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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20

A 16-year-old great-grandson
of Alexander Graham Bell will
be given a science award tomor-
row night.
Gardiner H. Myers, son of DR..
and Mrs. Walter K. Myers, BOIL
orty-Fifth street NV, and
great-grandson of the inventor
Of the telephone, is to receive
a certificate of merit from the
Washington ademy of
Sciences.
The certificate is for scientific
work done by Gardiner at
Western High School, where he
is a senior.
Gardiner is one of 16 students
who were winners of this years
District Science Talent Search.
He also won an honorable men,
ton in the national talent
search which is sponsored by
the Science Clubs of America.
The is District winners will
receive certificates at a joint
meeting at 8:15 pm. tomorrow
of the Washington Academy and
the Junior Academy of Science,
Q select group Of area science
students.
Grandson Of Grosvenor
GARDENERS mother and grand
mother are granddaughter and
daughter, respectively. Of the
late DR.. Bell, and his grand
father is DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor,
retired president of the National
Geographic Society.
The young future scientist
submitted two projects in the
talent search, one dealing with
chemical testing and the other
with hydrofoils, devices for lift
ing boats in water.
He is particularly interested in
chemistry and plans to stress
science when he enters college
next fall. He has applications
pending at Princeton, Brown and
Amherst.
Two Of the Is award-winning
students will be among speakers
on tomorrow's program at the
Cosmos Club. Philip Lichtman,
II. Of 1920 Forty-fifth street
NV, student at Wilson High
School and vice president of the
Junior Academy of Science, and
Jane eager. II, of 4006 Queens
bury road, Hyattsville, student at
Northwestern High School, will
be the two. Miss eager is one
Of two girls in the group.
Others to Get Certificates
Others to receive certificates
are:
Robert e. Ambrose, II, Of 4305
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
PAVING FIRM TO SEEK RECORD
IN RESURFACING OF ROADWAY

Washington paving firm will try to set national
speed resurfacing 300-foot roadway at the
University of Maryland next week.
The will be dedication exercises of the asphalt
institutes laboratory and office building the College
Park campus.
Corson-Gr,lman Co. will re-pave the stretch-whch
is the average city bock-n front of the building
to standard Maryland secondary road specifications.
Maryland coed will fire the starting at 215 PM
will in motion two spreaders and two rollers,
feet of IA trucks feeding steady flow Of hot
asphalt mix
Institute officials said there is recognized speed
of this but added 1--WE to set mark
for the rest of them to shoot at"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
143 Pupils Quit Scene
Before Aerial Mine Falls

and carried it away, Mr.. Dean
said.
A Navy public relations Office
spokesman said the mine was
painted yellow, the color used
on dummy ammunition.
Mr.. Dean said his cousin. Ray
mond Dean, and another man
were working in the lumber yard
when they heard a loud whis-
ting sound as the object fell.
1t landed with noisy thud. He
said there were two helicopters
flying very high" over the area.
No Panic at School
Raymond Dean went to the
Hollywood Elementary School to
spread the alarm Mrs. William
r. Dixon, principal, whose class
room is in the back of the build
ing. next to the playground,
herded the children into the
front of the building.
There was absolutely no pam
ic," Mrs Dixon said. I'VE didn't
hear a thing and l doubt if any
of the children knew that any
thing was wrong"
The Nays announcement
said: Due to a misunderstand-
ing. the helicopter was operating
over territory not authorized for
testing planes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
BY CHARLES G. BROOKS

The hack inspector today an
nounced a complete revision in
examinations for taxi drivers
because the questions were being
leaked to favored cab companies.
Police 1t. Francis H. Dunn, in
charge of the District hackers
Office, added that there are only
two places the information could
be leaked from: "Our Traffic
Division or the Office of the Di-
rector of Vehicles and Traffic"
Goes to Corporation Counsel
1t. Dunn confirmed statements
at hearing before Assistant
Corporation Counsel Clark F.
King this morning by Pvt. Silas
Segrist, of the hack inspectors
Office, at which time Mr.. King
declared:
1.-THE individual case we have
before us is not the important
thing "a false statement made
on a hackers application but
this leak in questions to certain
outfits must be halted"
The case arose when Pvt. Sc
grist brought Howard Wells, 43,
of the 1900 block of Twentieth
street NV. to the hearing on
an accusation of making false
statement regarding his resi-
derice. Mr.. Wells had claimed
he was a District resident for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20

HOLLYWOOD, Md, April 20
(SpeciaD-A half-ton missile,
described by the Navy as a
dummy aerial mine. dropped
into the playground of a
st. Marys County elementary
school here yesterday, 10 min
utes after the bell had called
l43 children to classes.
The Patuxent River Naval Air
Station said one of it's hell
copters. flown by the manufac-
turer's pilot. inadvertently drop
ped the device. The Navy in
sisted the missile was non-ex-
plosive.
Melville Dean, owner of a
lumber yard next to the school,
said Navy men spent more than
two hours gingerly removing the
mine which was described as
nearly S feet long and about 10
inches across. 1t dug a small
crater and nearly buried itself
level with the ground.
No Shovels Used
"They had sailors with their
fingers working the dirt away
from that thing" Mr.. Dean said.
"'They didn't use any shovels or
picks or anything like that"
A crane-like device lifted it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Hacker Exams Revised
After Discovery of Leak

more than a year, but evidence
showed he was not.
The matter is being referred,
according to 1t. Dunn, to the
Office of Traffic Director George
E. Keneipp.
Pvt. Segrist told Mr.. King that
more than one-third of the app
plicantS for hackers permits
were passing their tests before the
leak was discovered more than
a month ago. He declared that
when the tests were first made
up, only about 5 per cent passed
each time, and that now. with
the new examination, a similar
small percentage is passing.
Sees Advantage to One Company
He told Mr.. King that one cab
company seemed to be getting
the greatest advantage from the
leaked questions.
1t. Dunn declared that the day
he heard of the leak he ordered
the new examinations made up.
He added that there is no GRIM
inal violation in obtaining or
leaking the examination, but I
certainly wish there were"
The lieutenant also confirmed
that in at least two instances
applicants had been caught
standing outside the testing
room with copies of the exact
questions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Give Youths More Jobs,
Delinquency Probe Told

A spokesman for the Com
missions Youth Council today
urged the Senate Juvenile De-
linquency subcommittee to re-
study the child labor laws with
a view to providing more jobs
for young people.
G. Rowland Shaw, chairman
of the councils subcommittee on
youth employment, said the
problem of work opportunity
was of tremendous Importance
in efforts to solve juvenile de-
linquency.
Mr.. Shaw was the first wit
ness before the subcommittee,
headed by Senator Kefauver,
Democrat. of Tennessee, as the
unit launched into a study of
the problem of youth employ
ment.
Limits Work
The Senator predicted the
subcommittee would study pro-
posed amendments to Federal
laws such as the Wagner-Peyser
Act for extension of United
States Employment Service help
to young people, the Federal
wage-hour law, which limits the
hours of work for youngsters,
and the child labor laws in sew
eral States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
6 Armed Abductors
Sought in Fairfax

Fairfax County police today
broadcast lookout for six men
on the basis of report from two
sisters that they were abducted
at gunpoint and held captive for
five hours.
The girls, aged 10 and 20, told
police they were forced to drink
whisky. They said they were I'M
harmed. The girls said their cap
tors finally freed them in the
woods near Vienna and they re-
ported to police.
According to police, the girls
said they were walking along
Telegraph road yesterday when
car pulled alongside and
stopped. The girls said several
men hoped out of the car,
pulled guns and ordered them to
get inside.
They said the men ranged
from Is to go years old, and one
had a long gray beard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Committee of 100
Fovors Hiring
10 More Planners

The Committee of 100 on the
Federal City added its voice to-
day to appeals for appropria-
tons to permit 10 new staff ex-
perts to be hired by the National
Capital Planning Commission.
The appeal was made in a let
ter to a Senate Appropriations
subcommittee. The Senate group
is considering a $4,000 slash in
the planners budget, recon-
mended by the House Appropria-
lions Committee. The cut would
knock out new employees needed
on new coming. development
and regional planning problems.
c. Melvin Sharpe, Committee
of 100 chairman, wrote that I'M
less the cut is restored the COM
mission cannot carry out the
responsibilities placed upon it by
law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Property Owners
To See Street Bids

Two contractors bids for long
pending street drainage installa-
tions in Hillside's special i'm
provement District 26 today were
referred to property owners by
the Prince Georges County Com
missioners for their preference
as to which should be accepted.
In bids opened yesterday at
Upper Marlboro, the Lisbon Con-
struction Co. of Silver Spring
offered to improve Fifty fifth
and Fifty-sixth avenues for $63.-
1872. Kermit A. Hunt Of Cheverly
submitted $64.368 bid.
County officials said the two
contractors offered to make the
same installations but that they
proposed using different nate
rails. Plans for the project have
been pending since 1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20

The disbarment hearing in
volving Attorney Curtis p.
Mitchell came to a sudden end
today when a three-judge court
signed an order reprimanding
the attorney for violating the
spirit Of the Federal Courts rs
case rule.
The hearing had been recessed
while attorneys discussed a solu-
ton.
The order was drawn UP by
attorneys acting for the courts
Committee on Admissions and
Grievances. which brought for
NAL charges against Mr.. Mitchell.
The order, in turn, was approved
by attorneys for Mr.. Mitchell.
The rule forbids an attorney
from being counsel in more than
IS cases II 1t causes trial post
ponement because the attorney
is busy with another case.
The order was signed by the
three judges Of the q. S. District
Court for the District Of Column
bia, r. Dickinson Let's, James
w. Morris and David A. Pine.
conform with the spirit Of Rule
l4td and the instructions Of the
chief Judge. causing considerable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
PhoneCo. Plea
Facing Battle

At least nine political subdivi-
sions of Virginia plan to fight a
Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. proposal to pass on
gross receipts taxes to subscrib-
ers when the State Corporation
Commission holds public hear
ing In Richmond Tuesday.
Arlington and Manassas al
ready are on record against the
plan. In Alexandria, the plan is
to send two representatives as
observers only, without specific
instructions.
Falls Church likewise has re-
ferred the matter to it's city at
torney with instructions to keep
the city council informed of
developments.
The League of Virginia Mu-
inequalities is spearheading oppo-
sition to the company plan which
it estimates would add about
$87 900 to consumers bills in IA
communities where the gross
receipts levy is imposed.
Alexandria telephone users
would be among the hardest hit.
They already pay a 10 per cent
city tax on their telephone bills
and the company's gross receipts
levy would be added.
The gross receipts levy in
Alexandria is imposed at the rate
of $1.03 per $500. The rate is
SO cents per 500 in Arlington
and Falls Church. In other parts
of the State the rate goes all the
way up to SO.
Arlington and Henrico are the
only two out of the States SO
counties that are permitted to
impose a gross receipts tax. Hen
rico will join Arlington in fight
ing the plan. Arlington County
Manage A. T. Lundberg is chair
man of the League of Virginia
Municipalities Public Utilities
Committee which has been asked
to appear before the commission
on Tuesday.
Arlington will be represented
by Charles E. Hammond, execu-
tive assistant to the County Pub
lie Utilities Commission, which
estimates nearly $4,000 would
be added to phone bills if the
tax is passed on to subscribers.
Falls Church, where the added
bills would total about $1,450,
will be represented by City At
torney William M. Baskin while
the Alexandria City Council has
requested City Manager Ira Will
lard and City Attorney v. Floyd
Williams to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
zoning Board
Hears Foes Of
Proposal

The Districts Board of zoning
Adjustment today promised to
hand down decisions tomorrow
on 40 cases it heard in an IL
hour session yesterday.
Highlight of the hearing. in
the board room of the District
Building, was a plea to let the
National Federation of Business
and Professional Women's Clubs
establish a headquarters at 2251
r street NV.
The headquarters now is in
New York City. The federation
proposal to purchase the man.
sion of the late Mrs. Florence
Keep for 100000 to provide
Office space for some 80 employees
was vigorously opposed by sew
eral property owners in the area.
Sees Commercial Intrusion.
Capt. J. C. Byrnes, USN (Ret.)
of 2214 Massachusetts avenue
NV, complained that he had
received only an hours notice of
the hearing. He opposed the
move as commercial intrusion
on a restricted residential area
He charged that several near
by property owners who previ-
ously had said they did not OPP
pose the federation's plan had
been the victims of false repre-
sentation. Their consent, he
said, had been obtained without
realizing that the building was
to be used for Office purposes.
Attorney James c. Wilkes,
representing the federation, ar
gued that the character of the
neighborhood already has been
commercialized by the presence
of foreign embassies and chan
ceries. He commended the man
sion could be sold for private
residential use only at a great
loss to the owner, unless it were
to be used as a boarding house.
Other Opponents
Joining in the opposition was
R. D. Young. jr., representing
his mother, who lives at 1920 r
street NV. He also represented
other property owners includ-
ing:
Mrs. Gustav Stewart. 1925 R
street NV; Clarence Hewes,
1858 Massachusetts avenue NV;
Orme Wilson, former Ambas-
sador to Haiti, of 2406 Mas
sachusetts avenue NV: William
McChesney Martin, chairman of
the Board of Governors, Federal
Reserve System, 2444 Massachu-
sets avenue NV; Arthur Bliss
Lane, former Ambassador to
Poland, 2442 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV, and Mrs. Lee Warren,
2511 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
The plan was also opposed on
behalf of the Philippine En-
bassy at 1888 r street NV. by
Melquiades Ibanez, second Sec
rotary, cultural affairs division
of the Embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
ZOO DISPLAYS
RARE mot FOR
EATING) DUCKS

The Zoo had a pair of
elder ducks on display today,
the first showing here of the
Arctic fowl which are rare
in United States ZOOS.
Also on display, but diff
cult to see, is a newborn
water civet cat.
DR.. William M. Mann, the
Zoo superintendent, re-
ported he also has a pair of
baby marmosets. They are
hardly on display, being so
tiny they are hard to detect.
Marmosets are members of
the monkey family. Even
when full-grown these will
be pygmies.
The Zoo got the elders
from a Pennsylvania
breeder. The civet and NOR
mosets are home grown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Two PTAs Indorse
Indignation Stand

Two Montgomery County Par
ent-Teacher Associations last
night went on record supporting
the stand of the Executive Com
mittee of the County Council of
PTAs on public school integra-
ton, except that one recon-
mended deferring the move for
one more year.
The Parkwood Elementary
PTA voted 59-49 to support the
council committees proposal for
Interrogation in the fall. The
Silver Spring intermediate
School PTA voted 41-36 in favor
of the council committee pro-
gram, but suggested a two-year
period for carrying it out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Clark Confirmed
AS Postmaster

The Senate today confirmed
the nomination of Roger D.
Clark as postmaster at Alexan-
dria. He will succeed Elmore
Mudd, retired.
Mary M. Blades was confirmed
as postmaster at Spotsylvania,
succeeding A. T. Coleman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
EmpIoymentin DC.
Rises $500; Jobs
otul $4,000

Total Washington area en-
ployment rose $500 last month
over February, the United States
Employment Service has an
nounced.
ploymen last month
reached $4,000. 1t compared
with a gain of $500 over March,
1854.
The greatest gains. the en-
ployment service said, were in
the tourist trade, construction
work and retail trades. The
Government hired 900 more per-
sons last month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
BIG SIGNS READY
TO AID TRAFFIC ON
PENTAGON ROADS

The Bureau of Public Roads
is taking it's final step tomor-
row to reduce confusion in the
road network around the Pen
tagon.
Work which begun two
months ago will be completed
tomorrow on three large light
ed signs that will hang over
the highway at three points.
When in place the direction
markers are expected to help
motorists find their way
either into the Pentagon, down
U. S. Route / or onto Shirley
highway.
The markers were erected
by the Jack Stone Sign Co. of
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
VIRGINIANS GET
ONE-DAY BREAK ON
IS TAX DEADLINE

RICHMOND (P.-Virginia
taxpayers who have been
looking for a break will get
one, however small, this
spring.
The State Department of
Taxation noted that the
deadline for filing State re-
turns falls on May Ia.
Sunday.
officials said that because
of this, the deadline will be
extended one day-until mid
night, Monday, May 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20

Other witnesses today included
Miss Elizabeth S. johnson, chief
of the Division of Child Labor
and Youth Employment of the
Bureau of Labor Standards:
Charles Odell, chief of counsel
ing, Selective Placement and
Training, Bureau of Employ
ment Security of the Labor De-
partment.
Mr.. Shaw, pointing to difficult
ties youngsters experience in
getting jobs, recommended
greater cooperation between
schools and employment agen-
cies.
Willing to Help
eff you put the problem of
greater employment opportuni-
ties for youngsters squarely up
to employers, businessmen, and
labor leaders, am convinced
they will be willing to help out"
Miss johnson, pointing up the
problem of employment for
youth, said when boys and
girls are old enough to work and
want to work, failure to get and
keep a job is likely to be a
frustrating and disillusioning ex-
perience."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20


was chairman of the panel dis
cussion at the YWCA, Seven
tenth and K streets NV, told
the meeting that if the Govern
ment Endorses a United Com
munity Fund campaign here, the
business community will follow
suit.
He suggested the District Com
missioners call conference on
how the United Community
Fund should be put into effect.
The District government has de-
cided there should be q one
package charity campaign, start
ing in September. The Federal
Government. however, has not
yet rendered a decision.
Mr. Hayes pointed out that
the largest work force here is
the United States Government.
In other cities, where there are
large classifications of industry,
business leaders have taken the
initiative. he said. But in the
District the United Community
Fund has to start at the Gov
eminent level, Mr.. Hayes as
serted.
Urbanske Disagrees.
Leo Urbanske, jr., chairman of
the CLOS District of Columbia
Community Services Committee,
disagreed with Mr.. Hayes and
commended business leaders and
not the Government should take
the first step. He suggested that
large employers, such as the tele-
phone company. might take a
firm stand, launching the project.
MIR. Urbanske conceded that a
United Community Fund here
would not be successful without
the Governments cooperation.
He said there is no payroll de-
duction in the Government, such
as private firms make for Chest
contributions.
The third panel member,
Ferdinand v. Grayson, executive
director, Community Chest Fed
GRAFTON, declared he personally
thinks Washington wants a
United Community Fund.
IF there Is a will, the COM
munity will find a way" Mr..
GraySon said.
Method Is Prime Question
He told the conference the
prime question is what is the
right way to achieve a United
Community Fund. He said the
100000 Federal workers want
some form of united fund and
the District Commissioners &C
ton in approving a one-package
campaign shows that is the
thinking here.
Mr.. Grayson said experience
shows a United Fund is cheaper,
and, in some cases, 20 per cent
more funds are raised than
through separate campaigns. He
warned his hearers not to "over-
sell" the new program, however,
as he said there are pitfalls.
Mr.. Hayes said that under the
existing situation, as many as
Is separate campaigns are car
ried on annually and they are
time consuming and expensive
for the business community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Tax Men to Offer Aid
At Virginia Highlands

Arlington County Commits
sioner Of Revenue George D.
Fischer and his deputies will be
at the Virginia Highlands fire
station to assist taxpayers to-
night.
The officials will help in the
preparation Of State income and
county personal property returns
at the station from 7:30 to $50
pm. The firehouse is at Twenty
third and South Eads streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Arlington Workshop

A workshop for vacation
church school teachers will be
held from 10 am. to 3 pm. to-
morrow at the Mount Olivet
Methodist Church, 1910 North
Glebe road. Arlington. under the
sponsorship Of the Arlington
Council Of United Church
Women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Democrats to Dine

The Montgomery County
Young Democratic Club will hold
its second annual Jefferson
jackson Day dinner at 7 pm.
Saturday in the Silver Spring
Armory,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Split on Method
For United Fund
Marks Meetinq

Sentiment for a united COM
munity fund here. covering
health, recreation and welfare,
developed today at a CIO-Com-
munity Chest sponsored panel
discussion, but how best to make
it effective showed differences of
opinion.
John Hayes, president of Sta
ton WTOP, a Chest leader, who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20

Pros oud Cons Of United Fund.
Poge A-4l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-31
Shoulders Denied
Third PuroIe Bid

ST LOUIS. Dec. 81 pa
third bid for parole has been de-
MED Louis Shoulders. the former
st. Louise police lieutenant who
arrested Carl Austin Hall, the
executed kidnap-killer of 6-year-
old Bobby Greenlease.
Shoulders wife, the former
June George, said last night
Shoulders was told of the denial
last week at the United States
Medical Center in Springfield
Mo, where he is serving three
years for perjury.
Shoulders and Elmer Dolan
former patrolman who was with
Shoulders at the arrest, were
convicted of lying to a Federal
grand jury on how they handled
suitcases Of Halls which con-
tanned the ransom money. A
little more than nalf Of the
$500. 900 ransom still is missing