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Dietz of Berkeley Heights, N. j
They married about year-and-
a-half before her death and lived
in State College, Pennsylvania
town where Mr.. Cameron was
continuing his university educa-
ton under the CT Bill.
Besides spending most of the
brief period of his marriage there
Mr.. Cameron was born in State
College. His father. Stuart Cam
eron, died more than 20 years
ago, and Mrs. Cameron took her
son to New Jersey, where she
became teacher. She is now
head of the high school history
department in Westfield.
Mrs. Cameron, relatives said,
was sin a complete state of
shock" after hearing of her sons
death. Mrs. Cameron planned to
return to Westfield this after
noon, accompanied by her sister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Roads Commission Gets
New Chance at Hudsons

ANNAPOLIS, May S (R.-The
State Roads Commission has
been given a green light to make
another attempt to recover the
money it paid John B. and
Dorothy Hudson for a piece of
land in Montgomery County.
The Court of Appeals yester-
day directed the Montgomery
County Circuit Court to hear
further proceedings in the COM
missions suit against the
lHudSons.
The suit, filed last October,
charged the Hudsons with false
and fraudulent misrepresenta-
tons" in selling the land to the
commission for $26,500. 1t said
the Hudson, without knowledge
Iof the commission, had con-
tracteo with other persons to
buy the land for $4,000 and
then sell it to the commission.
The commission appealed after
the Montgomery Circuit Court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
81 Talk Monday
In zoning Fight

More than nine hours Of
speeches already have beer
scheduled for Mondays hearing
on Fairfax County's controversial
Freehill coming amendment
More requests for time are still
coming in.
A public hearing is scheduled
for 8 pm. in the courthouse on
the amendment to enact most of
the McHugh master plan pro-
visions for residential develop
ment. Main feature of the plan
is a restriction of three acres on
lot sizes in the western two
thirds of the county.
officials said it will be neces-
|sary to continue the hearing be-
cause of the number of persons
who want to speak.
Joseph H. Freehill, county
board chairman and sponsor of
the coming amendment, said any,
one desiring to speak should con-
tact the county executives Office.
Everyone who wants to be heard
will be given a chance to have
his say" Mr.. Freehill said.
So far 81 persons are sched-
uled to speak. Several of them
represent organizations. ThaGe-
quests for time have ranged from
one minute to As minutes.
Persons speaking on the over
all aspect of the amendment will
be heard first. Those speaking
on districts or specific areas will
be heard next. District spokes-
men will be heard according to
the alphabetical order of the dis
tricts, Mr.. Freehill said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

Robert E. Mclaughlin to the
Federal Housing and Home FL
nance Agency.
The report states that "majol
steps" have been taken during
the last year to wipe out slums
and blight and asks HHFA to
l"re-certify" the city's antislum
program.
Annual approval of the total
city program by the Federal
agency is required to qualify
Washington for various kinds OF
Federal aid.
In detail, Mr.. Mclaughlin ex-
planned the status of redevelop-
ment and renewal projects
throughout the city, and the
jobs of official and civic agencies
working with them.
The report noted that 1900
families have been displaced so
far by the "Area B" redevelop-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Boy Critically Hurt
AS Cor Rums Pole

A Forestville (Md) youth suf-
fered critical internal injuries
early today when the car in
which he was riding struck@ a
power pole on the Marlboro pike.
Prince Georges County Police
identified the victim in Casualty
Hospital as George Ferguson, II,
of Route /. The car, which was
demolished, was driven by Jackie
Wexford Harich, 20. also of
Route /, Forestville. police said.
Harich was treated for minor
injuries and released.
Police Pvts. Thomas Wyatt
and Robert Sydnor said the auto
failed to make a sharp turn
about 1905 am. today on a
stretch about two miles east of
Forestville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

BALTIMORE, May 5 (P.-A
financial crisis which for about
48 hours threatened to ALLEVIATE
strong groups supporting Millard
e Tydings' campaign for the
Democratic Senate nomination
was reported resolved today.
Spokesmen at Tydings, head
quarters had reported a lack OF
precinct money"-the cash used
to pay the election day workers.
Some leaders had what they
considered a commitment from
headquarters for some $4,000
for this purpose.
BY last night. the money had
been raised and distributed to
five of the city's six legislative
districts and arrangements had
been tentatively made to distrib-
ute the election day cash to the
other district before the polls
open Monday. v
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Ruling Upsets
|CoImur Manor
Vote Results

ANNAPOLIS, May S (P.-The
Court of Appeals yesterday over
turned results of an election in
Colmar Manor last July with an
opinion that write-in votes for
Harry w. Hill and Olin L. Mer-
chant should have been counted.
Mr.. Hill had been denied cleo
ton as Mayor and Mr.. Merchant
as third ward councilman by the,
Mayor and City Councils 3-to-a
vote not to honor their write-in
ballots.
Mr.. Hill, whose name was not
on the ballot. had received 81
write-in votes to the 70 picked
up by Mayor John N. Torvestad
and Mr.. Marchant got % write
ms compared to 20 votes for
Mortimer E. Rain in the council
manic race.
Judge John B. Gray. jr. had
held in Prince Georges Circuit
Court that the Council andMayor
were not required to count the
write-in ballots.
The Court of Appeals, in revers-
ling his decision, ruled that the
section of the town charter re-
Iferred to did not bar write-ins
as had been contended.
The opinion, which has the
effect of ousting Mayor Torvestad
and Councilman Rain from Office
and installing their opponents.
goes back to Judge Gray for &C
ton on the mandamus order re-
quested by attorneys for Mr.. Hill
and Mr.. Merchant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
SUNDAYS BEST READING
Pocketbook Issue in Politics
Explored in Sunday Star

THE VOTERS PURSE is IMPORTANT-In recognition
of that Importance, the Editorial Section presents
comprehensive survey Of the economic outlook for
the period between now and election day-a feature
designed to give preview of the voters mood on
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ruled that the commission was
not justified in relying on the
representations of the Hudsons.
The Hudsons, on March 20,
asked dismissal of the appeal on
the ground that Ben DuPre,
ousted commission rights of way
engineer. had admitted in a dep
osition ''he falsely informed his
Superiors" that he had negoti-
ated with the couple.
The deposition said he ar
ranged with Gus Basiliko to pur-'
chase the property and transfer
it to the Hudsons as straw
men," but that he actually had
no negotiations with the Hud-
sons and the option was signed
by Basiliko.
Basiliko. a Washington real
estate man, was convicted in
Montgomery County of conspir-
lacy to defraud the commission
in other deals.
The Hudsons said DuPre's
deposition had exonerated them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Caroline School Expelled
Prevotte for Knife Threat

lat her home st just feel sorry
for those poor people," meaning
the victims of the shooting.
Her son has been staying with
his brother, Robert. and the
brothers wife, Sarah, in their
basement apartment at 7012
Greig street, Gregory Estates,
near Seat Pleasant. Gregory
Estates is a stable development
of three-story brick apartments,
most Of them with IL housing
units each. 1t is a neighborhood
chiefly of young couples with
small children. The Prevatte
couple has two sons, one aged 3
years and the other 4 months.
There are few teen-agers in
Gregory Estates.
Mrs. Robert Green, a neigh
Dor. said she was standing out
side the Prevatte apartment
building today about 1880 am.
and saw the Prevatte boy enter
it. She said he returned outdoors
in a few minutes carrying q rifle.
II thought it was odd for him
to come home at such an hour,
when school was in session." Mrs.
Green said.
She added she didn't know
there was a weapon in the Pre-
waite apartment. but didn't
think 1t unusual that the boy was
carrying a rifle.
Mrs. Green and another ten
ant of he building, Mrs. Lucille
Williams, said the boy was quiet,
friendly, polite and good natured.
They said he seldom left the
house. unless it was with his rel
atives or to play with younger
children in the front yard.
He was nice to everybody"
Mrs. Green said.
She said he used to play with
my kids all the time" Her chill
dren are 3 and 21a years old.
Starts New Job
Mrs. Williams, however, said
she was upset the day before
when she discovered the boy
teaching her younger children
the art of poker. II gave them
down the country for that" she
said. my boys are too young for
that"
The boys brother is a sales
man for the w. r. Winslow Paint
Co, 922 New York avenue NV.
His wife started a new job yes
terday as punch machine oper-
ator with the International Bust
ness Machine Corp. here.
The Prevattes moved to Greg
DRY Estates from Alexandria last
February IS.
A neighbor was caring for their
two children yesterday. Three
days ago. when Mrs. Prevatte
was downtown applying for job,
the Prevatte boy was her baby
sitter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
School Bourd Asks
Arlington Court to
Set Bond Vote Date

The Arlington School Board
today asked the County Circuit
Court to set a date for a $4,492,-
$50 bond issue to finance class
room construction.
At the same time the board
went on record indorsing a $2.2
million bond issue proposal for
financing the courthouse i'm
Iprovement.
The board resolution did not
specify a date for the referendum
but County Board Chairman
Wesley w. Cooper said yesterday
that the County Board and
School Board have agreed to
hold both referendums on June S,
A $9.4 million school bond is
sue was defeated at the polls in
February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

ment project and $50 have been
moved in connection with public
housing projects.
Rehousing of these families
has been efficiently handled"
by the National Capital Housing
Agency and the Redevelopmeat'
Land Agency. but the relocation
Of families displaced through
other forms of governmental &C
ton has been handled with little
consistency" the report said.
A study is now under way on
the possibility of setting up a
central relocation service"
within the RIA to handle family
displacement by any kind of gov
ernmental action. the report said.
But it noted that various Fiscal
and legal" problems must be
studied before this can be put
before the Commissioners for APP
prevail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Argument Leads
To FutuI Shooting
OF Vienna Man

A 31-year-old Vienna CVa.)
man died in Arlington Hospital
last night four hours after he
was fatally shot during an argu-
ment with a friend.
Fairfax County police said the
victim. Melvin Lewis, 81, colored,
of Vienna, was wounded in the
stomach by a slug from 90
caliber rifle at the home of Dan
Junius Carter. %, colored, of
Route /, Vienna.
Police said Carter was charged
with felonious assault and re-
leased under bond shortly after
the 6:l5 pm. shooting. Hospital
aides said the wounded man died
on the operating table around
1880 pm. Carter was re-arra6t-
ed and jailed on a murder charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

layer on the stairs, he heard
someone yell "Mr. Cameron is
dead" That shocked him out
of his rage. he said.
Asked why he staged the shoot
ing, Prevatte told police: "Oh,
don't know. I get red in the
face and awful nervous and ]
have a high temper"
He was charged on warrants,
just as an adult would be, rather
than on juvenile petitions. Pre-
liminary hearing is scheduled
Friday in Police Court in Upper
Marlboro.
I Sergt. Pearson said the first ac-
counts of the frenzied confusion
at the scene overemphasized the
panic aspects. He said he and
the other policemen on the case
feel the school staff averted what
might have been a full-scale
panic.
Aide Stops Clock
He said a quick-thinking aide
in the principals Office stopped a
master clock one minute before II
would have sounded the noon
dismissal bell and sent the entire
schoolful of children into the
halls.
Only Mr.. Cameron's class ran
shrieking into the hall, he said.
They were quickly rounded up
and herded into an unoccupied
room, he added. The other
classes were kept in their seats.
Prevatte first told police he
was is.
what year were you born"
Sergt. Pearson asked.
1892"
Then you can't be IS, sonny"
the sergeant said.
A birth record check confirmed
that the boy is IA, Sergt. Pearson
said. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

"Yes. heard the rumor tina
some boys were bringing guns tt
school," he said. 'but we were
never able to confirm it."
Mr.. Hrezo also denied that 81,
students recently were Withdrawn
from school and sent to a juve-
mile institution.
Some Drinking Reported
Two or three girls said there
had been some drinking among
the boys at the school recently
Then it developed they had heard
about the drinking from other
students.
A group of boys nearby, men,
bers of the schools Teen Club
vehemently denied there was any
organized drinking.
There might be some individ-
ual students drinking, they said
but there hasn't been any wide
spread drinking.
A Prince Georges County po-
lice sergeant, who declined to give
his identity, said nothing like
this has ever happened before
We haven't had much trouble
with the students"
An officer at the scene said he
thought the students were "a
little rough, but no worse than
in Washington schools.
you can see why this is not
like the nice suburbs" he added,
There are a lot of multiple-unit
dwellings out here and some of
the houses are close together"
OvercrOwding Denied
Principal Hrezo said there are
about $50 students in the junior
high school.
II would not say we are over
crowded and we have adequate
facilities" he commented. "I'd
say we have an average school,"
The students were universally
bitter about one thing:
1.-THE boy that did it has been
here only few weeks" said one
student in group observing a
television camera crew at work.
Others volunteered the same
information. A seventh-grade
girl added:
Il suppose now everybody will
think this is really a bad place. u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

across a classroom into the hall,
and confronted the boy coming
down a fight of steps.
HE had me cornered," Mr..
Patriarch said. HE pointed the
gun at me but I noticed he had
a sort of undecided look on his
face. / grabbed UP the only
thing l could get my hands on"
1t was a trash basket at the
bottom of the steps. The brick
layer said he didn't know wheth-
er he wanted to throw 1t or
use it as a shield. b.
Look at Each Other
1--WE stood there for a few
minutes looking at each other. A"
the workman went on. HE had
the gun and I was holding the
trash can. Then he told me,
i didn't want to shoot them
others. I just wanted to kill
Mr.. Hrezo."
He said the boy handed him
the rifle then.
The bricklayer seized the
weapon, collared the boy and
marched him to the principals
Office. Police estimated that the
shooting was ended about five
minutes after the boy charged
into the school.
AT police headquarters in Seat
Pleasant. Prevatte talked calmly
with officers. He said he was
sorry he shot the three men. He
explained he was looking for the
principal. He said he hated Mr..
Hrezo and still wanted to kill
him.
When police led him from
headquarters to take him to Jail.
the boys calm manner left him.
He few into a rage at the sight
Of news photographers. He
cursed and kicked out at them.
He told police that when be
was face to face with the br +
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

Billy Ray Prevatte was expelled
from school in Raleigh, N. C.
less than two months ago fol
threatening his teacher there
with a knife, his former princi.
pal said yesterday.
Only Thursday neighbol
woman found him teaching, hel
sons, aged IL and 8, how to play
poker.
Neil Rosser, principal of the
Hugh Morson School in Raleigh
told The Star 14-year-old BILLY
had bad record but comes from
a sensible family"
In his telephone interview, the
principal said the boys family
sent him to live with a brother
This kept him from a possible
reform school sentence.
"He drew knife on the
teacher after the teacher triec
ito discipline him." Mr.. Rossel
said. Before that he hao
knocked down one of our school
patrols in the corridor"
Faced Reform School
The case was turned over to
Domestic Relations Court. Be-
cause of North Cardinals COM
pulsory education law, requiring
children to attend classes
through the age of 16, the Pre-
waite boy probably would have
had to continue his education
in a reform school, Mr.. Rosser
said.
After we turned him over to
the court the family sent him
to live with a brother in Mary
land. taking him out of the
jurisdiction of this court" Mr..
Rosser said.
II have worked with his par
ents and they seem to be pretty
reasonable people," the principal
added. "The rest of their chill
'dren have good school records. "
He said Billy's younger broth
er lis a very fine little fellow"
But Billy was "a lone wolf in
many respects" and did not get
along well with other students,
Mr. Rosser said.
The principal said the boy had
been put out of school in Feb
lruary and was readmitted after
a juvenile court hearing. Juve-
nile authorities let him return
to classes after his parents paid
medical bills Of the safety patrol
boy he beat UP, Mr.. Rosser said.
His files list the parents as
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Prevatte
The father works in a textile
weaving plant in Raleigh.
The mother. reached by tele.
phone in Raleigh. burst into sob'
and could not speak.
Later. still weeping uncontrol-
lably, she told an Associated
Press photographer who called
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
School |, Scene Of Staying,
Called Just Like Others

Police, teachers and residents
of the Maryland Park Junior
High School area yesterday an
swered the big question:
What kind of youngsters are
the students of the school where
14-year-old Billy Ray Prevatte
yesterday fatally shot one teach
Ier and wounded two others?
Kids here are like everywhere
else, no better or no worse" said
Mrs. Ethel Shapiro, who with
her husband runs a grocery
across from the school.
"It's a quiet community. We
haven't had any trouble with
juveniles and they came in here
all the time. We would know"
Once a bad Place"
A man in the store, lifting a
soft drink from a cooler, stopped
to add that the sudden and vio-
lent action was not something
expected at the school.
1.-The boys and girls have not
been any trouble" he said. II
think they have been better than
average"
The seventh, eighth and ninth
graders. crowded around the
front door of the school, are
eager to talk about themselves
with youthful frankness.
"a couple of years ago this
used to be a bad place." said
one boy at the edge Of the
crowd. 1.-The school was just
getting to have a good reputa-
ton and this had to happen.
Water Pistols at School
After tragedy strikes there
are many reports that the stu
dents are unruly, have carried
guns to school. drink, and that
six recently were placed in a
detention home.
Students from all three class
levels deny that guns were
brought into the school.
There have been a lot of
water pistols brought to school,
but no real guns" a group of
girls said.
Principal John Hrezo had
heard the gun-carrying report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
13,O0OD.
To Be Shifted by go
Report on Urban Renewal Programs
Submitted to Federal Housing AGENCY

than $4,000 Washington families will be displaced and
rehoued elsewhere by 1860 various rban
renewal" programs proposed here
This estimate. and prediction that facilities avail
able to handle it, contained detailed report
renewal progress in the District submitted by Commissioner
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-04-12
Teachers PLANNING
A Spring Party

The Spring Dinner party Of the
East Cleveland Teachers Associa-
tion will have as its guest speaker
Miss Kathleen Lariden, a we'll
known educator from Detroit,
Mich. Miss Lardie is program
manager for Detroit's radio educa-
tional program. Her subject will
be can Interpretation of Education
through Radio and Television."
The dinner is being served in
Windermere Presbyterian Church
Tuesday, April 18th and the gen.
eral chairman is Miss Sarah
Krause. Music will be furnished
by Shaw string ensemble.
To maintain an informal and
friendly atmosphere, guests will
be seated in small groups, and
the menu will be served ala family
style.
President Of the association is
Jack Jirus of Superior Elementary
School.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-04-12

St. Aloysius Church was the scene
of the wedding on Saturday, April
7th Of Margaret O'Hair, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles O'Hair,
1925 Hazeldell rd. and Phillip
Reardon, son Of Mrs. John Reardon,
1867 Gainsboro ave. Rev. Fr.
James Smith officiated at the ten
o'clock nuptial mass against an
altar decorated with gladioli, snap
dragons and carnations.
The bride wore a gown designed
with a scoop neckline and a chapel
train of lace and net. A lace half
hat held her finger-tip veil and she
carried carnations and orchids.
Stephanie Zielinski was maid of
honor and Mrs. Donald Johnson,
sister of the bride and Kathleen
Brown were bridesmaids. The bride
groom had Richard Geiger as his
best man and ushers we're James
O'Hair, the brides brother and
John Mullin III.
Following trip to Washington,
DC, the couple will make their
home at 1906 Mann ave.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1956-04-12
Recent Births

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Martin NJ
Mcmahon. 14111 Savannah ave., 9
boy, Michael Darrin Mcmahon
March 22nd.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j
Dottore, 14517 Shaw ave-, a girl,
Catherine Veronica Dottore, March
26th.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. William
r. Patton, 1916 Euclid ave-, a girl,
Diana Marie, March 9th.