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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
BY JOHN w. STEPP
Star Staff Writer

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va,
Oct. 16.-Buried beneath all the
pageantry taking place in con-
nection with the centennial OF
John Browns raid on this story
book town is a simple ceremony
slated for Sunday.
From a purely practical view
point, however, it will be the
most important development
during the four-day centennial
program, which includes sham
battles, costume paradeS, plays,
orations and learned discus
SionS.
The ceremony is the presen-
tation by the State of Maryland
of 625 acres of history-soaked
land to the Harpers Ferry
National Monument. The prop
erty will more than double the
present Sis acres of National
Park Service tracts in and
around Harpers Ferry.
The gift is that portion Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
GIFT TO HARPERs FERRY
625-Acre Tract to Expand Shrine

Union Notifications on the
Heights, Harpers Ferry later
served as the main supply depot
for Sheridan's scourging CAM
paign in the Shenandoah VAL
ley. Confederate Gen. Jubal
Early was repulsed from the
stronghold in his 1864 drive
which petered out at Fort Ste
vens on the outskirts Of Wash
ington.
Once the Park Service takes
the deed to the Heights and
gets the necessary money, it
hopes to stabilize the fortifi-
cations and to build some kind
Of road access up the steep,
rocky slopes below which
Brown and his raiders marched
on the Ferry.
One feature Of the Heights
that should definitely go is
a painted Landmark that has
stared down on the historic
town for half a century. 1t is
a huge advertisement for o
talcum powder, on a cliff above
the railroad tunnel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
Guards Death
Ruled Suicide

Claude C. Hustwayte, 81. a
night Waterman for a Be-
thesda petroleum distributor.
was found dead of a bullet
wound early today.
Montgomery County Deputy
Medical Examiner DR.. Frank
j. Broschart, who ruled the
death a suicide, said Mr.. Hust-
wayte was shot in the head
with .38-caliber revolver. He
was found at 6 am. in the
Mushroom at the Washington
Petroleum Products plant at
500 River road, Bethesda.
A company official said Mr..
HuStwayte, who lived at 1921
Wilson avenue, Alexandria, had
been employed as a Waterman
for 10 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16

cludes property in the lower
town proper, on Bolivar Heights
Immediately above the town
and on Loudoun Heights di-
rectly across the Shenandoah
River from the town.
Maryland Heights still has
the well-preserved remains OF
many of the Union breastworks
and a stone fort dating from
1868. These were built several
months after "Stonewall" Jack
son and his Confederates cap
tured Harpers Ferry along with
$4,000 Union troops-the big
gest single haul of prisoners
in the war. The capture made
the rear of Lees army safe DUR
ing the battle of Antietam
around Sharpsburg, Md.
The ease of the capture
because the Union commander
abandoned Maryland Heights
and retired into the town
enabled Jackson to get to
Sharpsburg in time to avert q
crushing Confederate defeat.
Under the protection Of
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gional park, to cover more than
300 acres.
Extension of the Little Falls
branch parkway from River
road to Massachusetts, avenue
will take $1O5,0GO of the issue,
and $4,000 is slated for the
Bethesda youth center.
The remaining money will be
used to repay a Federal loan
and for the purchase of neigh
borhood parks. Funds for
Prince Georges will be used to
improve existing park and rec
reation centers.
Zoning Amendment
The planners also adopted.
an amendment to coming regu-
lationS in Prince Georges
County designed to tighten the
density of residential develop
ment. The amendments will be
forwarded to the county COM
misSionerS, who must adopt
them before they become law.
The changes restrict develop
ers to erecting only what is
outlined in specific coming cate
gorieS, and prohibit builders
from changing to more dense
and multi-unit construction.
Multi-unit homes or apartments
would be prohibited under COM
mercial categories. Likewise.
apartment coming would be
confined to just that, elimi-
mating tri-plexes and semi
detached homes in that cate.
CORY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16

teachers here for a three-day
convention that ends tomor-
row.
The Governors address fol-
lowed a bitter attack on the
Legislative Councils committee
from the teacher associations
executive secretary, Nilsson C.
Raver.
Mr.. Raver scored as "ridicu-
lous" proposals of the commit
tee headed by Senator William
James, Democrat of Hartford,
to channel most of the State
surplus into capital improve
ment and a tax sterilization
fund.
Mr.. Raver said that if all
the States bonded indebted
ness were wiped out, taxpayers
would save only about IA cents
per 500 on their tax rates.
He charged that failure of
the State to increase teacher
minimum salaries as asked by
the association would mean the
counties would have to pick
up the check.
Sees Higher Taxes
He said this would mean
Increasing local real estate tax
rates 20 cents to so cents per
500.
Mr.. Raver made it clear he
felt the James committees re-
port was aimed at helping the
raves administration avoid a
tax increase during its remain
Ing three years. He said this
was the political thing to do
Tor the State but would be
costly for the counties.
The Governor reaffirmed his
belief that education costs had
to be shared on a partnership
basis by the State and the
counties. He said. however,
there was disagreement as to
the extent and amount of par
ticipation by the State.
Gov. Tawes said the teacher
salary question was in the
hands of the Legislature as far
as he was concerned.
He added that he hoped the
James committee would come
up with a sound foundation on
which his administration could
work at the 1860 legislature.
The Governor already has &C
cepted the major recommended
ton of the committee which
called for using a maximum SIS
million of surplus for balancing
the budget and for new spend
ing programs.
Mr.. Raver said the Senate
Is expected to have $25 million
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ceive it and will have to APP
propriate funds.
The plan would be admins
tered by the superintendent
and a committee Of teacher and
super visory representatives.
Nominations for merit pay
could be made by principals,
supervisors or a screening COM
mittee. or the teachers may
apply for it.
Budget Funds Urged
Mr.. Stockard recommended
that funds be put in next years
budget to implement the plan.
Serving on the committee with
Mr.. Stockard we're Board Mem
Der Mrs. Helen Lane, o. Glenn
Stahl and two teacher repre-
sentatives, Mrs. Mary D. Rob-
inson and Raymond j. Hayes.
Montgomery County, Md, re-
Gently adopted a merit pay
plan for teachers.
In another action, the board
approved payment of 10 tut
ton grants for private school,
ing. One grant went to Mrs.
Lane whose son is attending
Fishburne Military Academy.
Mrs. Lane took her son out of
Arlington public schools last
year after removing a comment
written by a teacher on his re-
port card. Mrs. Lane said the
remark should not have been
on the card.
Under the new State Gree
dom of choice" education pro-
gram, parents may receive a
grant up to $3.50 a year for
private schooling. The law was
designed to minimize the eff
fectS of Indignation, but most
of those applying for the
grants in Northern Virginia are
not affected by indignation.
The Arlington board ap-
proved payment of $9,875 to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16

NONClAADCI Wy q JOI14I COIl-
gresSional committee headed by
Senator Bible, Democrat of
Nevada.
The Maryland-National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion yesterday instructed its
chairman and vice chairman
to ask leaders of each county
to prepare a written statement
for presentation to the COM
mittee 10 days before the start
of hearings.
1--WE want the Bible commit
tee to be able to make some
sense out of our presentation, 4"
said Louis A. Gravelle, a Mont
gomery County member of the
commission.
Fears Confusion
1.-THE committee will not be
in any mood to listen to a
lot of conflicting testimony
that could merely confuse
them" added j. Newton
Brewer, the commissions vice
chairman.
The only nearby Maryland
officials who have commented
on the survey have been the
Prince Georges County Com
pissioners. They say their
county has been shortchanged
in relation to the highways,
bus and rail transit projects
proposed for other sections of
the Metropolitan Area.
In other business yesterday,
planners sold a $1.6 million
parkland bond issue at an
average interest rate of Alb
per cent.
The 20-year bond issue was
bought by a syndicate headed
by a syndicate headed by
Johnston, Lemon g. Co. of
Washington. Prince Georges
will receive 100000 of the
funds with the remaining ST.
$4,000 going to Montgomery
County.
The private sale was nego-
tiated by planners in view of
the very poor" bond market.
according to Jesse F. Nichol-
son, the commissions secretary
treasurer. He said the interest
rate obtained yesterday was
excellent"
The bonds will be redeemed
with revenues from the park tax
levied annually in each county.
In Montgomery, 100000 will
be used to start land purchases
for the Cabin John Valley re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
2 Charged
In TeIevision
Repair Freud

A television repair company,
its owner and a repairman have
been charged by Fairfax County
police with obtaining money
under false pretenses.
Commonwealth's Attorney
Robert C. Fitzgerald said the
company charged for work that
was not done.
Charged were Mobile TV Co.,
5000 Columbia pike, Thomas
M. Lowery, 80, of 2605 Chest
nut lane, the owner, and Will
liam L. Frey, jr., At, of LOT
South Jordan street, Alex
andria, the repairman.
Mr.. Lowery was released in
$1,000 bond. and Mr.. Frey in
$500 bond for a hearing Octo-
Der 81 in County Court.
The arrest came on warrants
sworn out by Mrs. Margaret
johnson of 6805 Columbia pike,
according to Mr.. Fitzgerald.
Police Detective w. J. Nelson
said Mrs. Johnson's television
set was inspected by a .TV
expert before the Mobile TV
Co. was called in to repair it.
Detective Nelson said that all
the set needed was a new tube
and a wire connected. But Mrs.
johnson received a bill for
$500 for work on the sound
and video circuits, high voltage
and channel selector, the de-
tective said.
Mr.. Lowery also was charged
with obtaining $34.10 under
false pretenses from another
customer, Walter Bartkin of
54OO Ferndale street, North
Springfield.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said Mr..
Lowery pleaded guilty in
County Court last August to
operating his business in a two
car garage at his home. He
later moved the business to the
Columbia pike address, Mr..
Fitzgerald said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
Viers Mill Theuter
Fire Loss $4,000

Fire of undetermined origin
caused an estimated $4,000
damage to the Viers Mill Thea
ter in the 10000 block of Viers
Mill road near Wheaton, Md,
about 10 am. today, but will
cause no interruption to bust
ness, general manager Charles
Ruhl declared.
A large curtain across the
stage was destroyed and the
electrical system Of the thea
ter was damaged by the fire,
which was extinguished by the
Kensington Fire Department
in less than five minutes, Mr..
Ruhl said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
Lawyer Sues Lodge
Over Kusper Link

An Arlington attorney today
sued the executive committee
of a B'nai Birth lodge for
$250,000 damages, charging he
was libeled by a resolution last
October which he said linked
him with Segregationist John
KaSper.
The attorney, T. David Hor-
ton, of 1880 North Quinn street,
named the defendants as Mrs.
Louis S. Jaffe, Nathan L. Sill
berberg and Gerald Craze of
the Benjamin Cardozo lodge of
1920 Arlington boulevard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16

parents Of the 70 students, rep
resenting tuition for the first
half Of the year.
Supt. Ray Reid said only 26
of the students attended Ar
lington public schools last year.
A delegation of parents from
Gunston Junior High School
protested that girls should not
be required to take gang
showers" A spokesman said
that some girls become upset
at having to undress and take
showers in a group. She also
said that the gang showers"
contribute to a Gloss of morals"
The board referred the pro-
test to ]. j. Miller, supervisor
Of health and physical educa-
ton, who will make a report
at a later meeting.
senior Class dropped
The board also:
Decided that there will be
no senior class next year at
the new Yorktown High School.
Students who are juniors now
at WaShington-Lee and Wake
field will end their schooling
at their present schools.
Appointed Walton and Asso-
ciates of Arlington to design an
addition to end overcrowding
at the all-Negro Drew-Kemper
Elementary School.
Turned down an appeal by
self-styled Nazi George Lincoln
of Rockwell for permission to
use high school auditorium
for a public meeting. Mrs.
Lane voted against the rejec-
ton. She said the decision
should not be made on the basis
of Mr.. Rockwell's political be-
liefs, and that most other APP
plications for use of buildings
are approved routinely without
discussion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
Fitch to Direct
Retired Groups

William C. Fitch has been
appointed executive director of
the American Association of
Retired Persons and the Ma
tional Retired Teachers Associ-
alton.
Mr.. Fitch, former director of
the special staff on aging, De-
partment of Health, Education
and Welfare, graduated from
William & Mary College in 1887.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16

The need for changes in the
Perrow freedom of choice"
plan for Virginia schools and
the plans status as an interim
measure" were stressed last
night by four candidates for
the Virginia House of Dele
gates.
The candidates, who seek two
seats from Faifax County Falls
Church district. spoke before
the Fairfax County Civic Fed
Grafton. They were Delegate
John c. Webb, incumbent Dem
ocrat; Mrs. Dorothy S. McDiar-
mid, his running mate and
William j. Mileham and John
M. Ritchey, Republicans, run
ming for the first time.
Mr.. Webb, stressing that the
Perrow plan for local control
of public schools was a COM
promise, said he favored chang
ing the tuition grant law.
Voted Compromise
He said he voted for it pure
ly as a compromise" Under
the law, a child can get a $3.50
grant to attend any non-sec-
tartan school anywhere in the
country.
Mr.. Webb said the Perrow
legislation should be changed
so counties could not shut down
all their public schools, white
and Negro, to avoid integra-
ton. Prince Edward County
did that this fall to avoid inte-
grating.
Mrs. McDiarmid noted that
the changes are going to have
to be played by ear" She said
the changes would be a mat
ter of what was possible at the
time.
Mr.. Mileham and Mr.. Ritchey
said they approved of the Per-
row plan but that it was only
an interim measure"
Decision Questioned
Mr.. Mileham, after the for
NAL meeting, pointed out that
tuition grants were rather
commercial" During a ques-
ton period, Mr.. Mileham ques-
toned the legality of certain
Supreme Court decisions" but
did not spell out what he
meant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
Oyster Feast Set

An oyster feast and turkey
shoot will be held starting at
/ pm. tomorrow at the Boni-
FAINT Farm in Colesville, Md.
The event is being sponsored by
the men of st. Peters Catholic
Church, Olney, Md.
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Decision Questioned
Austrian EVENING"

The Society of Federal
Translators will hold an Aus
trian Evening tonight at 8:15
o'clock in the Department of
Commerce Building. The public
is invited to attend the meet
ing which will feature a color
film Of Austria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16

WHICH QTeW 10 ,UUU
of surplus by the end of the
present fiscal year and $45 mil
lion by June 30, 1861.
Calls for Increase
He said the association pro-
gram calls for an $500 increase
in the State minimum and a
$400 increase in basic State
classroom aid. The cost to the
State Of the program would be
about SIS million over a two
year period. with $12 to $14
million of it to be spent the
first year.
This should come out Of the
surplus, he said.
This is the first time in three
years that a Maryland Cover
nor has been allowed to APP
pear before the teacher asso-
citation. Gov. McKeldin in his
last two years in Office was
denied an invitation because
of his opposition to teacher
pay demands.
Gov. Tawes took the oppor-
tunity yesterday to take a swing
at former Gov. McKeldin and
said that during his eight years
in Office there had been virtu-
ally no cooperation between
the executive and education
officials.
But he also appeared to be
giving the back of his hand to
leaders TO the teachers asSo-
citation.
He said he had proposed dur
ing the 1859 General Assembly
a teacher-pay program which
the association leaders felt was
inadequate. He said they sug-
gested a substitute and that
reluctantly and in the spirit
of good will and compromise, !
accepted the substitute pro-
posal, the results of which you
are mindful"
No Action
He noted that the legislature
had not taken kindly to the
program and that finally had
adjourned without acting on it.
Mr.. Raver later explained
that the Governor and his aides
had proposed increasing min
imums to only $1,000 instead
of the $4,000 goal the associa-
ton had sought. He said the
association got the Governor
to accept their figure and in
return the teachers agreed to
the Governors proposal to
carry out the program over a
four-year instead of two-year
period.
The associations members
yesterday also heard Eric john
ston, president of the Motion
Picture Association. urge a
major program of Federal aid
to education. He cited reports
indicating that there was need
for Sc billion to SO billion to
close the gap in school financ-
ing.
He said the Federal Govern
ment should use its taxing
powers to solve the school fis-
cal problem just as it does for
any other national emer-
gency."
Would Drop BugabOO
He added that he felt it was
now time to get rid of the
"bugaboo" of Federal control.
He said that it was at the Fed
eral level that the financing of
the school system has been
most derelict, most delinquent,
most defunct."
Mr.. Johnston said that dur
ing the last three years total
expenditures for education had
increased $3.75 billion through
out the Nation.
He added, however, that at
the present rate of school con-
struction it would take Is years
for the classroom shortage to
be wiped out.
The associations representa-
tive assembly will act tomorrow
on reports submitted by COM
mittees yesterday. These re-
ports include the associations
Legislative program and its
budget for the coming year
which exceeds $230,000.
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TeocherMerit Pay Plan
Approved by Arlington
BY PAUL HOPE
Star Stan Writer

The Arlington County school board last night approved in
principle plan for giving outstanding teachers higher
The merit pay plan recommended by committee
headed by board member James G. Stockard.
Before the plan be put into effect the board will have
TO adopt specific crera for selecting the teachers to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
Hospital Delay
Laid 10 Switch
On Plumbing
BY JACK KELSO
Star Stan Writer

adhering to the county plumb
ing code delayed construction
OF the county's new $6-million
hospital. the Board Of Super
visors has concluded.
The supervisors. in a formal
statement yesterday, said:
There is no evidence of wrong
doing or any unethical pro-
cedures concerning the hospital
project"
The supervisors reached their
conclusion after a six-week in
vestigation into alleged extra
costs and construction delays
on the 300-bed hospital now
being build in a wooded tract
OF Gallows road.
The investigation began last
July, when charges of a severe
showdown first were brought,
A board of inquiry, appointed
by the supervisors, began the
probe, which was taken over
by the supervisors in Septem-
Der.
Quizzed Under Oath
At a series Of special hear
ings at which the supervisors
heard testimony under oath,
they questioned hospital arch
itect William Francis Schorn,
contractors and the hospital
commission.
The supervisors statement,
which was issued after two
closed sessions, said: "It ap-
pears that there was a con-
fiict between the plumbing
plans, as submitted, and the
Fairfax County plumbing code,
which conflict necessitated
changes in the plans.
"It also appears that this
was the result of the hospital
commissions insistence on ad-
herence to the county
plumbing code and that these
changes have caused some
delay.
whether this delay will re-
suit in additional costs or not
cannot be determined at this
time" the supervisors added.
The statement said further
that Mr.. Schorn twas qualified
to bid" on the project. a sub
ject Of contention during the
investigation.
Would Protect Taxpayer
The supervisors, the commits
sion, Mr.. Schorn and the gen.
eral contractor all agree the
causes Of delay have been
completely resolved" the state
ment continued.
The statement also gave as
surances that "every effort is
and will be made to mitigate
any effects of this delay and
protect the taxpayers from
any unjustified COSTS"
Liability, if any, for addi-
tional costs will be aScertained
through procedures set forth in
the contract between the archi-
tect, the general contractor and
the hospital commission" it
was said.
The supervisors asserted that
the hospital project "is now
proceeding in good order and
merits the complete support Of
everyone"
The board said also it has
agreed to remain alert to the
detailed progress of the hos
pital at all times"
The contractors and Mr..
Schorn "are making every eff
fort" to speed up the work to
meet the original completion
date of october, 1860, the
board said.
The Fairfax County Civic
Federation, at a business ses-
sion last night, commended the
Supervisors for their investiga-
ton.
The Hospital Commission
meanwhile expressed gratif1-
cation at the boards report and
reaffirmed its confidence that
the project will be completed
on schedule in the fall of next
year.
Donald L. wilkins, chairman
of the commission, said he
doubted that any past delays
would appreciably increase the
cost of the Sc million hospital.
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owes Tells Teachers
Of Financing Hopes
BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
Star Stan Writer

BALTIMORE, Oct. l6.-Gov. Tawes told some 10000
Maryland teachers yesterday he looking the Legislative
Councils Fiscal Committee to come with solution to the
school financing problem.
His remarks came at the opening general the
Maryland State Teachers Association, which drew 1000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-16
United Front Sought
On Transport Survey

Nearby Maryland planners going try have local
officials present united front during months hearings
on the Mass Transportation Survey.
Prince Georges and Montgomery County officials along
with those from the State of Maryland the District
gnia have been invited to appear the hearings beginning