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Evening star., 1956-12-04

Governors Committee on Chill
dren and Youth, of Harrisburg,
Pa, halfway agreed with Miss
Vandermeulen by saying. Maybe
middle-agers have planned too
much for teen-agers. They can
come up with some wonderful
plans for themselves. by them
selves"
Another slant on planning for
the future of children was Of
fered by Robert c. Taber of
Philadelphia who said I'VE are
moving at a pedestrian pace in
our planning. What we ought
to do is have a Rock n Roll
session of bold. forward plan
ming"
The conference delegates came
to Washington for a two-day
planning session for the 1850
White House Conference on
Children and Youth. The con-
ferences are held every 10 years.
Evening star., 1956-12-04
axe Greater Interest
In Children, Adults Told

Adults get too old before they
really get interested in children's
problems, declared a pretty 19-
Iyear-old girl attending the Joint
Conference on Children and
Youth today at the Raleigh Ho-
Itel.
Judy Vandermeulen Of Madi-
son, Wis, said young adults
ought to take more of an in
lterest in their juniors before be-
coming middle-aged.
IF youth had more of part
in forming youth programs. more
good would come of it," Miss
Vandermeulen asserted.
I'VE most definitely are not
Ijellyfish," she told 200 delegates
from all over the country.
adults are bending over back
wards in lot of places to help
u.s." Miss Vandermeulen ad-
mitted. "but not far enough"
Richard L. Creighto. :. on the
Evening star., 1956-12-04

sistant to Senator Erwin, Demo-
crat Of North Carolina, and pres
ident of the Conference of State
Societies. was named chairman
of the State Societies Participa-
ton Committee.
Philip A. Guarino, new presi-
dent of the Restaurant Beverage
Association. was chosen to head
the Nationalities Participation
Committee. He is vice president
of the EiSenhower-N Nixon Club
of Washington. an elected mem
Der Of the Republican State
Committee for the District and
chairman of the Council for
A m eric a n-Italian Friendship.
Other members and officers of
this committee will be announced
shortly. Mr.. GuaFino said.
Mr.. Fleming also announced
that the vice chairmen of the
festival committee are:
Bryson Rash, Washington
commentator for the National
Broadcasting Co.; Edward r.
Carr. who is also chairman of
the inaugural parade commit
tee; the Rev. Gilbert v. Hartke,
head of the speech and drama
department. Catholic University,
and Orville Crouch, division
manager Of Loew's Theaters here.
Evening star., 1956-12-04
IVucuum-Pucked
Coffee Producers
Cut Price 3Cents

Two Of the Nations largest
coffee roasters reduced the price
of their nationally advertised
vacuum packed coffees three
cents a pound at the wholesale
level. effective yesterday.
The action was announced by
Standard Brands. Inc, for Chase
and Sanborn. and General
Foods. Corp. for Maxwell House
and Sanka. Chock Full o. Nuts,
another Eastern roaster, has
also reduced its wholesale price
by the same amount.
Local food chains have made
no plans to reduce the retail
price on these brands. Giant,
Safeway and District Grocery
Stores said the cost Of those
brands has been Sl.l5 a pound
four cents lower than compet-
ing chains.
A spokesman for the District
Grocery chain SAID the sl.ls
price reflects the lower whole.
sale cost now. He said no price
reduction was planned by the
chain. Giant, Safeway and
Food Fair officials said they dc
not know at this time II ans
reduction win be carried out on
the retail level.
Trade sources attributed the
various reductions to lowei
prices for Colombian greer
beans.
Evening star., 1956-12-04
Shopping Loop
Route Proposed

The D. c. Transit System to-
day will request an amendment
to its proposed shoppers ex-
press" bus service to permit a
downtown loop route, according
to first vice president Morris Fox.
Mr.. Fox reported that a meet
ing yesterday with promotion
representatives of large down.
town stores developed the sug-
gestion that the service begin
next Monday.
The loop" route would run on
Pennsylvania avenue and Four
Iteenth, G and Seventh streets
NV, to be a part of the express
bus service. following a sugges-
ton from the stores, he said.
Proposed Route
The proposed route would run
on Thirteenth street to F street,
west on F street to Fourteenth,
north on Fourteenth to G street,
east on G street to Seventh,
south on Seventh to Pennsyl-
vania avenue and west on Penn
sylvania avenue.
! The Sixteenth street bus would
turn of at Twelfth street and
resume its regular route. The
Connecticut avenue bus would
turn on Thirteenth street to take
its regular Aoute. The South
Capitol street express would take
up its Southeast route from
Pennsylvania avenue.
/ One difhculty spotted by off,
cials is the proposed right turn
from Thirteenth west on F street
a turn not now permitted.
Promotion Help
Both Mr.. Fox and Harold Mel
nicove. Hecht Co. vice president
said the store representatives
like the plan. Mr.. Fox said they
had agreed to help promote the
Idea.
The plan contemplates about
80 round trips from three loca-
tons six days a week, between
10 am. to 1890 pm. inbound
and 2 pm. to $3.50 pm. outbound
1 1t is anticipated that the
service will operate on an ex.
detrimental basis at 30-minutt
Intervals on the Connecticut
avenue route from Chevy Chase
Circle; on Sixteenth street NV
from Georgia and Alaska ave
lnues, and on South Capito
street. as an extension Of thu
present express service.
Mr.. Melnicove said the large
stores favored the plan and ths
inner loop service. He explained
It would bring people downtown
quicker and get them hom'
quicker.
The Public Utilities Commits.
sion issued an order last weel
authorizing the midday shoppers
express service. It is this ordel
the company will seek 70 amend
TO add the loop route.
Evening star., 1956-12-04
Suitor's Lost Letter to Girl, 13,
Betrayed Him in Arsenic Case

Two days later Knighton sent
Molly the tell-tale letter which
said:
Il am writing you this to let
you know our friendship is closed
as am not coming back any
more. Wednesday November u
was my last visit. / didn't think
that Of you to act that smart,
which is the cause Of all Of it.
you won't receive any more
nice things from me. candy, cakes
and chewing gum -.
''Fhe money you were supposed
to get on the 1St Of December is
all cancelled"
He was referring TO a type
written statement Sheriff Shir-
ley Hunt Of jefferson County
motorized last September 10 In
which Knighton specified Molly
was to get $50 a month from him,
beginning December /. until she
received total Of $4,000.
Money 10 Another
I In the letter, Knighton said he
already had transferred the
money TO another sweet little
girl just as pretty and sweet as
you are" The letter also said (:
I she don't have them crazy
ways like you got--so you can
have your other boyfriend now
as you like because I won't be
back anymore.
You know / don't like TO be
insulted like I was Wednesday.
IL told others why I'm quitting.
That radio you've got OF mine.
you can play that and think Of
me. and ] wish you lots Of good
luck. was good 10 all Of you
but I'm through. ! will close
saying goodbye forever. You can
look 10 your other boyfriend for
THE things have been buying
for you"
I For years. old man Knighten
had been a familiar sight around
Charles Town and Bolivar In
his long. tattered Overcoat. al
ways carrying q paper shopping
bag. He told some neighbors he
was q widover. Others said they
understood he had never been
married. A woman who lives
nearby taid everyone thought he
was 8 harmless old fool"
Evening star., 1956-12-04

school. She said she has II
teachers who are temporary,
although she added that some of
these temporary instructors are
very good"
Calls Turnover Tragedy"
Mrs. May T. Vermillion, prin-
cipal of Stanton Elementary
School. called teacher turnover
"a tragedy" She said at her
school she was hanging onto
good teachers for dear life"
The PTA leaders were told
that the city is losing good teach
ers to the suburbs. Mrs. Samuel
Bigio. a board member, blamed
inadequate salaries.
Mrs. Mcguire urged raising the
eligibility age for permanent
teacher appointments above the
present As. Mrs. Arthur Black
low, APPARENT from Janney Ele-
mentary School, called the pres
ent 45-year age limit IAN in
justice
The board deferred action or
the proposal, which already il
under consideration by the Boarc
of Education.
Mrs. Willard Culver questioned
whether some incompetent
teachers are allowed to hold per-
manent status. Birch E. Bayh
physical education director ir
the schools, conceded that some
teachers use tenure-permanent
statuS-as a "crutch."
But Miss Nell F.. HiScox, prin-
Icipal of Janney School, said she
knew of no teachers who hac
been rated unsatisfactory who
had been kept on. Miss Hiscoz
also said many temporary
teachers are just as well pre-.
pared as permanent ones but
can't get tenure because they
are over the present age limit.
Evening star., 1956-12-04
BY MARY LOU WERNER
star Stan Correspondent

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Dec.
4.-"You can have your other
boy friend /. have :. another
sweet little girl just as pretty
and sweet as you" 72-year-old
William F. Knighton said in a
letter to 13-year-old Molly Kid
well the day before police say he
poured deadly dose of arsenic
into her family's drinking cistern.
Knighton, a ragged old man,
who police say was noted for the
attentions he paid teen-age girls
hereabouts. hanged himself in his
cell here early yesterday. after
three murder charges we're
placed against him in the arsenic
death of Molly's father. William
S. Kidwell, AZ, and the two
youngest Kidwell sons. Charles.
2. and Thomas. /.
Molly. her mother and six
other children are still in Wash
.ington County Hospital at
Hagerstown. Md. recovering
from the effects of the poisoned
water.
d. G. Case Recalled
Cwashington and West vir-
ginia police, meanwhile, we're
to check FBI fingerprint files
TO determine whether Knigh-
ton is the man who was
charged with a sex offense
against an ll-year-old girl in
the District Of Columbia 13
years ago.
The Washington man. car
ried in police files as Frank
William Knighton" and "Wil-
liam Franklin Knighton," mad
been committed TO st. Eliza
beths Hospital. He was re-
leased in 1853 TO the custody
Of District Court. Court rec
ords show the Government
moved 10 dismiss the charge Of
assault with attempt 70 COM
NIT earnal knowledge. The
motion was granted.
Major Clue in Case
The letter. which Kniahton
sent Molly on November 9. was
one Of the principal clues IN
breaking the case. according 70
West Virginia State Trooper
u. z. burst.
Evening star., 1956-12-04

mittee has set aside a specific
number for each State and ter
ritory. The State liaison officer
on the Inaugural, named by Re-
publican leaders in each State,
VIII submit to the committee
names Of those to be invited. All
requests must go through the
State liaison officer.
No Public Sale Of Tickets
Thus there will be no public
sale Of ball tickets, Mr.. Shipley
pointed out. Tickets will cost
SIS each or $50 per couple, in
cluding tax. Box seats. eight in
a box, will be reserved at $500
per box or $62.50, including tax,
for each individual box seat.
The four dances will accommo-
date 14.600 persons or 1900
couples.
Honored guests to whom invi-
tations will be issued include
President and Mrs. Eisenhower,
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon,
Chief Justice and Mrs. Warren,
the members Of the Supreme
Court. former President Herbert
&c. Hoover, Ambassadors and
Ministers Of foreign nations, cab
inet members, the District Com
missioners. the Joint Congress
sional Committee on the Inaugu-
raj. the chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee, the
assistant chairman and the
finance chairman. Members Of
Congress and top presidential ap-
Ipointees will be invited.
EisenhOwers to Attend
President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover and Vice President and
Mrs. Nixon will spend some time
at each Of the four functions,
ofticials said. Cabinet officers
will also attend.
There will be two orchestras
at each ball and decorations
viii be similar at each
Chairman Shipley announced
the appointment Of william
Press as executive vice chairman
and these five vice chairmen
Edward Burling, jr.; Newell w
Ellison. George Z. c. Hayes
Garfield I. Kass. Mrs. @. Cor.
don Moore and Mrs. Julie B
Kirlin. assistant TO the chairman
: New Chairmen Named
Robert v. Fleming, chairman
of the Inaugural Committee. To-
day announced the appointment
Of three additional committel
chairmen as organizationaf worl
reached its final stages.
Mrs. A. Burks Summers wa
named chairman Of the festiva
committee. The festival. de.
seribed as . variety show. vii
be held Saturday night. Januar!
10. at q place yet TO be an,
nounced. The wife Of a Wash,
Iington businessman. Mrs. Sum
lmers served In . similar capae
ity during the 1888 inaugural.
Jack Spain. administrative a.
Evening star., 1956-12-04
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Southeastern Regional
Restaurant Convention and
Exposition carries on in the
Sheraton-Park Hotel.
The Chemical Specialties
Manufacturers Association
passes the halfway mark in
the Mayflower Hotel.
The National Biscuit Co.
meets again in the Hotel
Statler.
The American Automobile
Association goes into an
other day Of sessions in the
Hotel Statler.
Evening star., 1956-12-04

a campaign. mot just words" by
the city's social agencies, includ-
ing schools.
He proposed a three-point pro-
gram. It calls for:
/. Urging increased social hy-
giene teaching in District public
schools "as an integrated and
significant part of the required
curriculum" =.
2. An information program
among parent-teacher associa-
tions spearheaded by joint meet
Iings of committees concerned
with health. mental health, n.y.
Igiene and parent education.
8 Special meetings of PTA
area councils devoted to the sub.
lject.
Sees Need Of COunSeling
Mr.. Benedict, who is social hy.
Igiene chairman of the PTA or.
Iganization. said that the present
aim of District authorities is t.
try to improve the attitude <lc
behavior of young people on tn.
subject of sex and hygiene
Through guidance and education
But he said that the city''
young people need better coun.
selling. Responsible agencies neec
to do more, he said, to give youth
an understanding of themselves
of their responses to sex impulse!
and of "the tragedy of indiscre.
ltion."
The PTA board voted to take
Mr.. Benedict's proposal under
study.
Several school principals, or
another matter. told the PTA
board the city is having increas.
ing difficulty attracting anc
keeping good teachers.
Mrs. Helen Mcguire, principa
of Davis Elementary School, sale
she has five or six teachers whit
have no training beyond higf
Evening star., 1956-12-04
cuiro FLIGHTS to Resume

CAIRO. Dec. 4 Up. - Trans
World Airlines announced last
night 1t will resume four flights
weekly into Cairo December IL.
TWA flights were suspended Oc-
tober 20 after the Israeli attack
on Egypt.
Evening star., 1956-12-04
Business Center
Planning Setup
ForAreaCO
Lond Agency Will
Negotiate Terms
For Development

The Redevelopment Land Agen-
cy today approved procedures for
William Zeckendorf's New York
firm to design 16-acre CONNER
cial center in the big Area c
Southwest redevelopment prof.
ect.
The action commits the agency
to negotiate terms under which
the Zeckendorf firm of Webb &
Knapp can handle development
Iof the So-called commercial
Town Center"
The procedures, however, Spe-
city that no attempt will be made
to state how much money Webb
& Knapp should pay for the
Town Center" land until after
the designs are worked out.
Based on Appraisal
The asking price will be based
largely on an appraisal of the
value of the land in terms of its
proposed development. Presum.
ably the higher return the de.
Iveloper stands to gain from hi;
investment. therefore, the high.
Ter the amount he must nav fol
Ithe land.
RIA acceptance Of a Webb &
Knapp proposal embodying the
above procedures was recon.
mended by a three-man advis.
lory panel to RIA. Its members
were Charles Koones. Albert
Weinberg and William M
IThrockmorton, all Washington
real estate men.
The Town Center" is pro.
posed as the central commercia,
area to serve the entire 442-acrt
Area C redevelopment project
1t is to be located between Third
land Sixth streets S.W., just
south of the 80-acre Area B pilot
project.
First Development
It must be the first develop
ment to take place in Area C.
since its commercial facilities
will serve residents of the Area
B project. Construction in bott
the "Town Center" and Area E
are expected to begin during the
looming year.
The RIA board also voted to.
day to ask Webb & Knapp for {
$25, 900 good faith" desposit ii
return for the go-ahead on thu
Town Center" plans.
The board also announced
that a negotiated purchase O
the Martin Weigand Lumber CO
property, on South Capital stree
near Virginia avenue, has com
Ipleted RIA acquisition of all Ian,
in the Area B project.
Evening star., 1956-12-04
The
Rambler
Agencies Quarrel
Over Word or Two
BY JACK JONAS

The pen is mightier than
the sword, so they say, but
when both combatants are
sneaky enough to choose
quills, how can one predict
the winner?
Arrayed on one side of this
duel is the might of the
United States Government, in
the form of the Housing and
Home Finance Agency. The
agency's style experts stake
their honor on one word:
"Homebuilder."
Riposte in the other corner,
National Housing Center styl-
lists insist it's two words:
"Home builder"
MIC seems to be winning a
round of the propaganda war.
The Chesapeake g. Potomac
Telephone Co. lists the Ma
tional Housing Center with
an identifying home bldrs'
In small type.
While Webster hasn't yet
caught up with home
builder" the Government
Printing Office style book does
sanction such things as
"hofneowner" and home
owning"
So far it's been a cold war,
with nobody yet having the
last word-or two. But Ma
tional Housing Center at 1925
L street NV. is only ink
throwing range from the
Home Finance Agency at 1926
K street NV, and anything
can happen.
Evening star., 1956-12-04
PTA Board Backs
District School Plan
TRAGEDY OF INDIsCRETION.
Action by PTA Urged
ToCutS Sex Promiscuity

Washington leaders today launch
social hygiene action counter promcuity
venereal disease and unwed motherhood
William Benedict director of the Social Hygiene Society,
told the of the District of
that present conditions Washington
Evening star., 1956-12-04
Tickets to Inaugural Ball
Go Only to Those Invited

Only those ocay invited may attend Inaugural
Balls here with reserved boxes priced at $500 each Ship
ley, chairman, announced today.
The festivities will be held January from pm to
at the National Guard Armoy Sheraton Hotel Hotel
Statler and Mayhower Hotel
But insure equitable distribution of tickets the con-
Evening star., 1956-12-04

It gave police their first real
motive-revenge by Knighton
against the Kidwells because he
felt they made light Of his affec-
tions for pretty young Molly. A
subsequent check Of hardware
stores showed Knighton recently
bought two one-quart cana Of a
poisonous weed killer containing
SO per cent sodium arsenites.
The incident that touched on
the macabre triple Staying oc-
Cured at the Kidwell's hillside
home on November 7. That was
the day the Kidwells buried a
l0-month-old daughter who suf-
focated in her crib, police said
KnightOn. who lived alone In
an unpainted hovel at Bolivar
went TO the Kidwell house Is
miles away al Kearneysville u
pay his respects. An iS-year-olc
boy who recently became In
terested In Molly was there
Knighton. police said. got angrJ
because the boy was introduced
as Mr.. Kidwell's brother and
left IN a hun because he felt
Molly and her family wers
teasing him.
Then Bought Poison
That aame DAY. aaid Tronnei
Evening star., 1956-12-04
Rambling

Mrs. Will P. Mitchell says
shes always had a high re-
gard for the intelligence Of
Distriit residents, and now
is convinced even the rats are
smart. she was driving near
the Soldiers Home on Rock
Greek road and saw q rat
approach an intersection,
wait for the red light. then
cross after II changed to
Evening star., 1956-12-04
JOwbreoker

The Library Of Congress
has added to its shelves
what well may be the win
ner in the Nonstop Book
Title Derby. It's described
as a small quartO Of %
pages, but there's nothing
small about this title:
"A Wanting, Daring and
a Menacing Letter, Sent
from Sultan MOrat the
Great Turke, from his Court
at COnStantinOple, by his
EmbasSadOur Cob a n, to
VladiSlaus King of Poland,
&c. Which Letter Was Sent
to the Christian King, Since
the Truce Concluded Be-
tweene the Turke and the
Persian in March Last; As
by Many Copies, Whereof,
May Appeare, As It Was
Sent Out Of Poland. Where
In He Declares Himselfe .
Mortal Enemy to the Said
Christian King, Threaten
ing to Invade His King
domes and Territories, with
All Manner Of Hostility.
WhereuntO Is Annexed q
Briefe Relation of the Tur-
kish Present Strength, both
of Horse and FOOte; With
Al the Victories the Turkes
have Prevailed Against the
Christians These Last Three
Hundred Yeares. As Also
What Glorious Victories the
Christians Have WOnne
Against the Turkes, till this
Present Yeare. 1885,"
A lady at the Library
comments: Imagine going
into a bookstore and asking
for THAT"
Evening star., 1956-12-04
Burp

The Anteaters AssOcia-
tiOn today and tomorrow is
celebrating q rather special
anniversary-the Tooth Oc-
casion on which the mem
bers have sat down to a
meal which, even for epi-
cures, is always a bit on the
rare side.
For this anniversary, the
Anteaters are having a
fairly prosaie pheasant
luncheOn-nOt At all like
last weeks game platter
which featured caribO u
steak, llama en- brOchette
and bearburger.
At other past repasts the
Anteaters have chOmped
their way through such rare
bits as buffalo, Scottish
stag, kangaroo soup and
mOuflOn, the last = kind Of
a sheep from Sardinia.
But for their anniversary
luncheon today and tOmOr-
row they're gathering at
their usual spOt-the Toes
cafeteria-fOr what Gordon
Leech, the Anteaters' host,
calls "the cream Of the
erop"-pheasant.
Evening star., 1956-12-04
Name

Why do they call it Ellicott
street?
That street was named for
Major Andrew Ellicott, who
took over designing Washing
ton after George Washington
and Pierre L'Enfant came to
a parting of the ways.
Evening star., 1956-12-04

That same day. said Trooper
burst. Knighton bought his first
can Of poisonous weed killer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-28
Report Is Available
On Housing PdrleY

A complete 82-page report
on the Womens Congress on
Housing, held last April under
sponsorship of the Housing
and Home Finance Agency,
was issued yesterday by that
agency, available to the pub
lie at so cents per copy from
the United States Govern
ment Printing Office.
The report contains the
findings of l03 women dele
gates to that congress and an
analysis of the significance of
those findings.
Divided into three parts, the
pamphlet gives in the first Sec
ton comprehensive report
on the results of round-table
discussions covering all aspects
of home planning and design,
including interior planning,
exterior design. sites and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-28

neighborhoods.
Tables are presented show
ing what the women found de-
sirable at various income levels
with a wide range of choices
shown to meet needs of fam
lilies of various sizes, compost
tons and income levels and re-
lated to climate. styles and
other local and area consid-
erations.
In the second part. the re-
port undertakes to identify the
things that all or a majority
of the groups have in common
the basic essentials of a
house whether located in
Maine, California or Texas
and regardless of architectural
style or type of structure.
AS an example. a majority of
the groups agreed on the fol-
lowing minimum components