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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
School Board Asks Cut
Of $4,000 in Budget

The Alexandria School Board
last night asked. the City Coun-
Gil to reduce its budget allotment
from city funds by $4,000 for
the fiscal year beginning July l..
This unusual action was taken
on recommendation of School
Supt. T. C. Williams after he
reported to the board that the
school system would receive
$4,000 in unexpected Federal
aid funds.
The board also:
Postponed, in effect, taking
action on rezoning of 80 pupils
from George Mason School to
the Charles Barrett School.
Set June l for opening bids
on an addition for the Mac
Arthur School.
In recommending that the
board take a budget cut from
the city during the coming year,
Mr.. Williams noted that, since
the board had drawn up its
budget. Congress had passed,
and the President signed, bill
raising entitlements for Federal
school aid funds for the fiscal
year now ending. This resulted
in the unexpected $4,000.
Squeeze in Budget
The city, he pointed out, was
in a very tight squeeze on its
budget and facing the possibility
OF putting on new taxes.
Board Member Joseph W.
Leverenz. in moving to adopt the
superintendent recommends
ton, said he thought it was the
least the board could do sin
view of the city's situation and
past cooperation the board has
received from the council in
budget matters"
Some 80 parents turned out to
oppose the rezoning of pupils
from George Mason to Charles
Barrett School. These pupils
would come from the north Sec
ton of George Mason's zone -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
Teachers Lift
Ban on Negro

A ban on Negro membership
has been lifted by the Airing
ton Education Association, the
teachers organization.
The association eliminated the
race barrier at a closed meet
ing last night attended by al
most 600 members.
The action came when the as
ISOLATION voted to amend its
const tuition to erase the word
white" from the requirements
for membership.
The organization, made up of
879 teachers and administrators,
decided to end the race ban
during a session lasting less than
two hours at jefferson Junior
High School.
John L. Palmer. president of
the association, reported:
There was open discussion
and both sides were heard. 1t
was handled in a professional
manner"
Mr.. Palmer, who is principal
of Cherrydale. High School, said
the vote on the amendment pro-
posal was not counted. He said
that there was clearly more"
votes than the two-thirds needed
to carry the motion.
There are about rs Negro
teachers in Arlington. They are
now members of the Arlington
Teachers Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12

South and North Overlook drives,
Grandview drive, Oval drive,
Gilden drive and Cameron Mills
road.
Mr.. LeverenZ said most of
the objections voiced revolved
around the safety of children
getting from their homes to the
Barrett School. He said he felt
the majority Of these protests
could be resolved if Cameron
Mills road were cut through
from its present end to the
school.
Extension Considered
His proposal to have one board
member and Mr.. Williams meet
with a member of the councils
school committee and the city
manager to discuss the posi-
bility of this street extension
was quickly adopted. Mr.. Leve-
REM said he understood the
owner of the wooded area the
road would cut through was
favorable toward such an extern
sion.
After this plan was taken up,
the board took no vote on the
reZoning recommendation made
by Mr.. Williams. but it was en-
phasized that last nights &C
ton in no way made the recon-
ing contingent on extension of
Cameron Mills Road.
The board set meeting for
4 p. m. June l to open bids on
a Seven-room addition to the
Macarthur School. Mr.. Williams
said plans are due to be approved
very shortly by both the neces-
sary State and city agencies
1t is important to get con-
tract let as soon as possible if
the addition is to be ready for
use by fall as planned, he added
Mr.. Williams reported that
work has already begun on ad-
ditions that will add a total OF
Is rooms to the Patrick Henry
and Minnie Howard Schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12

Arlington have kindergarten en-
rollments exceeding 1000.
The council has completed a
survey to determine the number
of children eligible for the pro-
gram. Survey figures have not
yet been released.
The County Board is expected
to slash the $235,O0O figure for
the program included in the
School Boards proposed bud
get. A similar proposal was re-
jected last year by the County
Board. which approved a smaller
pre-primary program.
as Meanwhile, Irving Schwartz,
chairman of the Arlington Citi-
gems Committee for School I'M
provement. today urged the
board to approve the program
when it meets tomorrow night
to adopt the county and school
budgets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
Committee of 100 Battles
For Parkway Along Canal

The Committee Of 100 on the
Federal City, which long has
fought, the encroachment of
"parkways in parks" has taken
up the battle-ax against the
threat Of a park encroaching on
a parkway.
That was the way one of the
committees own members put 1t
yesterday, in a dispute over con-
fiicts between the George Wash
ington Memorial parkway and
c. & o. Canal recreational uses
along the northern banks of the
Potomac.
At issue are National Park
Service plans to begin grading
for the long-authorized parkway,
stretching from Georgetown to
Great Falls on the Maryland side
of the river.
The House has voted about
100000 to start the job. But
the Senate has knocked out the
money, after protests were made
that the parkway would harm
the c. & o. Canal.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant III, a
veteran planner and park con-
servationist, said he thought
misunderstanding and misap-
prehension" were responsible for
the parkway opposition.
Planned Since 1880
Gen. Grant said the parkway
had been planned since 1890,
with the Federal Government
and Maryland splitting of the
cost of land to assure its con-
struction.
He questioned that it would be
ethical" not to meet this agree
ment. and noted that the land
acquired has served to protect
the park-like values near the
canal and river.
But Mrs. Harold B. Hinton, o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
.Methodists,
Synagogue
Set Joint Rites

A week end of Joint religious
experience is in store for the
congregations of Bethesda
Methodist Church and Congre-
cation Bethel of Montgomery
County.
Several months ago, the Off
GERS and congregations of the
two groups, which worship
across the street from each other
in the 5000 block of Old George
town road, Bethesda, decided to
get together to further their I'M
Outstanding of each other.
At $50 pm. tomorrow, the
Rev. Marion S. Michael, pastor
of Bethesda Methodist. will be
guest speaker at the Bethel
services. Because of the large
attendance expected, the services
will be held at the fellowship hall
OF the Methodist Church.
Rabbi Morris Gordon, minister
of Bethel, will reciprocate Sum-
day by preaching at both the
$50 and IL am. services at Be-
thesda Methodist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
County Loses
License Chief

Resignation of A. Morton
Thomas as director of the Mont
gomery County Department of
Inspections and Licenses was
announced today by County
Manager M. L. Reese.
Mr.. Thomas submitted a letter
of resignation last night, Mr..
Reese said, and listed his reason
as a desire to practice as a pri-
vate professional engineer and
land consultant.
The resignation will become
effective May 81, Mr.. Reese
said. Acting as director of the
department will be E. w. Buck
lin, chief of the Division of
Zoning Permits and Licenses.
Mr.. Thomas has headed the
department since it's creation
under the charter form of gov
eminent in 1949. Prior to that,
he was chief engineer for the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission where
he also was responsible for issu-
ing building permits and build
ing inspections.
Mr.. Thomas became the third
top county official to leave in
recent weeks. Arthur B. Miller
quit as director Of public safety
several weeks ago and the post
was then abolished. Police Chief
Charles M. Orme retired from
service in March,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
Landover Hills
Elects SWiipp
In Mayor Race
ArmhoId Reelected
In Forest Heights;
CouneiImen Named

Stanley w. Swipp. newcomer
to politics, yesterday was elected
mayor of Landover Hills, Md.
OF 395 votes cast. he received
1877, or So more than William P.
Zundel, a former mayor of the
community.
The 45-year-old mayor-elect is
mechanical engineer with the
Army Ordnance at the Pentagon.
A native of Worcester. Mass,
where he graduated from Wor-
cester Polytechnic Institute, Mr..
Swipp became a Landover Hills
resident 10 years ago. He Is &C
tive in several community groups
which provide recreational ia
cilities for young people of the
area.
Council Results
Landover Hills election results
for three council seats were:
First ward-George E. Fisco,
"a votes; Thomas A. Shehade,
II write-in votes.
Second ward - Frank A..
Haughey. jr., ST; Francis E.
Mastbrook. At, and Bruce M.
Pugh, the incumbent, "a.
Third ward-Thomas o. Dixon,
IS. and Morris Green. SIS.
In the three-way contest for
town treasurer, Mrs. Helen S.
Tumas won with 1873 votes over
Charles L. Watkins, 108 votes,
and Mrs. Winifred Stitely. 80
votes.
Another Prince Georges Coun-
ty mayor, Clifford R. Arnold,
who was unopposed in Forest
Heights, received PIG votes. Two
other community residents re-
ceived one write-in vote apiece.
Forest Heights Councils
Forest Heights voters also
elected three council members.
T. Mari Hemphill, the unop-
posed incumbent in the first
ward. received 26 votes. Cliff
ford E. Weimer, the second ward
incumbent, was reelected with
10 votes over Mrs. Betty H.
Rogers. 20 votes. The third
ward incumbent, John w. Town
send, jr.. was unseated by Cliff
ford P. Lunson, who received 70
votes, 20 more than Mr.. Town
send. Al.
In Forest Heights, where the
mayor and councilmen are
elected for two-year terms, a
total of 231 votes were cast. In
Landoyer Hills the mayor and
council are elected for four
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12

Georgetown resident, argued the
parkway wasn't worth the dam
age it would do to the canal
area.
II don't know of any place
around that gets so much use,'
she said, especially by poor
people,
And Carl Feiss. a planning
consultant, commended that
things have changed in the last
Is years"
"Since the parkway was
planned" he said, traffic has
increased to the point that il
would be a major access road for
commuters. I'd feel no approval
should be given unless similar
improvement was made to Mac
Arthur boulevard to take the
heavy traffic"
Favored by Another
Earle Draper. another planner
said he thought the parkway was
entirely proper. and didn't see
why motorists should be denied
the advantages of an attractive
drive. He moved the committee
reiterate its historic position"
in favor Of the parkway and the
motion carried, with q scatter
ing of dissents.
In other actions the commit
tee:
/. Opposed any new crossing
Of the Potomac River at Consti-
tuition avenues. either by bridge
or tunnel, and said the next
Potomac span should be at
Reaches Run.
2. Urged that Congress this
year appropriate "at least" the
$40 million annual Federal pay
ment to the District 1t author
lied last year, and said a half
and-half" contribution toward
city expenses would be fairer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
House 10 Hold
Hearing on DC.
Liquor System
Representative Set
To Reintroduce Bill
On Monopoly Plan

Public hearings on revived
controversial legislation to give
the District Government a mo-
nopoly on sale of liquor in WASH
ington probably will be held
within a few weeks by the House
District Committee or a sub
committee.
This was indicated today as
Representative Andrews, Demo-
crat. of Alabama said he plans to
introduce again soon his bill for
this purpose.
! Declaring District Government
sale of liquor would bring in
additional revenues amounting
to somewhere between $12 mil
lion and $40 million a year. the
legislator said he had been prom
Used a sympathetic hearing" by
the District Committee.
| Chairman Mcmillan of the
District Committee said the mat
ter had been discussed in a
closed-door session of the unit
yesterday, and hearings would
be scheduled after the bill is in
troduced. Representative Smith.
Democrat. of Virginia raised the
proposal during the closed ses-
sion.
No Hearings Last Year
Mr.. Andrews introduced a
similar bill in the last session Of
Congress, but no hearings were
held by the District Committee.
He said he would wait until after
the Districts annual appropria-
ton bill has been handled by
the House before submitting his
measure.
The proposal for District con-
troll of sales, taking them away
from wholesalers and 1888 retail
stores here, is expected to arouse
a storm of protest.
A preliminary study OF the
financial effect of District con-
troll will be launched soon by
William N. Mcleod. jr., District
Committee clerk.
Revenues Figured
When Mr.. Andrews introduced
his bill last Congress, he made
public a comprehensive report
on the operation of State-con-
! trolled liquor stores. to show the
revenue resulting from State
monopoly.
Meanwhile, the District Com
mittee also plans hearings on
pending legislation to permit
grocery chain stores here to ap-
ply for licenses to sell beer and
wine at all their individual out
let's.
Under present law any chain
of stores is permitted to apply
and receive only one license for
sales at only one of it's stores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
Dispute Grows in Arlington
On Kindergarten Enrolment

The gap between enrolment
estimates in the proposed
kindergarten program for Ar
lington County widened today
as advocates of the program,
using comparative data from Is
cities. declared that county
kindergartens might serve "be-
tween 2,4O0 and $500 pupils"
School Supt. T. Edward Rutter
has estimated 100 pupils would
take advantage of the kinder
garten program. County Board
Member Robert A. Peck esti-
mated only 500.
Mr.. Rutter, in aletter to James
Stockard, president of the
County Council of PTAs, said the
kindergarten statistics show
that six cities with Bower ele-
mentary school enrollments than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
Potomac Basin
Water Studied
By JAMES BIRCHFIELD
Star STAFF Correspondent

WING CHE S Err. Va. May
1.-THE Interstate Commission
on the Potomac River Basin
considered more abundant water
supplies at the opening of its
annual spring meeting here
today.
In discussing water problems
caused by wider use of farm
irrigation, the commission will
call an array of water supply
experts during its two-day seS-
sions here.
introduced by State Senator
Harry F. Byrd, jr., Charles Cur
ran. administrator of the Hoover
commissions task force on
water resources and power, told
commission members that each
State should examine carefully
its laws and recent court deci-
sions to determine how best to
divert water to farm irrigation
purposes.
AS population increases. Mr..
Curran said, the Importance of
the sound use and control of
water will become more urgent.
Specialists Needed
"This problem. however. y can
be solved best in the American
tradition by those Immediately
concerned, with the aid of the
best specialists and professional
helpers" Mr.. Curran said.
Mr.. Curran said that any leg
islative proposals for the diver
sion of water from streams, or
for reduction in flow warrant
close examination. 1t is the con-
sumptive use of water diverted
from streams for irrigation that
is the maximum competitor with
other uses, he said.
Water diversions for irriga-
ton, he continued, ] result in
lower navigable depths / and
lower power poteiatials. And they
limit the ability of streams to
dilute and to carry away in
duStrial and other wastes. They
decrease recreation facilities and
destroy fish and wildlife hab-
itatS.
Mr.. Curran said that new irri-
cation programs will probably
deplete stream flow, and thus
will raise problems of water use.
These problems will depend in
their seriousness, he said, upon
who owns the water.
Laws to Be Studied
ut is difficult to see in ad-
vance he said. "all of the prob
lens that would arise if the ap-
preparation laws of the West
were substituted for the East's
riparian laws"
Thus, he added, the States
should study how best to ap-
portion the water supplies within
their boundaries.
Discussions of Eastern and
Western water laws were sched-
uled to take place later today
along with meetings of the vari-
Gus commission committees.
c. E. Busby, representative of
the Soil Conservation Service
will address a dinner meeting to-
night on How the Eastern
States are Changing Their Water
Laws"
Committee reports will be
heard at sessions tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-12
Retirement
Plan Backed

A retirement plan for Fairfax
County employees won initial ap-
prevail yesterday from the Board
of County Supervisors as they
agreed to advertise it for public
hearing.
The plan would cover all regu-
lar county employees, except
teachers and police, who are
covered by separate retirement
systems. Benefits from the new
plan would supplement social
security payments.
Thomas P. Chapman, jr., Cir
cult Court clerk, who served as
chairman of the employees retire
ment committee. declared that
all department heads we're in
accord with the plan. 1t was
drawn up by James Yarger. who
also drafted the recently adopted
personnel classification system.
Matching System
The plan proposes that all
county employees pay 4 per cent
on the first $4,000 of annual SAL
airy and per cent on all salary
above that. The amount con-
tributed by the employees would
be matched annually by the
county. In addition, the county
is to put up the entire amount
necessary to cover past service
of current employees. The first
years contribution by the coun-
ty, plus funds toward the past
service benefits, will cost the
county $114,000.
The retirement age Of the plan
Is IS, but the retirement board
may waive this in individual
cases. The retirement board is
to consist Of the finance direc-
tor. two trustees appointed by
the supervisors, and two trustees
elected by county employees.
Benefits Specified
Under the plan, a $5,000-a-
year employe who retires after
20 years service can collect ST.
080 a year in county retirement
benefits, and 1902 in social Sc
curity for a total retirement pay
Of 1882 per year.
The supervisors appointed q
committee to investigate the
feasibility Of a proposed private
water line installation to be leased
by the county. Named to the
committee we're Engineers G.
Hubbard Massey and M. H. Kleg-
erman. County Executive c. c.
Massey, Attorney Robert j. Nc
Candlish and Comonwealth's At
torney Robert Fitzgerald.
@. Hubbard Massey outlined the
proposal to the supervisors Tues
day. explaining that the county
could get water for $3.50 per mil
lion gallons instead Of $3.50 per
million gallons that Falls Church
wants to charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10

horse and armor always
ready for the wars" Along
with the ruling went an order
of dress for. wives. It speci-
fed a French hood or bonnet
of velvet with any habiliment
tdress)." And perhaps the
whole tradition of Easter bon
nets can be traced to a ruling
of the Christian Church about
AID. 2O8, requiring women to
cover their heads on entering
a place of worship.
Politics and art have infiu-
enced women's hats. Lord
Byron" was a smart shade OF
brown velvet in the early
1905. The century before,
an English painter, Thomas
Gainsborough, SO swayed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10

fashion that a hat took on
his name. The "Gainsborough"
most elegant hat of all
time" as one expert calls it
was a graceful sweep of velvet
or taffeta with a large crown,
wide brim and plumes.
Viennese composer Franz
Lehar's operetta 1.-THE Merry
Widow" smash-hit at the
turn of this century, produced
a rash of Merry Widow" hats
"a cartwheel type of straw
sailor.
Because Napoleon III mar
ried a Spanish beauty named
Eugene, women of the 1865
copied her style. The "Eu-
genie" hat died the natural
death of styles. But it was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10

revived in 1881 and reigned
again over the fashion world.
Much as men have had to
do with women's hats, today's
man is not alone in his dis
may. Some time in the 18th
century, European women be-
gan wearing a tall, pointed
cap called the "hennin." The
caps kept getting taller. They
were bizarre" in France, an
expert says, and in England
they "overstepped all bounds
in some cases reached a
height of three feet" Men
objected to them. And the
clergy joined the chorus of
protest.
Then-as now-the women
went right on wearing them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10

and feathers were Easter
fashions for 18th century men.
About the time Columbus
happened on America, few
European men of distinction
would have been without a
colorful array of hat-feathers.
The multi -colored feathers,
decorated with pearls or other
gems, were great-great grand
dads of many a feminine
ornament you'll see in to-
days Easter parade.
(The word bonnet" it
self started out as a French
word for any mans hat.
Only after centuries of use
did it come to mean the Spe-
cial feminine shovel-shape
with ties under the chin.
The Scotsman still. calls his,
cap a bonnet
Ladies of the American
Princess Pocahontas' day
considered her beaver steeple
hat elegant. The hat, copied
from those 18th century men
wore, was all the vogue.
Sailors" still stars of
Easter hat pageants, were
inspired by seafaring men.
And one of the "chics" Of this
years spring millinery crop is
a style taken right off the
heads Of Venetian gondoliers.
Interesting, too, was the
head-hugging cloche craze OF
the '20s. With flaps that came
down over the cheeks, they
bore a striking resemblance
to helmets of Roman warriors.
Men not only have given
women styles for Easter hats,
they've dictated them. Henry
VIII compelled the weather.
men under his rule to keep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
Msss's Mon,
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Prices lneimAe Federal
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per Place seetlng at NJ
Rul chest given free
with 3 paaoe se9ttmss or
sesgs 70 eheese feeml.
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Wallace. NnteenMete
Hwsh Wct 90. Hs I.
Nan 6r6srs xsssvss1.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-14
Navy Marine
Vets Invited
To Join Group

Ex-Marine or Navy men in the
area this week were invited to
take part in a new branch of the
Fleet Reserve association that is
being formed. The invitation was
extended by Chiefs Farrell and
Morrison, (GA. 1850 and VIII.
6-6496 respectively.
The new branch, which meets
at the home of the Henderson
Smith-Edmonds Legion Post near
Congressional airport, is being
chartered for men of the Rock
vile, Wheaton, Silver Spring and
Bethesda area.
Any man who has retired from
active Marine or Navy service
after six years or more of such
service is eligible to join the
group. With approximately 10C
members on the rolls, a charter
is being sought.