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Evening star., 1955-09-05
LAYETTE AND TRIMMINGS

So. mothers, let our Ione-experi-
eneed Nursery Corner advise
you !. give you q list of Bobys
actual needs and show you
pomperine trimmings" too.
A. From Belgium, q mist-fine white
shawl, lacy, pomperine. It's 57q6
wool. 2396 royon, 2oqe cotton. 40
inches squors. just right for new
baby. $50
B. A friend from England, euddIy
white plush beor cub, 7" high. AS
c. Sissy Seat" for home or troveI is
O portable combination nursery chair
and training seat. Finish is woxed
birch. Legs detoch and it folds, Plastic
"potty" and oil, into eorboord carrying
cose. 500
D. From ItoIy, the fascinating straw
erodle with movable hood HondIes
and its own light weight make it so
cosy to cory. Noturol with pink or
blue. 2l.o5
W5L-Nursey Corner, 4th Floor
-. olso Chevy Chose ond Alexondrio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Alexandra Group
Seeks Passage Of
Segregation Plan

Formation of an Alexandria
committee to work for passage
Iof the constitutional amendment
proposal in the January 8 ref
lerendum was announced today
by former Mayor Marshall j.
Beverly.
Mr.. Beverly was among SO
prominent business, civic and
political leaders who signed a
statement urging citizens to vote
for the plan recommended by
the Gray Commission.
The amendment would allow
State aid for private education.
The statement said its signers
support the Gray plan for the
protection Of our public school
system. We feel that II some
plan such as the one suggested
by the Gray Commission is not
adopted, IL will be the end Of
the public school system in large
areas of the State"
Signers included Councilman
James M. Duncan, jr.; Thomas
Moncure, former city Democratic
Committee chairman; Daniel F.
4 Flaherty. vice chairman of the
Democratic Committee; Ward
Boswell. chairman Of the Alex
Iandria Housing Authority; How
ard w. Smith. IT,. former Com
Imonwealth Attorney; Ralph H.
Boyle. ST., former president OF
the Virginia Chamber Of Com
merce; Mrs. Evelyn Rollins, for
mer State Democratic Commit
teewoman, and former State
Senator Andrew w. Clarke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
MEETINGS SET
FOR DISCUSSION
IOF VIRGINIA VOTE

The January 8 referendum
on amending the Virginia
Constitution as recommend
ed by the Gray Commission
will be discussed at these
meetings today:
Franklin Sherman School.
Mclean. 8 pm. Committee
for the Constitutional Con-
vention: speakers to include
Delegate Harrison Mann of
Arlington and C. c. Mccall,
former attorney general Of
Alabama.
Garfield School. SPRING
field. 8 pm: Springfield
Civic Association: william
Moncure. for the amend
ment; John Blum, against;
discussion and vote.
Fairfax Courthouse. 8 pm.
Committee for Constitu-
tional Convention: State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick
and Delegate J. Maynard
Magruder Of Arlington; At
torneys Lytton Gibson and
Charles Pickett. A private
dinner for the speakers will
be given earlier at Court
house Country Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Harris Hart Backs
jan. 9 Referendum

RICHMOND, Dec. % R.-
Harris Hart, former State super
Iintendent of instruction and
now State personnel director,
yesterday Endorsed the proposed
amendment to the State con-
Istitution in the January 9 refer
Iendum.
II join with my former coll
leagues" he said, "in support
ling this referendum as a neces-
sary means to preserve the pub
lie school system of the Com
Imonwealth."
The referendum proposal also
lis supported by Dowell j. How
lard, superintendent Of public
instruction, and former super
|intendents q. Tyler Miller and
'Dabpey 8. Lancaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28

Assorted beads, trinkets. and
pieces OF petrified wood.
The tusk is obviously full
length. being hollow at one end.
But its curvature does not ap-
pear sharp enough to be that of a
mammoth and is considerably
longer than the tusks of We olde
mastodon. It could be an ele-
plant tusk. but elephants are not
native to the District.
The Star arranged for Smith
sonian Institution experts to
identify the thing later today.
II the axheads were left in the
woods by Indians, they were
highly literate Indians (the site
of the find is near Georgetown
University because inscribed on
two Of them is the legend: IL. A.
Kengle. Cabin John. Md, 1892"
Friend Quits Too Early
Robert, who is an eighth
grader at Gordon Junior High
School. said a friend, who is q
stone collector, first$Got him in
in the hobby. His friend,
Bobby Burhra's. 23l4 Huidekoper
street NV, went along with him
Monday to show him how. But
after digging for a while, Bobby
gave up and went home. leaving
Robert.
Robert kept digging and soon
began to unearth the axheads
under two feet of soil. Relics
seemed strewn all over the place.
and soon he had a bagfull. The
tusk. he said was scarcely buried
at all.
He hauled the heavy load al
most a mile to his home.
Robert doesn't care If he hasn't
unearthed relics left from some
ancient tribe Of animals and
men: the find is still impressive.
After ALL" he said. this is
still pretty old stuff, isn't it?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28

drum similar to the Latin bongo,
played with the flngertips and
heels Of the hand.
A sorod recital was given by
DR.. S. K. Sinha. accompanied on
the takla by DR.. M. Bhuyan.
This was followed by a folk
dance by Miss Hansa Mehta.
Miss Rosa Aivazian OF Iran
danced a number from her ma
tive land. with bells on her
ankles.
Other Acts
Other presentations included
Ia Ceylonese harvest dance.
Ethiopian Christmas songs, In
donesian songs and a dance in
which the dancers twirl plates
holding lighted candles, a Java
Inese dance, a sword dance, folk
dance and songs from Korea. a
dance from Pakistan; folk
dances, songs and instrumentals
from the Philippines. and a
classical dance and folk dance
Iof Thailand.
The master Of ceremonies was
Edward r. Carr. president of the
Pageant Of Peace and head OF
the Washington Board Of Trade.
Opening remarks were made by
IDjoko Sanjoto. cultural attache
Iof the Embassy of Indonesia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28

Ceruay is SHOWN IN Dlack.
operation here for IS years with.
out q single failure.
Public Interested
1.-THE loan commitment fol-
the Potomac Plaza development
has been obtained from the
Equitable Life Assurance Society
of the United States.
We've received a tremendous
amount of interest from the gen.
eral public in our project"
The Potomac Plaza Center
will be constructed by the Hage-
man-Harris Co., Royce F. Ward
vice president, who is represent.
ing the company here. is now or
a vacation in Mexico.
But a spokesman for the con,
struction firm declared:
We're very pleased the Dis
trict Commissioners saw fit Il
act this way. as it will facilitate
our getting started Immediately
Shoot for January Start
1--WE are getting ready to TAX
bids on excavation and founda
ton for the work Immediately
We hope to get it cleared ant
ready to start some time Il
January If we possibly can"
Spokesman for the Potoma
Plaza developers last week voice.
their objections to being in
cluded in the urban renewa
area. The National Capitol Plan.
ming Commission had SO tenta'
lively included 1t.
BY yesterdays action Of thu
Commissioners. the Redevelop.
ment Land Agency will be able tt
apply to the Housing and Home
Finance Agency for money tt
survey the Foggy Bottom ares
and draft a plan for its re.
VampinP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Poqeont Goes Indoors
For Asion-Africon Nioht

Pageant of Peace stage produc-
lions moved indoors last night
and packed a capacity audience
in well-heated Lisner Auditori-
UNI. the scene of ASIAN African
Night" presentations.
Backstage. it looked like the
social hour at she United Ma
tions. On-stage, the scenes
quickly changed from Bombay
to Karachi to Ethiopia and other
exotic lands of the Orient and
Africa.
Ten nations of Asia and Africa
presented songs and dances ma
tive to their own lands.
One of Hits
One Of the hits of the evening
was the medley Of songs and
dances by representatives Of the
Arabic nations. This included
several Bedouin-clad music
makers and a graceful child
dancer in a dance number called
the "Darbery."
India presented a Bharata
Natyam dance. accompanied by
Ia violin, a sorod and takla. A
Isorod is a many-stringed instru-
ment Of wide range. which /;
picked and fingered much in the
manner of a guitar. A takla is a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Man Badly Burned
In Apartment Fire

A 5l-year-old man was burned
seriously early today when his
seventh-f1oor apartment at 1921
T street NV. caught fire.
The victim. in serious condi-
ton at Emergency Hospital, is
Frank G. Cooney, a Government
printer.
Police said firemen took him
from the smoke filled apartment
after receiving a telephone call.
Mr.. Cooney told them he could
could not recall whether he
might have left a cigarette
burning. The blaze was con-.
fined to his apartment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Dorden Sees Dangers
In Hurried Inteqrution

Colgate w. Darden, jr., presi-
dent of the University of Virginia
and a former Governor, defended
the Gray plan in a speech here
last night. declaring that it would
give the State time to arrive at
"a voluntary solution to the school
segregation problem.
He spoke on one of a series
OF television programs on Sta
ton WTTG. sponsored by sup
porters of the Gray plan
The former Governor declared
that he had lived in Southside
Virginia where the Negro popu-
lations are heavy, and warned
that the situation there was
trying" He said the races had
lived together there in harmony
for many years but the Supreme
Court segregation decision had
stirred up new hatreds.
Mr.. Darden said that section
or the State would close its
schools rather than integrate.
There will be engendered
animosities and hatreds that will
outlive your lifetime and mine"
he said. There is a storm brew
ing that can break with more
violence than many realize. The
situation will not disappear in a
short time"
He said that the Gray plan
would not solve the problem
completely, but would give vir-
ginia time to work out volun-
tary plan. He added that he
had faith that the white and
colored people of the State could
and would work out such q vol
untary plan If given the time
to do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Daily Pageant Program
oduy

200 pmChldren program by the Circus Saints and Sin
and the Junior Chamber Of Commerce
TOO pm.-Puppet Show, Navajo Indian Family"
1880 pm.-First Congregational Church Choir.
800 pm.-Navy Band.
$3.50 pm.-Amercan Security and Trust Co. Chorus.
900 pm.-Harry's Hoppers. square dancing
915 pm.-Modern School of Dance program.
Tomorrow
300 pmAmercan folk dances by Girl Scout Troop 362
TOO pm.-Puppet show.
7:30 pm.-Farfax Chorus
800 pm-"And So They Came to Bethlehem narrative
with tableaux, by the Woodley Players OF ALL
Souls Episcopal Church.
$3.50 international Night: Songs and dances from
Germany, Greece, Turkey, France, Austria
Italy, Switzerland, the Ukraine and Scotland
(Al these events will be held on the Elipse)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Scientist, Is, Digs Is Tons
And What Has He Got?

A carrier boy for The Star
whose first archaeological expe-
dition turned out beautifully
was up against a scientists
dilemma today. There just isn't
much your parents can do with
a 15o-pound tusk more than 9
feet long.
Robert Stnith, 10. Of 1900
Thirty eighth street NV, went
on his first stone-digging trip
Monday. He chose to explore
the Glover Archbold woods near
Georgetown University Medical
School.
The hunt ended in q treasure
Itrove OF about so relics - so
many that there Is q suspicion
some other collectors orerseer
threw them away. And Roberts
find also seems doomed to the
discard HIS father, Charles
Smith, announced today he In
tended 10 get lid Of the stun
the same way. -
Gets A Wagon Lead
When Robert left home Mon
day all he had with him was
his Star carrier wagon.
When he returned several
hours later, he had:
A 150-pound. 8-foot-2-inch
ltusk, apparently from an extinct
mammoth or mastodon dating
from the last glacial age in
America.
A religious medallion inscribed
lin Latin and dated 1889.
| A coin with a calendar Of 1857
engraved on it.
! A fern fossil and a leaf fossil.
Four Indian axheads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
State Pledge Asked
Not to Shut Schools
Groy PIon Becker
Says Voters Fear
Possible Closing

RICHMOND, Dec. % Dr.
Delegate Robert Whitehead of
Nelson County today urged Gov.
Stanley and the Legislatures top
officers to publicly assure the
people" they will apply the full
weight of their powers to retain
laws providing for Statewide
Imaintenace Of the public school
system.
THE people Of Virginia have
la right to know what type Of
Legislation they may expect If
Section 141 of the constitution
is amended as proposed" said
Mr.. Whitehead. A referendum
on calling a convention to ap-
prove the amendment is set for
January 8.
They have a right to expect
those in high positions of au-
Ithority to inform them. This Is
no time for no comment" Mr..
Whitehead said.
Becomes Big Issue
Mr.. Whitehead's plea came In
a 500-word statement dealing
with a subject that has become
a big issue in the campaign over
the proposal to amend the State
constitution to permit public
funds to be used for private
education as a means of avert
ing enforced indignation.
Mr.. Whitehead - who an
Inounced 10 DAYS ago he would
vote for the amendment-said in
his statement today mo public
assurance. or anything like it,
has been forthcoming" to guar
lantee that schools will be kept
intact"
| Should the amendment plan
be defeated. he said it would
stem largely from fear the pro-
posed constitutional convention
would be the first step in a proc
ess to close schools.
| Mr.. Whitehead said the skep-
ticism about the amendment is
"due mainly to the fact that
many of those who are so en-
thuSiastic for the convention are
on record as either being In
favor Of closing the public
schools If they cannot have their
way, or have publicly stated that
In some areas the public schools
viii be closed"
1 Boards Lack Power
| But under existing law, he
continued, boards of supervisors
do not have the power to cause
the public schools to close by
attempting to withhold appro-
Ipriations.
| Furthermore. he said, "it Is
the continuing duty of every
School Board to operate the
public schools within its juris-
diction."
Mr.. Whitehead, to support his
contention. quoted from various
sections of law and from two
sections of the State constitu-
ton and said 1.-The duty of main
tanning public free school educa-
ton in every county and city of
Virginia becomes manifest"
Unless the foregoing laws are
changed" he declared, cit will
be the duty of every School
Board in Virginia to operate the
public schools within its juris-
diction next year and every year
thereafter. and it will be the
duty of the Board of Supervisors
OF every county to make the
minimum appropriation required
by law and it will be the duty of
the General Assembly to supple
ment the local funds with an
amount sufficient to maintain
an efficient system of public free
schools"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Alabama Firm Gets
Edge in Housing Bids

NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 20 tR.--
.Algernon- Blair. Inc. Of Mont
Igomery, Ala, has submitted ap-
parent low bids for construction
of 1877 family housing units at
Fort Eustis and rs units at Fort
Lee.
A spokesman for the Norfolk
district office of the Army En-
'gineers said today the Alabama
firm made a $l,765,739 bid on
the Eustis work and a $1,068. 407
bid on the Lee work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Potomac PIozo Project
Asks Foundation Bids
By WILLIAM A. MULLEN

Developers Of the Potomac
Plaza 500 million development
in Foggy Bottom today called for
bids for foundation work on the
first unit Of the project.
They Immediately followed up
yesterdays action by the Dis
Itrict Commissioners In removing
their project from the urban re-
Inewal area in that part Of the
city.
F.. Wallace Dixon, architect,
Iof the firm of Dixon 81 Weppner.
said bids for the excavation, con-
crete work and mechanical work
that must go in below-ground
will be opened on January IL.
This will be In the Potomac
Plaza Offices. 2415 Virginia ave-
niue NV. He said plans for the
first unit are completed. Mr..
Dixon said the contractor. Hage-
man. Harris Co., Inc, builders.
will construct the cooperative
apartment building, first unit in
the program.
Speeds Work
Edmund j. Flynn. real estate
man, said the Commissioners
action removes the final road
block in the program. It means
private enterprise win be able to
move ahead without having to
consult numerous Government
agencies. at various steps in the
development. The first unit will
go in near Virginia and New
Hampshire avenues NV.
The project runs from Twen-
ty-fourth street. Virginia avenue
NV. to the Potomac River and
covers the old Washington Gas
Light Co. property there. Early
action by the District Commits
sioners in issuing a building per-
init for the first unit is antici-
ipated.
The District Commissioners
acted. as I presumed they would,
lin the best interests Of the Dis
ltrict Of Columbia not to throw
amy roadblocks In the path Of a
$500 million development" Mr..
Flynn declared. I'm real estate
taxes alone II win produce close
Ito 81 million In income and I'M
told millions from people en-
gagged in business in the area.
1.-THE decision Of the District
Commissioners was whether 1t
was an advantage to have a
pheasant in the hand rather
than two sparrows In the bush.
We never had any doubt what
the Commissioners attitude
would be.
Encouraged by d. c.
I'VE have received nothing but
encouragement from every ecne-
Ion Of the District Government.
Now that this final roadblock
has been removed. We are con-
Ifident the development will
mushroom into the growth that
has been projected for it. Its
influence on the adjacent prop
Ierty will be tremendous.
I'VE have already succeeded in
obtaining buyers for more than
Sis million worth of apartments
for the first building Of this
project cooperative apart
ment building. We intend toI
build this as a criterion Of what
Us to follow.
at is important to note we
number among our purchasers
the McLachien Banking Corp,
which bought the commercial
frontage on Virginia avenue for
la branch Of their institution.
Also important is this corpora
ltion's application for approval to-
the Controller Of the Currency Of
the United States, which met
with prompt and satisfactory re-
lsponse-it was approved.
I'VE consider these two fac
tors Endorsements of the sound
ness Of our cooperative plan
which we are now applying to
our 45th building in WASH
ixnAn.n rrinn ,,ln.a hnr hnn.n IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Rosenberoer to Talk

Francis c. Rosenberger, author
of Virginia Reader" and "Jef-
ferson Reader" will be guest
speaker at a m Getting of the
George Mason Chapter. Virginia
Society of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, at Z pm. tomor-
row at Hogate's Arlington House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
Rambling.

A sign on a friendship
Heights streetcar reads: Don't
leave 'em standing in the road
cause your driver thinks he
has a full load. MOVE BACK"
Leaving literary criticism aside,
it might be pointed out, hum
bly,, that the sign would do
more good somewhere near
the front Of the streetcar than
1t does in its present position.
at the farthest point in the
A bus driver, on one OF those
icy mornings, recognized a reg
ular passenger standing shiv-
ering at the bus stop, and
before he opened the door to
let the passenger in, shouted.
Say pleased"
A leftover sign near West
ern and Wisconsin avenues
reads, "Ice Cold Watermelon
For Sale" -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
goes into its second day of a
four-day convention in the
Sheraton-Park Hotel.
Beginning a three-day
convention at the Mayflower
Hotel is the American His
torical Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
"sERGT. CORTIZAS had a

"SERGT. CORTIZAS had a
heart attack several weeks
ago. He's out at Walter Reed,
and the doctors say he has to
stay there a while and rest
up.
Il got to thinking somebody
ought to do something nice
around Christmas for these
kids who do something nice
for other people all year long.
II knew the sergeant wasn't
going to be able to be up and
about WITH them at Christmas.
I didn't know exactly whether
he'd approve of what I had in
mind, since he doesn't let the
kids take anything for what
they do, and so I thought
about 1t a long time, but
finally decided to go ahead.
I'm a sort of an official up
at the Shrine, SO we set up a
little Christmas party there
for the kids.
1--WE arranged to have them
all 16 of them-meet at one
of the homes down there in
the southwest Friday after
noon.
I'VE bundled them into au-
tomobiIes and took them up
to the Shrine on K street and
we had a real party-gifts and
entertainment for all of them.
at could never be as much
as they deserve but maybe it
showed a little appreciation
for what they're doing.
I'm glad ! spoke to the SER
geant that day in the cafe
terra"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28

II SAT DOWN and talked to
him, and found out he is Mas
ter Sergt. Antonio Cortizas. He
does sculpture for the Army
Medical Museum. Makes
models of hearts and veins
and muscles and things like
that.
1.-THE kids with him, he said,
we're neighborhood boys and
girls from around the south
west area where the museum
is. He's got them organized
into a club. And here's the
part about it that's so wonder
full:
"He gives them each a job
to do. Their job is to assign
themselves to elderly people
in the neighborhood, and to
help these people any way
they can-run errands for
them, help them with small
things around the house, and
so forth.
He won't let the kids take
any money for this. In return
for what they do. he teaches
them art, and a little science
works long hours with them.
"And they use what they
learn in another fine way. All
year long, when hardly any
body else is thinking about
Christmas, these kids get to-
gether with Sergt. Cortizas
and make Christmas toys for
other kids-kids who might
not have toys otherwise. The
sergeant provides the mate
nal and keeps things going
along smoothly.
Nov it might sound a little
sanctimonious to say that
what the sergeant Is doing
helps keep these kids off the
street and out of mischief, and
If you saw them you'd know
right away they're not the
kind that get into trouble.
"But it does help them get
a neighborhood spirit, and
grow up knowing that there
are other people in the world
besides themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-28
The
Rambler
Sergeant Cortizos
And All His Kids
By JACK JONAS

It's a little late. but let's
have Herman Norwood, who
works for GSA, tell his Christ
mas story about a chance
meeting and where it led:
" usually eat lunch in the
Government cafeteria at Sew
enth and Jefferson drive.
"I noticed this master SER
geant at the table next to
mine one day, with three kids,
and they all seemed to be hav-
ing a fine time, laughing and
talking together. The next
day, there were two young
sters, different ones this time.
"And the next day, he was
by himself.
"'How's the family?' I ask
ed as I walked by his table.
"He looked surprised.
"'I don't have a family he
said. I'm not married
Evening star., 1955-11-08
Town Honors Kronheim
BY Adopting His Name

at hand" But he said he is
confident that that in which we
have put our faith shall not be
allowed to fail.
"We win not permit its people
to become the pawn of interna-
tional politics again." he de-
Iclared.
One of the most popular ap-
lpearances of the evening was
that Of Miss Gladys Gewirtz, a
recording artist, who sang Ameri-
can folk songs. Yfddish and He
brew songs and a selection in
English. French, Yiddish and
Hebrew.
Harry Levin, counselor of the
Embassy of Israel, brought greet
|ings from Israel. Rabbi Morris
Gordon gave the invocation, and
Rabbi Albert J. Davis pro-
|nounced the benediction.