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Evening star., 1955-02-22
Williams Will Address
Protective Rights Unit

Representative Williams, DEM
ocrat, of Mississippi, will ad-
dress a meeting of National Pro-
tective Individual Rights, Inc, at
pm. tomorrow in the Board of
Trade Building.
1t will be the second Washing
ton meeting of the group, which
was chartered by the Virginia
State Corporation Commission
last December.
The president of the organiza-
tion is Paul S. Robertson, 5422
Taney avenue, Alexandria, at
one time treasurer of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of White People.
The Board of Trade has no
interest in the organization but
makes its second floor confer
ence room available as a meeting
place on request. A spokesman
said the room reservation was
requested by Clifford H. Newell.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Churches Robbed
In Alexandria

Alexandria police said today
they are investigating the ran-
sacking of three churches some-
time after they closed after eve
ming services Sunday.
Only about $35 was taken in
all of the burglaries, police said.
The First Baptist Church, 2932
King street, was entered through
a basement window sometime
after II pm. Sunday. About S25
was stolen from a filing cabinet
and an undetermined amount Of
cash from a wooden box in the
church Office.
About Sc was taken from the
First Christian Church at 2723
King street sometime after 1890
pm. Sunday. Entrance was be-
lieved to have been gained
through an unlocked door.
The Temple Baptist Church,
TOO Commonwealth avenue, was
thoroughly ransacked but noth-
ing was reported missing. En-
trance was gained by some one
climbing a gutter drain pipe to
q second floor window. A safe
in the church Office was un-
locked but contained no money.
police were told.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Solemn Ceremonies
Mark Washington S
Birthday Anniversary

Solemn ceremonies. many of
them at his tomb at Mount Ver-
non, honored the memory of
George Washington on his birth
day anniversary today.
On Capitol Hill, the House and
Senate heard readings of Gen.
Washington's farewell address
his testament of unity to the
American people.
Against the insidious wiles of
foreign influence Il conjure you
to believe me, fellow citizens)
the jealousy Of a free people
ought to be constantly awake,
since history and experience
prove that foreign influence is
one of the most baneful foes Of
republican government"
President Eisenhower's naval
aide, Comdr. Edward l.. Beach,
led the ceremonial wreath-plac-
ings at the Washington tomb.
The presidential tribute was
among a dozen or more pre-
sented by military, civic and
patriotic groups.
A joint program by four major
organizations of descendants of
the Revolution was scheduled for
4 o'clock this afternoon at the
Interior Department auditorium.
Participating we're members of
the Children of the American
Revolution, which arranged the
program; Sons of the American
Revolution, Sons of the Revo-
luton and Daughters of the
American Revolution.
The Washington observance
had its peak in historic Alexan-
dria, which was concluding its
three-day celebration with an
afternoon parade starting on
Washington Memorial boulevard.
It was a holiday for most
school children and Government
employees. Banks were closed
and most stores shut up shop
after the Washington Birthday
sales were concluded in the
early afternoon.
Evening star., 1955-02-22

for Senators, but he pointed out
that if Congress didn't, no au-
thority on heaven or earth could
do it,"
Bush Opposes Bill.
The questions drifted of and
Senator Kefauver happily yield
ed the floor to Senator Bush,
Republican, of Connecticut, an
opponent of the bill.
The Connecticut Senator, an
investment banker in private
life, announced he would offer
an amendment to delete raises
for members of Congress but
leave in the bill those for the
Federal judiciary.
Before long, it was an all-Con-
necticut debate with Senator
Purtell, also a Republican, taking
sharp issue with Senator Bush s
reasoning.
In one Of his rare participa-
tions in debate. Senator Purtell
suggested whether his Connecti-
cut colleague was arguing that
membership in Congress should
be left to those with wealth Gin
herited or acquired" Senator
Bush protested that was not his
meaning. that raising salaries
would not increase the quality OF
men seeking seats, and, in ef-
feet, IL a member couldn't make
ends meet, he could get out.
Morse Takes Over.
After the h-Purtell ex-
change. the debate seemed on
the way Of ending at once. Then
Senator Morse, appearing from
the Democratic cloakroom, gained
the floor.
For the life of me-" he said,
Il can't understand the rush." He
added that he had learned in the
cloakroom a great many Sena-
tors had no great inclination"
for a record vote on the issue and
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Police Boys Club Marks
21st Birthday Today

Members, directors and friends
of the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club will meet tonight to cele-
brate the 21st anniversary of the
club. founded by Maj. Ernest
w. Brown.
The group will hear a concert
by the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club band and watch a boxing
exhibition at No. 4 Club, 816
Sixth street S.W., at 1880 o'clock.
Twenty-one years ago today
200 boys joined the first club.
Since then it has grown to a
membership of some $4,000 boys.
There are clubhouses scattered
throughout the District and two
summer camps in Maryland
sponsored by the club.
Evening star., 1955-02-22

A controversial half-nude
statue of George Washington has
been closed off from public view,
but not because of the dispute.
Smithsonian Institution, which
had custody of the cotton, IL
foot-high marble sculpture, is
simply renovating the room Of
the old Smithsonian building in
which the statue has reposed
since 1908.
The walls are being painted,
and more Importantly. a lighting
system will be installed for the
first time. To date the room has
been Illuminated only by limited
quantities of natural light. The
job will take about a year.
The statue, by the American
sculptor, Horatio Greenough,
once was the target Of furious
protests. Public and congress
sional objections centered on the
fact that Greenough portrayed
his subject in Roman garb. and
not a whole lot of that.
Congress, which commissioned
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Woman, 81, Robbed
As Street Assaults,
HoIdups Continue

A 52-year-old District woman
said she was struck on the eye
and robbed last night as she
walked toward her home at 1923
Buchanan street NV.
1t was one of a number of as
saults and robberies on Wash
ington Streets reported by police.
Mrs. Julia Harmon told police
she was overtaken by colored
boy II to 18 years old at 9 pm.
a few feet from her home. Police
said he shouted Give me that
purse" He then struck her on
the left eye and ran.
In another case Theodore E.
Goodwin, 46, of 605 Sixth street
S.W., was slashed across the
buttock with a knife and robbed
of $28.
Grabbed From Behind.
Mr.. Goodman told police he
was walking on Fourth street
S.W. about 6 pm. when a colored
man grabbed him from behind
and cut him. The assailant also
escaped with Mr.. Goodman's
Pennsylvania Railroad pass.
Miss Barbara Neville. 81. of
1923 Biltmore street NV, told
police she screamed and fright
ened a colored man who at
tempted to grab her purse as
she started up the steps of her
home last night.
In other cases. two holdup
men escaped with 1898.
One man, colored, entered the
Western Union Office at 1011 U
street NV and pulled a gun,
police said. He then handed a
note to the night manager, Vir-
ginia N. Lewis. "a. colored. of
1918 Jay street NE, which
read:
Lady, I am desperate {.
put money in this bag. I
don't want to hurt you but if
you offer any resistance 1 will
not hesitated."
She handed over $3.50.
Food Market Held Up.
In the second case the 3. & v.
Food Market, 1910 North Capitol
street, was robbed of $188 by
another colored man who was
armed with a revolver, detectives
reported.
The bandit. who had a hand
kerchief over the lower part of
his face, was said to be about 30
years old, 6 feet tail and of medi-
UNI build.
He forced Ada Brown, 43, of
308 East Glendale avenue. Alex
andria, to hand over the money.
Evening star., 1955-02-22

agreement to start voting at 4
pm. tomorrow with 80 minutes
debate on each amendment and
one hour on the bill itself. AS 4
patriotic gesture, the measure
will not be discussed today
Washington's birthday.
Only a handful of Senators
remained on the floor after
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, of
Tennessee. called up the bill-an
acknowledgment of how touchy
the issue is regarded.
The Tennessee Senator headed
a subcommittee that recon-
nlended the salary increases and
it fell to his lot to present it to
the Senate.
Answers Critics.
This Senator Kefauver did. In
a pedagogical fashion. stressing
that the raises were fully justi-
fed" and even less than fair"
as compared with 1889 dollar
values. Placidly, he answered
some of the critics who clustered
around him in a cozy little semi
mar.
Senator LANCER. Republican, Of
North Dakota, for one, dwelt on
the plight of Government work.
ers and said that they, if they
should get a Is per cent salary
increase. which is unlikely, would
not have as much take home pay
as they had in 1899.
The North Dakotan said some
Government workers were living
on starvation wages" that a
mail carriers wife couldn't buy
a pair of stockings, some had
meat only once month and
some were eating oleomargarine
instead of butter.
Senator DirkSen, Republican,
Of Illinois, coming to Senator
Kefauver's assistance. acknowl-
edged that raising their own pay
was mot the most pleasant task"
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Star Want Ad Rents
House First Day

When Mr.. J. B. T. wanted to rent
on unfinished house quickly he
pIoeed on inexpensive I'D in the pro-
duetNe rentoI columns Of The Stor
Classified. Result: He found q tenont
the first doy his od appeared in
Woshinston's biggest classified mar
ket place.
In addition to eorryins more rental
dds. The Stor publishes more totoI
classified DDS thon the other Wosh
inston newspapers combined becouse
it produces the best yeor- round re-
suits for classified advertisers.
Like Mr.. J. B. T., If you won't TO
rent house or experiment. quickly,
tell II to the long established audience
Of The Stor readers. Phone Sterling
$1,000 and ask Tor on od.toker.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Morse Bars Haste
In Senate Passage
OF Pay Raise Bill
By Cecil HoIIond
regon's Senator Morse didn't

Oregon's Senator Morse didn't
like the rush, so a vote by Sem
ators on giving themselves a so
per cent salary increase-from
$4,000 to $22,500--has been put
off until tomorrow.
With one thought on their
pocketbooks and another on the
viewpoint of the voters back
home; Senators supporting the
legislation were hoping the delay
wouldn't bring an avalanche Of
protests.
The legislation was called up
in the Senate yesterday after
noon with leaders confidently
anticipating its speedy passage
with a minimum Of oratorical
fiurries on what they were doing.
But they reckoned without
Senator Morse, who has just
transferred himself into the
Democratic Party.
Will Talk a Bit.
The Oregon Senator took a
dim view of the Senate's haste
and a DINNER view Of the legis-
lation itself. He announced
himself as ready to make "sev-
eral speeches" against the bill
and said he would offer several
amendments that he would dis
cuss later-during the night If
necessary"
Faced with the prospects Of a
long Morse discussion" Senate
leaders took counsel among
themselves and came UP with an
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Democrats 10 Press
For Reyamping Of
Plans Commission
By a Sfar Stoff Correspondent.

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-Mont-
gomery and Prince Georges
County legislators agreed today
to introduce bill recognizing
the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
to put it back under Democratic
control.
Under the measure agreed
upon in a joint meeting today,
the planning commission would
be increased from six to eight
members. with the local govern
ing bodies of Montgomery and
Prince Georges appointing three
members apiece. The Governor,
who now appoints all six COM
missioners. would have but two
appointments under the proposed
reorganization.
Changes Control.
The effect of such a change
would be to put Democrats back
in the majority on the commits
sion, since Democrats now con-
troll the Montgomery County
Council and the Prince Georges
County Commissioners.
The Republicans gained a ma
jority on the commission only
last year when Republican Gov.
McKeldin was able to appoint a
COP successor to the late Rob-
ert M. Watkins. who died in
July. That was the first time
that Republicans had control of
the bi-county agency in its 27-
year history.
The terms of four Of the pres
ent commissioners expire this
May, and two have until May,
1857, to serve.
Would Alter Terms.
The joint meeting also decided
that terms of the eight commits
sioners would run for four years.
The present law provides for
staggered six-year terms.
The Montgomery and Prince
Georges lawmakers in agreeing
on the main terms of the re-
bill, which follows
a pattern set in a similar meas
ure for the Washington SUBJ
urban Sanitary Commission, de-
cided to put off any general re-
codiflcation of planning commits
sion law. Commission counsel
had recommended an omnibus
recodification of planning COM
mission statues under general
State law. Such law is now
scattered through the local laws
Of Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
President ReIuxes,
Cold Almost Gone

President Eisenhower took it
easy in the White House this
afternoon after putting in half
a days work at his desk on
George Washington's Birthday.
The President has been fight
ing off for the last 10 days a
bad cold which White House
Press Secretary James c. Hag-
erty said today is almost gone
now.
Evening star., 1955-02-22

he proposed ito discuss the mat
ter until there is roll call vote y
Senator Morse said he would
offer amendments:
/. To increase from $4,000 to
$4,000 the tax deduction Con-
gressmen can take for maintain
ing two homes, providing the
deduction can be justified.
2. 10 per cent increase in pres
ent Senate allowances for cleri-
cal help. telephone and tele-
graph charges and stamps.
That. he said, would help
them some but not too much.
and would be justified by the
work q Senator has to do.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Would Bill Commission
For Moving Utilities

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. % (SpeciaD i.
The joint Montgomery and
Prince Georges county House
Delegation last night introduced
a bill to require the States Roads
Commission to foot the bill
whenever one of its projects
necessitates relocation of water
and sewer utilities.
That's similar to a measure
sought by the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission in
1858, but rejected by a close vote
in the Senate. The Sanitary
Commission says it must spend
thousands of dollars moving
water and sewer lines to make
way for the many State roads
projects now underway or
planned in Montgomery and
Prince Georges.
The Montgomery House dele
cation met last night with three
officials of the Wheaton Cham
ber of Commerce-Robert Pen
dleton, Michael Cirrello and
Melvin Feldman-who sought a
lower inventory tax in the
county.
Blair Lee III, delegation
chairman, told the trio the
county bloc has introduced legiS-
latoin to reduce the tax from
rs to 60 per cent assessment
base in Montgomery.
Delegate William B. Wheeler,
Democrat, of Montgomery said
he favors abolishing the inven-
tory tax as soon as possible
but that the Is per cent reduc-
tion is all that is feasible at
this ime.
Mr.. Lee announced that a hear
ing originally scheduled for this
Thursday night on the proposed
Montgomery County Peoples
Court bill has been postponed
until 9 pm, March /. He said
the County Bar Association
asked the postponement because
it is meeting on Thursday night
to consider possible successor
to Chief Circuit Court Judge
Charles w. Woodward, who is
eligible for retirement soon.
The Prince Georges delegation
last night introduced two bills,
one of them the already -publi-
cized bill measure to abolish the
county Department of Finance
and to redefine the duties of the
county treasurer.
The other would cut the Green
belt Fire Department in for a
share of the fire tax collected in
the 21st Election District and
distributed now to the Berwyn
Heights, Branchville and College
Park fire companies.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Submits
Record Budget
For Schools
Il Pet. Pupil Goin
To Boost Costs in
Montgomery County

DR.. Forbes H. Norris. Mont
gomery County superintendent
of schools, last night submitted
to the Board of Education a rec
ord breaking operating budget
of $14,195, AS for the fiscal year
beginning in July.
The budget provides for an
anticipated increase Of IL per
cent in pupil enrolment, result
ing. DR.. Norris said, in the need
for more teachers. more books,
more supplies, more janitors and
more buses"
Operating costs for the cur
rent school year were estimated
at $11,65S.929.
The biggest single boost. he
said, will come in the cost OF
teachers. He asked for $10.8
million, which will pay for 220
additional teachers, 10 additional
supervisors. % specialists and Is
teachers for handicapped chill
dren.
Teacher Pay Raised.
Teachers pay would be boosted
in varying amounts with limit
of 1925 for any one teacher.
The board announced that o
public hearing on the budget
will be held March 16 in Rock
vile. ....~-
DR.. Norris forecasts an in
crease for next year Of more
than 81 million in State aid to
finance the budget. He said
that sos million will have to
be raised from county taxes az
against $9.2 million this year.
Following a board meeting.
members went behind closed
doors with DR.. Norris to discuss
the integration situation. After
ward Willard G.. McGraw indi.
Gated that DR.. Norris had been
cautioned about further state
ments on integration.
DR.. Norris statements Friday
night before a PTA meeting in
Rockville were widely inter-
preted as supporting a gradual
adoption of integration in the
county schools. DR.. Norris him.
self said today that he did not
intend to take sides on when
and how integration should take
effect. He said he attempted
to discuss only the educational
implication of integration and
not social. political or economic
phases of the issue.
Mr.. McGraw declined to say
whether the superintendent
speech violated the gag agree-
ment which the Board of Educa-
ton and its Advisory Committee
on Integration had imposed last
year on the whole subject Of
integration until such time as
the advisory group had prepared
a policy statement.
The Advisory Committee is ex-
pected to complete its report on
Thursday night.
Report on School Lunches.
The board last night received
a report from its cafeteria COM
mittee headed by Mrs. Helen
Scharf recommending the CEN
tralization Of school lunch pro-
grams.
The report said the present
system fails to fulfill the original
intent of the program to furnish
a hot lunch to every child who
needs it. 1t suggested that a
sliding scale of cost might be
used for the children of large
families in schools.
In other action, the board gave
the go-ahead signal for con-
struction Of a four-room addi-
ton to the Laytonsville School
and ordered final plans for a
$587,0 gymnasium classroom
project at the Gaithersburg High
School. The board voted a $500
contribution to the Greater
Washington Educational TV
Association. DR.. Norris had rec
commended 1000.
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Evening star., 1955-02-22
Liabi|itylaw
Urged in Lease
ToDip|omats
Bill Makes Owners
Responsible for
Tenunt Violations
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 22.-The
diplomatic immunity enjoyed by
Russians in this country has led
to a quest for a new Maryland
law.
Three Anne Arundel County
delegates introduced a bill last
night that would make owners of
property, who lease to such i'm
mune persons, liable for any vio-
lations Of law by the tenants.
1t resulted from lease last sum-
mer to three Russians of homes
In Bay Ridge, a resort area.
Residents of the area COM
planned one of them was being
used as a children's camp in
violation of the county zoning
laws. But a circuit judge held
the property immune from prose-
cution.
The county health department
also got into the picture when
a sewer broke.
This led to the bill which
stated that many foreign rep
resentatives in Washington held
similar immunity which "per-
mits them, under certain cir
cumstances, to violate the laws
of this country and the State
of Maryland"
The bill said the Russian in
cident made it clear there is
no one who could be held
legally accountable for violation
of said local health and zoning
laws"
So they decided to pin it on
the property owner.
The Nome nugget., 1955-08-19
Funeral Held For Girl Who Died In Fall From Cliff At Film

Funeral services for Merelda White, 14-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Robert White of Film, were held this morning from the Community Methodist Church by Rev. Willard Mecklen- berg with Mrs. Louis Hudgins assisting at the organ.
 The Whites arrived at Film as the new ANS teachers on Aug. 2. The child fell from a cliff about 25O yards from the school on the 17th and died shortly after from injuries received. The body is being shipped to the States for burial.
The Nome nugget., 1955-08-19
Church Women Plan White Elephant Sale For Next Thursday

The WSCS of the Community Lethodist Church is sponsoring a Methodist Church is sponsoring White Elephant Sale next Thurs day in the schurch social rooms.
 In charge of the sale are Mrs. w. Mccarthy and Mrs. w. Gamer on, who have announced that all contributions may be left with Mrs. Mccarthy or the minister.
 Anyone having good used cloth ing, household items, furniture, costume jewelry, cooking utensils and most anything that is usable, may contact Rev. Mecklenberg or Mrs. Mccarthy for pickup if they have no transportation available.
The Nome nugget., 1955-08-19
WIEN AIRL1NES

From Fairbanks: Mrs. l.. An german, Robt. M. Arwine, Walter Warner, A/1c P. Nerbst, Terence Driggs.
 From Kotzebue: M/Sgt. Frank lin Scott, A/1c Geo. Arnold, Rus sell Hermann, Ned Nelson, Sal DeLeonardis, Wesley Rose, Robt. Rogers, CHI. Fiscus, MT. Kee- finckel, Joe Nistler.
 To Rainbow: Eric Kveven.
 To Deering: Steve Luke.
 To Kotzebue: Fred Jacks, Rita Sarja, Patrick Kayouktuk, Mabel Dowd, MT. Sarja, Jerome Beeler, Bill Trogmorton, Geo. Cowart.
 To Fairbanks: Karl Reinisch, AL. Alter, Mrs. Christine Cross, l.. Divine, L.W. Ransdell, Carl Blecko, Clyde Parrish, Thomas F. Erwin.
The Nome nugget., 1955-08-19
MRS. HEATH'S SISTER HERE FOR SHORT VISIT

MT. and Mrs. Chester Berg of Minneapolis, Minn., who have been the house guests of MT. and Mrs. Robert Heath for the past week left yesterday for Anchor age. Mrs. Berg is the sister of Mrs. Heath.
 The couple drove to Seattle and flew by Pan American to Fairbanks, taking the Wien tour via Kotzebue to Nome, and are returning home via Anchorage, making the circle tour and seeing a lot of Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1955-08-19
LABOR DEPT. INSPECTOR TN NOME TO HELP WITH NEW WAGE LAW PROBLEMS

Lily Angerman, inspector for the Department of Labor, arrived from Fairbanks and is at the Polaris Hotel and plans to remain over Saturday.
 She says that she has explana- tory material on the new wage laws and will be glad to discuss the problems engendered by the change in the law, with both en- ployers and employees.
The Nome nugget., 1955-08-19
ALASKA AIRLINEs

To Anchorage: w. O. Fisher, It. Col. Schwartz, Capt. Farmer, Katherine Bjornstad, James Nc Grath, William Lincoln, H. w. Johnson, Margaret Beattie, Mary Ann Danielson, MT. Pitcher, It. J. J. Milanese, Capt. w. Gregory, Glenna Weakuk, E. A. Hoffman, MT. and Mrs. Chester Berg, w. J. Tweet, Irene OConner, Mrs. Hel- en Wilcox, Inez Jones, Harry M. Boyd, Guy Whitney, Billy Brook inS.
 To Unalakleet: Barbara Carls- son, Ralph Grosvold, Richard Lee, Martin Backstrom, May and Reg gie Joule, M/Sgt. s. Williams, It. R. A. Burke
 From Unalakleet: Martin Back strom, Richard Lee, Wm. Roma khuk, Barbara Carlson, Everell CumminS.
 From McGrath: Mary Ahkvak- lux.
 From Anchorage: Shirley and Don Zalud, w. J. Tweet, L. Quin- cit, Barbara Knight, Howard Yates, Inez Jones, Guy Whitney, Helen Bell, Agnes Ruiz, D. and E. Long.
 To Kotzebue: Stan French and Emory Chapple To Moses Point: Arvo Saario, Stanley Ahkvalek.