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Council and is scheduled tt
make a report to the council BY
November 1.
Four Point Attack
The Wheatley Committee ha.
laid out a four-point attack:
/. A study of the roads com.
mission makeup and personne
and their. responsibilities.
2. Financing Of the roads
program.
3. The long term construc.
ton program and possible revi.
sions in 1t in light Of new traf-
fic studies and the Fedora,
Highway Act.
4. The commissions roads
condemnation laws.
Goal Of the investigation will
be legislation to be submitted
to the General Assembly at its
30-day session early next year
Senator Wheatley said the
committee already has sched-
uled five meetings throughout
the State to get local governing
bodies feelings on the road pro-
gram and the commission
makeup.
Seek Information
Letters have gone to all
county governing bodies urging
them to prepare information
for meetings in their areas.
Unless the local people help
US in really scrutinizing the
roads program we would have
an intermediate job" Senator
Wheatley said. I'VE are seeking
complete data on all road prof.
ects from them"
The commission is in the
fourth construction year OF its
original l2-year roads program.
Originally billed as a $685.
million program 1t now is esti-
mated to cost 81 billion. That
includes increased costs for an
additional three years TO make
the program coincide with the
Federal Highway program.
Carl l.. Wannen, controller
OF the roads commission, has
told the committee that reve-
nues are expected to fall some
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DR.. Corning said. I'VE have a
child IL per cent Of his time,
What we might begin to ac-
complish can easily be wrecked
during the time he's out of our
control"
Stresses Smaller Glasses
To do their job, District
schools. DR., Corning believes,
must emphasize smaller classes,
better teachers and more
testing.
He would like to see each
child tested once a year-cur-
rently there is a lag of about
three years-to bring into
sharp focus the child's needs
the teachers inadequacies, the
entire systems record. He adds
it is the duty of the system to
make results of achievement
tests public-so long as the
reputation of school or child
is not injured.
To lift achievement levels
will cost the city monev if it is
to be done properly, DR.. Corn
ing is sure. He can not see how
indignation in the immediate
future can save the city money
as some held the transition
would.
FavOrs Balanced STAFF
AS for teachers, DR.. Corning
would like to see q balanced
staff maintained, half white
and half colored. He is dis
turbed over trends which indi-
cate more colored than white
teachers expect to teach in Dis
trict schools. He is convinced
that now, more than ever, Dis
trict schools need the best
teachers available.
Still, no evidence Of any
measurable movement by white
teachers to retirement or to
different school districts has
come to DR.. Corning's atten-
ton, he reports. A heavy load
of retirements this summer. he
says, is largely related to q
more attractive retirement law.
He adds, however, some teach
ers undoubtedly left because Of
indignation.
The merger turned up q
number of incompetent teach
ers. DR.. Corning said. but also
exposed a number of excellent
ones. He said there was no
doubt that the job Of teaching
is tougher, more demanding,
under a just-integrated sys-
TEN.
On the positive side of inte-
grafton. DR.. Corning indicated
that with much Of the pressures
removed. the school board,
school officials as we'll as the
community can now devote
more time to outstanding
problems of both the old "di-
visions" and work with more
Of the team" idea toward their
solutions.
Led to New Program
Severe discipline cases, large
ly spotlighted by indignation.
have led, for example, to the
beginning Of a psychiatric-
psychological service to the
schools. furnished by the
Health Department. The great
gap in reading ability, again
brought to the surface by in
tegration, has resulted in an
entire summer school devoted
only TO reading.
DR.. Corning strongly believes
that not only the colored pupil
but the white child as well will
profit under a system alerted
to the special needs Of each
individual.
4 He is firmly convinced stand
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AAAAAl Ae(R4SAASeNAA "a a. . AAAAeAS A.
scheduled to come up at an
executive session Of the COM
mittee following public hear
ings on two Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board measures.
Senate Backed Tunnel
The Senate already has
passed a tunnel bill by Sena-
tor O'Mahoney. Democrat of
Wyoming. which would au-
thorize the Interior Depart
ment to spend an estimated
$25.5 million on the project.
This measure, however, would
have to be supplemented by a
separate appropriation.
Mr.. Broyhill claims the chief
advantage Of his bill is that no
immediate appropriation would
be necessary at a time when
Congress is still in an economy
minded mood. His measure
would permit the Interior De-
partment to proceed with plans
and let contracts to get the
work started with funds already
available, he said.
The Broyhill bill was cleared
by a subcommittee headed by
Representative Davis, Demo-
crat of Georgia, about two
months ago. Clearance by the
full committee was deliberately
withheld, however, until after
the Senate had approved the
similar O'Mahoney bill, accord
ing to Mr.. Broyhill.
Mr.. Broyhill said, IT shudder
to think" about asking Con-
gress for a new appropriation
at this time. He expressed con-
fidence that because of the sim
ilarity Of the two measures. the
House would approve his bill
and the Senate would accept
that version.
Plan to Be Studied
He said Mr.. Davis and Rep
resentative Mcmillan, Demo-
crat Of South Carolina, who is
chairman Of the full commit
tee. had agreed to consider the
tunnel proposal as soon as the
public hearings are completed.
The hearings will commence
at 10 am. in the Committee
Hearing Room in the House
Office Building. ,
District officials are divided
on one Of the two ABC bills.
Last week. President Robert E.
Mclaughlin, of the Board Of
Commissioners, failed to get
unanimous agreement on a
measure to allow chain stores
to sell beer and light wines in
any Of their outlets here. At
present only one store in each
chain may make such sales.
The Commissioners are be-
hind the measure, sponsored by
Representative Smith, Demo-
crat of Virginia, while the ABC
Board is opposed to it.
The Commissioners and the
ABC Board are united, how
ever, behind the Mcmillan bill
to protect the liquor licenses of
stores in areas where the zon-
ing may be changed from COM
mercial to residential.
Wednesday Meeting
A full membership meeting of
the Senate District Committee
has been scheduled for $3.50 am.
Wednesday. These are among
measures to be considered:
: From the Fiscal Affairs SUBJ
committee: The House APP
proved bill to increase retire.
ment benefits of police and fire.
men; the House approved bill
to authorize a 50,000-seat sta
dium on East Capitol street OPP
posite the Armory; a measure
to allow the Board of Educa-
ton to employ retired teachers
as substitute teachers. and a
measure to increase the salary
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Md. Roads Commission
Faces 4-Pointed Probe
By CHARLES L. HOFFMAN

sweeping investigation of the Maryland State Roads
Commission and its 2yearroad program by special
mttee OF the Legislature slated the three
Heading the committee is Senator H. Wnship Wheatley IT,
Democrat Of Prince Georges County.
The l2member committee appointed the Legislative
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SEND A KID TO CAMP
Little Drowning Victim
Inspires Many Gifts

their second home can go to
Camp Pleasant and Camp
Goodwill this year if enough
money is raised.
Already. gifts in Matthews
memory will make it possible
for six children from Barney
to go to camp for two weeks.
Inspired by Camp Appeal
The hot-lunch program in
which Mrs. Warnke worked was
itself inspired by a Star camp
appeal story last summer.
A description of one under
fed child. potential tubercu-
loSiS victim, stimulated the in.
tereSt of volunteers who even.
tually set up the hot-lunch
program in the fall.
Through the Barney program.
the attention of Capitol Hill
was called to city food needs,
the emergency, and later the
surplus. food programs were
launched. and other welfare
measures enacted.
Children have turned over to
the camp fund the proceeds
from plays produced this sum-
mer. lemonade sales. puppet
shows. doll shows, and sales on
the Fourth Of July Of patriotic
emblems they made themselves.
Thirteen year old Judith
Glassman of Arlington. who
has cerebral palsy. and her sis
ter, Susan. nine. raised $ll.59
with a white elephant sale.
Judith has been going to
Camp Greentop near Thur
mont. Md. whic his operated
by the Baltimore League for
Crippled Children and Adults.
Susan has been to the Campfire
Girls camp.
On their own initiative, the
sisters decided to help a less
fortunate child go to camp. AL
though Judy can't get around
too well. she and Susan pulled
a little wagon all around the
neighborhood collecting old toys
and books. They added some
Of their own toys, too.
Then they set up a table in
front of their home at 905
North Patrick Henry drive, and
held the sale.
After a three-day campaign
all the stock was sold, and the
money sent of to the camp
fund.
The Pleasant Day Blue Birds,
a group Of second, third and
fourth grade girls from Arling-
ton, voted to send their entire
treasury" to the camp fund.
Aged Woman Helps
One gift came from an 81
woman who declared,
II had a happy youth and
feel for those who do not get
what they should"
Still another gift was sent
by "a mother and father who
are grateful they are able 10
send their own children TO
camp.
These are Just a few. chosen
arbitrarily. of the many read
ers in Metropolitan Washing
ton whose gifts have made the
camp fund grow from week to
week. Not all can be described
in any detail because there are
so many Of them. But all are
acknowledged in the listing OF
the contributors 10 the cam
paign for $4,000 TO send $40
children TO camp.
New Donations Received
Today the following are ac-
knowledged:
Previously aeknoSisdEsd sI2.sssIt
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Congress Units to Meet
OnD.C. Bills This Week
By ALEX r. PRESTON

Full membership meetings Of both the House
District committees scheduled this move to
clear their calendars pending bills reported by subcommittee
Another step toward construction four-ane Potomac
River tunnel be taken by the House District
tomorrow.
Consideration Of the BILL which by Representative Broy-
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SIS million short of meeting the
revised costs of the program
over the l5-year period.
! May Raise Tax
Thursday in a three-hour
session with the commission,
the committee was advised by
Chairman Robert Bonnell that
the ag ncy might ask for an
additional 1-cent-a-gallon tax
on gasoline. That would raise
the State rate to z cents.
The investigation is expected
TO parallel the exhaustive
studies of the State fiscal setup
made by the Northrop Com
mittee headed by State Sem
ator Edward S. Northrop. Dem
ocrat Of Montgomery County.
Serving on the Wheatley
committee are Senate Presi-
dent Louis L. Goldstein. House
speaker John c. Luber; the ma
jority and minority floor lead
ers Of both houses and other
legislators.
Maryland Legislators during
several sessions in the past
sought to set of a full-scale
investigation Of the roads COM
mission operations but never
succeeded in having such legis-
lation passed.
Will Review Program
After a Senate-pasSed bill
last session to reorganize the
commission and increase its
membership was killed in the
House. Senator Goldstein set
up the new inveStigative COM
mittee.
The legislature is required to
review the roads program ct its
next session. A preliminary re-
view based on a special report
OF the commission to the legis-
lature was carried out in the
1857 session.
The area meetings already
scheduled by the Wheatley
Committee are August 10.
Cumberland: August 81. Ches-
tertown and Salisbury: August
20, Upper Marlboro; and Sep
tember 5, Towson.
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REVISED CROSSING FOR THE AVENUE,

Twoway traffic feature of the
yana avenue horizontal center)
BY the District Highway Department The two lanes indicated
eaStbound traffic. while
bound street Immediately in of the National
this shot
Building is background-Star Staff
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School Adjacent

calls for adding a number OF
shops to present facilities al
Armstrong. then merging it into
the academic program of Dun
bar High School. Both high
schools are on adjacent sites
separated only by o street
Armstrong being at First and
o streets NV. and Dunbar at
First and N streets NV.
DR.. Hobart M. Corning, SUI
perintendent of schools. re-
Gently wrote board members
that the new high school unit
would combine the advantages
of a comprehensive school Of
fering college preparatory, gen.
eral and basic curriculums with
those of a specialized school
offering an extensive shop pro-
gram for boys open to eligible
students from Junior and sem
ior high schools on a city-wide
basis"
DR.. Corning added that the
stigma" which would fall on
a separate occupational school
would at least be "minimized''
by the establishment of a COM
prehensive school. THUS" he
said. ANY possible disadvan-
tage of segregation in a sepa-
rate school. for educational
purposes, will be eliminated"
Member Hits Evasion"
Mrs. Spencer said that in
trying to familiarize herself
with the program with school
officials she has met evasion, u
and shrugs of the shoulder.
Il want the plan debated,
Mrs. Spencer said.
She said she wanted answers
to these questions:
/. What kind of children will
be sent there?
2. What will the procedures
be for sending children there?
3. How will the children be
screened?
4. Will there be any avenue
of appeal for children who are
sent there?
5. Why can't special educa-
ton, the four-track program
psychiatric. facilities the schools
are scheduled to have in 1858
be enough to meet the needs
of these children in the junior
or senior high schools they are
already attending?
6. How many special teachers
will be needed there, If any?
7. Would there be any use
for such a school in the future
with all the effort now being
placed throughout the school
system to adjust procedures to
meet the needs Of slow learning
children?
Automobile Program
The specialized occupational
program which would be car
ried out in the Armstrong wing
would be training in automo-
bile maintepance and services;
auto body, fender repair, and
painting: mechanical drawing
and blueprint reading; metal
working; house painting and
papering:va work.
Mr.. williams added to Mrs.
Spencer's criticism of the plan
his view that the idea is ECO
nomically unsound."
He said the school would not
be a center for job training but
only a nursery for older chill
dren."
Instead of teaching the slow
learner nonskilled jobs, he said
they should be taught how to
follow directions, how to live
among others and some con-
cept Of the requirements Of cit
izenship." He is Of the opinion
these things could be accom-
plished without the reconver-
sion Of Armstrong.
Mr.. Williams said he did not
think the program has a chance
of remaining in the budget.
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SLOW Student
Course Called
Smoke Screen

Elaborate plans to send slow
learners to Armstrong High
School for courses in nom
skilled jobs have been labeled
nothing more than a smoke
screen under which school offi-
cials could establish a center
for incorrigible children"
Mrs. Ruth Spencer, Board of
Education member. told The
Star last night that she would
move to have the item stricken
from the fiscal SO budget, up
for review by the board Mon
day. Mrs. Spencer, West A.
Hamilton and Wesley Williams.
colored members of the board
succeeded Friday in knocking
down the priority set for Arm
strong in the list of capital
outlay projects.
Applying the smoke-screen
description to the project, Mrs.
Spencer also said while the
plan might make it some
what easier ADMINISTRATIVE. :"
school officials would not be
helping the children involved
in any way.
Il can't see spending $1,042,-
600 on a building that should
have been abandoned years
ago." Mrs. Spencer said. IF we
have a group of children in
need Of occupational training
why do we want to put them
in an area with so much temp
tation?"
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Mrs. Clifford Davis, Mrs.
Frederic Halstead. Mrs. Fred
w. Morrison and Mrs. James
A. Murray.
Other committee chairmen
include: Mrs. Benton Porter,
chairman of sponsors; Mrs.
William N. Denton, sale
ticket chairman: Mrs. George
M. Norris, embassy hostesses;
Mrs. Elmer Frazier, tea hos
tesSes; Mrs. Alan Gardner,
tea pourers.
Also, Mrs. Thomas p. Pike.
receiving line: Mrs. Russell
Johnston and Mrs. Samuel
Brightman, programs, Mrs.
Louis A. Montague, adyertis-
ing, Mrs. James A. Councillor,
posters, Mrs. Frank rogers,
finance; Mrs. Robert NJ. Moore,
Mrs. Bon Geaslin, Mrs. Joseph
j. O'Connell, IT,. promotion,
and Col. Osmund Varela,
photography.
Mrs. Roy +. Layton will be
in charge of Girl Scouts and
Mrs. Daniel w. Bell, Boy
Scouts. who will assist in TAX
ing tickets and acting as
guides during the tour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-08
Mrs. Eisenhower Pays Visit
To Enlisted Mems Club

George Washington slept here,
your accolade is - Mamie
worked here"
In response, Mrs. Eisenhower
thanked the members for a
lovely party and added, Il can't
tell you how happy and proud
am to be associated with this
club
Charm Bracelet
With that, the First Lady
removed her right glove for
all to see the charm bracelet
to which she will add their
gift. The bracelet, she ex-
planned, is one of several she
wears, and contains ''momen-
toes of my husbands career"
The new gold charm is en-
graved with Mrs. Eisenhower's
initials on one side; on the
reverse is the legend In APP
probation. SSMA, 3-7-l957.
board member"
Mrs. Eisenhower arrived at
the party wearing two-piece
black faille Mollie- Parnis dress
and a cyclamen pink flower"
hat and matching gloves.
Mrs. Herman Feldman. club
president. stepped out on the
clubs broad porch to greet
Mrs. Eisenhower as she as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-08
BY MARY L. VAUGHAN

The Soldiers. Sailors, Ma
rines and Airmens Club yes
terday welcomed back its most
celebrated wartime volunteer
canteen hostess-Mrs. Dwight
D. Eisenhower.
The occasion was tea in
her honor given by members
of the Woman's Army and
Navy League, sponsors of the
club for enlisted men.
Paying a visit for the first
time in four years to the set
ting where she spent long
hours during World War II
looking after service personnel,
Mrs. Eisenhower appeared to
roll back the years.
From the m m ent she
steppeds through the entrance
1t was evident from a ready
smile. twinkling eyes and salu-
tations. to longtime friends
that Mrs. Eisenhower was
thoroughly enjoying her
return.
Her smile developed into a
hearty laugh when Mrs. Wal
ter Grant. oldest member of
the clubs boarG presented her
with an engraved gold charm
and stated, Instead Of saying
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Goodwill Embassy Tour
Set for Saturday. MAY 4

Eight embassies are included
in the 18th annual embassy
tour of the Goodwill Guild,
auxiliary to the Goodwill In
dustries. 1t is slated for May
4. Mrs. John G. Laid. guild
president, has announced.
The tour, from 2 to 6 pm,
will benefit the Goodwill pro-
gram of rehabilitating the
physically handicapped, and
will include the embassies of
Egypt. Iran. Israel, Japan.
Laos. Turkey. Venezuela and
the newly redecorated French
Embassy.
Mrs. Hale Boggs, wife of the
Representative from Louisiana,
is general chairman of the
event.
Wives of officials in the
White House, the cabinet. ST.
preme Court and Congress. as
well as members of Washing
ton society and wives sof
ambassadors of the countries
represented. will serve as
hoStesSeS.
Advisory Committee men,
bers assisting Mrs. Boggs are {:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-08

Lady. She set them at ease
with good-natured remarks on
the are Of posing for photo
graphs.
After the last guest had been
greeted, the receiving line
moved to the nearby dining
room where tea, cookies and
tiny meat puffs were served.
Mrs. Eisenhower posed for
some more pictures seated on
a sofa with the servicemen.
joined her many friends in
private conversation and took
leave exactly a half hour after
her arrival.
FavOrite Songs
On her way out. she paused
to thank the four piece com
DO" of the Fort Myer Band
which had provided back
ground party music OF
Mamie favorites."
Yesterdays tea highlighted
Continued on Page b.. Col.
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Murphy-Burleioh

Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Bur-
leigh announce the marriage of
their daughter Katherine to
Mr. Joseph Bernard Murphy
of New Jersey. The wedding
took place February 16 in Holy
Trinity Church. Georgetown.
Pike-Downs
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reed
Downs of Denver. Colo. an
nounce the marriage Of their
daughter Josephine Pfaender
to Mr.. John Keho Pike. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Pot
ter Pike. The wedding took
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-08
FIRST LADY
PLANS VACATION

Mrs. Eisenhower is plan
ming a brief vacation away
from Washington next week,
she revealed yesterday.
She told friends at a tea
she will leave the city on
March Is for a two-week
visit to the Eisenhower farm
at Gettysburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-08

cended the long fight Of steps
to the entrance.
Looking far younger than
her 60 years. the guest Of
honor was then welcomed by
Mrs. Charles Cabell and Mrs.
Grant before the group moved
into the clubs spacious lounge
to form the receiving line.
Receiving with them were
the following past club presi-
dents: Mrs. William D. Chand-
Ter, Mrs. Claude D. MCKEE
wait, Mrs. w. P. T. Hill and
Mrs. Arthur Macarthur.
Sixteen JAN GOES. all
dressed in their bright blue
and white jumper uniforms
with red and gold braid trim.
were presented to Mrs. Eisen-
hover.
Pink Roses
Most thrilled among the
young ladies was Miss Sue
Jackson. a JANGO now work
ing for her 500-hour red chew
ron, who was given the honor
of presenting Mrs. Eisenhower
with a small hand-bouquet Of
pale pink roses and forget-me-
notS.
Five servicemen, represent
ing the Army. Navy, Marines.
Air Force and Coast Guard,
also have something to tell
the folks back home.
After meeting Mrs. EiSen-
hover, they were asked to pose
for pictures with the First
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WEDDINGS

place Saturday in ST. Anne's
Chapel. Palo Alto. Calf. The
couple will live in Cambridge,
Mass.
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Munn-Nicholson

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Arthur
Nicholson of Falls Church an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Phyllis Jean to Mr..
Donald Wayne Mann. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Mann of
Lansing, Mich. The wedding
took place February % in The
Falls Church. Falls Church.
The couple will live in Dear
born, Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-08
GLENHANE Ms
THE YEAR.ROUND SUITS FAMOUS
FOR NONSTOP PERFORMANCE

Wonderful Glenhovens span the SEQ
sons. span the hours from dawn to
dusk TO keep you looking foshion-per-
feet for every occasion on your busy
coIendor! A. Junior GIenhoven. boxy
jacket style in pink, powder blue, or
navy creose-resistont royon. 7 TO 5
in the group. 1913. B. Misses Glen
haven, coIIored in chok-white pique.
Blue or navy royon. 10 to 20, SIS. c.
Women's GIenhoven, in silk and royon
tweed Pale grey or blue. l2A to
22h in the group. SIS.
Young Washingtonidn Shop, Casual and
Women'S DresSeS-3rd Floor, Washington:
End Floor, Siluer Spring and PARKtngton
.Tooetheyness Is Mccairs inspired Uord Tor interests
SHARED uuh i1mlp aud community.