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Evening star., 1955-06-01
Views Asked
In PTA Quiz.

The District Congress of Par
ents and Teachers announced
today it is canvassing its leaders
for nominations for committees
and the organizations board of
managers.
John B. Gillilland, new presi-
dent, said he has sent question:
naires to about 200 PTA leaders
asking their suggestions on ap-
pointments.
The questionnaires ask for the
leaders own wishes and qualifi-
cations as well as suggestions as
to other persons who might
serve in various posts.
Some of the new appointments
are expected to be made this
month. Mr.. Gillilland said some
others probably will be deferred
to next fall, however, because
the District congress currently
Is in the process of working out
q merger with units of the WASH
ington Congress of Parents and
Teachers, its counterpart in the
old colored school division.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Boy Saved From Death
In Chicken Hanging

charge, Leon. who lives across
the street at 734 Seventh street
Sc, learned a little first aid
when he was in the Army during
World War II on Saipan, Tinian
and Okinawa with the combat
engineers.
He turned Joe over on his
back, knelt astride of him and
began to apply artificial respira-
tion.
He was still pumping when the
Fire Department Rescue Squad
No. / arrived. The f1remen told
Mr.. Diggs to keep going"
After about IS minutes, Joe
began to revive. He choked a
few times and told his mother
he was all right.
Joe was carried into his house
and put to bed on the front
couch. The rescue squad went
home. Mr.. Diggs has four chill
dren of his own, stayed around
a little while to make sure Joe
would be all right.
Joe was wondering II he would
get a licking.
Mrs. King said she was too
scared to punish him.
Evening star., 1955-06-01

ttluo AGls
Retired employe leaders call
Federal annuitants "the forgot
ten men and women" as far as
increases are concerned.
They point to the fact that
Congress this year has increased
the salaries Of its own members
by 80 per cent and the pay OF
military personnel by ID per
cent, and is about to increase
the salaries Of classified and
postal workers.
The average annuity OF re-
tired Government workers Is
about $500 q year. Those
retired on disability draw even
less-an average Of 5000 a year,
Retired employees declare they
are In desperate need OF q
pension raise 10 maintain their
day-to-day existence.
The House and Senate Civil
Service Committees have not
scheduled any hearings on pen
sion increases and there Is no IN
dication that any win be held.
The committees have concerned
themselves mainly with the con-
troyersial Federal pay legislation
which has dragged along these
many months.
with Congress aiming for ad-
journment in another six weeks
or so, there isn't much time left
for action on Federal pensions.
The sentiment in Congress seems
to be: Wait until next year on
pension increases for retired
Government workers.
But retired enploye leaders
say Federal annuitants can't wait
until next year. They are max
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Star Guild Accepts
Poy and Contract
Settlement

The Star, unit Of the Washing
ton Newspaper Guild last night
voted. So to 20. TO accept q wage.
and contract settlement nego-
tiated between The Star and the
unions Negotiating Committee.
A part Of the agreement was
wage increases which included q
IS raise in the top experience
classification, bringing it to
$l18.50 q week, with other in
creases scheduled according to
job and experience. The pay
raise is retroactive to last Octo-
Der II. The agreement also in
cludes q provision for extending
the present contract, scheduled
to expire next October II, to
June /, 1866.
The settlement is similar in
most respects to contracts re-
Gently signed by the union with
the Washington Daily News and
the Washington Post and Times
Herald. It Is subject TO approval
by the Executive Committee Of
the Washington Newspaper
Guild.
Evening star., 1955-06-01


Il Jngus. leon Julius, Mary n.
Kennedy. Doreen p. Kersey, Al
bert II. Kershaner. Ethel w.
Kimpell. Edward Lancaster and
George A. Layallee.
Also. John H. Lee. Eva M.
Lerch, James w. Lowell, Louise
3. Lowell. Mildred C. Marsh,
Brigid C. McMurrough, Annah w,
Kitchener. Bessie w. Moore,
Winnie B. Morton, William Null
Ter, Mary @. Munger. Edith C..
Palmer. Mathew M. Patti. Riner
C. Payne. Anita c. Perez, Mat
thew B. Peters, Lucy NJ. Prince.
Duncan N. P. Pritchett, George
= Ramsey. jr George 8. Rob-
inson, Regina b. Roston, Grace
M. Rowe. Frances P. Sabin,
Ethel B. Sayle. Katherine M.
Schenck. Harry r. Schiavone.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
A-Poct Signed
With 2 Nations

The United States has nego-
tiated agreements with Brazil
and Colombia for cooperation
in development Of atomic energy
for peaceful purposes.
The agreements, a part of
President Eisenhoweris atoms
for peace" program, were ini-
tailed at the White House late
yesterday.
Mr.. Eisenhower congratulated
the American, Brazilian and Co
lombian officials initiating the
agreements.
The papers call for leasing
nuclear materials to Brazil and
Colombia for use in research re-
actors and the exchange of un-
classified information in that
field.
A similar agreement recently
was concluded with Turkey. Mr..
Eisenhower told his news confer
ence yesterday that several others
are nearing completion.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
By HARRY BACAs

An 6-year-old boy, who hanged
himself from a tree to prove he
wasn't chicken" is alive today
because of the efforts of two
servicemen.
Joe King was playing in a
small oak tree in front of his
house at TAT Seventh street Sc.
last night. A boy who was play
ing with him said he bet Joe
didn't have the nerve to hang
himself. ~
He said that If Joe didn't try
Il, he was Chicken"
Joe said he was not chicken,
and the two tied q 2-foot length
Of clothesline to a limb z feet
from the ground and tied the
other end around Joe's neck.
+. Joe let himself down the tree
trunk and then swung free, sus-
pended BY the neck. Then he
kried to get back to the trunk
but couldn't reach 1t. His COM
Danion tried to reach him but
couldn't.
A 4eighbor saw what was hap
pening and ran for Joe's mother.
Mrs. Sam King, and cried Joe
Is turning blue"
Mrs. King ran outside and held
Joe up by the seat of his pants
10 take the weight of his neck.
Nv that time, Joe had stopped
Kicking and was unconscious.
Another neighbor brought a
butcher knife but couldn't reach
high enough to cut the rope.
An unidentified Marine, at
tracted by the screams Of the
women, arrived and cut the rope.
Joe's limp form was lowered to
the ground. His face was slightly
blue. his eyes were glazed and
his tongue protruded from the
corner of his mouth. :.
s Then Leon A. Diggs, 80, col
ored, came running up and took
Evening star., 1955-06-01
4, 500 Steel Workers
Walk Out in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile, June ] (R).
The strike -harasSed Chilean
government had a, new walkout
on its hands today. About 4.500
steel workers at Huachipato. In
Southern Chile, struck yesterday
for pay increases.
The new strike began shortly
after the government agreed to
give pay raises to $4,000 ceme-
terry and hospital workers who
walked out five days ago. The
nations university students also
are on strike to enforce de-
mands for the custer Of Interior
Undersecretary Carlos Ferrer.
The cemetery and hospital
strikers at first refused to ac-
cept the governments settlement
offer. but the health ministry
announced last night they would
be back on the job today.
Evening star., 1955-06-01

NATIONS WEATHER OUTLOOK-Coder air flowing south
eastward from the Far tonight will bring showers and
thunderstors from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the
Southern Plains westward into the Central Rockies
It will be cooler in New England-AP Wirephoto Map
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Wet Nam Forces
Take Over Saigon
AS French Leuye

SAIGON, South Wet Nam,
June ! R.-The bulk OF the
French Expeditionary Corps
pulled out Of Saigon today. leav-
ing control Of Indo- China's larg-
est city to Wet Namese forces
for the first time in nearly a
century.
Most of the $4,000 French
troops from the city were moy-
ing to the Cap st. Jacques area,
IS miles to the southwest, or to
Bien Hoa, so miles to the north.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Truck Crash
Injuries -Four

. Four persons were injured in
a trash truck-bus accident near
the White House early today,
while a child was in critical con-
dition at Casualty Hospital after
being struck by a car late yes
terday
At Casualty is Cornell Mer-
siere, 9. colored. SO DeFrees street
NV, who suffered head injuries
and a broken right leg when he
was struck by a car driven sby
Rawleigh F. Fitzgerald, 80, col
ored. ..of 1888 Bay street Sc, ac-
cording to police.
Fitzgerald was charged with
colliding and unreasonable speed.
The child was struck as he
crossed H street at First street
NV.
Those injured today were rid
ing in the trash truck driven by
Willie Goodine, 81, coloreds Of
217 Fiftieth street NE, police
said. They said the truck col
lided with a Capital Transit bus
ct Pennsylvania avenue and
Madison place NV. Driver Of
the bus was listed as George
Townsend, a.. Of 305 Thirty
n~~o~kiA .&raok 0E4
Admitted to Providence Hos
pital In serious condition was
Leon Robertson, 80. colored, Of
720 Barnes street NE. He suf-
fered internal injuries and mul-
tiple fractures to the body.
Willie Garrett. 40, colored, Of
234 Cromwell terrace NE. suf-
fered head, neck and leg iaju-
ries and was admitted to Emer-
gency Hospital in undetermined
condition.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
Swiss Search
Homes Of Reds

BERN, Switzerland, june I tR.
Swiss Federal police swooped
down on known italian Commu-
nists throughout the country
today and searched their homes
for evidence Of illegal political
activity.
A government communique
said the searches were carried
out in Zurich. Winterthur,
Schaffhausen, Baden, Gebens-
dorf, Brugg, Zofingen. Basel and
Binningen.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
RESORT FORECAST
Upper and Lower Bay

Upper and Lower Bay
Fair tonight, low So. Fair to-
morrow, high 70. northwest
winds 1918 miles per hour.
Southern Jersey-Fair to-
night. low IS. Fair tomor-
row, high n with moderate
northwest winds.
Ocean Beaches-Fair to-
night, low SO. Fair tomor-
row, high 78. with moderate
northwest winds.
Skyline Drive-Fair to-
night, low A. Sunny tomor-
row, high 76, with good vis-
ibility.
Evening star., 1955-06-01

Lewis w. Sleek. Helena p. smith,
Bonnie B. Snodgrass. Maidie L.
Stanley. Rose Y. Sturges. Her
bert II. Test. Rena q. Thomas.
Mary Anne 3. Tomko. Leona E.
Turner. Harold III. Wakefield.
Mary A. Warner, John A. Watts.
j. Kennard Weddeil, Willard G..
Weller. Ann H. Werner. Huldah
J. Wiebe. Betty B., Winton. Ro-
berta N. Wise and Harriet J.
Zimmerly.
Evening star., 1955-06-01
TIE FEDERAL. SPOTLIGHT
Annuitonts Foce Long
Woit for Pension Boost
By JOSEPH YOUNG

The time rapidly running If Government retired
employees are to get 0 pension increase this year .
number bills raise the pensions of Federal annuitants
been Congress this but the key COM
mittees in Congress have inclination toward action
Evening star., 1955-06-01

In l846 EIios- Howe patented the sewing ma
chine, and started wonen's emancipation from
drudoey! Only II years later. John P. Aenew
started in the fuel business. Ever since. the
name of Aenew has stood for highest quality
fuels and dependable service. Todoy, John P.
Aenew 6 Co., Inc, Fuel Merchants Since 1858.
eroneipoted budget minded women from
those King Size mid winter fuel bills. Our
Complete Oil Heot Budget Plan divides your
estimated yearly fuel costs into 10 equal cosy
payments if you wish, burner SER
vice charges. For full details. just call MA
tionot 8-3o68.
Evening star., 1955-06-01

ing last-ditch, all-out attempt
to have Congress vote q Govern
ment annuity boost before 1t
goes home for the year.
=
POSTAL SERVICE - Post!
master General Summarized has
appointed i've postal career ON
cials to head the departments
regional ofiices in Boston, Atlan-
ia, Chicago. New York and Phila-
delphia.
All of the regional directors
have served many years in the
postal service and came up from
the ranks, They are: New York.
Howard Coonen; Philadelphia.
Donald A. Myers: Chicago, Rob-
ert r. Justus; Atlanta, Hartley
B. Dean and Boston. John B.
DeMott, = ~
HEARINGS-The Senate Civil
Service Committee on Friday
will hold hearings on q bill to
give retirement credit to Fed
eral workers for the years they
spent in State government jobs
which salaries in part were paid
by the Federal Government. A
week from tomorrow, the SEN
ate group viii hold hearings on
legislation TO save the insurance
policies of present and former
Government workers which were
issued by various employe well
fare associations. These associa-
tions are now going out Of busi-
ness as result Of the Federal
employe life insurance law and
the legislation is designed to
save the policies held in these
groups by present and former
Government workers.
4 HHt
AIR FORCE - Outstanding
performance ratings have been
awarded to Air Force civilian
employees John s. Arcana, Hazel
P. Banks, Evelyn v. Becker,
jamie II. Beckner, Donald M.
Bisbee, Dorothy e. Bison. Betty
c. Brennan, Edith E. Caffrey,
Mary E. Cain. Pauline j. Carna-
han, Thelma j. Clay, Jeanne L.
Concur Dolores G. Corbett. Ger
maine Cordell, Louis A. Cyr,
Willyce Davis. Mario D'Ippolito,
Andre wB Eckerson, Lucille J.
Elentri. Delavon p. Evans, Jo-
hanna M. Florence, Doris B. For
rester. Sally M. Frank, Helen M.
Freeman, Suzanne G. Gardner,
Joseph B. Glenn, Max Golden,
James P. Goode. Rosa Grubich.
Albert j. Heinzman. Gene T.
Herman, Catherine B. Hicks,
Madeleine K. Hill. N. Cecil Hill,
Dorothy e. Hodgdon, Delta G.
Hoffman. John J. Holleran. Jo-
seph s. Hoover. Gwendolyn How
ell. Donald r. Jackson. Margaret
Evening star., 1955-02-23
soAPY WATERS
THE TooDLES

Early models OF HargreaveS
spinning jenny would spin from
eight to II threads at once. Later
models were used to spin Is or
more threads.
Another English inventor,
Richard Arkwright, produced a
different kind of spinning ma
chine. This came to be known as
the water frame, or water-twist-
ing frame, because water power
was employed to make 1t run.
Mules, as well as falling water.
supplied power for early spin
ning machines. This may explain
the fact that a machine devised
by Samuel Crompton came to be
known as the spinning mule.
Crompton did his chief work
during period Of five years,
starting l81 years ago. The mule
spun finer thread than any ma
chine at that time. 1t had eight
spindles at first, but the number
grew with passing time. Modern
machines of this kind often have
1,200 or more spindles.
Great Britain provided most
Of the brilliant inventors who
brought about the industrial
revolution. Chief among them
was James Watt. the Scotsman
who brought forth a new and
better steam engine. His steam
engine provided power for fac
tories, including the mills. which
turned cotton. fax and wool into
thread for cloth.
English inventors were the
chief pioneers In providing
power spindles and power looms.
The art Of weaving had been
known for thosuands Of years.
weaving frames were popular In
europe during the Middle Ages.
Mit the power loom marked o
Evening star., 1955-02-23
Answers to Our Presidents

1-Gen. Zachary Taylor's
army defeated the Mexican
army under Santa sAna at the
battle of Buena Vista. February
%, 1847.
2-Theodore Roosevelt.
3-Woodrow Wilson.
Evening star., 1955-02-23

Scene during weaving In .
modern cotton mill.
wright made a fine loom which
brought him fame and fortune.
His fortune came when the
Parliament of Great Britain
voted him $4,000 for the i'm
portant work he did in providing
power looms for the nation.
A leafet which reduces an expla-
nation Of atoms and atomic energy
by Uncle Ray. To obtain a free copy
send a elf-addressed stamped enve-
lope to Uncle Ray in care Of The Star.
Evening star., 1955-02-23
ENGINEERS at Point

WEST POINT.-The United
States Military Academy here
IS the Nations flrst engineer
Ing school.
Evening star., 1955-02-23


The Pennsylvania Dutch settlers skilled wood carvers
clocks decorate their homes Here
you make odfashoned Dutch
wish color the clock blue and give bright
flower yellow dial and pink tulips with leaves The
clocks weight and chain could be light brown On the smaller
picture you color the bird yellow and the door red
both pictures stiff red Cut them out along
outlines To make opening for the bird slit the
portion the clock by cutting out the white in its
picture with bird forward along the dotted
the folded part through the slit Paste the right side
the door the clock The back Of the clock should look
does in small drawing B.
When the door the cuckoo will come out. When
the bird will be hidden The front the clock should
look like small drawing A.
Make hole the point of the roof of the clock Put
string through 1t and you can hang it up.
Higgins; Newsfeatures)
Tomorrow: Make little Dutch" table,
Evening star., 1955-02-23
Uncle Ruy's Corner By so"e" co+'"o"

great forward step. Inventors on
the mainland of Europe did some
things to make the power loom
possible. but DR., Edmund Cart
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By George Flynn

Seventy-five members Of Mont
gomery County Parent Teacher
Associations yesterday took a
first-hand look at four down.
county Negro elementary schools
which have been classified as
"Sub-standard" by the Board Of
Education.
At the end of a three-hour
tour of the schools. a PTA
leader declared it's against all
good consciences" to plan use
of the schools next year.
The Board OF Education said
this week the four schools will
be closed" but has refused to
say when. The schools are Ken
Gar Elementary in Kensington;
River Road Elementary in Be-
thesda; Linden Elementary near
Rosemary Hills. and Takoma
Park Negro School.
I'VE as a community have no
right to use these schools, "
Lathrop Smith. a member Of the
County Board Of Education, told
the tour group.
The four Negro schools will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-27

| of the Indignation COMMITTEES
of the PTA Council. condemned
the continuance of the foul
Negro schools but added that
they're mot the total picture.
At the River Road School. sit
uated on a rutty, CRASHES acre
sized lot, Miss Margaret A,
Wood, teacher, told how the 30
year-old frame structure houses
104 pupils of six grades in three
classrooms.
The only Negro elementary
schools in the Western part OF
the county, River Road takes
pupils from a wide area. Eight
out of 10 of its pupils are trans
ported to the school by bus.
At Ken-Gar, principal James
Waters reported that So pupils
dren are taught in two rooms.
Linden School in Brookeville,
q 50-year-old converted church,
houses SO pupils in three rooms.
1t has no assembly room. no
cafeteria, no inside toilet facili-
ties, and janitorial work is han
died by the children, the tour
group was told.
At Takoma Park, whose en-
rollment includes 80 Montgom-
cry County pupils and II from
Prince Georges County. the chill
Dire mare taught in two rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-27
INSPECTION of Negro Schools
Shocks Montgomery Group

abolished under any integration
program. Their total enrolment
is 294, exclusive of Prince
Georges County pupils who at
tend the Takoma Park school.
Mounting indications point to
their abandonment in the fall of
1856 unless the Supreme Court
DEGREES indignation at an earlier
day,
The Board of Education cur
rently is leaning toward a So
called three year program of
ending segregation-a timetable
suggested by John r. Reeves.
chairman of the boards Advisory
Committee on Indignation. The
Remember advisory unit split
1913 in urging a 12-year program
of indignation which the school
board apparently has shunted
aside as impractical.
Paul Howard, a member Of
the advisory group who made
yesterdays tour, said that the
Negro children in down-county
areas easily could be absorbed
into nearby white schools.
George Guernsey. chairman
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Maryland Delegate!
Near Final Action
On Record Budget
Stan Photo.
By Gene Goodwin
Stoy Stoff CORRESPONDENT

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 26.-The
House of Delegates advanced to
final passing stage an amended
Maryland State budget of 1859
million for the next fiscal year.
The lower chamber beat back
three attempts to change the
record State spending program
as it was brought to the floor
with about $1.2 million cut-out
by the House Ways and Means
Committee.
Defeated on 1924 and 62-38
votes were amendments offered
by Delegate Fred B. Driscoll. Re-
publican of Allegany, to restore
cuts the committee made in the
State Health Department appro-
priation - $78.650 for medical
care and $54,558 for tuberculosis
hospitals.
Mr.. Driscoll criticized the COM
mittee for making an across-the-
board cut of ~ per cent in the
Health Department budget.
Majority Leader A. Gordon
Boone. committee chairman, told
the House there has been what
he called a certain amount OF
laxity in the handling of Health
Department funds over the last
few years and the committee felt
the across the board cut would
serve notice on the department
to tighten up its housekeeping"
Salary Cut Move Beaten.
Also defeated on a 82-11 vote
was an attempt by Delegate John
j. Nowakowski. Baltimore City
Democrat, to reduce the. Secre-.
tary of States annual salary
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The amended budget still has
to go to the Senate after it has
been approved by the House,
which is expected now to come
routinely early next week.
A furry of debate preceded
House passage on a 1919 vote
today of Senate bill to provide
special auto license tags for ham
radio operators with mobile
equipment in their cars.
Gov. McKeldin has twice
vetoed similar bills, which were
aimed at pinning official identi-
fication on mobile radio cars so
that they may pass through
police lines in disaster areas.
Goes Back to, Senate
Delegate Daniel B. Brewster,
Democrat of Baltimore County,
said the bill would establish a
dangerous precedent" Of issuing
special tags. Delegate Daniel M
Murray, jr., Democrat of Howard.
called it" just a wedge for special
interest. Proponents of the
measure pointed out that it is
strongly-backed by Civil De-
Tense officials.
The bill has to go back to the
Senate for concurrence in a
House amendment raising the
fee for the special tags from 81
to SIS.
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