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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
Schools 10 Put
Big Entry List
In Star Games
BY DICK SLAY

Between $50 and 300 boys will
compete in the scholastic Sec
ton Of The Star Games Satur-
day afternoon at the Armory
according to the latest estimates
Of Hardy Pearce. meet director.
Pearce has received entries
from 20 schools. and two more
coaches put their blanks in the
mail Friday. In the inaugural
meet last January. 1913 boys
represented is schools.
| The Metropolitan Interscho-
lastic indoor track meet, which
is the Official name OF the pro-
gram, has attracted 358 entries
for the IL events, and the receipt
of entry blanks from Springarn
and Anacostia tomorrow morn
ing should put the number over
400.
Since no boy is allowed to
compete in more than two events,
that means probably more than
$50 contestants will be numbered
in the final rundown.
| A meeting Tuesday night will
seed and schedule the boys in all
events.
New Schools Entered
Schools from outside the Met
ropolitan area will be represented
for the first time. Entries have
been received from Hampton,
Culpeper and Woodbury. Forest
Schools in Virginia. plus Mount
st. Joseph in Baltimore and st
James School in Hagerstown, Md
Maret School of Washington
and Hoffman, Boston High oil
Arlington bring the number OF
new participants to seven. Park
er-Gray Of Alexandria is the
only team not included of the
Is which were in the meet q
year ago.
Pre-meet favorites for the
team championship include Car.
dozo. defending NIPPON
Wakefield. winner Of the Vir-
ginia Group I cross-country
championship; Armstrong. Tech
Phelps and Wilson. All have
entered all IL events except
Cardozo.
Last January, CardoZo placed
in eight Of the 10 events to pile
up Is points, Ga more than
second place Washington Lee
This time, Cardozo is entered in
nine Of the IL. but Dave Harri;
will not defend his title in the
high jump because of an ankle
injury received in football. The
Clerks also will not be repre-
sented in the broad Jump and
pole vault.
\ Generals Look Strong
I Cardozo figures to be among
the leaders again of its per-
Torrance in the Interhigh
cross-country meet last fall. The
Clerks placed first, second
fourth, fifth and sixth for ar
amazingly low total of 10 points
which should give some idea OF
their strength in the running
events Saturday.
! Wakefield nipped Washington
Lee, defending champion, for the
championship of Virginia cross
country, but the Generals are
not to be overlooked. The addi-
ton of the mile run and the
broad lump to the list of events
should help the big Arlington
school, although WI is not en-
tered in the pole vault this time
Other schools entered again
are Coolidge and Dunbar from
the Interhigh League, GonZags
from the Catholic League ano
George Washington, George Ma
son and Episcopal from nearby
Virginia.
The price Of admission agar
will be rs cents for the high
school program, which will begir
at 1890 pm. with the start Of
the field events.
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.HopkinsFive
Wins0verCU

BALTIMORE. Jan. IA (Spe.
;iaD Catholic University. which
has won two games away from
home in four years. ran into
more trouble on the road to.
night. losing a Mason-Dixon Con-
ference game to Johns Hopkins
1856.
The Cardinals led at halftime
but Tom Hollingsworth ano
Gerry Gottlieb led a rally thai
put Hopkins 10 points aheac
early In the second half
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COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. IA up.
"A field goal by All-America
Robin Freeman, the games high
scorer with "a points, tonight
carried Ohio State to a 100-to-
SO Big Ten basketball victory
over Wisconsin in double over
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

BONFIRE LAUNCHES FAIRFAX POLIO DRIVE
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Aides Say Lyons
MisIeuds Voters
On Gray Position

The two vice chairmen Of Ar
lington's Democratic Executive
Committee have issued a Joint
statement criticizing their chair
man for announcing that a ma
jority Of the committee members
favor passage of virginia's refer
endum question next Monday.
leo Urbanske and Mrs. Flea
nor w. Zimmerman, the vice
chairman, said the announce
ment by Chairman Ernest Lyons
sis an unauthorized action and
could have been done solely to
f1islead the voters"
On December %. the Arlington
Democratic Executive Committee
debated whether to take for
NAL position and then voted 80
to 26 against a change in the
constitution. Seventeen men,
bers were absent.
Last Monday, Mr.. Lyons said
ii of the absent members had
stated in a communication they
support the amendment. He
added his own support. BY his
figures, q total Of SO of the n
members favor the private school
tuition grants.
Mrs. Zimmerman and Mr.
Urbanske said the committee by
laws do not permit members x
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7 uition Bon Hits
Six in Falls Church

Six Falls Church handicapped
children can no longer get tuition
grants for private schoolings. the
Falls Church School Board was
told last night.
Irwin H. Schmitt. school super
intendent, said a ruling Novem-
Der 7 Of the Virginia Supreme
Court of Appeals. held that such
tuition payments were uncon-
stitutional.
Five children attending Dill
loway School in Falls Church
and one attending the Falls
Church Cooperative School are
affected by the ruling. Mr..
Schmitt said.
Mr.. Schmitt said the Gray plan
for amendment of the Virginia
constitution to permit tuition
payments for private schooling
would make it possible to REIN
state the program for the chill
dren.
Should the Gray plan be de-
feated. he told the board, it may
be possible to enroll the handi-
capped children in special classes
conducted by Arlington County.
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Fairfax Warns
Contractors on
School Jobs

Members of the Fairfax Coun-
ty School Board said yesterday
that contractors should be
warned that they face penalties
unless their work meets stand
ards set up by the board.
The board discussed tighten
ling policies on contractors whose
work has been subjected to re-
Ipeated criticisms. The discus
sion followed a statement by
ISupt. w. T. Woodson that some
contractors do poor Jobs"
The board told Mr.. Woodson
to hold up acceptance OF one
new school until the extractor
Icorrects items criticized by the
superintendent. Mr.. Woodson
noted that the contractor had
been criticized on another
project.
Board member Robert F. Darr
said the board should consider
refusing to accept bids on new
Jobs from contractors whose
work had been criticized before.
No specific action was taken
on the suggestion but members
generally agreed that Mr.. Wood
son should warn contractors
that penalties may be invoked
If their work does not meet
standards.
The board increased the text
book rental fee for high school
students from $4.25 a year to IS.
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abandonment of schools in areas
of Virginia where there are heavy
Negro populations.
Omer l. Hirst, Fairfax County
delegate in the General Assembly,
said he opposes the plan because
lit endangers the public school
system of Virginia by putting a
premium on the closing Of pub
lie schools"
"The plan actually is designed
to reward parents who take their
children out Of the public school
system" Mr.. Hirst said.
The meeting was sponsored
Jointly by the Mclean Citizens
Association and PTA's of Mclean
High, Chesterbrook, Dunn Lor-
ing. Franklin-Sherman and Hay
cock Road Schools.
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vote when absent from a meet
ing.
The Arlington Democratic
delegation to the General Assem-
bly," they said, was informed
Iunofflcially in a letter dated
November 20 that 43 committee
members. speaking as individ-
.uals, opposed any move toward
amending the State constitu-
ton T."
Asked about the difference be-
tween her figure of 43 and Mr..
Lyons claim of SO, Mrs. Zim-
norman said some members must
have changed their position since
the November statement Of posi-
ton was issued. ..s..
Delegate Harrison Mann had
"a comment today on the 43
figure. He said this number has
been reduced at least half a
dozen" by members who have
told him they have withdrawn"
their names from the letter.
Mr.. Mann said the half dozen
told him they we're either mis-
led, or didn't understand. or
their names were used without
authority
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.Stote Funds May Aid
Baltimore Symphony

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 4 (P.-The
Baltimore Symphony, wallowing
in a financial hole many thou
sands of dollars deep, has been
told it may get $4,000 worth of
help from the State.
Gov. McKeldin announced
yesterday that he will urge that
the 1855 Legislature appropriate
that sum to help the orchestra
through its financial crisis.
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Alexandra Sets
Charter Action

A proposal that members Of
the Alexandria School Board be
elected is among 20 proposed
charter changes on which a pub
lie hearing has been scheduled
Friday.
The special City Council hear
ing at 1880 pm. was called today
by City Manager Ira F. Willard
after the proposals were submit
ted by Councilman Joseph NJ.
Pancoast, chairman of the char
ter committee.
Mr.. Pancoast said the request
for an elective school board was
made by Negro resident. Sew.
Ieral Negro organizations and the
League Of Women Voters urged
appointment of a Negro to the
school board last summer when
two vacancies were filed.
However. two incumbents
were re-appointed by the coun-
Gil which now selects the school
board.
Mr.. Pancoast said the pro-
posed charter changes were sub
mitted by various organizations,
individuals and councilmen. The
committee discussed them but
did not approve or disapprove
any he said.
The Council will decide after
the hearing which of the pro-
Iposals will be submitted to the
Icity's representative in the Gen.
|eral Assembly for action at this
years Assembly session.
Other important proposals
would provide for non-partisan
city elections. separate election
lof the mayor and City Council,
combined State and City pri-
Imaries and general elections,
make Offices Of the city attorney
and city collector appointive
rather than elective. and strip
city boards and commissions of
legislative and administrative
functions and make them purely
advisory to the city manager
and department heads.
Another would have possession
Iof lottery paraphernalia and
parking tickets constitute prima
facie evidence of guilt in court.
This was suggested by City At
Itorney v. Floyd williams.
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MARYL VIRGINIA NEWS
Virqinio Referendum
Discussions Listed

|. Gunston Elementary School
Fairfax County, 8 PM; speak
ers. Charles Pickett, an attorney
for the referendum, and Doug
lass Hunt, an attorney, against
Sponsor. the Gunston School
PTA.
l16 Brookhaven drive. Mclean
$3.50 pm; panel discussion
sponsored by the Brookhaven
Civic Association.
Pine Spring School, 8 pm;
speakers, Donald L. wilkins
against the amendment, Charles
c. Mccall in favor.
Mount Salvation Baptist
Church, 1900 block North Gull
pepper street. Arlington, 8:15
pm; speakers. e. B. Henderson
president of the Virginia branch
of the NAACP; Robert E. Rey-
nolds of the Arlington Civic
Federation, and Thomas r.
Monroe, president of the Airing
ton chapter Of the NAACP;
sponsor. Langston Civic Associa-
ton.
Tomorrow
Virginia Hills Elementary
School, Fairfax County, 8 pm;
speakers, State Senator Charles
r. Fenwick Of Arlington and
Delegate John c. Webb of Fair
fax-Falls Church: moderator
the Rev. John Mcpherson; spon-
sors, PTAs and citizens associ-
atoms Of Mount Vernon and Lee
districts.
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Car Crash Victim
Was Not Driver

An Accokeek MD boy killed
Saturday night in a traffic &C.
cident in Charles County, Md,
was a passenger in a car driven
by another Accokeek youth, ac-
cording to Maryland State police.
1t earlier had been reported
that the victim, Startling Frank
lin Rickett, II, had been the
driver of the car and that a girl
injured in the accident, Nancy
L. De Word, 81, of $40 Tenth
street S.W, had been his COM
panion.
State police said the car was
owned and operated by Robert
Earl Richards, 81, of Accokeek,
who escaped injury when the car
overturned on Route 228, south
Of Berry, Md. Miss De Word was
riding in the front seat with Mr..
Richards, police said. Another
girl. who suffered only mii;or in
juries, was with the Rickett
youth, his family reported.
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The Virginia referendum next
Monday on the tuition grant
proposal of the Gray Commission
will be discussed at these events:
Today
Wakefield High School in
Arlington; 8 pm. speakers, Del
egate Kathryn Stone of Arling-
ton and DR.. Vivian T. Thayer,
educator and author. against the
referendum; Mrs. Louise GAL
Ileher, member Of the State
Board of Education. and Mr..
Winston, for the referendum.
|Sponsored by the Wakefield
IPTA: Claremont PTA: Clare
mont Citizens Association: Clare
mont Apartment Civic Associa-
Ition; Thomas Jefferson
Harrington Abingdon. Patrick
Henry and Peyton Randolph
|PTA's and the Arlington Forest
Citizens Association.
Centreville Firehouse in Fair
fax County, 8 pm. speakers
|Lytton Gibson. former Falls
Church city attorney. and Norris
|Pritchard, president Of the Fair
fax Elementary Parent Teacher
Association. sponsored by the
|Centervill Citizens Association.
George Was hington High
School, Alexandria, 8 pm; speak
ers. State Senator Armistead l..
Boothe. for the referendum. and
Delegate James M. Thomson,
against. Sponsored by the CIV
High School PTA.
Annandale High School, Fair
fax County, 8 pm; speakers.
Mr.. Mann. Mr.. Fenwick. Mr.,
Webb and Benjamin Muse.
Sponsors. the Fairfax County
Federation Of Civic Associations
and the Lincolnia Park Civic
Association.
Gadsby's Tavern. Alexandria,
I8:l5 pm: speakers. Albert
Smoot, Alexandria businessman,
against the referendum. and
David j. Mays. a Gray Commits
sion counsel, for the plan. Spon-
sored by the Old Town Civic AS
ISOLATION.
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Both Sides in Gray Plan
Use Similar Arguments

Supporters and critics Of Vir-
ginia's Gray plan employed sim
liar arguments against each
other in a debate attended by
nearly TOO Fairfax County resi-
dents at Mclean High School
last night.
The pro-Gray plan speakers
warned that public schools would
be closed in many areas Of Vir-
ginia If the constitutional con-
vention call is defeated by voters
next Monday. The result would
be higher State taxes, they said.
which would be forced to move
into communities which abandon
schools.
The anti-Gray plan speakers
said approval of the convention
call and enactment of the pro-
gram of tuition grants for private
school attendance would encour-
age communities to close down
public schools. The result. they
argued, would be higher State
taxes for maintenance Of free
public schools.
Predicts Much Litigation
Warren D. Quenstedt, chair
man of the Fairfax County Save
Our Schools Committee, urging
Opposition to the Gray plan, said
proposed amendment Of the
State Constitution to permit tu-
ition payments for private
schooling also would result in
"the most fantastic volume Of
litigation that has ever occurred
i'm any State since the founding
Iof the Union"
He urged voters Don't be
Istampeded," into voting for the
plan because the number Of
better plans that could be de-
veloped is infinite"
Harrison Mann, Arlington del
egate in the Virginia General
Assembly. a prepayment. said the
Gray plan offers the best hope
for maintaining segregation in
the States public schools by
community and parental option.
Denies Injury to Schools
He denied the Gray plan would
undermine the public school syS-
tenn and said the State is re-
Iquired to maintain free public
schools. Approval Of the plan,
he said, would minimize the
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Mrs. GoIIeher Books
Gray Plun in Telecust

Mrs. Louise Gallenef, member
of the Virginia State Board OF
Education, last night defended
the Gray plan in a television
broadcast. She declared 1t would
reduce the possibility Of closing
public schools" in many sections
OF the State.
She appeared on one Of a
series of programs sponsored by
The Committee for the Constitu-
tional Convention. Virginia
voters will go to the polls Mon
day in a referendum to decide
whether a constitutional con-
vention shall be held.
The convention would amend
the State constitution to permit
payment Of tuition grants from
public funds so children can at
tend private schools instead Of
integrated public schools.
Negro Pupils Outnumbered
, Mrs. Galleher, who is the
Northern Virginia representa-
tive on the State board, COM
mented that there are $4,000
white children and 5000 Ne
groes enrolled in the. public
schools in her district. This
includes Arlington. ! Fairfax and
Prince William Counties and
the cities Of Alexandria and
Falls Church.
1T may not be a problem up
here" she declared. But we
are part and parcel of the State
In "a Virginia counties. Negroes
account for more than so pei
cent of the population.
She predicted that in such
sections of the State taxpayers
would refuse to put UP money
for public schools If they are
Iintegrated, and declared that
Negro children would suffer the
most If Shis happens. Under
the Gray plan, the State would
step in and operate public
schools in those sections where
they are closed by the local
government.
Beverley Sees Victory
In another statement, Marshall
j. Beverley, former Alexandris
Mayor and organizer of a citi'
zens committee In that city tt
support the referendum, pre-
ldicted that Alexandria's voters
would give the referendum a ma
Ijority.
! A statement earlier this week
by Robert S. Hope, chairman Of
the Republican City Committee
Iof Alexandria, was attacked BY
MRS. Richard c. Turner, vice
chairman. Mr.. Hope expressed
opposition to the Gray plan
IIMrs. Turner said some member;
'iof the committee favor the Gray
plan and smoe do not. Mr.. Hope
is not empowered, she said, te
speak for either group.
] d.. James Harold Fox, dear
of the School Of Education al
George Washington University
said today that "the use Of public
funds for tuition payments tt
private schools will materially
weaken the quality Of education
in Virginia"
He emphasized he was speak
ing as a resident Of Virginia and
not in any official capacity
Teaching in Virginia, the dear
said, is bound TO become less at
tractive because enactment o.
the proposals Of the Gray repor
. will face teachers with 50 man!
, uncertainties"
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Arlington Civic Leaders
Oppose Gray Plan, 63-25

The Arlington Civic Fedora
ton is on record strongly op.
posed" to the holding of a con-
vention to amend the State con-
stitution.
Delegates voted 1925 in favor
of such a resolution at meeting
last night at the Barnes & K!mel
auditorium. Earlier in the meet
ing, a motion to defer action
was defeated, 1925.
At the December meeting, at
the urging of State Senator
Charles r. Fenwick. a vote was
deferred until last night. Sena-
tor Fenwick was a member OF
the, Gray Commission which
prepared the proposal to change
the constitution. The amend
ment would allow State tuition
grants for private education.
Debate was brief last night.
william G. Watt, of Lyon VIII
lage, moved to end discussion.
saying, II doubt If We listen to
50 people we'll change one vote. "
No Vote Urged
The federation, in its resolu-
ton, resolved to do everything
In its power to influence the citi-
Zens to vote No on the January
9 referendum. Voters through
out the State will ballot on
whether to call the convention
as one step in the Gray Com
mission plan to avert compulsory
indignation in public schools
The federation resolution was
prepared by the schools commit
tee. headed by Robert e. Reyn-
olds of Lyon Village. and read
by Mrs. Virginia Howard of the
Stonewall Jackson Citizens AS
ISOLATION.
The resolution charges the
tuition grant plan will weaken
the system Of public schools in
some areas Of Virginia and will
destroy it in others.
Also, the committee said 1t
will result in substantial de-
terioration in the quality of edu-
cation now provided in the pub
lie schools.
The statement said the system
will be administratively unwieldy
and will throw education in
Virginia into a prolonged period
of litigation.
Lose Fight to Defer Action
Leroy F. Deming of Fort Myer
Heights, Karl Spiess Of Lyon
Park and A. B. Leggett of Ar
lington Ridge tried in vain tc
have the delegates again defer
action.
Mrs. Sue Renfro, Of the Or.
ganized Women Voters, urged
the delegates from acting either
for or against the amendment.
Legislation desired by Airing.
ton, such as establishment of a
Northern Virginia branch of the
University Of Virginia. might be
"precluded" in the General AS.
sembiy. Mrs. Renfro said, be-
cause of Arlington resolutions
against the Gray plan.
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Rabbi Punitz' Topic

Rabbi David H. Panitz. spiri-
tual leader of Adas Israel Con-
gregation, will speak on "A Dia-
logic With God: the Synagogue
in Conservative Judaism" before
the Adult Institute of Congre-
cation Beth Ell of Montgomery
County at 9 pm. tomorrow in
the synagogue, 8215 Old George
town road, Bethesda.
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Crush Kills Doctor

PRINCESS ANNE, Va, Jan. 4
I(R.-Dr. David ]. K. Cornick,
a Norfolk Negro physician, was
killed yesterday when his auto
mobile skidded on a small bridge
and crashed through the railing
into a creek, Princess Anne
County police reported.
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Mr.. 5 country clubs. ready for devel-
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