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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
; Montgomery Democrats
File for June % Primary

Three more Democrats have
filed for the June % primary. the
Montgomery County Board of
Election Supervisors announced
today.
Mrs. Genevieve H. Wells.
Brookeville. filed for the House
of Delegates: Ward w. Cadding-
ton. 900 Motley road. Silver
Spring. filed for the State Gen.
trail Committee. and Mrs. Lillian
H. McNish. All Essex avenue.
Somerset. filed for delegate to
the party's State convention.
Mrs. Wells served in the House
from l943 through 1916 and was
defeated for reelection. She ran
unsuccessfully in 1850 for judge
of the County Orphans Court.
Mr.. Caddington has been on
the State Central Committee for
eight years and is the Demo-
cratic member of the County
Board of Permanent Registry.
Mrs. McNish long has been
active in Democratic Party af-
fairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
Bills for Lower School Age
And Widow Inheritance Killed

The bill affecting widows-and
widowers - was sponsored by
Delegate George Cochran o:
Staunton, a lawyer.
AS the law now reads. the sur
vivor of a married couple does
not inherit the house and real
estate unless a will has been
made. Mr.. Cochran's contention
was that most people do not
know the provisions Of the law.
which now says that, if a man
dies. his real estate is inherited.
first by his children.
After that the real estate goes
to his parents. If they are dead.
then it goes to his brothers and
sisters. If there are none, the
property then goes to the dead
mans nieces and nephews. be-
fore it goes to his widow.
Mr.. Cochran's bill would have
given the widow the title to the
property, if there were no chill
dren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
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COURAGE AND BRANWAsHN6- personoI euoee even the
the Mone Corps inst its CORY prisoner Of
successfully through bronwos? country
Hunter outhor Bonwoshe Red Chino and the first person
describe the detod these questions Sundays
Editorial Section.
THE OSCAR DERsY"-Thush the yeors scored
high predicting HoIwoods Academy Awod
the nominations This Of voting
merely confirm the critics eues the oeodemy hos filled the
nomination list with Nevertheless. The StoEs
Jay Comod tries the oeudmy the Amusement
Section
WHAT ABOUT AGER Hss-The boy Days
peored behind such high VOLS Of hos Ase Hiss Finally
however, the Of Hiss life peninory.
Reed the foets This Week Mosozine.
NOT JUST ALhoUSE-on Reomotory they're
bodond tries do thon keep them yeos
The educational loon described words
by Meredith Bue and Ewood Boxer The c. Refomoo Also
School," in The Stor Pictorial Mosozme.
FLOWER ShoWTh the time when thumbs
And from on-oins this Sundoy-Th Stor will
lectures that will Sundays
den wod the Flower Show which will be
setter in the District the coming week.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
Ab&W Official.
Hits Waste in
Uniform Hours
Staggering Urged to
Cut Needs of Buses,
Bridges and Roods

An A. B. & w. Transit Co.
official last night declared stag
gering Of Government working
hours would go far in relieving
pressure on Washington's transit
systems. highways and bridges.
Robert T. Mitchell, vice presi-
dent of the company, declared:
ut is economic suicide to con-
tinue to spend taxpayers money
for bridges and highways, and
more bridges and highways, in
order that all Federal employees
may report to work between 8
and $3.50 am. and leave between
4:30 and pm"
Mr.. Mitchell spoke at a meet
ing of the Northern Virginia
Regional Planning and Economic
Development Commission in the
Arlington County Courthouse.
Cites Wartime Experience.
He said that. during World
War II, when Government hours
were staggered. his company
carried three times as many
people with only two-thirds the
number of buses it now has to
use.
He said the A. B. & w. has a
fleet of 200 buses, It can put
$50 buses on the street in the
morning rush hour. and ITO in
the evening. The rest of the
day. most of those buses sit idle,
he added.
The midday demand requires
only 81 buses. he said, while the
demand at night is enough to
keep only "a buses out.
That's a great overhead in
equipment and men," MIR.
Mitchell said. 1.-THE staggering
OF hours is absolutely essential"
Gets Standard Answer,
Mr.. Mitchell said his company
has talked to Federal Govern
ment representatives many times
about staggering hours and al
ways gets the answer that it
would interfere with the efficient
operation of the Government.
The transit official criticized
public officials for doing so little
to help transit companies solve
their problems. He also had some
things to say about automobiles.
admittedly one of his company's
biggest competitors.
The automobile has become
a necessity instead of a luxury"
he said. However,, much study
must be devoted to a more in
telligent use of the automobile.
THE outlandish desire Of so
many people to carry two tons
OF steel with them wherever
they go Is an infringement on
the rights and desires of their
neighbors."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
BY a sioff Correspondent. Of Tn. s.or

RICHMOND, Feb. 26.-The
women aren't faring so we'll in
the House of Delegates.
A House committee has killed
the Stone bill to permit children
who reach their sixth birthday
before January / to enter
schools
And the House. after debating
the issue, killed a bill to give
widows a more sympathetic
treatment in inheriting her hus-
bands property. if he left no
will.
The school enrolment bill was
introduced by Delegate Kathryn
Stone of Arlington. The Educa-
ton Committee laid it to rest
after hearing DR.. Roy E. Reid.
assistant superintendent of
public instruction. say it is bad
policy to give the local school
boards too much discretion on
setting the date for entrance re-
quirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
Falls Church Action
In Teacher Pay Hit

A Falls Church School Board
member today attacked his COL
leagues for refusing to support
a recommended 5000 teachers
pay boost.
The board member. Francis
w. Trap. said the boards de-
cision at a closed meeting Tues
day may lead to "a discouraged
and disgruntled teaching staff"
The meeting was attended by
about so Of the city's 81 teach
ers.
Supt. Irwin H. Schmitt has
proposed the 5000 increase fer
all teachers. The board agreed.
with Mr.. Trap dissenting. to
ask the City Council for funds
for a 500 raise for all teachers.
with those in the lowest and
highest experience brackets re-
ceiving a larger increase.
The present scale for teachers
with a bachelor of arts degree
is from $4,000 to $4.950. The
plan approved by the board
would boost the scale to mini
mum Of $4,000 and a msximum
of $3.50.
Mr.. Trap charged that the
teachers were told. in effect,
that they we're to be sacrificed
for the hoped-for success of the
proposed school bond election
on March 3 and next years
school budget"
A public hearing on the boards
proposed budget of $510.238 will
be held at 2 pm. tomorrow at
Madison School. Mr.. Schmitt
had recommended a budget Of
$528.660. In the current school
wear. the budget is S465 .060.
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sociations saw the films, in
GLIDING Human Reproduction"
Human Beginnings" and HUI
man Growth" have been shown
in some elementary schools after
parents have viewed them, the
school physician said. If parent
objects, his child is not present
during the showing.
Hum a n Reproduction" is
shown TO all high school students
in the 10th. 18th and 18th grades.
The film is shown in health
classes. in groups of all boys or
ali girls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
Northern Virginia
Music Festival Set

The Northern Virginia District
Music Festival for Negro stu
dents will be held at Hoffman
Boston High School in Arling-
ton from 1880 am. to 3 pm.
tomorrow.
Bands. choruses and glee clubs
from II schools will compete.
Winners will participate in the
State festival at Virginia State
College, Petersburg. on April 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
Arlington Schools AIIot
$500 for Educational N

The Arlington School Board
has voted to contribute $500 to
the Greater Washington Educa-
tional Television Association.
The donation was made at a
regular meeting last night. sub
ject to approval of the county
board.
Board Member Barnard Joy
said a television channel dedi-
Gated to education would have
tremendous possibilities for the
dissemination of American his
tory The association. supported
by metropolitan area cultural
institutions, colleges and schools.
seeks a Federally allocated TV
channel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
Mrs. Roosevelt to Talk

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. Feb.
Is (P.-Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt. widow of the former Presi-
dent. is scheduled to deliver the
commencement address June l
at Maryland State College, Negro
branch of the University of
Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
Bill for State Policing
OF School Sex Films
Being Modified
By Alex R. Preston
Stor Sfcff Correspondsnf


RICHMOND, Feb, 26.-A bill
to prohibit the showing of sex
education films in public schools
without prior approval by the
State Department of Education
today was modified by a House
subcommittee.
The Education Committee de-
cided revisionS we're necessary
while a group of IL Arlington
civic. PTA and school leaders
went before Gov. Stanley to
defend the county's school sys-
TEN from charges made by three
citizens last week.
Committee Chairman Harry
Davis said the bill, which he CO.
sponsored along with the Airing
ton House delegation after last
weeks testimony, would be
amended so it would not require
the State Board of Education to
oct as censor on all films used.
But. Mr.. Davis said, an at
tempt would be made to change
the law so local school boards
would be more restricted in the
choice Of films.
The film was shown to the
Education Committee last week
by Robert Peck, Republican
member of the Arlington County
Board: Thomas j. Broyhill and
w. L. Bragg, ST.
Calling on Governor.
Those who called on the Gov
ernor yesterday were:
Clyde Merriman. president.
and william G. Watt, Executive
committee chairman of the Ar
hngton Civic Federation; James
G. Stockard. president: Mrs.
Robert Culbert, vice president.
and George Wood. legislative
chairman, Of the Arlington
Council Of Parent-Teaeher Asso-
Citations.
Also Arlington Schools Supt.
Edward Rutter, John L. Palmer.
president Of the Arlington Edu-
cation Association: Arthur E.
Young, chairman of the Com
munity Council on Instruction:
Mrs. Cromwell A. Riches. educa-
ton chairman. and Mrs. Ray
mond F.. Pellissier. legislative
chairman of the American Asso-
citation of University Women,
and Irving F. Schwartz, vice
chairman of the Citizens Com
mittee for School Improvement.
interviewed on Meeting.
When the citizens delegation
ended a 45-minute session with
the Governor. reporters inter-
viewed each member on what had
occurred.
At a meeting at which all
attended. this was part of he
impression left with reporters:
Gov. Stanley had no idea of
the local controversy created by
last weeks appearance here by
Mr.. Peck. Mr.. Broyhill and Mr..
Bragg.
The Governor was surprised
about press reports that Mr..
Broyhill had quoted him as being
right much shocked" about con-
ditionS in Arlington's schools.
The Governor disclaimed ex-
pressing any opinion to the
earlier group. and he did not
express an opinion to the group
that met with him yesterday.
The citizens said they made a
point Of emphasizing that the
PTA Of each school determines
whether the non-competitive
method Of rating on report cards
shall be used. In other words,
the question is left up to the
parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
Senate Completes
Upset Of MckeIdin
Liquor Tax Veto
BY o ssoff core.ponden. Of Tn. s.o,

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 26.-Gov
McKeldin. an avowed teetotaler
has been beaten down in his
attempt to block a nickel-a-flfth
increase in the Maryland liquor
tax next year.
A Legislature controlled by
Democrats has overridden his
veto Of a measure to raise the
tax from Is to 80 cents a fifth
give 10 cents of the new rate to
Baltimore City and the counties
and abolish local taxes on al
coholic beverages.
No temperance principles were
involved in the Republican Gov
ernor's objections to the bill,
however. He disliked it because
it would take close to 81 million
year out of the State treasury
in order to make the lO-cent
reyersion to the subdivisions on
the basis of how much LIQUOR
they sell. He also objected to
any further extension-as this
Dill anticipates-of the State COL
lecting taxes for Baltimore City
and the counties.
One-Vote Margin.
The Senate yesterday OVERRIDE
the Governors veto. 10 to o
Eighteen votes were needed. The
veto would have been upheld il
1t had not been for the fact that
two Republican Senators-Mi-
nority Leader Robert B. Kimble
of Allegany and Harry T. Phoe-
bus Of Somerset - Joined II
Democrats in supporting the
measure.
The House Democrats on
Tuesday knocked down the veto,
81 to %. when 10 of the IS Re-
publicans there voted with tho
majority party.
The Senate, meanwhile, was
set to vote today on a bill to pro-
vide for annual property assess
ments IN Maryland. The Senate
Finance Committee. in 'eporting
out the bill favorably yesterday
tackled on an amendment post
poning the effective date of the
measure until July /. 1856, in
order to give tax assessors time
to prepare for the change. Prop
erty is now assessed once every
three years.
In another action, the Finance
Committee sent to the LegiSla-
tive Council for further study a
bill to give the State Roads
Commission clear authority to
charge tolls on major Maryland
highways.
The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee shelved legislation to allow
voters to change their party af-
flliation right up to the last
day for registration. They now
must make such changes six
months before the primary cleo
ton.
House Votes MorningSide Bill.
The bill to include Morning
side in the Washington subuu-
ban sanitary district passed the
House, 81 to 0, last night and
was sent to the Senate.
None of the Montgomery or
Prince Georges Delegates OBJ
jected to its passage, despite
something of a warning from
Arthur c. Keefer. commission
counsel
Mr.. Keefer sent the Wash
ington area lawmakers copies
Of a telegram from the COM
missions New York bond attor-
neyS. Mitchell & Pershing,
which said the bill probably
would have an adverse effect
on the marketability" of the
agency's bonds.
The telegram also said inn
provements for Morningside
could not be approved without
a favorable decision on this bill
from the Maryland Court of APP
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ping center could draw customers
from so miles around if it has
adequate parking.
Dr. Hoyt cautions the county,
against indiscreet commercial
coming. He believes the location
Of neighborhood shopping centers
and larger regional shopping dis
tricts should be carefully planned
to avoid strip coming along high
ways. He recommends about
5l3.8 acres of commercially
zoned land by 1870, and SIG
acres by 1880.
Gauges Assessment Rise.
If Fairfax reaches it's full DO
tential retail development, it can
add $l2 million to the assessed
valuation of commercial prop
erty by 1860 and another SIS
million by 1870.
More industrial DEVELOPMENT
also is suggested by DR.. Hoyt to
offset the deficit caused by in
expensive single-family homes.
He believes a county water sys-
tenn. currently being studied,
would be a great advantage in
attracting desirable industries.
DR.. Hoyt suggests that the
county try to attract more in
dustries like the new Melpar
plant, which has well paid en-
ployes and brings no undesirable
noises, odors or dirt. He believes
plants like Melpar can be located
near residential areas without
detrimental effects. He suggests
that other factories could be To-
Gated along the Southern Rail-
road in areas not yet thickly
settled.
DR.. Hoyt advocates Arlington
boulevard and Shirley highway
as excellent locations for motels
He feels the Washington area
needs more motels for sightsee-
ing families. According to DR..
Hoyt. motels would create a
good surplus in taxes above the
cost of services they require.
Although apartments yield a
slight surplus above the cost of
services they require. DR.. Hoyt
cautions that the surplus is not
sufficient to warrant widespread
apartment construction as a
source of county revenue. Ac-
cording to DR.. Hoyt, a certain
number of apartments are de-
sirable but too many tend to
change the character of the
community by bringing in many
tranSientS.
100000 by 1880.
DR.. Hoyt last night reviewed
his population predictions for
Fairfax County. which were out
lined in the first half Of his
survey made public last summer
The current population is about
1873 900. The least the county
can expect is 100000 residents
by 1860. $4,000 in 1870 and
1000 in 1880. This gives Fair
fax County about 80 per cent of
the anticipated growth within
the entire Metropolitan Area.
The maximum population the
county can expect is 233.00O by
1860. 100000 by 1870 and $780,
600 by 1880. His median esti-
mate is a county population of
800, 900 by 1880.
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Music Workshop to Stort

The commission on church
music. Washington Diocese. will
conduct music workshop start
ing at 10 am. tomorrow in Holy
Communion Episcopal Church,
3640 Nichols avenue Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-26
Navy GIee Club Concert

The Naval Academy Glee Club
will give a concert at Mount
Vernon Junior College, Lloyd
Hall. at 8:15 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11
How State Department Saved BoIviorom Going Communist

ton could never be economically or
politically independent while for
eignerSo (the three tin barons lived
abroad dominated, the major source
OF national income. They elected
the MNR that pledged economic and
political independence.
In power. the new government
launched a social revolution. It ma
tionalized the tin mines of the three
tin barons and set out to diversity
the one-crop economy. 1t launched
9 land reform program to increase
food production for a hungry popu-
lation. 1t gave the vote and educa-
tional opportunities to the IS per-
cent of the people who had been
denied both.
Volid- but Stupid
The State Department watched
these Developments closely and acted
correctly It advised that national
ization Of the tin mines was eco
nomically stupid but legally valid,
If the owners were compensated.
The Communists. meanwhile.
moved swiftly to commune this
social revolution as they had tried
and failed in Mexico after 1911 and
tried and succeeded in Guatemala
after 1914. They had helped put the
government in power, and the gov
ernment co-operated with them for
q while.
But when the Communists tried
to gain control of the land reform
program. they were rebuked. The
government also resisted their
agitation for confiscating the tin
mines without compensation. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11

Communists found the social reyo-
luton was designed to help Bolivia's
impoverished people not Russia's
world revolution.
Failing at subtle means. they be-
came more aggressive.
They got their first big break
when world tin prices tumbled from
$1.21 to 30 cents a pound last SUM
mer. This drained the foreign ex-
change which Bolivia needed for
food imports. The Communists
pushed the propaganda line that
the United States was responsibles
FOR increasing hunger.
Tin Lobby's Role
The governments resistance to
communism was further weakened
by foreign propaganda lobby the
Hochschild and Aramayo interests
established in the United States.
This high-priced lobby pushed the
line the Bolivian government was
'red" and the United States should
not buy its tin. Congressman began
warning the State Department not
to help Bolivia.
The outcry got so popular here
that one writer tried to sell an
article to the Bolivian government
explaining" how the communists
had taken over the country. The
idea was that for the right price.
the government could buy the
article and burn it. Brushed OF.
the writer sold the article to one
of the nations leading magazines.
Perhaps encouraged by attacks on
the government from all other
points Of the political spectrum,
exiled fascists of the Bolivian So
cialist Falange Joined with the ex<
treme right wing of the MNR and
tried to take over the government
early in 1853. Last November 9,
these forces captured Cochabannba
and held 1t for several days
The communists were getting
holder. too. Unable to sell the gov
eminent the Yenan Way c'agrarian
reform" Of the Chinese communists).
they melted land-hungry Indians,
last December to seize an area
around Lake Titicaca. One-half
Boliyia's population is Indian.
Aid on the Woy
But by this time the State De-
partment had aid on the way. 1t
had arranged one-year contract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11

for $1,000 tons of tin and had
rushed $14.5 million in aid to the
lettering government. This aid in
Guided $12 million in surplus food
to avert impending starvation and
81 million In technical assistance
to help diversity the economy.
This aid. especially the food, en-
abled the government to move eff
fectively against the increasing
Communist threat. 1.-THE United
States is your real friend-not the
Communists" President Paz Estens-
soro could now convincingly tell the
Bolivian people who had long main
tanned latent anti-Yankee atti-
tude.
Bolivia has decreed that none Of
its vast supply of strategic materials
will go behind the Iron Curtain. 1t
has recently joined the United
States in terming international
communism threat to the peace
and security Of the Americas.
Ambassadors Warning
Edward j. Sparks, United States
ambassador to Bolivia, warns that
the Communist threat in Bolivia has
not been wiped out only turned
back.
But the Bolivian Government is
now a reliable. anti-C Communist
ally" he adds. Much credit for
this achievement should go to that
country's public officials who moved
against both Communists and
FaSciStS when compromise may
have appeared expedient."
Strategically, Bolivia could prove
most valuable ally. It has vast
tableland $4,000 feet high from
which an air force could dominate
South America. Its vast tin DEPOSITS
would prove vital if Southeast Asian
sources are cut OF. as they were
in World War IL. Its oil resources
are now being developed by private
interests in the United States.
Uranium and columbite, the latter
strategic airplane material, are
reported there.
Bolivia'S struggle to escape from
the burden of one-crop economy
will be q long and difiicult one.
In that struggle, 1t will have the
United States at its side.
The United States fight against
international communism will also
be long and difficult one. In that
struggle, it will have Bolivia by its
side.