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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
U. S. Assures Arlington
It'll Remove Tempos

Arlington officials were as
sured yesterday that the Fed
eral Government will make "ev-
cry effort" to remove 20 tempos
in nearby Virginia. but gave no
indication of when a start will
be made.
This information came in an
swer to a plea by the County
Board that these temporary
structures be eliminated.
A letter from the White
House to the board said:
"A plan is now being prepared
to provide adequate permanent
Office space for Federal employees
in the area. When this plan
has been completed, a schedule
Of demolition will be set up"
County Buildings Cited
AS a sidelight. board members
were reminded by a resident yes
terday that the County has I'M
slightly temporary buildings of
It's own.
In a letter, attorney Anna F.
Hedrick needed the Board with
a difficult quotation:
"And why beholdest thou the
mote that is in thy brothers
eye. but considerath not the beam
that is in thine own eye?"
Miss Hedrick was referring to
two frame buildings in the rear
Of the Courthouse-and across
from her office-which seem
to gov more permanent with the
passage of time"
In another matter, the board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
New Teachers
.0Kd in Suburbs

The Montgomery County Board
Of Education yesterday spent
seven hours going through its
proposed record SIT million OPP
Grating budget. due for presen-
tation to the County Manager
Tuesday.
Much of the boards time was
spent in discussion of possible
reorganization of its personnel.
Positive action was taken in only
two fields:
/. Approval Of the hiring of
20 new teachers at a cost of
about 100000 to instruct spe-
cial classes of physically and
mentally retarded children.
2. Provision for an across-the-
board raise of about 500 for
cuStodianS and maintenance
men.
Also approved were additional
teachers in the fields of art, mu-
sic, physical education, remedial
instruction and library work.
The board earlier granted q
6 per cent raise to clerical work
ers in individual schools which
will add about 5000 to their in
comes. For the first time this
fall. clerical workers were ad-
mitted to the Montgomery
County Education Association
which represents some 2,00[
county teachers.
According to MEGA Executive
Secretary Eric Rhodes, about
100 clerks or half of the total
are members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
RoiIrooder Retires at 70
After 46 Years on Line

Thomas /. Swami. 10, signed
in the Silver Meteor from New
York at Union Station last night
at Z p.m.-and with the same
stroke of the pen wrote fms to
a 46-year railroad career.
I'm going to take that alarm
clock down to Benedict MD
and drop it overheard" the
sprightly. lean man smiled.
AS Pennsylvania Railroad
conductor since 1924. Mr.. Swami
of Brandywine. Md. has had his
sleep disturbed all too often by
the harsh ring of the alarm.
Fact is I've gone through
five alarm clocks since I've been
railroading," he said. Always
the handwriting kind. Never
did trust those electric clocks;
power might get cut Off"
Has Many Memoirs
Mr.. Swami took a lot Of men,
cries into retirement with him.
"One time we had the presi-
Dental car. President Coolidge,
I mean. Mrs. Coolidge called for
a quick stop just after we got
started" he recalled.
I'VE pulled UP at Odenton.
Md, and she sent a message
back to the White House. Told
themt otu IN of the iron she'd
been using before she left"
Then there's the recollections
of a harder. tougher way Of
railroading.
I'VE used TO keep a bucket OF
water up front lin the engine
cab and sponges. Everytime we
went through a tunnel we'd soak
one sponge in water and hold 1t
on our heads and put the other
wet sponge in front Of our
mouths so we could breathe
Those coal fumes were awful
bad"
Brakes Have Changed
And train brakes have changed.
too.
USED to be we'd ride on top
OF one Of the freight cars on a
downhill grade. Had to put the
brakes on by hand TO keep the
train from running away with
u.s. he explained.
For q septuagenarian, MIR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Funds Are Sought
For Reproductions
OF CoIonists' Ships

RICHMOND, Mar. 81 tP.-A
drive for 100000 to build three
ships-reproductions of the Su-
san Constant, Godspeed and Dis
covery-will begin tomorrow.
These were the ships that
brought the first Colonists to
America.
The reproductions will ride at
anchor of jamestown Island
during Jamestown's 35Oth ami
versary celebration.
Behind the Embarrassing will
be the Naturalized Citizens Of
America, Inc. an organization
chartered a year ago in Virginia
DR.. r. H. Bruni of Richmond
Swiss-born president and found
er of the organization, said the
appeal will extend across the
country to help increase the pa
triotic significance of jamestown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

Swami. a native of Hughesville,
Md. bellies his age. He's an ac-
tive hunter, fisherman and barn
dancer.
I'D like to ride but the horses
seem to have a lot more ginger
nowadays" he says.
Mr.. Swami said the thing he'll
miss most about his long rail-
road service will be the fellow
ship with the men I've worked
with over so many years"
But he promised those within
earshot at the stationmaster's Of
fee that he'd be back often for
visits.
Couldn't keep me away" he
grinned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
School Officials
In Fairfax Hit
On Budget Issue

The Fairfax County school adj
ministration was accused yes
terday of fattening its proposed
1956-57 budget to take advan-
tage Of a new school board and
new Board of County Super
viSors.
The accusation was made by
Harley Williams, president Of
the Virginia Citizens Committee
for Better Schools which will
meet Thursday to discuss the
$12. 088.388 budget.
The school budget and the
general county budget will be
discussed Tuesday by the Fair
fax Citizens Council which also
is expected to be critical of the
proposals.
Supt. w. r. Woodson origi-
nally asked for a $12.2 million
budget but the proposal was cut
by $4,000. AS now drawn. the
budget would require an in
crease of about So cents in the
tax rate. The proposed budget
is approximately SIS million
larger than the current budget.
Mr.. Williams said the theme Of
the Thursday meeting will be
whether the proposed tax in
crease could be substantially re-
duced without impairing the
educational opportunity of the
county's school children.
Advantage Taken"
There's no question but that
the school administration has
taken advantage of the new
school board and new county
board to get in all they could in
the new budget" Mr.. Williams
said.
The present school board
took Office last January with only
one holdover from the old board
The present Board of Supervisors
also took Office in January with
only two holdovers.
Speakers Thursday will be
Robert B. Walker, director Of
information and surveys for the
school system. who will defend
the budget. and Ernest j. Hol-
comb, Agriculture Department
economist and former chairman
of the budget advisory commit
Itee Of the Arlington County
Board. who will speak for reduc-
Itions.
! The meeting will be held al
10 pm. in Circuit Courtroom No
and will be open to county
residents.
| The Tuesday meeting will be
held in the same room at 8 pm
The sponsoring group is the
Organization formed to replace
the county chapter of the De-
tenders of State Sovereignty and
Individual Liberties.
Increases Opposed
The council has tackled up
signs over the county urging
residents to keep Fairfax real
estate taxes from rising almost
so per cent. :"
A preliminary county budget
of $l3.2 million has been re.
leased. This budget, which in.
Icludes the county's contribution
to the school budget. would re.
IQuire a tax rate hike Of IS cents
from $2.70 to 1885.
| DR.. Homer Richey of Char.
Ilottesville, a former professor al
the University of Virginia, will
speak on Evils of confiscatory
tax increases at all levels Of
government.
The school budget has beer
Endorsed by the county Fedora
ton of Parent Teacher ASsocia-
tons. The school board will
hold a public hearing April
at 8 pm. at Annandale High
School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Stanley Plans
No New Session
On Race Issue
Seen Concurring
In Go-SIow View
Voiced by Byrd

RICHMOND, March 81 (R.-
Governor Stanley made it clear
today he won't be hurried into
calling another special session
of the Virginia Legislature to
deal with school segregation.
The Governor talked with re-
porters just before leaving for .
two-week vacation at Kobe
Sound, Fla.
He indicated also the decision
of Negro ATTORNEYS to press their
desegregation suit against Prince
Edward County has not spurred
him to give serious consideration
to summoning the lawmakers
back to Richmond.
The Governors remarks left q
distinct impression the 65-year-
old chief executive now concurs
with those who believe Virginia
should follow go-slow course in
attempts to work out an anti
Indignation program.
Advocated by Byrd
The go-slow approach has been
advocated by United States Sen
Iator Byrd. who has suggested
massive resistance" to the Su-
Ipreme Court decision outlawing
segregation in the public schools.
The go-slow advocates believe
Virginia should sit tight and
generally follow a do-nothing
course in an effort to stretch
out the segregation period as
long as possible.
Such a course would mean
shelving of the Gray Commission
program worked out late last
year by a 32-man group of legis-
Ilators appointed by Gov. Stanley.
The Gray program would at
tempt to avoid compulsory inte-
grafton in large sectors Of the
State but leave the door open
for possible indignation in some
areas.
The latest crimp in the segre-
CATION picture in Virginia oc-
Cured earlier this week when
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
announced plans, to press for de-
segregation in Prince Edward
County.
Prince Edward is the Virginia
locality that was involved in
one of the original five Segrega-
ton cases that prompted the
Supreme Courts 1854 ruling. A
three-judge Federal court per-
mitted the county to continue its
school operations on a segre.
gated basis for the 1856 term,
but directed Prince Edward Of
ficials to proceed with plans to
comply with the decision.
Following the announcement
Of the NAACP attorneys this
week. Atty. Gen. Almond and
IT. Justin Moore, special lawyer
for Prince Edward, called on
the Governor and urged that a
special session of the legislature
be held.
! They reasoned such a session
would strengthen Virginia's stand
when the Prince Edward case
is reopened. because it could
then be argued the State was
making some Roadway in trying
to solve the school problem.
The Governor said today he
hoped to have a complete" va.
cation at Florida and didn't con.
template weighing the merits Of
a special session while on the
trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
|Mortinsburg Plans
New Traffic liuhts

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Mar.
81 (SpeciaD The City Council
here, at a special meeting, has
given final approval for install
lation of a new $4,000 traffic
light system for the city.
Work on the project is ex-
pected to be underway in April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

organizations, should strenuously
insist that this practice be
changed without delay.
IF an additional expense to
the city should be involved. Just
think of the reduction in crime
which would result. It certainly
would be an inexpensive way of
closing the avenues Of crime. !"
A department-store controller
said persons who carry drivers
permits have the right to think
all Of them are authentic. He
added that If it were necessary
to charge an additional 10 cents
for handling and postage, the
applicant should be asked to pay
for it.
II feel permits should not be
issued unless the person has
some identification to present at
the time of application" credit
manager said.
Mailing permits would GER
tainly be worthy the expense
involved if it eliminated unau-
thorized and habitual offenders
from obtaining identification
which was not their own"
Criticizes Laxity Of Practice
A department store official
described the present practice
as very lax" and called fol-
changes. He said he thought
that the applicant should be per-
sonally identified at the time the
application was made both for a
new permit and for renewal of
an old permit.
Also" he added. Il very def
nitely agree the permit should
be mailed to the applicants adj
dress and it certainly should not
be given out over the counter as
is the present practice"
A jewelry store executive rec
commended verification of the
name and address and a require
ment for character references.
Several others went on record
for a show of Identification plus
mailing of the permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Only One Contest
7 okomo Park to Probe
CITY Election Results

by a wide margin. II was the
only contest in the election.
Six voting machines were used
on election day last Tuesday.
Julius c. Peters, jr., head OF
the election board. said last
night the hearing request appar-
emily stems from a discovery by
an election official when board
members were counting votes on
one Of the machines that IL
tallys were registered in two coll
umns in which there we're no
names OF candidates listed.
There we're four tallys in one
Of the columns. he said, and
seven in the other.
Machine ImpOunded
He said the officials went
ahead and certified the voting on
grounds the tallys. because OF
the mechanical nature Of the
voting machines, would not have
changed the election results.
The results still have to be
certified by the mayor and coun-
Gil
The machine In question has
been impounded by Montgomery
County election officials for 20
days pending outcome Of the in.
vestigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
ArIingtonions Put Teeth
In Doq-ControI Ordinance

A stronger dog-control ordi-
nance will go into effect in Ar
lington on June /.
The new regulations were
adopted by a 81 vote by the
County Board yesterday. Ralph
Raul cast the dissenting ballot
and David Krupsaw abstained.
Under the new ordinance, the
county has the authority to i'm
pound all dogs running at large.
Under present regulations. only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

unlicensed dogs may be picked
up.
One Of the new provisions
raises the county pound fee from
rs cents a day to $40. Also, a
rabies incubation is now re-
CURED. The deadline is January
l Of next year.
Also provided is a 500 pen
atty for keeping q vicious or
destructive dog. Each day a res
ident keeps the animal after
conviction will be considered a.
"a separate offense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Auxiliary to Meet

The women's auxiliary Of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue
Squad will meet at $3.50 pm.
Tuesday in the home of Mrs.
Frances Chesser. 1915 Grant
street, Bethesda, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Ny7B YDRIN}
PHYSICIAN MARKS
End MARRIAGE
OF rs YEARS

BALTIMORE, Mar. 81 (R.
DIR. j. Clagett Robertson.
Baltimore physician, cele-
brated his second silver we'd
ding anniversary today.
He married Miss Marian
Estelle Groppel in 1904. She
died in 1880. six months
after their silver wedding
anniversary.
In March of 1881, DR.. Rob-
ertson married again. Today,
he and the former Miss
Bertha Lee Merriken are OBJ
serving their 25th wedding
anniversary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

sweeping CIle Ilelu OF pSyCllaLry
They are. of course, given to
overactive patients. not to de-
presSives.
The drugs have been so sue
cessful. psychiatrists say. that
many disturbed patients-previ-
ously difficult to treat--are be-
ing Gained, given psychotherapy
and sent home.
Use of the drugs. chlorproma-
zine and reserpine, is now found
in most institutions. although St.
Elizabeths Hospital was one of
the pioneers.
Drugs Developed in Europe
The drugs were developed in
Europe in the early 1950s. They
were put to use here in the sum-
mer of 1854 and have proved so
successful they have been used
increasingly ever since.
The story of the tranquilizers
has been so dramatic that many
pSychiatrists are advocating
their use by family doctors with
the expectation that the drugs
while not cures in themselves
will save many patients from
ever reaching mental inStitu-
Itions.
Drug companies that have
produced chlorpromazine and
Ireserpine are racing each other
Ito turn out different and even
better drugs.
Already another drug. promo
zine. has been tested at the Dis
Itrict General Hospital. 1t is, in
essence. chlorpromazine without
the chlorine factor. 1t is said to
have none of the side-effects OF
chlorpromazine.
/ A Treatment Center
st. Elizabeths-ranked among
1.-THE top mental institutions in
the Nation-iS developing the
atmosphere Of a pure treatment
center. This is a slow process
because the medical profession
must move forward with caution
But the wards there that usec
ito be full Of disturbed patients
the type Of wards that lent 6
stereotyped picture OF menta
institutions to the public, are
disappearing.
A short while ago the dis.
turbed wards. or nursing unit.
as the staff calls them. hac
many excited. disturbed, unpre.
ldictable patients. Plumbing wa.
damaged. Furniture, windows
anything breakable, were
smashed from time to time.
/ This. Of course, meant buyinf
heavy. unbreakable furniture
the largely uncomfortable type
that has been characteristic Of
mental institutions.
The attendants in the dis.
turbed wards were actually
guards. There was no alterna.
tive. These excited patients
were difficult to reach for psy.
Ichotherapy. Usually they coulc
be only fed, clothed and watched
Drugs Calm Violence
/ The disturbed wards were
ringed with small rooms where
|. exceptionally violent patients
. were often isolated so they coulc
harm neither themselves Of
others. -
j Then, in 1854, came chlorpro.
lmazine and reserpine.
For the most part, these wards
are no longer disturbed wards
i Here were two tranuuilizer,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

The whole climate OF St. EIizobeth,
Hospital is being changed by the use
Of new troRquiIizing drugs. doctor.
report, FROM on institution where
euord-like ottendonts were a con.
stont need, the mental hospitoI i.
developing a home like atmosphere
in which potients con help themselves
This is the first Of q series. The
second story will oppeor tomorrow.
~-
that Gained the patient so he
could discuss his symptoms
Hitherto, sedatives like the bro
mides, barbiturates and NOR
phine, all proved to be stupe-
flying. habit-forming or both
The new drugs have none OF
these adverse results.
Since 1854 about 1900 patients
at st. Elizabeths have beer
treated with the new drugs
More than 500 persons are cur
rently under treatment.
OverhOlSer Optimistic
DR.. Winfred Overholser, SUI
.perintendent, is exuberant about
the results. They are not cures
but are drugs used to help psy-
chiatrists bring about cures. he
says.
DR.. Addison M. Duval, assist
ant superintendent, says "TheS
are changing the whole climate
of the hospital from the heavily
restrictive climate of a guarded
institution"
DR.. Jay L. Hoffman,. first as.
sistant physician. says There i!
nothing in the history of psy.
chiatry that has changed anc
that promises to change things
so much"
with the advent of these
drugs" DR.. Duval declared. 9Th,
hospital is starting to change
over to the treatment climate.
1.-THE wards are becoming
homelike," added DR.. Hoffman,
patients are no longer possessed
lof wild destructiveneSs. TIL,
drugs have Gained them"
| For a number of years, psychi
airy has been regarded as ;
field apart from medicine. Will
the discovery of the new drugs
mental care is coming closer II
medicine again.
And. the patients recognize |
change in themselves, doctor
point out.
/ Attendants as well as formerl!
disturbed patients are flooding
the hospital administrators with
requests that homelike furniture
be substituted for the heavy
clumsy type now in use
They want better recreationa
facilities. movies. permission fol
outside visits. televiSion, etc.
In a sense" DR.. Duval de.
clared, you come TO the conclu'
sion that the new drugs have no
reduced the administrative prob.
lem, but have increased It. be-
cause the patient is now in {
co-operative state of being. You
can work with him."
The increase in the formerly
disturbed patients abilities Il
live normally makes an increased
staff Of trained personnel neces'
sary. the psychiatrist added.
Relatively few patients nov
have to be confined in special
treatment rooms. This occur
only in cases of new admissions
who haven't been Gained by thu
drugs, or in the exceptional case
where the drugs can't be admin.
Ilstered or they fail to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Association for Child
hood Education begins a
five-day meeting at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel.
The American Institute of
Timber Construction begins
an eight-day convention at
the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01

City officials OF Takoma Park,
Md, will take a look Tuesday
night into results OF the COM
munity's municipal election last
week.
A special hearing into the
elections outcome has been set
for 8 pm. by the city council
at request Of Gordon H. Cole,
of tbs Garland avenue, who
said last night he will present
at the investigation certain facts
that were irregular" in regard To
the voting.
Mr.. Cole. who was not a can
didate In the election, said he re-
quested the investigation as a
private citizen.
Already Certified
The city's board Of election SUI
Ipervisors has already certified
the election results and de-
clared Mrs. Emily p. Monitor, Of
5l1 Elm street. winner by q
seven-vote margin over John d
Roth In a three-way fight fpi
two council seats from the Prince
Georges County side Of the city
John F. Kozel, incumbent, the
other candidate in the race, LED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-01
Keneipp Report Awaited
On Auto Permit Chonoe

Engineer Commissioner Thorn
as A. Lane said yesterday he ex-
poets a report this week on what
must be done to assure better
Identification of drivers seeking
operators permits.
Gen. Lane considers the pre-
sent system of handing out per-
mits over the counter inadequate
to prevent phony names and adj
dresses on permits.
He said he had asked Traffic
Director George E. Keneipp for
o comprehensive report" on the
whole problem of identification.
One phase of the report, he said,
will 60 into the question Of mail
ing permits rather than handing
them out.
The proposal to mail all per-
mits as a means of assuring bona
f1de addresses has been widely
Endorsed here since The Star re-
Gently revealed that permits are
being handed out with no check
on names, addresses or true iden-
tity.
Prefer Mailing of Permits
Key members of the Commits
sioners' Traffic Advisory Com
mittse told The Star individually
that mailing permits was prefer
able to the over-the-counter sys-
TEN.
These committee members en-
phasized that any one who gets
away with classifying his name
and address on a permit is a
bad risk as far as accidents are
concerned.
A poll of downtown business
men showed the merchants sup
port the mailing proposal as a
protection against phony identi-
f1cation even if some small addi-
tional expense is involved.
Here are some comments from
the business men, including
credit managers. speciality stores
executive and department store
officials:
II was really amazed that such
q practice existed in the District
of Columbia. / can readily un-
derstand how permits could bt
obtained in order to pass bac
checks, steal cars and commit
various other crimes" one mer-
chant said.
I believe the citizens Of this
city, together with the varioM