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Evening star., 1954-04-14
Donovan Won't Run
To Oppose Broyhi|I;
Knight Enters Race

State Senator John A. K.
Donovan and Arlington Com
monwealth's Attorney William
j. Hassan said today they will
not enter the 10th district Dem
ocratic primary to select an
opponent for Representative
Broyhill, Republican, of Virginia.
Previously declining to offer
themselves as candidates were
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick of Arlington and Delegate
Armistead l.. Boothe Of Alex
andria.
The deadline for filing for the
July 13 primary is midnight
tonight.
Now Five in Primary.
In the race are Arlington At
torney John Locke Green. Fair
fax Delegate John c. Webb, Dean
Brundage, a Washington Lee
High School teacher: J. Walter
White, Fairfax attorney, and
C. Louis Knight, 412 North
Thomas. street. Arlington, Wash
ington attorney.
Mr.. Knight, the latest to an
nounce his candidacy, has been
a resident of Arlington County
for more than 20 years. He holds
a B.S. and MS. degree from the
University of Virginia, a Ph.D.
degree in economics from the
University of Pennsylvania and
a law degree from George Wash
ington University.
Served in Air Force.
During World War II. Mr..
Knight served with the Army
Air Force.
Mr.. Knight formerly was an
instructor in economics at the
University of Virginia and at
the Wharton School Of Finance.
University of Pennsylvania. He
also served as an economist with
the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board and as a member of the
Navy Department Board Of Con-
tract Appeals.
There will be no Republican
primary but the party is expected
to hold a mass meeting or con-
vention to nominate its candi-
date.
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Beer Truck Driver
Found Guilty Of Two
MansIaughter Counts

Harry w. Thomas, 10, driver
Of a Montgomery County beer
truck that went out of control
and killed two school boys last
December, was found guilty of
two manslaughter charges yes
terday in County Circuit Court.
Thomas, who was driving for
the County Department of Lii
Quor Control when the beer truck
careened down a Garrett Park
(Md) hill and struck the two
boys, had earlier been cleared in
a lower court of one Of the man
slaughter charges.
Victims of the December Z
crash were William Leonard, 13,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. GLADDEN.
Leonard Of 10620 Parkwood drive,
Kensington, who was killed in
stantly, and Ronnie C. Diehl, IA,
son of Mrs. Gerald G. Deis of
1903 Warner street, Kensington.
Ronnie Diehl died of injuries
on December 20 in Suburban
Hospital.
After the lower court ruling
on February Is. the county
States Attorneys Office ap-
pealed the decision in circuit
court. The second manslaughter
charge, in connection with the
death of the Diehl boy. re-
suited from a grand jury indict-
ment.
Circuit Court Judge Stedman
Prescott, after finding Thomas
guilty of the two main charges
plus one of reckless driving, post
poned imposing a sentence.
The Judge declared the de-
fendant had acted with utter
disregard for the rights of
others. "He referred to
Thomas admission he had drunk
six bottles of beer during the
day Of the crash.
Thomas testified he had
swerved the truck in an effort to
avoid hitting the boys. who were
walking across the Rock Creek
bridge on Knowles avenue. The
bridge is at the bottom Of a
dangerous, sharply sloping curve.
Evening star., 1954-04-14

$1,000 to equip it with oxygen
gear. sphnts> and the like.
Although squad members may
also fight fires. ambulance and
crash crews have missions diff
ferent from those of firemen.
Ffreflghters are charged chief
ly with putting out fires.
Rescue squads transport ma
ternity cases. rescue cats from
trees and dogs from wells, re-
move children's heads from
kettles, haul traffic victims out
of wrecks and carry them to
hospitals, and generally perform
Samaritan tasks not necessarily
involving flames. They also
accompany fire trucks, when
needed.
Francis Ward, who operates a
Clinton printshop. is captain Of
the Silver Hill squad. He said
the ambulance will be rolling by
May /.
+ Shortly after that. he hopes,
the squad will have a crash truck
of it's own. 1t is taking over a
fire department vehicle now used
chiefly for brush fires. Since
more and more homes are going
up in the area. there are fewer
brush blazes.
Some day the squad may have
a substation in nearby Hillcrest
Heights. Mr.. Ward said the
squad will serve some $500 per-
sons in its total primary area.
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Three Arlington Students
Appointed 10 West Point

Three Arlington students have
been appointed to the United
States Military Academy at
West Point. after passing the
presidential competitive exam
ination, it was announced yes
terday, by the Army.
They are:
Anthony Alan Smith. ID, son
of Col. C. Rodney Smith, now
stationed in Paris with SHAPE:
Robert Harry Julian, 10, son of
Mrs. Charles N. Audet, formerly
of Arlington; and John yelling
ton Devens, Is, son of Mrs. w.
George Devens of 1901 South
Taylor street. Young Devens is a
nephew Of former District Engi-
neer Commissioner Maj: Gen.
Patrick TanSey.
Mr.. Julian and Mr.. DevenS
were competitors in the sons-of-
deceaSed-veteranS' class.
The three young men. each Of
whom studied at the Sullivan
Prep School. 2107 Wyoming
avenue NV. will report to the
service academy in July.
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Acting Montgomery Manager
Served as Captain in Marines

Mr.. Carrell spent most of his life
in Philadelphia. He holds an
A. B. degree from Swarthmore
College and an M. A. and a Phi.
D. degree from the University of
Pennsylvania.
During World War II he
served as a Marine lieutenant on
Okinawa and in China. A year
after the Korean war broke out
he was recalled to active duty as
a captain and served in Kodiak.
Alaska.
Was Baseball Coach.
While serving as assistant dean
Of men at Swarthmore he also
coached soccer and baseball.
Much Of his spare time today
is devoted to writing articles on
government. His most recent
about Montgomery County-was
published in the March issue of
the Public Works Magazine.
Mr.. Carrell is married and has
two children. He lives at 205
Adclare road, Rockville.
Evening star., 1954-04-14

Joseph J. Carrell. who has
been acting Montgomery County
manager in Edward T. Beall'S
absence. is a quiet hammered,
soft spoken former Marine cap
tain.
Mr.. CarTell. who is 80, came to
the county in August, 1852, as
administrative assistant to the
public works director. Five
months later he became clerk to
the county council.
Soon after Mr.. Beall took over
last September, he brought Mr..
Carrell into his Office.
Acts as Trouble Shooter.
Mr.. Carrell does the man
ayers trouble shooting on r6u-
tine matters. He has held down
the Office while Mr.. Beall worked
on the top priority problems.
Just three weeks ago, the
council. on Mr.. Beall's recon-
mendation, named Mr.. Carrell
assistant to the manager.
A native Of Port Arthur. Tex,
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Condidote lreIon to Speak

Charles Irelan, Maryland 9Th
District congressional candidate
in the June % Democratic pri-
mary, will speak at a meeting
at the Jesup Blair Community
House in Silver Spring at $3.50
pm. today. The talk is spon-
sored by Mrs. Virginia Black,
chairman of the seth precinct
in Montgomery County. Mrs.
Black is a candidate for the
Democratic State Central Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1954-04-14

Governments purpose. His peo-
pie serve as design experts for
the other units and do basic
original research on testing pro-
cedures.
The fundamental problem un-
/ derlying civil service examina-
tions is to pick out persons who
will be most likely to do well in
the job being filled. The other
side Of the Gin, of course, is to
weed out those who would do
poorly If hired.
Job Is Analysed.
| To devise such exams, the Test
Development Section sends out
experts to analyze particular
job and decide what a good
worker has to know and do to
handle it.
Then the experts design a test
including the wording of the
queStions-to find people who
have the necessary knowledge Cor
can acquire it) and the needed
Skills.
One such system of examining,
Mr.. McAdoo says, grew out of
the labor shortage during the
Korean war. The problem was
to find a simple method of test
ing for plants that did a lot of
gate hiring" of industrial and
clerical workers.
Such a method was adopted
by the commission only last Oc-
tober. 1t was worked out by
Mr.. Primoff over a five-year Pc
riod as an improved method of
matching test questions against
necessary qualifications for many
jobs.
To check their work, Mr..
McAdoo says, the experts keep
track of persons who take the
tests to see how they do on the
job. And, he adds, the results
of Mr.. Primoff's method were
far more accurate than we had
forecast"
Another task of the section
is to teach the field Offices how
to give tests and how to assemble
new ones when necessary, as well
as to serve as a central clearing
house for information.
The experts from the develop
ment section move in fast when
something goes wrong, Mr.. Nc
Adoo says. AS an example, he
cites the case of workers doing
a job that had been changing
gradually without knowledge of
the Washington Office.
Finally" he says, "the plant
called and said they had hired
some people on temporary
basis. The temporary workers
were doing extremely well. but
they couldn't pass our tests.
1--WE had to find out why. It
turned out the job was so diff
ferent from that for which the
tests were designed that they
didn't mean anything, and we
had to set up new exams"
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Fairfax Parents Reminded
OF Polio Vaccine Cards

Parents Of school children in
Fairfax County and Falls Church
who are to participate in the
Salk polio vaccination tests
should sign the required permis-
sion forms and return them to
the schools by tomorrow, ac-
cording to DR.. Harold Kennedy,
County Health Officer.
The forms should have been
received by all parents of chill
dren in the first. second and
third grades.
The vaccination test program
is scheduled to begin April 26.
ALI second-grade children whose
parents approve are to receive
the vaccine. First and third
grade children are to serve as
controls, which means that the
incidence OF polio among them
will be compared to that among
the second graders. Blood sam
pling also viii be taken from
two per cent Of the children in
all three grades.
The forms should be returned
even though parents do not
want their children to receive
the vaccine.
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Two in Prince Georges
Seek Orphan Court Bid

Two candidates filed yesterday
for Republican nomination to
the Prince Georges County Or
phan Court in the June % pri-
mary.
They are Laura Lee Courtney,
of GIG Sjxty-first avenue. Capi-
tol Heights, and Paul D. john
son. of 1910 Thirty second street.
Mount Rainier.
Also filing yesterday at Upper
Marlboro was Dwight K. Denison
of lit Iroquois way. Oxon Hill.
who is seeking. a seat on the
Democratic Central Committee.
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Alexandra Kiwanians
Get Ninth Scout Charter

The Alexandria Kiwanis Club,
sponsors of Sea Scout Ship 145.
last night received its ninth
annual charter from the Boy
Scouts of America. The presen-
tation was made at the George
Mason Hotel by Joe Davis,
assistant scout executive of the
Washington. Council.
After the ceremony Kiwanis
members and parents viewed a
film on the activities of the
United States Coast Guard.
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Arlington Board to Hold
School Budget Meeting

The Arlington School Board
will hold two open meetings this
week to give taxpayers facts
about the proposed school budget.
One will be held today at
8 pm. in the Little Theater at
Washington-Lee High School.
1900 North Quincy street. Arling-
ton. The other is at 8 pm.
Thursday in the new multi-pur-
pose room at the Bancroft Ele-
mentary School, 625 South
Wakefield street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Wheels Of Government
Wheels Of Government
Civil Service Exam Chief
Cites Success Of Test System
By Hector McLeon

The cost Of getting the Ma
tion's business done is directly
affected by those civil service
employment tests you struggle
with.
This is the view of John F..
Scott, who is responsible for
making up the exams the Civil
Service Commission gives all
over the country.
Where they are properly
used" he says, ''the tests can
predict which of a group of peo-
pie will be most likely to be able
to do the job and their relative
chances Of success"
Mr.. Scott, a 41-year -old law
yer, who lives at 1897 Garland
avenue, Takoma Park. Md, is
chief Of the commissions Test
Development Section in the
Bureau of Programs and Stand
ards.
81 Research Psychologists.
AS such. he heads an organiza-
ton of 81 research psychologists.
who specialize in making up
tests to help the Federal merit
system pick persons most likely
to succeed in the thousands Of
jobs it fills every year.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Scott warns,
civil service recognizes the limi-
tationS of tests.
1--WE do not regard tests as a
quick solution to all the problems
of merit system employment" he
says.
They are, in most cases, an
aid to selection" !" but despite their
recognized limitations, 1--WE feel
that they are essential If large
scale personnel selection is to be
handled practically and econom-
ically."
The Massachusetts, born Sec
ton chief holds a law degree
from Georgetown University. He
is a veteran Of the service and
acquired most of his training on
the job in the psychologists field
of "testS and measurements"
His assistant chief is Harold l.
McAdoo. a former psychology
professor. Explaining the Sec
tion's operation. Mr.. McAdoo
says it is divided into five units.
Operationally, the most i'm
portant, he declares, is the one
labeled Standard Tests and
Technical Services Unit, headed
by Miss Anna Majors.
Assembly Line Technique. :
Her unit, Mr.. McAdoo declares,
manufactures and assemblies tests
of all kinds, much as a Detroit
assembly line manufactures au-
tomobiles. 1t works, he explains.
from a "stockpile" of about 170.-
600 questions. which it must keep
up to date by constant wedding
out and replacement. Each Is
filed with a statement analyzing
it and telling how it has worked
in operation.
The other units of the section
are the Administrative and Man.
agement Testing Unit" headed
by Milton M. Mandell; Trades
and Industrial Testing Unit,
headed by Ernest S. Primoff:
Professional and Office Testing
Unit" Meyer Schultz, and Re-
search and Analysis Unit. DR..
Melvin D. DavidOf.
The latter four units, Mr.. Nc
Adoo says, can be compared to
an auto plants designers and
diemakerS. They specialize in
improving examinations and de-
veloping new models. as well as
testing them to make sure they
really work. Then Miss Majors
unit takes over.
DR.. Davidoff's unit also is
charged with keeping up with
all new developments in the field
and adapting uSable ones to the
Evening star., 1954-04-14
+. NJ. Coxen 10 Run
For Prince Georges Post

Frederick M. Coxen, a train
man with the washington Ter
minal Co., announced today he
will be q candidate for the
Prince Georges County Board
In the Democratic primary June
28.
Mr.. Coxen, AZ, is q former
member of the Hyattsville City
Council, and was q candidate
for the board in 1916.
Mr.. Coxen is married and
lives at 3613 Jefferson street.
Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Eoster Services at School

Washington-Lee High School
students will attend an Easter
chapel service at 1880 pm. to-
morrow in the Arlington schools
gymnasium. The Rev. j. Will
liam Hough, Of Walker Chapel
Methodist Church. viii speak.
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Fire Chief Coils Firemen

A call of smoke in the house"
today sent the Takoma Park de-
partment to ia Sherman ave-
nue., the home of Chief Melvin
Mcbride. Firemen said the dam
age was limited to a radio which
had shorted.
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Auto Tog DeodIine
Is Tomorrow for
Virqiniu Motorists


Tomorrow is the deadline
in Virginia for buying 1854
State auto tags and local
tags except in Fairfax. where
the deadline is April 80.
Local tags must be bought
by residents Of Arlington
and Alexandria and In areas
of Fairfax County outside Of
Incorporated towns. Mill
tary personnel whose cars
are registered in other
States must apply for free
tags.
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Evening star., 1954-04-14
Civil War Fort
To Be Park
In Alexandra
$4,000 Allotted
To Buy Fort Word;
School Contract Sci

ASA 0AAAOA VAOOP0 A04 lag Vic
Civil Warts to be bought by
Alexandria for a city park.
The City Council last night
agreed to buy the 20-acre old
fort or as much of it as possible
with $4,000 set up in the an
nexation area park bond account.
The fort, one of five used by
Union forces in Alexandria dur
ing the Civil War. was part of
the network built around Wash
ington to protect the Capital.
Fort Ward is located at the end
of Braddock road at Howard lane.
The ramparts and powder mag
azine, all built of earth, are still
clearly visible.
The acquisition was recon-
mended by the city planning
commission and by Recreation
Director Eugene Barnwell.
School Contract.
The council last night author
ized the School Board to award
a SIG million contract to Mi
rando. Inc, of Washington for
construction of a new high
school at Seminary road and
Valley lane.
Only SIS million was set up in
the last school bond issue for
the high school. The school
board said it could make up the
difference with Federal funds
that recently became available.
The $1.6 million contract does
not include a gymnasium which
would cost 1857. 900 more. The
council approved the school
boards idea of going ahead with
the school without the gymna-
sium in hopes of awarding a
contract for its construction if
Federal funds are granted.
Duncan Objects.
Councilman James M. Duncan.
jr.. objected to the. contract
award and declared that the
school board should have re-
advertised the entire project be-
cause Mirando's bid bond was
$1,000 short. He presented the
board a written opinion from
Virginia Attorney General j.
Lindsay Almond, jr., suggesting
that it would be wisest to reject
all bids and readvertise the job.
The attorney generals opinion
was addressed to Fairfax County
Delegate John Webb.
Who asked for that opinion?"
asked Mayor Marshall r. Bever-
ley. who asked Mr.. Webb to
write the attorney general?"
Il don't think that concerns
you." retorted Mr.. Duncan. At
torney Edmund D. Campbell for
Miranda stated shat the 81 900
shortage was just Topographic
cal error.
Restudies Decision.
In other actions the council:
/. Began wavering from it's
recent action to discontinue all
municipal construction work for
developers and instructed that
work proceed on three projects
while the entire matter is re-
studied.
2. Postponed adoption of a
new tax on builders and de-
velopers until it is made clear
who would have to pay it.
8. Adopted a new master plan
as approved recently by the
planning commission. 1t con-
tains few changes from the
former master plan. The city
charter required formal .adop-
ton of a new master plan this
year.
4. Gave final approval to the
creation Of Is voting precincts
to replace the former II pre-
cincts, and authorized registrar
Fred Petit to employ additional
help so the new precincts can
be used in the July congressional
primary.
Evening star., 1954-04-14
Catholic Chorities Donce

Catholic Charities of Northern
Virginia will have a benefit
dance at $50 pm. Monday in
the Mayflower Hotel. The dance
helps finance Catholic social well
fare work in Arlington. Falls
Church, Alexandria and Fairfax.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-10-16

scholastic aver~ge. he can enroll at
Lafayette. when after two years he
receives both an engineering degree
and a B S. from Tougaloo South
ern College.
The I'VE additional newcomers
to the faculty include DR.. Victor
M. Boyle, professor of history. DR..
Charles B. Arzeni, professor of bio
logy. DR.. Carroll w. Palmer, pro-
lessor of education. Mr.. John t.
Braxton. director of athletics and
head coach, an6 Miss Mildred Thorn
pson, assistant professor of physical
education. In addition Mrs. Naomi
Townsend, associate professor of
English, and DR.. Ernst Borinski. pro-
lessor of sociology. have returned
from sabbatical leaves at the uni
versity of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Pearl
Perkins, former assistant registrar,
received her M. A. degree at the
University of Wisconsin and has
been appointed to the department
of education.
DR.. Boyle. who took his NJ A.
and Phi. D. degrees at Boston Uni
versity, has published six articles on
the socio-economic history of New
Albany. Indiana, in the Indiana
Magazine of History. A graduate of
Eastern Illinois State College DR..
Arzeni took his M. S. and Phi. d.
degrees at the University of Michi-
gan. His thesis was recently pub
lished in its entirety in the "Amer-
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-10-16
TOUCALOO SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN
COLLEGE BEGINS s6tE YEAR; START
NEW ENGINEERING PROGRAM

With the Inauguration of new
pre-engineering program, Tougaloo
College opened its 86th academic
year last week. changing its name
to Tougaloo Southern Christian Col
lege.
Approximately Is students have
enrolled in the new program. which
is offered in conjunction with La
fayette College, Easton, Pa, and is
the only one of its kind available
to Negroes in the deep South.
Heading the strengthening pro-
gram will be DR.. Ion Carstoiu, who
holds a doctorate in mathematics
from the Sorbonne, Paris. DR.. Car
stout. who took a degree in aero
nautical engineering at the Ecole
Rationale Superieure De L'Aero-
nautique aPris, was assistant pro-
fessor of mathematics at Johns Hop
kins University from 1949 to 1852.
He also did research work in the
Department of Aeronautics at the
same university. More recently ne
was research associate in the grad
uate Institute of Applied Mathema-
@ioc T1d;o,oo TTn;x,orc;+xy
Born in Craiova, Romania, DR..
Carstoiu is noted European scho-
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-10-16

Pittsburgh. DIR. Borinski, who recent
ly took his Phi. D. degree at the
same institution, has written an
article on THE Sociological and
Legal Interpretation of the Sup
RENE Court decision of March II,
1854, which will appear in the
pittsburgh Law Review. He plans
to resume the Social Science For
ums, which have gained statewide
recognition in dealing with current
issues of regional and national i'm
portance.
Assisting Coach Braxton with the
football squad will be Mr.. Wilbert
Owens, who is also an instructor of
physical education at the Tougaloo
Preparatory School. A recent grad
uate of Bethune Goodman Mr.
Owens was an All-conference right
end and editor of student publ
cations.
The incoming freshman class.
which numbers more than 100 stu
dents, was recently put through a
battery of tests designed to mea-
sure different apititudes. The class,
one of the most heterogeneous in
the institutions history, includes
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1954-10-16

Deane continued, Unless we in
America solve OF. theological pro-
blems we will be sunk. We have
thought we could solve the problem
of Communism by investigation and
by outlawing the party. But unless
we find superior theology based
on absolute moral standards and lis
tening to God for guidance, we are
not going t OWN. Moral Re-Arma-
ment is global force challenging
the living and thinking of each in
dividual in every country"
In his primary campaign this year
Congressman Deane met campaign
expenses out of his own pocket.
refusing all donations. He reported
that he had won by over 10000