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Evening star., 1959-12-20
HOME AND HAVOC
The Christmas Season Will Be
Quite Different This Year
By MIRA MOVES BOORMAN
Hontrfhuting WrftaP

Contributing Writer
I would sooner elbow my
way to any crowded bargain
counter on Christmas eve
than try another homemade
Christmas.
Last year I succumbed to
various creative homelife
columns and decided to have
a completely handmade holi-
day. Not one purchased SYM
Dol Of Yuletide was to carry
its commercial taint into our
home.
Presents, tree ornaments,
decorations, even wrapping
paper and cards, were to be
fashioned by loving hands.
and consequently cherished
long after Store-bought
minks and caShmereS had
ceased to fascinate. No
crowded shops to sully the
disposition, no January bills
to harass the budget and.
best Of all, the glow and har-
mony Of a family enriched
by United Creative EndeavOr.
Knitting needles, sequinS,
glue, bits Of colored paper
and pins began to appear on
the rug. in the beds, on the
dog, and in the soup. but it
was all part of Our Fuller
Life.
Evening star., 1959-12-20
Club to Meet

The Lake Bancroft Wom-
ans Club will meet tomorrow
night at $3.50 for q Christ
mas party. to be held at St.
Adams Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03
Della Pushes
Bill on Loans
BY a Star Stan Writer

ANNAPOLIS, April 3.-Sen-
ate President George Della to-
day said he will try to revive
his bill to increase sharply in
terest rates on loans above $500
The measure was rejected
overwhelmingly Tuesday by the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee, with some members
labelling it as being worse than
a previous bill killed as legal
lied usury."
Tawes Still Backs Bill
Gov. Tawes last night con-
firmed a report he had confer
red with Senator Della about
the bill. The Governor said he
viii not interfere with the at
tempts to revive it.
The Governor said he still
hopes the bill will pass.
The bill would increase the
separate interest rates about so
per cent on loans above 5000.
Delegate John j. Nowakowski
Democrat of Baltimore City
has charged that it would put
more than $2.5 million in loan
company pockets.
Senator Della last night con-
f1rmed that he is a stakeholder
in credit Finance Service, Inc,
whose agent, Alan K. Dolliver,
has been a leading fighter to
increase interest rates in both
the small loan and the indus
trial finance fields.
The Della bill would cost
borrowers 26.5 per cent a year
in interest and service charges
on loans up to 81, 900. 1t also
would expand the limits of the
Industrial Finance Act from
ST. 500 to $4,000.
Counsel to Second Firm
Senator Della, in response to
a question, said that he also
has been counsel for at least
10 years for Family FL
nance Co.
Mr.. Dolliver formerly was
executive vice president of
Family Finance. He is now re-
tired from that post and col
lects $4,000 a year from
Credit Finance Service as an
officer, while holding Is per
cent Of the stock in the COM
pany, according to Senator
Della.
Senator Della said he had
been asked to introduce the
loan company bill by John S
Winston, of State & Loan FL
nance Corp.
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Interchange
Bids Asked

RICHMOND, April 3 (Spe-
ciaD The State Highway De-
partment today asked for bids
on construction of a huge in
terchange where the Wash
ington circumferential high
way crosses Shirley highway In
Fairfax County.
The interchange, which will
cover some 70 acres, probably
will be the largest in Virginia's
new superhighway system.
The Shirley highway inter-
change will extend from Back
Lick road on the west to the
RF&P Railroad tracks on the
east and will cross Shirley high
way on widely separated bridges
Just south of the Southern
Railway tracks.
Eight bridges are to be built
on this l.82-mile section of the
circumferential. The entire 3d.
mile freeway ringing the Wash
ington area is scheduled fol
completion in 1862. This in
cludes new Potomac River
bridges at Jones Point in Alex
andria and Cabin John In
Montgomery County.
Also advertised for bids was
a l.l8-mile section of Route
1913, extending a divided %
foot roadway from the Contra
Intelligence Agency site, neal
the George Washington Me-
mortal parkway, toward Nc
Lean.
Bids viii be opened at II
am. April 90 at highway de-
partment Offices in Richmond
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Couple Loses
Fight toKeep
Foster Child

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd r. Crump
OF Silver Spring yesterday lost
their fight In Salisbury, Nd,
to regain the foster child takss
away from them by the Mont
gomery County Welfare Board.
But they haven't given up
completely. They plan to con-
fer with their attorney In SAL
isbury on Monday to discuss
the possibility of appealing the
decision.
Three judges Of the wicomico
County Circuit Court decided
that 20-month-old Johnny
could be adopted instead by
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur p. Mont
gomery of Salisbury, to whom
the boy was transferred after
being taken from the Crumps
shortly before Christmas.
The court rejected a similar
plea by Mr.. and Mrs. Crump,
who live at 1908 Anterior
drive.
The Crumps got Johnny when
he was z days old. At first,
the county welfare board found
he was slightly retarded and
not acceptable for adoption.
Later 1t decided he could be
adopted but not by the Crumps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03
a Froemen Set
48-Hour Record
Under Water
Tawes StiII Backs Bill

NORFOLK, Va, April 8
(AP) -Four Navy frogmen
climbed out of a swimming pool
today after a record 48 hours
under water.
The men bettered by seven
hours the record established by
John Gary in the New Orleans
Ga0 Athletic Club pool last
August.
A Navy spokesman said they
looked good. except for ex-
tremely white and deeply
wrinkled hands and feet, I"
when they emerged from the
indoor heated pool at the Nor
folk Naval Base. They could
have stayed il there longer, "
| he added.
Immediately after the men
came up. they were examined
to determine physical and psy-
Geological effects Of. their pro-
longed Submersion.
While in the pool the men
were fed a liquid diet out Of
plastic squeeze tubes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03
Fenwick, Mann
Laud Virginia
SchooIsReport

Two Arlington members OF
Vtrgi1ia's Commission ON Edu-
cation today praised their
groups report as a way Of pre-
serving public schools in their
area.
At the same time, declared
the Joint statement OF State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick and
Delegate Harrison Mann, the
commission report would allow
other areas Of the State to re-
strict indignation in education
to a minimum under the 'free-
dom Of choice" proposals.
upon our appointment to
the commission" the statement
said, I'VE started out with the
principal objective Of trying to
preserve the public school sys-
TEN and avoid amendment to
the Virginia constitution and
insure to our people operation
of their own public schools
without enforced. Indignation.
This has been accomplished.
"The commissions report
represents a hard-fought COM
promise which maintains the
public school system Z. to both
of the extremes we say this:
zone group advocated relying
on interposition and the police
powers Of the State and, failing
in this, abolition of public
schools. 1t should be understood
by these people that interposi-
ton is merely declaration of
principle and will not prevent
integration. In the final analy-
sis. use of police of the State
involves physical force between
the State and United States.
ITO the other group who may
find fault, we say that unless
the moderate course of action
proposed by the commission is
successful, then the State will
be faced with a growing de-
mand to go completely out Of
the public school business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03
Antiques Burned
In BIudensburq

Fire today swept through ar
old, unoccupied house in Bla-
densburg and destroyed antique
furniture valued by its owner
at thousands of dollars.
The owner, Francis E. Gasch
of Glen Isle, Md, said the loss
included a valuable bed, two
sets of bedroom furniture,
marble-top tables and other
antiques.
The fire at 1924 Bladensburg
avenue, was discovered at 2:40
am. -Four companies responded.
Mr.. Gasch is the owner of
the Bladensburg Blue Print
Shop, next door to the de-
stroyed frame house. He said
he was using the old home as a
storage place for the furniture,
Cause of the fire was unde-
termined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03
Byas Star STAR Writer

, ANNAPOLIS, April 3. - A
Senate-passed Maryland veter'
ans bonus bill is slated today
for referral to a House commit.
tee where it is given slim chance
Of survival.
The bill, passed last night
carries a 7-cent increase in
the Scent per gallon beer ia,
and is known to be unfavorahly
regarded by the House Alco-
holic Beverages Committee.
. Senator Harry T. Phoehus
Republican of Somerset, steereC
the measure to a $50 passage
Two Democrats did not vote
Majority Leader Edward s
Northrop of Montgomery anC
William James Of Hartford.
The 800 million bonus bill
would be put to a Statewide
referendum in 1861 if passed
by both houses and signed BY
the Governor. Strong opposi-
ton is expected from the alco-
holic beverage lobby.
Under the bill, veteran
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Minority Stand
Senate OKs Bonus Bill,
ISnog Seen in House

would receive bonuses of up to
$500, depending on their time
in service and assignment.
In other business last night,
the Senate enacted measures
affecting Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties. They
would:
Increase from two to four
the resident circuit court judges
in Prince Georges. to be de-
cided by a referendum.
Authorize the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
to sell $2,750,000 in bonds for a
new garbage disposal plant.
Permit the sanitary COM
mission adoption Of a five-year
improvement program for both
counties.
Stagger the terms Of the six
member sanitary commission.
Each county government will
name one member June / to
serve two years and another to
serve four years, and the Gov
ernor would name one from
each county to serve four years.
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additional beds for such pa
tents.
The money would be spent
over a five-year period to build
public and non-proflt nursing
homes. The State grant would
be matched equally by both
Federal and local sources.
Health department officials
asserted any Marylanders
can't get the nursing care they
need because they can't afford
to pay the prices charged in
private homes.
Cheaper Service
DR.. Perry F. Prather, depart
ment director. said public and
non-prof1t homes started by
local groups and aided by the
State and Federal governments
would operate like general hos
pitfalls and would provide cheap
er service than private homes
Operators Of homes strongly
disagreed. They commended they
have more than enough beds to
take care of all patients, indi-
gent as well as wealthy. They
said some Of their beds are
empty for want of patients.
This would come close to
the return to county aims
houses, said r. Robert Linowes
a Silver Spring attorney rep
resenting lit private operators
in the Maryland Nursing Homes
Association.
Figures Called in Error
Mr.. Linowes called the State
Departments figures erroneous
and said the bill is IAN attempt
to get our hands in the Federal
till"
Health Department officers
said almost two-thirds of Mary
lands nursing home beds are
in buildings structurally un-
suitable.
They estimated the deficit OF
beds at 423. based on a Federal
standard of is beds per 1.00C
population.
! Mr.. Linowes said there are
some 5000 private beds licensed
by the health department. He
said some 500 are vacant and
about 300 of these are imme-
idiately available for low-income
or welfare patients.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03
Kiwunis Club Cancels
Postponed Eco Hunt

The planned Easter egg hunt
set for tomorrow in Magruder
Park, Hyattsville, has been can
celed because of the wet
ground, it was announced today
by the Kiwanis Club which was
to co-sponsor the event with
the Sidney Lust Theaters.
Rain on Monday originally
caused a postponement Of the
egg hunt to tomorrow, but off,
Gals feared that more rains
this week would provide a
menace to the health of young
sters if the event were held as
scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03

RICHMOND. Va, April :
(AP).--A calm before the storm
fingered over the State Capitol
today.
While q group Of youngsters
conducted a model Legislature,
members Of the Virginia Gen.
eral Assembly, at home for the
week end. digested the contents
Of a huge report on the States
school crisis by the Perrow
Commission.
Gov. Almond worked on the
message he viii deliver when
the Assembly reconvenes Mon
day. Gov. Almond is expected
to come UP with a strong speech
indorsing the freedom-of-cho
plan recommended by a ma
jority Of the study commission,
An indication Of legislative
struggles to come could be
found in reaction to the Perrow
Commissions majority report,
which ranged from praise to
condemnation.
Minority Plan Seen
There were suggestions the
commissions minority would
introduce legislation more
drastic than the majority pro-
posals for dealing with racial
integration in the public
schools. A program akin to the
old massive resistance line APP
peared to be in the making.
Indications were Gov Al
mond could muster the neces-
sary support in the Legisla-
ture for the majority program.
However, before it can get
through it is due to get some
oratorical raking over by leg
islators who want an approach
closer to the now-defunct mas
sive resistance program to fight
Indignation.
1t is expected the Defenders
Of State Sovereignty and In
dividual Liberties and a group
calling itself the Bill of Rights
Crusade will advocate the doc
trine of interposition-the as
sertion Of State sovereignty
through the exercise of police
power-aS a means of retaining
segregation.
Short Of interposition, a plan
the Governor has turned down
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made on county tax revenues
Pat M. Holt. president Of the
County Council Of Parent
Teacher Associations-"I will
address myself to the 37.6
cents which the Board OF
Education budget would re-
quire be added to the tax rate.
This is not a particularly
shocking increase. It is to be
compared with a theater ticket,
or a bottle Of whisky or a call
from the TV repairman.
l am here to tell you that the
organization for which I speak
and it has more than $4,000
dues-paying members--is in
no doubt on this score. We are
asking you to raise our taxes.
Robert S. Cooper. q Govern
ment employee - Statistics on
comparative costs for educa-
ton in various States can be
misleading. Speaking on new
tax sources, he said: II implore
you, do not even consider a
county income tax"
Ray v. Murphy, a Wheaton
area Democratic leader IT
support the additional tax re-
quired for the school budget,
Wheaton library and other
needed facilities"
Darwin Stolzenbach, vice
president of the Kensington-
Wheaton Democratic Club
When we said to the voters
last November that the Demo-
cratic Party favored the best
possible school system for
Montgomery County and will
support appropriations to make
this possible, we touched the
most heartfelt issue in the
county"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03
Nursing Home Needs
Studied in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, April 3 (AP) -
A legislative subcommittee to-
day weighed conflicting testi.
mony on whether more nursing
home beds are needed in Mary
land for welfare and low-in-
come patients.
Opposing views were ex.
pressed yesterday at a hearing
on a bill to spend SIS million
of State money to provide SOC
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as something he Is powerless
TO invoke. a group Of legislators
is expected to push for a ref
Ierendum on repeal Of the con-
stitutional provision requiring
The State to operate an effi-
cient system Of free public
schools.
Local Option Opposed
The Southside region Of the
State School Boards Associa-
ton said adoption by the Leg
islature Of any local option OF
observation-disclosures school pro-
gram will place the public
school system in this region in
dire danger of destruction"
A resolution "calls upon the
General Assembly 10 abandon
all such plans" Included in
the Southside region Of the as
ISOLATION are the cities Of Rich
mond. Petersburg and Colonial
Heights and is counties.
Proposals recommended by
the Perrow Commission major
ity would:
Permit governing bodies of
cities and counties to cut of
local school funds and reduce
their school systems to a token
operation, financed by appro-
priations specified by the State
constitution.
Provide for scholarship
grants of up to $3.50 for pupils
attending nonsectarian private
schools for any reason.
Provide for referenda by
which voters could authorize
the sale of school property
deemed surplus.
Re-enact the compulsory
school attendance law. with
certain changes.
Restore pupil assignment
functions to localities.
Minority Stand
Nine members of the 40
member Perrow Commission
refused to go along with the
majority report. which said no
constitutional change was
needed to allow the proposed
plan to be put into effect.
Delegate Stuart C. Wheatley
Of Danville, one Of the dissent
ing group, said, I'VE are going
to make every effort to imple-
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Perrow Program Approval,
Minority Bottle Expected


Iment the views stated In thu
dissenting report" when tn,
Legislature gets to work on thu
program.
They feel. Mr.. wheatles
added. that massive resistanc.
measures have not been ex.
hausted.
Robert Crawford, State De.
tenders president, said: I'VE
think it's time to take an az.
flrmative position and we'll bG
prepared by next Monday witt
q proposed legislative program.
He said the organization.
massive resistance proposal.
are in the hands Of legal anC
legislative advisers.
DR.. j. L. Blair Buck, chair,
man Of the Virginia Commute,
for the Public Schools. said tn,
commission appeared to hav,
done a pretty effective job" III
view Of the completely Of the
problem. He expressed hope
the Assembly's enactments will
not tempt school divisions tt
withdraw from the public
school system.
Perrow Stresses Choice
The commissions chairman
Senator Mosby @. Perrow, jr.
Of Lynchburg. said he thought
the paramount thing of the
effort is one of freedom Of
choice, He said the commits
sion had not destroyed the pub
lie school system, but had pre-
served 1t subject to that Free
dom Of choice.
Senator Byrd, Democrat Of
Virginia, who heads the Vir-
GINA Democratic organization
could not be reached for COM
ment. His Office in Washington
reported he was travelling out
of the State during the Easter
recess of Congress.
Without expressing favor OF
disfavor, State Senator Harry
F. Byrd, jr., of Winchester
urged full and complete
hearings on the plan.
Senator Byrd said the public
and members Of the Assembly
should be fully appraised as
to whether it does or does not
give adequate protection to the
great majority Of Virginians
who oppose integrated schools. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03
Tax Increase Backed
For Teacher Pay Rise
BY @. o. HERNDON
star Stan Writer

Montgomery County Democratic Spokesman night sup
ported tax increases needed to teacher pay
the school boards proposed $532 million budget.
The budget including school county
totals S72 million tax OF more than 40 cents
would be required by the budget stands The per
rate is $2l8 per 500 Of assessed valuation.
On hand for the hearing by county council were almost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-03

4uU IColuCiltS. nc ~ bpChkCTe
we're divided on the budget In
creases as follows:
Twelve were solidly in favor
Of the school boards proposals,
OF these five we're Democratic
party leaders who spoke either
for down-county party groups
or as individuals.
Budget Cut Urged
Four were generally in favor
of cutting the budget to reduce
the necessary tax increase.
Three skirted the teacher pay
issue, but recommended q
search for new sources of tax
revenue.
Here, in brief, are comments
made by some Of the speakers:
Robert l.. Sammons. repre-
senting the tax and finance
committee Of the Allied Civic
Group of Silver Spring The
county should undertake a
study of new tax sources. these
might include a county income
tax and a "value-added" or
gross receipt tax on profit
organizations.
Mrs. Elizabeth Assay, former
county register of wills and a
Bethesda area Democratic
leader - "Forty-four leading
Democrats in the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area have in
dorsed a resolution in support
Of the teacher salary increase. I"
Alarmed at Trend
Herbert j. Holland. an Ash
ton reSident-"As one voice on
behalf of prudence, I'm alarmed
at the trend" He said there
are too many demands being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09
Malcolm McCrone.
Retired Inspector

Malcolm McCrone rs, a re-
tired Bureau Of Standards in
spector. died Saturday of can
Ger at the Washington SAM
tarium. He lived at. 1903
Merrimac drive. Langley Park,
Md.
MFR. McCrone, a native of
Caroline County, Va. had lived
in Washington since his child
hood. He started in the in
surance business, but entered
Government work in the early
l920s.
He served as a machinist at
the Naval Gun Factory for a
number Of years before joining
the Bureau of Standards as an
inspector. He retired after II
years in thst job in 1852.
Mr.. McCrone was a volunteer
worker for the Society of
Crippled Children and a mem
Der OF the Masonic Lebanon
Lodge. He was especially in
terested in the work of the
Chillum Adelphi Volunteer
Fire Department
He leaves his wife. the for
mer Nellie Clark, of the home
address; and two daughters,
Mrs. Dorothy L. Peters, of 80s
Richmond avenue, Silver
Spring; and Mrs. Norma M.
Conan. Of Milwaukee.
Services will be at 2 pm.
tomorrow at the Warner E.
Humphrey funeral home. 8434
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09
Miss Arrowsmith,
Ex-U. S. Aide,
Former Teacher

Miss Anna M. Arrowsmith. q
retired Government employe
and former school teacher. died
Saturday at her home, 1851
Church street NV.
A native Of Arnot, Pa. Miss
Arrowsmith was a graduate OF
Pennsylvania State Teachers
College in Mansfield. After her
graduation she taught for 10
years in the public schools Of
Blossburg and Dubois. Pa.
Miss Arrowsmith came to
Washington In 1918 and was
employed in the Bureau Of Nat
uralization and In the Depart
ment Of Labor until the bureau
was absorbed into the Immigra-
ton and Naturalization Service.
She then worked in the Division
Of National Parks Of the De-
partment Of the Interior until
her retirement several years
ago.
She was a member of the
Daughters Of the British EN-
pire and the Business Women's
Council. She belonged to the
National Presbyterian Church
here.
She leaves a sister, Miss Jean
M. Arrowsmith, Of the Church
street address.
Funeral services we're to be at
3 pm. today at Gawler's Funer-
al Home, 1856 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Burial will be
Wednesday in Blossburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09
Harold J. Martin,
Federal EmpIoye
Over Is Years

Harold J. Martin, 81. an in
vestigator in the compliance
division Of the Housing and
Home Finance Agency. died
Saturday at Sibley Hospital.
Mr.. Martin, a native of Full
ton, N. Y, had worked in the
Federal Government for more
than Is years. He had been
with the HHFA since 1858.
A veteran of World War I.
Mr.. Martin was active in the
American Legion and was a
past commander of the Homer
Russell Smith Post of Fulton.
He leaves his wife, Eleanor
E.. Of the home address, Bali
eighty-second avenue, North
ForestviIle, Md; three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Floyd c. Curry, of
Terrace Drive, Silver Hill and
the Misses Joan and Mary Mar
tin Of the home address; two
sons, John and Robert, both of
the home address; and a grand
child.
A requiem mass will be Of
fered at 10 am. tomorrow at
Mt. Calvary Church in Forest
vile. Buriel will be in Mt.
Olivet Cemetry.