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Evening star., 1955-02-22
Plans Made for PTA
At New Virqiniu School

Parents who plan to send their
children to the new Holm Hills
School which opens in Septem-
ber. are invited to attend a
meeting to organize Parent
Teacher Association at 8 pm.
Thursday at the school cafeteria
in Holm Hall Village, Va.
George H. Pope. assistant to
the county superintendent of
schools, will show blueprints of
the school and discuss the Fair
fax County education system.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Subcommittee Backs
Auto Inspections in
Private Garages
By q stor stoff Correspondent.

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. ga spe-
cial House subcommittee inves-
tigating compulsory automobile
inspection proposals for Mary
land was set today to rec
ommend a private garage
inspection system, as used by
Pennsylvania.
A bill before the subcommit-
tee calls for system of
inspection by State-owned and
operated garages. like that in
the District of Columbia, but
the subcommittee repeatedly has
rejected that idea as too ex-
pensive for a State with as
many rural areas as Maryland.
State Police Function.
Under the proposal the sub
committee was ready to deliver
to its parent House Ways and
Means Committee today, auto
mobile inspection would be ad-
ministered completely by the
State police. Private garages
with certain minimum equip
ment would be licensed to- make
annual inspections of Maryland
motor vehicles at a cost not to
exceed $1.50 per inspection.
The subcommittee bill speci-
fies stiff penalties for motorists
and garage owners who abuse
the system.
The subcommittee, headed by
Delegate Myron L. Bloom, DEM
ocrat. of Washington County.
held its final meeting yesterday.
Earlier, it had consulted ct
length with ofiicials from Penn
sylvania. where inspections are
made by a network of 10000 pri-
vate garages tightly supervised
by State police. and Delaware,
which has q State-owned and
system.
Tried in 1930s.
Maryland tried compulsory
auto inspection in the 1930s
under a private garage system,
aut abandoned it when public
protests mounted. Subcommit-
tee members maintain that a
supervised private ga
rage system, which Maryland did
not have. can be at least as eff
fective as a State-owned system.
Maryland's earlier experiment
with inspection was under the
supervision of the Department
of Motor Vehicles.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Would Bill Commission
For Moving Utilities

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. % (SpeciaD
The joint Montgomery and
Prince Georges county House
Delegation last night introduced
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 SUBJ
urban Sanitary Commission in
1853, but rejected by alclose 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
.ofIacials 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 a
rs to so 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 a 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 2lst Election District and
distributed now to the Berwyn
Heights, Branchville and College
Park fire companies.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Rockville 10 Review
Operation Of Budget
For Adjustment Need

Rockville's City Council will
undertake a thorough review of
its 1866 municipal budget next
Monday to see If the money has
, been spent as allocated or if
more is needed for the rest of the
fiscal year.
The study was agreed on last
night and is slated to become an
annual practice some time after
the first six months of each
fiscal year.
When the council adopted its
budget last June. Mayor Dickran
Y. Hovsepian reported, it felt
such review was in order as
good business practice" He
added that the public is invited
to sit in on the session, sched-
uled for 8 pm. Monday in the
council chambers.
May Need More Funds.
Rockville currently has an
operating budget of more than
100000, with a capital improve
ment program for sewer and
water line construction sending
the total around 81 million, Mr..
Hovsepian noted. He indicated
there may be a need to allocate
additional monies for several
major projects.
In other business, the council
approved several rezoning petit
tions. one providing for urgently
needed housing for colored per-
sons. 1t rezoned IL lots on Len
more avenue in the Lincoln Park
section from two-family resi-
dental to apartment classifica-
ton after viewing plans for 40
new one and two-family apart
ment units. The plans were pre-
sented by Morris Stern on behalf
Of the Lenmore Corp.
Two tracts along Route 240,
north of Edmonston drive, were
rezoned from residential A to
commercial D. One petition, by
Phillip Greenwell, involved some
$4,000 square feet. The other,
by Samuel Tammaro, contained
about $4,000 square feet.
Approve Warehouse.
A use permit for an industrial
warehouse was granted the Rob-
ert Eisinger Co. for property in
the same general area.
A scheduled meeting between
State Roads Commission rep
resentatives and the council on
the projected dead-ending at
viers Mills road of three streets
in the Twin-Brook subdivision
was postponed because of the
illness of, Norman M. Pritchett,
the commissions chief engineer.
The three streets are NimitZ,
Bradley and Midway avenues.
City Manager John Markland
was. instructed to include a $4,000
ALLEGATION in the 1856 budget to
provide for extension of Beall
avenue as relief for traffic con-
gestion on Montgomery avenue.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
PTA Sponsoring Show

Radio and television star Billy
Johnson will headline a variety
show at 8 pm. Friday at the
Riverdale MD Elementary
School. The show. sponsored by
tine schools parent-teacher as
ISOLATION, will raise funds for
playground equipment.
Evening star., 1955-02-22

ments in the city's perimeter. 1t
also said there was a question
of the city's ability to finance
additional facilities on its own.
Mr.. Mcdonald was directed to
report back to the Council at 8
pm. next Monday. when his
findings will be discussed and a
Council vote taken.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
Norris Submits
Record Budget
For Schools
II Pct. 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. .445 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 .658.929,
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 18
teachers for. handicapped chill
dren.
Teacher Pay. Raised.
Teachers pay would be boosted
in varying amounts with limit
of 1926 for any one teacher.
The board announced that a
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 as
against $9.2 million this year.
Following 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 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's
, 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
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
$587 900 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 $1,000.
Evening star., 1955-02-22
HUME.
Bills introduced

~Ay yS5oSAAoy A1NAuOCus
HOUSE.
Bills introduced.
HB32S--By Prince Georges delegation
To abolish the county department Of
finance and redefne the duties Of the
county treasurer prince Georges dele
HB3o9-By Anne Arundel delesation
TO prohibit the sale, transfer or gift
OF pistol in Anne Arundel County ex-
cept upon written order signed BY the
police chief or his agent tAnne Arundel
HB35o-By Anne Arundel delezs ton
To give the Anne Arundel County
Commissioners power to condemn prop
erty for any Necessary public purpose
tAnEe Arundel deleHationl.
HB33l -Bv Anne Arundel delegation
TO authorize the Anne Arundel County
Commissioners to advance funds to spe-
cial taxing districts under certain con-
ditionS ,Anne Arundel delegationl.
HEREBY Anne Arundel County del
egation--To pay the Anne Arundel
County sheriffs salary from county gem
eral funds tAnne Arundel delegation.
HB333-By Anne Arundel deiesation
TO authorize the Anne Arundel County
Commissioners to regulate trafnc and
provide $3.50 penalties for violators
tAnne Arundel deleeationD.
HB334, by Anne Arundel delegation--
To authorize the Anne Arundel County
Commissioners to levy q ere tax OF 10
cents per $500 property valuation In the
Evening star., 1955-02-22
BY the Assoeioted Pres,

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-Pro-
ceedings in the General ASSEM-
bly, yesterday included:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-04

"A WHALE SHARK IS FEET LONG HAS BEEN
CAUGHT AMP SOME HAVE BEEN 6EEN TATn
MEASURE 70 FEET AND PROBABLY WEIGH
10000 7OUN1S or MORE.H
Evening star., 1955-07-04
RUSSIANS SERVE
119-coURSE FEAST
Ho ONO oRING HOLIDAY

MOSCOW. July 4 (H.-
Soviet chess authorities sur
prised the visiting American
chess team today with Q 10
course Fourth Of July ban-
quet.
A table In the National
Hotel bore red, white and
blue flowers for the luxurious
luncheon In honor Of Amer
ican team oficials and their
supporters.
Many Of the Americans
had to quit after the 18th
course.
Mrs. Charles Bohlen, wife
Of the United States Ambas-
sador, invited al members Of
the Russian squad and their
wives as wen as the Ameri-
cans TO the embassy this
afternoon for q celebration
Of the American holiday.
This is the first time in q
long while that private Rus
sian citizens have been in
vited to the embassy.
Evening star., 1955-07-04
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Fair
tonight, low near rs. Tomorrow
mostly fair and continued hot.
but chance of afternoon thun-
dershowers.
Observation-Disclosures hot to-
morrow, with some chance of
afternoon or evening thunder
showers. Low tonight. COS in
west and 7os in the eastern por-
ton.
Virginia Continued hot to-
morrow. with a few scattered
afternoon or evening thunder
showers. Low tonight 64-69
west and TOTS in east.
Evening star., 1955-07-04
Government Porty Claims
Sweep inMexicon Voting

MEXICO CITY, July 4 P.
The Government Party claimed
today 1t had won all l6l congress
sional seats in yesterdays ma
tional election. Opposition par
ties claimed scattered victories in
the balloting for members of the
Lower House.
No official returns have been
released yet by the Federal Elec-
toral Committee.
Unofficial returns showed the
Government Party of the Revo-
lutionary Institutions in the lead
in almost every district. In
second place was the National
Action Party (PAN which ex-
perts believe may pick up five or
six seats in Congress.
s The National Mexican Party
PNM) was generally third with
the Communist -tinged Popular
Party opp trailing fourth.
There was no indication as to
what the total vote would be.
Approximately nine million were
registered. about five million men
and four million women. Some
believe the total vote would reach
Evening star., 1955-07-04
Philadelphia
Rites Held

PHILADELPHIA. July 4 R.
IA new Nation, with unprece-
|dented regard for the dignity
and rights Of its citizens, was
born here ITO years ago today.
The Declaration Of Independ-
|ence agreed to then by the
Thirteen Original States provid-
led the basic ideals that were
adopted Is years later in the Bill
of Rights Of the Constitution:
'That all men are created
equal. that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain un-
|alienable rights, that among
these are life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness"
The declaration agreed to in
Independence Hall was COM
|memorated there today In ira
lditional ceremonies.
In addition to speeches and
prayers exhorting continued free
dom. there were tours through
the historic hall itself and the
Official opening Of the first Sec
ton of independence Mall.
Senator Barkley, former Vice
President, was the principal
speaker.
A message was sent by Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
Prime Minister U MI Of Burma
yesterday visited Independence
Hall where the United States
was born and, speaking at the
Liberty Bell, said:
"The ideas and ideals Of the
American Revolution have a tre-
|mendous emotional Importance
to all men who struggle for
liberty"
Evening star., 1955-07-04
3 Killed in Iowa
|2-Car Accident

IOWA CITY. Iowa. July 4 R)
Eight persons were killed a,
two cars collided last night o.
the intersection of Highways
and 100, about Is miles west o.
here.
1t was believed to be thu
worst two-car crash In Iowa his.
tory. The dead were identified b,
State highway patrolmen as:
Mrs. Clarence Wichmann, 26
|of Homestead. Iowa. and he
three daughters, Donna Jean, S
Ruth Ann, 8. and Jeanne. l.
Max Williams, 81. of Moline
H.: his wife. Vivian, %, ant
their daughter Lisa. 2.
Earl Lowry. 6s. described as /
cook for the Williamses.
Clarence Wichnan. 80, a farm.
Ter, who was driving one car, wa,
reported in critical condition
lat University Hospital here will
head injuries and broken ribs.
The other survivor Of the &C
lcident was Randy Lee Williams
n, whose condition was reported
las "fair." He suffered two bro.
ken legs and possibly other In
juries.
Highway patrolmen said tn,
Wichmann car pulled onto High
way 6, apparently without see
ing the Illinois car.
Evening star., 1955-07-04

would include Christian Demo.
Gratis, Social Democrats and Re.
Ipublicans. And he would rely
on the vote backing of the far.
left Socialists.
Socialist leader and Stain
peace winner Pietro Nenni urged
Mr.. Segni to take that course
in a speech last night at Perugia
Praising Mr.. Segni as an ad-
vocate Of social opening" Mr..
Nenni said he could ''be the first
premier Of the distension." this
was a reference to the Com
munist and Socialist call for re-
taxation Of international ten
Sions.
Mr.. Segni was first asked June
26 to try his hand at forming a
new government. He asked for
four days to sound out his
chances. When that time limit
expired, Mr.. Gronchi gave him
another two days. Saturday
night Mr.. Segni accepted with
reservations" and asked until
tomorrow to try forming a
cabinet.
Evening star., 1955-07-04

between an italian team, an all.
star outfit Of the italian, Base.
ball Federation, and q team o,
the United States aircraft car.
|rier Intrepid.
In Naples, the Allied Oficers
Club was host at q beach part,
ITO members Of the six-natior
allied forces in Southern Europe
In Germany. Americans start.
ed things OF with q 48-gun sa.
lutte In Berlin and then turned
their attention to sports, cock.
tail receptions and picnics.
Connant Is Host
American Ambassador James
B. Conant met Americans at a
reception in Bonn.
In Austria American forces
paraded in Salzburg and Ling.
In Paris Ambassador and Mrs,
g. Douglas Dillon received Amer
lcans at the Embassy. American
Legion members paraded down
the Champs Elysees to the Arch
d Triumph. where they kindled
q fiame on the Tomb Of the
Unknown Soldier.
Perhaps the largest diplo.
matte reception was in London
where Ambassador Winthrop
Aldrich was host to 1000 Ameri.
cans on the grounds of the EN-.
baSSy residence.
Evening star., 1955-07-04
EVER SEE a NON-FLYING SAUCER;
Liberals Wory,of Segni
In Cabinet Forming Role

ROME. July 4 R.-Premier.
designate Antonio Segni en-
barked today on the final phase
Of his week long efforts to form
a government for crisis-ridden
Italy. His chances Of succes>
were termed good.
Told by President Giovanni
Gronchi to report by tomorrow
whether he can pick cabinet to
succeed Premier Mario Scelba' s
government which collapsed IL
days ago, Mr.. Segni arranged
meetings with Liberal Party
leaders to bargain for their
backing.
The Liberals have posed the
main threat to the 64-year-old
left-of center Christian Demo-
crt's efforts to organize a four
party cabinet.
They are wary Of Mr.. Segni's
legislative record, particularly
his authorship of Italy's am
bilious farm reform program.
Mr.. Segni may try to form a
cabinet without the Liberals if
they refuse their support. He
Evening star., 1955-07-04
Texas Boy Dies
In Gang Fight

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, July .
lR.-A teen-ager was knitted t.
death and two others-includins
his brother-were seriousl,
stabbed last night near a parl
crowded with holiday throngs.
They were believed to have
gotten into a fight with q gane
lof "Pachucos."
Tim Lucas. II, was dead or
arrival at a hospital, stabbed II
the left arm, back and chest.
Clarence Lucas, 16, was in fai,
condition with two cuts in the
back. Gary Hendricks, II. wa,
IN serious condition with two
stab wounds In the left side.
The three collapsed after stag.
gering into the crowded midway
lat River View Park from 3
nearby vacant lot.
Kenneth Miller, As, who oper.
ates a thrill-ride concession. tolc
police the three had Just askec
the price Of his ride when an.
other group of I'VE or six ap-
preached and started an .arRu.
ment. He described the seconc
group as '.Pachucos'-the nick.
name given gangs of youths who
may be identified by their Ions
hair. garish clothes and peggee
pants.
|. When all the boys moved into
the lot, Mr.. Miller said, he called
police. Shortly afterward the
three victims staggered bach
onto the midway.
Four youths were arrested
shortly afterward. A patrolmar
said one was armed with two
knives. No charges had beer
filed,
Evening star., 1955-07-04
PHILIPPINES MARK
18th ANNIVERSARY
lOF INDEPENDENCE

MANILA @.- American
and Filipinos celebrated the
ninth anniversary of their
independence today with
thanksgiving masses, an air
show, q military and civic
parade and fireworks.
The Philippines received
In d e ependence e from the
United States on July 4,
lS46. The Joint holiday viii
end with the annual ban
quet attended by President
Magsaysay and a huge re-
ception given by Vice Presi-
dent Carlos P. Garcia.
Evening star., 1955-07-04

because Of an overcast sky in
Southern California's San Cor
tgonio Pass. The women aren't
allowed to ny at night or BY
instruments.
The first plane into Spring
held may not be the winner,
however, since q handicap sys-
tenn has been set up to equalize
speeds between single and multi
lengined planes Of varying horse
power. All must arrive by 6 pm.
Wednesday to be eligible for
prizes.
A wide search was started yes
lterday for Mrs. Mickey Clark
lof Florissant, Mo-, who disap-
ipeared en- route from Phoenix to
lei Paso. She had flown into
Mexico. but . pilot there drew
her a crude map and she reached
IEl Paso after refueling at the
lCasas Grande (Mexico) airport,
Air Race Headquarters at
Long Beach reported Mrs. Fay
|Mefford and Mrs. Tissie Law
renee Of Tulsa, Okla, were able
to have their damaged wing tin
repaired at Phoenix and con-
|tinued on the trip.
All ~ planes cleared Arizona
and New Mexico yesterday. One
lin addition to Mrs. Clark's
stayed last night at El Paso.
Others were at Midland and
Wichita Falls, Tex: Tulsa and
Springfield, Mo.
Winner Of this race collects
10 prize Of $500 and the more
coveted title Of champion wom-
IAN pilot Of the Nation, unoficial
but rewarding. There are also
prizes for the various laps OF
the race.
Evening star., 1955-07-04
Son Diego Flyers Leod
In Powder Puff Derby

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, July 4
ltR.-Early birds Of the Powder
Puff Derby are expected to I'm
ish the race here today, but
most Of the women flyers head
ling In from California haven't
cleared the Central States.
Mrs. Ruth Nitzen Of Ingle.
wood, Calf. one Of the entries
crashed this morning about n
miles southeast Of Lubbock, Tex
She was not injured.
This was her first entry IN
1.-THE race.
Mrs. Nitzen crashed near the
Texas panhandle city Of Spur
lShe had refueled at Midland
Tex. one of the regular stops In
the derby. shortly before. She
was flying solo.
Another flyer became lost and
ended UP in Mexico yesterday
before getting Strengthened out
and back on the course. An
other had a wingtip damaged ir
Phoenix, Ariz.. but it was re-
paired.
Farthest along the 2,800-mile
route from Long Beach are a
San Diego (Calif.) pair, Mrs.
Isabelle McCrae. a World War
II Wasp flyer. and Mrs. Betty
Mcneil. They checked into Day.
ton. Ohio. last night after an
teight-hour hop from Fl Paso,
Texas.
Doris. Langher and Gladys
Muter Of Chicago arrived at
ITerre Haute. Ind, and said they
had averaged about 100 miles
per hour from Long Beach.
The race began Saturday
Afternoon after a five-hour delay
Evening star., 1955-07-04
Policeman Identified
incorrectly in Story

In the story Of the arraign-
|ment Of Donald S. Wormsley, 28,
|colored. Of the HOO block of
North Capitol street on a charge
Of robbery, The Star yesterday
referred to "the robbery of which
Slater is accused"
This was an error. Wormsley
was arrested by Pvt. William
Slater Of No. ! Precinct. The
Star regrets the error.