Councilman Sylvan
DeitZ. chairman Of the Health
and Sanitation Committee.
Mr.. Deitz announced that, as
an economy measure, a contract
with a Laurel farm to buy the
city's garbage will not be re-
newed after its expiration June
/. At that time garbage will be
taken to the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission landfill
on the Anacostia flats.
In an effort to ease the move
ment of traffic and fire equip
ment through Hyattsville. Her
vey Machen. city attorney, was
asked to draw ordinances pro-
viding for one-way traffic east on
Qulntana street from Forty-first
avenue to Forty-f1rst place:
parking on the north side only
in the 1000 block of Abraham
street. parking on the west side
only on Forty-third place, and
no parking on the east side of
Forty-third avenue from Jeffer-
son to Gallatin streets.
The legal adviser also. was
asked to draw an ordinance re-
quiring that all new streets be
not less than 80 feet in width.
New ordinances will be presented
for adoption April S.
w. Stanley Machen, brother
Of the city attorney, was ap-
pointed the city's first engineer.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
Grand Jury Expected
To Finish by Friday

The March term of the Mont
gomery County grand jury. the
first to be headed by a woman
began its deliberations yesterday
in Rockville and is expected to
complete its work on Friday.
Foreman of the grand jury is
Mrs. Margaret w. Grey. 60. a
PooleSville grandmother and for
mer public school teacher. Mem
bers of the grand jury include
Thomas F.. Hawkins. Zada F.
Bodmer, Newman c. Carmack,
Frederick L. Voigt. Eldon Shaw,
Frederick A. Gutheim, Nicholas
G.. Frederick, Benoni D. Allnutt
Nv, William r. Griffith and j.
Warren Milor.
Also, Roland L. Green, Will
liam Pendergast, Robert j. Miller.
Margaret H. Young, Alice S.
Nash, Donald D. Blood, Nathan
S. White, Mary E. A4nmon,
Nathan Kellner. Lorraine M.
Muester, Paul ~. Paxton and
John Clifford.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
Is Candidates 10 Meet
In Takoma Park Toniqht

A meet the candidates" meet.
ing is scheduled for 8 o'clock to-
night in the Takoma Park Fire
house Auditorium to give candi-
dates nominated last week op-
portunity to express their views
All 16 candidates-two for Mayor
and ID for the seven City Coun-
Gil seats-have been invited.
Sponsors of the meeting are
the Community League Of Ia
koma Park, the Joint Committee
Of Prince Georges Takoma Civic
Association, the North Takoma
Citizens Association and the
Central Takoma Park Citizens
Association. DR.. Joseph M. Ray
economist and former professor
at the University Of Maryland,
will act as moderator.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
TV Couple to Tell
500 Women About
Southwest Arts Plan

TeleviSion Actors Jinx
Falkenburg and her hus-
band. Tex McCrary, will give
a luncheon for 500 women at
the Statler Hotel Thursday
to explain the cultural as
poets of the Southwest Re-
development Plan.
Miss Falkenburg and Mr..
McCrary have dealt with
slum clearance projects in
other cities, such as Chicago
and Philadelphia, on their
NBC network TV program.
''Your Presidents Week" It
Is q news-commentary pro-
gram.
Sponsors of the luncheon
are the TV stars and the
New York real estate arm
Of william Zechendorf.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
Alexandra Republicans
Plan MAY "a Meeting

Alexandria Republicans will
hold a mass meeting May "a
to elect new officers and men,
bers Of the city q. o. p. COM
mittee and to select delegates
for the State and district con-
ventions.
The date was fixed at a meet
ing of the Alexandria Republic
can committee In the George
Mason Hotel last night.
There was no mention Of the
recent committee feud over a
proposal to invite Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican. Of Wiscon-
sin, to speak In Alexandria.
The time and location Of the
May "a meeting will be an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
County Government

A total of $12.123.74 was re-
quested by County Manager A. T..
Lundberg to cover all county gov
ernment expenditures in 1886,
The budget total. $2.5 million
higher than estimated expendi-
lures for the fiscal year ending on
June 80. Is to be financed with
anticipated surplus and increased
revenue from licenses. fees and
property taxes in the coming
year. It represents, the county
manager declared. q sincere ef-
fort to give the people Of Arling-
ton the maximum in service
without changing the tax rate
for this purpose.
More than half ($1.5 million)
Of the budget increase is for cap
ital improvements. Operation
and maintenance Of the general
county government is up by
$764 .668, and sewer and water
utility costs are sl94.s15 higher
than In the current budget.
Totals in the three main clas-
sif1cations Of the budget pro-
posal are: General county oper-
alton and maintenance. $685.
270: sewer and water utilities.
$1.613.051. and capital improve
ments. $3.978.428.
The cost Of a full years
operation Of services recently
established In the county is re-
flected In the 1886 increase.
Those are the Department Of
Real Estate Assessment. the new
Violations Bureau handling traf-
flc fines and collateral and the
month-old juvenile detention
facilities in the County Court
house.
Personnel Increases.
The new budget also provides
for these personnel increases:
Police Division-nine patrolmen.
one policewoman. four detec-
tives. five school crossing guards
and two clerks: Fire Division
six firemen and one inspector
in the Fire Prevention Bureau.
In county opekational
branches. the budget calls for
a net increase Of IS positions.
costing $169.67l. Normal salary
increases account for $4,000.
Capital costs In the budget
will be met primarily by the
sale Of more than $3.2 million
in bonds already approved in
referenda. Capital expenditure
items include: $87. .450, county
share in storm sewer con-
structed by the State; $27. 500,
rights-of-way for storm sewers;
$4,000, county share In the ac-
QUESTION Of the George WASH
ington Parkway right-of- way:
$30. 900, cost Of a FIRE station site
in the Rosslyn area. and SIC, 900,
emergency rights-of way.
Highlighted in the budget are
increased costs in various de-
partments. including: $7l,8l8
for additional recreation pro-
grams; $4,000 for increased
snow removal and street. main
tenance expenses (including nine
new workers.: $22 900 for High
way Division administration
costs 0ncluding a new inspector
and engineer): $14,145 for three
Nursing Division employees,
whose salaries formerly were
paid by private agencies; $68, 900
in interest on two bond sales ex-
pected before July l, and addi-
tional personnel for libraries.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
Montgomery Urges
State Subsidized Plan
OF Teacher Traininq

The Montgomery County
School Board last night asked
the State to subsidize teacher
training program at Montgomery
junior College In Takoma Park.
1t asked the State Board of
Education to pay the S150-a-year
tuition Of students preparing for
teaching careers who sign a
pledge to teach in Maryland a
number Of years equal to their
education. This is done at Mary
lands three State teachers col
leges according to Donald E.
Deyo. dean of the junior COL
lege. The State already pays
500 per student in State aid
funds to the college. he said.
Students Pay Biggest Share.
Board members learned from
Dean Deyo that the college is
$16,555 in the red. When the
college was opened, the county,
the State and students were to
pay equal shares of It's cost, the
dean said. This amounted to
$1,000 last year. But, he added,
students now bear IS per cent
of the cost, the county %. per
cent and the State only IS per
cent. Total income Of the col
lege last year was SITS, 900.
The board put its teacher pay
increase, adopted last week, on
a three-year basis that will add
$255,000 to the 1854 school
b dget and proportionate
amounts in 1855 and 1856.
The increase, to cost SIS mil
lion over the three-year period
after 200 new teaching positions
are added next year to staff new
schools. was limited to $500 a
year per teacher, including regu-
lar yearly raises.
Dependency Allotment.
Also adopted was a teachers
dependency allotment of $100 for
up to two children under l8
years Of age and 500 for an un-
employed spouse, with a maxi
mum Of $500 a year. Increases
in special allowances for princi-
pals and other supervisory per-
sonnel also were limited to not
more than $500 a year.
After three years the new SAL
ary schedule will give teachers
with bachelors degrees q starting
basic pay Of $3,400 a year and a
top OF SIS, ,450 in IA yearly steps.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
MckeIdin Statement
Arouses Legislators

BALTIMORE. Mar. l6.-The
chairmen of the two finance
committees said yesterday they
feel the General Assembly is
wasting its time on the budget
If Gov. McKeldin is going to go
against its action after adjourn
ment.
Both Delegate Thomson, Dem
ocrat. Of Dorchester, and Sena-
tor Goldstein, Democrat, of CAL
vert. were aroused by the Cover
nor's announcement he is going
ahead with appointment of di-
rector Of the States chronic dis
ease program.
The General Assembly had re-
fused to appropriate $4,000 for
the job. but Gov. McKeldin said
he intends to take it from other
funds Of the Health Department.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
School Board
Arlington
Tax Increase
38.7c Levy Suggeste,
For Consideration al
Public Hearing

The Arlington School Board
last night agreed to ask the
County Board to advertise a
38.7-cent increase in property tax
rates for its tax hearing late next
month.
School ohicials, In presenting
their $8.119.017 budget proposal
yesterday. estimated a rate In
crease Of 26.7 cents per 500
valuation Is needed to meet extra
costs.
At last nights meeting. how
ever. Board Member E. r. Dra-
helm proposed that another 4
cents be added to the tax in
crease to provide increases In
beginning teachers salaries
His motion was amended to in
clude a 12-cent increase. which
would bring in revenue to pro-
vide pay raises for other per.
Sonnel on both school and
county rolls. If the public ap-
proves
No OfIicial Endorsement.
Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell,
board chairman. said that the
board is not ofiicially indorsing
Mr.. Draheim's proposal.
THE School Board" Mrs.
Campbell said. asked the Coun-
ty Board to advertise q higher
tax rate than is necessary for
the official budget as proposed,
in the event that the citizens
Of the county should overwhelm-
ingly ask a salary raise for all
teachers and other school and
county personnel"
Realty Rate $2.9I Now.
The current tax rate for real
estate is $2.9l per 500 assessed
valuation and $3.50 per 500 for
personal property. In. suggest
ing that the 38.7-cent increase
be advertised. the School Board
did not alter its budget pro-
posals.
A public hearing at which only
the school budget will be dis
cussed will be held at 8 pm.
April 26, In the Thomas Jeffer-
son Junior High School.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
Montgomery Blair Frowns On
Blue Jeans and Tight Sweaters

Figure-hugging sweaters and
"peek-a-boo" blouses for girls
and blue jeans for boys are on
the way out at Montgomery
Blai High School in Silver
Spring.
The faculty. parents and the
Student Council adopted q code
Of dress that frowns on Sloppy
Joe" fashions and aims at elm
mating sloppy attitudes" as
well.
Principal Daryl Shaw said q
request asking cooperation Of
the schools 1900 students and
Evening star., 1954-03-16

their parents-has been sent out
in q Parent Teacher Association
newsletter.
"There is q direct correlation
between students attitudes and
their Dress" he said. This is
an educational program-a re-
quest. not an order. We feel
that the students who dress
sloppily also tend to make sloppy
grades"
Mr.. Shaw cited reported I'M
provements In student behavior
and grades ut Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School which
banned blue Jeans last fall.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
Liquor Chief Hailed

BALTIMORE. Mar. Is R.-
Roger v. Laynor. chief Of the
State alcoholic beverage divi-
sion. will be the first to be hon
ored tonight by the Maryland
State Licensed Beverage Asso-
citation at a series of annual
appreciation dinner dances.
Bernard C. Jarboe Of Waldorf
is president Of the State as
Sociation.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
ForestvilIe Speaker

The Rev. Peter p. Rakowski
will address the Forestville (Md.)
Citizens Association on "The
Value Of Religion in Our Com
munity" at 8 o'clock tonight in
the music room Of the Mount
Calvary Catholic Church In For-
eStville.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
Leoion to Present CoIors

The Fairfax American Legion
Post lit will present the Nation
al colors to the Fairfax High
School band at ceremonies at
10 am. tomorrow at the school.
The presentation will be in OBJ
servance Of the 35th anniver-
sary Of the Legion.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
RedeyeIopmeni
enHingingon
New Mall Plan
Approval Of Parkway
Held Key Factor in
Southwest Proposal

NEW YORK, Mar. 16.-The
reaction Of District and Federal
officials to a proposed Southwest
understanding along Tenth
street S.W. from independence
avenue to the Washington Chan
nel-shaped up today as q key
factor in a New York firms pro-
posal for redeveloping Southwest
Washington's waterfront area.
The firm, Webb q Knapp.
made 1t plain yesterday that
Evening star., 1954-03-16
Schools

Major increases in the pro-
posed $8.119.017 school budget
are a new kindergarten program
for 1000 children. increased
debt service and salary costs foI
all personnel.
AS submitted by School Supt
T. Edward Rutter to the School
Board last night. budget in
creases totaling $1,265. .944 will
require a 26.7-cent increase In
property tax rates.
Supt. Rutter said the increase
represents only two basic
changes In current school A.
nancing:
l. A kindergarten program
the estimated cost Of which Is
$258.200. The sum includes all
personnel salaries. including
those of 50 teachers, books,
equipment and rent for about
Is extra claSsroomS.
2. An increase. In maximum
salaries for teachers with bache-
lors' and masters degrees. Budg-
eted for this item is $50.100.
Holders Of bachelors degrees
would reach a maximum salary
Of S. 500. instead of the present
$4,000 ceiling. and masters de-
gree-holders would be able to
make IS 800 instead Of the pres
ent $500 maximum. Starting
salaries for both are unchanged.
Remainder Divided.
The school superintendent
divided the remainder Of the
81. .265,944 increase into the fol-
lowing categories:
Normal salary increments for
all school employees. including
teachers. and new positions
$472 ,576.
In creased debt service-$301, -
492. The school SYSTEMS bonded
Indebtedness as Of July !. 1854.
win be $15,264.000.
The school systems estimated
share in the new county sup
elemental retirement plan for
non-teaching personnel-$70. 900.
Cost of equalizing salaries be-
tween School Board employees
and County Board employees who
have comparable positions-$50.-
900.
General contingency fund
$50. 900.
Net increase Of all other ex-
penditures including supplies,
books and equipment-$13,576.
School enrolment during the
1954-55 year win be an estimated
20, TOO. an increase Of 1000 pu-
pills. An expected 400 new ele-
mentary grade pupils will be
offset by the 400 children who
will ieave Arlington schools to
attend the newly constructed
Federal school at Fort Myer.
The l.000-student increase,
therefore, will be in the county's
secondary schools. This is the
first major impact Of the high
birth rates during the war pc
riod." according to Supt. Rutter.
New positions next year In
clude SIS teachers tnot counting
the proposed SO kindergarten
teachers), three librarians, six
clerks. two bus drivers, 10 Gus
todians and nine administrative
Office employees. The budget in
dicates next years pupil-teacher
ratio will be 21.8 to l in second
ary schools and 29.7 to one in
elementary schools.
Other increases reflected In
the budget proposal are caused
by needed supplies and person
mel for the new Williamsburg
Junior High School. a new addi-
ton at Wakefield Junior-Senior
High School and the new Glen
carlyn Elementary School.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
PTA to Heur Supervisor

Joseph Halper, supervisor OF
the Prince Georges County Rec
reation Department. will address
the Bladensburg (Md.D Primary
School PTA at 8 o'clock tonight
in the school. Annapolis and Ed
lmonston roads, BladenSburg.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
'Tnik on Benedictions

The Rev. Bruno McAndrew will
speak on 'The Monastic Day Of
a Benedictine Monk To the Holy
Name Society Of st. Hugh'S
Church. Greenbelt. at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1954-03-16
Clifton PTA to Meet

The Clifton (Va) Elementary
School PTA will meet at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the school In Cliff.
ton. w. T. Woodson. division
superintendent of Fairfax Cahn-
ty Schools will speak.
Evening star., 1954-01-19

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This greater Cadillac beauty-and this finer Cadillac
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the remarkable Series 81, the distinguished Fleet
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These inspiring creations in showroom now
awaiting your critical inspection. We cordially invite you to
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You will find them dramatic proof that-once again
Cadillac has provided the standard by which the worlds
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Evening star., 1954-01-19
: and as Thrilling to Drive to See

and executed in dazzling array of gorgeous fabrics
and feathers.
And, what is remarkable this wonderful new
Cadillac is as thrilling to drive as it is to see!
Its advancements in performance legion :. and
encompass virtually every phase of motor operation
great 23O-horsepower engine has added power
and responsiveness vastly improved Hydra-Matc Drive
provides greater smoohness and exibty Advanced
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model, brings with it whole concept of steering
and handling And new Cadillac Power Brakng* has
Evening star., 1954-01-19

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showroom. 1t is not just model but wholly resyled
and re-engneered Cadillac from its massive grille
to its more distinctive rear deck.
It is lower and longer in silhouette modern and
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Evening star., 1954-01-17
TUCSON. Ariz.


Know what q ''saguaro" Is?
Know how to pronounce it?
Know where the largest growth
Of saguaro Is located In the
United States?
If your answers are all In the
negative. don't feel too badly.
Few people outside the South
western sun country can supply
the right answers. A saguaro
is a giant-size cactus that often
grows to a height of so feet
and has weird. armlike branches
that raise skyward. The king
of the desert is pronounced
"sah-war-o." with the emphasis
on the middle syllable, and the
largest growth Of these massive
columnar cacti can be found IT
miles east Of this historic resort
city.
Saguaro National Monument is
the site near Tucson that con-
tains thousands Of these cacti
in an area Of $500 acres. The
imaginative person may find in
many a strange resemblance to
figures of humans and animals.
punctuation marks and other
familiar objects.
The saguaro is the symbol Of
Evening star., 1954-01-17
Know the Soguoro?
Desert Water Tank Grows
Slowly and GrotesqueIy

Arizona. It's springtime flower
Is the Grand Canyon States ON
cial blossom and its fruit has, for
centuries, been picked and stored
by Arizona's Indians.
It Is the product Of arid con-
ditions where the plants have
been forced to develop water
storage organs and reduce to q
minimum the loss of moisture
from their bodies. Following q
soaking rain. the roots of q
saguaro may. draw up nearly a
ton Of water into the trunk of
the plant. which itself often
weighs from 6 to 10 tons.
The age Of a saguaro has been
an intriguing question for years.
Park service guides at the Sa-
guaro National Monument report
that a 3-to-4 foot "baby" saguaro
Is actually about 80 to 40 years
old. A 20-foot sapling is about
IS years old. while 200 years is
about the maximum age for the
cactus.
Nearly all the vacationers stay
ing on Tucson ranches and at
hotels. motels and resorts in the
area make a pilgrimage to
Saguaro National Monument.
Evening star., 1954-01-17
The Travellers Notebook
Coastal North CoroIino
Awaits Spring Blooms
Many Will Rush South to See Buds;
Everglades Animals Lose Fear Of Man
The Travellers Notebook
By Jacques Futrelle. J
The Siuv's TFavsl Editor

There is always the comfort
ing thought that we in the snow
and-freeze North need not 60
very far to reach the lands of
perpetual flowers and eternal
spring Such lands-Florida
and Southern California. for in
stance-are readily available to
those who have the wherewithal
for a winter vacation trip.
Yet there is another breed of
vacationer who, having both
time and. money. exert q prac-
ticed patience in waiting for
q season they consider more
enjoyable-Spring. Then. with
pentup yearning and spring just
beyond the last snow flake, they
rush to meet 1t.
Biding their time, they need
not go a great distance for that
either. The earliest flowers.
synonym for spring. begin ap-
pearing in late January and in
spreading profusion in February
in a section half as far from
Washington as summer-in-win-
ter Florida. The area we have
in mind now is coastal North
Carolina.
Comedies Begin II
Camellias reach the height of
their exotic beauty in Eastern
North Carolina from late jan
uary through into May, the
States News Bureau reminds us.
They bloom profusely in such
coastal cities as Wilmington.
New Bern. Edenton. Beaufort
and Elizabeth City. BY mid
February, they may be observed
as far inland as Raleigh. The
planting on the State capitol
grounds there are an especial
treat for sight-seers.
Here is a resume Of spring
blossoms, released last week by
the bureau:
BY the end of March. azaleaS
are in full bloom along the coast.
Within few weeks, azaleas
begin to brighten Piedmont
North Carolina, and Japanese
cherry and dogwood, the States
official flower. put on springs
dress.
Annual Azoleo Festival
Wilmington annually holds an
azalea festival in late March,
celebrating the blooming of a
million plants.
In Eastern and Piedmont