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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Lowmoker Urges Fund
Build Around Fire House

Federal employees who work ir
the General Accounting Office
and the other Federal buildings
in the area feel safer because
of the church and the benef1cent
influence it exerts in what is
surely one of the less desirable
Ineighborhoods in the District OF
Columbia.
Representative Thompson sale
he has sent copies of his in
.sertion in the Congressional
Record to Chairman Robert E
Mclaughlin, chairman of the
Board of District Commissioners
the General Services Admins
tration and the international
Monetary Fund.
He said he hopes to have ar
early hearing on his bill de-
signed to permit the Association
of Oldest Inhabitants to remain
where it is. 1t is now pending
before the judiciary Subcom.
mittee of the House District
Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Truunt Elephants
DemoIish Barn in
.Munching on Hay

DUBLIN. Va, April % (P).-
The sound of trumpeting her.
aided the dawn here today. And
two women = awakened from
their Slumbers-didn't like it al
all. The trumpeting came from
three elephants in their back
yard.
They called police to report
the elephants had torn down
some fences. knocked over sew
Ieral outbuildings and were tear
ing up their COW barn while
munching hay and grain.
Police arrived on the scene
took one look. and sent a call to
all police departments in Pulaski
county.
Finally. at 4 am, the ele-
phants' caretaker was found. He
herded the animals back to the
Dublin StockyardS.
officers said the elephants be-
longed to King Bro. Circus, and
were put in the stockyards after
a trailer broke down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23

Three other Zoos besides ours
and the one in New York were
TO have received a share of the
emperor collection. 1t has not
been decided which of them will
have to do without the rare
creatures.
Nj. Davis also brought six
skua gulls here, the first ever
captured in the Antarctic. Il
took them with a big butterfly
net" he said.
Prey on PenguinS
He said the skuas, hook
beaked petrol gulls, prey on dis
abled penguins in the penguin
rookeries. The predators also eat
penguin eggs, he said.
Mr.. Davis went shopping in
Panama and got some other
specimens for display here. They
are still in quarantine in New
York.
He said the batch included
three coatimundi, raccoon- like
tropical mammals; 10 honey
creepers, tiny. brightly colored
birds; four blue tanagers. a
fighting cock and marmoset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
King Penguins Arrive
After borrowing Voyage

Three emperor penguins ar
rived at the Zoo here yesterday
after a narrowing voyage from
the Antarctic that killed 10 other
emperors.
Malcolm Davis, Zoo bird Gu
rator, brought four of the big
tuXedoed birds back from the
Nays Operation Deepfreeze. "
He left one at the New York ZOO.
1--WE had rough luck" Mr..
Davis said today. THE ships
propeller broke and we had to
put back to Wellington, New
Zealand, and go into dry-dock
two weeks. Then we had another
stop at Valparaiso. 1t was a
roundabout trip and it couldn't
be helped. The emperors couldn't
take it. They just wore out"
Birds in Quarantine
The emperors, largest of pen
gums and extremely rare in cap
tivity, are in quarantine at the
Zoo. DR.. William M. Mann, Zoo
director. said they would be
checked for aspergillosis, lung
disease that has killed every
other emperor exhibited here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Pre-SchooI PurIeys
Planned in Arlington

-Four Arling ton elementary
schools will hold pre-school con-
ferences this weak for children
who will enter the first grade in
September.
They are: Hume and Oakridge,
at Oakridge, Tuesday: Madison,
Thursday. and Langston. Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN

United States taxpayers woulC
have to pay an unnecessary $15,-
It's for moving the old Union fire
engine house to make way fol
the International Monetary
Funds new building, according
to Representative Thompson
Democrat of New Jersey.
He suggested taxpayers asso-
Citations throughout the country
and the Joint Committee on Re-
duction of Nonessential Federal
Expenditures might want to look
into this. His solution is for the
old fire engine house to remain
where it is at Nineteenth and H
streets. NV. The Fund could
erect its new building around it
he said,
Mr.. Thompson inserted in the
Congressional Record a letter
that appeared in The Star
Wednesday from Homer Joseph
Dodge, an association member
declaring the old building should
stay where it is.
Fund Offers $4,000
The Fund has offered to give
the District Commissioners $780,
900 to have the old building
moved.
But here's how Representative
Thompson figures it out:
"Fifty-eight countries contrib
ute to the International None
tary Fund. The United States
quota, which is 31.43 per cent
of the total fund. amounts to
$8.750, 100000. If my figures are
correct, it will cost the United
States $15,715 to move the OLD
Union engine house, a move
which is wholly unnecessary, &C
cording to MI. Dodge.
This would seem to me to be
a matter of interest to the
many associations of taxpayers
throughout the country. Con-
ceivably it may be of interest
to the members of the Joint
Committee of Nonessential Fed
eral Expenditures.
Representative TIL IN $50 n
called attention to a similar
situation that existed some years
ago. He said:
"A number Of years ago when
the new General Accounting
Office at Fifth and G streets
NV. was being planned, the
Federal Government proposed to
buy the land on which st. Mary's
Church is located. The issues
that confronted the congregation
of this fine church and its
doughty pastor at that time were
remarkably similar to the prob
lens faced by the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants.
Workers Seen Benefited
II am very pleased to be able
to say that St. Mary's Church
was not destroyed. nor was it
moved. 1t continues to serve its
historic and important mission.
and, 1 should add, the General
Accounting Office is unquestion-
ably better off for that mission.
Certainly the thousands of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23

all-white schools and to some
schools already integrated.
Mrs. Helen Scharf, board
chairman, said over the week enc
that the program will be mod
crate" following the pattern sci
by the precedent-making de-
cision of last September, when
500 colored pupils entered all
white county schools for the first
time.
The new steps would near
that about one fourth of the
county's 5000 colored pupils
would attend integrated schools
next year.
DR.. Forbes H. Norris again
will be given broad discretionary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
T. Overcome
In $8,OOOFire

Two firemen were overcome by
smoke while fighting a fire yes
terday which caused an estimat-
ed $4,000 damage to a new cal
showroom in Silver Spring.
Firemen said the blaze broke
out in Jack Daniels Buick Ga
rage, 1926 Georgia avenue, about
5 pm. Silver Spring and Takoma
Park f1remen confined the blaze
to the showroom. Several cars
were damaged.
Firemen Richard Rajotte, 81
of 8l2 Silver Spring avenue, and
Edward Irons, %, of 500 Uni
Iversity avenue, Glen Echo, were
overcome by smoke when they
entered the building. Both were
treated at Washington Santa
rum. where Mr.. Rajotte was kept
for several hours for observation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23

powers in administering the pro-
gram, which is based in part on
the availability of class room
facilities.
Demands will be voiced tonight
by representatives of the Mary
land Petition Committee for a
public hearing on the new pol
icy. A majority of the board
members have indicated opposi-
ton to such a hearing. Two
public hearings were held last
fall before the first Indignation
program became effective.
The board meeting tonight
will be at 8 o'clock in the School
Administration office. Rockville
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
.Naho,ney Raps
Foreign Policy

4 BALTIMORE, April % up. -
George P. Mahoney said yester.
day the United States has "lost
the initiative in world affairs
because Secretary Dulles ha,
followed a policy of 'driftine
along which is really no policy
at ALL"
Mr.. Mahoney made the COM
ment in a statement issued be.
fore he began a tour of Balti-
more in his campaign for the
Democratic nomination to the
Senate.
Under the preceding Demo
cratic administration" he said
I'VE acted decisively to save
Western Europe from economic
collapse and Communist domi-
nation. The Marshall Plan. the
Berlin air-lift. the rescue OF
Greek democracy. the system OF
alliances and bases with which
We ringed the Soviet Union-alI
these resulted from a deliberate
policy to contain communism
and deter aggression.
THE whole world knew what
our aims were. Now it is difficult
for other nations to discover
what we are aiming at or to dis
cover any real underlying for
eign policy. We just drift along
leaving the initiative to the
Reds"
AS the candidate worked the
Baltimore area his wife, Mrs
Abigail Mahoney, was guest OF
honor at tea for women cam
paign workers in Prince Georges
County.
A campaign official said about
300 attended the tea at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William j
Miller near BeltSville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Norstud to Speak

The University of Maryland
said yesterday Gen. Lauris Nor
stad Will be commencement
speaker for the College of Spe-
cial and Continuation Studies
overseas program at the Uni
versity Of Heidelburg in Ger
many on May 26.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Candidates Forum
Slated at Rockville

A candidates forum will be
sponsored by the Rockville Citi-
zens' Association at $3.50 pm
Wednesday at the County Audi
forum in Rockville. Clyde Har-
din. president. announced.
Five candidates are running
for four seats on the Town Coun-
ell and the mayor is unopposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Family Week End Set
By Jewish Community

Family week end will be OBJ
served beginning Friday at the
Montgomery County Jewish
Community. Inc. 1901 East
West highway Chevy Chase, Md.
Young people of the commu-
nifty will conduct services at 7:45
pm. Friday. At Oils am. Sat-
urday the young people will con-
duct Sabbath Services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Education Association
To Meet Wednesday

The Alexandria Education AS
ISOLATION will meet at 8 pm
Wednesday in the George Wash
Iington High School.
Patrick Hayes of the Hayes
Concert Bureau will speak or
communism and the Fine Arts.
New officers will be elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
NAACP School Suit
Threat Sent TO State
Arlington Official
Forwards Demand
For Indignation

Faced with a threat of legal
action to force school integra-
ton, Arlington school officials
nave asked the State Board OF
Education for counsel and as
Sistance.'
T. Edward Rutter. Arlington
school superintendent. has re-
ferred to Blake T. Newton, State
board president, a petition and
letter from an official of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People
asking information on progress
toward indignation.
1T is our desire to comply in
every respect with the laws Of
the Nation and the Common
wealth of Virginia" Mr.. Butter
wrote to Mr.. Newton.
I'VE believe that we cannot
take further steps on the local
level without consultation with
the State Board of Education
and with other State authorities,
he added.
NAACP Threatens Suit
Last week Mr.. Rutter received
letter from Edwin C. Brown,
legal counsel of the Northern
District of the Virginia NAACP,
which said a suit would be filed
unless the school board gave
satisfactory answers to his ques-
tons by Wednesday.
One of the questions was
whether pupils would be ad-
mitted to county schools this fall
without regard to race.
4 Last year the school boGrd
received a petition from a group
of Arlington citizens who de.
manded immediate steps ito re-
organize the public schools . .
so that children may attend
them without regard to race or
color"
1 The petitioners identified
their legal counsel as Mr.. Brown,
This petition was sent with Mr..
Browns recent letter to Mr..
Newton by Mr.. Rutter.
Letter Answered
Mr.. Rutter disclosed he has
answered Mr.. Browns letter with
brief note stating:
AFTER consultation with the
Arlington County School Board.
was directed by that body to
refer your letter to the proper
State authorities.
The action by Arlington school
Officials reflected a more cautious
approach to the degeneration
problem than was indicated
earlier this year when a deseg-
Iregation plan for next fall was
announced.
Unlike the school administra-
tons action in calling for the
tentative desegregation program,
Mr.. Rutter gave the Arlington
delegation advance notice on the
letter.
Senator Charles r. Fenwick
said that he approved of the
action that was taken"
Ran Into Criticism
| The quick advancement of the
plan, which Arlington officials
said would be used only with
State approval, resulted in criti-
cism by pro-segregation leaders
in the recent legislative session
at Richmond.
Mr.. Brown said last week he
considered the Arlington plan for
desegregation very liberal and
wants to get it "out of cold stor-
age" The plan would have start
ed desegregation in elementary
schools this September. Junior
highs and senior highs would
have been desegregated in the
succeeding two years.
Mr.. Browns Office said he had
no comment today on the reply
of Mr.. Rutter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Bond Festival Day

A band festival day at the Uni
versity of Maryland on Wednes-
day will draw about 1000 boys
and girls representing 40 junior
and senior high school musical
units, sponsors said today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Pre-SchooI Session

The Westmore Va. Elemen.
tary School will hold a registra.
ton and health screening pre-.
school session from 9 am. to
pm. Thursday and from 9 am
to noon Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
The
Rambler
Quiet Stroll
On Meridian Hill
BY JACK JONAS

A bit of Old World for
mality and serenity is set
down in the middle of bus
Ting Washington.
Meridian Hill Park-not too
many years ago a mound of
gravel and clay-iS alive these
days with its spring parade Of
nursemaidS and their charges.
The long green mall at the
top level to the north crawls
with baby strollers. A young
mother sits on the rim of a
small, Still-empty pool near
the Fifteenth street entrance
at Euclid street and her
daughter toddles around the
floor of the pool, splashing
imaginary water.
Other mothers and maids
rest on the weathered oak
benches, keeping watchful
eyes on the children playing
nearby and at the same time
getting a few moments of
welcome rest.
1t is dog-walking spot,
too. Some strain at their
leashes to investigate a work.
man cutting the grass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Teen-Aee Panel

The Tara and Leeway Heights
Civic Association will present a
teen-age panel discussion on
Arlington from the teen-agers
view point" at 8 pm. Thursday
in the Walter Reed school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Reserve Officers Meet

The Department Of Maryland
Reserve Officers Association will
hold its annual departmental
convention May S at the Naval
Academy in Annapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23

FAR DOWN at the end of
this upper-level mall, reached
by pebbled walks bordering
the sides, a statue of Joan of
Arc, her sword appraised, looks
toward the center of the city.
This is a copy of the original
by Paul Dubois in front of the
cathedral at Rheims.
In front of the statue,
standing at the stone railing
atop the high wall separating
the upper and lower levels, is
a park policeman, giving a
more professional look to the
scene below.
Meridian Hill Park is one of
the Nations most beautiful
parks, and it is not duplicated
anywhere else in the country.
Much of its Italian-French
design, like the Joan Of Arc
statue, is borrowed, but these
borrowed bits are put together
with individuality.
The parks architecture is
the work of Horace w. Peaslee,
who spent much time in Italy
and France, studying formal
gardens and parks there. 1t
was designed for summer heat
similar to Italy's, with water,
shade and air circulation
playing major roles.
The most spectacular use of
water is in the cascades, a
dozen-stepped waterfall tum-
bling down to the lower level.
Many fountains dot the park.
The waterfall leads down to
a long rejecting pool at the
bottom, a pool bordered with
a stool-high wall, another ia
vorite resting spot. At the
east, facing the pool, is the
Buchanan memorial to
James Buchanan of PennSyl-
vania" and inscribed THE in
corruptible statesman whose
walk was upon the mountain
ranges of the law"
Seated beside the pool is
another nurSemaid, winding a
mechanical dog to amuse a
tot in a stroller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Indignation Policy Set
BY Montgomery Board

Montgomery County Board of Education is scheduled
tonight indignation policy for the 1867 school
year.
policy The Star learned will pave the for the
coored pupils into former
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
Rambling

A travel agency is offering
a sort of a solution to the
parking problem. A sign in the
Connecticut avenue agency's
window says; FREE PARK
ING-Bermuda, $685."
A letter has arrived airmail
from Arlington, Va. :.
A man just back from Italy
took his snapshotS-including
one of the Tower of Pisa-to
be developed. When he got
them back he noted the man
who printed them, probably
muttering about amateur pho
tographers all the while, had
righted the leaning tower. /.
A reader points out that
the compass embedded in the
floor Of the Ben Franklin
Post Office, Just inside the
Pennsylvania avenue entrance
nearest Twelfth street, has
north pointing south, and
south pointing north.
A peddler's pushcart on
Seventh street NV. bore this
neatly printed sign. "old
crapshooters never die, they
Just fade away" :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
BEYOND THE POOL, a mar

DE 1OND HE fOOL, IIldl
stands looking at the armil-
larry sphere, an elaborate SUM-
dial of the type used in China
1000 years ago. When the sun
peeps from behind a cloud,
the man looks at the big time
piece, then at a watch on his
wrist, and shrugs.
The sphere stands astride
Washington's meridian, from
which the hill gets its name.
Across the way, beside the
pensive statue of Buchanan, a
young man peers cautiously
over his shoulder, then pencils
two sets of initials on the
white marble of the memo
rial. The policeman is at the
upper level, out of sight.
Meridian Hill Park, with its
serenity and its design for a
cool appearance in the heat
of summer, give it a deserved
popularity on the hot days.
Although it is surrounded by
busy streets, the traffic is sell
dom visible. High walls and
dense foliage make it seem
like a place apart.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-12-19
Many Visited
Holiday Houses
On Sunday

Efforts of the Tabor City and
Dirt DobberS Garden Clubs in
the second annual Holiday
House tour were well received
here Sunday when more than
200 visited the homes participant
ing.
The decorated front doors Of
the homes revealed the holiday
spirit which echoed greetings to
guests as they arrived
Christmas trees took their
places IN most all the homes
some modern. some tradi-
ronal and 50 lid the tapcrs
by N, Bibles opened 20 Tho
chapter of Luke where the
Christmas story is told
Tn. Naionnas anu choir chill
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-12-19

UrCn along with Santa and tuc
reindeer were also appreciated
The Christmas spirit was fur
Their revealed in the gaily decor
ated mantleS of grecnry, colored
~ is. taperS stockings hang
he by.
And in one home a scene
showed a little girl on the sofa
wrapping gifts.
Too, the dining tables overlaid
IN Christmas linen with special
centerpieces of fruit and party
refreshments contributed to the
beauty of the crystal. china and
SILVER which reflected the fes-
tive season.
Homes participating were those
of Mrs. Woodrow Granger, Mrs
Ned Butler. Mrs. Harry Bryant,
Mrs. II. c.. Cameron, Mrs. Frank
Boswell, Mrs. Robert c. Soles.
Mrs. r. R. Rogers, Jr.. Mrs. S
7. Rogers and Mrs. D. E Cook.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-12-19
Columbus County Lawbreuke Evudnq Officers Bio Mnn

Columbus County's nominee
for notorIety through violence is
still at large after eluding a host
D: law enforcement officers dur
ing the weekend.
Pete Strickland, sought since
rarlv Spring for an assault
charge after allegedly slashins
A. c. Coleman. became the OBJ
ject of the weekend hunt after
reports that he fired three shot
gun blasts at his brother How
ard.
Howard Strickland was adj
mitted to the Columbus County
Hospital where he received
treatment for a smashed right
forearm. a muscle wound in the
left thigh and a wound in the
right hip. He is expected TO be
transferred to the Veterans Hos
pital at Fayetteville.
Sherit J. K. PrIdgen said the
wounded man told him that he
rad just driven up in front of
his mothers home in the Cherry
Grove section when Pete stepped
rom the brush and began shoot
ING without saying anything.
Howard jumped from the car
and ran.
According to the victim. Pete
then took the car ana left. He
was stopped 10y Highway Patrol
man NJ V. Byrd but escaped BY.
fleeing into the woods on foot.
Officers and bloodhounds from
the County prison farm ,ra.lca
Pct" until 3 81. w. Sunday when
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-12-19
Christmas Music
Program Will Be
Held Tonight

Venoy Small will be guest vo-
caliSt at the annual Tabor City
High School chorus Christmas
music program to be held to-
night, 8 o'clock, at the Tabor
City Baptist Church.
The 92-voice chorus present.
tation will be under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Beth Woody.
Gayle Kelly and Richard Tay-
lor will be soloists from the
chorus.
A double quartet will also be
featured. Members are Gayle
Kelly, Ann Williams. Deanna
Marshall. Muriel Ward. Richard
Horne, Gene Dellinger, Hugh
Gore and Wayne Miller.
Mrs. Nell Fowler will be at
the organ. Judy Smith will be at
the piano.
The public is cordially invited
to attend this annual colorful
event
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-12-19

rain washed away any scent that
might be followed by the blood
hounds
1t marked the second time this
year the wanted man has escap-
ed. He cluded officers and
bloodhounds in July by fleeing
on foot into the woods where he
obtained a mule and rode 10
freedom.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-12-19
FLA. Plans
Christmas Party

Plans were made for a Christ
mas party to be held Thursday.
December 20, al the meeting OF
the SOphomOrc-Junior F. F. A
Monday.
\ report was made by the
Ways and Means committee on
the sale Of greeting cards.
Following adjournment re-
.rasnmCntS were served.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-12-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray McCaskill
and daughter, Margarine. OF
Clemson plan to spend the holt
days with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walked Floyd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
I roinees Of Paper
To Get S100 q Week

EUGENE. Greg. Feb. 16 up -
The Wall Street Journal viii es-
tablish a starting salary rate Of
500 a week for college graduates
who enter its training program
for reporters, Bernard Kilgore,
president Of the national bust
ness newspaper. said today.
Mr.. Kilgore announced the
program in an address prepared
for the journalism assembly Of
the University of Oregon.
The new pay rate. Mr.. Kilgore
said. is designed to encourage
young men and women entering
college to consider Journalism as
"a career and to aid in attracting
talented college graduates to
the newspaper profession.
The Wall Street Journal pub
fishes editions in New York. Chi
cago, Dallas, Washington and
San Francisco. A spokesman in
New York said that only college
graduates had been hired for
years.