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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-22
ALL WOOL SUITS
500

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school in these smortly tailored suits Of all wool.
In worsteds tweeds and fIonnes, in all the new oP-
peoIine eoors and fobrcs
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-22

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-22
WP-LINED TOPCOATS
1875
MEMS FURNISHINGS

button-down color style in Oxford cloth. Fully
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in white or blue. 800
Repp stripe ties, oil silk, in reomentos and other
patterns. ESQ
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Evening star., 1956-03-06
PTAs May Offer List
For School Boord Posts

The District Congress of PTAs
this year may depart from
precedent and submit a. list Of
candidates for three school board
vacancies.
/ A committee of the Board OF
Managers of the PTA Congress
today was asked to prepare a
Recommendation on the ques-
Ition. The committee. headed by
Mrs. Paul Smith, 30l7 Central
avenue NE, is expected to re-
port at the April meeting Of the
board.
District Court Judge James r.
Kirkland has asked that names
of persons qualified to serve on
the school board be submitted
ito him. The District Court
Judges have the responsibility of
filling the three vacancies.
Mrs. Leo Raywid, 4535 Win
dom place NV, questioned
whether the PTA bylaws pro-
hibit the sponsorship of candi-
dates for public office. 1t was
reported. however. that a Ma
tional PTA spokesman had ad-
fvised the limitation prevents the
Endorsement of individual can
didates. The PTA Congress
could submit a list of persons
Evening star., 1956-03-06

1t considers qualified for the
school board vacancies, accord.
ing to this Interpretation.
The organization has never be.
fore submitted names for pos
sible appointment to schoo
board vacancies, a spokesman
said.
Mrs. Smiths committee is
also drafting a recommendation
on qualifications school board
appointees should have.
The boards Scholarship Com
mittee, headed by Mrs. R. Ste
phen Hulburt. 5000 Dent place
NV. reported that IA students
are attending the District Teach
ers College under the PTA
scholarship award program. Mrs.
Hulburt said the scholarship fund
has been reduced to S285 and
urged a campaign for increased
donations to the fund by indi-
vidual PTAs.
The board also heard a report
on a. Health Department plan
to reactivate the pre-school sum-
mer roundup program in which
children preparing to enter the
public schools for the first time
are given medical checkups. The
plan calls for cooperation by
each school PTA in the program.
Evening star., 1956-03-06
Boy Burned by Flare
ISIiqhtIv Improved

Charles McGettigan, 9, in cri-
tical condition with third degree
burns covering most of his body,
was reported slightly improved
today
The boy was burned in an ac-
lcident at the rear of his home.
I1117 Twenty-fourth street NV.
Sunday when he ignited a Is
inch flare ne had found near
there. Quick action by his mo-
Ither. Mrs. Gertrude McGettigan.
mother of four, saved him from
death. firemen said.
/ Mrs. McGettigan was burned
Ion her hands and arms when she
Ismothered the flaming clothing
Iof her son.
around the clock nursing care
has been ordered for Charles,
who was burned on the face.
chest, arms and legs. Mrs. Nc
Gettigan has been separated
from her husband since 1850 and
has been unable to work since
the accident Sunday.
Evening star., 1956-03-06
|House-P Passed Bill
Includes D. c. Items

! The House has passed and sent
to the Senate an appropriation
bill for the Interior Department.
carrying funds for several Met
itropolitan Area projects.
No changes were made by the
House in Washington area items.
Among the projects approved
by the House Yesterday as re-
commended by the House APP
preparations Committee. were
funds for more than So million
to extend the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway; 1897
million to construct the Smith
sonian Museum of History and
Technology on the Mall; i'm
Iprovements to Roosevelt Island
in the Potomac River Transpor-
ItatlCn Survey.
Evening star., 1956-03-06

truths through story, parable and example.
Jesus of Nazareth the greatest of all story teers
the greatest teacher, the greatest leader the greatest
salesman and the greatest speaker the world has
known.
For we're told that never spake this Man
spake" and ''the people heard Him gladly"
And the reason: He humbled himself yet spoke with
authority He talked in terms of good human relations
He concerned for the wants needs OF others.
He addressed Himself to lost humanity.
He taught how to live He showed them how
to die. Fear not" worry not sin not take thought
for the morrow" "love thy God and thy neighbor all
His precepts.
He brought peace into troubled world 19
uries ago, He brings peace into the hearts of
today He is the hope of the world for peace for He is
the Prince of Peace.
Tomorrow: Grace Kanode Llewelyn
Evening star., 1956-03-06
Wilson Backs Plea
For More Teachers
House Member
Also Asks Full
Payment by U. S,

Representative Wilson, Re-
publican of Indiana, said today
he will "do my best" to get
Congress both to grant the Dis
'trict schools more teachers and
to vote full $22 million Federal
payment.
Mr.. Wilson, ranking Republi-
can on the House District Ap-
preparations Subcommittee, said
he is convinced the city's schools
need more teachers to make
classes smaller.
He said he plans to press the
teacher cause with the subcom-
mittee. as we'll as the full APP
preparations Committee and II
necessary, the House. The SUBJ
committee was scheduled to meet
ito start blue-penciling the city
budget this afternoon.
180 Teachers Sought
The Board of Education has
asked the subcommittee, which
lis headed by Representative
Rabaut, Democrat of Michigan,
ito grant 1870 new elementary
teachers for next fall. The Dis
Itrict Commissioners approved
only 40.
Spokesman for many parent-
teacher associations vigorously
supported the teacher plea at
public hearings last week.
| Mr.. Wilson said he liked the
hearings. which he said gave par
ents a chance to tell the Con-
igressmen their viewpoint.
/ The Indianan also heard de-
tailed explanation of. the school
request in a meeting last Fri
day with parent and school
leaders. The meeting, arranged
by John B. Gillilland, president
of the District Congress of Par
tents and Teachers. was attended
by DR.. Carl F. Hansen, assistant
school superintendent: Miss
Katherine Scrivener, elementary
administrator; Hugh S. Smith.
principal of Jefferson Junior
High School, and DR.. Ellis o.
Haworth, professor at District
Teachers College and leader
in the Federation of Citizens
Associations.
Will Back Clerk Item
Mr.. Wilson, besides backing the
plea for more teachers, also said
he plans to support a budget item
providing additional elementary
school clerks.
| The Commissioners have ap-
proved the clerks. A year ago
Congress dropped a similar item,
however, in exchange for lnser-
ton of funds for some addi-
Itional teachers.
/ The clerks are wanted to stan
schools that now have them only
part-time.
Mr.. Wilson, an eX-teacher and
principal, said he is convinced
smaller classes are needed be-
cause teachers have to cope with
pupils of widely differing
achievement and ability.
Evening star., 1956-03-06

He walked this earth only 80
years, yet became the hope of
the world for all time. Even
the world calendar today dates
from His birth.
Born into the Roman Empire,
without wealth, position, learn
ing, prestige or worldly power, He
grew up in Nazareth, taught in
Galilee and gave His life for
humanity at Jerusalem.
He spoke briefly, and in simple
language that all could under
stand. He illustrated and pin
pointed the meaning of His great
Evening star., 1956-03-06

TODAY

The AFL-CIO Community
Service Committee continues
its meetings in the Willard
Hotel.
The AFL Building and
Construction Trades Depart
ment goes into its third day
of meetings in the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
The National Republican
Women's Conference contin-
ues in the Hotel Statler.
The National Federation of
Settlements and Neighbour
hood Centers goes into its
second day of meetings, in
the Plaza Hotel.
The international Associa-
ton of Machinists meets at
1900 Connecticut avenue for
its second day of a staff
conference.
Evening star., 1956-03-06


figure is % per cent higher thar
the 1856 budget.
A sum of $6.4 million was SCI
up for teachers salaries. COM
pared to SAB million in the cur.
rent budget. The pay increase
alone would cost between $780,.
900 and 100000, school officials
said.
The starting salary would be
increased from $3,400 to $3,700
The maximum salary would be
increased from $500 to $4,000
The budget says the average
increase. including annual in.
crements for teachers already ir
the system, would be about $700
Maximum in 16 Years
1T is felt that adoption oi
this proposed scale will put tbe
county in the most favorable
competitive position in which il
has ever been," Mr.. Woodsor
said.
A teacher entering the system
would reach the maximum salary
in l6 years under the proposed
scale, instead of II as at present
Advances under the new scale
would rise rapidly from the
$3,400 until the sixth year wher
the scale would be $500 more
than at present. The schoo
administration pointed out thai
a teacher entering the system
under the new scale could expect
to make $4,000 after six years
whereas he could only have made
$4,000 under the old scale.
Another big increase is the
amount required to pay off bond.
ed Indebtedness. This item is
budgeted at $18 million com.
Evening star., 1956-03-06
Two Men Injured
lin Auto Accident

Two Washington men we're
hurt about 6 am. today when
their car ran off Route %, about
a mile north of Ounce Orchard
IN Montgomery County, and over
turned several times.
County police said the Gar vas
driven by James E. Prencik. %,
of l2l North Carolina av,nue
Sc. Mr.. Prenclk. vino suffered
a head injury. and a passenger,
Thomas Goodman. 46, of 2706
Irving street Sc. were taken 10
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda.
Mr.. Goodman suffered cuts Of
1.-THE head and face and a shoulder
Injury.
Evening star., 1956-03-06

wines containing IA per cent OF
less of alcohol and to leave al
As cents a gallon the tax or
champagnes, but they voted tt
reduce the increase in the tax
on table wines from a proposed
As cents to 33 cents a gallon.
Some officials said the District
still would get the same amount
.of added revenue, due to new
estimates of revenue and con.
sumption.
The bill includes an authori-
Ization of 81 million increase
in the Federal payment to the
District, to raise it from SIC
million to $22 million. District
Officials are keeping their fingers
crossed since last year. when the
authorization was for $40 mil
lion, but the House tried to cut
down by $4 million. The finaI
action was cut of 50 million
after compromising with the
Senate.
Income Tax Raised
The pending bill also provides
for some substantial increases ir
the local taxes. These include
A stepup in the individual in.
come tax by at least $5.3 million
flor a full year, by lowering tht
exemption from $4,000 to $1,000
for the individual and to $4,000
for married couple and pro-
Ividing $500 deduction for de.
pendents. Under this, the Dis.
jtrict would begin system Of
withholding next October /.
Application of the District
per cent sales tax to rental oi
personal property but exemptine
radio and TV films and record
ings is estimated to bring in ar
additional $150,000.
Lower Price Meals Taxed
Reduction of the exemption o1
the 2 per cent sales tax on res
taurant meals from the present
so cents down to l3 cents
estimated to bring in an addi-
tional 100000 a year.
Increase in the tax on liquors
to bring in an additional $780,
900, and on beer to produce an
$4,000.
A new tax of $25 a year in the
form of license fee for doctors
dentists. lawyers and other pro-
fessional persons. exempting
nurses.
The joint Fiscal subcommittee
also have approved an increase
in the real estate tax rate from
$2.20 to $3.50 per $100 of valua-
tion This is expected to produce
an additional SIG million.
Evening star., 1956-03-06
Rambler
Three Pups Put On
Doegone Good Show
BY JACK JONAS

A lady who worked in the
office of the Home Show re-
Gently at the Armory reports
on a problem that caused
some worry before solving it
self.
las door prizes, they gave
away three of the cu&st little
beagle pups you ever saw"
she says. eve were worried,
in the first place, for fear
they might not get good
homes. You know, the wrong
people.
I'VE could see right away
that that problem was solved
when the winners came in to
claim the pups. A young
married couple came in first,
real nice people.
THE next was a District
policeman, a young man and
a bachelor. A very nice young
man, too. He said he was
going to give his pup to his
girl friend.
The last was a small lady,
very neat. And nice, again.
I'VE were Just beginning to
feel relieved about the new
owners, when another worry
started to bother us. The
pups weren't there yet, but
they were on the way over.
What if there was an argu-
ment about who was going to
get which pup?
THAT set us on edge again.
We had just about decided it
would be first come, first
served, when the pups were
brought in. The pups solved
the problem for us. The young
married man went over to
look at them, and one of the
pups all but leaped into his
arms.
THE other two pups were
set down on the floor. One
made bee-line for the po-
liceman and the other tod
died over to the small lady.
We needn't have worried at
all"
Evening star., 1956-03-06

AAAooS VAido AACAAOCAcs AASt VA
have time to study the matter
before acting.
This postponement to next
week in District Committee ac-
ton may mean a two week delay
in getting the bill before the
House, since next Monday is
District Day" The next would
be two weeks away.
The only alternative would be
a special rule by the House Rules
Committee giving signals for
earlier action. That, officials
said, has not yet been contem-
Iplated.
Too Big a Job
Committee clerks said today
they could not possibly get the
bill and report into form for
presentation to the House for
next Monday even if it were pos
'sible for the House District Com
Imittee to act on the bill Thurs
day or Friday of this week.
The point was that, while The
District revenue bill was vital
and the timing important. it was
not so much so that a crash job
was indicated, some said.
The only difference was that
the Rabaut subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee
now is about to mark up the
1857 city spending bill and could
use some information as to what
may be the revenues in the year
beginning July /.
The revenue and spending
bills were supposed to. come
through the legislative mill about
the same time but now it appears
there will be something off-beat.
The slightly revised tax bill
was to be introduced in the
House today by Representative
Smith. Democrat of Virginia,
head of the House District Fiscal
subcommittee.
Changes in Bill
Changes in the bill as against
what was reported as approved
last week involve the following:
J.. Elimination of proposed
application of the District sales
tax to sales made by the three
military commissarieS in the Dis
trict. This was sharply opposed
at a hearing yesterday for
spokesmen of the Defense De-
partment, who said it would
damage morale and lead to tax
troubles in the States and over
seas.
2. Elimination Of a proposed
2 per cent sales tax on seeds,
fertilizers and other farm items,
estimated to bring in about $40,-
900 a year - Representative
O'Hara, Republican of Mime
sofa, said this was eliminated
because the cost of collecting this
tax would be too high Ito get
such a puny item of revenue"
Wine Tax Changes
3. Wines4The joint Subcom-
mittee decided to stand pat on
% tay of 15 rentc pa1lon m
Evening star., 1956-03-06
Foster Homes
Decline Shown
Public Rolls Steady,
UCS Study Reveals

The number of private foster
homes and private institutions
caring for District children has
steadily declined. while rolls al
public institutions continue to
rise, United Community Serv-
Ices committee reported today.
The number of institutional
children has remained at about
1.200 for the last 10 years, the
report said. But 10 years age
more than half of these children
were in private institutions with
out District reimbursement. To-
day the proportion has shrunk
to one-quarter.
Children in foster homes mum
ber an additional 1900. But OF
these, five out of six are wards
of the Department of Public
Welfare, while only one in six is
in the care of private agency
Part of 2-Year Study
The report was given to the
UCS Family and Child Welfare
Section by a committee on fos-
ter care. 1t is the latest section
Iof a huge two-year study of the
welfare needs of District chill
,dren.
In the period studied, the cost
lof public. care has "skyrocketed,
the report noted. In 1945, the
total cost was 1903, 900, includ.
ing the Receiving Home, the two
industrial Home Schools and the
National Training School fol
Girls. In 1855. the cost was ST.
1892, 900 for the Children's Cen
ter, Junior Village and the Re-
ceiving Home.
At the same time, there are
empty beds and unused facilities
for child care in private institu-
Itions in the District, the report
said.
The greatest deficiencies, the
report said. are in the care fol
Negro children, neglected and
difficult children, emergency
care and adaptive care generally
OF the approximately 600 ille-
,gitimate white births here in
1854, two-thirds received ma
Iternity care and child-placement
service: $50 of the children were
adopted the same year.
OF the 5000 illegitimate COL
ored children born in the Dis
Itrict the same year, only % were
placed in adoption. The pro-
portion of unwed colored moth
Iers given institutional care was
much lower than that of white
Iunwed mothers.
Recommendations Listed
The committee made these
recommendations:
/. UCS should sponsor meet
Iings with private child-care
agencies with a view to modify
ing their programs to fit current
needs.
| 2. Increased efforts should be
made to find foster homes fol
teen-aged children, emotionally
disturbed children, colored un-
wed mothers and infants. These
groups are the most difficult tc
place.
3. More public welfare workers
in the foster home and adoption
units should be recruited.
4. Foster home board rates
paid by the District should be in
creased from $45 month to $50
5. The Zoning Commission
should be asked not to classify
foster homes as boarding houses
The boarding house regulations
eliminate one-third of the Dis
trict, including most of the
better residential neighbor-
hoods" as possible foster home
areas.
Evening star., 1956-03-06

pared to $1.4 million in the cur
rent budget.
The instruction and debt serv.-
ice increases amount to a total
of nearly $2.4 million, leaving
approximately 100000 for in
creases in all other budgeted
items.
Tax Rise "Inevitable"
Supt. Woodson said that "a
rise in the tax rate is inevi-
table" if the budget is adopted
as presented. No estimate was
made of the exact effect on the
current county tax rate of $2.70
In releasing the budget, Schoo
Board members stressed that the
proposals are those of the ad-
ministration and that the new
county school board has taker
no action on it.
The budget would require $8.t
million from local tax sources
This is nearly a AZ per cent in
crease over the $50 million re.
quired from local taxes for the
1856 budget.
The budget contemplates stag
gering school opening hours tc
enable buses to serve more
schools and cut down the cost
of transportation.
A sum of $100 is set up fol
tuition under the Gray plan. The
budget points out that although
no legislation has been enacted
to implement the Gray plan, the
state auditor has advised that
sum be set up so it would be
legally possible to transfer funds
within the budget should it be-
rnYne nepacSary
Evening star., 1956-03-06
Lunkford to Speak

! Representative Lankfor d
Democrat of Maryland, will ad.
dress the Kent District Demo
cratic Club of Prince Georges
County in the basement of G80t
Seventy-fourth avenue, Kent Vii
lage, at 8 pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1956-03-06
Phi Koppu Psi Banquet

The Founders Day Banquet for
the Phi Kappa Psi Alumni AS
sociation of Washington will be
held $50 pm. tomorrow in the
East Lounge of the National
Press Club.
Evening star., 1956-03-06
House Unit Acts Monday
|On D. c. Tox Increase
By DON S. WARREN

The Districts $12 million revenue BILL approved late
terday by the fiscal subcommittee in charge will for
action by the full House District Committee Monday
Chairman Mcmillan wanted action earlier but this ruled
out because members had other The point also
made that members not the fiscal subcommittee should
Evening star., 1956-03-06
Landslide

"A udH WIN LIhCS " 1OOl
around with the good earth
came into what you might
call a sudden wealth.
Looking around at his
lawn, and noting a few
holes here and there, he de-
cided he needed a little top
soil to get the place into
shape for summer.
Across the street from his
house was a big building
project. He asked one of
the builders if he'd mind
giving him a little leftover
dirt. The builder said sure,
being the neighborly type.
Our man had to go away
for a couple of days, and
when he returned, there
was his dirt-twO full truck
loads of it, dumped in his
driveway.
He figured getting the
dirt that way would save a
little money. So far his in
veStment includes a wheel
barrow and an aching back.
He's still trying to figure
out what to do with all the
dirt, and his wife's worry
ing about what's going to
happen to the screened
porch when the wind starts
blowing.
Evening star., 1956-03-06
A Thnnght fnr Unhay
Lenten Reflections on Fovorite Stories
From the Bible by People You Know
BY w. HI. M. STOVER
President, Dale Carnegie leadership Courses,

The greatest story told the story of the life Of
Christ as He lived and told it,
He spoke only 450 words equivalent to.20 20-mnute
talks changed the world Time literally stood still
Evening star., 1956-03-06
Foirfox Schools Seek
Record $12.2 Million
SoIoy Increase for Teachers
Averaging $500 Year Proposed
By PAUL HOPE

$122 million proposed school budget presented
the County School Board today by Sup W. T. Woodson
salary teachers of $00
budget $27 million than the current budget and
the biggest salary increase recommended at one time
Evening star., 1956-03-06
Pennies

The man who reported to
us some time back that there
were 27 pennies imbedded in
the concrete of the sidewalk
on Fourteenth street near H
street has returned with a
progress report.
He says the last time he
passed that way, he noticed,
not pennies, but q holes in
the sidewalk where someone
had pried the coins loose.
Name
Why do they call it Hains
Point?
Hains Point was named
for 1t. Col. Peter c. Hams,
of the Army Corps of Engi-
neers. He was the man who
directed the survey and the
planning for East Potomac
Park, West Potomac Park
and the Tidal Basin.
Dredging of the Potomac
to begin the work on the
parks was authorized by
Congress in 1882, and Col.
Hams did his planning
shortly after that.
Rambling
A lot, of people have written
to report the sign pat, Your
Hairdresser," at Tenth and L
streets NV, mentioned here
a few weeks back. :.
The Folger Library reports
that it recently received
microfilm copies of the bor-
ough records of Stratford-
upon-Avon for the 10Th and
18th centuries, but that be-
fore they could get them from
the Customs people, had to
make an affidavit that the
records contain no obscene
or immoral matter, no matter
advocating or urging treason
or insurrection against the
United States, or forcible re-
sistance to any law of the
United States, nor any threat
to take the life of or infiict
bodily harm upon any person
in the United States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-09
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