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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02

tIAC UdA piAiC1l IIlc 1ldIucSI.
The Freehill amendment,
sponsored by Joseph H. Freehill,
chairman of the Board of County
Supervisors, will be the subject of
Ia public hearing by the board at
70 pm. Monday.
1t would put into effect most
residential features of the Nc
Hugh master plan, limiting de-
velopment throughout the west
Iern part of the county to three
acre lots. This proposal has
been the most controversial fea-
ture of the development plan
drafted by Consultant Francis
Dodd McHugh.
A spokesman for the builders
group said the amendment con-
Istitutes wholesale rezoning and
places a blanket restriction on
future development of the coun-
lty. The high-density eastern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02

gathering: Il may be charged
with heresy by the Republicans,
but I trust you Democrats to
protect mel voted for Woodrow
Wilson"
Both of Virginia's Republican
members of Congress-Repre-
sentatives Broyhill and Poff-
were among the seven other
Democratic legislators repre-
sented. Only Senator Byrd and
Representatives Tuck and Jen-
nings, all Democrats, we're alb
sent.
Senator Smith told Of per-
sonal incidents in his life in as
ISOLATION with President Wilson
who was at one time a professor
and later president Of Princeton
University. The Senator was a
student there.
Claiming a completely bi-parti-
san outlook on the Nations his
tory, Senator Smith listed the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
House Puts Off
Transit Action
Senate Will Take Up
Own Bill Next Week

The House as well as the Sen
ate has postponed until next
week any action on how to solve
the Districts transportation
problem.
The House was to take up the
transit bill tomorrow, to act on
the recommendation of its
Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee to restore the
franchise to the Capital Transit
Co. with tax and other conces-
sions.
The farm problem, however,
moved into the picture late yes
terday and upset the schedule.
The Rules Committee gave the
green light to a new agriculture
bill and Chairman Cooley of
the Agriculture Committee said
he would seek to call it up for
House action Immediately fol-
lowing the House bill on appro-
priations for the Commerce De-
partment.
It looks certain that the new
farm bill would hold the stage
tomorrow. Some House leaders
therefore said it seemed likely
that the House transit bill for
the District would go over until
next week.
The Senate yesterday post
poned until Monday its consid-
Grafton of an entirely different
bill dealing with the District
transit problem. This is the one
recommended by the Senate Dis
trict Committee to create an
interim" public transit author
ity to take over the services here
August Is when the franchise
of the Capital Transit Co. dies.
The Senate postponed this &C
ton because leaders decided that
on Thursday there would be no
business except for the adoption
of resolution expressing sorrow
over the death of Senator Bark
ley. The plan is that the Senate
then would adjourn out of re-
spect to the Kentucky legislator
and postpone all business until
next Monday.
The public authority bill is
the pending business on the Sen
ate so it is expected to come
up for action Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Meeting Honors
IBerwyn Principal

Former students and teachers
at the Berwyn Elementary
School in College Park, Nd,
Joined with the school Parent
Teacher Association last night
to honor Mrs. Mary C. Stabler
principal for rs years.
Mrs. Stabler, who lives at 1929
Clagett road, University Park,
was presented a silver candle
labra by Mrs. Frances Kerr, pro-
gram chairman.
Approximately 100 former
students Of the classes Of 1892,
1888 and 1887 attended the
meeting in the Berwyn School
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Train Kills Agent
Moving Cart on
Track in Laurel

A railroad station agent al
Laurel. Nd, was fatally injured
yesterday when a fast-moving
train struck a baggage cart he
was moving from the tracks.
Joseph Maynard Sargent, 90,
of 1921 Sheppard street, Brent
wood, Md, died at University
Hospital in Baltimore, where he
was taken after the accident at
1880 am.
Police said Mr.. Sargent was
attempting to move the bag
gage cart onto the platform
from the track area. The
INTENDED cart apparently had
rolled onto the tracks.
Mr.. Sargent was knocked sew
eral feet by the impact. Police
said he struck his head on the
platform timbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Demountob|e Buildings
Studied by.SchooI Board

more costly than equal facilities
and quality provided in nom
portable construction"
The board scheduled a special
meeting at 8 pm. next WednesA
day To hear him report on the
e-Reynolds building.
School officials estimated IS
portable classrooms would be
needed by fall.
The board decided to build one
l0-room addition at Annandale
High School. and divert some
students from Annandale to
Mount Vernon High in an effort
to avert overcrowding next fall.
Classes to be diverted from
Annandale to Mount Vernon will
be the eighth grade coming from
Bush Hill, Franconia, Crossword,
Garfield and Lynbrook. Eventu-
ally students from those schools
will go to the new Franconia-
Springfield High School when 1t
is finished in 1858.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Virginia Allotted
More SuIk Vaccine

RICHMOND, May 2 (R.-Vir.
ginia has been allocated an ad-
ditional 1886 doses of Sail
polio vaccine, DR.. Mason Ro.
maine, director Of the State
Health Departments Bureau Of
Communicable Disease Control
said yesterday.
He said the additional doses
raised the total Of shots under
the Federal program to 802, 100
The ALLEGATION. the gath the
State has received under the
Federal program. was part OF
the release Of 3,353,274 doses
released nationally Monday by
the United States Public Health
Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
III. S. Workers Seen
Eligible in State Jobs
Fuirfox Attorney
Cites Provision
In Constitution
BY MARY LOU WERNER

Fairfax Commemorative At
torney Robert C. Fitzgerald
planned to advise the Board Of
County Supervisors today that
Federal employees are eligible to
serve on various boards and
commissions which aren't set up
by the State Constitution.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said he is con-
WINGED after studying the situa-
ton that Federal employees are
barred only from positions spe-
officially set by the State Consti-
tuition.
This means they can serve on
the planning commission, board
of coming appeals, library board,
public utilities commission and
other advisory boards, Mr.. Fitz-
gerald said.
The supervisors had asked Mr..
Fitzgerald to look into the situa-
ton in the light of development
at the past session of the Vir-
|ginia General Assembly, and a
recent ruling affecting the eligi-
bility of retired Federal employees
to hold town Office.
Action at the General Assembly
was directed at Federal employees
serving on school boards. An
exemption in the Constitution
from the general ban against
Federal employees holding local
offices permits clerks and en-
ployeS" of the Federal Govern
ment to serve on school boards.
The Assembly adopted a resolu-
ton stating that Federal officials
at the policy-making level
should not be considered eligible
for school board appointment.
Several pending appointments
have been held up by the super
visorS while awaiting a ruling
from Mr.. Fitzgerald. These in
clude two vacancies on the
library board and three positions
on the board of coming appeals.
The supervisors were expected
to make the appointments today
after hearing Mr.. Fitzgerald's
ruling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02

House voted for a total of 125
more elementary teachers. Funds
were provided for rs of these
and the remaining so were to be
provided for by transfer of funds
from appropriations for the Sec
ondary schools.
District officials indicate that
other major changes in the Dis
trict financial picture for the
fiscal year beginning July / will
await the submission of another
supplemental appropriation bill
This has been planned all
along to take care of public
works programs which could not
be financed by the District until
Congress passed the new reve-
nue. bill. The supplemental bill
will call for $40 million to $1s
million more in public works
projects, now covered by the
1ACW ACtCAAuC AaWs
More Police Sought
At that time. some city off,
Gals suggest, Congress will re-
ceive requests for funds to pro-
vide for a Step-up in the Metro
politan Police Department tt
$500 men. This would be about
$50 men more than now on the
force. The officials feel this
should go first to the House in
stead of being added to the
Senate bill.
Likewise, the increase in the
Federal payment from $40 mil
lion to $23 million, authorized
in a new revenue law, also woulc
be covered in the supplemental
appropriation submission.
Therefore, when the Senate
acts on the pending regular ap.
preparation bill, if the present
plan carries, it will have before
it only the recommended $2(
million-the highest under thu
former revenue law. which wa!
approved in full by the House
when it passed its version o.
THE District supply bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02

A new type of demountablt
school building was being studied
by the Fairfax County Schoo,
Board today after it received ar
architectural report that a hall
dozen similar buildings probably
would cost more than conven-
tional schools.
The board instructed Archi-
tect Earl Bailey to confer with
designers of a Globe iron and
Reynolds aluminium building.
Turner Hudgins, school board
member, said representatives OF
Globe and Reynolds had esti-
mated their building could be
put up for So to $3.50 a square
foot.
Mr.. Bailey earlier had given
the board a report about other
demountable buildings that cost
SO or more a square foot. He
said it was apparent that "a
premium must be paid for porta-
bility-portable buildings are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Stephens Asks
School Action

PORTSMOUTH. Va, May 2
(R.-Lt. Gov. A. E. S. Stephens
says a vast majority of people
in Virginia are opposed to a do
nothing policy" in the public
school system.
1.-THE time has arrived" he
said last night, ~for the General
Assembly to meet and enact into
law the best devices of which it
is capable, calculated to avoid
the catastrophe Of integration. "
Mr.. Stephens, in a speech at
a Portsmouth Chamber of Com
merce dinner, apparently re-
ferred to the absence Of any de-
cisive moves by the State to
enact or reject the Gray Com
mission proposals for avoiding
compulsory indignation in the
public schools.
They include assignment of
pupils to schools for reasons
other than race and use of State
funds as tuition grants for edu-
cation at private, nonsectarian
schools
Mr.. Stephens said the State,
while giving lip service to local
autonomy ana the right of local
self government, withholds from
its political subdivisions any
means whatsoever by which they
can attempt to protect and pre-
serve their public schools.
Referring to the need for the
legislature to enact school legis-
lation, the lieutenant governor
said:
when we have done this,
when the legal means so devised
and enacted into law have been
tried and proved futile, it will
then be time enough to give con-
sideration to other and more
drastic means Of protecting our
children and the society in
which we are privileged to live"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02

area of the county would assume
almost the entire cost of the
county government, the spokes-
man said.
The builders group warned
that enactment of the amend
ment, introducing the three
acre lot minimums in the big
western area of the county, could
have the result of forcing some
developers out of business.
The planning commission, aft
er its study of the McHugh pro-
posals, proposed one-acre lots
for the rural three-fourths of
the county. A commission hear
ing on its residential recon-
mendations will be held at 8
o'clock tonight at the Court
house.
: The supervisors have the final
word on the type of master plan
to be adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Foirfux Boy 7, Injured
Struck by Cor

A 7-year-old Fairfax County
boy suffered a broken leg today
when he was struck by a cal
on his way to school.
John zechman, jr., 8112 Tele-
graph road, was hit when he
started to run across Telegraph
road at Sharon Chapel road
Fairfax police reported. He was
admitted to Alexandria Hospital
The driver, Mrs. Lila Mccall
Davis, Al, of 8 Wilton road, Will
ton Woods, Fairfax County. was
not charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
7 More Seized
In Bus Attack
Police Rush Roundup
Of Juvenile Suspects

Two more boys were rounded
up by Washington police today
for questioning in bus drivers
beating and robbery as detec-
tives pressed their most intensive
juvenile roundup in years.
One boy, 10. was described as
a suspect in the attack early
Saturday. The other, aged Is,
was said to be a witness.
Three others have been
charged with robbery. All were
booked as members of a teen-age
colored gang that beat up Will
liam H. Hall, SO, in his Capital
Transit Co. bus at Fiftieth and
Grant streets NE.
Harold Edward Mills, 10, COL
ored, of the 3400 block of Sher-
man avenue NV, was charged
yesterday. Detectives said he adj
mitted stealing bus tokens while
Cne driver was Delng Slugged.
Municipal Judge Edward A.
Beard bound two others to the
grand jury Monday on robbery
counts. They were Willie Wright
of the 700 block of Forty-ninth
street NE. and Donald E. Nor
gan of the 5000 block of Blaine
street NE, both colored and 49,.
Investigators pressed their
roundup around the clock.
Veteran police described the
hunt as the biggest in years.
The attack in the bus came only
two days after Police Chief Rob-
ert v. Murray ordered a depart
ment-wide breakdown on trou-
blesome street gangs. Police
have declared the rundup will
continue until every one of the
bus brawl participants has been
seized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
The
Rambler
Lady Gives Pigeons
Bit of q Brushoff
BY JACK JONAS

Mrs. Theodor Lurman, a
lady with ideas, says she has
perhaps the only building in
Washington with a fringe on
top.
Her building, once the
family home but now contain
ing two apartments and two
storerooms, is at 1888 Nine
teenth street NV, just off
Dupont Circle.
The reason for the fringe
made up of prosaic, 76-cent
feather dusters-is the awful
pigeon problem.
II tried everything to get
rid of those BIRDS" Mrs. Lur-
man said. They were perch
ing all over the building,
running the roof, messing up
the lodges and walks.
Gust a few days ago I was
out front and an egg fell be-
side me. I wondered who
might be throwing rotten
eggs at me. But it was just a
pigeon that had dropped an
egg"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Kefuuver to Speak
lin Charlottesville

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
May 2 up. - Senator Kefauver
Democrat of Tennessee. has ac-
cepted an invitation to speak
here May IS.
The president Of the Univer-
sity Of Virginia's student legal
forum said Senator Kefauver, q
candidate for his party's presi-
Dental nomination, will make q
major policy address on the po-
litical situation in the South to-
day,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02

EACAAOuNhy . OCA1dVOl DOL hACy, OIlCy
were postponed to 2 o'clock to-
day. Later they were rescued
uled for next Monday.
One of the most pressing prob
lens is what to do about the
teachers needed for the growing
school population next school
year. The Commissioners con-
ferred on the problem yesterday
afternoon and may have other
meetings before the hearings
start Monday.
City Position Unchanged
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin announced yesterday
after the meeting with some Of
his experts that the position oil
the District Commissioners hao
not been changed, that it was
based on the same philosophy
they held before as to the ratio
of pupils and teachers.
This left some doubt as te
what might be recommended
when the city officials appear
before the Stennis subcommit-
tee.
One thought was that there
might be some yielding on the
part of the Commissioners be-
cause of new estimates as to the
number of pupils that would have
to be accommodated next fall
Reports were that there would
be perhaps 1900 to 1.400 more
pupils than had been anticipated
in some earlier surveys.
Action Seen Uncertain
Some officials indicated, how
ever, that this did not mean that
the Commissioners were prepared
to agree to the proposals of the
school officials that not less than
$50 additional elementary school
teachers should be provided
Recently, the Commissioners hao
recommended funds for the pro-
visions of only 40 more regular
elementary teachers.
After extensive hearings. the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Evunswood Citizens
Back Hospital Plan

The Evanswood Citizens AS
ISOLATION of Silver Spring last
night Endorsed a proposed So
million bond issue in the Whea-
ton district for the construction
Of the Silver Spring Memorial
Hospital.
The group also elected Ray G.
Bergstrom, president; Homer
Duffey. vice president: Arley
Caudill. treasurer: Mrs. Carl
Roeder, secretary, and Mrs. Mary
Marston. corresponding secre-
tary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Eagle Scout Award

Franklin P. Huddle, jr., a H.
year-old Annandale (Va.) ele-
mentary school student, has won
the Eagle Scout Award, the
highest award in Scouting. A
member of Troop $50, he is the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin p
Huddle. His father also won the
award when he was IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Civic Units to Meet

The Mount Vernon (VaJ Civil
tan. Lions and Kiwanis Clubs
will hold a Joint dinner meeting
at 2 o'clock tonight at the Penn
Daw Hotel, Route /. south Of
Alexandria. Carl H. Wilken. con-
lsulting economist, will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02

THE HOUSE was built by
Mrs. humans grandfather,
Admiral Franklin, and she
shudders to think what he
would have said about his
home becoming a kind Of
crows nest.
II investigated hiring pro-
fessionals to get rid of the
pigeons. One estimate was
$500. The lowest estimate was
$3.50, but even that was too
much.
$50 got this idea about the
feather busters. I got two of
them, made with black turkey
feathers, and put them on one
of the lodges that seemed a
particular favorite with the
pigeons.
They haven't been on that
ledge since I put the busters
up. The feathers wave in the
slightest breeze, and that
seems to scare the pigeons.
The rain doesn't seem to have
any effect at all on the
feathers.
$50 I went right down and
got six more. The roofing man
is going to string them up on
a wire across the roof.
Sometimes think the
pigeon, instead of the eagle,
ought to be the national bird.
There are so doggone many Of
them in Washington.
THE busters don't look very
pretty, but they seem to do
the JOB all right.
They do add a bit of color,
though, with their robins egg
blue handles of plastic. And
they attract a lot of attention.
The curious have been flock
ing around like - well, like
pigeons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Cleanup Director

William Follin, Falls Church
electronics engineer, has been
appointed chairman of the clean
up campaign being held in the
city this month. Mayor Herman
L. Fink said Mr.. Follin was Sc
lected by the Falls Church Wom-
ems Club to head the drive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02

HER ATTEMPTS to shoe
off the pigeons were as frus-
trating, for a long time, as
the Governments efforts to
disperse the starlings.
II tried putting cutouts of
black cats on the roof to
scare them away" she said.
"But the next day the pigeons
were perching on the heads
of the silhouettes.
Then I tried those little
green snakes - the toy kind
that come in sections and
stretch out. The pigeons
ignored them.
ct tried imitation owls, but
the pigeons sat down beside
them like they were old
friends"
Mrs. Lurman even consid-
cred for a while throwing a
sort Of cocktail party for the
birds.
Il thought I'd get some
wheat or some corn and soak
1t in gin-that's cheaper than
bourbon" she said. "And you
know what that would do.
Then, when they dropped
over, I'd just go out and scoop
them up.
But what would I do with
them after I caught them? 1
know it's against the law to
shoot them, and I thought it
might be against the law to
kill them any other way, too.
At any rate I didn't want to
take the chance.
They were getting to be ex-
pensive, running my awnings
and things like that. I had to
buy new awnings to put up all
over the building"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Williams Will Speak

George w. Williams, candidate
for the Democratic nomination
for the United States Senate,
will speak at 8 pm. tomorrow to
the Maryland Petition Commit
tee at Wayson Corner, Upper
Marlboro, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Street Scenes !.

A driving school auto halted
on Logan Circle by a motor
cycle cop, who was handing
the driver a ticket. :.
One of those cone-shaped
drinking cups, half full of
water, abandoned with its
point stuck in a bolt hole in a
manhole cover in front of the
Ben Franklin Post Office. ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Seufood Lab to Open

CRISFIELD, Md. May 2 up,
The University of Maryland's
new seafood processing labora-
tory, built at a cost of $204.246,
will be dedicated tomorrow by
Gov. McKeldin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
D. Budget Hearings
Postponed Until Monday
BorIdey Funeral Services Bring
Delay in Senate Committee Session
BY DON S. WARREN

Senate hearings the Districts appropriation
ing nearly $3.50 million again postponed-ths
Ito 10 Monday.
The hearings before the Senate
Appropriations Committee originally scheduled
morning Yesterday because of the funeral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02
Builders See Tax Boost
In Foirfox Master Plan

The Northern Virginia Builders Association today predicted
higher taxes in Fairfax County plans development
lots the western wotds the county adopted
In statement sharply cczng the socaed Freehl
ment and Mcugh master pan the builders
OF the urban belt the eastern section the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-02

TAKE SECOND LOOK AT THAT BUTTON-State Sena-
tor Charles r. Fenwck Of Arlington right who is chair
man Of the 10th District Democratic Committee pins
political button the lapel Of Representative Broy-
hill, Republican Of Virginia. at reception prior to last
nights State Chamber of Commerce congressional dinner
The button reads II Like Ice."-Star Staff Photo
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-06-29

supervision of our foresters and will be done either by temporary forces or by employees of the Alas ka Road Commission, since these sites will be adjacent to the road system" Woozley said.
 Tt is proposed to transfer these composites to appropriate territorial agencies and communities. un- der regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-06-29

by the House Appropriations Com mittee, said the money would be used for 2S composites.
 He said the request is the first installment under five-year campsite building plan that is ex- pected to cost a total of half mil lion dollars. He said it is not yet known how many new composites will become available under the whole program.
 t-The work will be under the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-06-29
Page TNreo

week announced agreement on bill carrying $6S5,O12,5OO for flood control, navigation and power pro jects. It includes $2,293. .OO0 for six Alaska projects.
 The Alaska projects include: Gold Creek s393,OOO; Ketchikan harbor $5OO,OOO; Craig harbor $365, 900; Elfin Cove $173,0OO; Kodiak harbor $5OO.OO0; Pelican harbor S362,OOO.