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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-05
Blind Begin Education
In Unusual Kindergarten

with q wall a foot from the door
Undaunted, he took accurate aim
at the sound of the next knock,
found the doorknob and politely
admitted the caller.
Learn Alphabet
A 4-year-old blond girl, Teeny,
went through the alphabet with
out prompting to the letter K
and then. after a word Of help
through the rest Of 1t. Sitting
at the same table. Vanny, 5. went
rapidly through the alphabet and
the months Of the year.
During a play period outside
nursery school youngsters who
are not blind ran over from the
larger school adjacent. At first
Teeny was reluctant to walk out
onto the porch. Reminded that
a seat on the merry-go-round
was waiting. she moved forward
more rapidly.
Inside again a boy and q girl
guided by Mrs. Hall. repeated
elementary touch exercises with
q Braille alphabet indented on
an aluminium strip.
Most Of the children who at
tend the school are afflicted with
a type Of blindness first identified
in 1910. It is called retrolental
flbroplasia. Practically all the
children who have it were pre-
mature babies.
Doctors recently came to hold
the belief that the affection Is
connected with the once-wide-
spread use of oxygen for incu-
bator babies. AS a result, oxygen
has been used more sparingly
during the last year in prema-
turity cases. and the number OF
infants so blinded has decreased
doctors say.
There are about $50 such cases
in the Washington area. No cure
is known.
Only two of the children who
attend the school pay the full
$30-a-month tuition charge. The
school is supported and oper-
ated by Northern Virginia Lions
Club members. The chairman Of
its board Of directors is Edgar
w. Tullar, superintendent Of the
darlington Apartment project
in nearby Virginia.
Mr., Tullar said the schools
annual budget is $500 con.
tributed by IL area Lions clubs
The money is used to pay the
salaries Of the three teachers
rent for the school house, equip.
ment and other utilities.
When it was organized ir
November. 1854. the school rep.
resented the hope Of its founders
that blind children in nearby
Virginia will some day not have
to leave home and go to ar
institution in order to receive
their education. At present, Mr.
Tullar said a State-supportee
school at Staunton, Va. is ths
only place blind children are
given public education in the
State. He said there are severa
hundred children waiting to b.
admitted to the Staunton school
The ambition of the Lions
Club members is to have facili.
ties in northern Virginia thai
will enable blind children to at
tend school with normal chill.
dren and be able to live at home
The most important facility
needed for such programs is {
Braille room, equipped will
books written in Braille ane
Braille writer's.
In Fairfax County alone, Mr.
Tullar said, there are % children
who are afflicted with retrolen'
tai f1broplasia. Many of thes,
could be helped at a special da!
school like the one near Amman
dale. Despite the cost of theil
present program, the Lions Clul
members hope to put into effect
according to Mr.. Tullar, "a con
tinuing and a larger program
for blind children in the area.
Pnrk Giff Roxae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-05
Rambling

The only way you can get
into the Capital Transit Co.
building in Georgetown is
through the basement or the
roof. It's built on a cliff be-
tween M street and Prospect
street. It's also the only build
IL in town with a streetcar
ell ator.
visitor from Baltimore re-
pu IS that when he left his car
pr ked overnight on a street
here he got a notice from
Washington police that he'd
better get a District license. . .
"Ansonia, Fifth Avenue" is
on Tenth street. :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-05


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-05

with a wall a foot from the door
Undaunted, he took accurate aim
at the sound of the next knock,
found the doorknob and politely
admitted the caller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
81 Million Left
.IoMarylandu.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 16 tR.-
The University of Maryland will
receive 50 million under terms
LOT the will of Glenn L. Martin
pioneer aviator and airplane
builder who died here Novem-
Der 26.
The win. dated September
and probated yesterday. listed
is requests totaling $685., 900.
The 50 million gift, largest In
the will, will be added to a preyi-
Gus one made to the university
for setting up and operating the
Minta Martin Aeronautical Re-
search Foundation.
Mr., Martin also left $75,O0(
to Washington College; 100000
each to Chestertown Hospital
University Hospital, League Of
Maryland SportSmen, First Pres
lbyteria1 Church, Santa Ana,
Calf: Iowa Wesleyan Univer-
sity, Brown University. University
of Omaha, University Of South
srn California, Massachusetts, In
;titute Of Technology. Hoag Me,
mortal Hospital at Newport
Beach. Calf. and Case School Of
Applied Sciences.
A $250.000 bcquest was listet
Tor the Institute Of Aeronautica
Sciences. Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Senate Group Opposes
Loudoun Site for PEPCO

ispect to projecting their rightfu
heritage to an adequate suppl.
of pure water and needed flooc
control"
Other Sites Available
! The Morse subcommittee saio
its hearings brought out i'm
pressiyely that there were other
available sites on the river. both
above and below Washington
where the plant could be built
without endangering the future
lof the water supply Of the
Metropolitan Area.
It said that PEPCO "has a
clear civic responsibility" that
was subordinate to any immedi-
ate economic advantage it might
have in the presently proposed
site.
1t also said PEPCO "will profit
little in the long run If for the
sake of a present economic adj
vantage to be obtained from the
proposed site it sacrifices the
respect and confidence of the
public and endangers the future
water supply and flood control
protection Of the people Of the
District"
The report suggested that
PEPCO might find an economic
advantage in selecting different
location.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Woman Found
Dead in Home

DARIEN, Conn, Dec. Is up
"A radio was playing loudly but
there was no sign Of life in the
home of Mrs, Samuel w. Frier-
son when Fred Rossi. mail
carrier, noted that there was a
large accumulation Of letters in
the mailbox.
Mr.. Rossi tried the door late
yesterday. found it locked, but
managed to enter the house
through the basement.
In Mrs. Frierson's bedroom.
Mr.. Rossi found the 55-year-
old woman's nightgown-clad
body lying on the floor.
DR.. Thomas Cody of New
Canaan, acting medical exam
liner for Darien. said Mrs. F'rier-
son had died of natural causes,
probably about SO hours before
Mr.. Rossi found her body.
Mrs. Frierson. vino lived alone.
had been a Darien resident
about nine years. In addition to
a nephew, c. w. Watts of Chero-
kee, Ala, she leaves her mother,
Mrs. w. L. Ferguson of Lyons,
ILL.,, and three sisters, Mrs.
George Lehnen Of Lyons. Miss
Reva L. Ferguson of Alexandria,
Va, and Mrs. Wendell Young Of
Salina, Kan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
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plant at the point proposed BY
the company.
Therefore, due to the many
problems involved in a long
range program to protect and
control the future supply OF
water for the area. including
the River Bend project (where
the Army Corps of Engineers
proposes some day to build a
reservoir dam, the committee is
of the opinion that plant
should not be constructed at the
site selected by the company
Consequently, in the public in
terest, PEPCO is requested to
seek another location for its
plant"
Expect Industrialization
In reaching these conclusions
the Morse subcommittee re-
ported to the full Senate District
Committee that in its opinion
1.-THE construction of the plant
at the site recommended by the
company would serve as bell
wether for further industrial
development in the immediate
area
Judicial notice can be taken
that once the PEPCO plant is
built at the proposed site. the
immediate surrounding area will
become industrialized to the det-
riment of Greater Washington's
water supply.
Reconsideration of this reach
Of the Potomac River will lead
inevitably to serious river pol
luton problem. The public well
fare cannot countenance such a
hazard to the water supply in
the metropolitan area. Such a
course of action would not be in
the interest of the public well
fare of future generations.
THE present selfish economic
interests of PEPCO do not JUS
tify violating the trust which our
generation owes to future gener-
atoms of citizens of the metro
politan Washington area in re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
.EMPOS

Continued From First Page
itempos provide more that ST.
million square feet Of Office space
and house more than $4,000
workers. The bulk Of these en-
Iployes are downtown.
For security reasons, however
the GSA figures do not include
Ia number OF downtown tempos
occupied by the Central Intelli-
Igence Agency. Since the CHA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
.kEFAUyER
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cations. He bucked the Demo-
cratic organization in Ohio, and
won a majority Of the Ohio del
egates to the national conven.
|tion. In spite Of these successes
however, he was unable to win
the nomination which went to
Mr.. Stevenson--who did moi
ENTER any primaries.
Gov. Frank j. Lausche of Ohio
Announced on Wednesday he
would become q '.fayorite SON
candidate for the presidential
nomination next year. to hold
the Ohio delegation together
Senator Kefauyer was asked II
he would enter ''favorite SON.
States. including Ohio.
That's a matter which will
have to be given consideration, .
Kefauver replied.
In reply to a specific question
whether he would enter the Ohio
primary and whether he had
been scared off" by the plans
of Gov. Lausche, Senator Kefau-
yer said. II don't scare easy.
will confer with my supporters
there"
Senator Kefauver declined to
be drawn into the controversy
over Moderation" and mod
crates. " which has caused some
bitter mitigating between Adlai
Stevenson. Gov. Hartman of
New York and Gov. Williams Of
Michigan.
Calls for Courage
Moderation" he said, means
different things to different
people. My belief is that the
Democratic Party must be cou-
rageous and progressive"
Kevauver met a barrage OF
questions and dealt with them
effectively. He was asked, for
example. how he felt about Gov.
Shivers Of Texas twho supported
Eisenhower in 1882 and
whether the Texan should be
permitted to enter the national
convention next year as a dele
gate.
With q smile, Senator Ke-
fauver replied: Texas Is made
up of many Tennesseeans. The
people in Texas, however, are
quite able to select their own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16

delegation to the national con.
vention without my advice"
The Tennessee Senator took {
Arm stand in support of civil
rights. He deplored the Till muir.
der'in Mississippi, and other kill.
ings there. and said it was 9
terrible thing" no one had beer
punished. He said he favored
Ia Federal antilynching law. He
said, too, he believed that more
progress should have been made
toward carrying out the decision
lof the Supreme Court outlawine
segregated public schools.
Discusses Foreign Policy
Asked If he believed that for.
eign policy should become ar
Issue in the 1856 campaign, hi
answered:
"All Americans want peace
and to halt the advance of com.
munism. These are basic aims
and ] do not think they will be
in the campaign. But the meth.
DDS of advancing toward these
goals is another matter. I dc
not think that the present ad.
ministration has chosen the best
methods. and decidedly that is.
sue will be in the campaign.
A reporter asked: Senator
why do you want to be Presi.
Ident?"
Without the slightest hesita.
ton, he replied: Il want om
Nation to use its best efforts fol
peace. Second, I wish it to &c
forward in its economic develop
Iment, and third. I wish to see II
do more for social welfare of
the people"
Backs Hoover Proposal
The Senator. in reply to an
other question, said he went
along with former President
Hoover-which he seldom does
in the Hoover proposal that
the President be given more aid
in handling the great burden Of
the presidential office. including
Mr.. Hooyer's suggestion that
Congress provide an executive
Vice President" to deal with
many of the independent gov
eminent agencies.
Questioned about his financial
support. Kefauver replied that
he did not have the necessary
funds now In hand for an ex-
tensive preconyention campaign.
which he had once estimated at
a minimum cost Of 500. 600
not enough by any means, he
commended. He expressed d hope.
however, this situation would be
feme0led.
In reply to other questions.
Senator Kefauver said the
United States should not let a
brave little democratic nation"
Israel. be driven into the sea.
He hoped that the Communists
would stop sending arms to the
Arab nations In large quantities.
Sees Test welcomed
In advance Of Senator Ke-I
'auver's announcement. Senator
Monroney, Democrat Of Okla
homa. said In an interview
hat as a Stevenson hacker he
S glad to see Senator Kefaaver
get into the contest. He said he
Is confident Mr.. Stevenson, ale
'eady running officially, well
comes a test of his own pre-
strength.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16

intends to vacate these shacks
and move to a headquarters out
Iof the city, more than 80 tempos
IIare covered in the ambitious
demolition plan.
i Mr.. Poorman and other Of
lfcials said the plan also would /:
/. Propose ceiling on Federal
employment downtown which
will mot represent any increase
in downtown employment west Of
the Capitol now" At present
there are $4,000 Federal en-
lployes in the executive branch in
that area and slightly over 140,-
1000 total Government employees,
Including the District Govern
lment.
i Would Propose Sites
q. Propose sites for new per-
manent Federal buildings, some
to be built through direct APP
preparations and some through
the new ease-purchase program
! 8. Cover the problem of leased
space downtown. inwrelation to
permanent Federal buildings.
| 4. Be flexible enough" to pro-
wide for some new buildings in
1.-THE suburbs, when and If they
lare proposed.
The report. it was understood
also recognizes that the city
economy requires a high Level
of Federal employment down.
town. 1t was not expected,
therefore, that the plan will pro-
pose any drastic change in the
present employe volumes.
Mr.. Poorman said the second
phase Of the 10-year program
fills in the gaps" and has to
do with the completion of a lot
lof dreams for the central area
which never have come about. I"
Presumably. such dreams" in
Iclude completion Of the Federal
Triangle. with replacement of
the old United States Post Once
Building at Eleventh and Penn
sylyania avenue NV, and re-
placement Of the old District
Building at Fourteenth and
Pennsylvania.
BY its recommendations, the
plan also Is expected to eliminate
some land-especially in the
Foggy Bottom area--which the
Federal Government has ear
marked but never purchased for
future building sites. Mr.. Poor
man said such decisions are up
To the Planning Commission,
however. and not GSA's respon-
sibility.
Mr.. Poorman would not dis
close specific new buildings to
be proposed or their locations.
Tnose proposed previously,
however. include a $50 million
State Department office. a $50
million History and Technology
Museum. a $40 million Civic
Service Commission building
and q $40 million general pur-
pose" ONCE building in South
west washington.
Completion Of any one build
ing. and subsequent moves out
Of tempos. viii not necessarily
mean that those specific tempost
viii be the first to be demolished,
officials said. The reason IL that |
may be shifted from
one tempo to another. so that |
the most Objectionable can be
torn down first.
Through such shifts, however,
the completion of any new Fed
eral office building--in WASH
ington or In the suburbs-will
make the demolition Of some
tempos possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
CeyIon and Czechs
Sion Trade Pact

COLOMBO, Ceylon, Dec. l6
RD.-Ceylon signed a trade pact
with Communist CZechoslovakia
today. Three weeks ago Ceylon
and Poland signed a similar
agreement.
Under the new pact Ceylon
will export tea, rubber. coco.
nut products and graphite
Czechoslovakia will send ma
chinery. automobiles. motor.
cycles. rolling stock, hardware
stationary, textiles, glassware
and chemical products.
The value of the Ceylonese-
Czech exchange was not an
bounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Tree Lights to Go On

The North Montgomery Hills
Citizens Association will hold
Its annual Christmas tree light
ing ceremony at 5::30 O'Clock to-
might at the Community Christ
mas tree. Lucerne avenue and
Columbia boulevard, Silver
Spring. Nd.
Evening star., 1955-06-11
President Selects Gray
To Succeed HenseI
By the Associated Press

President Eisenhower has Sc
lected Gordon Gray, a Democrat
and president of the University
|of North Carolina, to be Assist
ant Secretary of Defense for
International Security Affairs.
The White House said late
yesterday the President will send
Mr.. Gray's nomination to the
Senate next week. He will sue
coed H. Struve Hensel. who re-
signed effective June 80.
Mr.. Gray served as Assistant
Secretary of the Army from Sep
|tember, 1947, to May. 1949, when
he became UnderSecretary, a
post he held for less than q
month until he became Secre-
!tary Of the Army. He served in
that post from June 10, 1949,
Ito April, 1850, all under former
President Truman.
Mr.. Gray became head of the
University of North Carolina in
October, 1850, but was on leave
from that post from July to
December, 1851, when he served
as director of the Governments
Psychological Strategy Board.
He has been granted another
leave Of absence to take the
new post.
A native of Baltimore. Mr..
Gray is 46 years cid and a grad
Iuate of the University Of North
Carolina and Yale Law School
Evening star., 1955-06-11
Commissioners Fire
Police Private

The Commissioners yesterday
unanimously voted to dismiss
from the Metropolitan Police
Force Pvt. Harold E. Jones, fol-
lowing a split trial board recon-
mendation.
The Commissioners heard Po-
lice Chief Robert V. Murray be-
ore they acted.
Jones was convicted by the
rial board, on a 2-to-1 vote, OF
Ieing drunk off duty and lying
to his superiors. A dissenting
opinion-the first in District
listory-was written by Inspec-
aor Charles j. Sullivan.
Jones had forfeited collateral
on the drunk charge in Munich
pal Court. He has a right of
appeal to the Civil Service Com
mission from the District Com
misSioners' ruling.
Evening star., 1955-06-11
Truman 10 Blast
Administration
Power Program

PORTLAND, Greg, June II
R).-Former President Truman
speaks at a Democratic fund
raising banquet here tonight and
some sharp criticism of the
Els nh over administrations
power program is expected.
Mr.. Truman, en- route here,
said at Boise, Idaho, last night
that he had predicted in the 1852
presidential campaign that if the
Republicans won Office it would
mean an end to multi-purpose
dam construction in the Pacific
Northwest.
"I'll have plenty to say about
that in my (PortlandD speech, !"
Mr.. Truman told reporters in a
train-Side interview.
Hits BungIing
The former President said that
Republican "bungling" is max
ing more Democratic votes than
I possibly could in two cam
paigns."
Mr.. Truman and his wife are
to ride in the Portland rose fes-
tival parade today after a press
conference.
Meanwhile the Oregonian re-
ported that Mr.. Truman had
told reporter that his memoirs,
to be published soon, will tell
what he said was the part Presi-
dent Eisenhower played in the
withdrawal of American troops
from South Korea shortly before
the Korean war broke out.
Says Eisenhower Knew
The newspaper said the for
mer President wouldn't go into
detail, other than to say that
Mr.. Eisenhower was Chief of
staff at the time and that he
knew what was happening.
"It's just like the 7th Fleet
deal. Eisenhower said he was
taking the 7th Fleet out of the
Formosa Strait and taking the
harness off of Chang Kai-shek.
The feet had to be there to
keep Chang from being gobbled
up. 1t had to go back" the pa
per quoted the former President
as saying.
Evening star., 1955-06-11
D. c. License Unit
Moves Next Week

The license and permit section
of the Districts Department of
Licenses and Inspections will be
moved from its Offices in the
Municipal Center to the District
Building.
The shift will begin on Monday
with the movement of C. T. Not
tingham, head of the section; his
deputy, Thomas Helan, and a
secretary from Room 1124 in the
center to Room 106 in the Dis
trict Building.
The rest of the sectlon-about
80 people-will move on June %.
Included will be the dog tag unit
and the division of enforcement.
After Mr.. Nottingham's old Of
flee is refurbished, about Friday,
Collector of Taxes Guy Pearson
will move from the District
Building to the Municipal Center
to join the rest of his staff, who
are already there.
Evening star., 1955-06-11
Flying Farmers Fly
To D. c. Tomorrow

The Flying Farmers of Amer
lea and their wives and children
are making a flying visit to
Washington tomorrow in a coll
orful demonstration of the util-
ity of the modern light anrplane.
More than 100 such aircraft
will bring the Flying Farmers
here from 80 States. The planes
will begin arriving at Washing
ton-Virginia Airport near Bal
leys Crossroads, Va. about 9
am, tomorrow. Meeting head
quarters will be in the Shera.
ton-Park Hotel.
The meetings will run through
Wednesday. There will be Ce-
lebrity Banquet at pm, We'd
nesday. At 3:45 pm. that day.
the group will appear on a pro-
gram telecast by WMAL-TV,
The Star station.
Evening star., 1955-06-11
Night Of Thrills Events
Draw Audience of 900

Strutting majorettes and the
music of many bands, plus pleas
ant evening weather, last night
lured an estimated 10000 per-
sons to Griffith Stadium to see
the Night of Thrills.
Proceeds of the big show went
toward maintenance of the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home.
The spectators. were on hand
as early as $50 pm. when the
first event, a fraternal precision
drill team, got under way.
Then, there was f1ag-raising
ceremony, precision drills by
armed forces drill teams, color
full parade and pageant, and
finally the crowning of Joanna
Lee Stewart as the queen of the
occasion. Miss Stewart, who lives
at 4345 Ellicott street NV, re-
ceived her garland from Senator
Frear, Democrat, of Delaware.
The crowd filled both tiers of
Evening star., 1955-06-11

ficials to try to prevent a wit
ness from testifying.
Mr.. Hadlick identified the wit
ness as Clarence E. Clarke, a
security officer for the Small
Business Administration. He
said Mr.. Clarke would offer tes-
timony critical of SAB's person.
mel security procedures.
But SBA has tried hard to
prevent Clarke from testifying,
Mr.. Hadlick said. explaining
that among other things the
agency had filed charges against
him.
Senator Carlson said "I am
disturbed that an employee of
the Civil Service subcommittee,
in advance of any hearing on
the matter, has made statements
to the press attacking the Small
Business Administration, upon
the basis of charges or state
ments from suspended minor
employe of the administration.