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Budget Witnesses Plead
For School Funds

District citizens last night
voiced their views on the city's
pending 1856 budget. Here are
highlights from the testimony
before the District Appropria-
tons Subcommittee:
Lyle w. Ashby, Wilson High
School Home and School Asso-
citation: We urge Congress to
restore school funds for so spe-
cial teachers, 81 assistant ele-
mentary principals, 10 junior
high counSelors, musical instru-
ments. textbooks, furniture re-
pair and two items for Wilson
typewriter tables and modern
izing the woodshop.
Mrs. Irving Cantor, Lafayette
Home and School Association:
The request of the Board of
Education for so special teachers
was a bare-bones request and
should be restored to the budget.
Funds for IA elementary clerks
should be retained.
DIR. Reginald G. James, Rich
ardson PTA: The far Northeast
urgently needs new school space,
including a senior high school.
Emergency funds ought to be
provided to meet rapid growth.
Fred Ellis, Help for Retarded
Children. Inc: Lives of mentally
retarded children are being
wasted because the schools have
too few special classes for them.
School mental health services
are totally inadequate.
Mrs. Richard Radue, District
Congress of Parents and
Teachers: Unless the schools
can provide more teachers for
the retarded, the whole COM
munity will pay in lowered edu-
cational achievements for many
children and in illiteracy and
delinquency for some unhappy
youngsters.
Mrs. Patricia Schiller, Area 6
Council of PTAs: Our classes
are diversified, the scope of our
special services grossly made
quate and our building program
has Jagged. Our public school
system has been relegated to a
position of minor Importance
due to budgetary neglect.
Mrs. John Steele, Eaton and
Hearst PTAs: Year after year
we have large classes, curtail-
ment of special services. unmet
adjustments in teacher salaries,
cuts in building and maintenance
programs and continued slashes
in funds for textbooks and
supplies. We have arrived at a
point of desperation.
Robert Burns, Alice Deal Home
and School Association: The
physical facilities of the school
system are deteriorating and we
cannot recruit enough we'll
trained teachers. Eliminating
five science teachers will not help
solve the Nations scientist
shortage.
Louis F. Oberdorfer, Key PTA:
Our basic problem is to ask more
funds to reduce the pupil-teacher
ratio. Thirty-five pupils per
teacher are too many. More spe-
cial teachers also are needed
badly.
Mrs. Malcolm Henderson, Con-
necticut Avenue Citizens Associ-
alton: Our normal children must
be relieved of the burden the
handicapped impose on a normal
class. It is difficult to imagine
how $4,000 could be better spent
than to provide 10 special teach
ers for the retarded.
Mrs. Mabel E. Morris, Orr and
Randle Highlands PTAs: Too
many Congressman think Dis
trict citizens pay no taxes. The
Federal Government should pay
its fair share of the city's
expenses.
Mrs. Henry A. Bartlett, Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations:
The Districts per capita tax is
among the highest in the coun-
try. The point has been reached
where residents and home own
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Principals to Meet

The annual convention of the
Maryland State Elementary
School Principals Association
will be held at Andrews Air Force
Base at 10 am. tomorrow. The
keynote address, Trends in
Elementary Education" will be
delivered by DR.. Helen Mcintosh
of the United States Office Of
Education.
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Parents Show
Little Fear Of
Polio Vaccine
Outbreak in West
Fails to Affect
Program Here

Washington area polio vac
cinations proceeded today with
a tacit vote of confidence from
most parents despite the minor
outbreak of the disease in West
ern States among some children
who had received a California
made vaccine.
Very few children in Wash
lngton, Montgomery County and
Alexandria, where the Salk in
jections are being given to first
and second graders, have been
withheld from the program be-
cause of parental uncertainty.
DR.. Grace Stone of the District
Health Department said check
revealed an average of only one
child a school who had turned
down a chance to be inoculated
yesterday. She called the trend
very encouraging"
I'VE had quite a number Of
telephone calls from parents
wishing to be, treasured" she
said They were told we we're
going ahead with the program.
d. C. Vaccinates Today
The District will vaccinate
about $500 public school chill
dren today and the same num-
Der Monday to complete the first
round of shots.
Dr. William j. Peoples, Mont
gon1ery County health officer,
said only II parents had ruled
against incubation there, and
that the first-round shots will
be completed with 1000 injec-
tions today.
1--WE are extremely confident
in the vaccine and we have no
reason to believe any abnormal
reaction will occur" he said.
In California. where a vaccine
manufactured by the Cutter
Laboratories of Berkeley, Calf.
was used in the public school
program, the number of cases
involving vaccinated children
rose to IL. Two others were
stricken in Idaho with one
fatality, and one each in Dem
yer and Chicago.
Another Case Reported
Still another case was re-
ported in Columbus, Ga. A g.
year-old boy developed bulbar
polio four days after receiving
a shot of vaccine prepared by
Eli Lilly & Co., of Indianapolis.
Georgia health officials said the
time element suggested the boy
was in the incubation period Of
the disease at the time the shot
was given.
On the basis of that one case.
Public Health Service officials
said there was no reason to with
draw vaccine made by Eli Lilly.
The total number of cases, or
cases, or suspected cases, follow
ing incubation with the Cutter
vaccine reached Is with the ILL
ness of 3-year-old girl in Yaki-
ma, Wash. Her physician said
the illness followed by six days
a vaccination with the Cutter
product.
Health Officials in Oakland,
Calf, where two of the cases
occurred, abandoned plans to
complete mass NEGOTIATIONS this
school year, but those in Los An
geles, where there were three
cases, will resume the treatments
with a new batch of vaccine.
Public health officials are con-
a thorough investigation
of the Cutter vaccine to deter
mine whether it was at fault, or
whether the stricken children
were infected before the vaccina-
tionS. All unused bottles of the
vaccine were recalled pending
outcome of the tests.
In this area private physicians
are keeping check on about SO
persons given Cutter vaccine in
jectionS on a private basis. So
far. there are no reports Of
polio in any of them.
None of the Cutter vaccine was
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are sponsoring organization representatives, Henry
Gichner, Greater Washington Industrial Council
Hathaway Watson Economic Commission of the
Board of Trade; Stuart Armstrong president of the
Advertising Club Of Washington; Francis Kane,
president of the Board of Trade, and George Quirk
vice president of the. Hecht Co.-Star Staff Photo
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HERALD FUTURAMA EXHIBIT - Commissioner
Samuel Spencer Seated, center) signs proclama-
ton urging area residents to atten the Washington
the Hecht Co. Seated waiting to sign are Commits
soner Renah Camalier Qeftl and Engineer Commits
sioner Thomas A. Lane. Standing Cleft to right
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Raymond H. Keller, Retired;
Store Here 38 Years

Raymond H. Keller, former
luggage buyer for Woodward and
|Lothrop. died suddenly yesterday
at his home. $500 Thirty-second
street. NV, after q stroke.
Mr.. Keller retired in January,
1858. after SO years with the
store. most of them spent a.
luggage buyer. He was q mem
Der Of the stores Twenty-year
Club and the Builders Club.
composed of MasonS.
He was q member of Pental-
Ipha Lodge No. %. F.A.A.M.. and
belonged. for about IS years. to
the Washington Board of Trade.
A native Of Washington. Mr..
Keller was the son Of native
Washingtonians. the late James
H. and Rebecca Wenger Keller.
He was q graduate Of Central
High School.
A travel enthusiast, Mr..
Keller had visited every State
in the Union, the Caribbean Is
lands, Mexico. Canada and Ber-
muda. He had planned a trip to
the Gaspe Peninsula later this
month.
Surviving is his widow. Mary
B. H. Keller, Of the home adj
dress. and a sister. Mrs. H
Thomas Kimmel, Of Washington
Services will be held at Cav
ler's Chapel. 1856 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. on Tuesday at
pm. Burial viii be in Prospect
Hill Cemetery.
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Rev. Harry c. B. How Dies;
Former Toppuhonnock Pastor

school class at Calvary Methodist
Church in South Arlington.
where his wife was superintend-
ent of the junior department,
before going to Tappahannock.
When the Tappahannock
Church was in need Of q pastor.
Mr.. How was recommended to
the Bishop for the post. The
Virginia Conference of the Meth
odist Church recognized him as
an ordained minister Of another
denomination. and accepted him
into their membership.
Mr.. How,s congregation unan-
Iimously expressed its desire for
him to remain when he an
nounced his resignation. He
brought his talents. for home
mission work. such as teaching
the blind to read Braille, to his
congregation. as well as serving
as their spiritual leader. A lover
of music. Mr.. How played three
instruments. including the harp
and was q welcome guest ct
other churches in the Tappa-
hammock area, where he ac-
|companied the congregations in
hymns
He is survived by his wife,
Lillian A. How. Of the home adj
dress. and his daughters, Mary
Louise. Is. Mildred. IL. and
Cynthia, IL.
Services will be held at the
Ives Funeral Home, 2847 Wilson
blvd, Arlington. at IL am. on
Tuesday. Burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
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Mrs. B. F. ToyIor,
Wife Of Official

Mrs. Benjamin r. Taylor. 81.
wife of the director Of the Legal
Consultant Service Of the Vet
Grams Administration, died yes
terday at Garfield Hospital Of
cancer after q years illness.
Born Anna Agnes Marks in
Wenona. H., Mrs. Taylor was
the daughter Of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Marks Of Chicago.
She attended st. Mary's Convent
in Wenona, and was q graduate
Of DePaul University In Chicago.
Mrs. Taylor taught elementary
school In Illinois before coming
to Washington during World
War /. when she became an in
structor with the Board of Vo-
cational Rehabilitation for Dis
abled Veterans.
During World War II. she
served as a hostess for the USO.
Surviving besides her husband
of the home address. 1918 Seven
tenth place NE, are two broth
ers, Charles and Steven Marks
and a sister. Mrs. Josephine
Jagodzinski. all of Chicago.
A requiem high mass will be
said at 10 am. Tuesday at st
Francis de Sales Church, 2l2l
Rhode Island avenue NE. Burial
will be in Catholic Cemetery In
Lacon, Ill.
The family requests that
expression Of sympathy be sent
to the District of Columbia divi-
sion Of the American Cancer
Society,
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". 7. Thurston, n,
Former Investigator

HAGERSTOWN. Md. Sept.
P1.-William T. Thurston
widely known years ago as a
criminal investigator and more
recently as a pigeon trapper, died
last night.
He was II and had been Ill
several months with cancer.
His last job was bailiff Of
Washington County's Circuit
Court. More than 80 years age
he became the county's first
criminal investigator, W orkine
under states Attorney D. Angle
Wolfinger.
Mr.. Thurston attracted wide
attention by solving a number
of murders, some arson cases
and a tar and feather incident in
the Western Maryland Railway
strike of 1922.
He got inquiries from all over
the country several years age
when he launched a one-man
campaign against pigeons which
roasted on the courthouse and
other public buildings. He de-
signed a trap that banished the
nuisance.
Survivors include the widow
and four sons. Thurman, Will
liam. Preston and Dennis. all OF
Hagerstown. Funeral services will
be held Monday afternoon at st
Johns Luthern Church.
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Earl Duvid Cliff,
Ran Broke Service

Earl David Cliff. SO, owner of
a brake service here. died Friday
at Doctors Hospital. He lived at
302 Rhode Island avenue NE.
Mr.. Cliff was born and edu-
Gated in Washington. Twenty
five years ago he started Gifts
Brake Service. His business was
at two locations. 1909 M street
NV. and Gil Maryland avenue
S.W.
Survivors are his former wife,
Pearl NJ, and two daughters, the
Misses Davita and Leila Cliff, all
of 1921 Kansas avenue NV: a
brother. Arson NJ, 1929 Trinidad
avenue NE. and a sister, Mrs.
Beatrice Anderson, Mclean, Va.
Services will be held at 10 am.
Tuesday at the Deal funeral
home, 1912 Georgia avenue NV,
Entombment will be In Fort
Lincoln Mausoleum.
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The Rev. Harry C. B. How. IS.
former pastor of the Tappahan-
mock Methodist Church. died Of
a heart attack Friday at his
home at 5713 South Fifth street,
Arlington. Mr.. How resigned as
pastor last June. after serving
for two and a half years there.
Born In England, he went to
Canada when he was a young
man to do home mission work
under the auspices Of the Meth
odist Church Of England.
He was q volunteer in the
United States Army in World
War ]. and after the war was
offered an appointment to West
Point. He decided instead to go
to Harvard. where he completed
his theological studies.
After living in New Jersey, Mr..
How came to the Washington
area Is years ago. He did home
mission work here, and during
World War II. was ordained as 9
Baptist minister. and served as
pastor Of the Covenant Baptist
Church.
Mr.. How taught o Sunday
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Mrs. Allen Stern,
Wife of Enoineer

Mrs. Allen G. Stern, So. OF
$3.50 Tilden lane. Lux Manor
Md, the wife of an engineer with
the Fred S. Gichner Iron Works
died yesterday at Suburban Hos
Ipital.
Mrs. Stern had lived in the
Washington area for over 20
years, and in Lux Manor for IL
years. One Of the early residents
there. she played an active role
in the life Of the community. Her
home was the center for planning
for picnics and parties each
year.
Born Margaret Benkert in
Lancaster, Pa, Mrs. Stern was
the daughter of the late Prof
George Benkert. q musician and
designer of pipe organs. She
studied nursing In Philadelphia
Surviving besides her husband
are a sister. Miss Kathryn Ben
|kert, Of Philadelphia.
Services will be held at the
|Danzansky Funeral Home, 1901
Fourteenth street NV. tomor-
row at 2 pm. Burial will be in
Mount Lebanon Cemetery.
The family requests that ex-
|pressions Of sympathy be sent
to the Washington chapter OF
the American Heart Association
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Hewitt S. West,
Mininq Official

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (P).-
Hewitt S. West. IS. president oil
Halle Mines, Inc, and of its sub
sidiary firms. the Tungsten Min
ing Corp. and Manganese, Inc.
died last night at Memorial
Hospital.
Mr.. West was born at Glens
Falls. N. Y. His home was al
Hidden Well Ranch in Paradise
Valley. near Las Vegas, New.
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Z. 0. Arthur,
Retired Lawyer

Charles o. Arthur. retired
Maritime Administration attor-
ney died Friday at his home In
Winter Park, Fla.
Mr.. Arthur was born in In
dianapolis and worked as a tele-
graph operator there. He re-
ceived his law degree from
Georgetown University.
He once worked for the Agri-
culture Department. He retired
from the Maritime Administra-
ton in 1949 and went to Florida
He had lived in Northwest Wash
ington.
Mr.. Arthur, a Mason, was q
member of Trinity Methodist
Church. He taught a boys class
there 10 years.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Glendora Knaub Arthur
and q son, DR.. Paul Arthur, Los
Angeles, CaIif.
Services will be held / pm.
Tuesday at the Lee funeral
home, Fourth and Massachusetts
avenue NE. Burial win be in
George Washington Cemetery
The family requested tokens OF
sympathy be CONSTRUCTED to the
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
2 East 103d street. New York
%. N. "
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Girl, Z, browns
In Frederick Pond

A 2-year-old girl drowned yes
terday afternoon when she fell In
a pond on the farm Of her grand
father. Hood England. on the
Big Woods road. about 2 miles
south Of Urbana in Frederick
County. Md.
The girl was identified as Joy
Annette Tyeryar. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles F. Tyeryar,
also of the Big Woods road.
Chief Joe w. Price Of the Hyatts-
town Fire Department said the
girl fell into the pond while play
ing nearby with other children.
She was pulled out by her
uncle. Bud England. operator of
the farm. The girl was pro-
nounced dead by DR.. B. o.
Thomas of Frederick after fire
department members admins
tered artificial respiration and
oxygen for about IS minutes.
Mr., Tyeryar. an employee of
the Safeway grocery in Gath
ersburg. was at work at the
time Of the accident.
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DEATHS REPORTED

tFrom the D. C. Health Department,
Matte Z. Cartwright, 81, 214 Mass. ave
irene W. Dahl, so, 1888. Goth st. NV.
AlonEo 6; Gorbin. 5S, g26 Mass; ave. NV
Emile Malbranc, 16, 1894 4th st. NV
Maurice L. Schneider. "A, 1445 Otis pl
Robert B. Fennen, 7a 1920 ! st. NV.
Janet A. Reside. 81, 2126 Connecticut
Charles 4. McDonnold. 81. 45s5 Mac
Samuel peskin. 81. 55o5 18th st. NV.
Viola p. Kaufman. So. Alexandria.
john 1. Clark. S. 1447 Swami st. NV
Mary, j.. Stewart. 79. s24 46th st. ne.
william Nelson. 81. -33 Quincy pl. NV
Connie Bennett, 81. Gil d st. Sc.
Arthur Womack. 4S. 1916 Kansas ave
Nelson Station. IS, 400 X. st, NV.
Pauline Dorsey, As, 1881 A st. Sc;
Grady Jones, "a. $50 School Ut. s.w.
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BY HARRY BACAS
Star Stan Correspondent

WESTMINSTER. Md, Sept. 3.
Both politics and religion were
in the air here today as dele
gates to the 34th conference of
the Organized Bible Class Asso-
citation opened their three-day
annual session at Western Mary
land College.
Political talk centered around
tomorrow's election which may
give the association its first new
president in three years. But the
main business was spiritual rec
|reation and community worship
The theme of this years con-
ference is Live for Christ"
Attending are 476 members of
Washington area churches. Reg
istrar John A. Patterson. jr.,
called the registration one of
the largest in the organization
history.
Eight Denominations
Methodist churches sent the
largest number of delegates. 200,
and Baptist churches the Sec
Iond largest. 113. In all. eight
denominations are represented.
Total membership Of the as
ISOLATION is more than 10000 in
PAP Bible classes from 81 Wash
Iington area churches. The larg-
Iest single class representation at
the conference Is from the
Vaughn class Of Calvary Baptist
Church, which sent 81 members.
Politics is bound up with con-
Istitutional Interpretation in to-
morrow's election. The asso-
citation two years ago adopted
Ia new constitution which pro-
hibits any church denomination
from being represented In the
presidency for more than three
years.
Howard M. Stackhouse. the in
lcumbent has served three years.
Delegates therefore differ as to
whether the constitutional pro-
vision applies to him this year
or not until next year. Mr..
IStackhouse, a Methodist. has
isteadfastly maintained that he
should not be considered as a
candidate this year.
DR.. Gresham to Speak
The question is whether his
withdrawal" will stick. Even if
the nom ina ting committee
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d. c. Bible Group Opens
Meeting at Westminster

comes up with another man
usually tantamount to election
Mr.. Stackhouse, a. great fav-
Iorite, may be nominated from
the floor.
Principal speakers during the
Ithree-day meeting is DR.. Perry
IL. Gresham, president of Beth
amy College, w. Va. DR.. Ores
ham is a former newspaperman,
philosophy professor and min
lister Of Disciples Of Christ
churches.
For the second year, the con-
ference delegates are being led
in musical sessions by the Ed
doves. family. Walter D. Ed
doves, jr., director Of music at
the Drexel Hill Presbyterian
Church, Philadelphia, has
brought his two sons. Robert
and Walter. ALI three play the
trumpet and lead group sing
ing.
| After social, worship and
study sessions today and tomor-
row, the conference will wind up
Monday afternoon with installa-
ton of new officers.
The conference has been held
every Labor Day week end since
1922. For several years it was
held at Leesburg, Va, and at
Hood College, Frederick, Md.
Since 1927 it has met annually
Iat Western Maryland College.
A new president, If elected.
would be only the fourth in the
associations history. Homer j.
Councillor served from 1922 to
1881. Page McKendree Etchison.
from 1881 to 1882 and Howard
M. Stackhouse since then.
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Darn nf Thanka

ALLEN, DIR. CHARLES A. The family
OF the late DR.. CHARLES A.. ALLEN
gratefully Acknowledges the kindness
and many expressions of sympathy
shown during their recent bereavement
We wish especially to thank the min;
listers. the Revs. Roberts. Zines and
Gill, and also the many friends and
neiehbors. their telegrams. cards and
use Of cars. THE FAMILY.
BEALL. MAMIE j. The family Of the
late MAMIE j. BEALL wishes to express
their deep appreciation and sincere
thanks to their many friends and
neighbors for their kind expressions
of sympathy. flowers. CARDS. VISITS ana
many acts OF kindness during the
illness Of our loved one and our re-
Ssft Rsfsay sEAnL AND rkMny.
hRAXTON. EDWARD H. The family Of
the late EDWARD II. BRAxTON hereby
extends their thanks and apprecianon
expressions of sympathy in our be-
.feavement. FRANCES D. BRAxTON.
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PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 3 up.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 3 up.
Bad weather today forced a
24-hour postponement Of the
coast-to-coast Bendix Trophy
Race by six Air Force pilots
flying the Nations fastest Jet
fighters.
But despite q limited ceiling
and hazy visibility, the three-day
National Aircraft Show opened
as scheduled before an estimated
10000 persons at International
Airport.
The 2,325-mile cross-country
flight of the supersonic Jets was
delayed for one day because Air
Force officials feared the planes
would be unable to land because
Of the low ceiling.
The jets are due to take OF
tomorrow morning from the
George Air Force Base at Victory
vile, Calf. In streaking across
the country making only one
stop for refueling, the F-10O
jets are expected to
average more than $50 miles an
hour, possibly lettering the ex-
listing long-distance speed record
of 652.522 set last March by Col.
Robert r. Scott in an F-84
Thunderstorm.
Second Race Scheduled
Tomorrow's program also fea-
lures another coast-to-coaSt
race: The General Electric Tro-
ply Event in which three six
engine Boeing BAT Stratojet
bombers, with a three-man crew
will fly nonstop 1887 miles from
March Air Force Base in Cali
Ifornia.
Both the Bendix and GE
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1dttnpilittn

oGUS. ANNIE S. There viii be an
unwilling OF . monument to the mem
sunday. September 4. 1855. at the
District Of Columbia Cemetery at ~
am. Relatives ana friends are invited
FAUBER, JOSEPH. There will be an
the late JOSEPH TAUBER, husband Of
Sonia Tauber, father Of Noises Tauher
and brother Of Jehil Tauber. on sun
day, September 4, 1855. at 1880 pm.
tiVes and friends invited.