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More prosecution witnesses
were to take the stand today in
the Municipal Court trial of a
23-year-old former airman fac
ing negligent homicide charges
in the traffic death of an Air
Force friend.
Dana H. Dexter of the 300
block of E street NV. is charged
in the October 5 death of Ste
phen De Piro, %. of Worcester,
Mass. Airman De PRO of An
drews Air Force Base was killed
when a car in which he was
riding struck a tractor trailer
at Third street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue NV. Dexter suffered a
fractured skull.
In testimony yesterday before
Judge Thomas c. Scalley, wit
nesses said the car carrying
Dexter and Altman De PRO
passed through a red light on
Pennsylvania avenue and hit the
southbound truck. Airman De
Piro, thrown from the car, was
pronounced dead at the scene.
Defense counsel for Dexter
commended he was a passenger in
the car and that Airman De Piro
was the driver. Government
witnesses were expected to testify
to the contrary today.
The trial began after a lengthy
defense motion to suppress EVIL
dence tending to show Dexter
was drunk was overruled by
Judge Scslley. Defense counsel
pleaded that a blood specimen
taken from Dexter was obtained
without his consent while he
was "unresponsive to questions. .
Dexter remained in Walter
Reed Army Hospital for SO days
after the accident. He was dis
charged from the service in mid
January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
MINIATURE PISTOL
FIRED IN SCHOOL
INJURIES GIRL, 7

A 7-year-old Falls Church
girl was slightly injured
yesterday by a tiny watch
charm pistol broug ut to
school by a boy in her class.
Arlington Hospital said
Lois Brooke, daughter of MI.
and Mrs. David Brooke of
118 West George Mason
road, was treated for powder
burns and a cut thumb.
The weapon was being
passed around in a second
grade class at Oak Street
School as part of a sharing"
period where children ex-
change souvenirs and expe-
riences.
Falls Church police said
the gun is about ~ inches
long and shoots blank car
tridges. The girls thumb was
cut by W a d d lin g from the
cartridge, police said.
Mrs. Mary Jane Phillips.
the principal, said the little
girl had her hand on the
barrel when she pulled the
trigger.
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CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The American Academy Of
General Practice meets in
the National Guard Armory
and the Hotel Statler.
The National Rife Asso-
citation continues its ses-
sions in the Sheraton-Park
Hotel.
The American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping and
American Society of Photo
grammetry hold meetings in
the Shoreham Hotel.
The Federation for Rail-
way Progress begins a two
day meeting in the Sheraton
Park Hotel,
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Shrine Circus Opens
With New Acts, Thrills

decorate him with a jeweled fez
Proceeds go to the Almas
Temples charitable and other
activities.
New imported acts this veal
come from Spain. England ano
Sweden. Matching laughs with
the "convulsing clown concep-
tions," flying fuddling frolics'
nd "prankville pantomimic
parade" are a troupe of energetic
chimpanzees who love theil
screwball work so much that
trainers have to drag them
bodily from the spotlight.
Late Acts Coming in
Some of the acts were delayed
by weather in arriving from
Wichita, Kans., where they
played two days ago. but all
performers are on hand fol-
todays performances.
Even the concessions sported
a new toy among the cotton
candy, peanuts. pop and stuffed
animals. The latest thing is
gas-fllled balloons within bal
looms. More than one child. his
attention distracted by the fast
succession of acts. lost his grip
on his balloon. string anc
watched it roll up the curving
ceiling to the arched center.
From now until next Monday
night. Uline Arena is circus
land. .-..
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Community Pool
Site Is Acquired

A six-acre tract has been &C
.quired by Prince Georges SWIM
ming Pool, Inc, for commu-
nifty pool to serve Hyattsville
and Mount Rainier.
The site. sold by the County
Commissioners, is adjacent to
Mount Rainier Junior High
School and is bounded roughly
by Queens Chapel and Chillum
roads and Allison and Buchanan
streets.
H Mitchell Jernigan. chair
man of the board of directors.
said pool officials hope to have
ia 100000 pool ready for use this
summer. Family subscriptions
will be sold for $25 per family
until April IS.
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Proposal to Shift Levee
.Stirs Fight in County

Branch project leaving the
neighboring town of North
Brentwood still without protec-
ton.
Why they ask, has Brentwood
raised objections to the plan at
the last minute after years of
silence?
Mayor Smith and Harry A.
Boswell, jr., contend original
plans did not call for the levee
in its present location.
Vigorous objections to the
Brentwood plan have come from
Mt. Rainier officials. Mayor
Frederick j. Richardson con-
tends the proposed change would
place residences in the vicinity
of Arundel road behind a 10
to IL foot flood levee and bot
tie up water on the Thoma S
Stone Elementary School play
ground, the towns only recrea-
ton center.
Any change could delay the
project for years because Con-
gress must approve additional
funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21

With action whirling in three
.sawdust rings, the 18th annual
Shrine Circus opened a week.
long stand in Uline Arena last
night.
Children squealed and parents
Igaped as acrobats. clowns, wild
animals and aerialists spun their
familiar-but always new-web
of enchantment.
Many of the acts are new this
year and some of the old ones
are entirely restaged. The big
.gest sumner last night was for
imer Paratrooper Pat Anthony
whose lions and tigers, billed as
'bloodthirsty jungle demons edu-
Gated beyond belief" more than
once lashed back ferociously at
their whip-cracking tormentor
Honor Mann Tonight
The circus will continue with
daily matinees at lis pm. and
evening shows at 8:l5 o'clock
through Monday. A special free
show for underprivileged chill
idren will be given at 10 am,
Saturday.
Zoo Director William M. Mann,
as delighted a spectator as any
kid last night. will be honored
at tonight's performance for his
15-year service as chairman of
the Circus Acts Committee. The
sponsoring Almas Temple will
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Recreation
Group Asks
For $4,000

The Fairfax County Recrea-
ton Association, which last year
precipitated a bitter fight over
funds, has proposed a 1861
budget of $65,0OO to finance a
year-found program.
The budget is more than three
times higher than the 1856
allotment of $4,000.
The proposed budget would
provide for an increase from
$4,000 to $500 in the salary of
the recreation director. James
Whytock, president of the asso-
citation. said the increased salary
would enable the director to
work full time at the recreation
job.
The program calls for opening
$50 Fairgrounds this summer,
compared to So last year.
A major increase would be
$12, 900 for a baseball program.
Last year the baseball item cost
$4,000.
Another big increase is $17,500
for supervisors, compared to
about $4,000 last year. Play
ground equipment would jump
from ST. $40 to $4,000.
Last year the association asked
for a $4,000 budget and was
allotted $4,000 after represent
atives of the rural areas pro-
tested they were substituting rec
Ireation for the urban areas. An
additional appropriation of So
500 was granted after a lengthy
public hearing before the Fair
fax Board of Supervisors.
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Look to Qualifications.
Cohoon Urges County

David L. Cahoon, Rockville at
torney running for Delegate to
the Democratic State Conven-
ton, today called on Montgom-
cry County residents to elect a
seven-man delegate slate in May
based on qualifications rather
than associations"
Mr.. Cahoon and Henry G.
Doyle, jr., are the two indepen-
dent Democrats seeking election
Thirteen other candidates are
divided between two states rep
resenting divergent party inter-
eStS.
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Westinghouse High
Wins PIuy Prize

Arlington's Washington Lee
High School won first prize in
the recent Statewide, one-act
play contest held in Charlottes-
vile. Va.
Members of the winning team
were John Hager, Carol Larkins,
Patricia Moehling and Jim Har-
rell. Their coach was Miss Caro-
Ign Lowe.
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Autopsy Ordered
In Infants Death

An autopsy today was ordered
in the death of a 7-month-old
boy found dead in his crib at q
Fairfax County home yesterday
The infant, Mark David Doal-
las, was the son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Clarence Henry Doallas. of Route
3, Vienna. They have five other
children.
A neighbor who was taking
care of the Doallas children told
police she found Mark dead in the
crib at 3 pm. Mrs. Doallas told
police the child had been ailing
since Friday and was having diff
ficulty breathing.
DR.. Claude Cooper, county
coroner. said the autopsy would
be performed at Arlington Hos
pital.
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ment. But there were other cor
ners of the Empire, rich, fertile
lands, where appointments meant
power and prestige, not dust, dirt
and troublesome petty grievances.
For an ambitious young politician,
with a good, orderly record, any
thing was possible.
And SO, one morning when an
angry mob called for a ruling on
the case of some troublesome Gal
lilean, PLATE was disturbed.
Here was man who seemed
fairly innocent of the charges
being hurled against him, hardly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
The
Rambler
Spring Troining
For TruveI Aides
By JACK JONAS

Thirteen young men and
women from Washington are
hard at work this week, tour
ing the vacation spots Of Vir-
GINA.
It's part of their job. They're
learning how to tell Washing
ton people where to go.
The IS are in training to
be travel counSelors for the
American Automobile Associ-
alton Office here, and since
March l they've been in class,
learning about the wonder
lands of East, West, North
and South.
Now, with the help of the
Virginia Travel Council, they
are getting a closeup of some
of the places they've heard
about.
At their final class session
before their trip began, Jack
S. Stephenson, manager of the
AAA travel department, had a
few words of advice on advis-
ing others. He was covering
New England.
"Never call the White Noun
tains spectacular" he said.
Beautiful, yes-even lovely.
But not spectacular. Reserve
spectacular for the Rockies.
This matter of vocabulary is
very important"
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3O-Day Fund Use
By Schools Okayed
Almond Replies
To Appomottox
On Indignation

RICHMOND, Mar. 81 tR.--
Attorney General j. Lindsay Al.
mond. jr.. has given legal sane.
ton for local governments to
appropriate school funds on 3
monthly basis in their efforts
to combat indignation.
Such appropriations are nor
mally made for a full year.
Five counties already have
adopted a month-to-month APP
preparation plan so that they
may close their schools immedi-
ately if the courts order int.
grafton. Several other counties
have indicated they intend to
adopt this system.
Only yesterday at Bowling
Green, the Caroline County
Board of Supervisors served no.
tice it, may withhold all public
money from operation of schools
If integration of pupils takes
place next year.
Resolution Approved
A resolution, approved along
with a 1867 county budget
authorizing school operations
that would cost $587,592, states:
g. This board reserves the
right to withhold all county
funds for public schools at the
end of any month in which the
mingling of the Negro and white
races takes place in the public
schools of this county"
School board members were
formally notified of the action.
MI. Almond gave his opinion
in answer to questions raised by
George Abbitt. jr, common
wealths attorney for Appomat-
tox County Mr.. Abbitt said the
county's Board of Supervisors
was considering requests to drop
the school tax for the fiscal year
beginning July /. Instead. reve-
nueS for schools would come
from a general tax and appro-
priations would be made on q
monthly month basis.
Mr.. Abbitt wanted to know
whether Appomattox might be
faced with a court challenge if
it suddenly dropped the month
ly appropriations rather than
submit to indignation.
No Assurance on Suits
Mr.. Almond said he could give
no assurance the county would
not be brought into court.
Certain organizations and
associations" he declared, may
induce their members who have
children of school age to bring
suits even though there may be
mo legal grounds to support the
same"
But Mr.. Almond noted that
State law doesn't require a
board of supervisors to make a
special or separate school levy.
And. he went on, there is only
one way to force a locality to
resume appropriations.
A petition would have to be
signed by at least 20 per cent
of the locality's electorate ask
ing the local circuit judge to call
referendum on whether a tax
should be levied or full years
appropriations made.
The judge. he said. would have
full discretion. even if such a
petition were presented. to de-
eide whether a referendum
should be held.
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'OIdest inhabitants Set
$4,000 as Moving Price

upon. The proposal Of George
Washington University that the
old fire house be moved to its
campus is also still under study.
Another proposal is the offer
OF Leo M. Bernstein. Washing
ton real estate man. to give an
everlasting lease to the associa-
ton so the old building could be
erected near one of the city's
historic houses at 2618 K street
NV. This Sis likewise being
studied.
Previously, H. Merle Cochran.
deputy managing director of the
Fund, had offered $4,000 to-
ward reconstruction of the Union
Engine House on a site regarded
as suitable by the Commission
ers." He said the Fund would
not participate in the recon-
struction of the Union Engine
House. He declared arrange
ments for the reconstruction
would be the responsibility of
the parties interested and not
of the fund.
March Deadline Set
He also made it clear that time
is important. He said the $50
900 offer was made ION the un-
derstanding that arrangements
would be made to permit the
demolition of the Union Engine
House and clearance of the lot
on which it stands with the
maximum dispatch.
1T is important to our build
ing schedule that the lot be
cleared by the end of March at
the latest" Mr.. Cochran wrote.
Delay adds considerably to
the funds COSTS"
William N. Mcleod, jr., clerk
of the House District Commit
tee, has written the District
Commissioners asking that any
order to vacate the old fire engine
house be held up until the Ju-
dietary Subcommittee can hold
hearings on pending legislation
affecting it. No date has yet
been set for the hearings.
Representative TIL mps on !,
Democrat of New Jersey, who is
sponsoring legislation to permit
the old building to stay where
it is with the association &C.
cupying it, said the General
Services Administration has
agreed to hold up any action
until hearings are held.
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material for crucixion But there powerful forces
at work we'll In the mob men who would report
to Rome. And the reports would say that when the
people cried for the death OF obvious troubemaker
Pontius PLATE let him go free. There might be an
inquiry, and inquiries never help the record.
So better safe than, sorry And turning, in silence
he washed his hands.
Why tell it again? This but minor incident
in a mans life Just one of many times when he might
have spoken or acted principle rather than his
own ambition Just time when he might have said
he really thought what he knew to be true instead
of compromising
Why tell again? How often do you and do exactly
the same?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN

The Association of Oldest In
Ihabitants wants the Interna-
Itional Monetary Fund to raise its
offer from $4,000 to $4,000 to
settle the old Union Fire Engine
House controversy.
| The associations executive
board has authorized Vice Pres
Iident Herbert P. Leeman to meet
with Fund officials in an effort
to reach a compromise. The
Fund wants to erect its new
building on the engine house
site.
Under the program as out
lined, the association would
agree to vacate the old fire
house at Nineteenth and H
streets NV Immediately. The
$4,000 would enable the asso-
citation to purchase its own lot
preferably on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near the present site. On
this the historic building would
be regretted.
Would Drop Legislation
In exchange for the higher
figure from the Fund, the asso-
citation would agree to with
ldrawal of legislations pending in
Congress to give the organiza-
ton permanent possession of the
building on its present site.
Meanwhile, if the Fund agreed
to MI. Leeman's proposal
which some observers consider
Iunlikely-the associations his
Itorical relics, now housed in the
old fire house, would be stored
until its new home is ready
Under this plan the Fund could
proceed to erect its new build
Iing-a project that has now
been stalled for several months
by the controversy,
While the District Commits
,sioners have served notice on the
association to vacate by March
81. it Is believed an extension
can be granted.
In the interim, Mr.. Leeman
said, the association is still
studying all the other possible
ties for the future of the ven
cradle fire house.
Campus Site Studied
These include sharing the ole
Heurich mansion. 1907 New
Hampshire avenue NV. with
the Columbia Historical Society
No final plan has yet been agreed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
30-Yeor Teachers
Honored by School

Montgomery Blair High
School teachers were honored
last night as part of Teacher
Recognition Month" in the
county'S schools.
-Four teachers with more than
80 years service each were pre-
sented with desk pen sets with
plaques for Faithful Service to
Education.
They were Peter E. Hamstead,
chemistry teacher, Miss Marian
Schwartz, vice principal; Mrs.
Elizabeth Macdonald, guidance
counselor, and William B. Marks,
social studies.
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Pageant Conductor

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Mar.
81 (P.-Jackson B. Wiley, New
York cellist and conductor, will
conduct THE Common Glory"
orchestra for the SYM
phonic dramas 1856 season, the
Jamestown Corp. announced.
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UP NAMES rock-bound

UP NAMES rock bound
coast he went.
Maine and New England
are magic words to the vaca-
TONER" he said, but before
the summers over, you're 60
ing to be sick of hearing about
Maine. You'll hear it a dozen
times a day"
Should we know anything
about the lobster Industry"
one neophyte wanted to know.
Lobster is to Maine" Mr..
Stephenson said, what blue
berry pie is to New Hampshire.
1t is very important to know
about Holsters. There are
many fine restaurants in
Maine serving lobster, and
people will want to know
where they are" He named a
few. "A lot of people go to
Maine just to eat fresh Maine
lobster"
AS Mr.. Stephenson talked,
the trainees had maps of New
England spread before them
on a big table around which
they sat-AAA maps, of course.
Mr. Stephenson explained why
the Maine coast is rock bound
and irregular.
1T was made up of noun
tains that have been. sinking
into the sea-" he said. They're
still sinking, but anyone who
has a cabin on the coast
doesn't need to worry. 1t
won't be for a while yet"
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Church Dinner Set

The Damascus Md Metho-
dist Church will sponsor an
oyster and chicken dinner at the
church at 3 pm. Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
A Thnnglrt fnr Unhay
Lenten Reflections on Fovorite Stories
From the Bible by People You Know
BY ROGER BURGESS


think the story of Pontius PLATE in Matthew and in
John is very significant
Pontius PLATE politician. His grubby little
corner the world part of huge, rich and powerful
Roman Ennire ANYTHING "icY" political appoint
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TOURISM, he said, has been
stressed by Maine.

TOURISM, he said, has been
stressed by Maine.
"A few years ago, they be-
gan putting 'Vacationland' on
their license plates" he went
on. you won't see it on a
license on a hearse, however.
The funeral directors OBJ
jected. They felt it wouldn't
be very appropriate to have
a hearse on the way to a GEN.
etery carrying the slogan
'Vacationland' So the State
presses special license plates
for them
He waXed e n t h u STA S t i C
about Names North Woods.
There are more bears and
deer and wildcats roaming
through the woods today than
there were when Thoreau
roved the woods there" he
said. "Some of the best ca
noeing in the world is on the
lakes there. Unfortunately"
he added, regretfully, "the
mosquitoes and flies are ter
rible in the early summer"
He moved on to New Hamp-
shire's White Mountains and
BURBERRY pie. The White
Mountains, he indicated, have
had a lot of self-appointed
publicity men, including Haw-
thorne and his Great Stone
Face" and P. T. Barnum, who
called them "the second
greatest show on earth"
The Is had already heard
about Virginia, and today
they'll be at the Roanoke Zoo
and tomorrow the Bugg Island
Reservoir and Virginia Beach,
looking over things to tell
summer travellers about.
In class, Mr.. Stephenson
stressed the Importance of
planning for the entire FAM
lily.
You've got to select at
fractions that will appeal to
the children as well as their
parents" he said. IF the child
in the. back seat is miserable,
the whole trip will be miSer-
able"
The 10 young men and
women seemed young enough
to remember first-hand about
that.
Rambling
A high-priced auto, with
gold-colored trim, brought
this comment from one la
borer to another as the car
moved down Eleventh street:
Man, he's rollin' on gold" -.
A colleague says on his way
to work the other morning,
when the ground was covered
with snow, he noticed an
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each $500 cash.
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