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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
Foirfox Planning Staff
Shifted to County Control

tended to deprive the planning
commission of the STATS serv-
ices.
County Executive c. c. Mas
Isey said there were about &c
Iemployes on the planning staff
Here is one of our bigger de.
Ipartments. and we can't get in
formation from them unless it is
tempered by someone else'S
Judgment" said Mr.. Moss.
A suburban rezoning applica-
ton of John H. Carper for &C
acres at Langley and an accom-
papying application for suburban
coming of 8 acres by the estate
of French L. Trammell were
withdrawn in the face of stiff
opposition.
The applications had drawn
bitter protests from residents
who said the estate character OF
the Langley area should be pre-
served. The property is within
a mile of the new Central Intelli-
Igence Agency headquarters site
The supervisors denied a SUI
burban rezoning request BY
Henry j. Rolls for "a acres or
the south side of Columbia pike
adjacent Englandboro subdivi-
sion. The vote was 5-to-2, with
Mr.. Moss and Mr.. De Bell oppos-
ing the motion to deny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
Area Accidents
Kill |, Iniure I

One person was killed and
seven were injured in two Sepa-
rate traffic accidents in nearby
Maryland last night and early
today.
The dead man was Richard j.
Dawson, colored. %, of 1915
Twelfth street NV. Five per-
sons were injured in the accident
which occurred about 2 am. on
Marlboro pike in District Heights.
Admitted to Prince Georges
General Hospital were Miss Ora
Richardson, 20. colored, of Isl
Randolph place NV. in fair
condition with a fractured pelvis
and James Lacey. 20. colored. of
1443 Florida avenue NV. in fair
condition with chest injuries.
Admitted to District General
Hospital in fair condition was
Miss Malica Mungo. 81. colored,
of 316 G street NE. She has
possible internal injuries. Two
other persons were treated and
released at Prince Georges Cen
eral Hospital.
All were passengers in a cal
which went out of control while
passing truck. The car ran
off the road and hit a tree. rip
ping the right side of the car
of. All occupants were thrown
from the car.
In an earlier accident James
IB. Duckett, II. colored. OF
Bryantown, Md. was seriously
injured when his car collideo
head-on with another auto or
Route 301 a mile north of La
Plata. He was admitted to La
Plata Hospital with a possible
skull fracture and internal in
juries.
A passenger in the auto
Duckett's car struck, George C
Hand. jr., SO. Of Bridgeport. Pa.
was admitted to La Plata Hospital
with severe face cuts. Driver Of
the car, Raymond Rahasner, %
of Stratford. N. j., was not in
jured.
State police said Duckett ap-
parently fell asleep at the wheel
He was driving alone. police
added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
.Mohoney Takes to Planes
ToSpeed BidforVotes

peat his 1854 primary victory
in Kent County over DR.. H. C
Byrd in the gubernatorial pri-
mary. Mr.. Mahoney defeated
DR.. Byrd here, 1925 to 1907.
Switch Claimed
Mr.. Boyer said four of the
elected Democratic officials who
signed the petition have since
switched to Mr.. Mahoney, but
the only one who would allow
publication of his name is
Orphans Court Judge Paul D
Bowman.
There are indications, how
ever, that Mr.. Mahoney ha:
virtually conceded Kent's three
convention votes.
But Mr.. Mahoney definitely i.
not conceding Talbot County
where he spent a long day
yesterday shaking hands anC
comforting with Democratic lead.
erS, virtually all of whom art
trying hard to remain neutral.
Capt. Harrison Declares
Mr.. Mahoney got one leader
off the fence in the person o.
Capt. Levin Harrison, a Demo
cratic Central Committee mem
Der from Tilghman Island. Capt
Harrison came out for Mr.
Mahoney and escorted hin
around the island for almos
four hours.
John Clarence North, Talbo
County's State Senator. told Mr.
Mahoney in his Easton Law
office, lit looks very good fol
you here"
Talbot, which has four uni
votes, and neighboring Queer
Annes were the two shore coun'
ties where recounts were neces'
Isary after the 1854 primary
before DR.. Byrd could be de.
clared the official winner by
margins in both counties of Less
than 40 votes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
Labor Group
Organized to
Back Sothoron

A group of labor union mem
bers have organized to back the
Democratic primary campaign Of
L. Harold Sothoron for Congress
from Maryland's 5th District. his
headquarters announced today
1t is a move apparently de-
signed to Offset labor's formal
Endorsement Of his opponent
Representative Landlord, in the
May Z primary. Also, earlier this
m ont h Delegate Carleton r
ISickles, Democrat of Prince
Georges. a labor lawyer. became
the only member of the State
Legislative delegation from that
county to lndorse Mr.. Landlord
According to an aide to Mr.
Sothoron, seven men represent
ing various labor unions, at
tended meeting of the Prince
Georges County Democratic Gen.
trail Committee last night and
announced plans for organized
labor support for Mr.. Sothoron
The State Central Committee, OF
which Mr.. Sothoron is chairman
already has Endorsed his can.
didacy.
The statement said a meeting
will be held at 8 pm. next
Thursday in the Sothoron cam
paign headquarters, 5l08 Balti-
more avenue, Hyattsville. All
members of organized labor
living within the 5th district
were invited.
Listed by Mr.. Sothoron's head
quarters as attending the meet
ing last night we're George
Edward Clifton of the press
mems union. Leitch Travers OF
the Steel Workers Local 112,
Victor Gerard, Electrical Work
ers' Local 26. James Ellis Of
the carpenters union. Ernest H.
Mulligan of Columbia Typo
graphical Union, Local 10l:
Hugh A. White. Plumbers Local
602, and Robert c. Meredith Of
the Brotherhood Of Railway
Clerks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
1ydings Back
|nAnneArunde|
For Second Day
Pushes Campaign
In Area Believed
Firm for Muhoney
BY a Star stan Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, April 19.-Mil-
lard E. Tydings returned to Anne
Arundel County for the second
consecutive day today with BOZ
stored hopes of an upset for his
opponent for the Democratic
senatorial nomination after a
whirlwind meet-the-people tour
of the county yesterday.
The former Senator was to
visit yacht yards here then move
on to the thickly populated
northern end of the county seek
ing support in what generally
has been conceded as territory
belonging to George P. Mahoney
Mr.. Tydings wound up late
last night in a Glen Burnie
speech in which he promised a
square deal" for labor and a re-
vision of the Taft Hartley law
to assure it's fairness to the
working man, employer and the
public.
Few Spots Left Out
Mr.. Tydings was received en-.
Enthusiastically nearly everywhere
he went. He left out few spots
hitting shipyards, lumber yards
garages. stores, country clubs anc
yacht clubs.
Annapolis looks good" hi
said. He added he had beer
surprised that in both town.
visited more than half sale
they will vote for me and mos
wished me luck"
Anne Arundel County general.
ly has been conceded as being
in the Mahoney column. Botf
the organizations of Ralph L
Lowman. northern county politi.
cal leader, and State Senator
Louis Phipps are backing Mr.
Mahoney.
Mr.. Mahoney. in his three
past attempts to seek Office,
however, has failed to carry the
county. This is the first time
he has had full organization
support.
Failed in 3 Attempts
Accompanied by his Annapolis
manager. Thomas Curley, he met
privately with other political
leaders.
Time is the big factor in the
county, according to Mr.. Curley
in putting across the late cam
paigning of Mr.. TydingS.
Besides his campaign man.
ayers Mr.. Tydings was accom-
panied yesterday by o. Bowie
Duckett, Circuit Court candi-
date and w. Garrett Larrimore
an anti-Lowman candidate fol-
delegate to the State Conven-
ton.
Joining in the Glen Burnie
dinner and rally last night was
L. Harold Sothoron, who is MAX
ing bid to unseat Representa-
tive Landlord. Mr.. Sothoron said
he has been Endorsed by the ID
District Democratic Club in Mr.
Landlords home Anne Arundel
County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19

of school and park
facilities. Ten teenage commu-
nifty centers are also included
in the plan to curb delinquency
in urban areas.
Among the speakers support
ing the proposals were spokes-
men from the Glassmanor, For
est Heights, Southlawn and
Temple Hills areas who urged
the commission to seek extension
of its planning jurisdiction to
their communities.
Commission Planning Director
William c. Burrage told the
group it is important to set aside
land to meet school and recrea-
ton needs posed by continued
lurbanization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
Corning Bars Reshufhe
.Of D. c. School Pupils

lbe judged ION the first city-wide
tests which we're administered
during the first year of transit
ton from a segregated to an in
ltegrated system.
Completely h mog eous
grouping of pupils-where all are
Ialike-''never can be attained. "
District school promotions 'are
determined on an individual
basis" The teachers judy
ment" must be the determining
factor. not just test scores.
Comparing public and private
schools is unfair, because public
schools must take all children
who come. while private schools
can be selective. Public school
classes are much too large"
In discussing DR.. Kinks re-
testing plan, DR.. Corning cited
a poll of educational testing ex-
perts who, he said, agreed thai
tests are useful only with other
information about individual
pupils.
Designed as Guides
Standard tests "are designed
as guides for the improvement
of teaching. They are not de-
signed and should not be used
as sole criteria in determining
grade placement of children.
the superintendent said.
ANY plan at any time to as
sign children to grades on the
single criteria Of test results
would be entirely contrary to
professional judgment. to eStab-
Ilished and approved practice
here and throughout the coun-
try, and to the best interest OF
the children themselves" he
added.
He also declared it would be
contrary to what is known about
human development" to divide
sixth-graders into academic and
non academic groups before
sending them to junior high
school. Specialization tends to
begin much later in the life OF
the child" he asserted.
/
THE schools of Washington
do not differ in the main from
schools all over the Nation" Dr.
Corning said. There is, OF
course, room for improvement
in our schools as there is ir
every large undertaking. How
ever, the schools are serving the
pupils we'll"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
Silver Spring Hospital
.Meetino Set TONIGHT

A proposal to build a general
hospital in the Silver Spring area
will be discussed at a public
meeting at 8 o'clock tonight al
the Wheaton High School.
The meeting will be sponsored
by the Wheaton Chamber Of
Commerce. which has invited
service clubs and civic groups
to send representatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
Junior High Set
For Science Fair

Takoma Park Junior High
School will conduct its fourth
annual Science Fair at the school
gymnasium, Piney Branch road
and Gist avenue, Silver Spring
at 9 am. tomorrow.
Exhibits will be judged tonight
by a group Of scientists, and visi-
tors to the fair tomorrow will be
able to view prize winning dis
plays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star STAFF Correspondent

CHESTERTOWN, Md, April
19.-George P. Mahoney planned
to take to the air for the first
time today in his campaign fol
the Democratic senatorial NOM
ination in Maryland's May Z
primary.
He was to interrupt his in
tensive Eastern Shore tour late
this afternoon to fly in a char
tered aircraft to Cumberland fol
a big rally there tonight. His
schedule calls for him to fly back
to the shore early tomorrow for
a tour of Dorchester County
Cumberland, in mountainous
Western Maryland, is about zoe
miles from here by automobile
It takes an hour by air.
More Flights Planned
Mr.. Mahoney also announced
today that he will charter a
plane twice next week in order
to save precious, vote-seekine
time in his fight against Millaro
E. Tydings and three lesser
known Democrats. He said that
on Wednesday he will fly from
Hagerstown to Worcester County
the Maryland county which
borders the Atlantic Ocean, anc
the next day he will fly back
across Chesapeake Bay from
Salisbury to Baltimore.
Today the fast-moving can
didate campaigned in Kent
County, the county that put
Mr.. Tydings into this race. Kent
Countay Democrats started a
Tydings boom in February when
all the elected Democratic off,
Gals signed a petition urging
Mr.. Tydings to run.
Nevertheless, Glory Boyer
Chestertown attorney managing
Mr.. Mahoney's campaign here,
predicted that his man will re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
Teacher Scholarship
Award Planned

The Alexandria Education AS
ISOLATION will award a $1,000
scholarship to 1856 graduate
of the George Washington
alexandria, High School who
plans to enter the teaching field
The student must be in need Of
financial assistance and must
possess those characteristics
which indicate success in the
field, the announcement said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
MRS. MARYLAND Chosen

CUMBERLAND. Md. April 19
(R.-Mrs. w. Ardell Haines OF
La Vale. Md. wife Of a high
school principal. was chosen Mrs,
Maryland yesterday and will
represent the State in a Mrs,
America contest next month in
Ellinoir Village. Fla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19

School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing has ruled out any idea of
trying to test District public
school children and shuttle them
next fall according to the test
scores.
DR.. Corning told the Board of
Education yesterday such test
ling could not be done in time to
carry out a shutting plan this
year. In any case, he told the
board, the proposal is "educa-
Itionally unsound."
The school superintendent
took his stand in a lengthy reply
to proposals of DR.. Rowland F.
Kinks. board member, for re-
vamping the city's school pro-
motion policies. Similar pro-
posals were made recently by
Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane. Dis
trict Engineer Commissioner.
The board agreed to a special
meeting to consider the subject,
on a date to be set. A new plan
for a -four track" high school
program, including new hon.
ors course, will be discussed at
the same session. DR.. Corning
Endorsed this plan yesterday.
Proposed New Rules
DR.. Kinks, a month ago, pro-
posed setting strict new promo
ton rules. testing all 100000 of
the city's students before the
close of the current term, and
regrouping them according to
attainment. He also suggested
dividing children between aca-
demic and nonacademic courses
at the end of sixth grade.
The board member has been
critical of what he has labeled
easy" promotion practices.
DR.. Corning agreed better
grouping is needed. particularly
in Junior and senior high schools.
But he denied that the schools
use mass promotions" or fail
to maintain standards.
The school superintendent
made these points, among others:
TOO many" District school
children scored too low on recent
achievement tests, but many
others also did far above ma
tional averages. This denies
the claim that the schools are
geared to mediocrity."
The school system should not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19

A long smouldering feud be-
tween the Fairfax Board Of
County Supervisors and the
county planning commission
blazed out in the open today
after the Supervisors decided tt
strip the commission of contro
over the county planning staff
BY a 5-to-2 vote, the Supervi-
sors yesterday ordered transfer
Iof the planning staff from the
commission to the county ex-
ecutive on May /.
The shuttle was one of fou1
recommendations offered by
Mrs. Anne wilkins to speed &C.
ton on the type of master plan
favored by the new Supervisors
She is the Supervisors repre-
sentative on the planning CON-
mission.
Shakeup Proposed
Her other recommendation
were:
/. Change makeup of the
planning commission as soon as
possible so as to more adequate
lily reflect the thinking of Fair
fax County citizens in general
2. Employ an experienced
planning consultant-preferably
Francis Dodd McHugh who
drafted a proposed master plan
for the county-to aid the plan
ming staff with completion OF
master plan work.
8. If no way can be found to
change the planning commission
membership. the Supervisors
should employ consultant "to
refine and adopt unofficially the
McHugh plan" A f1ve-member
coming commission should be
appointed to draft a zonine
ordinance which would put the
McHugh plan into effect.
Transfer Only Action
Transfer of the planning staff
was the only recommendation on
which action was taken yester-
day. Supervisor A. Claiborne
Leigh offered the resolution to
make the shift. Voting with
Mr.. Leigh and Mrs. Wilkins were
Chairman Joseph H. Freehill
William Moss and Brig. Gen
Richard P. Ovenshine.
Opposed were James Keith
and Stuart DeBell. Mr.. Keith
said he thought the planning
commission should be given an
opportunity to be heard before
action was taken. Mr.. DeBell
argued that the planning staff
should not be taken away from
the planning commission when
1t appeared to be on the verge
of making a master plan recon-
mendation.
Differences over the McHugh
plan are responsible for the wild
ening rift between the new Board
of Supervisors that took Office
last January and the planning
commission. which was APP
pointed b ythe previous board.
Weary of waiting for a master
plan recommendation from the
planning commission, the new
supervisors have scheduled a
hearing May Z on a coming
amendment to implement resi-
dental development recommen-
dations Of the McHugh plan,
This would restrict development
in the rural two-thirds Of the
county to three-acre lots. The
planning commission. meanwhile
has proposed that half-acre lots
be permitted anywhere in the
county where facilities can be
provided. This recommendation
has not yet been submitted for
mally to the supervisors. how
ever.
Mrs. wilkins said transfer OF
the planning staff was not In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
The
Rambler
It's Tome, Now,
IN BIudensburq
BY JACK JONAS

Historic Bladensburg, once
famous for the rattle of gun
fire, is deep in plans to show
its neighbors and friends how
far it has come and what it
has done along the way.
On May IL, the Bladensburg
Pageant of Progress will be
held, and the city will point
with pride to its present
status and its role in the areas
history.
A part of that role was that
it offered a convenient place
for Congressman and military
men to settle their differences
with pistols at eight PAGES.
1t has been less than 90
years since the last affair of
honor" was settled on the old
dueling ground to the west of
Bladensburg road a short dis
lance beyond the District
line.
In that final meeting,
luckily, both gentlemen were
poor shots, although one was
a United States military man
and the other a Prussian
baron.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19
Rambling

A D street store still displays
a sign reading "Washington's
Birthday Sale Another store
close by has a similar sign, but
the first two words are neatly
cut out, leaving only sale. +"
A veteran says he is miffed
by a recent television show
which made three references
to the "old Soldiers Home" in
washington. It's the United
States Soldiers Home, he says,
and there are no "old" soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19

THIS 1868 QUARREL was
between a Gen. Lawrence,
United States minister to
Costa RIGA, and Baron Kus-
serow, secretary Of the Ger
man legation. They met at
Bladensburg, took their places,
and fired. Both missed.
They patched up their diff
ences and rode back to WASH
ington. The only casualty
was Gen. Lawrence, who lost
his Government job because
of the duel.
But before the "code duello"
became a thing of the past in
the Washington area, at least
three men died in duels at
Bladensburg, and many more
were injured.
One of the most famous was
Commodore Stephen Decatur,
killed in a duel March %,
1920, with Commodore James
Barron, after a disagreement
Stemming from their Navy
careers.
The dispute that called first
attention to the BladenSburg
dueling ground also was a
fatal one.
1t was between Gen. Armi-
stead T. Mason, former Vir-
GINA Senator, and Col. John
M. McCarty of LeeSburg, Va.
The dispute involved the lat
ter'S right to vote in an cleo
ton.
Col. McCarty tried to turn
the quarrel aside by proposing
preposterouS terms. He sug-
gested that the two Jump
together from the top of the
Capitol; that they fight stand
ing on a barrel of gunpoWder,
or that they meet hand-to-
hand with dirks.
But Gen. Mason wouldn't
be put aside, and they met
finally - with muSketS = at
Bladensburg on February 4,
1919. Mason was killed and
McCarty seriously wounded.
At ten PAGES, with long mus
ketS, they couldn't miss.
THE FIRST DUEL between
Congressman came when Rep
resentative Campbell of Ten
neSee called Representative
GARDENER of New York a liar
during a debate in the House.
GARDENER challenged him, and
they met March 2, 1908, at
BladenSburg. GARDENER was
seriously wounded but re-
covered.
The final duel between Con-
gresSmen < on February "a,
185l-also resulted from hot
words in the House. During a
debate over the river and
harbor bill, Representative
Stanley of North Carolina
said that Representative Inge
of Alabama had little sense
and less charity"
This time it was pistols, at
eight PAGES, at Bladensburg.
Inge's second was Representa-
= tive Jefferson Davis of MisSis-
esippi. The legislators ex-
changed several shots, with
out effect, then reconciled
their differences.
There is no record, how
ever, that these two suffered
the same ridicule as two Con-
greSsmen who dueled there Is
years earlier-RepresentativeS
Bynum of North Carolina and
Jenifer of Maryland. They
each fired six times without
effect.
Their poor craftsmanship
became the butt of Jokes on
the floor of the House. But
by the time of the Stanley
Inge duel, the battles at Bla-
denSburg had become so fire.
quent that they were no
longer a laughing matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-19

'LOAU 10 IONS AND WF7AI ~ YOU Oil
Why $4,000 worth unit the station being built
next year. station pump
$50 million gallons filtered daily Wngon water distribution
system Washington Engineer District
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-04-27
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

anthropist's many friends in Mi
ami Beach know him as Uncle
10" and prior TO his death Mr..
Cherner was said to have bought
some three-quarter million dollars
of Israel bonds.
To further show his interest in
the cause Of Zionism and Israel.
in ls48 he presented his fabulous
27-room mansion in Washington
to the Israeli government to be
used as its embassy.
Throughout the years he was
active in virtually all Jewish &C.
tivities in South Florida and
headed many committees further
ing community wide projects.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-04-27

According to the report more
individual contributors took part
in the March 20 luncheon event
than in any other campaign pro-
ject. Over 1900 persons partici-
pated in the program held at the
Miami Beach Auditorium and
nearly 400 active workers took
part in the fund raising which fol-
lowed the luncheon.
The Miami Women's Group is
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-04-27

Rabbi Leon Kronish, spiritual
leader of Miami Beach Temple
Beth Sholom and familiar figure
to visiting Jews was installed last
week as President of the Greater
Rabbinical Association.
Other officers of the South
Florida group include such well
known names as Rabbi Morton
Malavsky, secretary and DR.. Jacob
Kaplan.