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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27
By Sandy fuller

Walter Johnson's weekly news
paper, the Pitch" won first
prize among high school papers
in Maryland serving between
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27
School Page
At Sherwood High
At Sherwood High
Beeps, Buzses, BOngs
Herald Science Fair
BY Jim Holland

Sherwood parents of sleep last week, for Easements were
bubbling with strange odors sounds throughout the
snowy nights.
The behind those nocturnal disturbances
last minute preparations for Sherwoods annual Science Fair
which begins tonight and ends tomorrow at 10 Pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27

Week, March II
%.
On the morn
ing of the 18th
they h e ard a
talk stressing
their opportuni'
ty to interest
S t u d e n t S in
books and the
advantages Of
being student Ii
brarV assistants.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27

full in various
fields of endeav-
or. After a gen.
eral assembly at
which eorg e
Crawford, of the
S { at e Depart
ment of Educa-
ton was guest
speaker, the stu
dents broke up
i n t o S m a | !
groups to dis
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27
Library Week
.Caithersburg
Library Club
Goes to Md. U.
BY Hazel Whitaker

Journeying to the University of
Maryland, last week, our Library
Club met with similar clubs in
the area during National Library
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27
Teen COP Meets

The Young Republican Teen
Club of Montgomery County met
last Saturday in the auditorium
of the First Federal Savings and
Loan Building, Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27
Richard Montgomery
Students Hit
Vacation Cut
At Easter
BY Jim Lee

Students all over the county
are faced with a shortened
Easter vacation. Because of the
big snow last month, the School
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27

and the other a
Navy Terrier
rocket. T h e S e
will be accom-.
panied by 200
S t u d e mt di S.
plays.
T o m Pierce,
p r e ST d e n t OF
Sherwood's Sci
ence Club, hopes
to emp h a S i z e
last years inno-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27
PICK HIT OF THE WEEK
Oh Lonesome Me, Don Gibson, RCA Victor).
AREA BEST SELLERS

1. Tequila- Champs.
2. Magic Moments.
3. Sweet Little 16-Chuck Berry.
A. 26 Mles-Four Props.
5. Breathless-Jerry Lee Lewis.
6. You Are My Destiny-Paul Anka.
Z. It's Too Soon to Know-Pat Boone.
8. Who's Sorry Now-Connie Francis.
9. Maybe Baby-Crickets
10. Good Golly, Miss Molly-Little Richard.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27

HighIighting this years Fair
will be two special displays; one
by the David Taylor Model Basin
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27
By Max S. Sheers

Todays teenagers buying sounds-not singers
This is the view of promotion director John LAM who works
Brothers Distributing Company Washington
handles Atlantic Kapp Argo Cadence and Eber records
important thing (bacng orchesration and
much the voice" 1.-THE words
unntelgbe the singing bad if the record
beat and sound gmmck (such hand appng finger
swapping, etc., it can be a hit"
adds that oneshot performers and that
sticking in Individual female
virtually dead today for Connie Francis who's
Gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-30

SUNDAY THE STAR MAGAZINE WASHINGTON c. MARCH 1858
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
Today Is the Day

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
One Dead in BIG
Mystery

SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. Is
R.--A B-26 Air Force plane
carrying four men crashed on
takeoff here today. A civilian
died Of injuries and three mill
tary personnel were hurt.
Oficials said the craft, carry
ing classified equipment, was
taking OF for Wendover Air
Force Base = extreme Westerr
Utah. 1t had flown to Munich
pal Airport here from Hollo-
man AFB. N. Mex.
Wendover ALB has been used
as a target area in recent
months for testing Of secret
guided missile flights.
No cause was given for the
crash. and names of the VIC
tins were not made public i'm
mediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25

the machine room. They will
have to be replaced.
The elevator was at the
bottom when the electricity
went on. No one was In the
Monument.
Edward J. Kelly. superinten-
dent Of National Capital Parks.
said electrical engineers would
survey the damage today and
try to estimate how long 1t will
take TO repair.
Standby System knocked Out
One Of the first orders of
business was to rig UP an emer-
gency electrical circuit TO get
the aircraft warning lights
working again. A standby sys-
tenn. designed to operate the
lights in case Of power failure.
was knocked out along with
the main circuits by the IRE.
To run the lights. workmen set
ting UP q portable generator.
Mr.. Kelly said 1t viii be de-
termined later II the building
can be reopened to tourists be-
fore the repair work Is finished.
I'VE could let them walk up
the stairs even II the elevator
isn't running" he said. "but
without lights. II would be too
dark and dangerous on the
stairs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
Eisenhower Visits
McE|roy at Pentagon
Hold Talks
On Defense
Revision

President Eisenhower went 10
the Pentagon today to take q
personal hand in efforts to re-
organize the Nations defense
setup.
Mr.. Eisenhower went to the
Defense Department around 10
am. est to see Secretary Of
Defense McElroy.
Asked why the President
went to the Pentagon instead
of having Mr.. McElroy come to
the White House, Press Secre-
tary James c. Hagerty replied:
The President said he was
going TO take a personal in
terest in this. so he went over
there. 1t was his idea"
Mr.. Hagerty said Mr.. Eisen-
hover wanted to talk with Mr..
McElroy about defense reor-
ganization. He recalled to re-
porters that the President had
outlined a need for changes in
his state-of-the- Union message
and in his speech in Chicago
last Monday night.
Mr.. Hagerty said he assumed
Mr.. McElroy would have others
present at today's conference.
One of Series
This is just one in a series
OF conferences he will have
with Mr. McElroy prior to his
decision on defense reorganiza-
ton" Mr. Hagerty SAID
There has been testimony
urging revision of the Joint
Chiefs Of staff system with
control being concentrated in
one military chief.
Reorganization of the de-
Tense set-up is only one phase
of the problems that have been
developing since the Russian
Sputnik ano missiles received
world prominence.
The House Armed Services
Committee has made public
testimony given earlier this
week by 1t. Gen. James NJ.
GAVIN. retiring Army Chief Of
Research and Development.
Gavin's View
Gen. Gavin maintained the
Army should be fully supported
IN an expanded satellite pro-
gram The Defense Depart
ment was reported to be study.
ing such a program.
Gen. GAVIN testified the
Army already has demon
strated its capacity to enter
outer space. He said the Army
was given the responsibility of
providing worldwide commu-
and mapping and
surveying services to the de-
tense establishment. He as
serted this can best be carried
out with a family Of satellites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
Parliament Opens
Red Chino Session

HONG KONG. Jan. IS CR.-
Communist China's Parliament
opens today to adopt this years
economic plan and budget. con-
slider Q drastic change in the
language and perhaps decide
the political fate Of government
ofhcials who recently qurs-
toned Red rule.
Discussion Of this years eco
nomic plan may disclose details
Of Red China's second five-year
plan which have been kept
secret The plan Is designed to
put China on the road to in
naturalization and Is expected
to increase demands on agri-
culture.
A proposal to use a Ro-
manized alphabet to reproduce
the sounds Of the ancient Chi
nese language Is aimed at max
ing China's estimated $40 mil
lion persons speak one dialect
the Mandarin tongue Of Peiping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25

for teachers holding higher &C
ademic degrees. are the second
step Of a three-year pay plan
suggested last year by Board
Chairman James c. Stockard
In his budget message. Mr.
Rutter estimated an enrolment
Of 23.544-an increase of 535.
A breakdown OF this figure
reflects the post-World War II
birth rate curve. An increase Of
3l6 students is expected in the
Junior high classes. an addi-
tional 6l5 in senior high. but
in the elementary schools there
will be an estimated enrolment
drop Of 1896.
The pupil-teacher ratio in
the elementary classes is ex-
pected to remain at about 81
to /.
About 38 more teachers will
be needed. at a cost Of about
$4,000.
The capital budget. in addi-
ton TO the proposed $4,000
pay-ss-you-go item for Clay
school. includes about SIS mil
lion in authorized bond money
See BUDGET. Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25

OF monument tours, Joseph
Eaglin. when he opened the
building. He saw smoke COM
ing from the elevator and then
located the blaze in the base
ment.
Fire was raging up the stairs
from the machine room. which
contains heating ana air-con-
ditioning equipment. electrical
circuits. elevator controls and
other mechanical equipment.
Guides Fight Flames
Mr. Eaglin turned In q IRE
alarm and three guides. Arthur
Fleming. Joseph Sandridge and
d. F. cambell. fought vainly to
control the flames with fire ex-
tinguishers.
Two engine companies and
one truck company arrived
shortly and put q halt to the
blaze.
The fire was caused by a
short circuit in temporary
wiring between electrical feeder
panels and distribution lines.
The wiring had been installed
In the course Of current work
on new lights inside and out
side the Monument.
Damage apparently was con-
fined TO two panel boards and
the temporary wiring inside
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25

er meet and again the following
night here. The Philadelphia
race over so yards was pro-
tested violently by Sine. who
claimed his rival had broken
the tape with his hand.
Murchison whizzed through
the indoor season unbeaten and
except for the National AAU
outdoor meet. in which both
were ailing and neither won.
they haven't met since last
years Star meet.
Crowding the sprinters for
the spotlight, just as he did
last year. will be Macy. back
to defend the two-mile run title
he won in the record time Of
s:02.6. A refugee from Commu-
Continued on Page Ala. Col. 9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25

and personal property tax rates.
The superintendent proposed
an operating budget OF ST.
ISL. $50 plus $4,000 more from
current revenue for expansion
and remodeling Of Clay Ele-
mentary School.
The total of these two
amounts. Sll.347.360. repre-
sents an increase of about
$4,000 over the comparable
figure in the current budget.
Teacher Raise q Factor
About half of this increase
is accounted for by Mr.. Rut-
ter's request for teacher salary
raises ranging from 500 to
$500.
The minimum salary for a
teacher holding a bachelors
degree would go up from $500
to $500. The maximum would
be increased from $500 to
$500, but a teacher would
reach top scale in Is instead Of
II years. The top $500 raise
would 20 to teachers with nine
or more Tcars Of experience.
The super .s..endent's pro-
posed salary .aises. which pro-
vide for comparable increases
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
BULLETINS
Pilot Dies in Crash
Near Clinton, Nd.

A single-engine Beechcraft
BONANZA plane crashed and
exploded in the woods near
Clinton, Nd. about noon to.
day. killing its lone occupant.
identified as Robert Z. VIII.
liams Of 4407 Panorama road,
OxOn Hill. Md. The plane
had taken OF from nearby
HYDE Field Is minutes be-
fore. The crash occurred near
Tippett and Piscataway roads.
according to an eye witness.
Frank Ward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25

Washington's threatened g.
inch snowfall dissolved during
the night into q gusty. sluicine
rainstorm.
Weather Bureau forecasters
said 1t was only a freak influx
Of warm air which turned the
fall into rain. Both south and
north of Washington. heavy
snowfalls we're reported.
A continuing blustery drizzle
was TO clear away later today.
Temperatures will stay in the
middle 40s. Tonight will be a
little colder, with a low near 80.
and tomorrow will be partly
cloudy and moderate.
Yesterday afternoon, the
Weather Bureau was predicting
snow likely. Trafilc Director
George Z. Keneipp, invoked q
midnieht-to-7 am. parking ban
on some 30 streets. BY evening,
the Weather Bureau warned Of
q possible 8 inches Of snow.
Ban Lifted At 10 PM.
Then the picture changed
and the forecast read rain
and slowly rising tempera-
lures" The street-parking ban
was lifted about 10 pm.
Forecasters said the change
came when q low-pressure
area. moving up the Atlantic
Coast. veered west Of Washing
ton. BY doing so, II curtained
Washington OF from a mass Of
cold Western air and instead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
POWER OF FAITH
SUSTAINED Miller

FAMOUS ATHLETE, imprisoned
tor two and o holt yson BY the
Joponsse, mode o pilgrimage to
forgive his ioiIeD. See The Power
Of Foith in The Stsrs Church Sec
ton on Poss A.9,
WARNED 50 YEARS AGO that
Chevy Chose vos q poor church To-
COTTON. the congregation Of Chevy
Chose Presbyterian he's Nsver
stopped growing. For lis history,
also see The StorS Church Section
on Poge A.6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
! Dead,
In DeruiIment
Of Six Cars

SELMER. Tenn. Jan. rs CP)
The flagman Of a Chicago
bound passenger train was
killed and at least nine others
injured early today when the
last six cars derailed at Q
switch at nearby Ramer.
Three coaches, a diner and
two Pullman cars left the tracks
80 miles east Of Memphis. One
coach ana the empty diner
overturned. One Pullman car
came to rest at a 45-degree
angle.
The fiagman. A. c. Whit of
Birmingham. was found In a
field 100 yards from the tracks.
He died in a Corinth. Miss. }
hospital. Five others we're hos
pitalized at Corinth.
The train. the Illinois Gen.
trails Seminole, was running
late after an earlier mishap at
Birmingham. Ala. Mrs. Ruby
Wilson. 81. was killed in q car
train crossing crash. Her hus-
band. Booker Wilson. was in
jured.
Railroad officials said w. E.
Howell. Haleyville. Ala. was
the engineer Of the train in
both wrecks.
The Seminole. which began
its run at Jacksonville, Fla,
was moving on Gulf-Mobile-
&-Ohio tracks.
After the Ramer mishap the
remaining sections pulled into
jackson, Tenn, where three
persons were hospitalized.
Richard Osterdok. division
superintendent at jackson for
the Illinois Central. declined to
give q specific cause Of the de-
railment but said the railroad
Is investigating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
Seizes Bondit, Dies

A Washington restaurant
owner was found dead in his
bed a few hours after he
captured q man who at
tempted to hold up his
establishment at 1904 Four.
teenth street NV. early to-
day. Lee Bong, So. the owner.
may have died as a result Of
a heart attack brought on by
the excitement. police the
OriEed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
7 rack Greats Compete
In Star Games Tonight
BY BILL FUCHS
star star writer

Track and field makes its big splash IN this area
in the 18th running Of The star Games before packed
house tonight In the Armory
total Of 497 athletes including superb performers in
event. set to show their talents In 4l,-hour
program starting at $50 pm
Another 406 entries from IS schools were primed to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25

Mr.. Brown was able to give po-
lice descriptions. He said they
were all colored. Less than two
hours later. police charged
these four with the robbery:
Ellsworth B. Jones. 81, of the
300 block of L street NV:
James w. GaSkins. 10. Of the
100 block of Third street NV:
Chester Hopkins. jr.. q, of the
600 block Of u street NV. and
Stallie Lee Edmonds. %. Of the
100 block Of Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV.
Boy, IA, Sought
The first purse Snatching was
reported at $40 pm. by Mildred
M. Walker. 50. Of 4226 Dix
street NE. She said her purse
containing $l2 was grabbed
near Thirteenth and Wallach
streets NE. A police lookout
has been broadcast for a IA
year-old colored boy.
At ass pm. Lottie L. NeSbitt,
20 Of ? Eighteenth street Sc,
reported that moments after
she stepped from a streetcar
at Sixteenth and East Capitol
streets two boys came UP be-
hind her and grabbed her purse,
II contained no money. The
police lookout is for two colored
youths II or Is years old.
Ten minutes later at Twenty
seventh and Porter streets
NV. q l6-year-old youth and
See ATTACKS, Page IA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25

pete IN the lNJefScDOl0Stlc Sec
ton starting at 1880 pm. Four
Of the schoolboy finals we're
inserted In the night program.
But II isn't sheer numbers
that makes this indoor carnival
q top event ON the winter
sports scene. Il Is the athletes
with the glittering regulations
Dave Slime, Ira Murchison.
John Macy. Don Bragg. Elias
Gilbert and Bobby Seaman. to
name q few.
Slime. Mnrchison Meet
Slime and Murchison offer
something special tonight-the
renewal Of their intense rivalry
in the sprint series-three races
over 70. 80 and 100 yards. It
was Slime sweeping this series
and propelling himself from
obscurity to national fame that
featured the 1856 meet. And 1t
was Murchison making the
sweep last year at the expense
Of an ailing Sine.
Slime. big. redhaired. all
around athlete from Duke. mas
experienced a series of set
backs. including a groin muscle
injury that dashed his hopes
for a 1856 Olympic berth. In
his sweep here he set a world
indoor record in the 100 (9.5
seconds) and tied the mark for
the 20 (7.0 seconds.
That performance launched
an amazing streak. for before
the year was out the 6-foot-3.
l90-pounder had set world out
door records in the 220-yard
dash ttwice) and the 220-yard
low hurdles and tied the out
door 100 mark three times.
Macy Defending Title .
But Murchison. 5-foot-6
Western Michigan College star
who has tied the world mark
for 100 meters. beat Slime in
last vaar's phila dalnl1fa Tnnttir-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
SIT Million School Fund
Is Asked for Arlington
Rutter Budget Plan Would Require
Z9-Cent Boost in County Tex Rate

budget Of than Sill million for Arlngons public
schools during the forthcoming fiscal proposed today
by Supt T. Edward RIItter
The spending recommendations presented School
Board would require 29cent the real estate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
Bribe Charges
Hold DC. Aide
And Contractor
Accused Of Attempt
To Collect $500 for
Building Permit

n OlSulct builulng inspector
and q Washington contractor
last night were accused Of what
police described as an attempt
to shake down Q rooming house
operator for q $500 bride,
Charged with bribery are:
Milton Z. Abels. 50. of the
5000 block Of First street S.W.
an inspector in the District De-
partment Of Licenses and In
spections.
BENJAMIN Herman. 80, Of the
2500 block Of Kimberly street.
Silver Spring. Nd. part owner
Of the Certified Fireproof and
Construction Co.. OF 1893 Thir-
teenth street NV.
Chief Of Detectives Edgar Z.
Scott said Abels is free under
$1,000 bond. Herman, who
collapsed while being Ques-
toned last night at Police
Headquarters. Is repeatedly in
satisfactory condition today at
Emergency Hospital.
The intended victim Of the
shakedown attempt, according
TO Inspector Scott. Is Delmas l..
Noon. 20, who operates Q ROOM
Ing house at 1880 r street NV.
Hearing Next Week
Inspector Scott said Abels.
who win be arraigned with Her
man next week. has signed a
statement admitting the con-
spiracy. Police have q verbal
statement from Herman, he
added. J. J. Ilgenfritz. di-
tor Of inspections. said Abels
viii be suspended Monday
pending outcome Of the court
action and an investigation by
the city government depart
ment.
Herman was arrested at 2
pm. yesterday outside Mr..
Moons establishment after Do
lice said he accepted $500 in
marked money from the room
ing house operator. One detec-
tive was In an adjoining room
and another was stationed out
side the house. He was seized
a. he left the house.
Abels was placed under arrest
ct 4::30 pm. in Herman's once.
Both men were formally
charged with bribery at the
third precinct ct tao pm
Inspector Scott gave this
account Of events leading ~
to the arrests:
Mr. Moon. Who had purchased
the roomtng house several
months ago. applied for q new
occupancy permit and received
q letter January , informing
him that numerous improve
ments would be required.
Tells Of Phone Calls
Soon he began receiving
phone calls, he said, from q
man identifying himself as
Continued on Page AS. Col. 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-25
VIOLENCE ON THE STREETS
Man Kicked, Beaten;
Six Women Robbed

Washington's wave Of at
tacks on the streets resumed
after a 24-hour respite with
eight robberies last night.
All but two OF the victims
were women whose purses were
snatched by youths. One OF the
male victims. So years old. was
yoked. beaten. kicked in the
head and had to be hospitalized
for his injuries.
Police identified him as
Joseph w. Anderson. Of 1921
Lincoln road NE. Mr.. Ander-
son reported he was walking in
the 1900 block of North Capitol
street about 900 pm. when
three youths grabbed him from
behind and threw him to the
sidewalk. Mr.. Anderson could
only identify his assailants as
colored teen-agers.
Kicked, Beaten on Head
He said they then took turns
kicking and beating him on the
head. As he lay helpless. one
took his wallet containing $40
from his pocket. Mr., Anderson
was treated for head and face
cuts and bruises at Emergency
Hospital and released.
In the second yoking, Fate
Brown, 80. OF jackson. Miss,
was jumped by four men in the
400 block Of M street NV,
about Q pm, who took his wal
let containing 81. Although
they grabbed him from behind.