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Evening star., 1955-07-31
DISTRICT
BY HECTOR MCLEAN

There's been handwriting on
the wall at Capital Transit
for the last three years, but it
apparently took the strike to
make anybody take it seriously.
One fascinating document
which makes interesting read
ing at this moment in history
was put out July IA. 1852, by
Louis E. Wolfson, the Florida
multimillionaire who controls
Capital Transit. It's entitled.
Facts About Capital Transit
Company" and includes list
of 10 questions and answers so
that Washington leaders might
approach the problem of mass
transportation in the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area with
an intelligent background"
In it, Mr.. Wolfson COM
plained-as he has more re-
cently-that there has been
a great deal of uninformed
criticism of the present opera
tion of Capital Transit. Those
who have criticized have not
presented a definite, concrete
constructive plan which would
work better than that of pri-
vate ownership which contem-
plates a fair return to the own
ers on the value of the property
used in the company's opera
tions."
Stockholders Attitude
Pointing out that there were
more than 1900 stockholders,
he warned then that "it GER
tainly is not the intention Of
the shareowners of this COM
pany to provide a transit sys-
tenn for the City of Washing
ton. any more than 1t is the
intention of shareowners of
any other company to provide
capital for plant and equip
ment. without a fair return on
this value"
Also, he warned, "in view of
the small average net income
of this company over a period
of years, our business judg-
ment must be correct II we are
to survive. If our business
Judgment is wrong we may put
Capital Transit in bankruptcy
and the company's employees
out of jobs"
Mr.. Wolfson continued: II
am for Capital Transit en-
ployes improving their stand
ard of living, providing the
interests of the public and the
shareowners of the company
are not jeopardized. This can
be attained II the Public Util-
tiles Commission would au-
Evening star., 1955-07-31
BY MosBY GRANT

The time has come, said a
male resident of Rural Woods,
Va, to consider the fact that
the suburban husband has be-
come one of the greatest
labor-saving devices Of the
century.
"A man goes out and buys
his wife q machine" he COM
mented, maybe q washing
machine, dishwasher or elec-
trio coffee-grinder - anything
to make her life a little easier.
Then what happens? The Mrs.
has more time. more leisure,
more time to think. What does
she think about? More chores
for her husband. Let's face up
to 1t. If she can't push a but
ton. she pushes her man"
The young husbands state
ment was made at the height
Of the recent heat wave as he
and another Rural Woodsian
grubbed weeds out of their
backyard shrubbery. The wives
Of both had been of for a
week or so enjoying the pleas
ure -- fairly common in the
suburban sorority-of o vaca-
tion from the terrible demands
Of housework. Such irrita-
tfons, however minor, fit into
q pattern much larger than
Rural Woods. They are symp-
toms Of what Russell Lynes Of
Harper's Magazine recently
described as a general condi-
tion Of American Husband
hood. Mr.. Lynes observed that
the American male, conqueror
Of plains, mountains and for
ests. descendant of pioneers,
builder of industrial empires,
has become If you please -
"the new servant class"
Mr.. Lynes' sentiments have
been echoed by other observers
Of Americana. The situation,
they indicate, Is not strictly a
product of the age-old battle
for ascendancy between the
sexes. but rather that men,
out Of their own ingenuity in
fashioning an industrial revo-
luton within the home. have
made possible the rise of the
mechanical woman. Each
time a new device Is added to
the household. a succession
of male efforts stands behind
it, engineering, production,
merchandising--and generally
--male-earned money for its
purchase.
The Philosophical SIont
A neighbor out in Rural
Woods, who Is inclined to be
philosophical about it all,
claims we are shifting our
mental gears. Back in the
roaring twenties, he says, we
were trying to give our women
folk q good time. Now, in the
nomeloving fifties, we are try
ing to give them more time.
The result, in the eyes Of a
young man contemplating
matrimony, might appear as a
pleasant vision of his bride
putting down her book as he
drives into the carport (more
time to improve her mind j.,
rushing to the door to take
his jacket and then pouring
him q cooling drink (more
time for the little things of
life), next telling him Of her
day at an art gallery (more
time to broaden her inter-
ests).
While the Rural Woods
philosopher--and veteran hus-
band-would not think Of dis
illusioning young love, he does
Evening star., 1955-07-31
By HERBERT BRATTER

When Congress passed q law
to print the motto In God
We Trust" on all paper money
and coin of the United States
it revived an issue that has
produced arguments OF and
on in this country since Co
lonial days. The inscription
has appeared on many. but
not all coins ever since Civil
War days. but never on United
States banknotes.
President Theodore Roose-
welt. regarding the use Of the
statement on coinage rs sac
rilegious, ordered 1t dropped.
But the resentment to TR's de-
cision was SO strong that the
Congress Of that day overruled
him. Congress failed to pro-
vide, however, that the motto
be used elsewhere than on
those denominations Of gold
and silver coins on which 1t
had appeared before. For a
time TR was In hot water
with religious groups.
Expression of religious senti-
ments on money Is about as
old as coinage itself. Ancient
moneys Of Greece, Rome, Jeru-
salem and Byzantium proclaim
the religious feelings Of their
times. As long ago as the 18th
century English kings were US
ing the coinage to proclaim
their devoutness with such
words as ''by the grace of God. I"
"God the Just. Powerful and
Patient Judge" etc. Similar
examples are rife throughout
European coinage.
Here references to the Deity
on coinage go back to Colo
nial days. A 1894 cent bears
the prayer, God preserve
Carolina and the Lords pro-
prietors. Others Of the same
period are marked, God pre-
serve New England" A
Louisiana cent of the next
century carries, in Latin, the
message, Blessed be the name
Of the Lord" Utah in 1S49 is
sued gold pieces carrying the
words. Holiness to the Lord"
It was during the troubled
time Of the Civil War that a
Pennsylvania minister Of the
gospel, M. r. Watkinson, wrote
Secretary Of the Treasury Sal
mon p. Chase to urge "recog-
milton Of the Almighty God in
some form on our coins" Thus
we should escape from "the
ignominy Of heatnenism" and
Evening star., 1955-07-31
Schools for Geniuses'
Get CIoss-A Results

outshone their classmates
and their superiority increased
from their freshman to sopho-
more years. Tests indicated
members Of the first group had
as much general education at
the end of their sophomore
year as 96 per cent Of all coll
lege seniors In the Nation.
Many Forms Of Enrichment
Enrichment. the second ap-
proach to the gifted child chai-
lenge. can take many forms.
One Of the best established
programs is the major work"
plan in operation in Cleveland
for 80 years. Gifted children
are grouped in special major
work classes in 90 elementary,
three Junior and three senior
high schools.
Except for a smattering OF
French In the elementary
grades. subject matter In these
classes Is the same as for all
pupils-but the gifted pupils
dig deeper into their material.
Even in the lower grades every
child must give a 20-minute
talk on a research topic of his
own choosing once a semester.
Chicago singles out talented
high school youngsters for
honor courses in international
relations, college algebra, adj
vanced art, creative writing
and a host of other fields.
Bright students also get adj
vanced work in regular classes.
In Miami Beach, Fla, gifted
children attend regular classes
in the morning, then meet with
an enrichment teacher in the
afternoon for special work and
group research.
At University City the chill
dren meet with their enrich
ment teacher for 40 or so min
utes twice a week to delve
into "the history Of the Wheel"
prehistoric times" "St. Louis
industry" or okler subjects of
the groups own choosing.
University City believes en-.
richment pays. When the first
years % elementary enrich
ment pupils reached junior
high school, IA made the honor
roll. OF a matched intelli-
gence group of % other stu,
dents, only four made it.
OF the scattered special
schools for gifted children, the
elementary and high schools
connected with Hunter College
in New York, opened in 194l,
are perhaps best known. Here
the children are not slowed
down by lectures or routine
assignments any more than
necessary. They are encour-
aged to take out on their own,
as fast and as far as they can.
Some l,400 children have
enrolled in the elementary
school since 1941, but authori-
ties are holding off on any
definite conclusions until a
significant number of gradu-
ates have entered professions.
Already, however, all of the
first kindergarten class of 27
are in college.
The fact that many of them
are on scholarships seems to
indicate that the schools them
selves are the decisive factor
in determining whether the
bright little Stevies will dog 1t
or excel.
associated Press)
Evening star., 1955-07-31
Automotion Gets Nom
Out of the Kitchen
And Into Pops Hair

feel 1t is closer to reality to
study the evening he came
home, q few weeks ago, to find
two notes attached to the
magnetized bulletin board:
Note No. 1: Remember the
laUn, also hose Is broken.
Couldn't get the sprayer to
Uork. Man came about fring
the blender. but said he ,Dould
hare to send to factory for a
neto thing to fit on end OF
other thing.
Note No. q: Am helping Ruth
pack for trip. Her neU things
are loDelyJ When ouen shuts
itself of. your casserole is done.
Just plug In coffee pot. PS.
Kids are ouer matching tele-
Dision. PPS. Don't pay cleaner
IT he comes. He ruined my
blouse. PPPS. Remember to-
morrow is trash day.
Automotion of Nom
II the Attenuation Of Nom
has not produced q corre-
spending easing Of Dads
home-life, 1t has become a
major concern Of American
industry. The Washington
representative Of one Of the
worlds largest corporations
said. when interviewed, that
a great portion Of their multi
million-dollar research is ded-
icated to strengthening the
kitchen as the Command
Post" Of the house.
In point, he said that his
Organization. primarily a
manufacturer of motor cars,
recently sent a display Of their
wares across the country.
Tucked away In q corner of
the exhibit was a so-called
dream kitchen. 1--WE thought
people would cluster around
our dream cars" the repre-
sentative said. 1.-THE biggest
crowds jammed in to see the
kitchen" .m.
Was there any concession
in the kitchen to the Man of
the House? well, we did have
a two-way oven," the spokes-
man said, after a long mo-
sment. "You could get at it
from inside or outside, and we
had a publicity picture of
Father barbecuing In 1t from
the backyard, while Mother
was busy with other things"
The industrial trend toward
serving the female, according
to businessmen, Is no more
than recognition Of her con-
trol of the Nations purchas-
ing power. Some students.
particularly women. link this
control with the "emancipa-
ton" Of the housewife. the
early struggles of those ladies
who chained themselves to
lampposts and demanded the
vote. But women didn't vote
themselves into control Of the
house." one sage commented.
"The ladies exert more press
ure by threatening to vote.
"No, this thing crept UP on
u.s." he went on. I'VE started
providing our women with the
tools of living, and we kept
improving the tools. Before
you knew it. we were just q
bunch Of common, unskilled
laborers trying to face UP to
the machine age. The result
was inevitable.
II remember the day." he
added, when my wife and I
went to look at q new car.
Instead Of lifting up the hood
to show me the engine, the
salesman opened the door to
show her the upholstery"
Evening star., 1955-07-31
MARYLAND
Montgomery's' s'Empire'
Growing Like a Weed

didn't want It to happen
again.
The irony Of It all was the
firmness with which the coun-
Gil and MFR. Irelan and Mr..
Reese have dealt with other
county employees.
MFR. Reese took over his post
after long tenure as an admin
istrator with Fedtral agen-
cies where one or his jobs was
to remain inconspicuously In
the background.
His public relations at times
have reached abysmally low
levels.
He took little time in letting
other employees know that he
intended to be the boss. At one
point three secretaries were
shifted around with one days
notice; at another O whole
office was moved with no adj
vance notice, simply q dead
line for the movement.
There also developed undis-
guised hints that some en-
ployes were talking too freely
with members Of the press.
Then the manager recon-
nended successfully to the
council that all employees be
fingerprinted and llaugged.
Their records, he indicated,
would be checked with the FBI
to determine If any skeletons
were hiding in county closets.
Anti Favor Rule
This was followed by a coun-
cil-adopted law providing for
punishment and dismissal Of
any employe accepting a favor
from q person doing business
WIN the county.
About the same time. Mr.,
Reese. with council approval,
put through an investigation
Of the county purchasing setup.
The investigation hit hard at
alleged failures Of former
county managers and other
employees to comply with char
ter requirements on purchas.
ing.
The final slap-as many en-
ployes considered all this
came with the establishment
of a new oath for employees in
which they pledge support Of
all laws and the county char
ter.
Throughout these proceed
ings Mr.. Reese maintained q
sort of lone wolf attitude
which instilled an unhealthy
feeling Of fear and distrust in
the multi-million dollar ofiice
building in Rockville.
The county manager now is
engaged in the development
Of q hard core sort Of super
bureaucracy" transcending
the general county operations.
Three years ago, the county
managers office was almost a
one-man show-then an as
sistant and a budget officer
were added.
Today, however, Mr.. Reese
in effect is surrounding him.
self with a coterie of assist
ants that includes $6,000-plus
a year jobs for a public infor-
nation assistant, a purchas-
ing assistant, an administra-
tive analyst assistant, q budg-
ct assistant and a facilities
and services assistant.
All these will add UP to q
more eff1cient operation of the
Government. Mr.. Reese be-
lieves.
The only new position to
be filled as yet. however, has
gone to one of the authors
OF the purchasing report that
many inside and outside the
Government felt was unfair to
some employees.
Creation of the public in
formation assistants job IL
lustrated the inbred tendency
OF such a bureaucracy to
grow. The job still hasn't
been filled-although one ap-
plicant is pushing hard for
the post--and already the
county is advertising for an
Evening star., 1955-11-16
MARYLAND-VlRCItIA NEWS
FoIls Church Integrotion
Again Put Off by Board

board on such an important
matter.
The board chairman said this
was the third time he had pro-
posed integration to the board
This (integrationl Is going
to be done in Falls Church" Mr..
johnson said. There Is no ques-
ton about 1t.
1T has to be done In simple
compliance with the law 81.
and it viii work smoothly. The
record shows that there has been
no trouble In areas when the
problem Is a small one.
Another board member. John
w. Wells. expressed the view
that, should integration become
mandatory, he would vote to
..integrate starting with the FIRST
grade and moving up one grade
each year."
It was then that Mr.. SaintSine
said: II propose that we move
ahead with all deliberate delay
I think that we should wait until
the State passes the buck to the
school boards before Me take
action. Nothing can be gained BY
being first"
Earlier in the meeting. School
Supt. Irwin H. Schmitt pre-
sented q report showing that,
even with completion Of the
projected addition to George Ma
son High School, the present In
rate Of student enroll
ment again will overcrowd the
school by 1857.
Evening star., 1955-11-16
Husbond Stabbed
With Kitchen Knife
Wife Charged

A nearby Maryland man was
in serious condition il, Casualty
Hospital today with 8 stab
wound IN an arm which Prince
Georges County police said was
INFLICTED BY his wife during an
argument.
The victim Ii David w. Red
mon. SO. Of 1909 East Fort FoOte
terrace, OxOn Hill.
County Police PITS. Thomas
wyatt and Robert Sydnor re-
ported that Mr.. Redmon was
stabbed ii the left upper fore-
arm BY his wife Sarah. 80. dur-
ing the argument ID their home
about 1886 am. The wound.
inflicted with q kitchen carving
knife. cut an artery. police said.
The couples three children
two girls hIiG d boy were up
stairs while the argument went
lon. Pvt. Wyatt said. 4
Mrs. Redmon was booked ct
Upper Marlboro on q charge Of
assault with . deadly weapon,
|She was released under $500
bond pending 8 hearing Novefn-
Iber 28.
PVT. wyatt said the husband
Iis unemployed while Mrs. Red
lnon works as b bank teller.
Evening star., 1955-11-16
Pupil Subsidy Unneeded.
2 Virginia Leaders Soy

new question IN connection with
the constitutional convention ex-
pected to be called by the special
session Of the Assembly The
convention would be limited 10
amending only one section Of
the constitution that which
now prohibits the gubsidizing of
private schooling.
why wouldn't this be q good
time to remove the poll tax from
the constitution as 3 prerequi-
site to voting In Virginia which
/ am certain Is the wish Of the
majority Of our people?" Mr..
Dalton asked.
Meanwhile. Delegate Robert
Whitehead, the anti-organiza-
tion Democrat from Nelson
County. expressed inisgiVings
that the Gray Commission plan
may undermine the public school
system 81 allowing localities 10
adopt the substitute plan 0f
financial grants for private
schooling.
Evening star., 1955-11-16
Truct Near Wheaton Rezoned
For ST Million Research Plant

The MONTGOMERY County
Council yesterday rezoned > s.
acre tract north Of wheaton FOR
the proposed construction Of q
ii million research and develop
ment laboratory.
The rezoning of the residential
land had been sought BY the
Vitro Corp. Of America, which
now employees $40 persons ct
leased property IA Silver Spring.
The tract lies In the center Of
j 35-acre parcel owned hy Vitro
at tie northwest corner Of the
proposed intersection Of Connec-
ticut avenue extended with GeoF-
Ria avenue.
The council also granted COM
merciaI xoning Of 6.4 acres n the
same area for construction of 3
shopping center. Across Georgia
avenue TO the east, another y
acre dite was rezoned c0nmer-
ciai.
The actions came as the coun-
ell denied. BY q 6-to-l vote. re-
zoning from apartment house
classification to commercial Of
. acres at Colesyille road and
East-West highway silver
Spring.
Council President J. Grahame
walker cast the only dissent
ing vote. he said he feels Silver
Springs business expansion
should not be directed toward the
residential areas 10 the east.
1hs Masyland- National Cap
Evening star., 1955-11-16
.pEpCO Petition
Signed by 6,476

Petitions with 6.476 signatures
urging location Of the Potomac
Electric Power company's new
plant in Montgomery County.
rather than in Loudoun County.
were to be presented today to
II. Roy Dunn. president Of the
utility.
The Citizens Committee to
Bring PEPco's 800 Million
Power Plant to Montgomery
County announced that copies
of the petitions would be deliv-
cred to Senators Butler and
Beall. the seven Representatives
from Maryland, Gov. McKeldin.
Louis L. Goldstein, president Of
the State Senate; John C. Luber.
speaker of the House Of Dele
gates, and J. Grahame Walker.
president Of the Montgomery
County Council.
The committee. headed by
Vice Admiral Ralph 8. Riggs. re-
tired, said the Bethesda Chamber
|of Commerce had taken the lead
in having petitions signed
throughout the country.
There are two petitions, one
stressing the advantages of To-
eating the proposed plant in
Montgomery County near the
mouth Of the Monocacy River
lat the Potomac, the other urging
a location in Montgomery Coun-
|ty where 1t viii do the least
violence to existing conditions.
|. = The committee said that.
for all practical purposes. the
two petitions suggest the same
general area.
The Monocacyis junction with
the Potomac Is about II miles up
the Potomac from the proposed
Loudoun County PEPCO plant
site.
Evening star., 1955-11-16

The Falls Church hool
Board. apparently following the
advice Of one Of its members to
|"moye ahead with all deliberate
delay last night again put OF
action on 9 proposal BY Board
Chairman John A. johnson. to
|integrate the Falls Church public
schools next fall.
Mr.. johnson proposed that the
school board announce as policy
that "all Negro children in the
city of Falls ChureSs: be invited
to attend the next ses sion Of the
public schools according TO pres
lent school districts"
He added that these children
should not be compelled to do so.
however, "as long as colored
schools are maintained In adj
Joining counties" He said there
Iare only 80 colored children now
attending school from Falls
Church.
u would not like to see these
people so to the courts to se-
cure their rights to the
public school," Mr.. johnson said.
Another board m ember,
Richard Z. Saintsing. who fa-
vored delaying action. prefaced
his remarks with the statement:
Il am fatty opposed to inte-
grafton period.
Virginia Is looked on as q
leader, " he added. III this action
lis taken. all the press win banner
Iit as the crack In the Virginia
block. The voters. not the SUI
Ipreme G ut. pay the bills. It is
mot for US to decide" "
It was pointed out that only
ltive members of the seven-rnan
school board were present. Mr..
johnson suggested that no ac-
ton be taken without the fun
Evening star., 1955-11-16
BY ALEX Il. PRESTON

a Gray Commission proposal
to give local school boards power
to assign children TO particular
schools should make It snneces-
sary for Virginia to s.lbsidize
private education to avoid segre-
CATION. two leaders Of the Cen
eraI Assembly said today.
This view. by Delegate Armi-
stead 1. Boothe. Alexandria
Democrat. paralleled an opinion
expressed by Republican State
Senator Ted Dalton Of Radford.
Theirs were the latest COM
rnents on the report ot the COM
mission On Public Education.
headed by State Senator Car
land Gray of Waveriy. The corl1-
missions report, released Sattr-
day, was designed 70 give Vir-
siria localities q means of
avoiding the mixing Of whites
and Negroes In classrooms.
Tl1e strongly pro-segregstion-
ist group. the Defenders of State
Sovereignty and Individual Lib
critics. took q view opposite To
chat exnraxSed BY Mr.. B0Othe
and Mr.. Dalton. r Endorsed the
plan for tuition grants for prs
yate education--which win re-
cuire an amendment to the State
Constitution but opposed the
assignment idea because II
makes tntegration possible.
aThe most effective sslgges-
tions (of the commission) are
those which recognize local aal-
tonOnny ana confer additional
powers on local sclao0i board, Z
Mr.. BoOthe said. II the local
school boards are granted the
powers which the commission
recommends. and which ! feel
would be desirable. then ] believe
the dilemma can be solved with
out providing for educational
grants for private schooling.
..Tlae power of ASSIGNING pli-
pils alone should be staliiciently
AfFnntiwn Tlnig would not
result Id any mass movement
81 Negro children into white
schools. IN some localities It
would result ii & few Negro stu
dents being assigned 70 white
schools. N other localities
there would be no Negro stu
dents IN white schools. :
IN addition to coming to the
same general conclusion as Mr.
Boothe, Mr.. Dalton also raised Z
Evening star., 1955-11-16
Suspect Seized With $3.50
Before Theft Is Discovered

Fairfax County police arrested
Is suspect early today IN . $500
motel burglary before the motel
owner knew he had been VIC
timized.
George Anderson, IS, Of no
fxed address, was charged with
burglarizing the Wagon Wheel
Motel on Route / about 3 miles
south Of Alexandria.
Detective Dennis O,NeiI said
Anderson stole $3.50 from &
cash drawer and about $40
worth Of souvenirs from the
motel once. Entrance was
gained BY forcing open q win
dow, the detective said.
Anderson was picked up about
$50 o'clock this morning while