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Evening star., 1959-11-20
Burglar Takes
Christmas Gifts

Thieves took some Christmas
packages early this year, police
reported today.
They said Mrs. Sylvia C.
Wentworth, a registered nurse
who lives at 1900 Massachusetts,
avenue NV, left last Friday
for a trip to Florida to attend
a sisters SD wedding ami
versary celebration.
Upon her return early this
morning, she discovered her
apartment door slightly ajar.
Missing were 20 Christmas
presents she had wrapped, in
Guiding watches, jewelry and
other items.
Evening star., 1959-11-20

reprimanded Wiseman for not
having a textbook on his desk.
The assistant principal gave the
following account:
The teacher told Wiseman
he wanted him to 60 to the
assistant principals Office.
No, we'll settle this right
now" WiSeman said, unleash
ing a blow to the teachers
stomach.
He then pummeled Mr.. Ste
venS on the head and face as
the teacher tried to fend of
the blows. Mr. Stevens did
not strike back.
A girl ran out of the room
and summoned help.
Wiseman ran from the build
ing. Police picked him up a
few hours later.
Evening star., 1959-11-20
Bank HoIdup Nets
$500 in Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 20 (AP) =.
An armed bandit carrying a
red briefcaSe escaped with an
estimated $500 to $500 from
the West street drive-in branch
of the Farmers National Bank
here today.
Police said he threatened to
kill an Office girl if the man
ager refused to turn over the
money. He carried a .45-caliber
pistol, police said.
A suspect was picked up by
police minutes later in the vi
cinlty of the bank and was
being questioned.
The bandit was described as
a Negro, about 10 years of age,
6 feet tall and weighing las
to $50 pounds. Police said he
wore adhesive tape on his face.
Evening star., 1959-11-20

Sandburg said. But they had
books, and they could skip the
pages that were stupid and go
back to those that had color
or feeling"
He recalled a fathers admon-
ishment to his son: Reading
one Western a month is
enough. That makes IL West
ernS' a year. When you've read
that many, then, boy, you can
go back and write your own"
Secretary Flemming of
Health. Education and We'll
fare, who also spoke beside the
Soldiers National Monument
in the cemetery, voiced his
concern over whether I'VE in
our day will make maximum
possible contributions to a new
birth of freedom"
Americans, following Lin
coins footsteps. Mr.. Flemming
said, must be willing in all ways
Ito express their thankfulneSs
for freedom in deeds as well as
words. We must be willing to
make sacrifices for freedom"
Evening star., 1959-11-20

uS are EXPERIMENTING with
this" He said that in this
shrinking world" children
should be given the opportu-
nifty to learn a foreign language
as soon as possible.
Mr.. Bean, who initiated the
discussion. said many Arlington
parents have asked him why
their children can't take for
eign languages in elementary
school.
Citizens TO Act
Robert Reynolds, chairman
of the Citizens Committee for
School Improvement, said his
group plans to recommend that
funds be put in next years
budget for the program.
Mr.. Reynolds said many par
entS oelleVe the school admin
istration has taken "a defeat
ist attitude" on the matter
rather than trying to overcome
whatever problems are in
volved.
In addition to the costs, Mr..
MacIntyre said it would be
difficult to find teachers who
would be fluent in the Ian
guages and have an under
standing of teaching elemen-
tary school age groups.
He said much of the instruc-
ton is lost unless the student
continues to take a language
every year
Teaching materials, he said,
are not adequate to carry a
program from elementary
school through high school.
Superintendent Ray Reid
said an objective study" is
being made on the matter and
the administration is not yet
in a position to oppose or
Evening star., 1959-11-20

storm. Always the path of
American destiny has been into
the Unknown. eve are moving
now toward the Unknown
And always there arose enough
of reserves of strength, bal
ances of sanity, portions Of
wisdom to carry the Nation
through to a fresh start With
an ever renewing vitality"
AS he closed, Mr.. Sandburg
looked fondly across his au-
dience-perhaps half of whom
are students of the local college
and high school.
Il shall remember your
faces" he said. II shall re-
member so many of the young
faces"
RapS "Instrumentalities"
Earlier at a luncheon, the
poet-historian assailed radio,
movies and televiSion.
Men of Lincoln's and Frank
Inns eraS did not have these
"instrumentalities" which allow
the public so little choice. Mr..
Evening star., 1959-11-20
Chamber Pushes
Exposition Plan

The Chamber of Commerce
of Southern Maryland voted
last night to continue it's effort
to establish permanent expo
sition site in Prince Georges
County.
County Commissioner Frank
j. LaStner told the group at
a meeting in District Heights
he believes Prince Georges still
is the best location for a per-
national or interna-
tional exposition.
Chamber members agreed
that, although Washington lost
in it's bid for a worlds fair in
the county's Largo area in 1864,
the exposition proposal should
not be allowed to die.
Evening star., 1959-11-20
VOICE AT. GETTYSBURG
Sondburq Sees New Lesson
BY JOHN w. STEPP
Star STAFF Writer

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Nov. 20.
The gentle voice quavered
through the trees of Cemetery
Hill.
A strong wind blew it away
at times, despite the wonders
of electronics.
The voice spoke of patriot
ism, the value of freedom, an
81-year-old mans delight in
contemplating the face Of
youth.
1t also repeated the devo-
tional uttered at the same spot
precisely 96 years ago-words
known by many but appreciated
by all too few. They begin, as
any schoolboy used to know:
-Four score and seven years
ago :"
This, naturally, was the text
chosen by Carl Sandburg, the
famed Lincoln biographer who
came to Gettysburg yesterday
along with hundreds of others
to honor Abraham Lincoln on
the l50th anniversary of his
birth.
The weather was "bracing"
and "propitious" here 96 years
ago, according to old reports.
With temperatures in the lower
40s and the wind atrocious,
yesterday far "outbraced" No
vember 10, 1868.
Respect and Affection
But Mr.. Sandburg, who has
never hesitated to express his
affection and respect for Lin
coin. proved more than a match
for the Pennsylvania winter.
A gray felt hat jammed over
his long white hair, gray muf-
fer and coat bundled closely
around him, he asked the cold
wind and the hundreds of
younger folks around him:
When we say a patriot is
one who loves his country,
what kind of love do we mean?
A love we can analyZe, or
weigh, or measure? Or is a
patriots love of country a
thing invisible, a quality. a
human shade and breath, be-
yond all measurement or reck-
oning?"
He pointed to a few grim
lessons of the past.
I'VE do know in part that
when a society or civilization
periShes it would seem they
forgot the hard beginnings.
struggles having human cost
1--WE have heard that the
dead hold in their clenched
hands only that which they
have given away. |,
Times Unchanged
when men forget, if they
ever knew, what is at the heart
of that sentiment, they are /
In danger of power being taken
over by fantastic fools or
beasts of prey or men hollow
with echoes and vanities."
And times have not changed, !
ne said.
Long before this time of
Ours. America saw the faces of
men and women torn and
shaken in turmoil, chaos and
Evening star., 1959-11-20
Evangelist to Speak

The Rev. Ross S. Rhoads of
Westwood, N. j., radio-televiSion
evangelist and director of an
organization known as Church.
Centered Evangelism, will speak
at a rally of the Northern Vir-
ginia Youth for Christ at 1870
pm. tomorrow in the audito-
rum of Robert E. Lee School,
100 Jefferson street, Alexan-
dria.
Evening star., 1959-11-20

Fairfax County citizens
groups were advised last night
to cast a cold eye on zoning
proposals and battle developers
to the finish if construction
proposals would be injurious to
the county.
Don't fall for a developers
sweet talk and artistic draw
ings of college-type buildings,
warned Herbert Harris, an at
torney and vice president OF
the Bren Mar Park Civic Asso-
ciation. "All proposed fences
have roses growing on them"
He spoke at a meeting of the
county civic federation which
was devoted to self-analysis
and a study of how to inspire
neighborhood participation in
fights against improper zoning
proposals.
Everyone wants the vacant
land left to the. trees, but 9
out of 10 chances are that 1t
will be developed one way or
another in Fairfax County"
said Mr.. Harris. The civic
groups should concentrate on
seeing that it is developed in
greatest harmony with what
is already there, he said.
Early Action Urged
He urged that if the civic
groups decide to oppose a de-
veloper, they do so promptly
and not wait until the issue is
before the county supervisors
for a decision.
The planning commission is
more sympathetic to civic
groups than it used to be, "
said Mr.. Harris. He told fedora
ton members they must lex
pect direct antagonism from
the commission chairman II
YOU are doing a good job. This
is his attitude toward citizen
groups" The chairman is Keith
Price.
He advised civic groups to
read zoning notices in the
newspapers, study the county
master zoning plans, keep in
touch with the county planning
Office and know the zoning
laws.
Arthur Hughes of the Spring
field Civic Association told men,
bers a sanitary district is the
best organization in a partly
rural. partly urban county, such
as Fairfax. In addition to basic
services, a district can help pro-
vide parks, community house,
recreation grounds and even
extra policemen, he said.
Agenda Advice
Civic group meetings should
include subjects that appeal tc
members selfish interests tc
gain larger attendance. Wally
Davis, president of the North
Springfield Civic Association
said.
"You can't always have
causes to bring out the mem.
Evening star., 1959-11-20
Park Rood to Reopen

Wise road, from Oregon ave-
nue. to Beach drive in Rock
Greek Park, will be reopened
for traffic at 4 pm. today. 1t
had been closed for repairs and
widening since July. New park
way-type street lights have
been installed.
Evening star., 1959-11-20
EducatorsAir
New School

BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
Star Stan Writer


BALTIMORE, Nov. 90
Maryland's leading educators
today worked to wind up a
two-day meeting at which a
proposed overhaul of the States
school financing system is be-
ing aired.
The plan discussed at a State
wide conference here would cost
the State a minimum $152 mil
lion in additional revenue over
a f1ve-year period.
State aid to education to-
tailed $60.5 million during the
last school year.
The proposed Mort plan, I"
named for its chief architect,
Prof. Emeritus Paul R. Mort of
Columbia University, drew
mixed reaction yesterday from
some 300 residents from
throughout the State at a
meeting called by the State
Board of Education.
Tawes Warns
Gov. Tawes cautioned the
conference against drastic &C.
ton.
Although conceding the State
must re-double its efforts in
education in view of the world
situation, he said:
This does not require dras-
tic alterations of our educa-
tional system"
The Governor said education
financing is a joint RESPONSE
bility of the State and coun-
ties.
He added that Maryland al
ready is devoting 56.8 per cent
of its general funds to educa-
tion.
Earlier, DR.. Thomas G. Fuller,
State school superintendent,
said that while the State was
paying about SO per cent Of the
cost Of schools, the State and
Federal governments were
picking up 79 per cent of the
cost of welfare, 81 per cent of
the cost of highways, 81 per
cent Of the cost of health and
70 per cent of the cost of cor
rection.
Mort Formula
The Mort plan calls for the
State to guarantee As per cent
of the cost of public schooling,
exclusive Of teacher retirement
and social security, compared
with SO per cent at present.
! The percentage, however,
would vary in each jurisdiction
according to a complicated
formula aimed at determining
the local areas ability to meet
school costs.
During the last five years,
State aid has increased at an
average of $6.3 million, the
conference was told yesterday.
The Mort plan would cost the
State an average of SOL mil
lion a year over a ffxe-year
period based on the average
of the last five years, school
officials said.
The Mort plan was supported
by some attending the session.
But there were misgivings.
Several speakers. including
Montgomery County Finance
Director Alex K. Hancock said
the plan appeared to offer an
incentive to the county to in
fate their school spending pro-
grams.
OInerS suggested that the
plan offered no incentive for
good school management be-
cause it would apply only a
minimum for school spending
without a cutoff for State aid.
DR.. Pullen opposed a State
aid ceiling. but said he be-
lieved the board of education
would accept one if demanded
by the Legislature.
Board eSident Jerome
Frampton, jr.. said the board
Endorsed objective of the plan.
The board has not yet ap-
proved it.
Evening star., 1959-11-20
Armor Group to Dine

The Washington branch of
the United States Armor Asso-
citation will observe its 1880
anniversary with a dinner
dance at 7 pm. December IL,
at the Boiling Air Force Base
officers Club.
Evening star., 1959-11-20
Drumu at CIV Hioh

The George w ashington
High School Players will present
Curtain Going Up" a three-act
comedy by Gregory Johnston,
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
school auditorium.
Evening star., 1959-11-20
EorIy Language Study
Debated in Arlington
Try grades appears

Foreign language instruction elementary grades
likely to become issue in Arlington.
David MacIntye supervisor languages the Arlington
schools indicated at school board meeting toward
the idea of introducing foreign languages elementary
grades at present
Evening star., 1959-11-20
OFFICER ARRESTS SPEEDERS.
SPEEDS INTO LOSS OF PERMIT

DINWIDDIE COURTHOUSE. Va. CAP).-A special
police officer who testified he two persons for
speeding October convicted yesterday of driving
his own cruiser at SO miles hour that same day
The speeding conviction in Dinwddie County Circuit
Court cost William r. Johnson special officer for Sussex
County and Stony Creek $50 and costs and revocation
OF his drivers permit for so days
State Trooper M L. Duke Jr the arresting officer
tested Mr. johnson told him he thought he was doing
20 miles hour and had been having trouble with his
speedometer.
DR.. Carleton Mayes, Dinmiddie County Common
Wealth's attorney, observed:
If it tthe speedometer) good enough to arrest
by, 1t was good enough to be arrested for"
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Police Await Reporter
In DC. EmbezzIement

A sometime newspaper re-
porter with a habit Of chang
ing names with his job was
awaited expectantly by Wash
ington police today to answer
a charge of embezzling $495
from the Dodge Hotel.
Presently called Brian X.
Buchanan. he was arrested IN
jamestown. N. Y, by immigra-
ton officials who have charged
him with illegal entry into the
United States.
William J. King, district
director OF the United States
immigration Service in Buff
falo. N. Y. said Buchanan
really is Robert S. Blood, 80,
born in Bristol, England. who
settled in Montreal in 1851.
In 1858 he took a job as night
manager at the Dodge Hotel
here and departed Unexpectedly
on July /, 1858, the same time
$495 was missing from the
till. At that time he called
himself Robert Sinclair Mont
gomery Stewart.
Mr.. King said the suspect re-
turned to Canada, but re-en-
tered this country for "a few
hours" visit and turned it into
a reporters position on the
Santa Maria (Calif.) Times.
At that time his name wE
Brian Buckingham.
Two months ago he went to
jamestown, hired through an
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defend the United States"
He added that all stewards
and .orderlies ARE or will be
highly trained lighting men
capable Of carrying out their
combat responsibilities in the
feet" 90
One key reason for using
sailors in servart-type jobs
ashore, he told the subcommit-
tee investigating manpower
utilization, is the necessity for
rotating sea duty. Morale
would suffer II personnel were
denied periodic shore duty, he
said, and one way to use gun
ners ashore Is to assign them
as orderlies.
A high Pentagon official
agreed yesterday with a Con-
gresham that some generals
should be more alert to reStric-
lions against using soldiers as
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Repairs Continue
On Building Wall

Workmen continued bracing
a building at 1917 I street NV.
today to prevent it from COL
lapsing.
Excavation on an adjacent
lot apparently caused a crack
in the front wall of the build
ing Tuesday morning, forcing
% employees Of the M. Belmont
Yer Standig advertising agency
to move to the owners home
at 1929 Blagden avenue NV.
The eXcavating contractors
began snoring up the building
yesterday while traffic on I
street between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets was tempo
rarily detoured to prevent vi
.brationS from tumbling the
structure. The street was re-
opened at 4 pm.
An inspection by the Depart
ment of Licenses and Inspec-
tons was scheduled for later
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-30
DC. Employment
Gains 1900

District employment set a
record last month.
Figures released today by the
District Employment Service
showed 677,300 persons were
employed-a gain of 11,700
over last June.
The figures reported today
were similar to those released
several weeks ago by the Labor
Department in that coupled
with the rise in employment,
there was a corresponding rise
in unemployment.
A gain of 3,400 in this cate
CORY, the service, said, was the
result of unemployed students
flooding the labor market, fol-
lowing the close of school.
About $50 persons who pre-
viously had been employed in
other areas, sought jobs here
last month.
These estimate" 1.-The service
reported, showed no unusual
trend of unskilled labor NOV
ing into the area, but the
preponderance of professional
job seekers is considered as
a favorable and significant
trend"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-30
Labor, HEW
Funds OK'd
ByConferees
BY the Associated Press

Senate-House conferees have
reached agreement on a $780,
000,0 money bill for the Labor
and Welfare Departments. This
would exceed President Eisen-
hower's requests by about $3.50
million.
The great bulk of the in
crease was for health research
and grants to the States for
hospital construction.
The confereeS yesterday al
lotted $400 million for research
under the National. Institutes of
Health run by the Public Health
Service. This was $105 million
more than Mr.. Eisenhower
asked.
They voted 1882 million for
the hospital construction pro-
gram, S85 million over the
budget request.
The increase over the budget
recommendations in the bill
exceeded all of the savings
previously made by Congress
on seven money bills for fiscal
1860, the current year.
On these seven measures,
which already have been signed
by the President, the combined
cut under the budget was 1929
million.
AS the bill originally passed
the House, it carried $780,
921,l The Senate allowed
$4,056, 746,581. The President
asked 1891 ,685,58 in his
budget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-30

agency by the Post-Journai as
a bright young journalist just
arrived from England. The
newspaper became suspicious
because Of his familiarity with
American newspaper practices
and called immigration au-
thorities.
Ut. John T. Bailey Of the
Metropolitan police general as
signment squad, said a warrant
charging grand larceny had
been sent to Buffalo. 1t should
bring Blood here for trial I'M
less 1t is decided to press de-
portation proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-30

moved-from one Los Angeles
suburb to another.
They were beginning TO feel
secure in their home in canoga
Park.
Then, yesterday the man
returned. Mrs. Smith recog-
nized him. A long, livid scar
stretches from his left eye to
his mouth. she said.
She said he forced her into
the bathroom Of the. home,
ripped of her blouse, and
pulled a penknife. She said
he told her:
Nov you are going to know
what 1t feels like to be ugly"
She said he slashed her on
the ankle twice. then slashed
at her shoulders, arms and
thighs.
Her oldest son heard her
screams and pounded on the
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locked door Of the home. Mrs.
Smith said the man smashed
her face with his clinched fist
and warned:
"I'll be back to finish the
job"
Then he fed. Police put out
an all-points bulletin for the
SCARED man, whose identity
verified Mrs. Smiths story Of
four years of torment. Officers
have been seeking her assail-
ant since the first attack,
which occurred in .Sunland.
None of the knife cuts was
deep, but Mrs. Smith was re-
ported in near-hysterical con-
dition. Police are watching
her home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-30

smashed her iron against his
face. The man fed, screaming,
his face branded.
Two weeks later she received
a crudely written note. "I'll
get you" 1t said.
For Mrs. Smith 1t was the
beginning Of four years Of
torment.
Once the man appeared
again at her home and tried
to rape her, but fled when her
children came home. Count
less times her phone has rung
A mans voice would say: "I'l
get you"
Three times the Smith;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-30
T.. Navy Defends d
'Servant>Duty.

The Navy today defended its
use of enlisted man for house,
keeping chores, and assured a
House Armed Services Sub
committee that all stewards
and orderlies are ready for
combat duty.
Richard Jackson, Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy for Per-
sonnet. testified the Nays
policy "is to use every man in
the way that will best contri-
butte to the maintenance Of
our continuous readiness to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-30

servants.
The official was Dewey Short,
Assistant Secretary Of the
Army and a former Missouri
Representative. He was ques-
toned about orderlies being
used to baby sit, walk dogs and
do household chores in officers
homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-30
Branded Man SIoshes
Woman He Hounded

SCANoGA PARK, Calf. July
80 (Ap).-Four years ago a
man slipped into a pretty
housewives kitchen and grabbed
her as she stood ironing.
Mrs. Patricia Faye Smith, 80,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-30
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international O.E.S. Official
Entertained Bv Minnesofons

Past grand matrons of Prince
Hall Grand Chapter OES of Min
nesota and it's Jurisdiction gave a
luncheon in honor of Mrs Zelma
Derrick of Seattle, Wash, Tuesday
March "a, at Fair Oaks Motel in
Minneapolis.
Mrs. Derrick is international
grand matron of the International
Conference of Grand Chapters Or
der of the Eastern Star. Present
were Mines. Kate Neil, Mammie
Armstead, Ardelia Allen, Emma
Grimes, Helen Lawrence, Lucille
Shivers, Beulah Mitchell, Eunice
Jones, all past grand matrons, and
Fern Helm, worthy grand matron
and Blanche Mayes, associate
grand matron. Mrs. Bertha Gum,
with whom Mrs. Derrick is stop
ping, was a guest.
Other past grand matrons, Mines
Mamie Green, Emma Watts, Car
rie Dozier, both of Duluth and
Mabel Harris were unable to be
present.