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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-16
PTA Again Challenges
Board on Integrotion

The Montgomery County PTA
committee on integration has is
sued a new challenge to the
Montgomery County Board of
Education's position that 1t lacks
legal authority to integrate
county schools in advance of i'm
Elemental rulings by the Su-
preme Court.
{ The committee based its chal-
knge on a legal opinion prepared
BY c. A. Horsky, Silver Spring
attorney.
!, Mr.. Horsky cited rulings by the
Supreme Court Of Delaware. the
y s. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia and the SUI
perior Court of Baltimore City
to support the argument that
the Supreme Court ruling of last
May outlawing Indignation is
final and binding"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-16
Arlington Fireman Cut
In Bus Guruge Bluze !.

An Arlington fireman suffered
. badly cut lip last night fight
ing a roof fire at the county
school bus repair shop near
Shirlington. ne
Arthur varnau. 81, OF Route l.
Falls Church, was struck by a
board He was treated at Ar
lington Hospital. +.
There were no buses In the
part Of the shop where the fire
broke out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-16
School Borrowing Bill Called
Inadequate for Prince Georges

The county Board OF Educa-
ton and the county commits
sioners agreed that the $40
million request was adequate.
delegation Chairman Perry o.
Wilkinson said. Mr.. Machen and
Mr.. Sickles commended both bodies
had underestimated growth of
the county during the next three
years while the schools were
being readied for occupancy. -
Mr.. Wilkinson added that the
school board already has authors
ization for IS million ii school
construction loans which will
help all the gap.
! Slated for introduction today
by the Prince Georges group is
q biii authorizing the county
commissioners to borrow up I'd
5000. 600 for construction of M
addition To- the Courthouse at
Upper Marlboro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-16
Bills Would Bar Lawyers
Usinq Fifth Amendment
By the As.eeiosed Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. ia
Maryland State Senator sought
yesterday to block the practice
of law in the State by any per-
son who has used the -. Fifth
Amendment" in q court or legis-
lative hearing.
Senator Malkiis. Democrat, Of
Dorchester, introduced two Bepa-
rate bills--one to make use OF
the 22d article Of Maryland,s
Declaration Of Rights or tl1e
Fifth Amendment to tie United
States Constitution liable to dis
barment and the other to- block
admission ID law school.o to
the State bar for the same
reasons.
Such an action by q practing
lawyer would be- termed PRO
fessional misconduct" and sub
iect to q hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-16
7WooDcARRIERS

Wrought iron, solid brass, black
and brass. All substantially
made. Also Coal Holds, Fire
Lighters and Solid Brass Fend-
ers-choice "a off
,DFoLDING SCREENS
Brass mes, black mesh.
Arched or straight tops. Also
drought iron. No,0 :
.s's "a off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-16
by q ssar sssif Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. ia bill
to permit Prince Georges County
to borrow $40 million for school
construction was blasted as
totally inadequate" as it passed
the House here yesterday.
The county's Democratic dele
CATION split, 4 to 2, as Delegates
Carlton n. Sickles and Hervey
G. Machen scored the measure.
The bill. sent to the Senate.
would authorize the county COM
missioners to float bond issues
up to SO million for school con-
structioI,
This limitation will continue
to perpetuate the present class
room shortage. Mr.. Machen
charged. He added he felt its
''inadequacy" might bar the
Democratic Party from fulfilling
its campaign promises to clear
up the classroom problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-16
s80.Q5 Solid Bross

Solid Brass 3S"r30h" Flerscreen Nth famous Uni
pull that opens and closes the satin black curtains
By single pull; pair OF b1u-top Solid Brass And
irons NTH Solid Brass FetooIs to match. to make
the ensemble complete-De'De included pair OF
Is" log cradles. Take 1t home-and light the fire
it's that complete! This one tDiu surprise youi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-16
Extremists Urged
By Norris 10 Stay
Quiet on lntegration

DR.. Forbes H. Norris. Mont
gomery County superintendent
of schools. suggested last night
.'it would help If extremists ON
both sides would stay quiet for
I'VE years" while the county
school system wrestles with the
transition to indignation.
Z Speaking to 800 members Of
the Sherwood High School
Parent Teacher Association. DR..
Norris said the county has ANY
number of peoplesto wfarn the
whole thing Is a theory and
they're theorizings With the best
Of intentions.
/ In his longest statnexk u
date on the hategrati6hs issue.
the school administrator declared
he has a better program" than
the i2-year plan announced re-
Gently by the Advisory Commit
Tee on Indignation. He declined
10 give details, saying his views
are under study by the Board of
Education.
! Following his talk, the PTA
rejected the key recommends
tion In the report Of the Inte-
grafton Committee Of the Mont
gomery County Council Of PTAs.
j Members voted to. instruct the
anit's three delegates to the
council meeting on April 20 to
oppose proposals for integra-
tion by September and for con-
tinuing fixed-d;strict lines and
retaining all Institutional per-
sonnet under migration.
Z They approved, however. the
recommendation for an educa-
tional campaign among teachers.
pupils and parents to pave the
way for integration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
Anti Vote
By Federation BoIked

'others. It would result in a sub
Istantial deterioration in the
quality of education now pro-
vided in public schools. it was
said, and would be costly, ad-
ministratively unwieldly. ano
would throw education in Vir-
ginia into a prolonged period OF
litigation.
Cites Commissions View
Senator Fenwick held that the
commissions request for the ref
erendum was a reasonable and
fair one"
The Senator said the commits
sion felt many counties would
abandon their public school sys-
TENS to avoid indignation.
If they do" he declared, 1.-THE
State will have to go in at tax
payers expense and operate the
schools ITSELF"
The commission expects some
Indignation. the Senator said. bu,
hopes it will not come with too
great an impact.
He urged voters to study the
full report put out by the com.
mission before they cast thei,
ballots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
Montgomery Gets Plan
ToEose Zoninq Burden

MIR. Butcher feels that several
of the roads the State wants
from the county recently have
been improved with county funds
and should not be turned over
at this time. On the other hand.
some of the roads the State
wants the county to take are in
bad condition and would be a
drain on county funds.
The council named to the new
electrical board Edward H. Hit
of Rockville, Charles N. Hartman,
IKensington: Francis B. Harding.
Kensington; Jerry B. Wyble, Be-
thesda, and Neil Marsh, Olney.
Robert T.. Linowes. assistant
county attorney for the last 10
months, submitted his resigna-
ton to the council yesterday,
defective December 81.
The council was urged to hold
up action on a proposed project
to widen and improve Montgom-
Iery avenue and East and North
lanes in Bethesda.
The Edgemoor Citizens Asso-
citation suggested the project be
held up pending further studies
on the Bethesda traffic situation.
The streets would provide access
to the Edgemoor parking lot that
lies between Edgemoor and North
lanes.
One suggested substitute for
the street widening was opening
Iof traffic to westbound motor
lists on Edgemoor lane by chang
ing the traffic system at the busy
Wisconsin avenue East-West
highway intersection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07

The Arlington County Civic
Federation voted 80 to 80 last
night to defer action until Janu-
airy 5 on a Virginia Constitutional
Convention referendum.
Delegates appeared to be bent
on immediate action until State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick ex-
planned the issues involved in the
referendum. which has been
called for January 8. Mr.. Fen
wick pleaded with the group not
to act until full consideration had
been given the problem.
Until he spoke, it appeared
that most of those present were
prepared to support a committee
report which opposed the refer
endum authorized by the Cen
eral Assembly last week. The
referendum is the first step in
the Gray Commissions program
designed to prevent enforced in
tegration in public schools.
Opposition Expected
It appeared a certainty that
the group would announce its OPP
position to the referendum, after
Robert Reynolds, chairman Of
the schools committee, said in a
lengthy resolution preamble:
1.-THE schools committee fully
concurs with the Gray Commits
sion's belief that the application
of the Supreme Courts ruling
will be fraught with grave diff
culties in many counties in VI-
ginia. There is no effort on our
part to minimize these difficult
ties, for we know that for many
people segregation is not merely
an idea; it is a way OF life, a
regular part of everyday liv-
ing. -.
Much time and effort Is
needed for people to change long
accepted ideas. We recognize
tina: legislative or judicial fiat
cannot change customs over
night"
The committee believes, Mr..
Reynolds said, that many Vir-
ginia counties are prepared. If
necessary. to abandon their pub
lie schools rather than accept
indignation.
The committee, he declared.
cannot. however, approve the
system OF tuition grants. The
extreme form Of this system con-
templates and accepts abandon
ment of public schools"
A tuition grant system, the
committee held, would seriously
weaken the public school system
In some areas and destroy it in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
Fairfax School
Ruling Sought
On Meetings

The Fairfax County School
Board has decided to seek a
ruling from the Virginia attor-
ney general about segregation
requirements for meetings in
school buildings.
The board s attorney, John
Alexander, gave an opinion last
May that Virginia law requires
segregation OF white and COL
ored persons when they attend
meetings in public school build
ings.
A report was presented by the
school boards building commit
tee. recommending employment
of an architect to help super
wise school planning and con-
struction.
A 5 per cent salary increase
for school administration per-
sonnet was approved. A similar
increase for other county en-
ployes was authorized a week ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
.S3.9 Million Sci
AS Tentative
School Budget

| The Alexandria School Board
last night disclosed a tentative
budget estimate Of $3,973,991 for
school operation in 1956-57-an
! increase of $551,000 over the
current budget.
The budget contemplates a
$3.50 a year raise in the teacher
pay scale. which would make be-
ginning teachers in Alexandria
the highest paid in Northern
| Virginia.
| Supt. T. c. williams said the
preliminary estimate was sub
mitted earlier than usual be-
cause the City Council, which
must approve the budget. asked
for next years figures this
month. Mr.. Williams emphasized
that the budget estimate is tenta-
tive and detailed figures will be
submitted to Council in the
spring.
| A sum of SITS, 900 is set up for
Operation Of the new Hammond
High School. which will open
next September. Additions to the
staff would cost $150,000 addi-
tional. and the teacher pay raise
would cost $150,000.
The $3.50 increase would bring
the pay scale to $500 minimum
and IS. 500 maximum for teachers
with bachelors degrees. The
highest minimum salary now
paid in Northern Virginia is
Arlington's. which has a starting
salary of $500. All other iuris-
dictions in the Metropolitan
Area. except the District, have
$1,000 minimums. The Districts
is $4,000.
It also was disclosed at the
joint meeting between the school
board and the city PTA Council
that plans will have to be made
soon for a fourth high school.
The superintendent said he
feels jurisdictional problem
viii result If the City Council
decides to build an auditorium
gymnasium at George Washing
ton High School for joint school
and municipal use.
Mr.. Williams said the only
workable plan is to build sepa-
rate facilities. He said the argu-
ments which have held up action
so far are only an indication of
the "jurisdictional squabbles"
which would result when the
school. the recreation depart
ment and other civic groups tried
to schedule events and classes
in the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
Fairfax Class Host
To School Board

Members of the Fairfax County
School Board yesterday were
guests at a luncheon served by
the home economics class in
Luther Jackson High School.
Luther Jackson is the county's
only colored high school. having
opened a year and a half ago
Colored high school students in
the county formerly were trans
ported to a regional school at
Manassas.
School Board members COM
plimented Principal Taylor Will
liams on the excellent condition
of the school. The visitors were
taken on a tour of the huge,
sprawling building at Merrif1eld
They were entertained in the
auditorium by the school choir.
Several School Board members
were SO impressed with the sing
ing they asked when the schools
Christmas concert would be held
so they could attend. The Christ
mas program is scheduled for
December 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
Referendum Brings Flood
Of Virginia Poll Tax Mail

days. He said the total is NJ
greater, than in previous years
but the trouble is trying to gel
the mail proceSsed.
/ Mr.. Sullivan said he has hireo
-four extra persons and probably
will have to hire more.
Colin Mcpherson, Arlington
treasurer, said he has put or
three extra persons and has
shifted some other personnel te
the mail opening job.
/ A Fairfax County spokesman
said no extra help has been put
on there but the Office expects
to have all the mail processed
before the deadline.
| The treasurers noted a big in
crease in over-the-counter pay
ment of poll taxes this year. Mr.
Mcpherson said there was more
activity in his Office Monday
than he has seen since he took
office four years ago.
The deadline for paying 1855
poll taxes IN order to be eligible
for voting January 9 Is Deem
Der IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07

The Montgomery County
Council will study a proposed
plan to relieve it of its many
coming hearings. at present num-
bering close to 200 a year.
/ j. Grahame Walker, former
council president. recommended
yesterday that the council con-
slider sectional coming based on
master plans of various areas
prepared by the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
At present the council. gener-
ally speaking, holds hearings on
individual applications for re-
coming. The practice results in
the councils meeting two nights
a week for about five months to
handle individual applications.
! Mr.. Walker said he felt sec
tional coming would relieve the
council of some of its work and
would cut the cost to landowners
who now must pay special fees
when applying for rezoning.
| Mr.. Walker referred specific
ally to the Woodmont triangle
in Bethesda which on present
plans is recommended for COM
mercial rezoning. He added
that it might be possible to
follow the commissions plan in
the Kensington area.
/ The council yesterday re-
ceived from Public Works Diec-
tor Mason Butcher and County
Manager NJ L. Reese recon-
mendations for a road exchange
with the State Roads Commits
sion.
The Roads Commission has
recommended that the county
take over IS roads, or sections
/ OF roads, now part Of the State
system.
The los miles of State roads
is proposed in exchange for II
miles of county roads which the
commission feels should be q
part of the. State system.
The council agreed to negotia-
tons on the road exchange with
more than 20 projects on which
the two agencies will be in dis
agreement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07

Itary of the YEA, and other
members of the teacher groups
Executive Committee who could
be gotten together hurriedly ir
Richmond.
The only legislator at the con-
ference was Arlington's State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick
who in the past has sponsored
bills In favor of the teachers ano
now is one of the Governor 1
chief lieutenants in the fight tc
Iput the amendment across.
A referendum will be helc
January 9 on the question Of
calling a constitutional conven-
ton to adopt the amendment.
Gray Aides Attend
David J. Mays. attorney fol
the Gray Commission that drew
up the proposed constitutions,
amendment, also conferred the
YEA heads. as did his assistant
Henry T. Wickam.
The Governor left after 81:
hours to keep an appointment
with legislators at Petersburg ir
his hop skip = and Jump cam.
paign to win support for thu
referendum.
! A reporter caught Mr.. F'enwicl
briefly for questioning while the
conference was still in progress
He said the sole purpose of thu
! gathering was to exchange in.
formation and learn some of the
things that are on the minds
of the teachers.
Lots Of Questions
Lots Of questions were askec
and answered but no position
was taken by the YEA officials,
Mr.. Fenwick said.
Mr.. Williams, also reached
said his group had brought "a
lot of questions" to the confer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
Maryland Offered
Expresswuy Aquin

BALTIMORE, Dec. 7 P.-
Secretary of the Interior Mckay
has renewed an old suggestion
that Maryland take over the
Federal portion of the Balti-
more-Washington expressway.
The move would open the 10
miles of Federal road between
Jessup and Washington to truck
traffic, since State law does not
ban trucks from the express
way as does Federal law.
Gov. McKeldin's office dis
closed yesterday that letter
has been received from Mr.. Nc
Kay renewing the suggestion
and pointing out that he re-
Iceived no reply to the same sug-
gestion when made in Deem
Der, 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07

Virginias special referendum
January 9 for a CONSTITUTIONS
convention has required North.
ern Virginia treasurers to put or
extra help to cope with a flooe
of tax mail.
The treasurers' Offices are try
ing to get bills processed so poll.
tax receipts can be returned k
taxpayers who want to register
and vote for the first time in the
State.
Anyone who was eligible tt
vote in last November's election
may vote in January.
Although many prospective
new voters paid their poll tax il
person. others mailed the pay
ments along with State income
tax payments which were due
last Monday. New voters must
wait until they receive their poll
tax receipts before they can cast
their ballots.
Roger c. Sullivan. Alexandria
treasurer. said his Office has re-
ceived about 10000 to 10000
pieces of mail in the last two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
Alexandra Tests Compare
CoIored and White Students

1873 per cent of the white stu
dents were at or above the aver
age for that grade while 21.6 per
cent of the colored students were
at or above the eighth grade
level.
The report submitted by Supt
r e. Williams said that 627
white and 81 colored seventh
graders were tested. OF these
480 whites and 10 colored were
at or above average.
A total of 439 white and 81
colored were tested In the eighth
grade. In this group 346 whites
and IL colored were at or above
leverage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07

to a convention to amend the
State constitution to permit the
Commonwealth to provide tuition
grants for private schooling.
The tuition grants would be
available to parents who pre-
ferred not to send their children
to integrated schools and in
areas where local authorities
might suspend public school
operations rather than permit
indignation.
In Northern Virginia, Mr..
Webb served notice he'll carry
his fight against the plan to the
people of his area. Mr.. Webb,
who led an abortive attempt to
block the referendum in the Leg
Iislature, announced plans for a
series Of television shows in OPP
position.
The Attorney General. in an
opinion late yesterday, con-
flrmed and amplified the major
points of eligibility he had set
forth earlier in an informal
statement
In general. any person who
was eligible to vote in the Nov.
g, 1855, general elections or is
qualified to vote in the June IL,
1856. general elections can vote
January 8.
Those presently not qualified
may qualify by paying up what
ever poll taxes they owe on or
before December IL. They must
then register. unless they've al
ready done so.
The registration deadline in
cities Of more than $4,000 which
have a central registrar is De-
cember "a. Elsewhere it is
January 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07

Tests given to Alexandris
seventh and eighth grade stu
dents last year showed that
colored students were far below
white students in scholastic
achievement.
1t was reported at a joint
meeting of the City School
Board and the Parent-Teacher
Association Council that 1855 pei
cent of white seventh graders
taking the test we're at or above
the national average for seventh
graders. The figure for colored
students was % per cent.
In the eighth grade exams,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07

ence at the Governors request.
The conference was a crucial
one because at various sessions
Virginia school teachers have
shown themselves leery OF
changes to their retirement plan
Gov. Stanley declined to COM
ment as he left the meeting but
one of his aides said that thus
far the conference had been in
the informative" stage.
1T would be nice to have their
support" he said wistfully.
Face Court Challenge
Meanwhile, the State faced q
court challenge to its plans fol
the referendum. In a surprise
move. Joseph A. Jordan, jr., 9
Norfolk colored attorney. filed ar
injunction petition in Richmond
Circuit Court yesterday in ar
effort to block the referendum.
! Mr.. Jordan said the referen-
dunn would be Illegal because il
seeks TO give the State a means
of getting around the Supreme
Courts decision outlaWing seq
regation IN public schools.
Elsewhere there were these
developments pertaining to the
amendment plan:
! /. Delegate John Webb oil
/ Fairfax, who tried to kill the
Iplan in the Legislature last week,
ANNOUNCED he would vigorously
work for its defeat in Northern
Virginia.
Eligibility Explained
2. Attorney General j. Lindsay
Almond, jr.. spelled out in pre-
else detail who'll be eligible to
vote January 8.
A favorable vote In the refer
endum would give the go-aheat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
.Chonukoh Program Set
AT u. of Nd. Dec. ID

The annual Chanukah pro-
gram of the B'nai Birth Hillel
Foundation. University of Mary
land, will be held at 8 pm, De-
cember IA, in the University
chapel.
Rabbi Meyer Greenberg. Hillel
director, will speak. The Uniyer-
sity Chapel Choir and the Hillel'
Choir will sing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
Hearing Set Dec. 19
On GrunewuId Tex PIeu

BALTIMORE, Dec. z R.-A
hearing on a motion to dismiss
charges of income tax evasion
against Henry (The Dutchman)
Grunewald will be held in Fed
eral Court December 10.
Judge w. Calvin Chestnut will
hear arguments on that motion
and three others filed by attor-
neys for the 62-year-old Wash
ineton ID. c. resident.
The Government charges
Grunewald evaded S9,307 in
taxes for 1949, 1850 and 1851
A trial date has not been set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-07
ARYLAND-VIRGINIA NEWS
Stanley Seeks Educators
Support for Gray Plan

RICHMOND Dec. tSpecia)-Gov. Stanley today called
leaders of the Virginia Education Association
their in the drive the Democratic
Quoting for proposed constitutional amendment allow public
money to be used for private school tuition
summoned Williams