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Political Pace Quickens
In the Old Dominion

the problem Of segregation In
the public schools.
II such . special meeting is
called. Assemblymen who
might be defeated in the
fall-aud o few who already
have been defeated in the
July Democratic primary
will make the vital decisions.
A few viii be "lame duck"
legislators. One such defeated
lawmaker Is q key member Of
the House Of Delegates. He
is Floor Leader Edmund T.
De Jarnette Of Hanover
County, who lost his bid for
denomination.
The Big Race
Most Of the livehest contests
for General Assembly seats
were settled by the Demo-
Gratis in their primary. There
remains one race, however,
that occupies the limelight In
the fall races.
It is between Republican
State Senator Ted Dalton
the man the Democrats most
want to beat this year-and
r. Douglas Nininger, popular
Roanoke County school super
intendent who quit his post
early In the summer to enter
the race.
Viewed from q distance, it
was dificult for this writer to
believe q serious threat was
posed for Mr.. Dalton. who had
polled about Is per cent of
the vote In the gubernatorial
CAMPAIGN against Thomas B.
Stanley two years ago.
But after touring Mr.. Dali
toms 21st State senatorial dis
trict not too long ago this
writer was convinced that the
Democrats had picked prob
ably the strongest possible
candidate In the area. In
Inmates Of MIR. Dalton concede
this.
One Against Seven
Another race set aside for
special interest is in Rich
mond, where q lone Republic
can, william p. Hanson, Is
running against seven Demo-
cratic nominees for the city's
seven House seats.
Inasmuch as the seven re-
ceiving the highest vote In q
field Of eight win be the win
ners. the possibilities Of single
shot" votes for Mr.. Hanson
pose interesting possibilities.
Unless the picture changes
drastically in the next seven
weeks, the three Democratic
candidates for the State SEN
ate from the nearby areas do
not appear to be facing seri-
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Flying Saucer Viewers
Have SpocioI Slant on
Geneva Summit Meeting

appoint Maynard and other
friends who Immediately
saw it.
Any Open Minds?
Maynard explained that
since the spacemen have
equipment In their saucers
which tells Of the presence Of
"open-minded" and receptive
earthlings, they can arrange
to be seen by people who win
make favorable reports about
their experiences. The saucer
people quite Obviously want
favorable publicity, a. do the
UFO'ers.
When this reporter promised
to record his exact experiences
while saucer sighting" It was
thought that the spacemen
might take advantage Of the
vow and make their presence
known. But they let this gold
en- opportunity slip through
their fingers =. or perhaps
weren't tuned in when the
promise was made.
The night we went saucer
sighting Maynard reported see
ing one brief; strange, unac-
countable movement Of light
In the heavens, but said he was
not sure enough to call this
q suspicious" much less q
definite" to use the technical
terms. Unfortunately I didn't
see even that much.
While saucer sighting May
nard carried o huge fiashlight
which he frequently flashed
on and on. He assured me that
he was not sending code to
his friends In outer space but
was only seeking TO attract the
attention Of handy saucers.
Getting TO Know Them
The Great Lakes group be-
lieves that In ut least 80 cases
Martians, Venusians and Sa-
turnians have landed and
talked to earthlings, and the
Great Lakes UFO club imports
speakers who calmly relate
that they have engaged In
such conversations.
How are such conversations
possible? Simple. Saucer
men from any planet have
los superior to yours and
mine. In addition to having
q language Of their own, they
speak any earth language.
They also have telepathy down
pat and thereby know what
earthlings think.
You can converse with Q
Saturnian, for example, by
just thinking. The Saturnian
may answer in your language.
English perhaps, or he will
just put his answer into your
brain. The latter method
avoids noisy, turbulent con-
versations.
At least two visiting saucer
experts have told the Great
Lakes UFO group that they
have been favored with rides
on flying saucers. Thus history
(earth history. that is) can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-11
DISTRICT
B, HECTOR MCLEAN

Despite Metropolitan Police
Department reports Of record
reductions in crime, the city's
Department Of Corrections is
haunted by q continuing in
crease In the population Of its
penal institutions.
Submitting budget requests
for the next fiscal year, the
department says it expects to
handle 200 more prisoners
than the 3,75S held during the
current year. This, it says, will
cost $1,000 more for food.
supplies and guards.
The continuing rise-about
10 per cent q year over the
last seven years-"presents q
serious problem In our pris-
ons," the department says.
Admitting the conflict be-
tween its pessimism and the
optimistic Police Department
reports, the Corrections De-
partment explains that these
two apparently conflicting
claims are, we feel. entirely
reconcilable:
81. While fewer crimes are
committed, q higher percent
age Of those who do commit
crimes are apprehended and
sentenced 70 Imprisonment;
20. The sentences imposed
upon those committed to Lor-
ton Reformatory In 1855 were
- per cent longer than the
sentences imposed upon those
sentenced In 1854;
~. The Federal Bureau Of
Prisons. because Of overcrowd-
ing In their own prisons. are
accepting fewer and fewer
District prisoners"
Worst to Come
And. the Corrections De-
partment warned, that's not
the worst Of 1t.
Corrections Director Donald
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the sos. These satellites are
to gain information about the
flying saucers. e. II you didn't
know.
Why Secrecy
Maynard feels that people
are somewhat naive when they
AK, why all the secrecy?
Why In Air Force Intelligence.
the FBI and the President
withholding al this informa-
tion?" To Maynard the an
swer il crystal clear:
They don't admit that n.y.
ing saucers are arriving from
other planets because there
would be chaos! People here
Con this planet would be al
upset! Some would jump out
Of windows!
mo one could 60 on living
his present. everyday life If
he knew that the earth was
only one Of many inhabited
planets!"
He was asked, why not?"
There would be economic
upheaval. War would posi-.
lively be prevented il the
Government would release the
flying saucer information. and
our whole economy. based 20
heavily on military prepared
ness would suffer-"
The saucer people them
selves. according to all who
have seen and talked to them.
are gentle. kind and beauti-
full. 1t Is good to know they
include both sexes. Space
people mean no harm to
earthlings and would like to
help Us II we would but be-
lieve.
Perhaps q brief. but accu-
rate summary Of the saucer
ties and the earthlings who be-
heve in them Is that they are
for good and against evil. It
would seem that We need not
panic after all.
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his mayors: all he had to do
was acQuaint them with the
facts.
Without o Mester to play
Paul Revere most county ON
cials were unaware that their
important Sherbow monies
were In jeopardy-until after
It was too late to do anything
about it.
Mrs. Werner says abe has
nothing against the Municipal
League, that both county and
municipal organizations have
their rightful place. But she
is concerned, she says, that
the influences Of counties seems
to be slipping In Maryland
and other States e. we'll
while the cities continue to
gain more and more adyan-
tages for themselves.
This. she believes, il q fall
ure Of organization. not merit.
Alert County
Mrs. Werner's own Mont
gornefy County has kept tina
county government In the su-
pren1e position by providing
the people Of the built-up
areas with municipal-type
services that they could obtain
in most other Maryland coun-
ties only BY paying for them
themselves through incorpora-
ton.
Most other counties have
been content to let munici-
palities breed and progress
and take over the position of
leadership. It Is ironically
probable that many Of the
county oficials whose votes
defeated the hiring Of Q full
time secretary for the COM
missioners' association last
week end are themselves red
dents Of municipalities.
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VIRGINIA
BY ALEX r. PRESTON

With the passing Of Labor
Day marking the end--custom-
arily. at least-of the vacation
season, . quickening Of the
pulse Of things political Is per-
ceptible in the Old Dominion.
Republicans were OF and
away in the nearby counties
last week-getting their cam
paigns formally launched
ahead Of the Democrats.
With fanfare and festivities
the q. O. p. In Arlington
opened headquarters at 3l34
North Tenth street.-The same
address used last year to sue
cessfully re-elect one Of the
States two Republican mem
beers Of Congress. Joel T. Broy-
hill.
The following night the
Fairfax County-Falls Church
Republican slate held 0 gay
party for the press ct the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
]. p. Zimmerman In Mclean.
Mrs. Zimmerman, . key Eisen-
hover worker In 195l-2 and
staunch Broyhill supporter
since then, Is vice chairman Of
the party in Virginia.
Spirit Of Optimism
In both instances there was
q genuine spirit Of optimism.
On Friday Of this week, Alex
andria Republicans plan to
kick on their campaign for
the election Of Stuyvesant b.
Wright to the House Of Dele
gates. Representative Scott Of
Pennsylvania. former Nation
al q. o. p. chairman, will be
the speaker at the banquet In
the George Mason Hotel.
Democrats In these areas
were expected to 60 into action
on Q wide scale shortly.
As o kickoff for the Arling-
ton Democrats, o public yard
party has been get for $3.50
pm. tomorrow ct the home OF
State Senator Charles n. Fen
wick on Lee Highway in East.
Falls Church. The entire slate
will be on hand.
Statewide, most interest CEN
tiers on the election OF the en-
tire membership Of the Cen
eral Assembly which convenes
next January. There are con-
tests for 20 Of the 100 seats
in the House Of Delegates and
10 Of the State Senate seats.
Otherwise, November 8 is an
off-year election date, with
no members Of the National
Senate, House Of Representa-
tives or Statewide officers up
for election.
Special Session.
Prospects are increasing
daily that q special session Of
the General Assembly viii be
called by Gov. Stanley soon
after election day 10 deal with
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slovakis before the Red coup.
but during the postwar period
when Czechosiovakia, ct the
behest Of the West. was carry
ing out that expensive expert
ment In democratic co-opera-
ton with the Communists.
I was Deputy Prime Min
lister. A high state official, who
was o pronounced fellow-trav-
eler, came to see me and said
that Moscow wanted to be per-
mitted to station In the Jachy-
NOV uranium mines o number
Of Russian soldiers for guard
service. I objected, pointing
out that in 1916. at the time
Of the departure Of the Amer
lean and Soviet armed forces
from the territory Of Czecho-
slovakia, 1t had been agreed
that Red troops would be with
drawn to the last man.
Complying with the Soviet
request would mean breaking
this pledge. The Czechoslo-
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lSTNCT
Rising Prison Population
CompIicotes Budget Picture

fore should be the responsi-
bility Of the District Of Co
lumbia.
while the Federal Coy
eminent Is reimbursed for the
per diem cost of the care of
these prisoners. there Is no re-
imbursement for the construc-
ton and use Of plant facilities.
In the light Of present over
crowding In Federal institu-
tons and imperative need for
plant expansions. we cannot
much longer continue to car
ry this additional burden"
To cope with the problem,
Mr.. Clemmer has proposed an
ambitious building program to
the Commissioners. One way
to make space for 800 more
men, he said, is to construct
a long-proposed factory build
ing there to clear out q prison
building now used for indus
trial manufacturing. The
price tag on this is 81. 062 900.
New Prison?
Another way to provide
space for 700 more men would
be to build q brand-new prison.
estimated to cost Sc million.
And. the budget request said.
This department owes it to
its supervisors and to the COM
munity it serves to cali atten-
ton to the fact that q new
prison Is desperately needed.
The least that can be done to
meet this emergency Is to ind
appropriations of $4,000 with
which to make preliminary
sketches and definitive draw
ings."
Those, however, are relatively
long-range proposals. and the
squeeze Is already on. Already.
MIR. Clemmer said, the Bureau
Of Prisons is declining 10 &C.
cept prisoners. The sheer
quantity Of overcroWding In
but part Of the problem. The
qualitative aspects SO to
speak, are even more critical in
the sense that the prisoners
currently being committed are
more criminahstic and hold
longer sentences and are defl-
nitely more unstable than they
were o few years ago"
Attempting to beat the "qual-
itative aspects" Mr.. Clemmer
asked for $3.l million to get
construction under way ON the
proposed Youth Correctional
Center ct Lorton. He warned
this would give only minimal
help to the overcrowding prob
lem. for 1t Is conceived pri-
marily as an institution to pro-
vide q high quality Of treat
rnent."
In any event, the solution
win be expensive. Whether
the commissioners win buy it
depends on how high they're
willing TO see taxes 60 in the
revenue program they must lay
before Congress next January.
All three Commissioners are
slated 70 be back on duty from
vacations tomorrow. They will
ind on their desks requests
from the various city depart
ments TO spend . record $21S
million during the next tiscal
year. which starts July I, 1866
--$z3 million more than Con-
gress allowed the District -
spend this year.
But even before they can
start to consider how many Of
these increases to ask Con.
gress for. they will have to de-
wise o revenue increase pro-
gram-includins heavy tar
boosts,
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Clemmer pointed out to the
District Commissioners last
week that the Bureau of
Prisons said last February 1t
wants to get rid Of its collec-
ton Of nearly 1000 District
prisoners.
These are prisoners con-
victed Of violating District
laws. II the District were q
State, presumably all would
be In State institutions. The
figure does not include nearly
800 Washingtonians convicted
Of violating Federal laws.
Mr.. Clemmer was careful to
point out that his expectation
Of q 200-inmate increase in
the population Of his institu-
tons took no account Of the
1000 prisoners which may BE
handed back by the Federal
Government some time soon.
The WoFnins
How soon is uncertain, but
the Bureau Of Prisons has
issued this warning:
'It is becoming increasingly
apparent that the District OF
Columbia must anticipate the
establishment Of an integrated
correctional and prison sys-
tenn Of its own. It Is recon-
mended that the Commits
sioners Of the District Of
Columbia be advised that their
growing dependence on the
Federal system can no longer
be justified.
We appreciate the ex-
isting limitations Of the Dis
trict Reformatory at Lorton,
Va, and realize that techni-
cally all persons convicted in
the District are committed to
the custody Of the Attorney
General. Nevertheless. these
offenders are In fact convicted
of crimes APPLYING to no other
Federal jurisdiction and there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-11
ny DONALD r. FOxvOG

ZION. HIT was only some
IS years ago that this North
ern nlinois city on the banks
Of Lake Michigan achieved
national attention when WI
bur Glenn Voliva and his Zion
ist followers staunchly in
sisted that the world was nat.
There ID still q handful Of
oldtimers here who cling to
that conviction, but another
group with . strange new be-
Lief II now IN the limehght.
Today the Illinois dunes,
the sandy shores Of Zion, are
used % the site for dead
earnest saucer sighting" ex-
petitions by . group that h
Just - firmly convinced that
Tying saucer people from
other planets have already
landed On earth, a. the Zion
lists were convinced the world
wasn't round.
This new group. known Is
the Great Lakes Unidentified
Flying Objects tUFO) Club, IL
one Of some IS such organiza-
lions now ilourishing In the
United States and, for its size,
1t Is probably the most active
group In the Nation. Other
prominent flying saucer clubs
may be found in Chicago, De-
troit. Los Angeles, New York
and Philadelphia. Still others
exist In England. France, Italy
and South Africa.
AN Around Us
The basic belief seems to be
that soundless flying saucers
are zipping around the earth
almost al the time. Thou
sands are seen, millions more
90 by unseen. The saucers
are known" to come from
Mars. Venus and Saturn In
our solar system and there Is
one recorded" visit from q
saucer which obviously was
from another solar system"
How does one see flying
saucers? Well. some Just hap
pen to come into view, other
times you go looking for them
and sometimes they look for
you. especially II you are q
plain simple person" with an
'open mind"
Jack Maynard. president Of
the Great Lakes UFO Club,
proudly says he has had II
'aightings" since 1949; az
with witnesses" Maynard has
trained himself to look I'D"
90 he won't miss any that
Just happen to whiz by.
The Great Lakes UFO Club
goes ON frequent saucer sight
ings" ut night at the Illinois
dunes, and Maynard said his
group saw Q saucer make
three passes" one night last
fall. Checking further. it was
learned that about q third OF
the group did not see 1t and
others confessed" they
weren't sure they saw . saucer
but they didn't want to dis
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cradle forces in reserve. It
has lowered the age Of draf-
tees by an entire year, and In
many branches 1t has In.
creased the two-year compul-
sorry service by six months and
more. The Red regime has
strengthened other defense
formations-the police and
militia-and thus has aug
mented considerably its mill
tary potential.
That's not all: In Commu-
mist states. after the model
Of Moscow, groups Of govern
ment employees have been put
into uniforms. Railroad work.
ers, for instance, are being
subjected to defense training
and military discipline.
School Children
Pre-military training has
been introduced into all the
types Of education. and the
subjects in which children are
to be trained and educated
from the earliest age have
been regulated in great detail.
Il has been explained by
the Minister Of Defense, D. c.
Cepicka, that the task and
goal Of political defense prepa-
ration Is: ITO explain to the
young people the importance
Of the political and historic
necessity Of popular defense
Of the motherland as opposed
to the militarism Of the Anglo
American inperialists. !. To
convince the young people Of
the decadence Of the capitalist
order, Of the historic neces-
sity Of its doom. to lead them
to hatred against the class
enemy. :"
Preparation for Wor
Wide strata Of the popula-
ton In Czecnoslovakia and the
other peoples democracies"
are trained not only in the use
Of weapons but also In civil
and anti aircraft defense.
Large groups Of nurses, for
instance. are being trained for
war purposes.
New shelters and airports
are being built, new sources Of
uranium are sought feverishly;
o special civil organization for
cooperation with the army
has been created and has
branches all over the country;
all sport organizations are
turning to military education
and training; special depart
ments have been created In
the various work centers for
the quick and smooth execu-
ton Of mobilization.
And so 1t goes.
What Is q claimed reduction
of $4,000 men opposed to this
wholesale preparation Of the
military potential Of Czecho-
slovakia? Does 1t make any
difference II after training,
they will be placed in the re-
serves q few months earlier?
The Communists. in follow
ing their unalterable final
goals, merely are proceeding
faithfully according to Lenin's
principles. which among other
things, claim as q part Of their
tactics 1.-THE ability to make all
the necessary compromises. to
tack. to make agreements, zig
zags, retreats, and 10 on ;"
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MARYLAND
By GENE GOODWIN

Although MONTGOMERY Coun-
ciIwoman Stella B. Werner
may have been oyerstating the
case when she warned recently
that "the incorporated towns
are going to take over the
State Of Maryland It GER
tainly Il true that the towns
have found great strength in
organization.
The Maryland Municipal
League Ii only seven years old.
But It has grown from Q little
forum Of II municipalities in
1913 to . big, influential or
ganization Of log Inunicipali-
ties today.
All Of Maryland's major
cities. with the exception Of
Centrevil1e on the Eastern
Shore, are members.
The league today Is UNI
doubtedly one Of Maryland's
leading Statewide organiza-
tons. Despite-and perhaps
because offs non-partisan-
ship. the league Is consulted
by the Governor and feared
by the Legislature.
In contrast. the Maryland
Association Of County Com
missioners is consulted in
frequently by anybody and
feared by few. It has no real
program, and even If 1t did.
It has no means Of carrying
one out.
This II what bothers Mrs.
Werner.
Sfondstill
She has been an active
member Of the commissioner
association since 1850 when 1t
was formed from q merger Of
separate organisations Of East
ern and Western Shore county
Ofiicia1s.
During this time she has
watched the steady growth In
influence Of the Maryland
Municipal League, climaxed by
Its legislative and ballot box
victory in winning q constitu-
tional amendment granting
broad new home rule powers
to towns and cities. Compan-
ion legislation extending home
rule privileges. comparable to
those enjoyed by. chartered
Montgomery, to Maryland's 23
counties, has been defeated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-11
By PETER zENKL

Recent announcements by
the Soviet Union and Commn-
mist satellites that they are
cutting their armies may not
be o. significant as they sound.
For the Communists have long
been adept ct lconcealing their
armed strength.
just O. an example, there
was this incident In Czecho-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-11

M. ZsskI Is Q former deputy prime
minister Of czeehesIovekis. Ne
come 10 this country when the
Cemmunists ssized control Of his
nosive lend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
W0od5zde Club
Grants award
To Miss Miller

A four-year scholarship grant
of $50 per year has been made
to Miss Elizabeth S. Miller of
Spencerville, by the 'Women's
Club of Woodside. The scholar.
ship is known as the Lenna M.
Salzman memorial scholarship
and is intended for a student
nurse. Miss Miller is entering
Emory University at Atlanta, Ga.
In addition, the Womens Club
has on hand $500 which will be
loaned to a deserving student
without interest. Those desiring
this aid should apply to Mrs Alan
Gardner, of 1915 Dale Drive, Sill
yer Spring, chairman of the scho-
larship fund.
Assistance to college students in
the form of interest-free loans
has been one of the projects of
the club for many years.