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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25

tend the full protection of Amer
lean laws to all aliens residing
here"
THE Soviet government and
its satellites in Eastern Europe
have shown unusual interest in
inducing the return of refugees
from these countries The for
nation of repatriation commit
tees, proclamationS by the va
rious governments of amnesties
for citizens who have escaped.
and personal contact on the part
OF official Soviet bloc representa-
tives abroad. are manifestations
of this concern.
1.-The objects of this activity
are to induce the return of those
who have fed from Communist
oppression and to sew fear and
.dissension among those who
choose to remain in the West.
Any means at hand-such as
alleged appeals from relatives
are employed in the campaign"
l Million Refugees
The memorandum said that
almost all of the l million
refugees who have been accepted
by the West since l945 have
displayed great steadfastness
in the face of the strong pres
sures. ;" The number who
have gone back, the statement
said, is insignificant"
1t is United States policy, the
White House said, that any per-
son in this country, including
those who have sought asylum
here. shall have a free choice
to leave. This Government, the
statement continued, will sat
isfy itself through its responsible
agencies that the individual is
leaving this country only of his
own free will"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25

the new $l4 million mile-long span links
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Hike in AppuIuchiuns

The Wanderbirds Hiking Club
bus will leave at s am. Sunday
from Twelfth street and New
York avenue NV. The group
will hike along the Appalachian
Trail from Big Meadow to
Hawksbill Mountain. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
USO Unit to Hear Talk

Representative Dorm, Demo-
crat of South Carolina, will ad-
dress the first of a series of USO
congressional chats at 5 pm.
Sunday at the Lafayette Square
Club, 719 Madison place NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
Delaware River Bride
Links Turnpikes Today

EDGELYI Pa. May 25 (E1.-Govs. George M Leader of
Pennsylvania Robert Meyner of New Jersey shake
the center spanking bridge
River odayand then throw the last link in turnpike ss
tenn stretching 79 miles from New York City to the
border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15

the board approved preliminary
plans for a 12-classroom addition
to the Belt Junior High School
whose original portion won't be
ready for occupancy until Sep
TENDER 10, six days after schools
open.
The addition will raise its ca
pacity from $50 to 1925.
DR.. Forbes H. Norris, superin.
tendent of schools. paved the way
for the board to join other coun-
ty and State agencies in closer
planning of parks and schools
when he softened his resistance
to a proposal by the Maryland
National Capital Park and
Planning Commission for crea-
ton of a formal co-ordinating
committee for such planning.
Board members. who put of
a vote on the issue until next
Monday, agreed they will retain
final authority in the selection
OF school sites, in accordance
with State law, and that they
will not have to surrender au-
tonomy by joining in the CO.
operative effort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Bids DisiIIusion Board
On Prefob School Plan

struction, who were expected to
pilot the experiment, nor any OF
II other national prefabricated
building firms submitted bids on
the Viers Mill project.
Mrs. Helen G.. Scharf, board
chairman, called the situation
"disillusioning." Willard G. Nc
Graw, former board chairman,
termed it very Disappointing"
And board member Rose
Kramer suggested that the six
week delay needed to prepare
plans for a standard-type build
ing is mot much of a price for
"a sounder product at a lower
cost"
Inspected Sample
Enthusiasm for the prefab-
ricated school came after
several board members and
school administration experts
journeyed this spring to La
fayette, Ind. where National
Homes had built a prefabricated
school.
The VierS Mill School was
selected in an effort to find a
quick remedy for double sessions
in that area, and hopes were ex-
the school addition could
be completed in time for the
opening of the fall term next
Abandonment of the project
could involve the loss of some
expenses already
committed to the project.
In another action yesterday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
MARYLAND VIRGINIA NEWS
Board Retains Principal
As Color ConsuItont

DR.. Mildred Lands, Mont
gomery County school principal
whose after-school hours color
conSultant work set off a con-
troversy in the county in recent
months. was given a vote OF
confidence by the county Board
of Education yesterday.
The board voted to retain her
as an advisor on color of school
interiors. She will get $3.50 a
year for advice on color schemes
in existing schools and $50 a
day for her work in setting up
color plans in new schools.
Last year, the work netted her
$2.741, atop her $6,250-a-year
salary as principal of the Wood
Acres Elementary School in
Bethesda.
Stool Vote
The Stool vote to continue
the agreement with DR.. Lands
found only Harrison King in
opposition.
Board member Wylie Barrow,
who in June demanded that the
consultant'S work be terminated,
was mentioning and did not at
tend yesterdays session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15

I Mrs. Sylvia Littman, repre-,
senting the league, said thu
change defeats the purpose O.
the hearing.
A motion by board member
Emma Everson to schedule 6
night meeting was not seconded
Il feel we should react favor.
ably to the opinion of the pub.
lic." she said.
! James H. Harrison, boarc
chairman, insisted on the after.
noon meeting on the ground hi
does not like to drive his car al
night. He turned down an Offer
from Mrs, Conant to provide him
with transportation.
He said he also disapproves Of
might board meetings because
they are too hard on the school
staff"
Thomas Hicks, a board men,
Der, said second change in the
date would confuse the public. y
Pupil Transfers Approved
Transfers at the opening OF
school this fall of SO colored stu
dents into 10 secondary and
nine elementary schools attended
largely by white children were
approved.
Eight applications were de-
MED, seven of them because the
transfers would aggravate
crowded conditions and one be-
cause the application was filed
after an announced deadline.
The transfers bring the total
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
BY GEORGE FLYNN

Montgomery County's expert.
ment with prefabricated school.
has backfired.
This was acknowledged yes.
terday when the board of edu.
cation held up award, of a con.
struction contract for the pilot
school structure in the expert.
ment.
The board indicated it will take
new look at the project ano
possibly scrap it in favor oil
standard construction.
Last April, the board approved
an appropriation of $177.562 fol
building an addition to the Viers
Mill Elementary School, whose
f1ve-year history h as beer
plagued by overcrowding.
Later the board added another
$4,000 to the project, for a
total of $217.562.
Higher by Square Foot
The lowest of five bids SUBJ
mitted yesterday was $213,O39.
But. board officials quickly
noled, this figure reflected a
price of $13,15 a square foot,
against costs of $11 and $12 a
square foot for two standard
construction projects launched
this spring at Weller Road and
Elementary Schools.
Furthermore, all of the bidders
were local contractors.
Neither the National Homes
Corp. specialists in prefab con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Night Hearing Refused
On School, Construction

The Prince Georges County
School Board yesterday cold
*houldered pleas that public
Nearing or a proposed 500 mil
4lion school construction program
Mbe held at night instead OF in
the afternoon so more people
could attend
= Despite requests from the
! County PTA Council and the
kLesgue Of Women Voters for a
change in the hearing date, board
members stood pat on decision
to hold the session in the board s
soffice at Upper Marlboro at
Jpn Tuesday.
! Originally. the hearing, first in
The School Boards history, had
been set for August 30 at night
in the Bladensburg High School
Last week the board switched in
favor Of an afternoon session.
Mrs. Margaret Conant. PTA
Council president. told the board
more than half of the organiza-
tons unit presidents are men
Who want a night session. She
said a one-week advance in the
date makes it more difficult for
the PTA to distribute literature
ON the program among members
for study before the hearing.
Pictured as Impractical
Terming an afternoon meeting
impractical, Mrs. Conant said /.
when you have a community
interested in school problems, it
seems to me every effort should
be made to meet the interest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15

number of colored students en-
rolled in integrated schools to
1873. A breakdown follows:
Laurel Junior Senior High
School. IA. High Point High
School. s; John Hanson Junior
High, 2: Oxon Hill High School,
Northwestern High School, Suit
land. Maryland Park, Bladens-
burg. Mount Rainier and Glen
ridge Junior High Schools, each.
Elementary schools: Beltsville,
AS; Laurel, 81; Carole High
lands. II; Seat Pleasant, Is; o.
w. Phair. IL: Accokeek, 8; j.
Enos Ray, 4: Glenn Dale, 3, and
Bladensburg. 1.
Principal Transferred
/ School Supt. William S.
Schmidt told a delegation of
parents from o. w. Phair School
in Laurel that the principal, Miss
Marian Metcalfe. has been
granted a requested transfer
from the school.
The parents had petitioned for
her removal on the ground she
was unable to maintain dis
Icipline.
The board awarded 1902 .421
contract to the Hill and Kimmel
CONSTRUCTION Co. of Silver Spring
for construction of the 10
classroom Parklawn Elementary
School at y-eighth place and
Webster street, Defense Heights.
The contract is subject to ap-
Iproval by the Federal Govern
ment, which is financing the
school under the Federal aid
program.
Preliminary plans for an eight
room elementary school in the
Palmer Park subdivision were
approved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15

Board member Willard Nc
Graw defended the arrangement
with DR.. Lands, pointing out
there are other precedents for
additional compensation for extra
work" in the school system. he
urged, however, that the color
choices be standardized so that
repainting of multicolor class
rooms would be less difficult.
Departure Hinted
The resolution came after
Mrs. Helen Scharf. board chair
man. limited that DR.. Lands
would not continue her work
in the school system unless she
could be assured of the extra
compensation which the color
consulting work affords. sm
The board voted to insist that
the architects of new schools be
obliged to follow DR.. Lands fec-
concentrations on color. How
ever, the board will assume the
cost of the color consultant's
fees. At a recent conference on
school building. county archi-
tects objected to paying the con-
sultant out of their fees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-15
Keno Temple Plans
Field Day Saturday

The Shrine's Kena Temple OF
Alexandria will hold its first an
nual golf and field day Saturday
at Goose Creek Country Club,
near Leesburg, Va.
The program will include ac-
tivities for golfers and non-golf-
ers, with Potentate George G.
Yeatman awarding golf trophy.
Several special contests are
scheduled. w. D. Seal, BIT Fair
haven avenue, Jefferson Manor
is in charge of reservations.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-12-22
The Sharkfighters'
Uses Shark Walker

Here's an unusual occupation:
Shark walker.
Russ Sherman, special effects
man on Samuel Goldwyn Jr.rs
1.-THE SharkfighterS," Cinema
Scope Teehnicolor film for Unit
ed Artists release starring Victor
Mature, Karen Steele and James
Olson, which opens at the Lib
city Drive In, Sunday, Dec. 80.
had 10 walk sharks around their
underwater pens off the Isle of
Pines, Cuba, TO keep them alive
for the adventure drama OF the
Navy'S fight 10 save World War
II filters downed in Shark-infeSt-
ed waters, Captive man-eaters
become sluggish, refuse to eat and
will die unless exercised.
Whenever a shark looked puny
and shove him around. forcing
Sherman had to so into the water
him to swim. The technique has
been used for many years by
briSg 'em-back-alive shark hun
tiers who supply specimens to
aquariumS,
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-12-22
Homemaking Glasses
to Open Jan. 2
CHRISTMAS

The Homemaking Division of
the Dade County Board of Public
Instruction is offering l2-week
courses in clothing construction,
party foods. costume design, pat
ceramics. upholstery, meltacraft,
tern-making and home improve
ment.
Registration begins January 2,
1857. The registration fee IS $l.00.
For information concerning these
courses, cali Plaza 4-549l, Mrs,
NJ. X. Reid, assistant supervisor
of adult vocational homemsking.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-12-22
le forevermore

Thirty years ago Calvin Coolidge wrote crisp
Christmas message from the White House. In it he wrote
Christmas is not time but state of mind
This is worth remembering To cherish peace and good
will to be plenteous in mercy to have the real spirit
of Christmas If we think of these things there will be
born in us Saviour and will shine star send
ing its CLEAN of hope to the world.
In a world radically changed by the plastic stream
of history it is comforting thought that at this inspired
season mems hearts responding to the tdngs which
brought to theearh that Holy Night and we
all experiencing genuine feelings of goodwill.
Hate and SelfishnesS are engulfed in the surge of
love and generosity and kindly spirit appears in the
calm wake of the upSurgence as to a troubled world
again the promise of peace.
And so enter the gladstone season firm in the
hope that the present problems confronting us will re-
solve into nohingneSS and that all people truly say
Glory to God in the Highest and Earth Peace Good
will to Men.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-12-22
Personal Mention

Joe 0arlins-the other day I
went 70 DAVID JEWELLERS and
Mr.. DAVID gave me q message
to give you, all Of the readers Of
the Miami Times and all OF his
patrons he says Merry Christmas
and a Happy and Peaceful New
Year to you all-Ruth.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-12-22
Sandy Green Plans
Party for Kendall

Sandy Green, employee of the
Kendall'S Children Home. is So
Letting toys fruit. clothing and
money for big Christmas party
at Kendall ChriStmSa Day from 3
TO pm. The public Is invited 10
come out and have fun with these
unfortunate children.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-12-22
Musing With Mack
BY HENRY E. (Maek) MCKINNEY
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON

AS we mark the joyous birthday
OF the Saviour we adore
May your heart be blessed with
gladness
That will live forevermore
Smyrna times., 1956-12-06

This year study hall has been
established in the Cafeteria of the
Smyrna High School allowing
better use of the library for read
ing and reference work.
Elementary teachers in the
Smyrna Elementary School \and
the Thomas D. Clayton School
have been working on reading
programs both in their classes
and in special teachers meetings.
Realizing the importance of read
ing as a skill and the value of
increased interest in recreational
reading, these teachers are evalu-
ating their present rading pro-
grams in view of improving the
selection of books and increasing
the number of reading materials
Smyrna times., 1956-12-06

time they will be shown some of
the new books on exhibit. All
students in grades 7 and 8 have
previously visited the library and
had a talk on its use from the
librarian.
The Smyrna Library, one of the
finest school libraries in the
state easily seats over 100 pupils,
and presently contains approx
mately 5000 volumes. In addi-
ton to recent additions of cur
rent fiction and non-fiction, new
reference volumes including the
Medical Dictionary, the Diction-
ary of Music, the Oxford COM
panion, to American Literature,
and the Oxford Companion to
English have been acquired.
Smyrna times., 1956-12-06
SCHOOL
REPORTER
Yearbook staff Meets

Mr.. Hal Mayer of the Ameri-
can Yearbook Company win meet
with the members of the 'fSmyr-
ma Eagle" staff tonight at Z pm.
in the library. The staff must
edit 16 pages of the book before
the Christmas holiday. Robert
Hurd is editor of the book and
Paul Loder business manager.
The sale of the book which start
ed last week will continue until
Friday, December 14th. Any per-
sons interested in purchasing a
copy be sure to contact any MEM
Der of the senior class.
Smyrna times., 1956-12-06

against Milford in our gymnasi-
UNI. Coach Tritt in his first year
at the helm of the Eagles team
faces most difficult season. The
squad at present has only eight
members since Robert Spencer is
out with a broken arm and Bill
Pritchard is out with a bad knee.
The eight candidates include Dav-
i'd Deakyne and Ben Solloway,
letter winners from last year, and
Robert Hurd, Bill Cassell, Larry
E1lery, James Persinger, Bruce
Wright, and Ronald Mccoy.
Smyrna times., 1956-12-06
Active School Library Program
Held in Observance of
National Book week"


Teachers and students of the
Smyrna School District are well
aware of the fact that last week
was National Book Week as the
teachers in the various schools
and the High School Library in
particular held special events en-
phasizing new books and reading
programs.
The High School Library has
been spending considerable effort
to improve an already excellent
library. MIR. John Dickinson, Lii
brarian, has recently completed
the purchase of over 300 new
books, and has arranged for ad-
ditional magazines for the library
program. Special displays will
be found in the library on the
Nemberry and Caldecott Award
books, Langstaff's went a
'Courting' and Latham's Garry
on Mr.. Bowditch"
The High School Library Club
will visit the New Castle County
Library during Book Week and
attend the lecture to be held
there this week.
Special visits to the school libr-
ary have been arranged for all
boys and girls of grades four
through six. Mr.. Dickinson has
prepared special exhibits and will
talk to the students on the var
ious uses of the library.
The English classes of the high
school have also been invited to
make a special trip to the school
library this week, during which
Smyrna times., 1956-12-06
Reverend Robert Schappell
Leaves For Service

On November 18th, in the high
school auditorium, the three sixth
grade sections presented Rev.
Robert Schappell, a former sixth
grade teacher, with an officers
leather utility kit. Rev. Schappell
is now a chaplain in the Armed
Forces. The presentation was
made by George Wicks of the
6-2 section.
Smyrna times., 1956-12-06

the paper and Mrs. Dorothy Mey-
er, faculty adviser.
o
Evaluation Reports To Be Given
The members of the high school
STAFF will begin their reporting
on the evaluation next Monday
afternoon in the school library.
Each of the "A active committees
will report between now and the
time of the evaluation in Febru-
airy. The first reports to be heard
will include Program of Studies.
Library Services, and School
Plant. When all reports have been
given and compiled they will be
presented to the evaluation COM
mittee of Is members who will
then re-evaluate them in their
own light.
Smyrna times., 1956-12-06
Basketball Team Prepares
For Busy Season

Coach Richardson Tritt has his
Smyrna High School Basketball
team working overtime these
days in preparation of the COM
ing season which will open on
Wednesday night, January End,
Smyrna times., 1956-12-06
Spy Glass staff Plans For
Paper Distribution

The members of the Spy
Glass" the schools newspaper,
are making plans to have the next
issue of the paper in the hands
of the students on Friday, Dec.
Smyrna times., 1956-12-06
Elementary School News

TITS Always Book Time wzS
the theme in celebrating Chsd-
ren's Book Week from Noveznbsr
IS through December L.
Grades four through six had
Continued on Page Twelve
Smyrna times., 1956-12-06
available in these schools.

available IN these schools.
The National Book Week period
stressing the theme, "It's Always
Book Time, seems a particular
ly appropriate time to study and
evaluate the schools reading pro-
gram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
Nolan Wins Release
From Jail in Fight
|On Loan Verdict

John S. Nolan, former Silver
Spring loan company manager
who has been in jail since a
Montgomery County jury last De-
cember found him guilty of en-
bezzlement, today was released
under $4,000 bond.
Nolan's attorney, James H
Pugh of Rockville. said his 49,
year old client was freed under
bond pending further argument
on a defense motion to set aside
the guilty verdict.
Nolan. who lives in the 5000
block of Glebe road, Arlington,
was convicted of embezzling $4,-
476 in 1852 from the Federal
Discount Corp, a now defunct
loan firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

Judge Beard feels that every
thing possible should be done to
make a jurors experience a
one.
Envoy of Ill Will, or Good
"A juror" he points out. "can
be an ambassador of goodwill
or an ambassador of ill-will when
he leaves the court"
One of the courts chief as
sets in recognizing the impor-
lance of jurors to the good pub
lie relations of the court is Mr.
Bishcoff.
Himself a lawyer who started
out in the court in 1948 as a
bailiff, Mr.. Bischoff plays the
role of a sort of mother hen to
the monthly brood of jurors.
1t was to him that we reported
in the mornings for assignments
He saw that we got to lunch
and he excused us for the day
when the courts calendar was
completed. And he answered
dozens of questions about oul
unfamiliar duties with unfailine
good humor.
His name cropped up even.
tually in every jury lounge con-
versation. He was the jurors
Rock of Gibraltar. One morn.
ing. a panel member entered q
taXicab in Northwest Washing
ton and directed the driver to
Fourth and F streets NV.
Ex-Juror Commends Him
"Oh.' said the driver, you're
going down to see Mr.. Bischoff.
He went on to explain he hao
been on the previous months
panel, and he commended Mr.
Bischoff, with complete absence
of i'll humor over the fact that