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BY GEORGE KENNEDY

Two plus two is still four but
lit may be that something new
is being done about the teaching
of arithmetic.
! Yesterday DR.. Gilbert S. Mac
waugh, a Chevy Chase psycholo-
gist, lectured for five hours with
a half hour lunch break on his
new system of teaching elemen-
tary arithmetic, before the first
grade teachers of the 10 paro-
chial schools in the Archdiocese
of Washington.
His method is to group the
addition and subtraction of the
digits in patterns or "generaliza-
tons" rather than present them
in sets of four items to be
learned, which, he said, is the
method used in most textbooks
on elementary arithmetic.
The system will soon go into
effect in the schools, which have
a total of more than 5000 pupils
! in the first grade-a stable pilot
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s. and Zeros Can Be Fun:
Even Pa Can Do This Sum!

operation for any new depart
ure in education.
DR.. Macvaugh, a plump blond
man who looks much younger
than his So years. gave his pres
entation with charts at the
|Mackin High School. at Fifteenth
and v streets NV. He did not
tire and questions indicated that
his audience, mostly nuns with
m ost elementary arithmetic
a scattering of lay teachers, re-
manned interested to the end.
"There is today-unfortunate-
ly-a national dislike for arith-
metic," DR.. Macvaugh said.
He then set out to show what
fun it can be-merely by having
them recite the numbers one to
ten to each other as fast as they
could say them.
The Macvaugh system in add
ing and subtracting is that in
the numbers one to ten there are
100 number facts" in addition
and a similar number in SUBJ
traction. Two plus two equals
See ARITHMETIC. Page At
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Election Fund
MeasureGaiins
4o Senators Would
Lift Vote Spending
BY RICHARD FRYKLUND

Senate Democratic Leader
Lyndon B. johnson said yester-
day his bill to raise the legal cell
ing on campaign spending and
plug holes in that ceiling has COL
Ilected 80 Democratic and II Re-
publican co-sponsors-enough to
pass it in the Senate.
The bill, introduced last week,
was the product of consultation
between Democratic and Repub-
lican leaders. Senator Johnson
said. All Senators were invited
to become sponsors.
1.-THE bipartisan sponsorship of
this measure is a highly encour-
aging, sign" Senator johnson
said. can elections bill must have
the sympathetic understanding
and approval of both major par
ties if it is to be successful"
The list of sponsors included
members of the conservative and
liberal wings of both parties. The
signers added up to 49 Senators
enough to pass the bill through
the Senate even without addi-
ltional support.
Measure Described
Senator johnson said his bill
would:
| /. Set new and realistic spend
ing ceilings on general elections
for Federal Offices.
| 2. Require consolidated report
ing of all campaign contribu-
Itions above $4,000.
| 3, Require all committees op.
erating in behalf of a candidate
in a general election to have the
written authorization of that
candidate.
4. Require that committees
Operating in behalf of a candi-
date include their spending
within the total amount allowed
for the candidate.
/ 5. Require candidates for Fed
Ieral Office to give national pub.
licity to any campaign state
Iments they must file with
officials of their home States
including primary campaign
statements.
| 6. Grant tax deduction ur
to 500 for campaign contri-
buttons.
4 7. Permit radio and televisior
licensees to grant free and equa
or apply a 20-cents-a-vote for.
time to presidential and vict
See SPENDING, Page Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON
star STAFF Correspondent

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Mar. s.
Race feelings in this deep South
area, fired to a white heat by
recent events, cooled bit today
as speculation developed as to
whether Autherine j. Lucy, would
abandon efforts to resume her
studies at the University of Ala
bama.
There were reports. based more
on circumstances of the case
than on facts. that Miss Lucy,
26-year-old Negro and the lead
ing character in a potentially
tragic drama, was about to give
up her 31a-year fight to study
library science at the all-white
university.
Miss Lucy's Birmingham at
torney, Arthur D. Shores, said 1t
had not been decided what the
next step would be.
In fact, Mr.. Shores told this
reporter it was not certain if any
further effort would be made
through the Federal courts to
force Miss Lucy's re-admission
to the university. He said he
had not talked lately" with
EThurgood Marshall. chief coun-
sci of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People, who is with Miss Lucy
lin New York. He added only
that there was a possibility OF
further court action. He did moi
say what legal course might be
taken.
Might Not Return
There were reports that Miss
Lucy might not return to Bir-
mingham, based largely on the
theory that she might not wish
service on 81 million in damage
suits filed yesterday against her
the NAACP, Mr.. Shores, Mr.
Marshall and other individuals
THE suits were filed by four whits
people she had accused originally
of participating in mob actor
to drive her from the Alabama
campus February 6.
/ In any event, Mr.. Shores, sale
lit was most unlikely that Miss
Lucy would report for classe:
Monday at the university. The
legal situation was this:
| Federal District Judge H. Ho.
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tant to reveal how they had been
tricked, postal, inspectors said
nobody but La Blanc knows how
much he actually got out of his
racket.
In fact, his downfall came. moi
from a woman protesting 6
swindle but from a would-bt
bride looking for her wandering
promised husband. She askec
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VT WON'T HAPPEN
AGAIN TIL 1867

The calendar lines up in
numerical order today, some
thing it hasn't done for II
years and won't do again
for IL more.
This is the fourth day of
the third month. So the
short-form date reads thus:
3-4-56.
That hasn't happened
since 12-3-45. 1t won't hap
pen again until Asst.
North American Newspaper Alliance
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D. {. Man Pilot
OF GIoben1aster
Missing With II
z Pieces of Debris
Found in linked
Atlantic Region .

LONDON. Mar. 8 P1. - A
United States Air Force Globe
master carrying II persons
crashed in flames in the stormy
North Atlantic early today at
the same spot where 1t almost
ran into disaster a week ago.
(The Air Force in Washing
ton identified the pilot as
Capt. Roland S. Cornwall, 80
son of Mrs. Sallie Cornwall.
2758 Woodley place NV. No
others listed aboard were from
this area.)
Two bits of wreckage-a fame
SCARED oxygen bottle and a shat
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tial request into all phases OF
discrimination and denial of
civil rights because of color. race
Ior religion.
Second, new legislation
strengthening the Federal Gov
eminent In dealing with denial
of the right to vote will be asked.
The details of this legislative
proposal have so far been with
held.
The administration. 1t is said.
lis intent upon getting this pro-
gram before Congress for. action
lat the present session. Certainly
lit will seek to have it considered
and acted upon at the earliest
possible moment.
Friction Studied
The administration is following
carefully the cases of increased
friction between the races in the
South and other parts of the
country. 1t is prepared to enter
those where constitutionally
justified, it is said, and will aid
wherever it can in the desegre-
cation of public schools, in con-
formity with the decision of the
Supreme Court-Which outlaWed
segregation in the schools and
called for its elimination in rea-
sonable time.
Particularly is it interested in
the right of Negroes to vote.
President Eisenhower said in his
state-of the Union message to
Congress last January when ask
ing for a bipartisan commission
to study the civil rights problems:
1T is disturbing that III some
localities allegations persist that
Negro citizens are being deprived
Iof their right to vote and are
likewise being subjected to eco
Inomic pressures. The stature
LOT our leadership in the free
world has increased through the
past three years because we have
made more progress than ever
before In a similar period to as
sure our citizens equality in JUS
Itice, in opportunity and in civil
rights. We must expand this
effort on every front. We must
strive to have every person
Judged and measured by what
The is, rather than by his color,
race or religion"
A strong feeling exists, 1t said,
that if the right to vote is fully
extended to the Negroes through
out the country. other racial
problems will adjust themselves.
1t is for this reason that .egis-
Ilation dealing with the fran
Ichise will be requested now.
No FEPC in Program
One of the most controversial
proposals, that for a Federal
IFEPC-fair employment prac-
Itices commissions not to be
Included in the administra-
tons immediate program. it is
reported. The administration
wishes to get action as quickly
as possible on legislation re-
Igarded as having a real chance
of adoption at the present ses-
sion.
Demands that the Federal
Government intervene in many
cases of discrimination and vio-
Hence in some of the Southern
States have increased in recent
weeks. The Department of JUS
tice has looked into these cases
and has interviewed where it has
found constitutional authority.
1T declined to move in the En-
NETT Till murder case in Mis-
sissippi, holding that murder
trials are not properly in the
jurisdiction of the Federal Gov
eminent, but in that of the
States and that no Federal Of
tense was involved in the case.
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but as individual Democrats anc
not on the basis of committee
Endorsement.
At the same time, forme,
Commissioner Renah F. Cana.
lier was enlisted for key job In
the national campaign of Sena-
tor Kefauver of Tennessee. q
leading opponent of Mr.. Steven
son for the party nomination.
Mr.. Camalier's selection as CO.
ordinator of Kefauver campaign
activities in the Eastern States
was nounced by his ole
colleague as Commissioner. F
Joseph Donohue, now nationa,
chairman of the Kefauver drive
Propriety Questioned
The District Democratic Cen
trail Committee met In closed
session for almost five hours
with attention repeatedly Gen.
tered on the question of the pro-
priety Of indorsing candidates.
Mr.. Donohue, who is a member
of the local committee, was out
of town, but one of his top aides
in the Kefauver campaign. Frank
Reeves, opposed the idea of
committee Endorsement.
Mr.. Stevenson already hac
wrapped up the support of some
committee members but many
who announced for him yester.
day are newcomers to his fold.
He has won over all District
Democratic officers: Chairman A
L. Wheeler, Vice Chairman j. C
Turner, Secretary Gerhard P
van Arkel, Treasurer Woolsey
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Hall and Finance Officer Robert
Mars.
| Others on the committee who
lined UP in the Stevenson camp
are Miss Helen Boyle, Culver B
Chamberlain, DR.. Walter Garvin
Herbert P. Leeman. Frank j
IO'Connor and Edward Williams
Also. Charles F. Wilson
George B. Parks. Mrs. Robert
IShackleton. Stanley Bregman
David Kreeger. Mrs. Alex Halves
and Democratic National Com
mitteemen Melvin D. Hildreth
The retiring national committee.
woman, Mrs. j. Borden Harri-
man. also is committed to Mr.
Stevenson.
Mrs. Loucheim Resigns
Meanwhile, Mrs. Walter c
Loucheim, jr., resigned from the
District Central Committee. She
lis director of women's activity
for the Democratic Committee
and her resignation locally was
virtual assurance that she viii
run for national committee.
woman from the District in the
May / election.
Mrs. Loucheim thus would BIZ
a candidate for the Office to bt
vacated in August by Mrs, Harri.
man. Mrs. Halves yesterday took
Mrs. Loucheim's place on the
committee.
| The intra-party situation was
complicated further by thu
announcement of Chairman
See VOTING, Page A.
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tered piece of smoked plywood
picked up in the area where
the giant military transport
sounded it's last frantic SOS
were the only traces found.
Lifeboats. rescue ships ano
search planes piled steadily to-
day and tonight over the area
$50 miles southwest of Iceland
in a waning hope of finding sur
vlvors.
The plane-a C-124-was fly
ing from Iceland to Goose Bay
Labrador, and New York with its
ultimate destination Warner
Robbins Air Base in Georgia.
One of Biggest Transports
The Globemaster is one of the
largest transports ever built. 1t
can carry IS per cent of ali the
types of field equipment issued
by the Army, and with second
deck can accommodate 200 SOL
diers and their packs.
Just after midnight the plane
radioed in May Day" textreme
dlstress) signals that three of
its four engines were dead and
that 1t was losing altitude rap
idly. Then the radio went dead.
Last Saturday the same plane
radioed from 62.42 degrees north,
29.47 west--alinost exactly the
same position as today-that two
OF its engines were out and that
it was preparing to ditch. But
that incident had a thrilling
and happy-ending. While the
pilot nursed his remaining two
engines, air-sea rescue planes
shepherded the ailing craft into
a safe landing at Keflayik Air
Base in Iceland.
Same Pilot and Crew
The Air Force said the pilot
and crew were the same today
as last Saturday.
Sixteen persons were aboard a
week ago.
In Washington, the Air Force
said two new engines were in
stalled at Kef1avik to replace the
two that failed during the east
bound crossing. 1t said the plane
was comparatively new, with less
than 1000 hours flying time, and
the commander was thoroughly
experienced, with more than l.
100 hours logged in flying that
type of plane. ..-
The weather ship Alpha, sta
toned about IS miles from the
spot between Greenland ane
Iceland, rushed to the scene
when the Globemaster sounded
its distress call and picked III
the two bits of wreckage.
The Icelandic gunboat Tho
and life boat Saebjoerg alst
joined in the search. The All
Force sent planes from both side
of the Atlantic, from Prestwick
Scotland, and Harmon Air Bast
in Southwest Newfoundland, a.
well as from Iceland and Green.
land. to search the area,
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Stor staff found in the eiys elusrooms
the nnhgraders correctly for emitting period
But few of the Is did the right thing
the replies from these teen-age children
already supposedly proficient in the rudmens of education
A boy "Lestin carefully. Try to unstand"
Another boy. not waite to the last minet trde
to improde your readeing, spell"
girl your hands when the echer as the class
. (undecipherable) Always pase in a clean paper"
Another girl Don't Open other children. Do more
work then told to-"
A boy do not play doing class peor.
One boy numbered his hints for success:
a. BY studng at lot
49, BY listing most of the words the teacher say
SO BY doing your every night and try to do by
your self"
If these third fourth graders, suggestion like
listing most of the teachers words would be amusing but
teachers at this junior high school not laughing
Seventh graders at the school given test In
elementary arithmetic In the best class three children re-
sponded perfectly but in the class some children
got the 10 problems and was perfect
Some incorrectly multiplied 7x9 wrongly subtracted 8
completely sumped when asked to add fractions
20 "a Only eight out of 80 correctly divided $3.50
by $25 which the supplied Is different wrong answers
children according to the mathematics teacher
SCHOOLS, Page A-6
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sioners' bill to set up a public
transit authority, the commits
sion charged that the Capital
Transit Co. stands to gain about
$11 million if it can sell the street
railway system to the successor
Operator at book value"
And, the commission declared,
"It is clearly to the advantage
of the Capital Transit Co. to
delay this legislation as long az
possible and to delete from the
Legislation the powers OF eminent
domain which the draft legisla"
ton contains"
Joint Press Conference
In a joint press conference.
1.-THE District Commissioners and
1.-THE Public Utilities Commission
made it clear there is a serious
chance that Washington will
have no public mass transporta-
ton at all when etc goes out Of
business by act of Congress next
August ID.
They also said there is a good
chance that the directors of the
transit authority-if one is set
Iup-may run only partial
Operation with buses rather than
take over the etc streetcar
system.
Under the bill as presently
drafted, the District Commits
sioners will serve as the first
directors of the authority. But,
they insisted. they would try to
appoint the permanent directors
as soon as possible. and would
make only decisions that were
absolutely necessary.
Sees No Private Operator
| Asked about chances that
some satisfactory private opera
tor might be able to take over
the system. Engineer Commits
sloner Thomas A. Lane, a men,
Der of both agencies. declared,
81 see none"
The statement was made de-
spite pending efforts of attorney
Edward F. Colladay to buy out
etc on behalf of Morris Fox,
president of the B. 81 F. Trans
'portation Co. A House Com
merce subcommittee handling
the transit authority bill re-
.cessed indefinitely Thursday to
let Mr.. Colladay try to work out
his deal.
| The commission pointed out
in its statement. however. that
Continued on Page Ala, Col. 3
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YOU DON'T NEED SNOW TO SKI-SEE?
Stevenson Gets Boost
From D. c. Democrats
10 on Party Group Declare Support;
Cumolier Tokes Key Post in Kefouver Bid
By JOHN ". HORNER

Adla sevensons bid for District support in the Demo-
cratic presidential contest received substantial boost yeser
day when majority of the local Democratic Committee
announced for his nomination.
Eighteen of the 90 declared for Mr. Stevenson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04
Administration
Prepares Bill
On Civil Rights
EorIy Action Sought
On Request to Bolste
Federal Authority

A civil rights program. for
early submission to Congress by
President Eisenhower, is in prep
|aration by the Justice Depart
|ment, 1t was learned yesterday.
First among the proposals in
the program will be q presiden-
Four Civil Rights Bills Go TO EostIond's
Group. Poge A-3
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CRISIS IN THE SCHOOLS-1
Bosic Learning Lays
AppoII City Teachers
BY JAMES G. DEANE

days ago Washington junior high school teacher
gave simple English test rs graders ranging from
IS to Is years old.
The children slated to to high school, were asked
written sentences rules for earning good
marks
you right thing you get the right grades OF
The District declared the e public schools
urgently need oehe This article the first OF series what
stor ssaff found in the eiys eIusrooms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-04

Missing Pilot Motive Of D. C.; List OF
Others on Plane. Pose AS
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Text Of P. U. c, Settlement on Tronsit
Crisis. Pose A-l9
Tronsit Expert Presents Cose for the
streeteor. Poss Asa
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District Officials Rap
CAPITAL Transit Tactics
Profit Motive
Seen Behind
Fight on Bill
BY HECTOR MCLEAN

The District Public Utilities
Commission yesterday accused
the Capital Transit Co. Of o
calculated campaign to
create public confusion and
thereby to subvert the public
interest" in the current streetcar.
bus controversy.
Urging quick congressional en-
actment of the District Commits
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WEATHER FORECAST

Sunny and cooler today with high in the
lower SOS. Partly cloudy and milder to-
morrow. Gull report on Page A-20
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Hourly Temperatures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25
Or scraped from all knots at this

or scraped from all knots at this
time.
Now use q primer to touch up
all Of these bare spots and knots.
Special primers are available or
you can use the regular paint
thinned with raw linseed oil. AL
low this to dry thoroughly.
While the primer is drying.
examine all nails The heads
should be set V inch below the
surface. If additional nails are
required. drill pilot holes for
them, otherwise the dry lumber
may split. Fill all nail holes and
cracks with putty. Any cracks
that are left open will permit
water to enter and the surround
ing paint soon will peel. Use only
the best white lead putty or
make your own from two parts
paste white lead, one part pow
dered whiting and a little linseed
oil.
After the primer is dry. apply
a coat of fresh white shellac to
all knots to prevent bleeding
through the paint.
You are now ready to apply
the first coat of paint. Paint
edges and corners first. then the
wider surfaces. House paint is
not self-leveling like enamel OF
interior paint. Apply the paint in
three or four dabs and then
brush it out smooth. The first
coat should have two or three
days for drying before the second
coat is applied.
To counter those people who
quote statistics about the num-
Der of amateur house painters
who fall of ladders, we suggest
that if you use this coming Labor
Day weekend to stay home and
paint the house, your chances
of survival are much higher than
they will be on the highways.
Rusty Water
/ "Our problem is rusty water
We purchased a 12-year-olo
farm house which has a pressure
water system. All of the pipe in
the house is copper but we dc
not know about the long run
from the house to the we'll. What
cure would you suggest?" E. D
/ writer.
/ Answer-If the rusty water is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25
BY HERMAN BAUM

All procrastinators who could
not find time to paint the out
side of their homes last spring
because the lawn and garden
held top priority may be COM
forted to know that autumn is
a much better season for doing
this job. Then the wood will be
drier and there will be fewer in
sects to add a salt and pepper
effect.
We are inclined to take issue
with the term house painting"
Exterior preservation" would be
more appropriate because the
application of paint is the least
part of the work. If you do the
job properly you will devote more
time and effort to the prepara-
ton of the surface than to the
actual application of paint.
Here, then, are some of the more
important rules for obtaining a
lasting job.
Professional painters may know
from experience that certain
Ilittle-known brands of paint will
give good results but you cannot
afford to take a chance. Bargain
priced paints are seldom a bar
gain if you place any value on
your time and effort. Use only
the products of well-known
manufacturers and don't bubble
over spending a little more for
the best.
Use good brushes. A 4-inch
brush will cost from $40 to SIS
but it will do a better and faster