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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30
BY GEORGE BEvERIDGE

The District Zoning Commits
sion stood in recess on Washing
toms proposed coming revision
today, but will resume hearings
on the controversy Monday.
During the last three days, so
witnesses, most with long state
Iments. alternately blasted and
praised elements Of the coming
provisions submitted by consult
ant Harold M. Lewis.
Some urged adoption OF Mr..
Lewis new land use controls Just
as he proposed them. Some said
they were so faulty they should
be junked entirely, and re-
written. But q large third group
found fault only with certain Of
the proposals, and suggested
ways to correct them.
Commission Chairman Thomas
A. Lane has indicated his inten-
ton to analyze each proposal
against all the testimony. and
wind up with a new code to
guide all future private develop
ment.
The so witnesses testified
mainly on general effects and
provisions Of the proposal. ANY
further statements along this
line will be taken up Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Then,
Gen. Lane said, he will invite
any testimony on any testi-
mony on any Of the specific nine
chapters Of Mr.. Lewis regula-
lions.
After this--probably starting
Monday afternoon-the commits
sion will take testimony on each
Of 10 maps. dividing all city land
into various coming districts. y
The regulations. on which pre-
liminary testimony is being
taken, tell what coming controls
apply in each district"
Gen. Lane said he hoped testi-
mony could begin at 2 pm. Mon.
day on the first two map areas
They cover ID the 'lower fai
southeast area" east Of the
Anacostia River and south Of
Pomeroy road and SuitlanC
parkway. and (2) the upper fal
southeast" east Of the Ana.
costa, north Of Pomeroy roat
and south Of Benning road.
In testimony yesterday. Levi
T. Breuninger, real estate man
warned that the Lewis proposals.
were $50 drastic" they woult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30

ing his patient Is in need Of
something. He sets about to fur
nish the needed quantity in con-
centrated doses.
The patients" in this case
are q flock Of youngsters q bit
behind In reading-not hope
lessly behind, but definitely lag
ging. These are third through
sixth-graders. They'll get the
concentrated dose Of needed
reading help two hours a day
for six weeks in six elementary
schools. The program starts
June "a.
The experiment is fraught
with success because school Of
ficials are recommending the
reading program for only those
children expected to improve.
Teachers Hand-Picked
Children selected by their
principals and teachers will
have los Of IS or above and are
not more than two years behind
IN their reading level.
Still another assurance Of
success in the manner in which
summer school teachers have
been chosen. For the first time,
they represent a hand-picked
crew. And they were selected
only after expressing a desire to
teach reading and nothing else
One school oficial described
what he hopes to be the change
in District summer schools - al
least on the elementary level :
in this manner:
"Too often, in the past, you
could walk through a summer
school classroom and find the
lethargic atmosphere supplying
IF the students were not
asleep, they we're resting. Al
times it was hard to determine
II the students were more In
need Of sleep than the teacher
Certainly in most cases, the
summer school teacher took the
job as a relatively easy way Of
making a living - and not with
any pronounced idea Of rails.
ing achievement levels"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30

From the sometime scholars
point Of view there are also
these good points about the up
coming summer school.
The hours viii be shorter. One
class viii run from 8:45 to 1918
am. Then. another shift comes
in from 1890 to 1918 pm.
Glasses are to be restricted to
Is children per class.
And. of course, reading has
never quite taken on the unde-
sirable qualities associated with
the mechanics Of subtraction and
ddition-particularly subtrac-
ton and addition in the summer
time. The two have been dropped
from summer school.
The point in this. school people
explain. Is that reading is basic
to any subject. And these chill
dren, because Of reading Difficult
ties, are having trouble with
everything. Once the fault Is
corrected, they should proceed
along a normal, comfortable
course. Reading gains measured
throughout the city in either
clinics or special classes have
convinced school administrator
that such leaps and bounds in
3 child's ability to read can be
accomplished If the classes are
small, the teacher interested and
the desire to improve present.
Children viii not be passed OF
fiunked. What they get in sum-
Imer school Is expected to bring
them up to the rest Of Their
class and make the transition
easier in September to another
grade.
A fee of 81 will be charged
each child enrolled in the pro-
gram Ito cover the cost Of
materials which may be needed
and cannot be received through
school funds"
So-called materials" will be-
come the property Of the child
Refunds win be made to parents
II any portion Of the So is moi
spent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Association Of
Electrical Distributors ends a
five-day convention at the
Sheraton Park and Shoreham
Hotels.
Going into its third day. the
National Industries for the
Blind meets in the Willard Hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30
| 500 Children to Join
Summer School Program
BY JOHN McKELwAY

Dstrict schools this summer start experiment involving
about $500 children
Despite the unpredctabity Of children and experiment
in general the outcome that safely predicted
Success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30
County Bourd
Votes Scent
Tax Increase

Ealt1hx COuuJy SupeIVlcOIo
yesterday eased their budget
economy drive by reinstating
half Of a proposed s per cent pay
increase for county workers and
odopting q budget requiring q
scent tax increase.
Board members agreed that
the county will spend $22,563, 034
in the fiscal year beginning
July /.
Originally the board had been
asked to approve q total budget
|of $23,186,744 but economy cuts
|of $629,710 were achieved in the
past two weeks.
Among the first items to be
trimmed in earlier budget ses-
|sions was a 100000 fund to pro-
vide a 5 per cent pay raise for
county employees. The boards
action yesterday replaced $780,
900 Of this and resulted In the
tax rate increase.
The county tax rate on both
real and personal property will
now become $3.25 per 500
assessed valuation for the cur
rent tax year. A three-man
economy bloc on the seven
member board made q last-ditch
effort to prevent the scent tax
increase from going into effect.
Supervisors Stuart T. De Bell.
IClaighborne Leigh and william
Moss voted to increase the an
ticipated surplus by SITS, 900 and
keep the tax rate at the former
$500 figure.
Approved on So Vote
Board Chairman James Keith
and Supervisors Mrs. Anne vii.
kins. Joseph H. Freehill and Gen.
Richard p. Ovenshine voted
against this proposal.
The final vote, on a motion by
Mrs. Freehill. was to adopt the
budget with the Scent increase.
This was approved by q 5-to-2
vote with Supervisors Moss and
de Bell dissenting.
AS finally approved. the budget
provides $14.450, 900 for school
|purposes-$250. 900 less than the
county school board had re-
quested. The remaining $8,113,-
034 will be used for all other
county departments.
The original budget presented
to the board called for q 4l-cent
increase in the tax rate. But 10
cents Of this was shaved OF by
an unanticipated surplus from
the current fiscal year and re-
vised revenue estimates stem
ming from increased property
values in the county.
Apartment Project Blocked
In another action. the board
deferred action on allowing a
building permit to be issued for
a $l2 million de luxe co-opera-
tive apartment project bordering
the Potomac River in the Belle
View area.
The building permit was or.
dered withheld on the basis that
the project. to be called River
Towers Apartments, was pro-
posed on a 26-acre residential
tract on which a use permit was
issued 10 years ago allowing q
garden-type apartment develop
ment. Board members expressed
concern over whether the pro.
posed new project. which pro-
vides for two 17-story units. con.
forms to the original require.
ments laid down when the use
permit was granted.
Glenn U. Richards. attorney
for a group planning the project.
said the plans call for 544 units
in the development and predicted
that the county would not have
to spend as much for school pur.
poses II this development is al
lowed as would be the case II the
developers were forced to put
garden-type apartments on the
I1ovnA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30

Washington was quiet today at
the start Of the long Memorial
Day week end with thousands
already at area beaches and re-
sorts. while others relaxed at
home.
The solemn meaning Of the
day was pointed up in dozens Of
ceremonies paying tribute to the
Nations military dead.
The skies were rather cloudy
with temperatures In the 7Os.
Tomorrow. southerly winds viii
bring In afternoon showers from
the Carolinas.
A number Of churches sched-
|uled special services and many
persons prepared to visit grave
sites privately or In public
|observances.
Tomb Ceremony Held
IN one Of the principal cere-
monies. q wreath was laid in
President Eisenhower's name
at the Tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier IN Arlington National
Cemetery.
Representing the President
Deputy Secretary Of Defense
Donald A. QuarieS spoke at the
rites. He called on the United
States to build sufiicient mill
tary strength ito make certain
that war win destroy those who
Initiate war"
Mr.. Quarles said an "un.
Ifiinching resolve" Is required
to counter aggression anywhere
Not merely Q determination Il
avert war is needed. he said In
his prepared speech. but 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30
Dunce in ForestviIIe

A dance viii be sponsored by
the Forestville (Md) Volunteer
Fire Department at 10 pm. SAT-
urday at the firehouse. on Old
Marlboro road, Forestville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30

course aimed at seeing that war
Is abolished as an instrument Of
national policy.
Unique Hope Cited
The unique hope Of o,lr
generation" he said, lis that by
acting wisely and courageCusly,
we can eliminate war as a pat
tern of human behavior. as
surely as we have eradicated so
many diseases that formerly
plagued mankind"
Memorial Day. originally for
the Northerners who died in the
Civil War. gradually has come TO
mean for Americans a salute
TO the dead Of all wars-from the
Revolutionary to the Korean.
Special observances were
scheduled at the scenes Of savage
fighting during the War between
the States. among them An
tietam in Maryland and Gettys-
burg in Pennsylvania.
Rites Throughout Day
In Washington, there were
ceremonies throughout the day
at Arlington Cemetery. LIST Di-
vision Monument at Seventeenth
street and New York avenue
NV. Arlington County Court
house. and Montgomery County
Courthouse In Rockville.
Forty-one soldiers Of the Union
Army who died in defense OF
Washington during Gen. Jubal
Early's attack in July Of 1864
were to be honored during the
afternoon at the site where they
are buried, Battle-Ground Ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30

THUS ENCOURAGED, he
decided to go to Arlington
Cemetery and see what prep
arations had been made for
the big day.
The cemetery was beautiful
IN its full-leaved verdure.
Wreaths were being unloaded
from florists delivery cars at
the Office, just behind the
Custis-Lee House.
John C. Metzler, the super
intendent. a very genial man.
took the Rambler for a tour Of
the 40 acres.
He drove around to the front
Of the mansion.
Toward the end Of the
Civil War;" he said. "the neg
lect Of the graves Of the Union
dead was causing great criti-
cism IN the North. Stanton, the
Secretary Of War, directed the
QuartermaSter General, Mont
gomery c. Meigs, to do some
thing about Il. That was In
1854.
Stanton had no use for Lee
and, as the Army had Airing
ton, which had been Lees
home, in its possession, he told
Meigs to use it as a cemetery.
rThe house was the head
quarters Of a hospital unit
not q hospital, an administra-
ton building. When the collins
began to arrive, the colonel
who headed the hospital unit
told the soldiers to bury them
ut q distance from the build
ing, at the corners Of the
property.
"But Gen. Meigs said he
wanted them buried near the
house. That Is why there are
graves all about Mrs. Lees
kitchen garden"
Mr.. Metzler drove around
the house to the back of the
cemetery.
Then" he said, they went
TO Manassas and exhumed the
bodies that were surface
buried.
They didn't have the means
Of identification they have
now. That is why so many Of
the headstones in this section
are marked Unknown"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30
The =
Rambler
-. Gives Thought
To Decd Warriors
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

Etched in the Rambler's
memory is q Decoration Day
moment. He was standing at
the roadside in a little town in
Western New York in 1910,
watching the thinning blue
line" march past.
They were old men in the
uniform Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, wearing the
campaign hats fronted with
the emblem in which they took
so much pride.
The Rambler, who was 10
years old, gave voice to his
thought.
1T won't be many years." he
said, land they win all be
gone"
The girl next door-she was
four years older and her name
was Sidney Kendall - made
fun Of him.
How profound!" she said.
sWho told you that?"
on the eve of this Memorial
Day, the Rambler who has five
points civil service preference
from World War /, wondered
If he wasn't watching himself
marching by.
He is marching by all right,
but he telephoned the Vet
erans' Administration and
found he still has plenty of
company.
The World War I roster Of
men land q few women in
the armed services was
4,744,000. There were 4.6 mil
lion mustered out. The num-
Der of survivors is now 1887,
900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30

course aimed at seeing that war
Is abolished as an instrument Of
national policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-30

Third street NV.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-08-14
Colored Society
States Session

The Pilgrim Baptist Church
will be host to the We viii
Help You Society" Thursday,
August Is. with TIE program
getting underway a. 10 a. m
announced the Rev v. S. Single
taTy, president.
The society is one Of the most
outstanding organizations in the
state of North Carolina for COL
ored people Rev. Singletary
pointed out. Headquarters for
the society are in Tabor City
with the members coming from
Columbus. Brunswick. Robson
and Bladcn Coun les.
About 500 memhCI. are Cx-
pectcd to attend Tic sessions
which will continue through the
evening.
The Pilgrim Church is located
near Highway 701 in the New
Hope section.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-08-14
Judge Mallard
To Hold Court
In Columbus

Judge Raymond Mallard. OF
Tabor City, has heen assigned
to hold the first two weeks of
criminal court in Columbus. CO.
unity in September. On Septem-
Der Is, he will hold court in
Brunswick county and then will
come back TO VAUDEVILLE for
civil court on September %.
Judge Mallard has been shift
ed to the Columbus and Bruins
wick courts for the next session
through a :eSchedujng Judge
Hobgood. was slated 10 hold the
courts in this section, but ne
suffered a Heart attack and was
granted permission to trade
court locations with Judge NAL
lard.
Judge M4llard recently was
commended by The Granville
County Bar Association for the
manner in which he conducted
court there.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-08-14
Siriga Control
Meeting Set
For August Il

II is possible. but not yet GER
t1in, that the effective date for
a quarantine TO ncip stop the
spread Of witchwecd will come
Up this week.
Definite information on this
was not available IN the county
today.
County Agent Charles D. Raper
Seaid that period for protests
had been set by the United Sta
ties department of agriculture
when it earlier set up August Is
as the closing date
II is believed that If no pro-
tests are received in Washing
ton by the end Of the period,
that the quarantin. will 60 into
effect.
In the meantime, the county
agent said that a meeting is be-
ing scheduled for August 81 at
8 p. m. at the Evergreen school
for all farm operators where
striga has been found
We've been assured that by
that time. all Information on
how the quarantine will work
what will be required, etc. will
be available" Rdper said.
As the work goes or by spec
ial teams TO uncover the extent
of the parasite plart, another
two locations have been added
in this coonty. Tn" total is now
l02 farms known 20 have witch
weed infestations.
Work is also continuing with
out let up at two special loca-
tons in the Macedonia-Ever-
green area testing all facts OF
witchweed and cont,o possibil-
tiles.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-08-14
Postal Inspector
Continues Probe
OF Stolen Checks

Federal authorities were CON
tinuing their Investigation today
in the footing of checks totaling
more than $1,000 from the post
office box o, G GarlGrd Fowler.
local life Insurance akcnt.
Two persons have nccn apprc-
Eendcd and charged with Inlaw-
full possession of United States
mail. One, q l4-ycar-old boy. is
under $500 bond The other.
Stacy Duncan o. Tabor City
posted $500 bond jcforc "A u. S.
Commissioner in Wilmington.
Authorities expressed belief
that the lootjng took plarc dur
ing the weekend Of August 4.
II was first brought Ia the at
tention OF local Officers Tuesday
when Charles Hodges. owner Of
tire Piggy WiGgly n LorIs. call
I'd Fowler and told him that "a
man tried to cash ? check in the
Farmers Bank of Lois that was
made out 10 him (Fowler). The
bank refused 10 ho0pr the check.
After Hodges phone call t.
Fowler. local Officers were alert
ed and Postal Inspector w. NJ.
Stanley WIS called in on the
case.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-08-14
State Line
Has Another
Cutting Fracas

Another fracaS on the State
Line Saturday night ended in a
that required 81 stitches
10 repair.
The fight repeatedly had ten
to u persons involved and was
At the place at one tine known
D, Toms Drive-In." 1t was later
known aS !lardcc's Place. Han
Id Prince was dashed across
ne chest 10y jack Moss Moss
received a cut Oh the finger
Witnesses indicated that particie
pants in the fracas had been
drinking.
The place OF business VAS be-
ing run ut the time of the at
fair by Bobby Ward, Jess Har-
dee repeatedly ran the place I'M
til Friday when he had some
trouble with A. =. Ward and
duit.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-08-14
Cancer Crusade Is
Scheduled Toniuhf

Fight Cancer With A Check
and Check-Up" viii be the Slog-
an carried by a group of young
people tonight wednesday, as
they stage the 1857 Cancer Cru
SADIE in Tabor C..y announced
Mrs. Evelyn Leonard, president
of the Columbus County Unit
ACS.
Miss Sybil Williams is heading
the crusade with about twenty
five volunteer workers
y kick off party is slated for
AS at her home on East Fifth
Street after VIII! h door bells
Will begin ringing throughout
the residential areas.
Il am urging the Citizcnry to
cave their porch lights on for
this crusade and IN the event il
IS necessary Tor all the family
20 b" away from home to night
. Will appreciate a phone call
ma volunteer will call later
for the contribution or they may
drop their check in the mail TO
me said Miss Williams.
Too. checks should be made
payable TO the American Cancer
Society said Miss Williams.
The annual crusade was held
in several communities in the
county during April Cancer
Month raising 5000 on the $4,000
quota for the fiscal year
II is hoped that the citizenry
will give generously throughout
the county for the cause of Re
search Education and Service
said Mrs. Leonard.
Funds for the county unit are
kept in the Tabor City branch of
tie Waccamaw Bank and Trust
Company with J. A Pufham. Jr.
as treasurer. OF the amount rails
ed annually forty eight percent
is kept in the community for
service 10 cancer patients. The
portion of funds going to the
state office in Raleigh are used
for research, education,
and the operation of the North
Carolina Cancer Institute. a
treatment hospital located in
Lumberton.
Mrs. Mae S. Young and Joe
Mann of Whiteville are co-chair-
men for the Countrywide Cru
SADIE.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-08-14
Merchants Association Seeking
Better Lcris- Tabor Phone Service

Carolina Telephone and Telc-
graph official Thornton Rose of
Fayetteville termed "impractic-
al the suggestion nat a ue-in
Uc made with the LoriS phone
lines.
His comments were made dur
ing a meeting Of Merchants As
ISOLATION directors on Thursday
morning.
Rose estimated such a move
would cost in the ncIEhborhood
of 100000
The meeting was staged for
the purpose OF securing better
phone service between Tabor
City and Loris. The present SyS-
TEN lacks much 10 be desired
and it has been standing Joke
for years that person could
often drive TO LoriS and transact
his business quicke- than he
could complete u phone call
Tally EddingS. cxccutivc-Sec-
rotary of the Merchants AsSocia-
ton. said he was planning tC
investigate the Pc Utilities Of
securing foreign service from
the Horny Telephone Company
II successful. it would mean that
there would be four or five
phones in Tabor City connected
directly 10 the Lori. exchange.
The meeting Thursday was ar
ranged by EddinGS. Attending
besides Rose were Frank Hol-
land, manager of tie WhItcville
office of Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph. Merchants ASsocia--
ton directors Ben / NcSmIth
III, S. p. Smith. II. G.. Cameron
end President Rue HcwCtt.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-08-14
Serve Warrant
On Store Owner
For Parking

Police Chief Ii. Z. EppS SalG
today a warrant Fad been Sery-
cd on Leroy Lee, well-know
owner of d chain OF variety
stores including one in Tabor
City. for improper parking and
traffic.
The warrant was served Tues
day morning and 500 bono
posted for his appo arance II
Mayors Court on Monday, Aug
uSt 10
Lee was given a citation Fri
day but failed to appear in court
on Monday night
The incident leading 10 tn,
issuing of a citation and the sub
ScquCnt warrant involved the
parking 80 a tract: by Lee IN
front OF his store in the business
district. Chief Epps said the
track was towcd in TO a loCaI
garage after Lee was asked sew
Cral times TO move il
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-08-14

No action was taken on closing
the Border Belt markets after
tobacco officials recommended
that they remain open.
Prices on markets in this area
began to soar the latter part Of
last week and the trend was in
creased average this week
Whiteville's genial sales super
visor Bob Maultsby reported to-
day that Whiteville posted a
S59.10 average for Mondays sale
OF 807,474 pounds.
1T was an excellent sale
with a lot OF the tobacco being
sold for $40" said Maultsby.
Whitevillc's average for this
season. through Friday is s4.83
per hundred ahead OF last years
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-08-14
Carfretie Gets
Grid Scholarship

Jerry Cartrctte. ;hree-Star ath-
lete who graduated from Tabor
City High School. n 1855. will
set bark into football gear this
Fall as a member oi the Appa-
laChian State Teachers College
grid team.
Cartrettc. employed since
graduation with McGougan Elec-
trio Co. Inc. said today he had
been given partial scholarship
70 play football at appalachian
College
While student at the local
high school, ne was a letter win
ner il football. basketball, and
baseball.
Announcement Of the scholar
ship award came Monday from
Coach Bob Broome