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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-26

Festive desserts play big part
IN the celebration of the Christmas
holiday and no other treats are
more associated with this holiday
than plum pudding nd mince
meat pie.
The origin OF the plum pudding
is lost in history, but popular
legend explains it this way:
Once upon a time, an English
king went hunting on Christmas
Eve. A sudden blizzard blocked the
paths. of the forest and the hunters
became lost. One member of the
party, the cook, was charged with
the task Of preparing dinner from
whatever food he could find. In
desperation, he literally threw
everything" into the pot-the re-
mains of a stag chopped into fine
bits. flour. birds eggs, dried
plums, ale, brandy, sugar and
meat from some wild game. Soon,
to his surprise and delight, he had
a delicious. hot pudding and to
this day, true plum buildings have
all Of these ingredients which our
quick-witted hunter put into his
cooking pot.
Mince Meat Pie
The tasty mince meat pie was
originally devised by the Puritans
as a religious offering and was
served with a tiny figure Of the
Christ child in its center. The
earliest known recipe dates from
the reign Of James in the early
18th century. At that time the pie
was filed with beef tongue. chop
ped chicken, eggs, raisins, orange
and lemon Feelings, sugar and
various spices.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-26
FB'ieEsGESUiIEe Notes

worship service at 7:30 p. m. for
Sunday. December %.
Members of the Sunday School
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Montgomery Official
Hits School BUDGET Cuts

Montgomery County School
Supt. Forbes H. Norris. today
criticized the county managers
proposed cuts in the school
boards sos million operating
budget request.
Last week. County Manager
M. L. Reese trimmed the school
request by $1.2 million. The
overall county budget for 1875
submitted by the manager was
$52.8 million, which would re-
quire a 15-cent tax rate increase
DR.. Norris, in a statement
presented to the school board
today. declared many items in
the operations budget we're based
on minimum standards.
Pointing out that the school
board itself had reduced his
original request, DR.. Norris de-
clared: "The question arises as
to how many cuts a budget can
undergo and emerge with any
chance at all Of meeting the pur-
pose for which 1t is drafted"
The superintendent said the
managers reduction Of funds
for special area and special edu-
cation personnel means I'VE are
not even standing still--we are
going backwards"
He said Mr.. Reese proposed
the reduction Of 20 elementary
school teachers. This would bt
a step, DR.. Norris said, that car
have serious effects"
Results predicted by DR.. MOI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
uniyRefracts
utility Tax OK

The Montgomery County
Council today backed of from
its earlier support Of County
Manager M. L. Reese's propo-
sal to get authority for the
council to levy "a 5 per cent
tax on all utility bills.
The council voted 6 to to
urge its delegation at the Mary
land General Assembly not to
introduce a bill and to let an
existing bill In the Senate die.
The dissenting vote came from
Robert T. Snure.
Mr.. Reese In a surprise move
last week proposed the utilities
tax as he presented his recon-
mendations for a $52.8 million
budget and won quick accept
ance of the proposal from the
council.
Several councilmen today
however, said they had been
Ibesieged by telephone calls from
people fearing that the utilities
tax would hurt them worse thar
increases in the real estate tax
Council President Charles H
Jamison added that he believed
1t would be "unadulterated po-
litical suicide to have SO tax bills
three coming every month. and
all put on by the Democrats"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12

ris If the cuts are upheld in
Icluded:
/. Trained secretaries will be
required to do special or low
grade clerical work-the result
of eliminating $4.850 for part
time clerical help.
2. Existing and new schools
will be inadequately cared for
result Of a $4,000 cut in the
utilities section.
3. The school board will UNI
doubtedly have to extend the
distance policy now used in
transporting pupils--as result OF
eliminating requests for eight
regular bus drivers and four
drivers for handicapped children
Other areas in which DR..
Norris said the cuts will be
difficult or harmful we're: SUBJ
stitute teachers. $4,000 cut;
books and supplies, reduced
from $898,675 to $803,l95.
School Board requests for
capital expenditures totaled
about SO million. Noting that
this request was approved al
most as presented. DR.. Norris
said he was grateful the course
followed last year was not re-
peated."
The county managers only
major reduction to capital
budget was the elimination OF
funds for an addition to Carver
High School. A total OF 1868, 900
was Topped off the constr uction
budget request
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Award Reversed
In Death Of Boy
In Arlington Ditch

A $4,000 damage award to
the mother whose 4-year-old son
drowned in a water filled Airing
ton ditch was reversed by the
Virginia Supreme Court Of APP
Ipeals yesterday and sent back to
Arlington Circuit Court for q
new trial.
The high court held that the
Judges Instructions in the ORR
ginal trial went so far as to
make the county 4'insurers for
the safety Of the child" the AS
ISOLATED Press reported.
The $4,000 was awarded in
December. 1855. to Mrs. Jean w.
Smith in the death Of her son.
Gregory. who drowned on June
I26. 1854. together with 4-year-
old Thomas Krogh. The boys
died in a water-filled trench.
which had been dug for a new
storm sewer.
Defendants in the suit were
two county employees. Oliver
Hough. a highway department
labor superintendent. and Doug
las Collins. foreman on the Job.
The Supreme Court said it was
the county's duty only to main
tain reasonable adequate bar
ricades" around the open excava-
ton to prevent anyone from fall
! ing in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Two Soldiers Die
In Crash of Jeep

BOWLING GREEN, Va, Mar
IL (R.-Two Army privates were
killed yesterday when a jeep ran
of road and struck a tree on
the nearby Camp A. P. Hill mill
tary reservation.
They were identified as Har-
Ivey Caldwell. 10, of Dayton. Ohio
and James Chryssanthis, %, OF
Bronx, N. Y.
The accident apparently took
place about IL am, q public
information officer said, but the
men were not found until 2:3o
pm. in an out Of the way area
lof the reservation.
The two men were serving
with the Sd Infantry Regiment OF
Fort Meade. Nd. as part Of a
detail which the regiment main
tanned at the camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
'Brier Run Hits
Liquor Proposals

Unanimous opposition to q
liquor dispensary system IN
Prince Georges County was reg
istered last night by the Briei
Run Civic Association.
The group objected particu-
larry to pending legislation that
would set up a limited county
operated system. Members took
the position that government;
should stay out Of the liquor
trade in competition with pri-
vate business.
The resolution also urged
stronger laws TO halt illegal al
coholc beverage practices in on
and of sale premises and called
on the county commissioners to
see that enforcement of existing
ABC laws is carried out on q
firm and continuing" basis.
The association Endorsed the
general plan of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission and expressed
opposition to moves TO reorgan-
ize the planning body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
|FuIls Church
ok Evuder
lis Sentenced

A Falls Church manufactures
who admitted gambling with tax
funds withheld from employees
was sentenced to a l5-month
prison term today in Alexandria
Feoeral Court.
George w. Clay. 80, Of the
1900 block Pimit drive. Falls
Church, owner of Clay's Sink
Top Co.. appeared before Judge
Albert v. Bryan. He had pleaded
guilty to II counts of failing to
file Federal tax forms.
Judge Bryan rejected a plea
by Clay's attorney that the de-
fendant not be given a prison
sentence. He told the judge that
Clay has five small children and
had built his business up from
$3.50 capital in 1850 to a $500, 900
a year business.
Became Racing Fan
Clay admitted to a tax agent
that he spent the money on the
horses. His attorney said soday
that Clay first visited the race
track in 1854 and it must have
got into his blood"
The tax agent said clay adj
mitted losing $4,000 gambling
in 1854. He said Clay also
bought expensive cars.
Clay told Judge BRYAN that
he regretted the whole situation
1T is hard to see how a man who
worked as hard as did-l8
hours day getting started-to
fall into a situation That becomes
uncomfortable after a length of
time" he said.
Filed Returns in 1855
IT regret it more than any,
thing ! have ever done in my
life and I'm working hard to pay
it back" he said. Clay was ac-
Icused of failing to file personal
income tax returns for 1858 and
1854 and failing to make returns
for social security and income
taxes withheld from employees In
1854 and 1855. He voluntarily
filed the returns In December,
1855. because I got so involved
I had to do something"
Judge Bryan said the offense
actually amounted to an en-
bezzlement of $4,000 In with
holding taxes alone, which had
been deducted from the pay of
employees and held in trust for
the Government"
Clay owes approximately $685.
900 in taxes. penalties and in
tereSt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
|SpecioI Session Urged
For Virginia Roads Plan

eral Assembly. He is the only
Northern Virginia representative
on the roads committee.
He said he would be prepared
to support an increased levy OF
some kind for better roads, pro-
lvided the money would go where
Ut is needed most.
Clifton Stoneburner, director
Of highways in Arlington Coun-
ty, said he also planned to at
tend tomorrw's hearing to in
dorse ALLEGATION of money on the
basis Of need.
Delegate Harrison Mann of
Arlington planned to send a
statement to the hearing sup
porting the fund distribution
idea. although he said he was
uncertain whether he would in
dorse the gas tax increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
2 Sentenced
In Rope Case

FREDERICK. Md. Mar. Il
IR.-Fifteen and 20-year prison
terms were imposed yesterday or
two men who pleaded guilty tc
Iraping an 18-year-old Allegany
County girl.
The men, both from neal
Frostburg. pleaded guilty.
Glenn Morgan, 25, married
and the father Of four children
was sentenced to 20 years in the
Maryland Penitentiary. Lee
lDrews. %. was sentenced to II
years
The girl. from Homecoming
was attacked last May on q
lonely mountain road about siz
miles from Homecoming. The
case was moved to Frederick
County from Allegany County
on motions for changes of venue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Central Fire Department
Urged for Montgomery

3. There Is a large amount of
apparatus in many of the sta
lions at which insufficient man.
power is available for its proper
utilization.
The Hutson report calls for
IA new fire station at Old George
town road and the Rockville
pike. The station should be
manned by at least a paid force
of two officers and eight fire.
men, Mr.. Hutson says.
Relief for Rockville
The corsultant said this sta
ton would provide desirable re-
lief for Rockville of the protec-
ton it gives the Wheaton City
area and would add to Rock
yilie's own protection. Accord
ing to the summary this new
company would answer first
alarms in Kensington, Bethesda
and Chevy Chase fire areas.
Another fire station is pro-
posed on Bradley boulevard be-
tween Seven Locks road and
Burdette road.
Both of these stations, Mr..
Hutson contends. should be built
before one under construction at
Cedar lane and Old Georgetown
road which he says is only about
one and a quarter miles from the
present Bethesda FIRE station.
The report recommends trans
ferrlng the present Cabin John
Fire Department to Potomac and
letting Glen Echo cover Cabin
John. Future fire houses also
should be considered at Norbeck
Brookeville. Henderson, Boyds
and Jamestown.
Mr.. Hutson contends that the
need for fire services would be
reduced in the rural areas by the
enforcement of present building
and fire prevention ordinances
in the upper county. He said
such enforcement combined with
road improvements would make
service by a single company eff
fective up to a flve-mile radius
instead Of the normally consid-
cred three-mile radius.
Mr.. Hutson said his recon-
mendation for a thorough study
and overhauling of the fire serv-
ice" does not mean elimination
of the volunteer firemen. He
said however that certain fire
stations would have to have
round the clock manning by two
to four paid f1remen.
He added that the rural area
for some time will lack a tax
base sufficient to support even a
minimum paid service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Schools 10 GET
Entry Blanks

/ RICHMOND. Mar. IL Dr.
The Virginia Pupil Placement
Board prepared today to order
100000 application blanks for
use in enrolling public school
pupils for the school year Begin
ming next September.
]. w. Bland. executive secre-
tary Of the board, was empow-
cred to procure the printed forms
in hopes of distributing them to
the schools by April Is. This
would make them available in
ample time for various pre-
school clinics and other advance
distribution before the present
school term ends.
The application forms must be
filled out and filed by parents
of children who are entering
school for the first time or who
are changing from one school to
another within the Virginia pub
lie school system. Pupils re-
naming in the same school need
not file the applications.
The board also announced that
at its meeting today it had
amended its rules and regula-
tons to set a l5-day deadline
for compliance with it's applica-
ton requirements.
This action. it said, was to
take care of situations where IAN
irresponsible parent or other
custodian might fail or refuse to
execute application forms re-
CURED by the pupil placement
act"
Wherever there is such failure
or refusal. the child will not be
permitted to attend school until
the child's parent or custodian
files an application.
Refusal to comply might sub
Iject the parents to prosecution
under the States compulsory at
tendance law.
The 15-day limit applies now
to cases of beginners. transfers
and those graduated from one
school to another at the recent
midwinter term change, as well
as any changes since then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12

A special session of the Vir-
iginia General Assembly before
july / to provide an expanded
State highway program was pro-
posed today by Omer Hirst,
member Of the House Of Dele
gates from Fairfax County.
The legislator. who is a mem
Der of the House Roads Com
lmittee, declared a new road pro-
gram should be begun before
the beginning Of the new fiscal
year.
If the Virginia Advisory Legis-
llative Council fails to recon-
mend a special Assembly session
lat the end Of its current road
study, Mr.. Hirst said he would
initiate a poll Of all legislators to
petition Gov. Stanley to call one.
VALC Meets Tomorrow
Mr.. Hirst made his proposal
as the VALC prepared to conduct
Ia public hearing in Richmond
tomorrow on recommendations
Iof a consulting firm for expand
ing virginia's highway program
The firm of Parsons, Brincker-
lhoff, Hall g. Macdonald has
recommended that the State i'm
pose an additional one-cent gas
tax and raise automobile regis
tration fees, with all of the added
revenue going to areas that need
n ig hway improvements most.
Highway revenue from existing
sources would continue to be
distributed according to the for
mula system, which Northern
Virginia has protested for years
because the money does not
necessarily go where traffic is
heaviest.
Urban areas like Northern
Virginia with pressing highway
needs would benefit most from
the consultant's recommended
tons.
Mr.. Hirst said he would ap-
pear at the hearing to support
lin principle the recommended
ltions Of the consultants that
Virginia undertake a road pro-
gram Of larger dimensions" and
allocate money according to
need.
Favors Higher Levy
Mr.. Hirst said highway i'm
Iprovements have been his major
Legislative interest in the Gen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Water Rotes increased
Above Proposed Scale

Falls Church has raised its
water rates even higher than
had been proposed by James w,
Head, city utilities director.
The city council last night
voted 4 to 2 to raise the mini
mum quarterly charge for the
first 10000 gallons from $3.50 to
$6 for city users and from Sc
to s8.0l for county users.
Mr.. Head had proposed that
that the latter charge be $3.50.
The increases will be effective
on April ! billings For the av-
erage user. Mr. Head told the
council, the new rates will mean
a 20 per cent increase in city
users bills and about 20 per
cent increase in county users
bills.
The bulk rate for water above
the minimum remains at 40 cents
per 1000 gallons for all users.
Wholesale Charge Boosted
Cause Of the increases was a
raise in the wholesale charge by
the District of Columbia, which,
provides water to Arlington and
Falls Church The District an
nounced recently a SO per cent
increase in its prices. Airing
ton is planning to raise its rates
July /.
Mr.. Heads original proposal
for an increase, he said, was de-
signed to cover almost exactly
the increased cost of water to
the city. He said city users would
be paying Just about what the
water cost the city under his
proposal.
But several councilnen last
night pointed out that the pro-
posal meant increasing city rates
higher percentage than county
rates.
Councilmen Jewell Petersen
and w. Raymond Taylor argued
that county users ought to have
at least a proportionate raise IN
rates. They also noted that city
users, unlike county users, have
TO pay q 10 pei cent utilities tax.
But Councilmen Charles Sey-
f1our and Charles Kellogg de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
By CHARLES L. HOFFMAN

Establishment of county fire
department with centralized con-
troll Of all fire services is recon-
mended in special report being
submitted to the Montgomery
County Council today.
A summary of the l4-page re-
port was put secretly in the
hands Of the council last week.
Its author, A. c. Hutson, an
East Orange IN. j. fire service
consultant. was to explain the
report to the council today, ac-
cording to County Manager NJ.
L. Reese. -
The report is expected to lend
fuel to 81 q growing controversy
over the merits Of the present
volunteer departments versus q
county department.
All phases Of fire service
should be controlled by the
county and should be supported
BY q uniform. countrywide tax,
MI. Hutson declares. He says
such centralized control will re-
suit IN recognized superiority of
command and control Of funds. /"
is Departments Now
At present there are Is fire
dspartn1ents-most of them VOL
unteer--in the county. with each
operating in a specified area but
cooperating through a mutual
aid system. The volunteer COM
panies submit annual audits and
q bond for their treasurer to the
county government.
Mr.. Hutson recommends that
the county build and maintain
all future fire stations and pur-
chase all apparatus and equip
ment. He also calls for the
county to take over the MAN.
tenance Of all existing stations
and equipment and to appoint a
full-time paid chief land several
assistants"
The four-page summary of the
report was given-reportedly in
confidence--to the county fire
board Thursday. The group
however, refused to consider the
matter until 1t was provided the
full report.
Mr.. Hutson said the present
fire protection setup needs i'm
provement, and stated:
l. There are arbitrarily-set fire
department boundary lines RE-
curing some companies to re-
spond to locations where another
company would be nearer"
2. There is lack Of planning
for fire station locations based
on protection Of the country as
a whole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12

Mr.. Hirst said highway i'm
Iprovements have been his major
Legislative interest in the Gen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Naval Academy Choice

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Mar. II
lR.-Peyton Anderson. publisher
of the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph
and News, yesterday was named
chairman of the board of visitors
to the Naval Academy. He was
elected by the 12-member board
as it began an annual inspection
of the service schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12

MED that the utilities tas
should be considered in de.
termining water rates. Mr.. Sey.
mour said he would oppose rails.
ing rates more than increased
costs required
In the Atop vote Mr.. Sey.
mour and Councilman Thomas
O'Halloran opposed the increase
Church Asks Rezoning
The council also tentatively
approved a request of the Church
of Christ to rezone its property
at East Broad street and Church
place from residential to transi-
tional. The church. only re.
Gently built, has already beer
outgrown by the congregation
which now wishes to use the
space for a medical and denta'
office building. The council sci
April 8 for a public hearing.
The council also:
/ l. Authorized the City Plan.
ming Commission to exercise
control Of land uses and build
ing designs in a 5-acre area
tract surrounding the new City
Hall. in order to preserve q
suitable character for the neigh
borhood.
! 2. Approved architects floor
plans for the new S350,000 City
Hall building.
8. Received petitions from the
Kent Gardens Civic Association
opposing the proposed water rate
increase and from the Falls
Church Council Of PTAs asking
final action on the 1858 budget
by May is and recommending
'tnat the council put before the
voters with all possible speed
the $750.000 school construction
bond issue asked for last October
by the School Board.
4. Exempted builders and de-
Ivelopers from paying the gross
receipts license tax on work done
outside the city. Lifted the tax
entirely from movie theaters.
5. Approved a new and stricter
set of land-use regulations fol
the transitional zone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Man Killed, I'd Hurt
AS Trench Cuves In

FREDERICK, Md, Mar. IL
IR.-One man died and another
was injured at nearby Middle
town yesterday when the walls
of a trench in which they were
working cayed In.
Clark Slime. 81. of Frederick
was pronounced dead at the
scene by DR.. B. o. Thomas. VIII
bur r. Lamm. "A. of Point Of
Rocks, who was trapped with
Mr.. Slime. was hospitalized here.
State police said the two men
were working on. a sewer line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-02
On Saying Grace

1t is illegal for children in Edge
water Park, New Jersey, public schools
to say grace before lunch. So DEGREES
the State Attorney General, Grover c.
Richman, jr.
1t is also illegal, according to Mr..
Richman, to observe a period Of silence
If the children understand that this is
for the purpose Of saying grace without
actually speaking. A period of silence
may be observed only If it is clearly I'M
derstood that no child is to say grace to
himself.
Mr. Richman makes an exception,
however, in the case of the Lords Prayer.
The prayer is held to be nonsectarian,
and the children are permitted to recite
1t in school, presumably on the theory
that this will not tear down the barrier
between church and state.
This, II we may say so without vio-
lating the Constitution Of the United
States, Il something TO be thankful for.