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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-30

OTHER SEQUOIAS are in
this area, too, Mr.. Hansen
says - one he knows of in
Chevy Chase, some on Coles
vile road, and some at a
nursery in HyattSville. He
planted the one in Chevy
Chase himself. And he also
knows of gigantea growing as
far north as Hershey, Pa,
where three stand on the
lawn of a hotel.
But if you want to take a
look at a Sequoia, there are
two right downtown and one
not too far removed.
Three years ago National
Capital Parks brought three
Sequoias in from the West
and set them out in the city's
parks to see how they'd get
along in this area. So far
they're doing fine.
One is in Lafayette Park,
just northwest of the eques-
TRAN statue of Andrew jack
son.
Another was planted on the
Mall, on the west side OF
Twelfth street, and the third
is in Dumbarton Park.
National Capital Parks
trees are neither gigantea nor
Sempervirens, but another va
riety known as MetaSequoia
They originally were native to
Central China, and until a
few years ago were thought to
be extinct.
The three planted here
came from Kings Canyon Ma
tional Park and Sequoia Ma
tional Park.
The National Capital Parks
people say their trees are
closely related, to t he other
two varieties, and that they
grow almost as tall.
In a few more years, if they
survive, they should be pro-
viding competition for a
couple of other neck stretch
ing tourist attractions - the
Washington Monument and
the Capitol dome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03
MENTAL ILLNESS
i'm NEGRO LAID TO
ICHANGE IN STATUS

RICHMOND (P.-A Uni
versity of Virginia PSYCHE
artist reports segregation
and cultural changes being
experienced by Virginia Ne
groes are contributing fac
tors in a mental illness rate
that is higher among Me-
groes than whites.
DR.. David c. Wilson, pro-
lessor of neurology and psy-
chiatry at the University Of
Virginia Hospital, made the
statement in a paper deliv-
cred at the American Psy-
chiatric Association meeting
in Chicago today. the Rich
mond Times-Dispatch said.
THE Negro in Virginia is
far better of economically
and legally than ever before"
the paper says. "but he is
more closely segregated. He
has lost the security Of his
own culture and is moving
rapidly toward a middle
class white culture.
This period Of uncertainty
and close segregation par
allels the increase in the
rate Of Negroes admitted to
the State (mentaD hospitals
OF Virginia"
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'SenutorHiII
Toad Park
Dedication

Senator Hill, Democrat Of Ala
bana. will deliver the dedication
address at Jefferson Davis Me-
mortal Park. Fortress Monroe
Va. at noon Saturday. Mrs. Hol-
Ills lines, 1912 Cortland place
NV, announced yesterday.
Mrs. lines headed a United
Daughters of the Confederacy
committee on the memorial
project.
The park is built on top of the
fort. where Jefferson Davis
walked as a prisoner after the
Civil War.
Among Washington area UDC
officers who will attend, besides
Mrs. lines, is Mrs. William c.
Harlee, historian general. of 1888
Lamont street NV. Mrs. Harl-
lees daughter. Miss Ella Harllee.
will be an aide in the dedication
ceremony. along with Miss Nc
Call Henderson Of 1912 Cortland
place NV.
Mrs. Harllee will be official
representative for the president
general. Mrs. Edna H. Fowler of
Los Angeles. Mrs. Belmont Den
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1855 Graduate to Be
School Concert SoLoist

Miss Julia Watson, 18-year-
old violinist. will be soloist at
the annual orchestra concert at
Westinghouse High School.
Arlington, at $3.50 pm. tomor-
row.
Miss Watson. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson A. Watson, GAS
North Illinois street. Arlington.
was voted the most talented
senior girl in the class of 1855
at Washington-Lee. She is now
studying violin in New York.
Miss Dorothy Raumle will con-
duct the 94-piece high school
orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03
Two Boys Sought
Near Piney Point

Two Prince Georges County
boys, missing since Tuesday, are
being sought by State Police in
the area of Piney Point, st.
Marys County. Md.
Prince Georges County Police
said a Piney Point relative Of
one boy phoned his father last
night to report the youngster
was in the area. Missing are Jo-
seph Goldborough. IL, OF 7065
Allentown road. and Charles Gil
bert Mailman, IL. Of $500 Arun-
del drive.
Prince Georges police and 10
volunteer fire companies searched
more than two square miles Of
woods below Camp Springs yes
terday looking for the pair. The
search was called of about $3.50
pm. when authorities heard the
boys were in Accokeek,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03

The long-drawn controversy
over the fate of the old Union
Fire Engine House. home Of the
Association of Oldest Inhabit-
ants, will be settled this week.
A new proposal, made to the
group by Garfield I. Kass, presi-
dent of Kass Berger Co., build
ers. increased chances that the
historic, two-story building will
be moved from its present site.
The site. at Nineteenth and H
streets NV. has long been
sought by the International
Monetary Fund for construction
of an Office building.
William E. Leahy, president
of the association. was named
last night by the organization to
decide the fate of the building
by the end of the week.
Move or Fight
Mr.. Leahy, who recently re-
turned from Florida after re-
cuperating from a heart attack,
said he plans to appoint a COM
mittee of three or four members
to help him decide whether to
move or fight.
Mr.. Kass offered the associa-
ton q $4,000 site at Twenty
fifth and E streets NV. free Of
charge. Should the group accept
his offer, Mr.. Kass said he would
contribute 500 annually for the
upkeep of the building.
The building firm president
said experts have told him the
building could be moved in Sec
lions with little or no loss TO the
original design. Mr.. Kass added
that the $4,000 offered preyi-
ously by the monetary fund for
the removal, or erection, of a
new fire house. probably would
be enough to cover the cost Of
the move.
Mr.. Leahy was named to act
for the group after he told the
association the Fund 10 one Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03
.2MoreYouths
Held in Beating

Two youths charged with
robbing and beating a Capt.
tai Transit Co. bus driver on
April 81. yesterday waived pre-
liminary hearings in Municipal
Court and were held for the
grand jury under $4,000 bond
each.
They are Eliot L. Wright OF
the $500 block of Eads street
NE, and Howard E. Mills of the
3400 block of Sherman avenue
NV. Both are colored and IL
years old.
Wright is the cousin of Willie
Wright, 10. who also was held
for grand jury action on Tues
day on charges growing out OF
the same incident.
According to Robbery Squad
Detective Herman w. Xander
Eliot Wright surrendered to
police yesterday after they re-
quested he come in for question
ing. Detective Xander added that
Wright had been questioned be-
fore but was released without
being charged.
Detective Xander said Wright
admitted attempting to take
money from the bus drivers
change carrier but was unsuc-
cessful. Mills. the officer said
admitted taking three bu'
tokens. Both Mills and Wright
denied striking the bus driver.
The arrest of Mills and Wright
brought to four the number Of
youths arrested as a result Of
Friday nights melee in North.
east Washington. An about pc.
lice drive to round up the bois.
ferrous crowd Of juveniles il
continuing.
Judge Edward Beard, in ar.
raigning Mills and Wright yes.
terday, said:
people like this terrorize the
public and are source o.
terror to society. I can't regarc
this as a case that has a great
many presidents.
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81 don't think" he continued,
''that we've asked for enough"
Commissioner David Karrick,
recently placed in charge OF
health affairs in the District, told
the group that he has made a
number of visits to the District
General Hospital and that he in
tends to visit all institutions
under his Office as soon as pos
sible.
He declared that, in an effort
to understand the municipal hos
pitfalls problems. he spent -four
hours there one Saturday.
Other officers Of the society
elected at the meeting at the
groups auditorium at 1918 M
street NV, were DR.. Irving
Burka and DR.. Shirley Martin
vice presidents; DR.. w. Ross Nor
Iris, member of the executive
board; DR.. w. Leroy Dunn, mem
Der of the board Of censors; DIR
Raymond T. Holden, delegate tc
the American Medical Associa.
ton; DR.. Herbert s. Gates, alter.
nate delegate to the ANA, anc
DR.. Charles p. Ryland, member
lof the board Of cenSorS.
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Two More Counties
Tolntegrate Schools
DR.. Watts Elected Head
OfD.C. Medical Society

DR.. James Winston Watts, Dis
trict General Hospital and
George Washington University
Hospital neurosurgeon, has been
chosen president of the District
Medical Society.
DR.. Watts was elected at the
society's annual business meeting
last night. The session also
heard two of the District Com
missioners discuss the current
controversy over the administra-
ton of District General Hospital.
internationally known in his
field, DR.. Watts will take Office as
society president on July /, 1857.
He is a consultant on neurolog-
ical surgery at Walter Reed.
Mount Alto Veterans and st.
Elizabeths Hospitals. He has
been a member of the faculty OF
the George Washington Univer-
Isity School Of Medicine since
1885.
New Protest Voiced
Robert E. Mclaughlin, presi-
dent Of the Board Of Commits
sioners, declared he failed to
understand all of the published
complaints of the District Gen.
eral Hospitals medical staff OF
hospital inadequacies.
The Commissioner. who until
recently was in charge of District
health matters, added that the
health situation in the District
will depend on how well people
are informed on the local situa-
ton"
His remarks followed a few
hours after the hospitals med
ical staff held a press conference
to protest that the administra-
tors plans for Hospital Day
Wednesday was virtually a
whitewash of the institutions
inadequacies.
After predicting more ample
funds in the future to meet the
needs of the hospital. Mr.. Nc
Laughlin declared that he felt
funds made available have been
inadequate but that II haven't
made a thorough study"
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Offer of New Site Hints
Move ByOId Fire House

the most important international
activities" and probably would
move to New York if it cannot
get the H street site.
Mr.. Leahy obtained an extern
sion of a previous eviction order,
dated April 80. from the District
Board of Commissioners on his
return from Florida. The ex-
tension ended last night.
Il promised I would return to
them with some judgment as to
what to do" after last nights
meeting, he said.
He added that he had con-
tacted Fund officials and that the
$4,000 offer was still available,
but couldn't 60 higher. The
association originally sought
$4,000 as the price for the
evacuation of the site.
Several Choices Open
He told the group it must make
"a choice among the alternatives
open. which he listed as follows:
/. Do nothing and wait for
congressional action. Legisla-
ton guaranteeing the association
permanent occupancy of the site
is pending before a House Dis
trict Committee.
2. Select the Leo M. Bernstein
proposal. Mr.. Bernstein offered
the organization last April a
perpetual lease for 81 annually
on the back portion Of a lot
adjoining the historic house at
I26l8 K street NV.
3. Choose the new Kass pro-
posal.
4. Sharing with the Column
bia Historical Society the old
Heurich Mansion at 1907 New
Hampshire avenue NV. No final
plan has emerged in this aspect
S. Accept the George Wash
ington University campus offer,
to which he has been suggested
the old building be moved.
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S. J. Solomon Heads
AeronuuticuI Society

The Aeronautical Training So.
ciety has elected S. j. Solomon
9l01 Colesville road. Silver
Spring, as president. He sue
ceeds Beverly E. Howard Of
Moultrie, Ga.
Mr.. Solomon is president OF
California Eastern Aviation, Inc.
and is head of a United States
Air Force Contract Primary
Flight School at Moore All
Base, Mission, Tex.
The Aeronautical Training So
ciety is an association of avia-
ton training schools and firms
offering major aviation contract
services.
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mis-. immediate past president
general. also participated in the
park project. which will be
turned over to the officers and
enlisted men of Fortress Mon
roe.
Senator Stennis. Democrat of
Mississippi. will be guest speaker
at a luncheon after the dedica-
ton.
The dedication ceremonies be-
gin with a tea at 4 pm. Friday
at the home Of Gen. William
g. Wyman, commanding general
of the Continental Army Com
mand. and Mrs. Wyman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03
JudgeSo|iciting
Votes Of Former
ryMembers
3 Democrats Protest
Anderson Letter in
Montgomery Roce

A campaign letter, being sent
by a sitting Circuit Court Judge
Ito persons on former jury lists,
lis causing considerable comment
in Montgomery County political
land legal circles.
Judge Thomas M. Anderson,
Ian interim appointee seeking
nomination for a 15-year term in
next Mondays primary election,
sent special appeals to residents
who have served on juries in the
county.
Legal observers said they can
recall no similar instance of
"a sitting-judge candidate using
Jury lists as mailing list dur
ing a campaign. The lists, how
ever. are available to the public.
Support Solicited
The letter, with a letterhead,
Sixth Judicial Circuit of Mary
land, Rockville, Nd" begins:
when you were a member Of
the jury for the November term
of court in 1858. I was assistant
States attorney for this county
land at that time had the pleas.
lure Of working with you on the
various cases that were presented
flor your consideration"
1t then recites how Judge
Anderson was appointed by Gov
McKeldin in 1854 and adds: III
you feel that I have made a gooc
record during the time I have
served as associate Judge Of thi!
circuit, I respectfully Request
your support in my campaign.
Another version of the Letter
was written to residents whC
served on jurieS since Judge An.
derson began his interim tern
on the bench.
Judge Anderson said he saw nc
objection to the procedure. He
said he paid for the stationery
Chief Judge Stedman Prescott
declined to comment on the let
ter.
3 Democrats Protest
It was learned that the thret
Democratic candidates protested
to Judge Anderson about the USE
of the court letterhead in hi,
campaign material.
Their protest delayed a mass
mailing Of a printed letter-type
appeal, but this piece was mailed
this week.
! Two of the candidates declined
to comment on the letter or thei
conference with the judge. The!
were County Attorney Charlie
Irelan and Juvenile Court JudgI
Alfred Noyes.
The third, James c. Christie.
Ipher, however, said fatty, :"
wouldn't have sent such a letter.
i File In Both Races
Judge Anderson is a Republi.
can. All six candidates in tn,
trace have filed in both races
a Maryland custom in judge.
ship races.
: Clayton w. Watkins. clerk o.
the Circuit Court, said tha'
names of past jurymen may b.
obtained by anyone from thu
Circuit Court minutes of courr
proceedings. The minute book
do not contain addresses of jur!
men, he noted.
i Current jury lists, also avail
liable to the public, contain bott
names and addresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03
BY RICHARD RODGERS

Artists with brushes. sculpture
tools and animal skins are work.
ing on the new mammal show
in the Smithsonian Institution S
natural history museum.
| For years, the stuffed animals
have posed silently in cases that
lacked oomph. Their new stage
is a beautiful place, with many
of the acts already on view.
The groups are in settings re-
produced with exacting accuracy
from their natural habitats.
Some alcoves feature rock piles.
The rocks are fake, but nodded
in materials that were cast from
the real thing found at the real
site.
The trees and weeds are as
lifelike as the woods themselves.
This faithfulness will endure,
too. The shrubbery wears coat
of preservative that seals in the
color and keeps pine needles
lclinging to branches.
Doubtful Visitor
A visitor was looking over a
fir tree in an alcove still in prep
aration last week. The fir was
green and fresh. The visitor
suggested artists must find it a
chore replacing the greenery.
How do you mean?"
well" said the visitor. "this
fir won't look fresh forever
Won't it have to be replaced?"
1T might not stay forever" an
artist said. 1T does pretty we'll
though. How long do you think
we've had that one?"
"A day or 500"
We've had it in another case
about 40 years"
Down in the Smithsonian'S
taxidermy department, Norman
IN. Deaton is finishing up q
sculpture of a bull bison. 1t is a
massive thing.
Mr.. Deaton is also wiring to-
Igether the bones from a bison
calf'S legs. His sculpture must
hew precisely to the lines of the
living animal.
w. L. Brown. head of the
taxidermists. said it is impossible
to specify a date when the entire
animal exhibit will be finished.
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4AA CdNAAs dANONC OCAAAS RdAAAbCA
now, for instance, a single. artist
is laying the colors on, and this
is no mere bricklaying job.
Collection of Tools
The taxidermists create their
forms with a variety of tools.
The toolroom has saws. cross
bars. huge pincers. brace and bit
arrays. pipewrenches, outsized
calipers. mallets and other tools
one might expect more in a
boiler factory than a studio.
These men work on sizeable pro-
jects.
Mr.. Browns Office contains a
mock-up an artist made for the
animal display back in 1899. Mr..
Brown said I'VE were thinking
about this display back when
we didn't have any idea when
there would be money to do It,
Jay Matternes is painting the
alcove where Mr.. Deaton's bison
will eventually make. their last
stand. He is working from a
model he first painted and re-
painted to show museum au-
thorities how the alcove will
look.
Mr.. Brown has travelled over
the Western country where bison
once teamed in millions. He
made color photographs and
brought back samples of the ter
rain. When Mr.. Matternes fin
ishes. the alcove will be faithful
in photographed detail.
Wyoming Setting
In alcove nearby, artist Rob-
ert Ho,gue is converting the
rounded plaster walls into a
piece of North Wyoming. His
artwork will be the background
for an elk group.
The painters roughed in their
sketches and then the alcoves
were lighted as they will be IL
Illuminated finally. The artists
stepped back to where the public
will stand to view the exhibits.
The rounded interiors of the
dioramas call for different treat
lment Of perspectives than on a
fiat surface. And the tricks of
lighting must be compensated
for by altering paint hues to con-
form.
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Anne Arundel,
Howard Adopt
Partial Mixing
BY the Associated Press

Two more Maryland counties
have formally let down the bars
of segregation in their school
systems.
Neither went all the way. how
ever.
The Howard County Board Of
Education yesterday voted to ad-
NIT white and Negro children 10
public schools from the first
through the fifth grades, be-
ginning with the new term next
fall.
| The Anne Arundel County
board made a similar announce
ment, with indignation in its
first. second and third grades.
Howard School Supt. John E.
Yingling said transportation fa-
cilities would continue on seq
regated basis, although adjust
ments to take care of children
transferring from one school to
another would be made by the
supervisor Of transportation.
Negro Members Comment
Anne Arundel's first Negro
member of the Board of Educa-
ltion. Dr.. Arts T. Allen, called the
plan satisfactory, but admitted
he had hoped for a little bit
more"
His main objection was that it
could take UP to nine years to
complete desegregation Of all
grades up through high school.
lit the board worked with an idea
lof migrating one higher grade
each year.
The resolution to desegregate
three grades this year was
adopted on the motion of DR..
Richard E. Weigle, president of
st. Johns College, and was Sec
onded by Calvin Miller.
The board said every child in
the first three grades of white
and Negro schools in the county
will have the choice Of attend
ling the nearest school or the
school he Is now attending.
Some Travel 20-25 Miles
He warned that there may be
an awful lot of unrest from
families who must continue to
transport their children 20 to IS
miles" to Bates High School in
Annapolis, the only one for Ne
groes in the county.
The resolution was adopted
under the Supreme Court decree
prohibiting segregation in public
schools. It followed more than a
year Of exploring the problem by
a special study commission APP
POINTED by the school board.
DR.. Jenkins said children en-
tering the first grade next Sep.
ltember are to apply for admis-
sion in the normal manner at the
school of their choice. Those in
the second and third grades who
may want to transfer must apply
to the Board of Education in
June. This will be necessary to
assure adequate classroom facili-
ties with the opening Of school
in September, he said.
Requests for Transfers
The Howard County board
established the policy of at
tendance in the school of the
individuals choice subject to
the availability of facilities and
the approval of the Board Of
Education"
Supt. Yingling said requests
for transfers should be made
from May to Is. inclusive. ex-
cept on Saturday, at the boards
Offices from 9 am. to 4 pm.
The board statement said it
plans to expand some school
plants and build new ones in
some areas. 1t expressed the
hope that within a few years
it will be possible for all chill
dren to attend a school Of their
choice with facilities equal to
those Of any other school in the
lcollntv
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The
Rambler
Boxed-In by
A Salesman
BY JACK JONAS

The packaging people have
made their products almost
too attractive for their own
good.
Sales appeal" Gustav
Nordstrom, of the Folding
Paper Box Association, said as
he stood deep in the packag-
ing exhibit in the Commerce
Building lobby. People see
packages like these and they
Immediately have an impulse
to buy"
A newspaper photographer
came by.
Somebody stole the Davy
Crockett ham," he said. II
wanted to get a picture of it. "
Look at this grass seed" "
Mr.. Nordstrom went on. RE
member how you used to buy
grass seed? They scooped it
out of a barrel and put it in
a paper bag. Now look at the
handy package. On the side
here it tells you what's in it.
No guesSwork. And it's like a
billboard on the front. People
want to pick it up and buy it.
I'D like to have that grass
seed myself" he added, look
ing around guiltily, then set
ting it reluctantly back in
place.
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Concert in Arlington

Musical groups at Wakefield
High School in Arlington will
present a Joint program Of Or
chestra, band and choral music
at 3 o'clock tonight in the school
auditorium, 1901 South Chester
field road.
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Democrats to Dance

Senator Freer. Democrat Of
Delaware, will be the honor guest
at the pre-primary dance of the
Montgomery County Young DEM
ocrats at the Indian Spring
Country Club in Silver Spring
ION Saturday night.
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School Festival Set

The Concordia School will pre-
sent its annual spring festival
at 7:45 pm. tomorrow at the
school. 3705 Longfellow street
Hyattsville, Md.