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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-19

Two Prince Georges County
motorists and . town policeman
who contend that warrants
charging o District policeman
with I'VE traffic violations were
dismissed without a hearing BY
Trial Magistrate Nita s. Hin
man Crane. signed new war
rants against the man yester-
day.
II hope we can get q fan
hearing this time" said John w
Hollingsworth Of 6203 Raleigh
road, Deer Park Heights. one Of
the motorists, after q three
hour conference with States At
torney Blair H. Smith.
Mr.. Hollingsworth and Mack
Roberts. $500 Davis street
Maryland Park, had asked Mr.
Smith for help after they
learned, on January 5, when
they appeared for q hearing or
the charges in Capitol Heights
Police Court, that Judge Crane
had found the policeman mot
guilty"
The motorists contended they
never had o chance to present
their testimony.
The warrants charge Police
Pvt. John e. Newman, 40. Of 507
Sixty FIRST avenue, Capito
Heights, with two counts each
OF hit-and-run and reckless
driving and one count Of DRIVING
a car with improper license tags
The same charges were placed ir
the new warrants.
Mr.. Hollingsworth and Mr.
Roberts told police Q car driver
by Pvt. Newman sideswipet
theirs and failed TO stop aftel
the accidents last November 10
The tag number was noted by
witness and traced by District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-19
Kent Village Store
Damaged by Fire

Fire caused an estimated
lt3. 900 damage to stock and the
building of the Vaudeville
Children's store In the Kent
Village MD shopping center
yesterday.
Chief Robert Baeschlin Of the
Kentland Fire Department said
the fire apparently started when
someone dropped Q lighted Gig
arctic into q wastepaper basket.
Other FIRE companies fighting
the blaze, which almost burned
out the interior Of the store.
were from the Cottage City.
Bladensburg, Tuxedo = Cheverly
and Landover Hills departments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-19
New Warrants Revive
Untried Hit-Run Case

Heights Police Chief Harry volk-
man to Pvt. Newman.
At the request Of the COM
plainants. q hearing on the new
warrants was set for February
20 at 1880 pm. in the Hyattsville
Police Court, this time before
Trial Magistrate w. Britton
Moore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-16

Friendly were scrupulously fair
in their approach and both sides
had a chance to express their
views. The interview was the
main technique employed, al
though there were location shots
and imaginative use of maps.
Perhaps Israeli Premier David
Ben Gurion's ability to express
himself more fluently in English,
as opposed to Egyptian Premier
Canal Abdel Nasser; also the
fact that Murrow interviewed
Ben Gurion, while lesser-known
Howard Smith talked to Nasser,
may have tilted the scales
slightly.
I came away with q feeling
that all the wise men in the
free world viii be needed to
solve this dilemma.
For my memory book: The
faces Of the Arab refugeeS-es-
pecially the man who smiled as
If he were answering q child.
and the old man: the young
Jewish guard at the frontier who
didn't hate the enemy: the fish
ermera on the sea of Galilee: the
Egyptian movie being made; the
reclamation Of desert land near
the Nile; Bent urion's eloquent
definition of zionism; the Egyp-
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season, especially those artifici-
ally contrived to give Hollywood
and New York a guaranteed
equal share Of Emmies. Best
actors and actresses, for in
stance. is a split-personality af-
fair. There are awards for best
actor in continuing" perform
ance Ito give the film shows a
break and in single perform
ance Ito give the New York
Give" shows q nod.
Don't expect to see the Messrs.
Jack Webb, Jerry Lewis. Groucho
Marx, etc. They've already told
OF the Academy Of Television
Arts and Sciences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-16

Gates might be said to represent,
save yourself some mental wear
and tear. Sweitzer whipped out
some mighty familiar words, like
team and teamwork. but he
otherwise left a trail Of con-
fusing clues.
\ Il 4 \
Reminder: Those Emmy
Awards will be presented tomor-
row night % to 1880 O'Clock.
WRC-1, with Art Linkletter
acting as host. There are IL
categories so take a deep breath
before looking.
Some Of them, by the way, will
undoubtedly be dropped next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-16

| tian school children in their new
schools.
] The Twisted Gross: Henry
Salomon's first production fol
INBC's Project Twenty was
Nightmare In Red" tthe rise OF
Communism) and his second,
presented Wednesday in the
Kraft time, detailed the rise and
fan Of Adolph Hitler.
Hitler's story. probably be-
cause 1t is more familiar, lacked
the overall impact Of the first
and 1t left out some aspects Of
the drama of this evil genius
that perhaps could have been
included; his revealing. mincins
Jig at the French surrender
scene, for example.
Solomon couldn't put it all in.
though, and he did include some
fascinating items I'd forgotten,
among them Hitler's haunting
answer to the late President
lRoosevelt's plea for a guarantee
against further aggression.
A study in contrasts: The
hopeless faces of the jews in
concentration camps (which
made you think back to Muir
rows See It Now and the ador-
ing faces of the Germans as they
Historically saluted the master
hypnotist at those fantastic
lNazi Spectacular meetings.
"The Candidates': Author S.
Sweitzer rates the dramatic
posy Of the month for his en-
crossing drama Of q respected
veteran making his last try to
win his party's nomination at q
convention.
The Theater Guild gave it q
first-class try, productionwise,
and considering studio Hmita-
tons, did an excellent Job Of
trying to duplicate the bedlam
! of an actual convention.
It was in the casting, however,
that the Guild sparkled. Ralph
Bellamy gave a smashing per-
Torrance as the veteran and
Larry Gates, as the young conner
who eventually wins the nomi-
nation, provided an interesting
contrast in personality.
Sweitzer oversimplified the
facts Of political life, and maybe
Iidealized q few Of them, but he
got more zing into Bellamy's eff
forts to corral the votes neces-
sary for nomination than most
ITV melodramas achieve with
machine guns.
| His dialogue was. for the most
part, trim and credible and the
actors, savoring the crispness,
slipped into the roles with gusto.
The climactic scene when Bel
lamy finally calls in Gates to
try to break the deadlock-both
are unwilling to make o deal
with q venal politician for o
States key 70 votes-was excit-
ingly done, even If I still can't
quite swallow such lines as "You
don't earn the nomination" etc.
If Mr.. Sweitzer had an in
spiration for the play, it was UNI
doubtedly the late Robert A.
Taft. That's the only parallel
that could clearly be drawn and
III you're racking your brains
trying to figure out who that
crummy politician was, or whom
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Near East powder-keg differ
ences between Israel and the
Arab nations.
Wednesday: 1.-THE Twisted
Cross" brilliant hour documen-
tary on the rise and fall Of
Adolph Hitler.
Wednesday: 1.-THE Candidate. +"
q dazzling drama of convention
politics, on y. S. Steel.
= \ +
See 1t Now: I thought ] was
"up" on the history Of the dis
pute between Israel and its Arab
neighborS-a dispute that could
well set of a third world war
but I soon learned differently.
1t was my reaction that Muir
row and co-producer Fred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-16
ON THE AIR
AWeek to Dazzle
The Eye and Mind
ON THE AIR
By BERNIE HARRISON

seoreboad: There trio Of unusually hne shows on
this week In widely varying nelds and you skipped any
report to office In the morning with written
excuse your TV repairman.
In order Of their appearance:
Tuesda
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! After the boards decision a
county teacher who declined to
be named described Dr.. Lands
to reporters as IAN accepted au-
Ithority in his field" and regis
tered surprise at the adverse
| decision.
/ A scanning OF Social Living. !"
which would have been used as
a text in 18th grade psychology
and democratic problems courses,
revealed the following state
ments on these subjects:
/ Wealth and taxation:
Many of the greatly expanded
services Of the Federal Govern
ment serve the people by redis-
tributing wealth i. . in a capital
istic system wealth tends to
gravitate into the hands of large
corporations or of very success
full individuals other groups
find themselves without funds to
provide health or at times food.
clothing and shelter 49, these
groups live only because Govern
ment, through its power to tax.
provides for them at the expense
lof more prosperous groups"
Wv o r Id Government:
world Government has become
ia practical necessity"
3-Dad: Your father has
spent many hours in his office
so that he may trade in last
years car and be thought a sue
icessful businessman"
| Poverty: Poverty is often
the fault of society rather than
the individual"
| 5--Birth rates: There must
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11

be extensive programs to pre-
vent reproduction Of known in
competents.'"
/ 6-Rural identification: 1.-THE
Rural Elactrification Admins
tration of the Federal Govern
Iment has done more than any
other single agency during re-
cent years to bring about i'm
Iprovement In the farm home.
/ Rural population: 1.-The
Iplodder remains behind to in
|herit the farm"
! 8-Medicine: Scientific medi-
cal services should be the BIRTH
right of all people in a de-
mocracy."
Disposal Is Issue
/ Having refused to adopt DR.
Lands book as a basic text, the
question of what will become OF
the remaining copies Of Social
Living" in school libraries arose.
Il would presume that they
will be disposed Of" Mr.. Barrow
said.
Thomas Pyle. chairman of the
textbook committee, said very
few of the earlier land more
IeXtreme) editions of the book
are now in libraries.
DR.. Norris said he did not
know at this time what would be
done with them.
Mrs. Scharf warned the board
that its action might result in
1.-The frightening necessity of
screening all books for county
schools"
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said, they must pass quite few
lot the temporary buildings.
Mr.. Hagerty said Mr.. Essen
hover particularly commented
on the improved looks of the
area just opposite the White
House southwest gate, where a
Temporary building, housing
State Department workers, was
demolished. The First Division
Society put on a campaign tc
have it removed because it OBJ
scured the view Of its nearby
monument.
Impressed with removal OF
this temporary building, MIR
Eisenhower frequently ex-
presses an opinion that it looks
an awful lot better and can't
I'VE get rid of the rest of them, u
the secretary asserted.
The Chief Executive agrees
with most Washington citizens
that the temporary buildings are
"eyesores and should come
down." If you can find perman-
ent space for the Offices that
are now in them" Mr.. Hagerty
declared.
Rockville Resident
Mr.. McConihe lives in Rock
Vile. Nd. and is the son of the
former Democratic national
committeeman here, Malcolm S.
McConihe. He has been in real
estate and the construction bust
ness here for many years.
He is a member of the board
of directors of the Hospital
Council and Group Hospitaliza-
ton. president of Emergency
Hospital and a member of the
board of directors of the Mont
gomery County Chapter, Ameri-
can Red Cross.
Under GSA Jurisdiction. a
spokesman said today, there are
81 Federal temporary buildings
here. housing some $4,000 en-
ployes and containing some SIS
million square feet of space
There are other temporary build
ings, containing security agen-
cies, on which there is no official
information.
The administrations new Fed
Ieral building plan for the Ma
tional Capital proposes demoli-
ton of all downtown temporary
buildings except the Navy and
Munitions Buildings, by 1860
The National Capital Planning
Commission. at its December Is
meeting, Endorsed this GSA pro-
gram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
|Du Pres Wife
Expects Return
But Officials Lawyer
Reports No Contact

The wife Of Ben Du Pre-, for.
mer Maryland Roads Commits
sion official under indictment for
conspiracy to defraud the agency
said today she understands her
husbands lawyer Is arranging
for his return from Mexico.
| However. the lawyer. Barnard
IT. Welsh of Rockville, said he
has had no contact recently
with Du Pre-. who vanished from
his Bethesda home shortly be-
fore Montgomery and Prince
Georges County grand juries in
dicted him and six Washington
real estate operators.
Mr.. Welsh said he would like
to obtain immunity for his client
but no such arrangement has
been made with prosecutors in
the two counties. 1t was under
stood before Du Pres disappear.
Iance that he would turn States
witness and testify against the
real estate men who were subse-
iouently indicted with him. Mr.
Welsh however, would not COM
Iment today on any earlier ar
arrangement he might have had
with prosecutors.
Alger Y. Barbee. Montgomery
County States attorney. said to-
day Mr.. Welsh gave Iim an I'D
dress yesterday where Du Pre-
could be reached in Mexico. He
did not say what use he intended
to make of the address. He
previously had said he was
Initiating extradition proceed
Iings to bring Du Pre- back here
Mrs. Du Pre- is living now in
Essex, Md. just outside Balti-
more. She said she has not seen
her husband recently but under
stood his attorney was arranging
for his return. She referred fur
ither questions to Mr.. Welsh.
Du Pre- was assistant right-of.
way engineer for the roads COM
mission in charge of buying the
land for the Washington National
Pike and three other major roads
in nearby Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
BEVERLEY SEEKS
DELICATE ROLE

Former Mayor Marshall
j. Beverley, a leader of the
pro-amendment forces in
Alexandria, today announced
his candidacy for delegate
to the convention to be
called to amend the Vir-
GINA Constitution.
Mr.. Beverley is the first
candidate to announce in
the 10th District which voted
against the amendment to
provide State aid for private
education.
The General Assembly,
now meeting In Richmond,
has not yet designated the
method for selection of con-
vention delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
Road Projects Set
In Nearby Maryland
Bar Forms Research Unit:
Passports First Project

Offered a $4,000 grant for the
undertaking.
In another action, the asso.
citation voted In favor Of taking
steps to have the Social Security
Act extended to cover self-em-
lployed lawyers.
Following the business session
the association heard talks on
District problems by District
Commissioners Samuel Spencer
Robert E. Mclaughlin and Brig
Gen. Thomas A. Lane.
The Commissioners were in
PRODUCED by former District
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono.
hue. Also introduced was David
B. Karrick, an attorney anc
president of the Fidelity Storage
Company. who will succeed
Commissioner Spencer in April
! Warns of Deficits
/ Mr.. Spencer told of mounting
deficits facing the District ane
outlined steps being taken tt
combat them.
/ Mr.. Mclaughlin explained
that Congress once paid so pei
cent of the operating cost Of
the city and now pays about Il
per cent.
/ Commissioner Lane referred
ito the transit problem. He de.
Eclared efforts are being made
to get legislation for a public
authority to operate a transit
system at the earliest possible
cate.
During a Observation-Disclosures
period following the talks, Gen
Lane said that. while he sup
posed a public authority would
bring in some new men, tor
level" employees of the Capital
Transit Co are "eminently
qualified.
Fancy N. Litvin, who retired
recently after years of service as
a Federal Communications Com.
mission examiner, was presented
with a certificate of merit from
the association.
| The meeting was held in the
Mayf1ower Hotel. Charles s.
| Rhyme presided,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
The
Rambler
Clocks Moy Be Slow,
But Not the Public
By JACK JONAS

Washington lives by the
clock.
This is evident from the
hustle on downtown streets,
brought on by the race to
reach a million destinations
on time.
Countless clocks, with no
holidays or vacation for their
er-moving hands, quicken
the pace of the slaves of time.
On the Avenue, for example,
from the White House to the
Capitol, clocks everywhere din
a sense of urgency into the
footsteps Of a hustling public.
Close by the White House, a
white-dialed clock StareS re-
lentlessly from an empty sec
ond floor window above a
mems clothing shop. prodding
the laggard to hurry.
On Fifteenth street, as it
wends its way south to pick
up the Avenue again, time is
In a panic in a jewelers. win
dow. Gone is the jewelers.
one time practice of setting
his display clocks at 8:19, and
these now say carelessly 1t is
1870, Sis, 600, 8::35-take
your pick and the devil with it.
# you're late, blame it on the
clock-any clock-in the jew
eler's window.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
Montgomery
School Board
Bans Textbook
Views on Tuxotion
And Controversial
Issues Attacked

lie MUItJ5OIIiCly SOdAi1J
Board of Education rejected q
sociology textbook by a 4-to-;
vote yesterday on grounds 1t en-
lphasized taxation for redistribu-
tion of wealth and otherwise at
tackled the capitalistic system.
The action was the first time
the board has exercised its power
to ban textbooks e'om county
schools.
The book in question. "Socia
Living" by Washington State Col
lege rural sociologist Paul H
Lands. is no stranger to county
school libraries.
First published in 1888. it has
according to board member wy
lie w. Barrow, found a place OF
school library reference shelves
since the early l940s. In it
present revised sixth edition i
was recommended for adoption
as basic text in two senior high
school courses by Supt. Forbes H
Norris. the professional textbook
committee, and individual teach.
ers within the county system.
Hits Controversial Views
Mr.. Barrow, treasurer of thu
Washington Gas Light Co.
Launched the attack on the bool
Iby charging that it Advocate
a point Of view on controversial
matters"
He said the book favors social
lied medicine. Federal aid t.
Education, makes statements un
true and unfavorable about rura
people, and generally is preJu'
diced toward the capitalist,
system.
He was answered by Boarc
Member Rose Kramer, a house.
wife. who asked If the book NIGH
he valuable to balance against
other works with a different bias
She was joined by DR.. Norri!
who said the book would be ir
the hands of teachers quite
capable Of bringing out both side.
of the question.
Retiring Board Chairman vii.
lard G. McGraw, trust officer TO,
the Union Trust Co.. lined III
with Mr.. Barrow on the question
He said he felt there was tor
much emphasis on taxation as 9
means to redistribute wealth. He
said he also found other pas.
Isages which would set elias.
against class"
Fears Context" Passages
Board Member Wayne Bird.
sell. an accountant, also opposed
the book.
1T cSocial LivingD advocate!
world government. I'm afraie
that some of these books nigh
get home to parents who might
take some passages out of con.
text" he added.
| Board Member Lathrop e
Smith, an ex-Navy officer, anc
newly-elected Beard Chairman
Helen M. Scharf. a housewife
Joined Mrs. Kramer as advocates
Iof the book.
Mrs. Scharf told the board
that failure to approve the book
an action unprecedented since
screening began in 1858, woulc
indicate that we're afraid oil
public opinion and have little
faith in our teachers"
With the board evenly split
Board Member Harrison C. King
a farmer. announced that he
would vote against the book as
a basic text.
II would not object to it as a
reference text, but I do think a
basic book should confine itself
to the facts" ne added.
/ Can you define facts in a
realm of human relations? Are
textbook writer's neuter?" Mrs.
Scharf asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
BY HOWARD DUTKIN

The District Bar Association
last night voted to set up nom
profit foundation for research
into legal problems. with a study
of State Department passport
policies as an initial project.
William B. Jones, of the COM
mittee on internal security, read
"a recommendation that such a
foundation be established so
grants can be re- eived from
organizations such as the Fund
for the Republic,
Objection to the proposed
foundation YVES voiced by Miss
Kathryn Cacs, who declared
that the whole slant" of the
fund lis to the left" .ss
You no sooner take money
from any group than you have
someone poking his nose in your
business" she said.
Guard Against Pressure
An amendment designed to
protect the proposed foundation
from pressure by a donor was
Offered by John w. Cragun and
made part of the resolution.
The amendment prescribed
that the foundation mot accept
ANY property on condition that
ANY particular person be engaged
to conduct any research or edu-
caticnal program" or that any
such program be designated to
favor any particular side of a
controversial subject.
The passport study is expected
to be completed by May.
According to Perry S. Patter-
son of the committee on internal
security. 1.-The study should per-
init an objective evaluation of
the State Departments policy
with regard to the denial of pass
ports on grounds relating to ma
tional security and the recon-
mendation of any policy an pro-
cedural changes necessary
from the standpoint of internal
security and individual freedom. Z"
1t was reported that the Fund
for the Republic tentatively had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11

A NEON-CIRCLED clock at
Fourteenth street has "It's"
curved across the top, and
"To Enroll" at the bottom,
with the face between. 1t is
up to the mammal hurry,
checking the clock, to figure
out this means TITS Time to
Enroll"-in a personality i'm
provement. course.
That clock says it's 1910,
and a half a minute further
along the street another time
piece, in a parking lot office.
testifies 1915. Still another,
a few steps away, records
10:11. The clocks may be out
OF step, but the putting Pc
deStrian seldom breaks stride
as he takes them all in.
Three blocks on toward the
Capitol, those landmarks, the
clock in front of The Star and
its companion piece on the old
Post Office tower. are in COM
plete agreement. Clocks glare
from banks. restaurants, drug
stores, chasing the weary in
his frantic efforts to keep up
with them.
In an electrical appliance
store above Ninth street, an
array of clocks are neatly in
accord, all stopped at precise
lye l0:15. .,
Over a liquor store near Sew
enth street, a tired old clock
with battered tin hands has
long since given up at 7:30.