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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04

Fomies, in choosing Sumner community in which 10
roise their Children appreciate troffic-ee streets and its
proximity to porocho and public Schools Just beyond the
District Line, Sumner is convenient "a minutes from the
Spring Valley Shopping Center and only IS minutes from
downtown Washington Nomed by the Notono Association
Of Home Builders for First Place Award omone oroe SINGLE
fomy Developments Sumner hos become the first choice among
fomiles who know and opprecioe the best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04

liam st. Cyr Darlington, archi.
tect: to erect one one-story
dwelling. 1920 Argyle terrace
N. W.: cost, $4,000.
Mellen Const. Co., owner and
builder, 1859 South Twenty
eighth road, Arlington; Herbert
j. Korzendorfer, architect; to
erect one two-story dwelling,
5045 Garfield street. N. W.; cost,
$4,000.
Mellen Const. Co., owner and
builder, 1889 South Twenty
eighth road. Arlington: Herbert
j. Korzendorfer, architect: to
erect one one-story dwelling,
5000 Hurst terrace, N. W.; cost,
$4,000.
The Texas Co., owner, P. o.
Box 901. Norfolk, Va; builder
not selected; Earl Won Reichen-
bach, architect; to erect one
one-story gas service station,
1882 Fourth street, N. E.; cost,
$4,000.
Doyle and Evelyn r. Harpster
owner, 90 Randall circle, S. E.;
builder not selected; Edmund
w. Dreyfuss, architect; to erect
one one and one-half story
dwelling, 1920 Nash place, S. E.;
cost, $4,000.
NAHB Housing Center, owner
and builder, 1925 L street, N. W.;
Edgar C. Berry, jr., architect; to
install metal partitions (off1ces,
exhibits, 1925 L street, N. W.;
cost. $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-04
District Authorizes
Commercial BUILDINGS

Recent building permits issued
by the District include:
The Hecht Co., owner. Seventh
and F streets NV; Prescott
Construction Co. Inc, builder:
Edwin Harris. jr., architect; to
erect addition to five-story park
ing garage. 518 Sixth street
NV; cost, S950,0G0.
Wilkins-Rogers Milling Co.,
owner, 1851 K street NV;
builder not selected; Harvey P.
Baxter, architect; to erect addi-
ton to building. 1851 K street
NV; cost, $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-11
S3 St1'I0C and
Plastic Bags

Imported toya straWS, cello
plane Straws, straWs with
floral, fruit trims. Also
plastic patents 1888
Plus I0% taS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-11
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Cameo NyIOIlS

Discontinued colorS! Dress
sheers by one of your favor
tie makers, 81a-11----8 0c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-11

Elegant failles, exquisite
black patent plaStics, nov
city straws in the group,
$50
Plus ies tag
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
SUNDAYS BEST READING
I Was Criminally Insane
Begins in Sunday Star

A CRIMINAL FOR 30 YEARS-Harold J. Hail. recently
released from st. Elizabeths Hospital, tells the
dramatic story of his life, his arrests and mprson-
ments and his three years in the wards for the
crminaly insane. You'll find his series OF eight
articles, beginning in The Sunday Star . . don't
miss single installment.
THE COMEBACK OF M. MOUSE-In Televue Maya
zines cover story, Bernie Harrison tells you why
Mickey is back on top after decade in the shadows.
In the same magazine, Sheilah Grahams Holly
wood Report" brings you up to date on doings in
the movie capital Read TeleVue's News Of D. c.
Studios" for the latest happenings the local
TV scene
HOW TO BECOME AN ACTRESS-In The Star Maya
zine, Chris White Washington girl turned success
full Broadway actress, explains what it takes to 4.
climb the ladder toward stardom-Story by Mere
dith Buel-Photos by Elwood Baker.
FATHERS DAY FEATURE-Win your son be a chip
of the old block? Probably not says Mort Weisinger
in This Week Magazine. Read his feature and find
out why youth is striking out for in its
directions
President Eisenhower and Secretary Of State Dulles
that seem to conflict, have set of debate in
diplomatic circles Star Stan Writer Earl Voss
reports on that debate in the Editorial Section.
HIGHLIGHTs FOR wOMEN-For some Of the glamour
behind both the Republican and Democratic Ma
tional Conventions, read Betty Beales Exclusively
Yours" in the Society and Womens Section
Choose The Star on Sunday When You Haze Choice
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
Rockville Cuts
Property Tax

Rockville residents, beginning
July /, will be living under a
record high Sill million budget,
financed by what is believed to
be the city's lowest tax rate in
20 years.
In adopting the budget last
night. the City Council agreed
on a tax rate of 70 cents per 500
assessed evaluation-2 cents less
than the 80-cent rate recon-
mended by City Manager John
H. MARYLAND. The present rate
is IS cents per 500.
Mr.. MARYLAND said a hurried
check of records indicated the
new rate for the $l.07l $50
budget is the lowest in 20 years.
He attributed the reduction to
this years reassessment. which
Increased the city's assessable
tax base, and increased revenue
sources.
Broken down. the budget allows
1927. 095 for capital spending.
1891, SIS for operating costs and
$l53,200 for debt service. Mr..
MARYLAND said the larger in
creases we're given TO capital
spending. particularly street
maintenance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
2 Die as Boot
Cupsizes in


FRONT ROYAL, Va. June is
Especially "A midnight pleasure
|jaunt on the Shenandoah River
ended tragically early today
when an cupboard motor boat
carrying six persons overturned
and a man and a woman were
lost in the river.
According to Front Royal po-
lice. the accident occurred at
Bennings Beach, resort COM
muniy two miles north of here,
Dragging crews who searched
the river since l am. recovered
the body of a woman, tentative
Ily identified as a 22-year-old
Winchester (Va.0 waitress.
A relief crew of Searchers con-
tinued dragging the river this
morning to find the body of a
32-year-old man also reported
missing. He was identified as
Douglas Zeilor. formerly of Front
Royal, who had been vacation
ing here with his parents.
Police Chief Charles Meme
fee said the four other occupants
of the boat-two men and two
women-swam to safety. He said
the boat capsized about SO feet
from the river bank.
The missing man, police said,
was an expert swimmer. 1t was
believed he was knocked I'M
conscious when the motorboat
overturned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
Worker Sheath
Laid 10 A|Ieruy
BeIvoir Radiation
Ruled Out as Cause

The death of a Fort Belvoir
workman last month was caused
by an allergic reaction to penicil-
lin and not from iridium radia-
ton, DR.. Christopher ]. Murphy.
acting District coroner. said to-
day.
CASTOR Pittman, SO. colored, of
1926 First street NV, a con-
Istruction worker. collapsed and
died May II on a sidewalk, sew
Ieral days after it was discovered
that an isotope of radioactive
iridium had been accidently left
Iunshielded on the base.
Mr.. Pittman had been work
ing near portable atomic re-
actor which was being built. al
though an Atomic Energy Com
mission statement said that he
was not among some Is persons
in the vicinity of the isotope.
DR.. Murphy yesterday declared
that intensive tests show that
there were no signs of radio
activity in Mr.. Pittman's body
tissue.
He declared that penicillin
shots given the worker for cold
had an anaphylactic result ana
lowered his resistance rather
than raising it. He died shortly
after treatment at the Labor
Medical Center. 301 G street NE.
DR.. Murphy said that the
negative reaction to the PENCIL
lin probably was caused by AN
allergy. He said the allergy.
however. had not been affected
by previous penicillin shots.
No harmful effects have been
reported to the Is men working
closer to the exposed isotope
than Mr.. Pittman. The Acc
reported that these men received
only small amounts of radiation
and that no danger was involved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
By LANES q. DEANE

A 14-year attempt to teach
city boys farming is being
dropped by the District public
school system.
In 1912, spurred by the VIC
tory-garden movement and the
Nations wartime need for food,
Phelps Vocational High School
put a pillow to a 22-acre island
reclaimed from the Anacostia
River and launched a course in
agriculture.
During the first lush years. the
opportunity to apply a green
thumb-or at least to hope for
one-was welcomed by consider
able numbers of Phelps young
sters. At one time, counting the
adult evening school enrolment.
the school was teaching the Sc
crets of vegetable production to
275 students. Many were also
learning about canning and
poultry raising.
But recently. according to In
structor Roscoe c. Lewis, who
has guided the program since 1t
was first started, the project has
fallen on harder times. The hoes
and cultivators have been forced
by Anacostia park development
to transfer to a much smaller
landlocked tract. less convenient
to the school. Equipment has
become worn.
Other Pursuits Followed
Enrolment, too, has dwindled
More and more boys. Mr.. Lewis
has observed, have been at
tracted to work with automobile
engines. bricks and plaster and
printing presses. Even those
drawn to the soil find it more
profitable in city environs to
learn about shrubs and hedges
than about tomatoes and cab
'bage.
For these reasons. Phelps day.
time students no longer will be
guiding pillow or cultivating a
cabbage row. Mr.. Lewis. and
school officials such as Phelps
Principal Lemuel A. Penn and
Assistant Supt. Francis A. Greg
DRY, consider the change a re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
Hearing Put Off
On F.E. Gasch
Custody Suit
Lawyers for Families
Rearing Children
Win Postponement

A hearing on a suit by Frank
E. Gasch. Bladensburg heating
contractor and political figure,
to regain custody Of his four chill
dren was postponed today until
10 am. July 6 in Prince Georges
County Circuit Court.
Judge J. Dudley Digges granted
the postponement on the in
sistence of attorneys for two
couples who now have custody
Of the children. The attorneys
objected to the lack OF a court
stenographer in the courtroom.
Mr.. Gasch lost custody Of the
children last August. a month
after their mother had COM
mitted suicide. The two older
children-Frank. jr., Is, and
Elroy, 17--were sent to live
with their maternal grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
IF. Crawford, of 1147 Forty-fifth
place Sc. The younger chill
dren-Gordon Lee. 8, and Joan
Ellen, 5-were placed in custody
of the late Mrs. GaSch's sister
Mrs. Leroy Ritenour of Holly
wood. Fla.
Sitting with Mr.. Gasch in the
courtroom at Upper Marlboro
today was his son Elroy, who ran
away from the Crawford home
last February and returned tc
his father. Mr.. Gasch has re.
married and contends in his
suit that his home conditions
are now conducive to bringing
up the children properly.
Meanwhile, a hearing is sched.
uled for Monday in Baltimore
Federal Court on a 5000 900 dam.
age suit which the Ritenours am
Cranfords filed against Mr.
Gasch and his present wife aftel
a fight last July 4. Mr.. Gascf
already has been convicted d
assault as a result of the fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
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-$36.40 for IL
days, $500 for six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
DC. Schools to Drop
Forming for City Boys

Election OF advancing urbaniza-
ton.
Phelps former farm-island was
claimed by a golf course. The
schools future farmers for the
last two years have been using
a six-acre plot borrowed from
Gallaudet College. on the college
grounds of Florida avenue NE
Enthusiastic Pupils
Students enrolled in the course
have been enthusiastic. Under
the guidance of Mr.. Lewis, an
agricultural graduate of Manas-
sas (VaD Industrial School and
Virginia State College with post
graduate, training at Cornell
they have learned farming sys-
tematically and scientifically.
Some of the youngsters have
come from farm homes to which
they have returned to carry out
money-raiSing improvements.
Others have come out of brick
row houses in the heart of the
District, and have learned a new
appreciation of Gods earth along
with an occupation.
Only a dozen boys were en-
rolled in the class which farmed
the Gallaudet tract this spring,
Last fall. the class plowed the
field over and sowed a. crop OF
rye grass. This spring rows OF
tomatoes, beets, beans and other
vegetables were planted, but the
season was so late that nothing
was harvested by the class.
| The class shared the tract with
adult evening-school students
who will get the benefit of the
late harvest.
/ Sold Produce
| In former years, the students
sold their produce in the school
market. During the war much
of it went to the cannery anc
the school cafeteria.
Besides the garden, the school
has its own greenhouse, where
students grow flowers and other
plants. There is also a poultry
house. Two hundred broilers
were raised this year and sold
of a few weeks ago. The can
merry ceased operating in 1916
Students also have had the use
of a shop to take care of the
schools truck and two tractors
Land other equipment.
Adult enrolment in the farm
ing course has been larger than
that in the regular high school
class. This spring there were 81
evening farming students.
Mr.. Lewis is planning to turn
a main part Of his attention to
landscape gardening. or "orna-
mental horticulture" as Phelps
terms it, with the demise of the
daytime farming course. The
demise, incidentally, means the
loss of a $4,000 annual Federal
subsidy.
But adult farming will 60 on
he said. as long as ther is de-
mand." He isn't sure just now
long that will be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
Groundbreukinq Rite

Groundbreaking ceremonies
for the st. Paul Methodist
Church educational building on
Grub road and East-West
Highway. Chevy Chase. Nd. will
be held at noon Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15

the reading of a policy state
Iment adopted by the teachers
Organization.
FavOrs Board Pay Scale
Mr.. Rhodes said the managers
cuts would seriously reduce the
quality Of education" He then
limited his specific recommen-
dationS to urging the boards SAL
airy scale which the policy state
ment termed moderate.
Philander J. Claxton, legiSla-
tive chairman. hit hardest at the
failure of the manager to provide
funds for a new salary scale
under which degree holding
teachers would receive start
ing salady of S3,000-second only
Ito the District of Columbia.
Without such an increase from
the present $3,400 rate. Mr.
Claxton charged. the county
would have the lowest salary
schedule in the area and be out
Of the competition for new
teachers.
The PTA Council, however,
failed to support the boards
request for funds to meet new
and higher standards adopted
for textbooks. materials and in
struction.
Mr.. Claxton urged that the
council go half way on the new
standards and all the way or
proposals for school library
books.
Want Capital Requests
The council urged full restora.
ton of the boards capital re.
quests.
Its requests, Mr.. Claxton said
would mean an 11-cent tax in
crease providing that 5 cents
used for pay-as-you-go financing
were channeled into the operat'
ing budget.
Mr.. Reese in his opening state
ment last night warned that i
the full construction program
requested is granted the count!
by June 80. 1857. would be with
in 1.9 per cent of its 10 per cen
debt limit.
He also urged residents Il
work for improvement of STATE
! educational standards and in.
crease in State aid to the county
The council also received &
letter indorsing the Schoo
; Boards budget bearing sigma
; lures of 80 Democratic precinct
! leaders.
Lee Supports Board
Late in the evening E. Brooke
Lee, veteran Democratic leader
, also supported the boards budget
/. but urged the council to drop it:
, pay-as-you-go capital financing
: plan to stave of a tax increasC
this year.
The council also heard repre-.
, sentatives of some so individual
PTA groups.
The council will meet again al
$3.50 am. tomorrow to resume
! consideration of the budget.
1t is shooting at a target date
! of June % for passage and estab.
lishment Of the tax rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
Planning Discussion

Area planning will be discussed
at a meeting of the South Arling-
ton Business and Professional
Association at Bauserman's Serv-
ice, Inc, Columbia pike and
Glebe road. Arlington. at 8 pm,
Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15

A confused mongrel dog
hating rush hour traffic
headed both ways on George
town road while he made up
his mind which side OF the
street he wanted. -.
Passersby at New Hamp-
shire Ave. and N street NV,
stopping to worry about what
to do with a baby squirrel
which had fallen from its nest
near the mailboxes there. /.
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SEND A KID TO CAMP
Valiant Fother Fails
Sons on Vocation
A valiant widower, Mr.. Jones /.
has not let his sons down,

A valiant widower. Mr.. Jones
has not let his sons down.
He tried to make a home for
Mike, 10, and Jimmy. 8, after
their mother died several years
ago. But it was hard, working
and caring for the children, too,
and he definitely couldn't afford
a housekeeper. Try as he would,
he couldn't give the boys enough
supervision.
1t was a grim fact to face, but
Mr.. Jones faced it. He realized
foster care was the best solution
at the time. So the boys were
placed in a good foster home,
where their father visits them
every two weeks.
Mr.. Jones is a responsible man
who loves his sons. Thanks to
him, they have made a good adj
iustment since their mothers
death.
Money Problem
Money is his problem. Mr..
Jones has a small income, and
always will. Neither he nor the
boys foster parents can afford
to send them to camp. although
for Mike. especially, it would be
heaven.
Mike loves nature. A happy
go lucky boy, and an unenthusi-
astic scholar. he adores the out
of doors.
Everything about 1t fascinates
him. including all animals,
snakes and especially frogs. He
has caught II frogs so far this
summer. He also brings bugs
home in the cocoon stage and
keeps them in jars. Eventually,
his foster mother finds them fiy-
ing in swarms around the room.
His younger brother is a uuieter,
more scholarly boy. interested in
sports. Both boys are eager to
go to camp, and are looking for
ward to learning to swim. There
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15

million from operating requests
and $3.l million from capital re-
quests.
The public hearing held by the
County Council on Mr.. Reese's
recommendations saw a well-or-
ganized assault that lasted for
more than five hours.
However, the turnout was well
below last years session. when
4 400 persons jammed the Rich
ard Montgomery High School
Gymnasium and defeated pro-
posed cuts in the budget.
Mr.. Reese had no supporters
in the partisan crowd that urged
full restoration of the budget
cuts. The cuts. if restored. will
cost taxpayers Is cents per 500
of assessed valuation.
Wants Tax Kept Down
Mr.. Reese recommended a
school operating budget Of $16.6
million-$2.4 million in excess
of this years day to day costs
and a construction budget OF
$50 million. He would retain
the present tax rate of $2.03 pei
500 of assessed valuation.
Leading the fight was the
Montgomery County Council Of
Parent Teacher Associations.
Mrs. John A. Bennett. of the
League of Women Voters. urged
restoration of the budget cuts
and said the Reese budget failed
to provide properly for immedi-
ate necessities.
League President Elizabeth
Rohr tagged as "musts" pro-
posed additions to the Kensing-
ton Junior and Bethesda Chevy
Chase High Schools. She agreed
with Mr.. Reese that the Carver
High School addition should bt
deferred.
Mrs. Rohr, however, took is
lsue with the managers recon-
Imendation for 8 per cent anC
lis per cent cuts across the boarC
lin high school and elementar!
school building costs.
Asks Teacher Pay Raise
Ray E. Mahaffey of the Alliet
Civic Group urged a middle-of
the-road budget with a 9 pc
cent across-the-board salar!
raise for teachers.
Mr.. Mahaffey also BLASTED
what he termed "leapfrogging.
practices of area school board
Iby which starting salaries ar
Increased every year just enough
to outbid each other. He urget
talks among area boards to ent
this practice.
Seymour S. Berlin of tn
County Civic Federation, urge
the full capital budget asked b,
the school board but suggeste'
Topping 100000 of its operat
ing requests.
This would be done by estab
Fishing a salary scale of $3.70l
to $3.50 to meet those in effec
in other nearby jurisdictions.
The Federation went alonI
'lwith the Allied Civic Group il
urging an area-wide approach
to teacher pay and recruitment
i Unlike last year, Eric Rhodes
executive secretary Of the Mont
gomery County Education Asso'
citation, limited his remarks tt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15

are no pools or old swimming
holes near their home.
Never a Vacation
The boys have never been to
camp. Of course, nor have they
ever had a vacation.
A helping hand from the
community in findind a foster
home for his sons meant a lot
to a father who could have let
them roam the streets-or left
them altogether = but who
wouldn't.
Mr.. Jones looked for a way to
give his children the best break
possible. Camp will be another
experience that will bring Joy to
two boys and their father. who
have everything but money.
Your contribution to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp Fund
will make this possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
800 Fight Montgomery
School Budget SIoshes
Penny-Pinching Tactics Are Charged;
Proposals Would Mean l6-Cent Tex Rise
Nv CHARLES 4. HOFFMAN

Montgomery County residents turned out last night
weight against the School Boards proposed
1921 million operating and construction budgets.
than took the floor to support the budget
requests recommended by County Manager
M L. Reese
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-15
Rush

A man who describes him
self as zone of those fellows
who catches poison ivy if
he stands dOwnwind from a
good growth" got quite a
fright the other day as he
was walking up PennSyI-
vania avenue.
There, in front of the Ar
chives Building near the
stone lady who points out
that whats past is pro-
lOgue," was not exactly a
good growth of poison ivy,
but at least there was a be-
ginning.
81 counted four plants be-
fore ! started running" our
friend says.
A General Services Ad-
ministratiOn man in charge
of the buildings in the Fed
eral Triangle area said he'd
have it taken care of right
away, and added:
I'VE never had that trOu-
BILE before"