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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
Alexandria Board Plans
$3.50 7 eocher Raise

Alexandria's teachers will get
a $3.50 salary raise next year if
"a plan adopted by the city's
School Board last night can be
put into effect.
Under the motion, introduced
by Board Member Joseph Lev
erenz, the new salaries would
range from $1,000 up to a maxi
mum of $3.50.
Whether the scale can be put
into effect depends on whether
school Supt. T. c. Williams can
find the money to do it without
asking the City Council for an
increase in the school budget.
In the budget just presented
to the council, the teachers
would get a raise from their
present starting salary Of $3,450
to $500, with corresponding
increases UP through the scale.
Other Areas Watched
However, both Mr.. Williams
and Mr.. Leverenz said neighbor-
ing school jurisdictions show
marked indications of raising
their scales to a starting salary
of $1,000. This means, they said,
that if the city is to maintain
its bargain position for teachers,
it must meet the competition,
especially important because the
city has new high school to
staff in the fall.
Mr.. Williams said Federal and
State funds the. school system
will receive make it likely the
additional 500 raise can be put
into effect. In its vote, the board
stressed that if the raise was to
be granted it must be done with
out increasing the budget sub
mitted to the City Council.
Plan Driving Lessons
In other action, the board vot-
ed to introduce behind the
wheel driver training in the city's
three high schools next year. The
city now offers driver training in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
Hospital Association
ISIute to Be Named

A nominating committee has
been selected to recommend a
slate of trustees for the new
Fairfax Hospital Association.
The nominations are to be
voted on at a meeting of the as
ISOLATION on April Is.
Members of the nominating
committee, appointed by the pro-
tenn trustees, are:
F. Shields McCandlish. DR..
Claude Cooper, Mrs. Mary
Dolan, Leonard Dykes, Mrs.
Ruth Eakins, Mrs. Maxine Gan
ley, James A. Lawrence, Alan
Nedry, E. A. Prichard, C. Meade
Stull. John Suffer. DR.. E. S.
Waring, Mrs. Marie Wernick,
James Whytock and Mrs. Gym
thia Zimmerman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
Board 10 Fight
Teacher Cut

The Board of Education plan!
to carry a plea to the Senate tt
block a 50-teacher cutback next
fall in Washington junior ano
Senior high schools.
| C. Melvin Sharpe, board pres.
Iident, disclosed the intention ir
response to an inquiry yesterday
from DR.. Margaret j. Butcher
board member.
The House this week directed
the cutback in approving a gram
Iof rs new elementary teachers
for the city's schools next winter
THE House, acting on a recon-
|mendation of its appropriations
committee, said the so teacher
positions should go to the
Ilower-grade schools.
Secondary principals have pre-
dicted the cut would damage the
education being given to the
cityIs teen-age children.
Cut "MOst Unwise"
School officials told the House
committee Indignation and teach
ling problems would make any
cut most unwise."
Mrs. John Steele of the Area
6 PTA Council told the boare
yesterday no Junior and seniol
high teachers can be spared
She urged the board to make 9
fight on this score and for the
full $50 teachers the board Itself
asked for elementary schools.
The school board yesterday
turned down, in an unusual
split vote. a request from Rep
resentative John Bell Williams
Democrat of Mississippi, fol-
some data on District schoo
Ichildren specifying race.
Supt. Hobart M. Corning sale
Mr.. Williams recently asked fol
comparative statistics for col.
ored and white pupils on fail
Eures, achievement test scores
incidents of physical violence
children found possessing dead
lily weapons and students whose
parents have requested their at
tendance in schools predomi-
nantly of their own race.
Authorization Asked
DR.. Corning said the Congress
man had been informed that nc
pupil records are kept in the
schools showing race and tina,
such information could not be
assembled without board author.
Iization. He recommended such
authorization. but the board
lsplit, 3 to 3, in effect killing the
Recommendation.
Mr.. Sharpe, who has the right
Ito break ties, declined to vote
The board defeated, 4 to 8. an
other Corning proposal to ex-
tend for three months a March
81 deadline on an order to the
Iall-white Police Boys Club unit
at Brookland Elementary Schoo
to drop race bars or vacate its
clubroom there.
Col. West A. Hamilton, Negro
board member. suggested that
the action did not necessarily
mean the board had to TAXI
actual custer steps Immediately
however. The status Of the mat
tier was left, therefore, apparent
i1v I'm in the air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22

behind, and His followers, in that
spirit, were going about putting
His teachings into practice.
1t was time for prayer, so
Peter and John were going into
the temple This lame fellow had
never walked. His friends carried
him every day and placed him at
the big entrance to the temple,
so he could beg aims from those
going in and out to worship.
When Peter saw him, I think he
must have said:
Hey John, wait a minute.
Here's a fellow who needs help."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22

classrooms. but none behind the
wheel.
The board also increased the
maximum allowable accumula-
ton of teacher sick leave from
80 to 40 days and set l pm,
April 4. as the time when it will
inspect the new Hammond High
School, now nearing completion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22

Overhaul of Curriculum
Studied by School Heads

in present school rooms. Gen
Lane has proposed that such
children, where unmanageable
be expelled from school.
Corning to Study Plan
DR.. Kinks told the board he
was not offering his proposals
as a mandate" School Supt
Hobart M. Corning said he would
be glad to take them under study
DR.. Corning also accepted a sug-
gestion by Col. West A. Hamil-
ton, another board member. fol-
some special board sessions tc
consider the entire matter.
The school superintendent said
he would report back to the
board within four weeks.
DR.. Corning also disclosed he
lis planning to send the board a
special report prepared by an
18-member School Committee on
Gen. Lanes demotion proposal.
School officials already have
branded the demotion idea I'M
workable, but DR.. Corning said
he had asked 10 field representa-
Itives-principals and teachers
from all school levels to COM
Iment on the subject.
He said this report probably
would be mailed to board men,
berS today.
Unfavorable Reaction
Board members indicated they
were unsympathetic to the de-
motion proposal. Member Rob-
lert r. Faulkner referred to it
Iunfavorably. although he OBJ
served that he was also opposed
to mass promotions" DR.. Mar
Igaret j. Butcher also spoke crit
ically Of the Lane suggestion.
Members were noncommittal
on the Kinks proposals. Col.
Hamilton said he would like to
explore them. however.
School officials already have
taken some steps in the direction
proposed by DR.. Kinks. DR.
Corning told the board a plan
for a new "four-track" high
school curriculum, disclosed by
The Star several months age
when it was first proposed by
Assistant Supt. Carl F. Hansen
will be presented for approval
shortly.
The four tracks" would be
laid out, specifically. for unusu-
ally bright pre-college students,
general college preparatory stu
dents. non-college-prep pupils
and those especially needing q
manual or job-training course,
respectively.
A B C Marks Revived
The school system has also
this year, put on trial a revived
! A B C elementary report card,
with strict new city-wide mark
ling standards in reading. Dr.
Kirkss cited this new card ap-
iprovingly in his presentation to
the board.
DR.. Kinks devoted special no
tice to socially maladjusted
youngsters, suggesting that a
special school might be set UP
for them. This brought a dis
closure from Assistant Supt
Lawson J. Cantreu, who heads
junior high schools, that such a
proposal is already in prepare
ition for the board.
School officials for some time
have had under consideration
a proposal by Deputy Supt. Har-
old A. Haynes for special school
of some sort for children who
don't fit into the regular aca-
demic program. DR.. Haynes last
year suggested using Armstrong
High School for this purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
A Thnnght fur Unhay
Lenten Reflections on Fovorite Stories
From the Bible by People You Know
By O. X. ARMSTRONG
Former Member of Congress From Missoul

The story in the Bible like best is the account of
two men, Peter and John, finding lame sitting at
the gate of the templeand doing something about it,
You'll find the story in the third chapter of the Acts
The Master had gone from them but He left His spirit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22

IN MY CASE, 1 could say 1t
was old age" Frank said. But
some Of the young ones are
gone, too. Bev Kelley's out in
st. Louis with 'Teahouse.'
Hogan's gone. One of them's
operating a theater in Ra-
cine, Wis.-in Ringling'S old
home, of all places.
Il don't know why. I guess
they want new blood.
This would have been my
twenty-siXth year.
Il never thought of it until
Just now, but I'm going to
miss coming to Washington in
May.
Washington and San An
tonic. Two towns 1 always
looked forward to, because of
the old Army and Navy crowd.
They used to gather on the
lot, and we had a great time.
I guess we can still get to-
gether in a hotel room once
in while But it won't be
the same.
There aren't many of us
left. 1 resigned my commits
sion in the Army sometime
before the Johnstown Flood
or the Phoenician Wars-one
of the tWo-and took on with
a new magazine. 1t went
broke in three weeks; never
got out of the forms.
After that for a couple of
years I chased photographs
for Floyd Gibbons, then
worked on some village news
papers. / was in pictures for
a while, too. Then I hooked
on with the circus.
When people used to ask
me where I lived, I'd say the
John Ringing Hotel in Sara
sofa, Fla, and the mems room
at Gilhooley's Cafe in New
York. Now it's just Gilhoo-
ley's."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
The
Rambler
Old Circus Mon Puts
New Show on Rood
BY JACK JONAS

It was cold as an iceberg
when spring got here, but it
had to be spring, because
there was Frank Braden, with
his cigar, his raspy voice, and
a packet of pictures under his
arm.
You're late" someone told
him. Springs been here four
hours already. What have you
got for us this time? Ele-
plants? Bareback riders?
Trained seals?"
I'm not with the circus any
more" Frank said, touching a
match to his dead cigar.
Frank Braden not with the
circus? Impossible! Frank
Braden's been with the big
show since man can remem-
Der.
He came to Washington
each year as regularly as the
robins, and his arrival meant
the show was on the road
headed our way.
As advance man for Ring
ling Brothers. Barnum &
Bailey, there was no word
adequate enough to describe
Franks own storehouse of
glowing adjectives, and it was
a delight to listen. A crowd
always collected whenever he
walked in, just as it did when
he came in the other day.
Maybe it's because there's
something of the barker in
him.
He looks like he ought to be
wearing a fiashy vest with a
gold watch chain draped
across it, have his shirtsleeves
rolled up and a derby perched
at jaunty angle on his head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
Street Scenes

Five men missing their bus
at Sixteenth and l streets
NV. because their attention
was riveted on a man high in
a tree in front of the new
AFL-CIO building, saving off
limbs -.
A man with his coat collar
turned up, snowflakeS swirling
around him, inspecting a dis
play of garden tools in a
Tenth street hardware store :. d..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
NOW FRANKS back in

NOW FRANKS back in
pictures again-as an advance
man, naturally.
The picture? "Trapeze," a
circus story, of course.
I've been enjoying it. A
lot of our people are in it"
he said, forgetting for a mo-
ment he's no longer with the
circus.
II think they got one thing
out of me for it. They asked
me what we called the dang
ling aerial ladder act. 1 told
them The Housemaid's Folly
They were wild with delight.
The pictures not coming
here until July. I guess I'm a
little early"
But Frank always is ahead
of everybody else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22

in present school rooms. Gen
Lane has proposed that such
children, where unmanageable
be expelled from school.
Papago Indian news., 1956-05-04
..ocA NrWs BY: Sylvester Lope

Our district Chairman, lr.. jose Pancho
has moved t. Covered Wells, Wherer he is-4t's
employed oh the County load between -.
Covered Wells and Casa Grande. They are
fixing up tile bridge near, Covered Wells.
cid structure was demo1i shed and a huge !,
. pi PEI Was 1ayeE in. Tn. the. same company
are: joseph t.o|p;e7,: ana : JON. j.. Thomas,
both from Covered Nel1 s, Mr.. .:panc4o comes
here on the week end to put his ideas on
various things to work concerning the j:
..ecple Of Gu-Achis - ;.:',. s.>
:" ,,.y = =. : -. -4A q,
District Conmuai ty 3ui lding is still in
operation. People around our Villages
are working very dill gently and expect
TO fini 81 it some time soon. :, Even though
it has not yet besn fini she'd it already
LOOKS very becoring. to the village The
material for The building came from the
Old Flour Fill. lomen Club are coopera-
ting along ith cooking meals for the :..:-:
men, at this tire lunch is only being
served. The women around the village
take turns in furni shing other meals
The president hrs. liary Juan is doing i
her best to get her employees going ac-
cordihg to schedule.
81 = - -
The cotton chopping season is here again
and the people in the village are pre-
pairing to Leave the observation to seek
1mp1oyment in the next few weeks 1,un-
oAs are that cotton chopping wages are
a little higher therefore most people
are mQst anxious to go. s:
Papago Indian news., 1956-05-04
P1SISIilp :aBals se,Y:,. AnnIe lIanlief

Aarch ID, 1855. a baby boy was born to Mr.
and trs. Jose Anbros Sc of Dirt Barn Vii
lage but the baby died the next day. ;.''' =
Funeral was held at rupk Village.
Papago Indian news., 1956-05-04

March % Miss louise Lopez and her sis
ter lary 1lla Lopez came to visit their
parents lr.. e Mrs. Antone. Lopez of Santa
Cruz Village Since tl' !. lopez is still
ill they Will stay until he gets better.
They have been in California for quite
some time.
-, - = --.:-@- - r.
~ =: a. ;ss:
Ar. Fernando Alexandore Of Santa Cruz
Village. fini shed his one, roof house, on t
the =ane day the roof Broke down. Also .
Lawrence. Ventura Of pisinimo Village is
fisiing Up the roof@of his house. Mr.
Lorentine is building a one room house.
~ ~. x - 80 .---~- = -
-, ; -. =" - +s..s:ss- |t@.e.t
The people of Santa Cruz Village are :, :.
I celebrating the sIolN cross ia llonor Of
thei9, ctslrch on Mayo, 1856. Dinner :.
Will be served, also q dance; Will be
held during the night. Everyone is in y;
4vited. = ~,
Papago Indian news., 1956-05-04

Last week aC FlofenceH fTS.a Lopez mas
u been Ill for some tine, Sury1 wing child
reh and, grandchi1dreh came hons. from Los
Ho Angeles and Tucson to attend their moth
er's funeral. Our deepest sympathy is
extended to the fard ". .a.,t.
4...z= : e.ps -. ": --s..r -*.S
.:Steven' Ramon. left for Ajo whefe he has
~ been relocated With the Phelps Dodge Corr
poration. MRS. l,anlon remained here until
they find a place to Live lie hope Steve
likes his job and will enjoy Living in
~ ta}o. He was formerly employed at the
Lack Jack E1ne located NortIMsst of
: Alegaras ,n~s
i At Ak-chin the people are adding build
= -1ngs to their church.. The 'peqple at
Santa >osa Village are also doing the $
same. Father Lambert has thought up the
:; idea and is hel ping With The; stHuctures.
*:~.t- / - T5!.,7- = F7..7... ~
/. !: lrs Aly4n. Du1ey,: a formers scho6a teacher
here Was transferred ito, Casa; Grande some
time age. He has been SaRpo1 o1nbsd. 70 teach
the adult class, this class is. for those
:. who wi shi to learn nore Or thaA ones who
!: did not have the. opper tunity of attending
school at an early age. i. e. -. ....>.s, ~,
Attendance at; the first class. WAS. not to
good. Let. as al try otr.Yery best to
4, attend the Sc classes, wlic b h4hasAbeen made
ippssiblea fop@ the. :peoRle. .heresgg. @..r:s
ifEi =: -. = --::s-'.@ 4s-s<c1.- @r%@:::~.=s
.<ourldup is eapeet ted to be. .|of -sonetinle
next month. This us :dcne SO 2tAat
people Will check on ,their alive stock
u: before leaving for. the fields.lz
."jy,-+-- - !! -4.~ lat-. 4* l~'Ers }~ i
~- - - PEp5TT7 '7TII07f5T POST
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-08-23

a temporary victory. The third
and final segment was not COM
pleted, however, until a later
date.
The tireless crew played to
an almost empty house, as they
jacked the steel boom into posi-
ton to reload it on trucks. The
curtain of success will not fall
until the monster has been
securely fastened to an even
bigger creation.
From the viewpoint of the
audience, the drama ended in
act two. The long and tedious
journey by truck and rail seem
ed of little interest compared to
earlier excitement.
After the monster fell TO the
ground, some men laughed, some
cried, others collected their bets
and all returned home. An
other day another villain
conquered in a drama of life
and satisfied audience.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-08-23

day at the star-studded 1856 in
dustrial and agricultural exposi-
ton.
Sam c. eastman, assistant to
Sorensen and manager of the
fair, has lined up a galaxy of
entertainers to support the color
full full display of farm machin-
cry, industrial exhibits, farm
animals, youth projects and COM
mercial booths.
Roy Rogers, celebrated King
of the Cowboys returns to his
native state to make his first
fair appearance. His wife, Dale
Evans, and their seven children
will accompany Rogers to Co.
lumbus. The Roy Rogers Dale
Evans grandstand shows during
the first five days of the fair
will also feature his famous
troupe of singers. comedians
(including Pat Brady, and
trained palomino horses.
Other top attractions at the
fair will include Red Foley, star
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-08-23

torches. Afternoon had stretched
to early evening as the curtain
was about to close on act one.
The element Of suspense in
creased as the diesel tractors
roared and the cables became
taunt, and the crowd silent.
In a matter Of seconds the
monster screeched, quiVered, and
settled. The villain still reigned
supreme as day became night.
Some men sWore, some sighed
and others collected their bets.
Only the first act had climax.
ed, however, and the battle con-
tinued. Large portable lamps
were set up, and a call for more
power was once again issued TO
the county. The second act was
to be played to an even larger
crowd.
Cars sWarmed into the area
from all sections of the county.
People from all walks Of life
and all ages assumed their grand
stand seats. Each face was tense
as it fhckered in the eerie blue
light of the welding torches.
In a different setting, the scene
could have been a county fair.
Bits Of flame made fireworks
in the dark night from White-ho
metal Bankers shouted orders
above the melee Of construction,
and a small child cringed in fear
as an immense tractor WODblcd
from a trailer.
Not until late in the evening
was the stage Set for the final
climax. Bright lights reelected
on the seven steel cables as they
became tighter and tighter And
the crowd was hungry ior an
other exhibition.
Captains of the crew assumed
their positions and the still night
exploded as an entire hillside
erupted IN a roar Of power
| Diesel motors strained and the
crowd stood death still.
The monster moved once
| twice and with d final sigh
o. defeat, sank to the PADDED
| road bed. Act two finished Wjtf
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-08-23
journal
Mail BaS

According to Mrs. Pearl Rails
ton of the local Rexall store,
there are still few honest per-
sons in the world.
Mrs. Ralston recently received
a letter from West Virginia with
a note of explanation and five
cents enclosed in the envelope.
1t seems that resident of Chap
had stopped in Raj
ston's on their return home.
While there, she purchased sew
eral items which included a
package Of chewing gum.
The following is the note Mrs.
Ralston received:
"Just line and five cents
to pay for one package of gum.
stopped there and bought some
about two weeks
ago and paid for one package of
gum and l picked it up and
when | left the store, l discov-
cred there were two packages
sticking together. So, here is the
for the second package.
Sorry this happened. Thanks"
Mrs. E. M.
Chapmanville, w. Va.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-08-23

power or autOmatlon.
What happens then, when such
industrial giants 60 beyond the
control of man? Is the human
being capable of overcoming the
maSSed power Of steel or con-
crete? Can q 200 pound mass of
flesh and blood conquer "a 130
ton william in the drama OF life.
Thousands Of persons watched
a similar performance with iden-
ticaI characters The villain in
this play Of life WuS the huge
boom of a Commercial Fuel
shovel. and the heros were the
men who succeeded IN moving
the blacN mass OF steel back to
its feet
The facts of this inciGent are
perhaps well known, hut the
struggle and the behind the
scenes work were the interesting
element The miS-match of man
against monster was the plo,
which made this particular play
a sell-out.
In view of hundreds and hln-
dreds of onlookers, men and
machines worked almost around
the clock to stage the perform
ance. The goal was simple .
right the l02 foot section. The
method, however. Wa5 com
plicated. And the result, il the
attempt failed, we'll perhaps
disaster
A call for help Wen, out INTO
the county. Commercial Fuel, OF
course. had its own men, but
bigger and heavier equipment
was needed. Welding units We're
brought to the scene and huge
coils of inch and a quarter steel
cable were unloaded at the
scene.
| Like ants on a piece 0, wood
mer moved over and around
the monster. 1t had gained its
freedom, but not for long. Pul,
| leyS and clamps were welded tC
the frame and the cables clnchec
ir place.
| An element of awe prevailed
as the crowd watched thC work
els and smelled the burning
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-08-23
Real Estote Tronsfers

w. w. Johnson. Administrator
of Veteran Affairs. to Richard
Gibson Belts, Beaver township,
64.02 acres.
Irene Muth. administrator OF
the estate of Susie MinoSky, TO
William NJ. Muth, Detroit Ad-
dition to Ava, lots Il and %. Ad-
ministrator'S deed.
Denus and Ethel Kirkbride TO
Foster and Leona Forshey, Cen
ter township, 43 acres.
A. G.. and Maie Schroeppner
to James B. and Bernadine Mich
ael, Center township, l.20 acres.
Gilbert Baker, ct. al, to Harry
F. and Marguerite YontA, Olive
township, 58.3l acres.
Opal and T. r. McCune to O.
r. and Margaret Archer, Belle
Valley. lots SO, 80, 80, 81, 90, ga,
and 95.
Otis G. and Emily D. King to
Elvin and Martha Carpenter,
Village of Summerfield, lot 5.
William T. and Eileen Warner
to Joseph c. and Clara Cry
walski, Marion township, 30l2
acres.
Otis G. and Emily d. King to
Vernon and Emily HaVener, Vii
lage Of Summerfield, part of lot
l9.
K. c. and Eleanor. Moore TO
Glenn and Mildred Lori. Village
of Caldwell. Bronze Heights Ad-
dition, lots 4 and 26.
Raymond |. and jeanette Peck
to Ruth l.. Pickenpaugh, Village
Of Hiramsburg, lots 80 and 33.
Bureau of Unemployment Com
pensation to Virgil H. Watson
notice of lien.
Union Carbide and Carbon
Corp, to M. E. and E. f. Jeffers,
release.
James F. and Margie K. Burk-
hart to Leo G. and Ella K. Burk-
hart, Jackson township, so acres
Adam and Kathryn Warner to
The Permian Oil and Gas Co,
oil and gas lease.
r. }. and Sophia Crock to The
Permian Oil and Gas Co, oil and
gas lease.