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results he expects to develop
from the investigation. He also
has declined to announce the
identity of those questioned in
private or those to be interro-
gated in the hearings.
All the principals already sum-
moned for public questioning,
except for Mrs. Dodson, admin
lister schools with a large degree
of indignation.
Mrs. Dodson's school mas only
a small number of white pupils
LESS than one per cent, accord
ing to-the last official count. But
this situation is also known to
be of special interest to the in
vestigators.
Herrick M. Roland of Will
mington. N. c., superintendent
of the New Hanover County IN.
CD public schools, also has been
serving the investigating group
on an occasional basis as a
consultant.
Hyde to Be Out Of Town
A six-man group of House
members. headed by Mr.. Davis,
technically is directing the study
Actually, the chairman has been
managing the day-to-day activ-
titles, however, and not all the
members are expected to be pres
ent at the hearings.
Representatives Hyde of Mary
land and Miller of Nebraska,
both Republicans, have notified
the chairman they will be out OF
town. Mr.. Hyde, whose district
includes Montgomery County, is
actively campaigning for re-
election. and Mr.. Miller left the
city last week end.
Representative Jones, Demo-
crat Of North Carolina, another
subcommittee member, is also
out of the city but is expected
here tomorrow. The other mem.
bers are Representatives Will
liams and Broyhill, Republican
of Virginia.
Representatives Davis, Jones,
Williams and Broyhill all are on
record against school racial in
tegration.
Mr.. Gerber and his aides have
been questioning teachers and
principals on a wide variety Of
topics. including discipline, fall
Iure and achievement records,
teacher efficiency, health prob
lens and school costs. Board of
education members have also
been interviewed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19
Women Slightly Hurt
In Three-Story Foil

A 2s-year-old woman fell from
her third-story apartment at
1880 South Capitol street today
and suffered a fractured wrist.
police reported.
The woman. mother Of FIVE
children, landed in an asphalt
alley and was taken in an I'M
conscious condition TO District
General Hospital. Later. doctors
said her condition was good.
Police said the leap appar-
entity followed q family quarrel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-19
The
Rambler
II Looks Dark
For Croboruss
BY JACK JONAS

OA00oA 400
p. H. Chesley looked at his
oriental carpet Of a lawn,
spread far to front and back Of
his home at 10115 Pierce drive
in Silver Spring, Md.
"You said in your column
the other day something about
crabgrass being sush a prob
lem in the Washington area"
he went on.
Nobody" he said in a def
mite tone, needs to have a
crabgrass problem in his
lawn. All it takes is a little
attention. You never see it
growing in shady spots"
He poked a forefinger deep
into the thick turf of thin
grasses, put a thumbnail
against the finger to measure
the height of the grass, and
Strengthened up again.
Look" he said, about
three inches.
so what do you do where
there are no trees? You shade
it with other grass. Early in
the year, before the crabgrass
gets its start, l cut my lawn
right short. Then, in early
June, with the crabgrass
coming along, I begin raising
my mower blades. Eventually,
I'm cutting it three inches
high.
THE crabgrass gets dis
couraged."
The sprigS Of crabgraSs in
Mr.. Chesley's lawn could be
counted by any youngster who
has just learned to count to
10.
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Quizzed on Lane Plan


steps to meet this situation.
Quizzed on Lane Plan
Representative Davis referred
to a recent proposal by Brig
Gen. Thomas A. Lane that the
city'S pupils all be retested and
reassigned to their actual
achievement level. He asked
whether Mr.. Sharpe favored
such a plan.
The board president replied
that the Lane proposal had Ger
tain values" but there was a
question whether the school syS-
tenn could find the staff to put
it into effect.
Mr.. Gerber gave some reading
and arithmetic test scores for
eighth graders. The results
showed on the reading test that
SIS per cent of the pupils in
the city's predominantly colored
junior highs ranked below sew
enth grade, but only about II
per cent of those in four pre-
dominantly white schools. In
arithmetic 81 per cent of the
colored pupils were below sew
enth grade and only % per cent
in the white schools.
Shift Called Hasty
Mr.. Sharpe agreed that IL
would probably have been bene-
fetal for city-wide tests to be
given before the indignation
process was launched.
Mr.. Gerber described the in.
Itegration program as hasty.
He asked Mr.. Sharpe:
do you think it is in the
interest Of sound education prac-
tees. with such a wide difference
between a chievem emit levels
among predominantly coloreo
and predominantly white schools
that they should have beer
Iherded together?"
Mr.. Sharpe said it was a diff
cult question to answer. He
pointed out that school officials
acted on the basis Of the SUI
Ipreme Courts decree, and he
also agreed that President Eisen-
hover had advised the school
system to go ahead as a model
White Pupil Drop Shown
Mr.. Sharpe was asked whether
many white families had left the
District TO put their children In
non-integrated Virginia anc
Maryland schools. The board
president said he had no specific
knowledge Of this but that en-
roIlment statistics showed a de-
cline in the percentage Of white
pupils.
Under questioning he sale
that the board had made M
Investigation to determine
whether school social activities
had been curtailed as q result oil
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MIR. CHESLEY seeds his
lawn each fall with a combi-
nation of Kentucky bluegrass
and fescues. He feeds it with
a commercial fertilizer, and
then, when the grass is grow
ing, watches the height of his
cut.
He walked down the street
to show of a lawn several
houses away. 1t was develop
ing into a fine carpet, too.
1T told them what I do on
mine" he said, land they've
been doing it, too.
ITS like anything else
you've just got to give it a
little attention"
Nobody, he reiterated, needs
to have a crabgrass problem
in the Washington area.
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Alumni Meeting Set

The monthly luncheon meet
ing of the Washington area
chapter of the st. Bonaventure
University Alumni Association
will be held at 1915 pm. to-
morrow at the Touchdown Club,
1414 / street NV.
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Street Scenes .

A collie waiting patiently
at Arlington road and Moor
land street. then trotting
happily across the street as
the school crossing guard
halted traffic for him.
A car on Wisconsin avenue
near Western avenue with a
kitchen spice rack installed
as . dashboard catchall.
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Continued From First Page
that the statistics cited by M
Gerber showed many pupils far
below grade level. But he stressed
that the school system is taking
steps to meet this situation.
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TiEht Lid Kept on Plans

Mr.. Davis and the investigat-
ing staff have kept a tight lid on
plans for conduct Of the hear
ings. Mr.. Davis has not stated
publicly what. If any. concrete
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

BALTIMORE, June 20 (P.-
A family picnic which ended in a
fight is the subject of litigation
i'm United States District Court.
The case involves a suit for
100000 in compensatory and
punitive damages brought by
Frank E. Gasch. jr., 10, of Wash
ington, along with his grand
parents and guardians, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew F. Crawford of 1147
Forty-fifth place Sc, and an
aunt, Mrs. Vera Ellen Ritenour,
SO, of Hollywood. Fla.
The defendants are Frank E
Gasch. ST., Al, Bladensburg (Md.)
plumbing and heating contrac-
tor; his present wife, Mrs. Jo-
anne Myers Gasch, about %;
Christine Proffitt. and George
Murphy.
| Crawford was not actually in
volved in the quarrel. Mrs. Nellie
Neal Gasch, first wife of the
elder Gasch who shot and killed
herself last July "a, was in the
fight.
The first witness yesterday
was Mrs. Ritenour, who said her
sister parted from Mr.. Gasch in
December, 1854. Last July 4,
Mrs. Ritenour testified, she was
visiting her sister at Coltons
Point on the Potomac River Just
south Of Leonardtown, Md.
While looking for Mrs. Gasch's
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IS STlTE ElNTW
MARYLAND VIRGINIA NEWS
County, in Switch, Votes
$50 to Buy Road Lond

The Montgomery County Coun-
ell yesterday, in a turnabout,
voted to offer a Damascus area
farmer nearly twice the highest
appraisal on his land, which is
needed for a road right of way.
The council voted to offer Cor
don Duyall, who lives adjacent
to Annapolis Rock road, up to
$3.50 for the half acre needed for
widening the road.
Mr.. Duvall was the only land
owner along the road who re-
fused to contribute the needed
right of way.
Last May 90. the council
Iangered its Damascus area men,
Der, Jerry T. Williams, by vot-
ing to condemn the property
after Mr.. Duvall refused $500
for it.
Appraised up to S40O
The land has been appraised
by outside real estate men at
5000 and $400.
Council President Robert T.
Snure called the matter up for
reconsideration yesterday. The
result was a bitter squabble,
with sharp personal exchanges
between Council members that
ended in 4 to 3 vote to in
crease the price.
County Attorney Charles M.
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Gosch Family Frocos Aired
In $500, 900 Damage Suit

boat, which they wanted for a
picnic. Mrs. Ritenour said they
spotted the elder Gasch's car
parked along Route 242 with all
the defendants inside. They
stopped to ask where the boat
was.
The request, Mrs. Ritenour
said. led to an attack by Miss
Myers who pushed out her feet
full force and struck my sister
in the stomach, knocking her
to the ground"
She said Miss Myers also at
tackled her, and Gasch hit both
her sister and her in the face
with his fists, then attacked his
son while Murphy held the lat
ter's arms.
Defense attorneys said Mr..
Gasch and the then Miss Myers,
whom he has since married, deny
the assault charge. The de-
tense charged that the woman
who is now Gasch's wife was
attacked first.
After Mrs. Nellie Gasch died,
"a suit was brought in Prince
Georges County Circuit Court
over custody Of the children. The
two older children were awarded
to the grandparents, and the
two younger children to Mrs.
Ritenour.
The case is being heard by
Judge w. Calvin Chestnut and a
Jury,
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Irelan. asked about the cost OF
condemning. said it would take
at least $685., excluding jury
costs. to bring the matter to
court. a.
Mr.. williams. questioned by
reporters, emphatically denied
there was any connection be-
tween the reconsideration and
his support last May 80 of the
Silver Spring hospital bill. He
said he had always been for the
hospital bill.
Swung to Hospital Bill
On May 20. action on the bill
was postponed during the after
noon session following tn e
damascus condemnation vote,
Shortly after the deferment, Mr..
Williams said he was undecided
on the bill establishing the hospi-
tai district.
The next morning he supported
the bill sponsored by Mr.. Snure
and it carried by a 4 to 8 margin
with the same lineup that existed
on yesterdays turnabout vote.
Only on rare occasions has the
county paid for right of way for
road widenings in the rural areas.
Property owners usually are not
assessed for such improvements
as are those in the suburban
areas.
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Extra Police Protection
Promised Negro Areas

One delegate asked the COM
missionerS why Prince Georges
has no Negro policemen on the
county force. The resident said
colored policemen would be bet
ter able to obtain information
from residents concerning crimes
in the Negro communities than
the white policemen are.
Board Chairman lessee s.
Baggett said that to his knowl-
edge no Negroes have ever APP
piled for a job on the county
police force.
Emory A. Turner. 80. colored,
of the 1900 block of Fiftieth ave.
nue.. Beaver Heights. faces a
hearing on July 9 in Hyattsville
Police Court on charges he fired
four shots into the home Of a
neighbor in a dispute over the
new school.
Police said the shots were fired
into the home of Alfred Scott,
48, colored, of 1407 Forty-ninth
avenue. Beaver Heights, during
April and May.
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REWARD FOR STAYING OUT OF WAY
Queens Growing
Tomorrow Opens
|3-Doy Shrineromo

Queen Shrinerama I will be
crowned at the opening of Kena
Temples three day Shrinerama
at George Washington High
School stadium tomorrow.
Elephants, lions, acrobatic
dogs and ponies and other acts
are scheduled for each of the six
performances, to- open at Q pm.
and 8 pm. each day. The Tenn
pies marching unit and drill
teams from the Third Infantry,
Marine Corps drill and bugle
squad, and the Air Force drill
unit will put on demonstrations.
The event is sponsored by the
Temple for its special activities
fund.
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Residents of five Negro COM
munities in Prince Georges
County were promised additional
police protection yesterday in the
wake of a series of threatening
letters in opposition to construc-
ton of the new Beaver Heights
Elementary School.
A delegation of residents from
Beaver Heights, Paramount Park.
North Englewood, Chapel Oaks
and Deanewood Park told the
county commissioners at a meet
ing in Upper Marlboro that resi-
dents feel their lives are en-
dangered.
Richard Brown and C. w
Fauntleroy said the letters have
been critical of a cleanup cam
paign in the community as well
as the new school. I'VE have
even been told to stop civic
meetings" one resident said.
The commissioners also prom
ised special police protection for
July 4 meeting at the new
Beaver Dam Park.
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Fitness Study
Unit Promised

ANNAPOLIS. June 20 (Pi.-An
important first step has been
taken by American leaders who
met here to consider ways of
lettering the physical fitness of
American youth in an age Of
automobiles and escalators.
A prominent group of youth
leaders left a two-day conference
on the subject todayywith assur-
lnce from President Eisenhower
that he will follow their recon-
Imendation and establish a Pres
|ident's Council on Youth Fit
ness" 1t would be composed of
cabinet members concerned With
the problem and will coordinate
activities of IS Federal agencies.
Mr.. Eisenhower also said he
would name a citizens advisory
committee to arouse in the
American people a new aware
ness of the Importance of physi-
cal and recre2tional activity"
The Presidents concern over
failure Of American youths to
pass a basic minimum fitness"
test which European youths
|breezed through. resulted IN the
calling of the conference at the
Naval Academy.
Vice President Nixon told a
dinner meeting closing the con-
ference such action as naming
committees to keep exploring
the problem "can be the begin
ming of a solution to the prob
lem or the shelving of the prob
lem. I can assure you though,
that there will be a follow
through in this field"
President Eisenhower's con-
firmation that he would name
such committees came within
hours after the conference had
recommended the action as a
start toward keeping the Nation
from getting soft in the trend
toward more INFLAMMATION and
easy living.
Making up the conference
were persons prominent in
sports. medicine, education and
other fields.
In his letter to the delegates
last night, the President said
he believed the delegates shared
his feeling that good fitness
program was essentially a home
and local community problem,
and that Federal program
should not be necessary beyond
the co-ordinating and encour-
aging Of local efforts. The Pres
ident was unable to attend, as
planned. because of his recent
operation,
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County Building
Suit Settled
nNOntgOnlerY

A price tag of $1.9S1, 462 was
put on Montgomery County's
six-story penthouse Office build
ing in Rockville yesterday.
Fhe final cost figures were de-
veloped with the out-of court
settlement of suits involving the
county, the Byrne Association,
Blake Construction Co. and the
American Bridge Co.
Under terms of the settlement
the county was paid $45,0 in
a three-way division among the
three corporations. In turn it
also was saved from paying an
additional $4,000 for the build
ing.
The county building was occu-
pied in September of 1858 after
a long delay in completion of
the building. The Korean War
and a resultant delay in steel
shipments caught the county in
the middle of a squabble over
contract arrangements.
At that time, to get construc-
ton of the building underway,
the county agreed to put up an
additional $4,000 and to let the
matter be settled finally in the
courts.
County Attorney Charles M.
Irelan yesterday told the county
council that mot the best judg-
ment" had been used in award
ing the contracts. He suggested
that by hindsight it appears it
would have been better to award
the entire construction job to
one outfit rather than splitting
the excavating and superstruc-
ture into a separate contract
from the actual building con-
Struction.
He also criticized the "over-
pleading of the case" and said
his Office had inherited what he
termed was mot a good piece of
litigation" Mr.. Irelan said he
mad worked for an out-of court
settlement because he feared the
county chances would be hurt if
the trial had been moved to an
other jurisdiction as he had an
ticipated.
He said in other counties
Montgomery is considered "as
the rich cousin and that Mont
gomery might not have had too
good a case to put in the hands
of a country jury away from
home"
The county paid 500, 698 for
the site on which the building is
located; $10,863 for paving;
S86,77l for architect fees; $685.
$40 for the steel super structure
contract; $1.343.966 for the
building contract; $176,853 for
air conditioning and $751; for
furniture and moving.
Bonds outstanding on the
building total 81. 080, 900 or about
54.5 per cent of the total cost.
The old courthouse built in
the 1930s still has bonds out
standing of 100000 or about
48.8 per cent of the original cost.
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idle with vagrant breezes and a
most delightful vodka connection,
but on to that pate. FRANCES
Chef Goblet bones a wondrously
tender chicken breast, skins it,
moulds it round the delicate foie
grGS, then serves this celestial
combo of liver and bird under a
chdudtroid sauce (spicey, cheesey)
and yes, dear heart, all beauti-
fully cold! And ringing this mas
terpiece are such fripperies as
garnishes and greenery. And have
you tasted FRANCES strawberry
sherbert? It's hand-cranked and
the berries have dinlples. Lunch
con, dinner till midnight. 1904
Goth st. NV. ~
SUNDAY. It's a noble prospect
that open highway through the
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of THE WooDNERi) than par
taking of the branded peach flann-
ing gracefully in this most exotic
of desserts. We can't think of any
thing more enchanting than q
Golden Steer cocktail while mus
ing over Rock Greek Park: or the
mountain brook trout, charcoal
broiled gloriously a point. then
drizzled with lemon butter: or the
baked Idaho pouffed with sour
cream; or the gourmet salad bowl
and then-what a peach! Dinners,
ell PM, Sunday brunch 1908.
1886 18th st. NV, Parking gratis.
SATURDAY: So this is your day
of the blue devils! Disperse them
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St. Putrick Picnic

The Falls Church chapter of
the Friendly Sons Of st. Patrick
will hold its annual family picnic
from IL am. to z pm. Sunday at
Vernon Highway and South of
Daniel Carr is in
charge,
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Publications Unit Elects

BALTIMORE. June 20 o.
Gordon w. Cowan of Minneapolis
was elected president of the
American Association of Com
merce Publications yesterday at
its eighth annual meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
Bowie Crub Feost

The Bowie (Md.) Volunteer
Fire Department will hold its
annual crab feast from 3 to 8
pm. Sunday at the Bowie Race
Course grandstand.
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hills of Fred
e r / C k t o
PETER PAN
INN. S u C h
scenic vistasl
Such coolthl
And what is
most noble Of
all the coun-
try lyle
fried chicken
F a C { / S
awaits you in
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with a pretty
p a I e a t
F r A N CE'S
CT u b : like
b i S t r o in
q u a i n t
Georgeto W n.
Even as you
e n err the
garden : is h
p a ito you
sense gaiety.
H ere you'll
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'front.'. Well. that all happened a
couple Of centuries ago. But the
nanlt still fingers on--ie. wineinr.
dining at this colorful, candle-lit
mn. with fishing nets swinging
from the ceiling, and everything
that swims on the table. The lob
sters were kicking minutes back;
the soft shell crabs have the deIic-
acy OF moon-splashed cove and
the imperial crabs2 Well, eight
plump. very-willing, hard crabs
yielded all their back fin meat to
make these SEAPORT beauties.
Champagne cocktails, luncheon,
dinner till 1890 PM. 6 King
Street, Alexandria.
ERIDAVs Ufl1O rxyae "a
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this tabled spot. Great. grooming
platters of crispy. fried chicken
(sirloins. tool tempt you as only
Dick and Ethel Baumgardner
know how to tempt. Yes, all this
and a heaven, too, Of corn fritters.
garden-fresh vegetables. spicey
relishes, hot corn sticks and you
wonder what merit as you drink in
the gardens from the picture win
dows? Homemade country ice
creaml No cocktails. Dinners
only from 1-S. Sundays, 1877. Rt.
$40 to Urbana, 7 mi. S. Of Fred
erick. NM
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I II e n ! o
Grande ="
sang the sail
ors as they
sheeted the
topsails. And
you can b e
they made a
last call at
S E A P o RT
! N N, o n
Alexandra IS
ckA,tsAA -
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but heA who
aspires to be
a hero must
drink bra n
dy? No mat
teri But W 9
can't think of
a more en-
C h a n tin 6
heroism land
this would be
in the Golden
Steer r DOM
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the humiture gets way up there.
All because Chef Emile is such
darling with aspic Che makes his
own jellied veal stock from veal
knuckles, veal bones, calves feet,
bouquet Of herbs, fresh tomatoD
to which is conjoined the salmon
(the whole coral beauty's gently
simmered in court boutllon, zesty
with herbs. white wineD-and
uoildi A creation for an epicure,
artfully sauced with the remoul-
ade. The Collins boys are here
Tom and Jerry-and the lemon
pies served quivering. Till 9:15
PM. 1929 Que st. NV. 4
And Gdbby contmends.
COLLfNGWOOD: Mt. Vernon
Memorial H'gway., 5 mi. S. Of
Alexandria. ~
PILLS; 1903 Georgia Ave NV.
YENCHING PALACE. ASIA
Conn. Ave. NV.
DUTCH MILL FARM. ri. so, I
mi. w. Of Bay bridge.
tClosed Sun ttMon tttFn.
Copyright 1855
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r e M o uldde,
" h en- the
vichysoisSe is
C hillin 6
W no cares
about the siz-
zle outsider
dinner hat
there's not a
m u r m u r
a m o n g
p I E r RES
patrons when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20
Good bread, good meat,

GoUu Usuu' yOou We9t'
Mon Dieu, let's EAT
Thursday Then fare you wen,
my bonny blue bell. I'm bound for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-20

FRIDAY Who was it said claret's
the liquor for boys, port for men.