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Evening star., 1955-02-20
BeItsviIIe Youth Held
In Ramming Of Car

A Beltisville (Md.) youth late
yesterday was charged with reck-
less driving after the car he was
driving crashed into another
parked seven feet off the road.
Pvt. Lee Baker of the Prince
Georges County Police identified
the driver as Ernest Waskey, l9.
of the 4600 block of Garrett
avenue.
Waskey was admitted to Prince
Georges General Hospital for
observation of head injuries.
Two other occupants of the
vehicle were treated for minor
cuts and bruises. and released.
One of these. Mrs. Josephine
Grady, of the 9400 block of Balti-
more avenue, College Park. owner
of the vehicle, was charged under
the financial responsibility law
for having no liability insurance.
The car was travelling south on
Edmonston road near Tucker
man street in Riverdale when it
plewed into the rear of the
parked car, owned by Anthony
j Devote, of GALS Edmonston
road. The Devote vehicle, un-
occupied at the time, was
Knocked % feet into tree and
was damaged to the extent of
about $500, Pvt. Baker reported.
The Grady car is a total wreck.
he added.
Evening star., 1955-02-20

types are on their way to the
beachfronts.
y A projected improvement that
will, in the opinion of Mayor
Robert S. Mead, bring many new
residents and business operators
to North Beach is a $500, 900
sewerage system. Legislation is
pending to give the town author
ity to sell bonds to finance an
installation with a disposal plant
for drying waste, none of which
will enter the water.
In anticipation Of solution of
the sewage problem. many prop
critics, including the Calvert
: Hotel. the largest hostelry. have
changed hands during the win
ter, the Mayor said. The Con-
solidated Gas g. Electric Co. OF
Baltimore is building a new SUBJ
station.
At the nearby Rose Haven
housing development childrens
playground is to be ready by
spring and for yachtsmen a
landlocked harbor has become
available with dredging Of q
channel 100-feet wide and 8-feet
| deep at low tide. Mayor Mead
! said the harbor is the only large
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Girls Take Top Honors
In Oratorical Contest

Feminine domination in the
department of talk has been
demonstrated again. Five girls
outdid some 1900 other ninth
graders in the junior high school
section of Arlington's annual
American Legion oratorical con-
test.
The winners are Betty Diener,
Jefferson Junior High: Martha
Levin, Stratford Junior High;
jeanne Parker, Swanson Junior
High; Jane Jones, Wakefield
Junior High. and Jean Meador,
Williamsburg.
They will compete at LAS pm.
Monday at Thomas Jefferson
Junior High for the chance to
represent Junior highs in the
county finals. The winner will
face high school opponents
March 2, and that contests win
ner will go to the district finals
March z.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Hitchhiker Killed as Car
HurIs Him 80 Feet

A 30-year-old hitchhiker was
thrown 80 feet to his death last
night when he was struck by an
automobile a half mile south of
Friendly, Md. on the Indian
Head highway.
The victim was Purcell Pick
eral of Friendly.
Pvt. E. R.GaryskiewicZ Of the
Prince Georges County accident
investigation unit said Mr.. Pick
eral was standing on the pave
ment three feet from the edge
of the road when struck at
about $50 pm.
A technical charge of man
slaughter has been placed against
Mrs. Dorothy F. Sweet, AZ, OF
Route l. Waldorf, Md.
A hearing has been set for
Monday at 10 am. in Upper
Marlboro Trial Magistrates
Court.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Star Want Ad Finds
Waitress First Duy

In order TO find q woitress quickly
Mr.. W. R. S. ploeed on inexpensive
wont cd in the employment columns
Of The Stor Classified. Result: He
found the right person to fill the Job
the first doy bis cd appeared in
Woshinston's biggest classified Sec
tion.
II you're in the market for o volt
ress. carpenter or upstoirs maid, tell
it to the long established audience
of The stor reoders. You'll quickly
find the help you need.
In edition to corryins more en-
ployment DDS The Stor publishes more
totol classified ods thon the other
Washington newspapers combined be-
couse il produces the best results.
Phone Sterling 5000 end esk fss
on cd -toksG
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Calvert County Rushes Road and Resort Projects

derland. Construction will begin
after 1858.
Contracts awarded or projects
completed in 1854 include widen
ing of a 4.3-mile segment Of
Route 2 southwark from Route
4l6, improvement of 6.7 miles of
Route 264 from Route 2 to
Broome Island, resurfacing of
the Prince Frederick bypass
and surfacing of "a miles south
ward on Route 2. Advertised but
not awarded was widening ana
resurfacing of 3.4 miles OF Route
2 from the Prince Frederick by
pass toward Lusby.
More than 20 miles of high
way rehabilitation costin e
S970,098 were begun or COM
pleted in Calvert last year
Awarding of the advertised
Route 2 project will bring the
1854 totals to 23.5 miles and
$1,370.098.
Route 2. principal thorough
fare of the peninsula county,
with a land and water area of
244 square miles and popula-
ton Of about $4,000. runs south
to Solomons.
Evening star., 1955-02-20

haven of its kind on the western
shore of Chesapeake Bay.
For those long familiar with
the areas scenes, there will be a
tug or two on memory's strings
when they go down to the bay
this summer. Uncle Billie's
dance hall over the water at
North Beach has been carted
away and Capt. Oscar Marshall's
crab house will be gone.
At Chesapeake Beach, the old
railroad station where. back in
the years. vacationers stepped
from trains from the District
and, way points, long has been
relegated to isolation as the
parks warehouse. The station is
one of the few remaining build
ings used by the Washington g.
Chesapeake Railroad to service
28.5 miles of track between
Chesapeake Junction and the
bayside park.
Another Calvert County pri-
ority this year in Maryland's
1858 million. 12-year highway
program is acquisition Of rights
of-way along 8.3 miles Of Route
4l6 from the Anne Arundel
County line to Route 2 at Sum
Evening star., 1955-02-20
O. WITE
EXTRAORDINARILY
Two bIdWPMRH
Missing From Lake
At Memorial Park

The National Memorial Park
reported yesterday that its new
pair of black swans, worth $3.50
and imported from Australia.
has vanished.
The cemetery, near Falls
Church. brought in the black
birds three weeks ago to deco
rate its lake. The cemetery al
ready had a pair of white swans.
"And the white lady swan tried
to drown the black lady swan" "
a woman at the cemetery re-
ported.
Park officials theorize the
white swan finally got her point
across. routing her victim, who
was followed by spouse. The
park is offering a $25 reward for
information on the Australian
natives whereabouts. They are
believed to be in the area, since
their wings are clipped.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Md. U. Registers 12,O72
For 8.4 Pct. Increase

The University of Maryland
reported 12.072 students enrolled
on the College Park campus and
at the Baltimore professional
schools for the second semester
an increase of 8.4 per cent over
last February.
Norma j. Azlein. associate reg
istrar, said at the close of the
first week o fclasses, 6,391 full
time undergraduates and 1858
part-time and graduate students
were registered on the campus.
Registration in the Baltimore
schools totaled 3,012 with 1893
full-time and 1913 part-time
graduate students.
Evening star., 1955-02-20

measure to an intensive advance
educational campaign, including
community meetings and many
sessions of student government
groups at which integration
plans were discussed.
PTAs Should Cooperate.
C. The PTAs should do their
part to help all concerned to be-
come fully informed Of the facts
SO that judgments and actions
will not be affected by rumors
and misinformation. We feel
that full. factual information
from the Board Of Education on
Negro and white school popula-
ton and a new integration sys-
TEN of districts is one of the
greatest needs Of local citizens
to guide them to understanding
and wise decisions.
For this reason, we ask that
Immediately after the board has
announced its integration policy.
it make full information avail
able to the public through its own
publications and through press,
radio and community groups.
S. Although the Supreme Court
has not yet issued formal de-
crees for implementing its deci-
sion. many communities have al
ready acted to comply with the
Supreme Court ruling that pub
lie school segregation is uncon-
stitutional. Trained investiga-
tors report that integration
worked most smoothly and with
least disturbance when it was
effected completely, quickly and
without undue delay. whereas
piecemeal integration led to con-
fusion and uncertainty.
Robin M. Williams and Mar
garet Ryan'of Cornell University.
in a study of school desegrega-
tion in Is cities titled Schools
in Transition" concluded that
"in general a clear-cut policy, ad-
ministered with understanding
but also with resolution. seems to
have been most effective in ac-
complishing desegregation with
a minimum Of difficulty. Long
drawn-out efforts and fluctua-
ting policies appear to have max
imized confusion and resistance" ;"
We therefore recommend that
public school integration, at all
levels of the school system
throughout the county. be put
into effect at the start of the
1855 fall term and that the
school construction budget be
planned in terms Of this policy.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Andrews Ruled Out
As Civilian Airport,
Senator Butler Says

Andrews Air Force Base has
been dropped as possible loca-
ton for another commercial air.
port to supplement- overtaxed Ma
tional Airport. Senator Butler,
Republican, Of Maryland, said
last night.
In a statement issued for Sum-
day release, the Senator said
his conclusion is based on con-
versations he has had with high
officials of the Civil Aeronautics
Administration.
Oficials of the CAA could not
be reached Immediately for COM
ment.
Calls CAA Decision Wise
"In ruling out Andrews Field.
the Senator said, II think CAA
has made a wise decision. An
drews is a highly-important Air
Force installation fitted into the
overall defense pattern for the
National Capital.
ITO relocate this installation
would cost millions of additional
dollars. Furthermore. the mill
tary facilities there are not con-
vertible to commercial usage
without the expenditure of more
millions of taxpayers money"
Senator Buffers stand is no
deviation from the position
taken by the Maryland delega-
ton on Capitol Hill. 1t has long
favored Baltimore's Friendship
international airport as the place
for Nationals overflow traffic.
His statement cited two pos
sible locations Friendship and
the controversial Burke (Va.l
site. II
Friendship is the more desir-
able" he said, because it is a
SIS million airport which could
not be duplicated today for $50
million"
Cites Fairfax Opposition.
The Maryland Republican con-
ceded that Fairfax County is
vigorously opposed" to the Burke
site.
He charged that opposition to
Friendship comes largely from
Washington trade and business
interests who UNDERSTANDABLE
dislike the prospect that an an
nual payroll of $50 million and
approximately 1000 employment
opportunities will be taken away
from Washington and given to
Baltimore and indirectly to the
entire State of Maryland.
This" he said, lis economic
elf-interest which mitigates
against the best interests of
thousands of citizens residing in
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties
"Washington's self interest
completely ignores the fact that
officials and citizens of Burke
are unalterably against the loca-
ton Of another airport there"
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Back 10 School Niqht
| Slated in Falls Church

The Student-Parent- Teacher
Association of Falls Church High
School will have a "back-to-
school, night for parents at 8
pm. tomorrow
This will be followed Saturday
with the associations spring
carnival. Dancing, bridge and
the coronation of the king and
queen of the event will be fea-
tured. Mrs. H. g. Reeder is gen.
eral chairman and Frank Hankes
will auction off donated mer-
chandise.
Proceeds will 60 to the schol-
arship fund and a contribution
to the Mclean High School
PTA.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Sofety Talks
Montgomery Program
Listed by Mansfield

Inspector Dick Monsfield, director
Of The stor's School Sofety Proerom.
will give his safety chnIf folks OF the
will give his sofety cholk talks ot the
this week:
Tomorrow - Diekerson Elementary,
$50 o.m.; PoolesyilIe Elementary,
1880 ON.
TuesSoy - pornestown EIementory,
$50 o.m,; Potomac Elementary. 1890
ON.
Wednesdoy-cIorksburs Elementary.
$50 o.m.; Germontown Elementary,
1890 ON.
Thursday - Domoseus EIementory,
$50 o.m.; loytonsviIle Elementoy,
K 1870 an.
Fridoy-Lone ook Elementary, $50
en-; Meryvole Elementary. 1870 ON.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Man Ends Life in Cell
| After Arrest as Drunk

A man facing charges of being
drunk and disorderly was found
dead yesterday in a Second Pre-
cinct cell.
Homicide Squad detectives re-
ported that Russell j. Cox. 33.
of the 1400 block of N street
NV, was arrested earlier yes
terday in front of his home on
a neighbor's complaint. About
80 pm, police said, a janitor
at the precinct, Sixth street and
New York avenue NV. found
Cox hanging from the crossbar
of his cell door. He was sus-
pended by the lining torn from
his overcoat.
A verdict of suicide was is
sued by DR.. A. Magruder Mac
Donald, District coroner.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
-Four Corners Group
Fights Move 10 Split
Old BIadensburg

The Maryland State Route 1873
Committee has called an einer-
gency meeting at 8 pm. Tuesday
to consider possible means OF
contesting the recently an
nounced State Roads Commis-
sion decision to split Old Bla-
densburg road at the Four Cor
ners intersection.
The "split" plan calls for a
one-way eastbound leg of Route
1913 that would swing off the
present highway line between
Lorain avenue and st. Lawrence
drive for a maximum distance of
200 feet south. The roadway
through the present intersection
would be widened and used only
by one-way westbound traffic.
The 1913 Committee with wide
community support, especially
among Four Corners business
men, wants the route to stay on
it's present course.
Court Action Possible.
Court action will be one of the
possibilities discussed, according
to Joseph M. Matthias, president
of the committee.
Mr.. Matthias. a lawyer with Of
fees in the Four Corners busi-
ness center. blasted the commits
sion's decision last Friday as
arbitrary and undemocratic." !"
He and members of the Route
1913 committee earlier had jour-
neyed to Baltimore for a last
minute conference to dissuade
roads officials from their stand.
Rated Top Priority.
The dangerously narrow and
winding highway. which is known
by four different names locally.
stretches from College Park in
| Prince Georges County to a wide
oop through Montgomery County
/ to Chevy Chase Circle. It has a
! top priority reconstruction rating
in the commission road improve
ment program.
The chairman of the commit
tee, which represents 18 area Or
| ganizationS including the Allied
Civic Group, said that members
will explore the possibility of re-
sorting to the courts on the basis
that the commission decision is
arbitrary, capricious and with
out foundation on fact"
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Statement on Montgomery Integrotion

FOLLOWING is the tert of
recommendations OF the Mont
gomery County Council OF
Pdrent-Teacher Associations
committee on integration as
amended and adopted By the
executive committee OF the
PTA council:
On May II, 1854, the Supreme
Court ruled that segregation In
the public schools of the United
States is unconstitutional. Since
then communities in Missouri
West Virginia, Arkansas. Dela-
ware, Arizona, New Mexico, Kan
sas and the cities of Washing
ton, D. c., and Baltimore, Md.
have integrated their public
schools.
Maryland State authorities
the State Congress of Parents
and Teachers and the Montgom-
cry County PTA Council have
made it clear that they recognize
the courts decision as the law
of the lard.
We, as parents and teachers
recognize our clear responsibility
to see that the law is carried out
intelligently and effectively SC
as to involve the least disturb
ance of the education of our
children.
We believe that clear-cut poll
cies, firmly implemented, will
Evening star., 1955-02-20

contribute to the smooth accom-
plishment of school integration.
Toward this end, the Montgom-
cry County Council of Parent
Teacher Associations respectfully
submits the following recommen-
dations to the Montgomery
County Board of Education:
/. Maryland school authorities
and the State PTA Congress have
strongly supported the principle
of local control over school in
tegration programs. Therefore,
we recommend that the Board of
Education announce comprehen-
sive, firm plans for integrating
the school system of Montgom-
cry County.
2. In many communities it has
been found that in changing to
an integrated schonl system, con-
tinuation OF established proce-
dures as fully as possible has
helped ease the Transition. We
recommend that the present
policy of fixed school districts
in Montgomery County he con-
tinued. with necessary redistrict-
ing carried out without regard to
race. We also recommend that
the present policy on transfers
from one school to another be
continued.
Integrate Teachers.
8. We recommend that all
qualified teaching, sdministra-
tive and other school personnel
be retained under an integrated
system of hiring and assignment.
4 We recommend education
for integratior for school person.
mel. children and parents.
A. We urge the Board of Edu-
cation to continue and expand
its program of inter-group work.
shops, seminars and in-service
training for teachers, school ad-
ministrators and other school
personnel to help them under
stand and more readily solve
problems involved in school in
tegration.
B. We believe ele m e n tary
school children need compare
lively little advance preparation.
For higher grades. the board
might consider expansion of
classroom study materials on
inter-group relations, and appro-
pirate joint activities. In st.
Louis. where high schools were
integrated at the start of the
current spring term, the New
York Times of February / re-
ported that school officials felt
lack of friction was due in large
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Red China To Show Wares

LYON. France. Feb. 10 (P.-
Red China will show her wares
along with the United States and
IS other countries at the Lyon
Fair this spring. The Red Chi
nese displays will be on a strictly
unofficial basis. since France does
not formally recognize the regime.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
RIgylBA
Stands Firm on
RezoningAction
BroyhiII Apartment
Project Approved
Despite Protests

The Arlington County Board,
over the opposition of nearly 400
petitioners, yesterday, stood firm
on its rezoning action permitting
construction of a SIS million
apartment development on the
site of the former Shirley Homes
housing project.
BY SO vote, the board re-
fused to rezone back to resi-
dental the 33-acre tract owned
by M. T. Broyhill & Sons Corp.
The Arlington building firm
plans to construct go buildings
containing 621 apartment units
on the site, located south Of
Shirley highway on Glebe road.
Kimel, Mrs. Buchholz Opposed.
The motion calling for the
board not to upset its rezoning
action of January 8-when the
land was reZoned from reSiden-
tial and luxury apartment classi-
f1cations to a less restricted
apartment zone-waS introduced
by Robert A. Peck.
Chairman George M. Rowzee
and Wesley Cooper voted with
Mr.. Peck in favor of the motion.
The two dissenting votes were
cast by Alvin Kimel and Mrs.
Leone Buchholz.
About $50 Arlington residents
attended the meeting in the cir
cult courtroom, with some hav-
ing to stand during the two-hour
hearing.
The board had been presented
with petitions, bearing 378 sigma
lures, asking that the apartment
project be blocked.
Among those speaking against
the Broyhill development was
James A. Mcintosh, president of
the Hume-Oakridge PTA, who
said the apartments would add
to the overcrowded conditions
at Oakridge Elementary School.
Residents have contended that
the project will lower the value
of their homes, and that there is
no real need in the county for
more apartment units.
Contradictions Offered.
Oren R. Lewis, attorney for the
Broyhill firm, submitted counter
petitions. and told the board he
could have gotten 40 times as
many" signatures with a little
more effort.
Mr.. Kimel. after studying these
signatures, asked the attorney:
why is it important to get
signatures from residents in Falls
Church, Vienna, Fairfax. Spring.
field, Annandale, Alexandria,
Washington p. c., and even
Richmond"
Mr.. Lewis replied that getting
these people to sign illustrated
his point that sit is easy to get
someone to sign any petition.
Yesterdays action was the
fourth zoning vote by the board
since the builders filed their ap-
plication for rezoning in May OF
last year.
The board originally turned
down the request but reversed
it's decision January 8. However,
four weeks ago members voted
to hold another hearing on the
matter.
Funds for Detention Home.
In another action, the board
agreed to help finance the pro-
posed $4,000 Northern Virginia
juvenile detention home.
Members voted unanimously to
pay S68,595-Arlington's share
prorated according to population
toward the regional detention
home.
Only Alexandria has not yet
taken action on the matter.
Fairfax and Falls Church are
already committed to the project.
n.I1sgl Nll T1l1
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Corcoron Trustee Named

Orme Wilson of 2406 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. has been
elected trustee of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art, Mr.. Wilson is a
founding member of the Ma
ti"nal Council Of Art, Inc. and a
fellow in perpetuity of the Met
ropoiitan Museum of Art in New
York.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Workshop at GreenbeIt

The Prince Georges County
Council of Cooperative Kinder
garten Nurseries will hold a
workshop at $3.50 pm. tomorrow
in the Greenbelt Md Center
School.