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could be provided. But Mrs.
Seward was pleasantly surprised
when the police official picked up
the telephone in turn and called
school officials.
It's now arranged that Hildreth
will get her Western diploma
first in the procession. Then
Mrs. Seward will dash out to a
waiting taxicab and speed over
to Wilson-presumably in time
to see Bowen step up to receive
his.
Cab Will Be Waiting
Deputy Chief Coveil even has
offered to see that the cab is
waiting.
How come Hildreth and Bowen
are attending different schools?
'Hildreth wanted to go to
Western because a group of her
friends were going there" said
Mrs. Seward. Bowen preferred
Wilson.
The twins. who are 10, started
at the Jackson Elementary
School and later attended
Georgetown Day School and
Sidwell Friends School together
But they'll be apart again next
winter. Hildreth plans to go to
st. Johns College in Annapolis.
Bowen expects to go to Colgate.
The twins last name is Smith.
Their father, Bowen Smith, lives
in New York City.
The twins stepfather, who is
a labor arbitrator here, plans
Wednesday night to be stationed
full-time at Woodrow Wilson,
Mrs. Seward said-"just in case. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07
SEND A KID TO CAMP
3 Children IN Family
Need Camp Benefits

1t wasn't even a new washing
machine but it was a fairy god
mothers gift to the Blake house.
hold.
1t represented the thoughtful
gesture of a homemaker who
was getting a new washer her.
self. 1t occurred to her that the
old machine might be of use in a
needy home.
Her gift made the world i'm
measurably brighter for a
struggling mother of five chill
dren with no father providing
for them.
Mrs. Blake is Woodworking,
capable and conscientious. But
she has been driven to her wits
end to keep bread in the house.
She tried working days, then
nights. to keep the household
going. But neither proved salts
factory.
The last straw was when the
children, putting on the evening
meal alone. didn't take the fry
ing pan of the fire soon enough.
Grease smoked up the kitchen
and filtered through the screen
door. The neighbors filed COM
plants.
A Protestant church char
liable agency has helped with
food, rent and clothing. money
and gifts for Christmas and
other seasons during the long
months before the family be-
came eligible for public assist
ance. The agency helped the
Blakes to find public housing at
a reasonable rent. and still helps
with clothing and special things.
Times have been better dur
ing the last few months. with a
minimum living coming into the
home. But it doesn't provide any
luxuries for growing children.
One thing the church agency
considers beneficial for the chill
dren is a trip to camp to get
them built up during the sum-
mer. 1t also attempts to get
them associated with round
group activities and those as
ISOLATED with church life.
Three Of the Blake children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07
10 Push
Sales Tax Plea
Stute Unit to Hear
County's Position

The need for new sources of
local revenue--including a sales
tax-will be stressed by Fairfax
County in its appearance before
the State Tax Study Commits
sion in Alexandria tomorrow.
The Board of County Super
visors yesterday adopted q series
of resolutions inStructing County
Executive c. c. Massey to APP
pear at the tax hearing with
the following recommendations:
l. The board recognizes there
is a definite need in the North
ern Virginia area for added
revenue sources, and as a means
of increasing revenue the board
agrees a sales tax is a proper
source.
2 Pet. Favored
2. If a sales tax is adopted,
the county favors a limit of l
per cent at the State level and
up to 2 per cent for local taxa
ton.
3. The county has had to rely
on real estate taxes as its major
source of local income, and be-
lieyeS other means of raising
money are essential to relieve
the real estate tax burden. Fair
TAX has just increased its real
estate tax rate by so cents.
The Fairfax sales tax action
generally follows the stand taken
by Northern Virginia as a whole.
A tax attorney. William thinner
OF Richmond, will appear at the
hearing in behalf of Northern
Virginia to urge the local sales
tax feature, if a sales tax is
adopted in Virginia.
Chairman Joseph H. Freehill
of the Fairfax Board said he is
opposed to a sales tax in prin-
ciple.
"Fill in Some Gaps"
Brig Gen. Richard P. Oven
shine said no single tax should
be assumed to be perfect. He
declared that the sales tax
would FILL in some of the gaps"
not covered by existing taxes.
particularly in collecting revenue
from transients.
Mrs. Anne Wilkins said she
did not like the idea of a sales
tax. But if some way is found
ito get it levied on a regional
basis so the income would stay
here it may be okay."
The tax commission will meet
Iat 1890 am. tomorrow at the
Alexandria Recreation Center to
hear comments from Northern
Virginia residents about the
States tax structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07
Twins Cause Dilemma
On Graduation Niqht

If Mrs. Ralph T. Seward gets
to see the high school graduation
of her son and daughter next
week, she's planning to thank
the Washington public school
system-and maybe the police
department.
Mrs. Seward, who lives at 1888
P street NV, until a couple of
days ago had doubts she would
witness the proud moment when
both her children, who are
twins, get their diplomas.
The reason is that her daugh-
ter, Hildreth, goes to Western
High School. and her son,
Bowen, goes to, Woodrow Wilson
High. And Western and Wilson
are holding commencement ex-
ercises the same day and at the
same hour-next Wednesday at
6 pm.
What would a parent do whose
two children were being grad
uated from two different schools
at the same time?
She Launches Investigation
Mrs. Seward isn't sure what
another parent would do. But
Sho 1o1,Yaohad q o,,;oi- ;,,yo.4;co
ton which disclosed that
Western gives its diplomas to its
girl graduates first, while Wilson
bestows its parchments alpha
betically.
Then she called the police de-
partment. She got Deputy Chief
Howard v. Covell.
Il asked for police escort, -
she said.
Deputy Covell doubted that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07

MIR. MULVEHILL'S Office,
happily, faces on the inner
court, but, unhappily, he had
not seen the ducks. He had
heard about them, though,
from several sources that day.
And why shouldn't we have
ducks in the Pentagon?" he
asked. We've got about
everything else"
More seriously, Mr.. Mulve-
hill doubted the theory that
the duck had flown in and
built a nest. He, too, felt
there wasn't enough water in
the inner court to attract even
dry duck.
A more likely theory, he
said, was that they hoofed it
in from the wildlife sanctuary
about a mile below the Penta-
gon. He pointed out that two
of the Pentagon'S maze of
roadways lead up into the
inner court.
THE building Superintend-
ent knows about Them" he
said. We're not sure Just
what we are going to do about
them. I guess we're going to
try to catch them-if we can
and give them back to the Fish
and Wildlife Service"
There was a hint, on the
way home, of what may
happen to that playful pair of
ducks which frequent the fish
ponds at noontime.
There was a pair of them
in Rock Greek where the water
ripples down in a miniature
rapids beneath a bridge near
Klingle road. They we're using
the rapids as a roller coaster.
They would begin at the
top of the rapids, sit on the
water and bounce down to a
quiet pool at the end, then
lift themselves from the water
and fly back to the top again,
and repeat the ride down.
A good day, indeed, TO
ducks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07
One Water System
In Fairfax Deferred
Virginia Special Session
Useless Webb Says

Fairfax County-Falls Church:
1.-THE Gray plan has some disable
features, not including the pro-
posed aid to private schools. 1t
is the duty of the Legislature to
establish a legal base from which
a moral readjustment can be
made. 1t can't be an overnight
job"
BOOthe Backs Gray Plan
Senator Armistead L. Boothe,
Alexandria: Il hope they will
give us something to try to put
through rather than let us go
down there and go lao different
ways" Senator Boothe said he
would support the Gray plan
substantially as is" but wants
I guarantee that schools will be
kept open in all areas"
Delegate James M. Thomson
Alexandria: Il will go to the
General Assembly with an open
mind. / favor the Gray plan
but I'm not SO welded to it that
1 wouldn't listen to something
else."
Senator Fenwick declined
comment because he is a men,
Der of the Gray Commission. He
previously. however, had urged
enactment of the Gray plan.
Delegate Mann has taken a
similar position.
Delegate William L. Winston
Iof Arlington: Il think it is un-
fortunate that the State has
waited this long to take affirma-
tive action to implement the
Gray Commission recommended
ltions."
Urges Local Option
Mrs. Kathryn Stone, Airing
ton Delegate: Il feel that the
solution will come ultimately
locality by locality. would
favor such steps as are appropri-
ate and reasible in carrying out
local option. The entire State is
never going to solve this problem
at the same time"
The special session announce
ment was generally we'll re-
ceived by other State and local
officials. the Associated Press
reported.
1t. Gov. A. E. S. Stephens said
he had felt for some time il
would be a wise move to convene
the Assembly in special session
land I am glad to see the Gov
ernor is moving in that direc-
ton"
THE Governor has exercised
his constitutional prerogative
and it is my purpose to support
the Governor to the best of my
ability said Attorney General
Almond.
T. Edward Rutter. Arlington
County superintendent - anc
with his school board members
defendants in a similar desegre-
cation suit-termed the Cover
nor'S decision "a very wise one
/. an intelligent solution to the
problem on a State level"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07

Delegate John C. Webb of
Fairfax charged today that "sev-
eral people are using the segre-
cation issue as a springboard to
ride into the governorship."
Mr.. Webb assailed as useless
a special session that Gov. STAN
ley said yesterday will be con-
vened within 80 days to act on
school segregation problems.
Attorney General j. Lindsay
Almond, ir., and House Speaker
E. Blackburn Moore, both men
toned as possible candidates
for Governor next year, have
been feuding over how the State
should meet the indignation
issue.
Mr.. Webb'S views differed
Sharply from those of some other
nearby legislators. however.
Others Favor Gray Plan
The Gray plan is favored by
four General Assembly members
from this area, including State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick and
delegate Harrison Mann of Ar
lington, who are members of the
Gray Commission. Other legisla-
tors indicated in interviews to-
day that they would favor a
local option plan on a variation
of the Gray plan.
Their views and those of other
State leaders forecast a lively
fight in the forthcoming special
session.
Mr.. Webb said, st never liked
the Gray plan from the begin
ming. / don't like it any better
now. Virginia is at the end of its
legal rope, or will be after court
action :. Virginia must comply
with the Supreme Court decision.
The delegate said he believes
the best procedure would be for
the State to "allow those areas
not too averse to indignation to
proceed"
Hirst Airs Views
Mr.. Webb's fellow delegate
from Fairfax, Omer L. Hirst
said he would bitterly oppose
those measures which encourage
the closing of public schools in
any part of the State" He said
he would limit tuition grants
proposed in the Gray Commits
sion plan to those localities
which continue to operate pub
lie schools.
The commission on Monday
recommended the calling of a
special session. It's proposal for
tuition grants and a pupil as
signment system to sidestep
segregation drew no action from
the regular General Assembly
session last winter. Since that
time suits have been filed in
five Virginia jurisdictions by the
NAACP charging that the SUI
preme Court decision is not
being carried out.
Other legislators expressed
this view on the special sessions
program:
Senator John A. K. Donovan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07
CAMP FUND FACTS

How to send a kid to
camp.
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail
it to The Evening Star,
Washington 4, D. c., or bring
cash to The Star cashier.
The cost-$36,4O for IL
days, 1920 for six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07
Street Scenes a..

Two men taking a sunbath
by stretching out shirtless on
the teeter boards in the play
ground Of an apartment de-
velopment near Fort Myer. !. /.
A man drinking coffee from
a carry-out cup as he drove to
work on Reno road. -.
A lawn sprinkler operating
on a front yard on Thirty
fourth street NV. during a
heavy downpour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07
The
Rambler
Pentugon Ponders
Invasion Problem
By JACK JONAS
1t wasn't raining, but it was
a good day for ducks.

1t wasn't raining, but it was
a good day for ducks.
Howell Joyner, who works in
the Pentagon, was walking
around "a" ring on his way
out of the building at quitting
time. He glanced down into
the inner court.
There he saw a wild duck,
leading six ducklings across
the center of the court. Mr..
Joyner, an amateur photog-
rapher, longed for a camera.
But I can't bring one into
the building" he said. "You
know regulations"
Now the inner court of the
Pentagon is not exactly CLASH
fed as a duck habitat, So Mr..
Joyner checked into this par
ticular flock. Someone told
him the female duck had
pierced the defenses, flown
in, laid nine eggs and Matched
six of them.
That seemed like an ornitho-
logical feat of some magni-
tude-eSpecially since the only
water at the Pentagon's inner
court has to be gotten across
the counter at the snack bar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07

DUCKS? In the Penta-
gon?" The man at General
Services Administration, who
refers people to other people
who might have information
on such things as ducks in
the Pentagon, spoke in a
raised-eyebrows voice.
Built a nest?" he went on.
"And our cleanup men missed
it? Heavens!"
He agreed, however, that
this was indeed a good day for
ducks. He had been about to
call, he said, with reference
to a couple of other ducks.
His ducks are a pair.
They've been frequenting the
flshponds between the GSA
and Interior buildings down
town.
They come from some
where around lunch time" he
said. That's when people
from both buildings, on nice
days, go into the park there,
some to eat lunch and others
just to sit.
THE ducks waddle around,
showing off, cavorting in the
fishponds. Occasionally some
body rewards them with a
bit of coffee cake, or some-
thing. Nobody seems to know
where they come from or
where they go after their stint
in the park.
"The man at the Pentagon?
Try c. B. Mulvehill, our area
manager"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05

tomac in 1860. it can meet the
city's water demands at the
prevailing rate, now 81 cents per
thousand gallons.
Commission officials explained
an agreement bringing Rockville
into the sanitary district would
be very much like the one signed
with Laurel last spring.
In other business yesterday,
the commission authorized $49,-
882 for the purchase of National
Cash Register machines for the
water billing department. The
setup will effect a saving of some
$l2,500 annually and easily per-
init postcard water billing in
about one year, Officials said.
A meeting with the Mont
gomery County Council to dis
cuSs the payment for relocation
Of utility structures during road
construction was postponed from
tonight until September u. A
time and meeting place will be
set later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05
e. Chief Calls
Virginia Compuien
Purley on Sept. II

RICHMOND. Sept. 5 R).-I.
Lee Potter of Arlington, Virginia
Republican State chairman.
plans to call the COP State
Central Committee to meet in
Abingdon on September 81, to
make plans for the presidential
and congressional campaigns.
Before leaving the national
convention at San Francisco Mr..
Potter said he thought the next
meeting would be at Staunton
on September 80. Ninth District
Republicans are planning a big
rally at Abingdon on the 2lst,
however. and Mr.. Potter said
the change was made because
lof this.
He said the party planned to
bring some speakers of national
prominence to Abingdon and to
make the occasion a big rally
for William Wampler. Republican
nominee for Congress in the 9th.
as well as the Eisenhower-Nixon
ticket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05
Rockville Area Water
Assured by Commission

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission. by tapping
the Potomac River by 1860, re-
ports it can meet future water
demands of the Rockville area.
The utility further estimates it
can supply Rockville residents
with water until that city either
taps the Potomac River by 1858
or comes into the commissions
sanitary district next year.
The commissions six-m a n
board of directors announced the
capabilities yesterday in answer
to an inquiry from Rockville con-
corning its future water source.
Rockville holds a $2.6 million
bond issue referendum on Mon
day, funds to be used for drawing
the citys water from the Po-
tomac. City officials. in the
meantime, have not closed the
door on other possible water
sources.
Supply from Wells
Rockville now obtains its wa
ter from wells and from the
sanitary commission at the rate
of q cents per 1000 gallons.
Answering other questions sub
mitted in writing from Rockville
officials. the sanitary commission
noted that:
For Rockville to come into the
sanitary District, it must put
such request before the 1857
session Of the Maryland Legis-
lature.
Upon approval Of the request,
the bi-county utility would take
over Rockville's water and sewer
system gratis. Residents would
be charged the same rates and
receive the same service and
maintenance as those received
by customers now in the district.
The sanitary commission
would assume Rockville's re-
naming obligation on a $640, 600
bond issue for its construction
share of the Rock Greek trunk
sewer, still being built.
If Rockville does not come in
the sanitary district, but wishes
to buy some of the water the
sanitary commission will draw
from the Potomac in 1860, the
bulk rate for the city will be 90
cents per thousand gallons. This
rate, however, may vary yearly
in direct proportion to the pre-
vailing water rate in the sanitary
district. Under this arrangement.
the utility could furnish Rock
ville's expected top daily demand
OF rs million gallons.
Interim Rate Specified
Between the time Rockville
completes its contemplated tap
Of the Potomac in 1858 and the
time the utility can tap the Po-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05
Landlord to Attend
Stevenson PurIey

Representative Landlord. DEM
ocrat of Maryland, will attend a
conference with Democrats of
seven Mid-Atlantic States and
Adlai E. Stevenson in New York
on September IL, he has an
nounced.
The meeting with the Demo-
cratic presidential nominee is
one Of eight regional confer
ences planned by. Mr.. Stevenson
and vice presidential nominee
Estes Kefauver.
Besides Maryland and the
District Of Columbia. representa-
tives from Pennsylvania, New
York, Delaware, New Jersey and
West Virginia will attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
NEWS OF MUSIC
Fine Concert Played
By Chamber Group

sists of the E fiat minor .fugue
from the first volume of the Well
Tempered Clavier. transposed to
ID minor and fitted with an ada
glo introduction which Mozart
composed. This is wonderfully
clear and vital music, and it re-
ceived a sympathetic perform
ance.
The Beethoven string trio
which followed also was very
well played. even though it ex-
emplifies all the difficulties OF
trio, as opposed to quartet play
ing. The string trio puts parti-
cular demands on the viola
which must supply the accom-
panying passages and the con-
tinuity which. in the quartet, ii
shares with the second violin.
Miss Payler plays business music
with real artistry. Allen Ohmes
II have heard many times, and
+ have never concealed my ad-
miration for his musicianship
Jerome Jelinek I heard for the
first time last night, and his fine
tone and sense of balance make
him a worthy member of the
trio.
Charlton Meyer joined the
group for spirited reading OF
the Faure piano quartet in c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
President I rims Sketch
In Newest Who's Who

the Old and New Testaments
combined.
! The editors say their model for
the Tightening up" operation
this year was President Eisen-
mowers own sketch. For several
editions now, Mr.. Eisenhower has
been making his sketch progress
sively shorter. His latest is the
shortest yet-19 lines, taking up
less than two inches.
The average sketch is more
than three inches long. The
Presidents brother, DR.. Milton
Eisenhower. for example. has a
listing of 81 lines, about five
inches long.
But the blue pencil Of the
books editors fell most heavily
on the listing of Thomas j. Wat
son. chairman of the board of
the International Business Ma
chimes Corp. and for several years
poSsessor of the longest sketch
in the book. Mr.. Watson's sketch
has been cut from Is inches to
four inches in the new Volume 90.
Some Biographies Dropped
who's Who in America" has
been published every two wears
since 1899 by the A. N. Marquis
Co. Of Chicago. Among the
former biographies missing from
the latest volume because of
death are two that appeared in
every edition since the first
Carter Harrison, five times Mayor
of Chicago, and physical cul-
turist Bernarr MacFadden.
Others lost to the volume be-
cause of death include Lionel
Barrymore, Dale Carnegie, Ely
Culbertson, Albert Einstein, Cor
dell Hull, Henri Matisse, Grant
land Rice and Andrei Vishinski.
Names appearing for the first
time in Volume 20 include Sec
rotary of the Army WILDER M.
Brucker; Rudolph Flesch, author
OF why Johnny Can't Read:
Thurgood Marshall, Negro law
yer and anti-segregation leader:
Playwright George Axelrod ALL
thor of 1.-THE Seventeen Itch
and "Will Success Spoil Rock
Hunter?";; Steve Amen, Wally
Cox, Eddie Fisher, Jackie Glea-
son and Liberace.
New foreign listings include
Princess Margaret Rose of Great
Britain, Soviet Premier Nikolai
A. Bulganin and German Indus
trialist Heinrich Nordkoff, man
ufacturer of the Volkswagen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

mood and idiom and made for
absorbing listening.
The organist began his pro-
gram with Maurice Duruf1e's
massive Suite" a piece which
has considerably more in the
way of musical substance than
many other efforts of the French
school. Mr.. Buffers reading was
impressive in it's clarity, a char
acteristic which marked his
playing throughout the concert.
With the Bach trio sonata, the
recital reached its musical peak.
Cautiously enough. despite the
fact that Mr.. Butler demon
Istrated a towering technique,
the one spot in the program
where he seemed to run into real
difficulties was in the final
allegro of the Bach. Except for
this momentary loss of mastery.
the trio sonata sparkled in lively
Ibrilliance.
After the intermisSion. Mr..
Butler devoted himself to several
!showpieces designed to display,
seemingly, his quite dazzling
pedal technique. Discounting the
music hallish Berveiller Inter
Imezzo," which was several cuts
below everything else offered, the
works by Elmore, Demessieux,
and Sowerby revealed the organ
list as of virtuoso caliber, both
from the interpretive and the
technical points of view.