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Evening star., 1955-09-06
'Fuce-Suving'
Charged in
Pupil Shift

A group of Rollingwood (Md }
citizens charged the Montgomery
County Board Of Education today
with "face-saving" in reaffirming
its decision to shift 80 Negro
pupils from the closed Linden
School to the Rollingwood Ele-
mentary School. 2 miles away.
In a statement released by An
drew Lipscomb. STATESMAN for
the group. the Rollin wood resi-
dents claimed they we're vindi-
Gated by the State Board Of Edu-
cation which upheld the county
board in making the shift. but
called it "educationally unsound." T"
The State boards decision was
interpreted by the objectors as
what you are doing
is wrong. We expect you to cor
rect it. But we won't reverse you
because it is better for you to
reverse yourself"
The statement claimed that
never before has a State board
of education so roundly criticized
the actions Of a county board or
county superinten n d e mt Of
schools"
Denial of its bid to rescind the
county boards stand exhausted
the appeals OF the Rollingwood
group through administrative
channels.
Mr.. Lipscomb withheld COM
ment on possible court action
aimed at barring the transfer
before the opening Of school on
Monday.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
PLANE WITH So CIRCLES FIELD
40 MINUTES WHEN LIGHT FAILS

For 40 minutes early today Capital Airlines DC-4
circed National Airport with SIS passengers and
of three in the mistaken belief that the landing
had failed to lower,
The Misrepresentation arose because warning light
in the cabin showed red instead of after the landing
gear had been released.
The planes captain, Carl O. Peterson of 5307 Carlton
street. Bethesda kept the ship crng until in the growing
daylight ground could determine that the
down. The trouble in light relay not the landing
One passenger Mrs Rose Marie Taylor OF 1918 Morrison
street NW who boarded the plane at Pittsburgh said
word of the diffculty given passengers.
"You could tell there something wrong the way
the plane crced and banked she said but the
just wonderful She said that when the plane landed the
tail little bumpy"
Rescue crews and equipment sent to the field
when the trouble first reported.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
Cleaning Plant SIoying
Linked to Ohio Robbery

velope-type folder and the watch
mans wallet was missing.
In the Cleveland case Septem-
Der 3 the watchman of the clean
ing plant was also bound, In
spector Tolson said. He was not
gagged but one of the two
masked bandits stayed over him
with q gun for an hour while
the other knocked the dial of a
safe. Two safes were looted.
Inspector Tolson said the lack
of a gag--if the Cleveland ban
dts were those sought here
might be attributed to the fact
they learned a lesson from the
death of Mr.. Armhold.
AS points of similarity, he cited
the facts that cleaning plants
were victimized in both cases
and that the watchmen were
bound. The dissimilarity was
mainly that the safe at Aristo
was not touched while two safes
figured in the Cleveland case.
More than $50 persons have
been questioned in the Aristo
killing. Among them have been
holdup men picked up in other
cases, juveniles and present and
former Aristo employees.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
cRUSTY WINS TIE,
WILL BAKE PIES
FOR D. G. SCHOOLS

Crusty Pie won a tie today
when the District Commits
Ssbners decided that's the
brand that Washington
school children will be eat
ing when they go back to
their books next Monday.
For the second time in a
row Crusty Pie Co. of Wash
lngton and Mrs. Smiths
Colonial Baking Co. Of Sill
yer Spring and Pottstown,
Pa. submitted Identical Bids
-55 cents Q pie--to sell the
District 10000 pies for SO
school cafeterias.
Earlier this year Mrs.
Smiths Colonial Bakery won
the tie on a formal drawing
by lot designed to solve the
problem.
Crusty Pie Co. objected
and persuaded the Commits
sioners to reverse the con-
tract award In favor of the
local firm.
Today the District Com
missioners followed the same
policy and awarded the ST.
500 contract to the Wash
ington company.
Evening star., 1955-09-06

Acting Chief of Detectives Au-
brey M. Tolson said today there
were definite similarities" be-
tween the holdup Staying of an
Aristo cleaning plant night
watchman here and the robbery
of a. cleaning establishment in
Cleveland more than a week
later.
Informed Of the Cleveland
case, Inspector Tolson called the
Detective Bureau there for de-
tails and said that If Cleveland
police pick up suspects in their
case Washington detectives want
to talk to them.
In the case here David L. Arm
hold, jr., 78-year-old night
watchman in the cleaning plant
at 1921 South Capitol street,
was bound. gagged and brutally
beaten August "a. Death was
due to asphyxia by strangulation
from the ties Stuffed in his
mouth and wound tightly around
his mouth and throat.
The slayer took about $l40
from a petty cash fund in a desk
drawer and $40 from an en-
Evening star., 1955-09-06
Stolen Cor Crash
Brings 8 Arrests

Three men were arrested early
today in a stolen automobile
after it rammed the rear Of a
police scout car.
Charged with unauthorized
use were Stuart H. Jones, 80, COL
ored, of the TOO block of Florida
avenue NE, the driver; Charles
H. White. "a. colored, 1000 block
OF Fifteenth street NV, and
Bernard c. Burrell, 27. colored,
300 block Of Ridge road Sc.
The police car was struck as
its driver. Pvt. Alton Highsmith
OF No. II precinct tried to force
the other car to the curb at
Nichols avenue and S street Sc.
Jones also was charged with
not having a District permit.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
Speeder Is jailed
For 100 Duys

A 32-year-old man was SEN
fenced to a $135 fine or 100 days
in jail by Municipal Court Judge
Mildred E. Reeves yesterday after
he pleaded guilty to five traffic
charges.
He is George F. Carter, colored,
of the TOO block of Langston ter
race NE, who went to jail after
he failed to pay the fine.
Police said Carter started a
wild ride Saturday night at South
Capitol and E streets, running
over q traffic island, knocking
down a small tree and a sign and
smashing into another auto.
He was charged with speeding,
failure to have his drivers per-
init, colliding. making a turn
from the wrong lane and driv-
ing over q sidewalk.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
Maj. Alley to File Plea
Fo Quosh Court-MortioI

The United States Court ol
Appeals for the District of Co.
lumbia will be asked to invalidate
the court-martial of Maj. Ronald
E. Alley, an attorney for Mai
Alley said today.
The lawyer, Josiah Lyman
told reporters that he would file
notice Of appeal this week from
q ruling by Judge Joseph C
McGarraghy of the o. S. District
Court for the District Of Co
lnmbia.
Judge McGarraghy had re-
fused to enjoin military author
tiles from continuing with the
court-martial now in progress al
Fort Meade, Md.
Maj. Alley is charged with col
laborating with Chinese Com
munists while a prisoner Of wal
in Korea.
The charges revolve around
alleged attempts by Mai. Alley
to talk fellow prisoners into
collaborating with the Reds and
with alleged giving of military
Information to the enemy.
The officers attorneys had
argued that the charges actually
constitute treason accusationc
They argued that treason can be
tried only in a civilian court.
But Judge McGarraghy re-
jected this argument, saying he
did not see the allegations against
Maj. Alley as treason charges.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Robert L. Toomey, represent
ing the Government. argued that
treason is not the charge because
there was no allegation that Mai.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
Flood Aid Donations
Climb TO $1o4385

Donations to the Red Cross
flood fund here totaled $194, 1886
this afternoon with more money
expected despite the announce
ment that the national drive for
flood victims has ended.
The local figure brings this
area to $50 per cent of its quota.
The Washington area was
asked originally to contribute
$4,000 as part Of the campaign
begun two weeks ago. Red Cross
officials said that residents here
set the pace for the rest of the
Nation In the drive.
Meanwhile, the District of
Columbia Cancer Aid Group an
nounced today it had donated
500 to the flood fund.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
Two Brothers Held
In Theft Series

Two brothers were accused of
five purse snatchings and one
housebreakings over a two-year
period after they were appre-
hended yesterday by Juvenile
Division detectives.
The boys, Is and l6, colored,
were picked up for questioning
in the bousebreaking which oc-
Cured recently at a store at
1923 Thirteenth street NV.
The owner told police his store
was robbed Of $50.
Detectives quoted the boys as
saying they took only 81 and
three cartons of cigarettes.
Police said they hid the loot in
a nearby alley and returned to
find it lost.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
Bidders 10 Tell.
Area B Plans

The District Redevelopment
Land Agency Board today set
Monday and Wednesday Of next
week for the three bidders to
present their plans for rebuild
ing the Area B Southwest re-
Development project.
John r. Searles, jr., executive
director. said invitations are be-
ing issued for 10 am. Monday
to the Washington group, in
cluding Stewart Bainum, builder;
Ronald S. Senseman. architect;
Louis r. Markun. developer, and
Fred 8. Ellrod. jr.. attorney, to
present their program.
They propose to pay the
agency annual ground rent of
$4,000. This is higher than
the two other proposals.
The board will invite a New
York syndicate, headed by James
H. Scheuer and Roger L. Stevens,
to present its proposal at 1870
pm. Monday.
On Wednesday at 10 am. the
board expects to hear the presen-
tation of a group headed by tine
Washington lumber dealer, I. S
TureVer. which proposes a rental
of $105,000 annually,
with a number of alternate
financing possibilities.
The New York group proposes
an annual rental payment of
100000.
Area B is bounded by E street,
the railroad tracks, G, I and K
streets and South Capitol street
S.W.
Mr.. Searles told the board 1t
would be supplied with the CRU
cial facts In the proposals with
out making any definite recon-
mendationS at this time"
Evening star., 1955-09-06
District Reports
|NewPoIioCases

Three new polio cases ir
Washington were disclosed to.
day by the District Health De-
partment. Another was reported
from Fairfax County.
Case number % was that of q
three-year-old girl who lives in
the TOO block Oglethorpe street
NE. She was stricken August
% and admitted to Children's
Hospital last Thursday. Her
case is non-paralytic.
Case 20 was that of a 35-year-
old man from a religious house
at Fourteenth street and South
Dakota avenue NE. He was
stricken with paralytic polio last
Wednesday and was admitted to
Providence Hospital on Friday
Case No. 80 was that of a 39-
year-old woman in the 3400 block
of Seventeenth street NV, who
fell Ill on Friday and was admit
ted to General Hospital yester-
day suffering from paralytic po-
lilo.
The department said there had
been 40 cases in the District at
this time last year.
A Fairfax County detective was
admitted to the District of Co.
lumbia General Hospital today
as a possible polio case.
County police said Detective
Marvin Hurl, "a, became sick
He was taken to the
hospital about $50 am. A hos
pital spokesman said tests were
being made to determine the
cause Of his illness.
Detective Hurl has been on the
police force for about five years
and was transferred to the de-
tective bureau last month.
Evening star., 1955-09-06

Mrs. White told him she could
not climb down a ladder because
of a heart condition. Pvt. Sell
lers took Of his mask, gave It
to her and led her out. T he
policemen climbed down the lad
der and was treated on the scene
and at Emergency Hospital for
nausea.
Five Of the six White children
were led from the house by
Percy Haden, an uncle, and their
father, Everett White. The other,
Raymond White, 13, was rescued
from an adjoining roof where he
climbed when trapped on the
second floor.
Mr., Haden also brought out
the Whites puppy, Fudge.
Police said the fumes spread
through the three story house
after Mr.. Haden attempted a
fix : it yourself job 'on a
refrigerator.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
OH-Duty Fireman Saves
Woman Trapped by Cos

A 53-year-old woman. trapped
on the second floor of her home
by leaking refrigerator fumes,
was led to safety today by an
off-duty fireman.
At the same time, Police Pvt,
Martin Harmon sof the fourth
precinct, who had gone to her
rescue earlier. was nearly over
come by the leaking sulphur
dioxide gas.
Pvt. Harmon saw Mrs. Everett
White, So. of 1900 Fourth street
S.W: leaning from a second-fioor
window calling for help. He ran
into the building but was almost
overcome himself. Gasping for
breath, he Joined her at the
open window.
Meanwhile, Fire Department
Pvt. E. L. Sellers of No. 10 Engine
Co.. who was passing by. turned
in an alarm. When the engines
arrived he grabbed a gas mask
and ran to their aid.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
Walter Robertson
Quits W&M Post

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 6 Up.
Walter S. Robertson, assistant
Secretary of State for Far East
ern Affairs, has resigned from
the College of William and Mary
Board of Visitors.
Mr.. Robertson said his resigna.
ton was prompted by the time
consuming demands of his
Washington duties. He said his
decision was not caused by the
present controversy between the
administration and certain men,
of the. student body and fac
Evening star., 1955-09-06

Alley : intended to betray the
United States.
The filing Of notice to appeal
is a first step. Then written
arguments must be presented to
the court. The Government then
is given chance to answer the
arguments. Ordinarily several
months may elapse before the
noting Of an appeal and final
decision by the court.
Evening star., 1955-09-06

in 1872 cases will be issued short
ly warning owners that they have
failed to comply with orders by
the board.
The Urban Renewal Operations
Committee is a group set up to
coordinate operations of the
Condemnation Board and all
other District agencies involved
in slum clearance.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
Winchester Man Dies
In Loudoun Crush

LEESBURG. Va, Sept. 6 (Spe-
ciaD .-Hollie B. McCormac, 39-
year-old president of the Vir-
ginia Woolen Co. of Winchester.
was killed last night in an auto
collision on U. S. SO.
The accident occurred about
8 pm, 2 miles east of Gilbert's
Corner, Loudoun County.
State police said Mr.. Nc
Cormac was alone in his car
when it collided with an auto
driven by Marvin Ritenour, SO.
of Front Royal. Mr.. Ritenour
was admitted to Loudoun Hos.
pital here with multiple cuts.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
School Begins
In Suburbs
continued From First Page

I
was routine. School lasted onl,
half an hour today.
| The lone colored boy schedule.
for High Point Juniors Senio
High failed to show UP. but it wa
pointed out that his transfer ap
Ipncation was approved only yes,
Iterday. A
| At other schools, four coloreS
children were assigned 10 Glenf
Dale Elementary School ant
three to Mount Rainier Junior
High.
School officials denied the ap.
plication Of "a Negro student.
wishing to attend High Point
because Of overcrowded condi.
ltions and lack of transportation
An application of one senior Il
transfer from Fairmont Height.
to Suitland High was turnec
down on the grounds student.
should not transfer in theil
senior years.
Things appeared to be well ir
hand in the Virginia schools, too
In Fairfax County the superin.
tendent's office did not have 9
single distress" call.
The Arlington operation was
SO efficient that Supt. T. Edward
Rutter issued a statement
thanking the citizens of Arling.
ton who have supported oul
school program so that we are
able today to have every student
in our system on a full-day ses-
sion"
The Arlington programs sue
cess was attributed to the ad,
vance registration program il
the spring. registering newcom-
ers in the county In the sum.
mer and orienting sixth and
ninth graders in their new
schools last spring.
/ If Washington and Lee High
School in Arlington was repre-.
sentative. opening day was q
smooth operation. Associate
Principal Ben Morris said the
school, with 2,100 enrolled, had
mo problems" A good attend
ance was reported and all teach
ing stations were filed.
| Tenth graders. getting their
introduction to senior high, went
to school all day. Upperclassmeu
knew their way around and were
rewarded with half q day of.
About 1000 Prince Georges
pupils were scheduled to 60 on
double shifts until new facilities
open during the year.
For the first time in the
county. a high school will feel
the effects Of the World War d
baby boom that has been
bulging elementary schools to
the breaking point for almost q
decade.
It's the Oxon Hill Junior
Senior High School, where l,1OO
students were expected today in
classrooms built for 500s The
senior high youngsters will at
tend classrooms in the morning:
the juniors get the afternoon
shift.
Most of the new elementary
schools and one new high school
which have been added to the
county's system opened today,
A few are scheduled to open
within a month or two, and other
new schools will be finished later
in the year.
In Arlington, a new elemen-
tary school and an extensive
addition opened with the fall
term.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
Loses Toe in Mower

Levi King. 81. of 10000 Lindell
street, Glenmont. Md. lost a toe
yesterday when his foot slipped
under a rotary power mower
while he was moving a terrace at
his home. Montgomery County
police reported.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
District Names
16toGroup on
urban Renewal
Committee to Form
Policy for City's
10-Yeur Program

The District Commissioners
today formally appointed Is Dis
|trict officials to the recently es-I
|tablished Urban Renewal Oper-
ations Committee to develop a
uniform official policy in the
lcity's l0-year slum program.
The action came less than a
week after appointment of an
Urban Renewal Council COM
posed of citizens to serve as policy
advisers to the Assistant Engi-
Ineer Commissioner in charge of
the program.
Named to the committee today
were:
John Nolen, jr.. National Cap
Iital Planning Commission: James
Ring, National Capital Housing
Authority; John R. Searles. jr.,
IRedevelopment Land Agency;
Mrs. Arcadia Near Phillips, Board
lof Education; Milo F. Christen-
sen, Board of Recreation; Schulz
yer Lowe, Department of General
Administration, and S. r. Harri-
Ison, Department Of Highways.
Also cabell Gwathmey, De-
partment' of Licenses and In
spection; William H. Cary.
Department of Public Health;
Gerard NJ. Shea, Department of
Public Welfare; Roy L. Orndorff.
Department of Sanitary Engi-I
Ineering; Wallace L. Braun. De-
partment Of Vehicles and Traffic;
r. C.. Roberts, fire marshall:
Henry q. Ashton, Zoning office;
Inspector Henry H. Heflin.
Metropolitan Police Department.
and Robert F. Kneipp, Office of
the Corporation Counsel.
The new committee replaces
the previous Slum Prevention
and Rehabilitation Committee.
Its organization comedies with
the effective date of the city'Sl
new housing code and with the
beginning of area enforcement.
Meanwhile, william H. Cary,
|jr., a member Of the District
Board for Condemnation of In
sanitary Buildings, declared that
should be co-ordinated with
other city agencies fighting slum
conditions.
Mr.. Cary said the condemna-
ton work should be carried. out
in tune with the housing code
enforcement program and other
community activities related toI
rehabilitation.
Mr.. Cary declared that where
the board has "taken houses that
have been under the influence Of
ether the Georgetown or tn
Capitol Hill trestoration) move
ment, high-grade improvements |
OF a more or less permanent ma
ture have been achieved"
Brief Gains Elsewhere !
Yet, he added. Gin low-rent |
housing areas where only the
worst buildings have been
touched. the improvements have
not amounted to a great deal
and they have not lasted for too
long a period"
He declared that in certain
areas buildings that have been
condemned and then repaired
could, by now. be condemned a
second time. |
Mr.. Cary said the board, work
ing under the new .raze or re-
pair law which went into effect
about a'year ago. has in the past
year condemned 963 buildings
dncluding 467 condemned under
the old law but carried into the
new program.
ISL Buildings Razed
He said that Of these, 121 have
been repaired by the owners. Isl
have been razed and some 1873
owners are charged with having
failed to comply with the con-
demnation orders. The board
has withdrawn 81 of the orders,
40 have been found guilty in
Municipal Court and 70 cases are
still pending.
Mr.. Cary added that notices.
Evening star., 1955-09-06
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Merle Norman Cos
metics. Inc, convention goes
into its second day at the
Statler Hotel, where more
than 300 delegates are in
session.
Evening star., 1955-09-06

fering from heart condition. couldn't climb down
the rescue ladder firemen put up against her home
1900 Fourth street SW. With her, half-choked by
sulphur d1oxide fumes from the refrigerator, is
fourth precinct Pvt Martin Harmon, who also was
trapped when he went to her rescue and her 13-
year-old son Raymond, who later climbed onto the
roof.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-10-29

American business and indus
trial organizations have been
able TO reduce discrimination
in employment opportunities.
Reuben B. Robertson. Jr.,
Deputy Secretary of Defense,
in the absence Of Secretary
Wilson who is in Europe, adj
dressed the conference on
Equal Job Opportunity in
Military Procurement after
the opening greeting by Sec
rotary of Commerce Sinclair
Weeks. Secretary OF Labor
James p. Mitchell. who is also
vice chairman OF President
Eisenhower's Committee, will
speak next on Using Com
munitv Resources for Equal
job Opportunity"
Fred Lazarus. Jr- president
Of the Federated Department
Stores and a member OF tse
Presidents Committee. viii
serve as moderator for the
again in Denver by Vice Presi-
dent Nixon.
Purpose OF the Conference
is TO study methods by which
panel discussion on Success
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-10-29
Unele Sam
Seeks 100
Tax Agents

Internal Revenue Service plans
for expanding its staff Of agents
in Michigan were announced this
week by Mr.. A. NJ Menninger,
director OF the Detroit district.
We plan 10 add 100 new agents
by next July Isl. he stated.
Michigan has been undersiaffed
for a long time. he said. due 10
our inability 10 obtain quail
fled applicants.
The present program provides
for recruiting college seniors who
are majoring in accounting. Upor
graduation they will be placed in
an intensive training program fol
six months and then assigned TO
regular agent duties.
Two representatives from the
Detroit district will visit the col
lcges in Michigan the first two
weeks in November TO talk with
accounting students. These rep
roSentativos will explain the pro
gram TO the students and will
accep: applications from them.
II is hoped that a training
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