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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11

members we're introduced TO
tentative plans of a committee
of the National Capital Plan
ming Commission TO rebuild a
section of downtown Wash
ington.
AS many as II schools would
be RACED under the suggested
renewal scheduled to cover a
section from K street to Florida
avenue NV. and from Four
tenth street to Union Station.
Schools slated to 60 under the
ambitious plan would include
Armstrong High School; Mar
garet Murray Washington Vo-
cational High School; Shaw
Junior High; Simmons, Perry,
Cook, Langston. Morse, Cleve-
land, Grimke and Thompson
Elementary Schools.
John M. Riecks, assistant
superintendent Of schools in
charge of buildings and
grounds, emphasized that the
plans are tentative. He said
they would be discussed by the
commission next month.
3 New Schools Projected
But DR.. Corning urged the
school board to demand. when
the time comes. funds to re-
place the schools lost in the
project.
The project does call for
the construction of three new
school buildings as well as an
addition to the Garrison Ele-
mentary School.
Schools in the area that are
not scheduled to be RACED in
clude Dunbar High School,
Terrell Junior High. Walker
Jones. Montgomery, Bundy and
Garrison Elementary Schools,
New school sites would be
furnished at Tenth and O
streets NV. Twelfth and M
streets NV. and Sixth and NJ
streets NV. and Shaw would
be replaced on its present site
The Buildings and Grounds
Committee also approved the
Recommendation that the new
Southeast high school. to b
located at Fourth and Savan-
nah streets. be named in honor
lof the late Frank Washington
Ballou. former superintendent
Of schools.
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Teachers Sacrifices EnobIine'
Hiqh School Students to Reed

deadly. Rather. 1t has been fas-
cinating for him. The reasons
why people can't read are end
less and deep. Mr.. VanNorman
finds himself brushing up
against medicine and psy-
chology and public welfare.
1t should also be noted that
this young man seems not
worn down by tagging students
or the implications Of integra-
ton. Nervously. he presses for
better ways to teach his sub
ject.
Mr.. VanNorman has come
up with these things about the
tagging reader.
Often he. or she. can be
spotted with furrowed brow
wrestling with a book. Lips
move silently. A finger stops
at each word.
Some freeze up: some slut
ter, some come up with in
genious excuses as explanations
of their weakness.
Some have what Mr.. VAN
Norman calls q veneer vocabu-
larry" They can spot the word
"mytosis" in a sentence but
stumble over sofa"
At least 20 per cent Of the
students. says Mr.. VanNorman,
have vision difiiculty. He gets
irritated over the importance
placed in the standard eye
chart-the one on a wall 20
feet from a person. as familiar
to the American as the covered
wagon.
IF you can read something
20 feet from you. 1t doesn't
mean you can read a book next
to your face" said the teacher.
Trouble With Hearing
Others turn up with hearing
difficulties, which stunted their
reading growth back in elemen-
tary grades when the teacher
was mounting vowels.
Something called EYE move
ment" also troubles a great
number of students. finally
faced with the need to read.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11

D. C. Transit System Presl-
dent o. Roy Chalk last night
proposed a five-pronged $54
million expansion program for
the next 10 years.
It included:
A downtown central termi-
nal for all buses in the area. to
cost SlS million. Buses from
this station would run to and
from area airports.
Purchase Of 1000 new buses,
S25 million. Mr.. Chalk said
he would Just as soon buy
streetcars. but they were not
for sale today.
ACKNOWLEDGING of his street.
car fleet, SO million. He already
has put on the street one model
streamliner with air-condition-
ing servicing tourists between
the White House and the Capt.
toll.
Eight new shopping center
terminals. IS million. Construc-
ton of the first two of these at
Friendship Heights and Geor-
gia avenue terminals should be
started within so days. Mr.
Chalk said. He viSualizes sta
lions becoming neighborhood
shopping areas.
Expansion Of Ofiices
Expansion of the executive
Offices and purchase of modern
electronic computers. SO mil
lion. The Office headquarters
now in Georgetown. conceiv-
ably would be moved to the new
downtown terminal to be To-
Gated somew here between
Seventh street NV. and Union
Station, Mr.. Chalk said.
He mapped future expansion
at the 18th anniversary dinner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11
BLACK WATCH
OF CANADA TO
HONOR QUEEN

The Black Watch Band
of Canada will march along
the parade route for Queen
Elizabeth II and Prince
Philip next Thursday a half
hour before the beginning
of the parade honoring the
royal couple. 1t was an
nounced today.
The band will arrive IN
Washington next Tuesday.
Their route of march
Thursday will be from
Twenty-third street NV,
down Constitution avenue
to Twelfth street. from
Twelfth street to Pennsyl-
vania avenue. and from
there around Fifteenth
street past the White
House, where they will dis
perSe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11

Mr.. VanNorman has a ma
chine that can show how the
eyes Of the poor reader run
across a line Of words. Some
take a jagged course much as
the life of an uncertain COM
pany is recorded on a graph.
Others see only a word up here
and a word down there.
It's largely up to Mr.. VAN
Norman to train faulty muscles
Of the eye with other machines
which flash words. or numbers
on a screen at measured inter-
walls.
And Mr.. VanNorman must
also try to improve concentra-
ton and memory. although Mr..
VanNorman was hired as an
English" teacher.
Aided By Gimmicks
He has a supply Of GIN
micks." One of these is an at
empt to remove any stigma
the slow reader might feel by
emphasizing that the Pentagon
and the CHA conduct regular
reading classes for generals
and super spies.
With that out Of the way.
he plunges into such fields aS
trying to supply some "motipa-
ton" to read. removing the
STIFFNESS associated with the
dictionary. teaching the habit
Of finding clues within words
which will render understand
ing and using the school IL
brary.
From word and sentence
meaning. he must pass TO par
agraph meaning.
One problem: The 10th
grader. reading on second or
third grade levels. is obviously
bored if the words he recogn-
ICES fall around the heart
breaking story Of Humpty
Dumpty.
So books, pitched to the in
terest of the teen-ager but
written on elementary levels.
must be found and introduced.
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the
Rambler
Visits Project
With Morris Cufritz
BY GEORGE KENNEDY


At long last. a building
that will cause quite q change
in the Washington scene Is
going up at Temple Heights.
Temple Heights is the large
vacant area where Connec-
ticut avenue goes up the hill
from Florida avenue.
Yesterday the Rambler got
Morris Cafritz to show him
over the property and ex-
plain the present plans for 1t.
The Rambler is q sidewalk
engineer with years Of ex-
perience. While waiting for
Mr.. Cafritz, he found 1t
fascinating to watch the
carpenters at work in the
big hole, preparing concrete
forms.
The only change from pre-
World War I days was the
use Of plywood instead of
boards.
Mr.. Cafritz soon arrived
driving his own car and
solved the parking problem
by turning in and stopping
Just short Of the excavation.
Funny thing" he said. Il
offered the Masons $1.2 mil
lion for this in 1927. They
were going to build a ma
tional lodge here but never
managed to raise the money.
I rem e m Der contributing
$1,000 to it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11

Hobart M. Corning told mem
bers Of the Board Of Education
yesterday that with such q low
enrolment good school or
ganization" cannot be main
tanned. He pointed out that
most Of the classes are mixed
at Grant. the third graders in
with the fourth graders for
example.
DR.. Corning proposed that
the shift take place December
81. and that the Grant chill
dren be sent to Briggs-Mont-
gomery at Twenty-seventh and
K streets NV.
Less Resistance
The last time the shift was
attempted. the Grant School
PTA violently opposed the
move. Even school strikes were
threatened.
DR.. Corning said the resist
ence was much less now.
However. the school, rs years
old. is stepped in tradition and
also houses the District Con-
gresS Of Parents and Teachers
Members Of the Building.
and Grounds Committee de.
cided to allow interested groups
to comment on the shift be.
tween now and the boards
meeting in November.
AS for Hyde. o street be-
tween Thirty second anc
Thirty-third streets NV, the
enrolment is down to lao
fifteen less than last year.
DR.. Corning said almost
one-thEd of the children d.
not live within the schoo
boundaries but receive day care
at Georgetown House. The
school is in a congested ares
with a great deal Of com.
mercial parking in the imme-
date vicinity"
| DR.. Corning said that Fill.
more. Thirty-fifth between F
and S streets NV. and Jack.
son, r street between Thirtietl
land Thirty-firSt streets NV.
also show low enrollments.
! He proposed that Hyde b
CLOSED June 80 with the dis
Itribution Of pupils still in tn
school at that time according Il
their places of residence.
The Hyde closure Will ais.
be taken up by the full hoart
next month.
Meanwhile, school boarC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11
Grand Jury TO Probe
D. c. Fuel Oil Pricing

A Federal grand Jury is i'm
vestigating possible price fixing
and other antitrust law viola
tons in the sale Of fuel oil In
the District area. 1t was learned
today.
Two Justice Department at
torneys presented evidence to
the jury in session in the United
States Court House. They are
Robert w. Strange and William
T. Collins both Of the anti
truNt division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11

HE ANSWERED all the
Rambler's questions, except
that he has forgotten how
many buildings he has con-
structed in Washington -
5000 houses in Petworth
alone.
He repeated a question:
1.-THE Treaty OAK? thought
! would have TO leave town
when we cut that down"
There was a big oak on the
property and a story of
undetermined source that
the Indians used to sign
treaties under 1t.
He lost no time in starting
to sell. He had a brochure
with a floor plan.
"You see," he said, this
is TO be an office structure
built around a ramp garage.
The garage occupies the
space that used to be a
court. 1t will be the second
building Of its kind in the
world. The first is the Cafritz
Building on I street. This
type Of building is very
popular. Men like to drive
their car to their Office floor.
We could rent three times
the space on / street.
1T will be a skin build
ing, its exterior almost all
glass. The architect is Leroy
l.. Werner Of our own or
ganization."
He stopped and looked at
his watch.
Listen" he said, "the
World Series game has
started. Let's go watch 1t in
tAp Ambassador grill"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11
SUNDAYS BEST READING
Sunday Star Features
Details on Queens Visit

COLOR DRAMA AND PAGEANTRY-Be to see
The Star this Sunday for detailed account of the
preparations being made to welcome Queen Eliza
beth to Washington. You will learn how the Queen
will be greeted and feted Find out all the details
of her greeting In SUNDAY The Star Magazines
story read Jack Jonas photo illustrated fea-
ture about the Sd Infantry Honor Guards role dur
ing Her Majesty's visit; and. in the Women's Sec
ton, Helen Cathcart in the third of her six part
series THE Travelling Queen gives you the
full, true story behind the wild cat rumors sur
rounding the royal marriage.
FOREwARNING is FOREARNING-In an article of
tremendous present-day significance. DR.. Edward
Teller warns I'VE Must Win the H-War Before 1t
Startsl" the great nuclear scientist offers five
point program that could your life.-This
Week Magazine.
METRO &. d. CITY OF TOMORROW"-As the Wash
ton areas expansion continues undiminshed ex-
listing political machinery is buckling under the
pressure. For a rundown problems and pro-
posed solutions, read the second instalmen Of the
metro" series.-Edltorial Section.
TEENERS AND KLEIG LIGHTS-Each year thousands
of young hopefuls go to Hollywood, praying movie
director will look them Recently, the big
break came to Montgomery Blair drama students.
How 1t all about is told by Fiji Gorska in
TEENS cover story.
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11
15-Cent Toll Rote Cut
For Boy Bridge Seen
BY MICHAEL MONRONEY
star stan Correspondent

BALTIMORE Oct ia l5-cent reduction in the Chesa-
peake Bay Bridge toll appeared certainty today despite
protests by several members OF the Maryland Legislative
Council that the reduction should be greater.
The 20member council called into session at City Hall
here toll schedules for the Bay Bridge the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11
Welfare Unit Seeks
Increase in Budget
Boord Urged to Close
Grant and Hyde Schools

Dwindlng enrolments in Foegy Bottom and Georgetown
again have prompted school officials TO recommend the
down Of Grant and Hyde Elementary Schools
At Grant. @ street between Tweny-frst and Twenty
streets NV the present enrolment 03 children
compared with 1 october Of 1855 District School upt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11
Deputy zeIIers
'May0uit DC.
School Position
System Foces Loss
OF Three Top Men
In Current Yeor
BY JOHN McKELwAY

Charles y. Zellers, deputy
superintendent Of Distrtc I
schools. Is considering leaving
his post to become controller
Of the University Of Pittsburgh.
1t was learned today.
Mr.. Zellers was appointed to
the post by trustees Of the uni
versity earlier this week.
Mr.. Zellers. regarded by school
officials as highly competent in
financial matters. has handled
the school budget since taking
over the job in 1851.
He said he had not heard
from the university of its action
and that he would make no
announcement on the new job
until he does.
Native Of Ohio
Mr.. Zellers. 80. is a native of
Columbiana, Ohio. and was
graduated from Youngstown
College in 1899. He received his
masters degree in business adj
ministration from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania in l94l.
He also spent a year at the Har-
ward Business School.
Prior to his appointment here
as deputy superintendent in
charge of business affairs Of the
/ District public school system,
Mr.. Zellers was serving as as
sistant professor at Youngs-
town (Ohio) College.
He has played a leading role
lin the systems fight for more
school buildings and smaller
classes, and was one Of the ar
chitects Of the $40 million bor-
rowing program which has yet
to win approval. :
Two Other Top Men Going
The system now faces the
loss. within the present school
year. Of its three top admin
istrators: School Supt. Hobart
NJ. Corning. who retires in
March: Deputy Supt. Norman
j. Nelson. who retires the END
of this month. and Mr.. zellcrs
scheduled to leave next month
The positions have not beer
filled as yet.
A committee Of the Board
Of Education has been screen
ing candidates for DR.. Cor
ning's post and has reduced
the number Of applicants tc
80 individuals. About so asked
for the Job.
DR.. Corning has the respon.
sihility Of filling the posts va
Gated by Mr.. Nelson and Mr.
Zellers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-11

right AFTER THE
WAR;" in December. l945, I
was called out of a board
meeting at the Riggs Bank
by Charles H. Tompkins. He
said we could have it for 81
million If we closed the deal
with cash for the full amount
within an hour.
I'VE gave them a check for
81 million and probably had
to make some arrangements
about 1t the next morning,
but there was no danger
that it would be returned to
the title company.
This property Is almost
10 acres, about 100000 square
feet. The building under
construction now will take
up only a small portion of
1t. There is room for a large
apartment house facing Con-
necticut avenue on the hill
above it.
why did we wait so long?
1t was a mistake. We must
have paid about 100000 in
taxes in 1t in the past II
years.
But there was always
something else TO do. I have
50 much property in the
Washington area that If /
lived to be 1000 l wouldn't
have it all built up.
First there were delays
about getting it zoned COM
mercially. We gave the Dis
trict land for a street going
through 1t and the coming
was Strengthened out. But
either Mr.. Tompkins or /
had other buildings to build.
His death last year caused
further delay"
Mr.. Cafritz speaks with a
short clipper manner. He
was born in New York, was
brought here when he was
six and is now SO with dark
blue eyes and dark hair
combed over the balding part
of his round dome. He is
something of a physical cul-
turist, keeps in shape in the
gym of his Ambassador
Hotel. He is 5 feet, 7la and
scales just under l60.
He is no backslapper or
story teller but he has high
humor; IS aware OF what's
fun or funny about any stu
alton he's In. Seems to prove
the rule mems sdno In sdno
corpore, a mind healthy in
a healthy body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-07

years ago took couple Of days off from North Texas
State College where earning my board and tuition
with S5O-a-week singing job local radio station.
My destination was Chicago, where was invited to
make my first recording. The main tune was sweet air
called Two Hearts, Two Kisses" which eventually
catapulted me into minor prominence by selling over
half million copies.
On the turnover side was slated to do bawdy little
item called Roll With Me, Henry" Naturally, as
newcomer in the field, ! was anxious to please But
despite the fact that obviously the number sure
fire hit in the rhythm and blues market, turned
down. Later, Georgia Gibbs came out with died-up
version. She solved the problem by changing the title
to Dance With Me. Henry" 1t swept the nation But
I sleep better nights - Continued on page II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
Two Pupils Split Honors
AT District Science Fair

Two District high school stu
dents shared first place in the
18th annual District Science
Fair which opened last night at
American University.
Martha C. Blake, II. a senior
at Coolidge. and Jerry Rice. is,
a junior at Anacostia. will go
to Los Angeles to compete in
the National Science Fair, May
Gill.
Martha's exhibit was a study
OF the effects OF light on the
growth Of morning elories. She
is the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Blake of 1882 Taylor
street NV.
Jerry's~ work was an analysis
OF the blood serums of diseased
mice, He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Rice Of 16l Chesa-
peake street NV.
The fair. which includes $50
exhibits by District students
from the seventh through 18th
grades, is open to the public
from to 6 pm. today and from
8 am. to S pm. tomorrow in
the Leonard and Clendenen
gymnasiums on the AU campus.
It is sponsored by the Washing
ton Junior Academy of Sciences
and Washington sciene teachers.
Named as alternates to the
National Science Fair were
George Robinson. jr.. II. a senior
at Wilson. and Norman Gold
blatt. Is, a junior at Coolidge
George is the son of Capt. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
Exploding She'll
Injuries Bow, IS

A 15-year-old boy was injured
yesterday when a shell casing
filled with powder and fuse
exploded while he and two
friends were shooting with %
caliber rifles off River road near
Potomac.
Montgomery County police
said the boy, Louis Knapp, OF
370l Curtis court. Chevy Chase,
lost the tips of his middle finger,
index finger and thumb of his
right hand in the mishap. Louis
was admitted TO Suburban Hos
pltal where his condition was
described as good.
Fairfax County police report
ed that Charles Warning, 10. of
near Lorton, shot himself acct
dentally in the leg while prac-
tlcing with a 90 rifle in woods
behind his home. Charles was
admitted to Alexandria Hospi-
tai.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14

Washington areas and to Roose-
welt Island.
Mounted police now patrol
along the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, Rock Creek. Potomac.
George Washington and Shep-
herd parkways and in the Fort
Hunt. Fort Dupont. Fort Mahan
and Prince William Parks.
Five men patrol the 1000 acres
and 40 miles of bride paths
and trails in Rock Greek Park.
There is nothing like a horse
in wooded areas" Inspector
Leach declared. A marked reduc-
ton in sex offenses and other
crimes followed expansion OF
the mounted patrol in Rock
Creek Park in l949, the inspec-
tor noted. The Park Police that
year increased its mounted force
from two riders and two horses
to its present strength. after a
young girl was brutally murdered
in the park,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
Northeast U. S. Teachers
Adopt Integrotion Stand

A resolution on school integra-
ton, calling for the working out
OF problems at the State and
local level, was adopted late yes
terday by teachers representing
II Northeastern States and the
District Of Columbia.
Meeting at the Willard Hotel
for its third and final day was
the Northeastern Regional Con-
ference, Department OF Class
room Teachers, National Educa-
ton Association.
The resolution, adopted after
extensive floor discussion, stated:
ut is our conviction that all
problems Of indignation in our
schools are capable OF solution
at the State and local level by
citizens working together in the
interest Of national unity for the
common good"
Backs High Court Stand
Several members argued that
the resolution was weasel
worded," and that 1t tries to
put US on both sides OF the in
tegration fence"
However. Northeast Regional
Director Richard d. Batchelder,
Chatham, Mass, assured the as
sembly that the correct inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-14
Bethesda Boy, 16, Knitted,
Girl SIugged by Intruder

A 16-year-old Bethesda boy
was stabbed by an unidentified
prowler early yesterday in the
darkened living room of his girl
friends home.
The young couple. who had re-
turned to the girls home from a
dance, were jumped upon by the
man as they entered the house.
The boy. William B. Moriarty.
jr., was admitted to Suburban
Hospital. where his condition last
night was reported as good.
The incident occurred at lis
am. yesterday. Young Moriarty
and Mary L. Knebel. l3, of $500
Sonoma road, Bethesda, the
daughter Of Fletcher Knebel.
Washington newspaperman, had
been to a dance with another
couple at Walter johnson High
School.
The other couple had dropped
them at the Knebel home and
the second boy said he would re-
turn in a few minutes to pick up
young Moriarty and drive him
home.
Intruder Strikes Girl
AS they walked UP to the
front door, they noticed that a
living room light, usually left
on. was out. The house was dark.
Miss Knebel invited young
Moriarty to come inside while
he waited for the other boy.
She unlocked the door. AS she
stepped into the hall. a man
leaped from behind the door.
struck her on the shoulder and
knocked her down. Young Mori-
arty Immediately tackled the
man.
In the darkness, he felt the
man hit him a blow in the
stomach. He struck the man
again and felt a second blow.
Staggered and suddenly faint, he
realized he had been knitted.
Girl Screams for Mother
The girl sprang up, screaming.
Mother. robbers, robbers!" and |
ran back out the front door to
seek help. Her mother. Mrs.
Rauppius Knebel, who is di-
vorced from Mr.. Knebel. had
been asleep in a downstairs bed
room. She heard the commotion
and came into the living room.
The intruder, however. had