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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
z Candidates Back
$500 Pay Raise
For u. S. Workers

TWO Maryland candidates fol
Congress- Republican and a
Democrat--are on record az
supporting minimum pay in
crease Of $500 a year for postal
and classified Federal employees
The two are not opposing each
other. They arc william 3
Prcndergast. Republican oppo.
nent Of Democratic Representa-
tive Landlord In the jth district
and John r Foley. Democrat
who seeks the scat D. Republican
HYDE N the 9Th
Both expires sed themselves In
telcayams 70 Thomas g Walters
Of the Government Employees
Council AFL-CIO
Mr prenderRa6t said eco.
monte advancement 81 Federal
employees had lagged behind I'm.
ployes In private industry NJ
Foley made similar claim add
ing that the current pay rates
are only IA per cent above 1889
levels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
Bottle and Tuck to Urqe
Full Democratic Ticket

RICHMOND, Oct. 10 (P).-
Two former governors were lined
up to do some speaking chores
for the Democrats today as polit-
ical activity in Virginia began
to pick up.
John S. Battle and William NJ
Tuck. both former Virginia gov
errors. were put in line with
other speakers in series OF
radio talks on why Virginia
Should Go Democratic" for the
straight ticket headed by Adlai
Stevenson.
The late-starting States Rights
group backing r. Coleman An
drews, former Director of the
Internal Revenue Service, an
nounced series of congressional
district rallies and organization
meetings designed to make this
third political force felt at the
polls on November 6.
Another group announcinp
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D. {. Transit Ad
Outlines Plans
Labor Negotiations
Resume Tomorrow

/ Facing a resumption of labor
negotiations tomorrow, D. c.
Transit System, Inc. today
launched series of full-page
newspaper advertisements to an
nounce the company's plans for
the future.
Today's ad announced:
l. Plans to modernize equip
ment.
/ 2. A weekly series of 80
different day-long sightseeing
tours. ranging as far away as
Delaware and Pennsylvania,
with a different tour every Sat
Iurday and Sunday. The ad said
the tours would start soon after
November l. A 75-day extension
Iof the transit unions old con-
tract with Capital Transit Co.
will expire the day before, on
october 81.
3. A new bus rental service.
4. A Rent a Cadillac linn
CUISINE service, for which the
company has recently been buy
ing vehicles.
/ Meanwhile, the District Public
Utilities Commission has prod
ded the company to send it 6
routine financial statement or
its first half-month's operation;
after it took over the transit
system from etc on August Is
Union officials have contendeC
that o. Roy Chalk. president Of
the new company. stalled tht
resumption of labor negotiations
until tomorrow, only q days be-
fore expiration of the contrac'
extension, in order to have avail
able figures for the September
operations as a basis for a Piles
of poverty to union negotiators
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10

Of the Rev. DR.. r Paul Schear-
rer with Takoms Park Presby-
terrain Church and the Rev. DR.
Carl g. HOWE with the Sher.
wood Presbyterian Church.
Dr. HOWE. who has been al
Sherwood since 1862. has &C.
cepted a call TO become minister
of Calvary Presbyterian Church
in San Francisco. DR.. Schearrei
Is retiring after 20 years at the
Takoma Park church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10

plans was the Virginia Demo-
Gratis for Eisenhower. This or
.ganization moved to muster 300
OF their 1852 leaders across the
State into action for the 1856
campaign.
For the regular Democrats
John j. Wicker, jr., chairman of
their speakers bureau, listed
Messrs. Battle and Tuck among
others who will be speaking for
the straight Democratic ticket.
Details of the speaking program,
however. were still incomplete.
Four years ago Mr.. Tuck re-
pudiated the Stevenson can
didacy but last month limited
strongly he would support the
1856 model Democratic presiden-
tial ticket. Mr.. Battle supported
Mr.. Stevenson in 1852 and al
ready has begun work for him
again this year.
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Rezonine Fee Boost
Approved in Rockville

Rockyille's Mayor and Council
last night approved increased
fees for rezoning applications
under new ordinance passed
two weeks ago.
An amendment to the zoning
map will cost $3.50. Fees
ranging up to $3.50 were estab-
iishcd for ordinance text amend
mentS. special exceptions. &C.
cupancy and use permits.
The officials appropriated
$4,000 to purchase street
sweeper to clean the shopping
area once a day and the resi-
dental area once a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
Rockville to Mark
so Years With Phones

The Rockville Telephone Gen.
ter at 200 Oak avenue, Rockville,
will hold open house from $3.50
to 9 pm. tomorrow and Friday
The theme of the open house
will be 80 Years Of Progress.
This year marks the 50th an.
niversary Of the beginning OF
service in the Rockville area by
the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. of Maryland.
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Film Star to Attend
Fund Luncneons

Movie Star Linda DaInell viii
be a special guest at United
Givers FUND report luncheons
tomorrow and Friday
Miss Darnell who is nyinR
from New York for the events.
will attend the Government Unit
report meeting at 1915 pm. to-
morrow at the Hall Of Nations
IN the Washington Hotel. and
the Business Unit report meeting
there Friday at the same time.
Thirty-two per cent of the
S6.6 million goal has been re-
ported TO date in the FIRST one
package drive held here. The
money raised viii 20 toward the
support Of 1872 area service and
charitable organizations.
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Funds Sought to Bar
Annexation bv Viernu

4 committee has been formed
II raise funds h affected areas
and h1ht the proposed anneze-
ton b. the town Of Vienna in
Fairfax County
a spokesman for The group
said committee members viii cell
on residents Of these areas 70
help fight the plan Hunter read.
McHenry Heights. Moidone
Acres Oak Forest OK Ridge.
Oakdale PARK. Ouondio, Vienna
Acre. Vienna Woods Weddsr-
burn Wolftrap road. and Wood
ford loaa
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.WiIson-U. N. Day
Celebration Slated

LYNCHBURG, Va, Oct. 10
GA joint Woodrow Wilson
centennial celebration and
United Nations Day will be held
at Randolph Macon Woman's
College here October 1924.
Participating in panel discus
sions on Europe and the United
Nations. Israel and "a re-evalua-
ton of peaceful coexistence" will
be students from the University
Of Virginia Military Institute and
Washington and Lee University.
The keynote speaker october
% will be Francis B. Sayre, Will
sons son-in-law, who will dis
cuss THE World Vision Of Wood
row wilson
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Arts Club Celebrates
40 Years in Same Home

Forty years ago today. the
newly organized Arts Club OF
Washington held a formal open
ing reception at its new home,
the historic house on l street
which once had been a tenn
porary White House for James
Monroe.
Today Arts Club members are
looking back to that day with a
luncheon celebration commem-
Grating two score enjoyable
years in the same home.
An exhibition of paintings
sculpture and graphic arts by
founder and charter members
opened last Sunday, and another
event of the anniversary week
will be a dinner with reminis-
censes of the early days at 7:3C
pm. tomorrow. The club gallery
is open from II am. to 5 pm
daily.
L. Morris Leisenring. past
president and last living incOr-
porator of the club, will be mas
ter of ceremonies at the dinner
Other founders who are still
members of the club include
Miss Bertha Noyes, Miss Mar
guerite Shafer and Mr.. and Mrs
Robert LeFevre.
Founding Recalled
Mr.. Leisenring. prominent
Washington architect and a fell
low of the American Institute
of Architects, recalls the organ
ization of the club about six
months before it established it.
self at 2017 l street NV.
Back in the winter of 1916
1916" he relates, two different
groups, unknown to each other
began discussing the idea OF
establishing an art society. One
had started in the studio Of Miss
Noyes, who is a painter, and the
other at the ait school started
by Michel Jacobs with FeliS
Mahoney. the cartoonist.
Fortunately" he continues
the two groups got together ir
April, 1916, and formed the club
1t was organized in the studio
of the late H. K. Bush-Brown
sculptor and the clubs first pre-,
sident. he having not been as
ISOLATED with either of the in
itiating organizations, anC
neutral"
Provides Scholarships
Mr.. Leisenring says the or.
gamzation has always been q
CLUB rather than an associa.
ition. although it has participated
lin many civic activities. parti-
cularly those dealing with art
Among other programs, the club
sponsors a sketch group meet
ing in the clubhouse. as well as
scholarships with the help OF
proceeds from its annual Ba.
Boheme.
The back part Of the Arts Club
building was erected in 1902 by
Timothy Caldwell Of Phila-
delphia. The site in pre-Reyolu-
Itionary days was farm called
the Widows Mite. BY 1902 i'm
portant homes were being built
in the area. Mr.. Caldwell put w
the main part Of the latt
Georgian style house in 1905
Gideon Granger. who was the
first postmaster general after tht
Government came to Washing.
ton. was owner Of the house fol
time.
1t later was the home Of james
Monroe while he was Secretar;
Of state and later Secretary Of
War in President Madison ,
cabinet. Legend has II that
President Madison escaped the
British from the home where i
cabinet meeting was being held
1t was from the ! street house
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Delays
Textbook Screenings
Bourd Puts Off
Action PENDING
Talk by Critic

The Montgomery County
Board of Education came close
yesterday to adopting tighter
system of screening social studies
textbooks, but withheld final
approval because the severest
critic of the present system was
absent from the meeting.
A vote on the new methods
will be taken at the next ses-
sion after board member Wylie
Barrow reviews the proposals.
The board also will study
means of finding funds to fl
nance the screening process.
The issue of cost was tentatively
explored yesterday.
Centered on Lands Book
Last spring social studies text
books were the center of a round
of spirited board meetings, high
lighted by the banning of the
book, Social Living" by Paul
Lands of Washington State
College.
MI. Barrow failed in efforts
to keep a second Lands book and
other textbooks out of the school
system. after charging the selec-
ton system had broken down.
Many books were being reviewed
by only single reader, rather
than the three readers prescribed
by board policy, he said.
The new plan, submitted yes
terday by DR.. Forbes H. Norris,
calls for creation of a textbook
committee which would use three
Ireaders-one, Mrs. Julia C.
Ardayne, the school systems
isalaried professional reader, and
two teachers who are experts in
their field. The latter would be
paid $3.50 an hour for the work.
New Cost Estimated
Mrs. Ardayne said the two
extra readers would probably
screen about 90 books a year.
Review work was estimated at
leight hours book for a reader,
indicating new cost of $1,120
a year in the schools budget.
/ The figure would rise if the
system were extended to fields
lother than social studies, as pro-
posed by Dr.. Norris.
4 Another rumble on books came
at the board session with a warm
ing from Elwood B. Mason,
school principal, that the schools
iaccreditation can be threatened
by inadequacies in the school
library.
He said the appropriation Of
S8.399 for library books this year
by any standard is seriously
deficient.
He said $4,000 is needed to
meet library standards of the
Middle Atlantic States Associa-
ton of Colleges and Secondary
Schools, the accrediting agency.
Extra Funds Promised
Dr.. Norris reported. however,
the $4,000 figure is based on
AN enrolment Of 1900 students.
The school has 778 high school
students He promised that ex-
ira funds will be made available
for books to insure accreditation
this year, the first year Wheaton
has become eligible for the
rating.
In other actions, the board:
Refused to waive a S62 fee for
use Of Damascus High School for
a dinner benefit of the Damascus
/. volunteer Fire Department but
said 1t would seek legal advice
on its policy of fees for use of
school buildings.
Formally notified Edward B.
Wynne, spokesman for a grouu
of Poolesville Md residents,
that the board did not intend
to modify its indignation pro-
gram. Poolesville parents last
month protested the enrolment
OF colored pupils at the Pooles-
vile school for the first time.
Elm CLe,nAo AGLoI
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LONG AGO a visiting couple,
enchanted with the chaste
lines of the big fireplace in
the lower hall, had it dupli-
Gated in their own home. DR..
Mann was telling Alexander
Woollcott about it.
Well" said the late expert
on everything, now you can
break the news to them that
their fireplace isn't Colonial
That style is not more than
so years old"
The host investigated and
Woollcott was correct. But
DR.. Mann didn't have the
heart to tell his friends until
after they moved to a new
place.
MOI lar from JackSon'S Hill
are the ruins of what is
represented to have been
Adams mill, People have
complained because the mill
hasn't been restored" DR..
Mann said. But it is just as
well. l would have been re-
CURED to use it as an elephant
house or something"
Not many visitors get up to
look over the Holt place.
Now and then some elderly
people-antiquarians, I sup
pose-come in and poke at
the furniture. Once a group
of them became very happy
over the excellent condition
OF the floor. Lcould not bring
myself to tell them we had
put it in to replace the
original"
Uncle Sans retirement-f for
age laws are putting Or. Mann
out OF office at the end Of this
month But he will continue
to occupy emeritus desk
space in the mansion.
The space had better be in
the present corner. About the
only way there would be to
clear out that confederation
would be to roll in a barrel Of
napalm, ignite it, and 90 away
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the things and activities there.
This patient, persistent effort,
which many parents abandon
because they don't see results
as quickly as they hoped, paid
off.
1t took two years of daily
year-round sessions before Pat
tvs mother felt Patty really
understood the words she re-
peated-quite a lot of words.
Then she began to put them to-
gether in sentences. She is
learning to write the words
now, too.
Before very long, Patty will be
able to tell a story spontaneously
to pour out her feelings and
eXperiences-as other children
do.
To Regular School
Next year. Patty will enter 8
regular school, where she will
attend hearing contact classes
part of the time. and the resi-
of the time will be in class with
children with normal hearing.
Patty's parents were able tt
pay for this help, but the Wash.
ington Hearing Society also
offers its services to children
whose parents cannot afford tt
pay. This is made possible
through community support
through your contribution to the
United Givers Fund.
Your donation can give other
girls and boys like Patty free
dom from the threatened isola.
ton Of those who cannot hear.
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New Democratic Group

lhe Prince George voiun-
tees ior SteYensou- Eeisu5tr
VIII hold al 0rparizalonal mot
lng 1t 1915 pm tomorrow n
the county Democratic cam
paign headquarters 5i05 Bslti-
more bol.egafd Hyattsyille.
The group Is open y all county
j Fas..ga s#.s4fW
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.Quenstedt Talk
Makes Stronu
plea for Unity
BroyhiII Speaks
At Dinner Meeting
In Arlington

In his strongest bid for Demo-
cratic Party unity to date War
rem D. Quenstedt last night
held out a friendly hand to
IVirginia's Byrd organization.
Speaking before the Alex
andria Junior Women'S Club,
the Democratic candidate for
Congress from nearby Virginias
10th district defended Virginia S
political powerhouse.
| Mr.. Quenstedt is running
against Republican Representa-
tive Broyhill, who in the past
two elections has enjoyed con-
siderable behind the scenes
support from conservative Dem
ocrats within the Byrd organ
iZation.
BrOyhill Speaks
Representative Broyhill made
a campaign appearance last
night at a dinner meeting for
residents of Marshall Precinct in
Arlington. He continued 70 avoid
any direct reference to Mr..
IQuenstedt or two Independents
also in the race, and said he in
tended to conduct camraien
lin line with the dignity of the
office 1 hold"
Mr.. Quenstedt'S comments on
the Byrd organization were
prompted by a request that he
discuss his role in Virginia's po-
litical organization.
He described himself as a
combination newcomer and
old-timer." He was born in Vir-
GINA, moved away, and came
back as a resident of Fairfax
County.
MIR Quenstedt was on the op-
poSite side of the fence from the
Byrd organization in last win
ter'S Gray referendum. He was
chairman Of the Save Oul
Schools Committee in Fairfax
County. which opposed the con.
; Stitutional amendment to per-
nit payment of private educa-
ton tuition grants. The Byrc
group was for it.
Source of Strength
Mr.. Quenstedt told the Alex
, andria Junior Women's Club that
the Byrd organizations strength
lay in the fact that it accurately
reflected the philosophy of the
largest group of people in the
State. He said it was not a poll
teal machine" because it did
not rely on compulsion to gain
! support.
The candidate declared. how
ever, that the Byrd organiza-
tons strength will continue just
so long as it continued to re-
, fleet the sentiments of the
: majority.
} In reply to a question about
! the need for a two-party system
} in the South. Mr.. Quenstedt de-
: .clared that Southern States in
effect have a two-party system
: through their primaries.
About 40 members of the club
attended the meeting in the
: Confederate Museum in Alex
: dria.
Seniority Boon
Representative Broyhill tolC
his supporters at the Marshal
precinct dinner meeting that il
was advantageous to have Rep.
resentative with seniority ir
Congress. He explained that 8
congressman steps up in ranl
on committees, and is able tc
bring an area more Influential
representation than freshman
in Congress.
.. Nearly $50 attended the dinner
which was held at St. Mark:
United Bretheren and Evangeli-
/. cal Church in Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10

THE MANSION used to be
called Holt Homestead. It's
present overseer understands
1T was once the home of
Joseph Holt, the judge who
helped pack Mrs. Surratt and
the Lincoln conspirators off
to the gallowS. The place
crowns an eminence known
for a time as Jackson's Hill.
DR.. Mann'S Office is in a sec
ond-story corner. There, neat
ness has been overcome. The
decor is pure Collier Brothers.
Towering deadfalls of man.
uScript threaten the visitor
who pushes through the door.
Periodicals are heaped helter-
SHELTER on the chairs,
The shrinking clearance
around the directors rolltop
desk is being infiltrated by
cases of vitamin samples for
the animals, native clay jugs,
rain gods, gourdS, animal por-
traits, oil paintings, framed
photos and overstuffed book
cases.
One corner has been pre-
empted by a sheaf of spears.
Don't touch their points,
some are poisoned" DR.. Mann
advised mildly.
1T has been said I have the
greatest floating file in the
Government" he remarked.
But 1 can lay my hands on
any book in here, without
having to search" This is
maddeningly true.
He had little windows in
serted in the windows down.
stairs so squirrels could enter.
These mooching marauders
are encouraged by peanuts
scattered over the furniture.
Squirrels have their dinners
on the switchboard and desks.
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throw, if you are Mickey
Mantle, inside the animal
parks gate on Adams Mill
road NV.
President Jackson used to
ride out there to get away
from the hot weather. Reports
are that Martin Van Buren,
and John Quincy Adams also
occupied it at times.
Jackson's pals took a dram
now and then, probably to
ward off malaria. 1t may have
been that they we're over
served the day they used their
diamond rings on the windows
to scratch "Hurrah for
Hickory" and Down with
Hickory's enemies" These
paneS are carefully preserved
by DR.. Mann.
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The
Rambler
Zoo Directors
Office BeustIy
By RICHARD RODGERS

By RICHARD RODGERS
William M. Mann, one of
the worlds most engaging
men, runs the Zoo here from
his pack-rat lair in a historic
mansion converted to a squir-
rel feeding station.
His Office building was put
up Isl years ago. It's a stones
jack Jonos, who regularly writes The
Rombler, is on vocation.
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movement in each jump technique
becomes almost robot-like."
Does a man ever completely over
come his fear of jumping?
You're always little scared every
time you leap, each Jump being new
experience" explains Dave, a Woodrow
Wilson High School and West Point
graduate.
Each jumper has to overcome what
we call sweat points. They pass
quickly. Some men feel twinge
when the plane engines warm up or
If they have an unexpected wait
Others notice it while falling and
counting to fatal four. "a jumper is
taught to count 1,000-2.O00-3. 900
1000. Each thousand is a second. If,
after the fourth count. he doesn't
feel the main chute opening shock,
he pulls his reserve chest chute.l
'I1l never forget my first jump"
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Continued From Preceding Page

Dave recalls. TT was raining. Low
dark clouds added to the gloom. /
sat in the cargo compartment for an
hour-waiting, thinking. I still felt
I had my confidence. knew the
Jumper injury rate was less than one
tenth of / per cent. Yet, you can't
help wonderin', Will my chute be that
one in a million?' I thought of the
wise guy in class who asked, What's
the next step If both my main and
reserve chutes fail to open" The
instructor just grinned and said, My
boy, the next step is verbal: Our
Father Who Art in Heaven
Then the engines turned over. My
mind snapped back to reality. l
looked at the long green line Of men
seated opposite me. The plane TAXED
and took OF. We began little high
pitched jabber. One jumper, with a
southern drawl, moaned, My first
time up in a plane-and gotta jump
out of It'll Another kidded, I amt
about to jump The man next to
him chided. Don't worry, the ser
geant will boot you out
"Just then, Sergt. 1/c indberg
Thorne, the jumpmaster, standing
near the rear doors, raised his hands
and beloved, Is everybody okay?'
"'Okay,' was the reply.
Then worry vanished. Training
took over.
The doors opened. Two instruc-
tors were stationed at each side.
Sergt Thorne slowly gave the COM
mandS: Get ready, stand up, hook up
Jumpers hook their main chute static
line snaps to an overhead anchor line
cableJ, check equipment, sound of
equipment check, stand in the door
and GO!
I'VE shuffied toward the doors.
There were 16 of us on each side. l
was to jump the right door. Ten men
were in front of me. Rapidly, my
stick of jumpers melted away. Two
men from the door, my sweat point
hit me-that queasy feeling of seeing
man fall free through space. In 2
seconds, 1 was in the dOor-kneeS
bent, body erect, head and eyes
straight to the front-coiled alertneSS,
they call it,
go! The Sarge'S hand hit my
buttocks. l sprang into bleak empti-
ness. AS / Screeched, one thousand
1 Strengthened my legs little, tucked
my chin on my chest and grabbed my
reserve chute.
Two thousand then a weird SEN
Sation. The prop wash (the plane was
moving at $50 miles an hour over the
mile-long drop zone) hit me. Like
giant hand, it threw me through the
air. Suddenly, l was in a position
like floating on water in an inner tube,
looking at my feet.
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