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Smyrna times., 1956-10-04
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR FIREMEN
Winter Series of Fire Schools
By Citizens Hose Com
pany Started Sunday
CONDUCTED AT LAKE

The winter series of fire
schools to be held by the Cit
liens Hose Company started on
Sunday under the direction of
Chief Robert FAIRIES, when a
hook-up with the Townsend Fire
Company was conducted at Lake
Como. The second in the series
will be held at the fire house
next Sunday at 2 pm. At the
regular monthly meeting of the
fire company Monday night the
report of Albert O'Neal, fire re-
corder, was submitted, showing
only two fires in the month of
September, both rural, two chick
en- houses and one barn Destroy
ed, total estimated loss $3500, of
which $4,000 was covered by in
surance. The fire company has
offered to the members of the
First Presbyterian Church the
privilege of using the facilities
of the parking lot in back of the
Presbyterian Manse on Com
merce Street during the hour of
the IL am. service each Sunday.
The firemen ask only that the
parking be done in a way not to
hinder entrance to the fire house.
A letter will be sent to the
church this week apprising them
of the offer. The annual Thanks
giving holiday dance sponsored
by the Citizens Hose Company is
scheduled for Friday, Nov. %.
1t will be held at the new Allan
McLane Armory, and a list of
patrons and patronesses will be
asked to subscribe. The commit
tee for the event includes Rey-
nolds Bradley, chairman, Lex
FAIRIES, James Truax, David
Mills, David Jacobs, and Alan
Robinson. The company voted
that the fire prevention commit
tee be authorized to give the
same prizes as last year for pre-
vention essays written by school
children. The committee named
in charge of the weekly Thurs
day night dances includes James
Truax, Fletcher Truax, David
Jacobs, Fred Harris, Jr., Lex
FAIRIES, and Robert Jacobs. More
men are needed to assist at the
dances and any member avail
able to help is urged to do so
any Thursday night. The annual
Christmas party for members of
the company will be held on Fri
day, Dec. IA, the details to be
announced at the November
meeting.
Name Xmas Toy Committee
The Christmas toy committee
will again collect toys which will
be refurbished for delivery on
Christmas Eve to children in this
area. Only toys which can be
repaired are needed and the fire.
men stress that such things as
broken plasic toys cannot be
used. The volunteers suggest
that during fall cleaning such
toys as are good be set aside,
and they may be left at the fire
house at any time. Work will
soon begin on the renovations of
the toys. The committee for this
project: Reynolds Bradley, chair
man, Russell Biggs, James Rog-
ers, Wilson FAIRIES, John Morris,
Calvin Foxwell, and David Mills.
The members of the fire COM
pany and the auxiliary will at
tend the IL am. service at the
First Presbyterian Church on
Sunday, Oct. IA. They are ask
ed to meet at the fire house at
1890 am. and proceed to the
church as a group. The monthly
meeting was conducted by Rob-
ert Jacobs, president.
Smyrna times., 1956-10-04
Graduates From Police Academy

James A. Mood, son of Mrs.
John B. Mood of As w. Frazier
Street, Smyrna, and the late Mr..
Mood, has completed IL weeks
of training along with IL other
members at the Delaware State
Police Academy at New Castle,
with graduation exercises held at
the Dover Field House on Thurs
day, September q at pm. He
assumes duty Immediately.
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w. S. G. S. of Clayton Church

At the first fall meeting of the
Woman's Society of Christian
Service of Ewell's-St. Paul
Church the theme for 1856, 1.-THE
Islands Await His Word" was
presented by the program lead
er, Mrs. Marshall Crossley.
Smyrna times., 1956-10-04
First Dance for Young Teenagers

The first dance for younger
teenagers of the new club year
will be held at the Youth Center
by the Smyrna Lions Club on
Saturday, october 6. The weekly
Saturday night dances are plan
ned for boys and girls of the six
tn, seventh, and eighth grades of
the Smyrna School. Robert Ev-
erett. club president, and Wells
Campbell will be in charge at
the first dance, and other Lions
will assume the responsibility on
subsequent Saturday nights.
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IS and SO Enrolment
Figures Are Compared

The following is condensation District public
enrolment count for October 10 public yesterday
Hobart Corning including comparative figures for october
l21 1853:
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Planning Board Chairman
Loshes Out at Critics

lest in the purposes for which the
District Of Columbia was created.
"If it is the intent to minimize
or suppress the function of PLAN
ming by reducing it to the status
of a minor city department.
even in the light Of the deep If
not overriding Federal interest
here-then the planning func-
ton in the Nations Capital can
be destroyed"
In answer to questions. Mr.
Bartholomew also:
/. Accused some agencies Of
trying to get the Planning Com
mission to "rubber-stamp' their
projects. and said this occurs
pretty much in one field: High
ways"
2. Deplored as "calamitous'
efforts to try to make distinc-
tons between the local and
Federal interests In planninR
the city. He said he knew Of no
such distinctions made by COM
mission members.
3. Denied that nom District re-
sidents who are commission
members fail to recognize
municipal interests, and said ne
was satisfied" that they are
doing "a good, efficient job
4. Denied that the commission
causes long delays I'm the APP
proyal Of projects
strong Federal Character
In his lengthy statement, Mr
Bartholomew conceded that most
cities planning groups have
more citizen than ex-ofiicic
members. But none Of them. he
said. have the strong Federal
character Of Washington.
Az the same time. he said nc
commission should be loaded
with special interests and i'm
piled that that would be the
danger IN an all-iocal commits
sion.
Philip p. Dunn. president 81
Garfnckel'f. however. said tbs
commissions large ex-oifcic
membership appeared to make Il
ltop-heavy In Federal special-in-
terest.
The one thing you say w
should not do was done when
the commission was created" h
said.
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has been active In the Virginia
conference Of Social Work.
Yet to be appointed are two
representatives each from Alex
Iandria and Arlington and one
from the city of Falls Church.
Nominations recently have been
submitted to the governing bodies
in all three Jurisdictions.
After all the appointments are
made. the board is TO proceed
with the acquisition of a site
and construction Of the regional
detention facility. All four par
ticipating jurisdictions have
pledged their share Of $4,000
TO build the home. AZ present,
the only juvenile detention ia
cility in the area is a remodcled
section Of Arlington county's
jail.
The lack Of proper facilities
has made II commonplace for
youngsters 70 be placed In Jail.
or police lockups. throughout
! northern Virginia.
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|2From Foirfox Appointed
1 o Detention Home Unit

Formation Of a board to build
and operate a proposed North
ern Virginia Juvenile detention
home began yesterday with the
appointment of two members
from Fairfax County.
On recommendation Of a spec
cial nominating committee. the
Fairfax Board Of County Super
Ivisors named Paul r. Dean. who
is dean Of the Georgetown Uni
versity Law School. and Mrs.
Douglas O. Lindsey, who has
been active In social work.
Mr. Dean lives at 66l7 WASH
Iington drive. near Falls Church,
and Mrs. Lindsey lives at 4O4
Shenandoah road. south OF Alex
andfia
Mr.. Dean is the father Of seven
children and a member Of the
District. Virginia and American
Bar Associations. Mrs. Lindsey
D housewife and mother Of three
children. formerly was a case
worker with the Alexandra De-
partment Of Public Welfare. She
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Sc Million Mark
Passed in Drive
ByGivers Fund

The United Givers Fund today
went over the So million mark in
the area-wide drive toward $6.6
million.
Carleton d. Smith, general
campaign chairman, reported
that volunteers have brought in
pledges totaling $6.028. 1927, OF
9l.3 per cent ofthe goal.
Nov that the election is over,
many UGF volunteers are free
to finish their assignments" Mr..
Smith said. Already. volunteers
are doing a record breaking job,
In almost every area where vol
Iunteers have made their calls,
the average gift is at an all-time
high
The campaign is running on a
day-to-day report basis until the
goal is reached. Report sessions
are held at 4 pm. each day in
the Washington Hotel.
Among gifts reported yester-
day in the drive TO support 1872
voluntary health and welfare
agencies, was one from Browning
King g. Co. The firm, which has
just opened a new clothing store
at 1925 @ street NV, donated
an entries days receipts to the
fund. The amount was $3.50.
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Union 10 Vote
On Transit Pact

A mass meeting of the tran
sit workers union today was
officially announced for 9 pm
tomorrow in Constitution Hall.
The session will be held to lei
the 1000 members of Division
$50, Amalgamated Association OF
Street. Electric Railway and Mo-
tor Coach Employees of America
approve or reject a contract re-
Gently negotiated with d. G.
Thansit System.
I Setting of the meeting was an
nounced by union president
Walter J. Bierwagen.
Terms Of the contract agreed
upon between Mr.. Bierwager
and o. Roy Chalk, president Of
d. c. Transit. have been kept
secret until after the member
ship meeting acts on them.
The contract, agreed upon al
$3.50 am. November /, FORE
stalled the imminent threat Of 9
transit strike. Disapproval oil
the deal would force reopenins
! of negotiations and again raise
the possibility of a strike.
Some features of the proposed
contract were disclosed during
the labor negotiations. Highlight
of them was an agreement tt
arbitrate all unresolved dispute,
lin the negotiation of future con
tracts, and is designed to elimi.
nate transit strikes in Wash.
ington.
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Draw Span
Sale Pushed

BALTIMORE, Nov. 8 (Spe-
cial) The State Roads COM
mission has given provisional
approval for the sale of the
draw span Of the old Kent Mar
rows Bridge to the Assateague
Bridge Corp. for $4,000.
The sale still has to be APP
proved by the State Board Of
Public Works, which meets here
Tuesday. II approved, the pur-
chase would be the first con-
crete step toward construction
Of a bridge to Assateague Island.
The old Kent Narrows Bridge
was abandoned about five years
ago when the State relocated
and dualized Route SO and built
a new span over Kent Narrows.
which is located in Queen Annes
County just the other side Of
Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
When the old bridge was
abandoned. the draw span was
dismantled and stored at a roads
commission warehouse in Easton,
according TO Norman M. Pritchett.
chief engineer of the commits
sion. He said the State has been
trying TO sell the draw span for
three or four years.
Purchasers OF the span hope TO
use II In a private toll bridge
they have been authorized TO con-
struct across Sinepuxent Bay TO
Assateague Island. about eight
miles south Of Ocean City. This
VIII involve transporting the old
span about 80 miles by truck.
Mr.. Pritchett said the old draw
span is about % feet vide and
will accommodate two lanes Of
traffic. He said that work has not
yet begun on construction Of the
new Assateague Island bridge.
The purchasing corporation Is
owned BY persons who own prop
'erty on the island.
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Proposal Due Today
On Auditorium Site
Foggy Bottom
Is Opposed BY
Trade Boord

Amid growing controversy,
District Auditorium Commission
officials were to seek guidance
from the National Capital Plane
ming Commission today on a site
for the proposed auditorium and
cultural center here.
Before the meeting, the WASH
ington Board of Trade strongly
urged the planners to recom-
mend against a location in the
Foggy Bottom area.
Instead, Board President Philip
M. Talbot urged Endorsement OF
a site within the 400-acre Area
G Southwest redevelopment prof.
ect.
Both Sites Studied
Both sites have been under
study by an advisory panel to the
Auditorium Commission, and Mr..
Talbot wrote the planners that
he understood the advisers would
recommend in favor of the Foggy
Bottom site.
| Mr.. Talbot said his organic
cation firmly opposes this possi-
bility on grounds that it would
require a relocation Of the pro-
posed route of the west leg Of
the inner loop" expressWay
Through Foggy Bottom. Such a
relocation. he said, would destroy
private commercial development
planned there.
A similar position was taken
Hast week by the Federal City
Council, another group of civic
land business leaders.
Mrs. Agnes E. Meyer, Auditor
lium Commission chairman. has
emphasized that q final site de-
cision would be made by the full
commission, slated to meet No
vember 26. That commissions
advisory panel, however, is ex-
pected to carry great weight in
its recommendation.
Possible New Routes
Mrs. Meyers requested meet
ing with the planners today was
expected to center largely on
i possibilities of relocating the
lexpressway in Foggy Bottom. At
present, it is planned through
the site under study by the audi
Itorium group. The planning
commission, however, is studying
possible new routes.
h On other matters. the plan.
ming commission today will con-
slider proposed housing rehabili-
tation projects in Northwest
Washington. discuss possible
! sites for a National Air Museum,
and meet jointly with the Ma
tional Capital Regional Plan
ming Council to hear a report
on progress Of the city's 100000
transportation study.
Tomorrow, the planners will
consider a committee report
analyzing sites for still another
controversial project--a sports
stadium. The analysis was re-
Iquested by the District Stadium
!, Commission. formed by Congress
to- look into stadium possibilities.
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learning problems. The majority
lof these children are of low
learning ability. But the special
category includes other groups
with sight, hearing or physical
lhandicaps. and some children
,lof normal ability but who are
leverage and in need Of special
IIacceleration.
Special Glasses Increase
The grand total Of children in
these special classes of various
kinds is 1899, more than twice
as many as a year ago. Slightly
labove 5000 Of the present 1899
are Negro.
4 The majority of these special
classes are in the elementary
schools. but there are also many
in the junior high schools. The
school system has been allotted
Increased funds for special
teachers in the last two years
because of the large number of
children needing extra help.
Before indignation, the city's
white school division had a
number Of such special classes,
but the Negro division had rela-
lively few because of a lack of
funds.
Trend Illustrated
The recent trend in the city's
school population is illustrated
by a few figures.
In 1850, the public schools had
1916 white pupils and Al, $3.50
Negro pupils. That was the first
year in which Negro school chill
dren we're in the majority. In
the fall of 1858. the white total
was about $4,000. In the fall Of
1854, it was about 41.000. A
year ago it was 38,76S. Now il
4 totals 34,758.
Negro enrolment has beer
iclimbing steadily. In 1883 il
twas about $4,000. in 1854, al
1.-THE start OF indignation, it wal
l64,OO Last year 1t was 68.877
Nov the Negro total is 1928.
Slowed Down Slightly
The Negro increase has no
accelerated significantly since in
;ltegration. In fact, since 1858, j
has slowed down slightly.
At recent congressional hear
Iings school officials said int
! gration might have been one fac
.ltor in the diminishing white en-
Flrollment, but they also noted
that there is a trend to thu
suburbs not only here but il
most cities. including many un'
! affected by integration.
i The Negro proportion of tn
! city's total population is not il
any way similar to the publi'
school ratio. The present NegrI
total Of all ages has been i'm
lofficially estimated by research
) experts at AZ per cent.
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.of last years figure. The tally is
somewhat smaller than expected.
however. Officials had predicted
the school systems pupil popula-
ton might reach 10000.
The change in the proportion
of white and Negro pupils con-
Itinues a trend that began about
10 years ago and somewhat ac-
celebrated in the last several
years.
Fewer White Students
There are now 4,O10 fewer
white students in the city's
municipality operated schools
than a year ago, and 4,846 more
Negro pupils. The white de-
crease is somewhat-but not
very greatly-larger than that
in 1885 and in the two previ-
Gus school years. The number
of additional Negro pupils is
about the same as it has been in
each of the last several years.
School officials said there has
been nothing spectacular about
the change in the last year, in
asmuch as 1t has been close to
the pattern that became notice.
able some time ago. well before
racial indignation in the school
system. This falls overall en-
rollment increase has been en-
tirely in the elementary schools,
that is, the first six grades and
kindergarten. These registered
"a gain of 1880 pupils. This was
offset by declines among the
Older age groups, chiefly in
junior high schools.
The number of junior high
students decreased 1904. Senior
highs recorded a decrease of LOG
pupils, which officials called neg
lligible. Vocational highs dropped
1879. The District Teachers Col
Ilege. which recently stiffened its
promotion and admission re-
Eqliirements, showed q drop Of l75
Students. The colleges enroll-
ment is now 1853.
Other Interesting Facts
Besides the general enrolment
totals, the new statistics disclosed
other interesting facts.
One was that all but Is Of the
lcity's 1863 public school buildings
now are racially integrated in
some degree. In some instances
of course, there is only a small
number Of Negro pupils or white
pupils. In several cases. integra-
ltion consists in the presence Of
a single pupil.
Six of the Is schools with nc
pupil indignation are all-white
The rest are all-Negro. All the
city's schools are open to children
lof both races who lives in the
proper school zones.
I Another disclosure was the
total of pupils assigned to spe-
Icial classes because Of retarda-
ton in their work or other
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Senior High Schools
Vocational High schools
Named School Trustee

Karl W. corby. president Of
the Karl W. corby Construction
Corp. Of Washington. was
elected a charter trustee Of
LawrenceviIle school yesterday
by the Board n Trustees at
the school in Lawrenceville.
IN. J. Mr.. corby "a q member
Iof the class Of 1899.
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d. c. Leaders
Get Pointers
On FirstAid

Can you picture Deputy Police
Chief Howard v. Covell playing
nursemaid to Chuck Stobbs, the
Senator's ace pitcher?
Or Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane,
Engineer Commissioner. taking
Traffic Director George Keneipp's
Temperature?
It happened here last night
when a group of prominent men
gathered at the Red Cross chap
ter house, 2025 E street NV. to
get a few pointers on the duties
lof a male nurse and first aid in
general.
1t seems the District chapter,
working With civil defense,
would like Washingtonians to
take a 12-hour course in home
care of the injured. What better
way to publicize the program
than to put a nurses apron on
j. M. Sanders of the Autono-
tive Trade Association. and as
lsign him to the medical care Of
the falling" j. Mark Trice, Sem
ate Office Building minority Sec
Iretary.
Classes Planned
1.-THE classes will get under
way as soon as the response war;
rants" according to William J
McManus, chapter vice chair
man.
The third-fioor classroom
Ibuzzed.
| Attorney H. M. Baldrige
stood by the bed and looked on
Ianxiously while Francis H. Cobb
Red Cross chapter manager, got
Ia thorough examination. John
IL. Fondahl, director Of civil de-
Tense for the District, looked
lover his shoulder.
H. S. Dewhurst of the Associa-
tion of American Railroads
TRADED taking pulses with Dr.
Bruce Roberts. a dentist.
Take Temperature
Attorney John L. Barr and
Il. K. Morris. president of the
Federal Storage Co., observed
with utmost care a demonstra-
ton of the proper way to take
Mr.. Keneipp's temperature.
Randolph G. Bishop and
Daniel Leonard Of the District
chapter gathered about a bed
where Deputy Chief CoveIl was
estimating the severity of Mr.
IStobbs' injuries.
The session in home care was
conducted by Nurse Ruth Woods
Iof 80 Philadelphia avenue
ITakoma Park.
/ She showed how to make &
bed, read a thermometer. TAXI
"a pulse, give a bath, make pail
of slippers with page from {
newspaper and even how to wash
their hands like a bona fidI
surgeon.
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MuddIeN

The Stroud's Creek and
Muddlety Railroad has
frightened the day with an
other of its announcements
OF major developments all
along the line. 1t says:
I'm another development of
questionable Importance, the
SC&M announced today
the initiation OF studies as to
the feasibility of repainting
the station signs at Muddlety.
eve may repaint them,
and then again, we may not
q spokesman for the company
said modify.
THE signs presently read:
'Muddlety.' When and If they
are repainted, they will read:
'Muddlety.'
1--WE do not contemplate
any major changes in nomen-
clature,' the spokesman added
Or for that matter, color
scheme The present color
scheme Of weathered gray will
be retained, If the studies
Indicate repainting, and a
properly seedy shade of paint
Is available"
Name
Why do they call It BiIt-
more street?
George w. Hodgkins says
that the street on which he
lives Is an adaptation Of
Baltimore, and that II was
made Biltmore 10 get the
right number Of sylIables
for WashingtOn's then-1905
new street names system.
Buckfire
Bob Adams tells this one
in The Ad Clubber," publica-
ton OF the Advertising Club
Of Washington:
Julian Goodman, director
OF NBC Network News in
Washington, recently dialec
the operator and said he
urgently wanted NBC in New
York. He was told to wait
awhile as the lines were busy
In the frenzy Of the mo-
ment he said, I want New
York and less CUFF
"A wRC wsg. who wa;
standing next to the operator
and had overheard the con.
versation, promptly dialec
Goodman and said:
This is Les Gun in New
York. what can I do for your
:. i. a thud was heard Al
Julian's phone fell to tn,
foor."
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IFLATTOP NAMED
DEMONSTRATION
- thf Altoliatsd Pfslt

The Navy today named Us
sixth super-carrier the Con-
stellstion.
The 10000 ton hattop.
which VIII BE- built at the
New York Navy yard begin
ming next year. viii become
the second ship 70 carry the
name made famous BY the
durable old frigate Of the
Nations FIRST Navy.
The friRate Constellation
was commissioned In i79s and
sailed for more than 90 years.