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Evening star., 1960-04-13
Hospital Smokestock Plans Stir
Sporks in Alexandra Council

Seminary Hills residents are
fuming over Alexandria Hos
pitfalls plans to erect a 115-foot
industrial type" smokestack
at its new building.
1t will be unSightly in their
residential area, they told the
city council last night. and
may even be unhealthy because
OF smoke and air pollution.
TO make matters worse" a
statement from the Seminary
Hills Association said, plans
for the hospital incinerator
call for an equally unsightly
100-foot metal smokestack
which would be tied to and sup
ported by the brick structure. F."
The residents contended the
hospital could redesign its sep
arate utility building and use
a forced-draft package boiler
which would require a. much
shorter integrated smokestack.
thus enhancing the beauty of
The area and possibly saving
about $4,000.
Hospital officials. however,
maintained the f1re-box boiler
with a separate natural-draft
smokestack called for in the
hospital design will provide the
most efficient operation. AS
for air pollution, they said, the
higher the smokestack is, the
less smoke comes out.
More than 100 persons at
Evening star., 1960-04-13
Montgomery to Study
Goals of Education

It's budget problems now al
most solved, the Montgomery
County Board of Education
will take a long look at two
of its major concerns-curric-
ulum and vocational instruc-
ton.
In a day-long session yes
terday in Rockville, the school
board turned its attention first
to the goals of the educational
system. The discussion brought
forth as many divergent opin-
ions as there we're board mem
bers.
Lay Committee
The board finally decided to
appoint a committee of be-
tween is and 80 laymen to
study the instruction program
and determine what is being
accomplished in the county's
109 schools and what is needed
in the future. .
Paul c. Howard. president,
called a meeting for April 81,
when the board will devote an
entire evening session to a
definition of aims for the citi-
zens' committee.
, Members also will act on a
resolution naming DR.. Edgar
L. Mopthat, University of Cali
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tended the meeting. The resi-
dents showed color slides of
buildings with smokestacks
which they oe-med objection
able and Of tie new Fairfax
County Hospital. which does
not have one. They presented
their own engineers and con-
sultantS, who debated with
those hired by the hospital.
But when the two-hour
wrangle had subsided, Mayor
Leroy S. Bendheim informed
the Seminary Hills residents
that the council couldn't do
anything about the matter. A
use permit was granted last
year and it cannot legally be
changed or nullifled by the
council, he said.
Charles M. Goff, hospital ad-
miniStrater, said the hospital
has no other position than to
accept the recommendation of
its conSultants and erect the
l15-foot smokestack.
The new $3.6 million hopsi-
tai at Seminary road and
North Howard street is sched-
uled for completion by Decem-
ber, 1861.
In another matter. the coun-
Gilman voted 6 to l to grant
a use permit for the Newton
Asphalt Co., Inc, to relocate
its operation on a 41a-acre
Evening star., 1960-04-13
Plan to Exempt Schools
From Sofety Code Hit

corridors and stairways. Re-
quirements for installation of
fire walls and sheet metal ducts
for ventilation also would be
eliminated.
The exemptions are being
sought as a means of saving of
school construction costs.
To Meet Monday
Chris Sondberg, chief county
building inspector and chair
man of the Technical Advisory
Committee, which now has the
school board proposals under
consideration, said the commit
tee will meet at 2 pm. Monday
in the county chamber of COM
merce building to consider the
fire marshal'S objections.
The minimum standards es-
sential to safeguard the lives
of the occupants are equally
important for the protection of
the building and safety of the
fire fighters" Mr.. WoltZ said.
School fire tests have shown,
he said, that "in a three STORY
building only two minutes are
required for a basement fire
to fill the first floor with lethal
smoke"
Evening star., 1960-04-13

State scale will go to about
$7,200-$8,300 on July /, but
still is not enough to hire a
director for an Office with a
caseload the size existing in
Prince Georges.
The county has been without
a director since last July, when
the last director resigned. A
worker from the State office
has been doing the directors
duties about two days a week
while prospective directors
were being sought.
Appearing before the COM
missioners in Upper Marlboro,
DR.. Waxter noted $1,000 SAL
aries are paid to directors in
Evening star., 1960-04-13

Prince Georges County School
Board proposals to exempt
schools from fire saftey reg
ulationS were criticized today by
County Fire Marshal Lawrence
Woltz.
Mr.. Woltz said the changes
In the county's building code
sought by school officials would
eliminate all requirements for
fire Saftey" in buildings used
by churches, schools, colleges
and for similar educational and
religious purposes.
Mr.. Woltz gave his views in
q letter to the county commits
sioners' Technical Advisory
Committee which conducts a
continuing review of the coun-
tvs building regulations.
Adopted in 1881
The code, prepared by the
Building Off1cials Conference of
America. contains nationally
recognized standards for build
Ing construction. 1t was adopted
by Prince Georges in 1851.
The changes would exempt
schools, churches and colleges
from regulations requiring fire.
proofing of classroom doors,
Evening star., 1960-04-13

tract on Courtney avenue near
South Van Dorm street. Mayor
Bendheim voted against it,
Marvin Sadur, attorney for
Samuel N. Zarpas, who owns
80 adjacent acres, indicated he
might take the case to court
on a protest that the matter
was improperly handled.
At the last session Council
man James NJ. Duncan alb
stained from voting because he
said his real estate firm was
handling the asphalt COM
pany's land transaction. The
request failed by one vote then.
Mr.. Duncan later announced
he had resolved his conflict of
interest. He voted in favor of
the permit last night.
Councilmen also adopted a
resolution urging the Bureau
Of Public Roads to reconstruct
Mount Vernon parkway from
National Airport into Alex
andria, providing six lanes in
stead of four as called for in
present plans.
They deferred action on City
Manager E. G. Heatwole's pro-
poSal that Wiley and Wilson,
consulting engineers in Lynch
burg, be hired for an estimated
$25,000 to study the feasibility
of annexing a portion of Fair
fax County.
Evening star., 1960-04-13
Dog Thut Bit Womun
Is SOUGHT in Fuirfux

Fairfax County police issued
an appeal today for informa-
ton on the owner of a small
hairless Mexican chihuahua
that bit a woman last night
in the North Willston Shopping
Center. =
The victim, Mrs. Helen Vieh-
mann, 4116 North Fortieth
street, Arlington, will have to
undergo a series of painful
rabies shots if the dog is not
found. Police said they know
only that the dog belongs to a
woman with a Spanish accent.
Evening star., 1960-04-13

Montgomery and Baltimore
Counties with the help of
county subsidies.
Prince Georges m a tc h e S
Montgomery and Baltimore
Counties in the size of its
welfare load, DR.. Waxter said.
First is Garrett County, fol-
lowed by Baltimore City, he
said.
Evening star., 1960-04-13
Arson Suspected
In Seven Fires

Annandale Va0 firemen were
kept hopping early today, fight
ing seven brush fires within an
hour. officials said they sus-
pect arson.
Assistant Fire Marshal George
Alexander said all the fires were
within 2 miles of the Annandale
Fire House. Each was at the
side of a road and caused rel
atively little damage.
The fires, all between 2:4O
and $40 am, were discovered
on Ravensworth road, Wood
burn road, Downing street, two
on Sleepy Hollow road and two
on Columbia road.
Evening star., 1960-04-13

fornia professor of education,
as conSultant to the committee,
Vocational Study
The school board also de-
cided to conduct its own study
of the vocational program
early in May and requested
its staff to provide statistics.
In other action the board
accepted the resignation of DR..
Rodney V. Tillman,- director of
elementary education. effective
September 6.
DR.. Tillman said he had ac-
cepted a professorship in edu-
cation at the George Peabody
College for Teachers in Nash
vile, Tenn.
Evening star., 1960-04-13
Voters League Elects
Alexandria Woman

Mrs. Wilson Hodgin has been
elected president of the Alex
andria League of Women
Voters. She succeeds Mrs. STAN
ley Neustadt, who resigned be-
cause her family is moving to
Arlington.
Other new officers are Mrs,
Ernest T. Stewart, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Hugh Everett III,
secretary, and Mrs. John
Crouch, treasurer. New men,
bers of the board are Mrs.
George Viewer, Mrs. Arthur
Marmore, Mrs. Maurice Kane
and Mrs. John Averill.
Evening star., 1960-04-13
Kuul Is Seen
Unopposed
In Primary

Arlington County Board
Member Ralph R. Kaul appar-
emily will be unoppoSed for the
Democratic nomination for
Congress from nearby Virginia s
10th district.
The most prominent of his
potential opponents for the
July IL Democratic primary
Fairfax County Sheriff John E.
Taylor-ruled himself out of
the race today. The deadline
for filing for the primary is
midnight tonight.
Mr.. Kaul made his candidacy
official by filing petitions signed
by more than $50 voters with
Arlington State Senator Charles
R. Fenwick, chairman of the
Tenth Congressional District
Democratic Committee.
Mr.. Kaul will oppose Repub-
lican Representative Joel T.
Broyhill, who is seeking re-
election for fifth term.
Mr.. Broyhill, in announcing
his candidacy recently. said he
would follow past practice of
refusing to appear on the same
platform with his opponent to
debate the issues.
This led Mr.. Kaul to comment
today, his attitude is one of
arrogance and contempt of the
public. You can be sure that 1
will be at every public meeting
discussing the issues and debat-
ing, If necessary, with an empty
chair representing Broyhill,"
The Democrat said he is at
tempting Ito replace the back
ward looking Republican in
cumbent with forward looking
practical and poSitiveleadership
on national and local problems. "
He scored the incumbent for
his votes on several matters af-
fecting the nearby Virginia area
and promised that he would
support strengthening national
defense.
Sheriff Taylor's announced
Self-elimination from the pri-
mary race apparently saved
the Democratic Party in the
area from a serious open split
Mr.. Kaul. long identified
with the liberal element in Ar
lington County, is known to
have been accepted as a candi-
date with considerably less
than enthusiasm from con-
servative Democrats. many of
whom have supported Mr.. Broy-
Hlll since 1907.
Another potential primary
candidate, Arlington Common
wealth'S Attorney William J.
Hassan. removed himself as
a possibility yesterday. Still
another, Mrs. Ann wilkins.
chairman of the Board of
Fairfax County Supervisors.
eliminated herself more than
a week ago.
A number of conservative
Democrats had held Sheriff
Taylor as their last hope and
were standing res dy with petit
tions for a last-Iinute drive
Evening star., 1960-04-13
D. c. Man Guilty
In Brides Killing

A District man was convicted
yesterday by a District Court
jury of manslaughter in the
fatal shooting of his bride of
a few months in February, 1859.
He is James P. Brooks, 49,
The victim was Mrs. Patricia
M. Brooks, %, who was slain in
the couples home in the 1000
block of Fourth street NV. The
husband also was wounded dur
ing an alteration in which
the shooting occurred, accord
ing to testimony.
Brooks had been tried on a.
charge of second degree mur-,
der. The jury, celebrating ap-
proXimately six hours, found
him guilty on a lesser charge
of manslaughter.
Evening star., 1960-04-13
Hartford Man Picked

BALTIMORE, April 10 (AP)
Senator William S. James,
Democrat of Hartford, yesterday
was named the top State legis-
lator Of the 1860 General AS
sembly session by the Maryland
Legislative Correspondents As
ISOLATION.
The Senator was selected
chiefly for his work as chair
man Of the Senate Committee
on Taxation and Fiscal Matters.
Evening star., 1960-04-13

for names if he chose to enter
the race.
1T was a difficult decision
to make" Sheriff Taylor said.
He said he had made certain
commitments to the Virginia
Sheriff's Association, of which
he is president.
Asked if he would campaign
for Mr.. Kaul's election in No.
vember, Sheriff Taylor said he
would vote for him.
Evening star., 1960-04-13
County to Pay $4,000
To Draw Welfare Chief

Prospective welfare directors going to be offered more
money to take job in Prince Georges County
The county commissioners yesterday authorized the State
Welfare Department to recruit local director starting
salary of $4,000 The scale $3.50 1880
fve-year period
DR.. Thomas s. j. Waxter director said this
The Republican., 1960-04-07

and a healthy regard for hard work
and the dignity of man. Young
people today the President said,
are heirs to the greatest fund of
knowledge any generation has re-
ceivcd. live more comfortably than
did medieval royalty, and move
about in an environment increas-
ingly devoted to their convenience
and enjoyment Adults. he said,
have the responsibility of showing
children to live in such an environ
ment without losing spiritual values
exceedingly more important than
material things.
Latest Report On Our Defense
Progran-Recent experiments lead
scientists here to hope with some
optimism that they'll be able to
perfect a successful defense against
intercontinental ballistic missiles
by the late 1865, If it works out.
this defense will be based on a
form of electromagnetic energy.
Rapidly changing military re-
quirements are Outdating some U.
S. weapons before they are even
completed One victim is the Bo-
mare missile, designed to knock
down enemy planes but useless
against ballistic missiles. The
Nikc-Zeus antimiSSile missile also
is under cloud. We were told last
week by the Pentagon that the
Nikc-Zeus, which can defend only
a limited radius of land, may not
be worth its cost The BIO bomber
program may be completely scrap
ped because by the time the plane
is opcrational the United States
will have ballistic missiles in
quantity.
The POlaris nuclcar warhcad
rocket may emerge as one of the
most-favored best-funded weapon
systems. The Polaris is designed to
be launched from nuclear SUBJ
marines either above or below the
surface Tests have been success
ful-including one last week when
a Polaris darted down the Atlantic
The Republican., 1960-04-07

Dclaine Blankenship and son, and
Mrs Mary Ludwig, all of Keyser,
w. Va. Mr. and Mrs. Vergil Nc
Williams and two children visited
with the Waybright family, on Sun
day afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles SoelterS
we're in Cumberland on Friday
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Geral-
dine Ludwig. who remains a pa
ticnt in Sacred Heart hospital,
where she has undergone surgery
on an injured knee. Mrs. Ludwig
is recuperating satisfactorily Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Arnold accompanied
the Soeiters family to Cumberland
and visited Mrs. Ludwig and Mrs.
Arnold's sister before returning
home.
MIR. and Mrs. Glenn Rinehart
and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sanders and
daughter Debbie, spent a Sunday
recently in KingWood as guests
of Mr. Rineharts mother, Mrs.
Olive Rinehart and sister Mr.. and
Mrs. James Mersing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Arnold
and daughter Denise, of Mt Lake
Park, we're guests on Sunday eve
ming of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stahl.
Luther Canaan, of Crellin, accom-
panied Mr. and Mrs Harry Canaan
to Parsons on Wednesday after
noon, where they attended funeral
rites of an uncle. the late Frank
Ferguson The Canans visited later
in the afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Okey Fortney in Leadmine, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Gnegy, of
Davis, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Iiauser and son Eugene, of Gnegy
Church, were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hauser.
Mrs. Sadie Nine spent a Sunday
recently at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Meth
ken.
Mrs. Wilma Arts and Mr.. and
Mrs. Delmer Links arrived on Fri
day evening to spend the week
end with Mrs. Effie Stahl. Satur-
day morning they visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Arts. In the after
noon they were guests of Mrs.
Rosalie Savage and Mrs. Mae Ar
tis Mrs. Arts and Mrs. Merle
Stemple accompanied them home
to Mrs. Stahl's, where they re-
mained overnight. Mr.. and Mrs.
Keith Stahl and family, and Mr..
and Mrs Harley Stahl and family
visited with the other families on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Soclters
were in Oakland, Monday, and
were calling on Miss Lizzie Socl-
ters, who is taking care of the Lud-
wig children while their mother is
in the hospital.
Mrs. Marian Friend was in Key
ser, w. Va, on Saturday afternoon
to visit her sister, Mrs. Irene
Barnes, who is very ill in a hos
pital in Keyser.
The Republican., 1960-04-07
Maryland Banker Named for National
All Alumni Recognition Award

Gottwals engages in extensive
travels over Maryland to speak
on careers in agriculture.
Among other offices he has
filled are: director, Social Serv-
ice League, Prince Georges
county; director, Prince Georges
County chapter, American Red
Cross; c hairman, agricultural
mittee, Prince Georges
Chamber of Commerce. He also
is on the board of directors of
the Agricultural Alumni Associa-
ton. University of Maryland;
president, Alpha Gamma Rho
Alumni Association, and direc-
tor, Maryland Tobacco Improve
ment Association.
Gottwals organized the first
All Foundation campaign among
Maryland bankers and then
served as vice chairman of the
campaign for two years. AS
chairman of the agricultural
committee of the Maryland Bank
ers Association he was instru-
SCNAihS OudSCL hp-
proved for All work.
A member of the board of di-
rectors of the Maryland All Club
Foundation. Inc, he was one of
the six original signers of the
group. Meanwhile, he has served
as chairman of the finances COM
mittee of the foundation.
Cited as Example
Observes Ella F. Smart, assist
ant home demonstration agent:
"Mr. Gottwals' day-to-day life is
an example in attitude and ac-
ton of the ideals and high prin-
ciples for which All Club work
stands and which he values so
highly"
And she adds: He is indeed
dedicated to loyalty, service and
a good life which he states is a
tribute to his All training"
Gottwals often has explained
in appearances before groups
around the state that in essence
the inspiration he received in
his early years of All Club work
undoubtedly gave him the incen-
tive and drive necessary to carry
out his active schedule of pro-
fessional and civic duties as we'll
as contributing to the All pro-
gram, however needed, on the
local, state and national levels.
The All Alumni program. con-
Quoted nationally by the Coop
erative Extension Service. is
supported by the Olin Mathieson
Chemical Corp, Plant Food Di-
vision, of Little Rock, Ark.
The Republican., 1960-04-07

range and hit exactly on target
Why Do We Make H-Bombs-
War is hell. Always has been. War
means killing, and there's no
nice" way to kill. The two atomic
bombs dropped on Japan created
an inferno of horrible death, dis
memberment, Disagreement Now
the Soviets and the U. S. A. both
have the H-bomb, many times as
destructive as the Abomb
War is stupid and futile, as the
President said in his speech at
College Park A general war now
or in the near future would ami
hilate millions of people, possibly
wiping out the larger part of the
worlds population
Why, then, do we prepare for
such war? Why do we develop and
manufacture H-bombs? There is
only one answer: to deter the
enemy The enemy respects moth
ing except superior power. If he
did not fear instant retaliation,
the enemy would attack us today:
this is the unanimous opinion of
our military. counterintelligcnce
and diplomatic experts.
Many of our good people have
advocated our giving up the H
bomb. Had the American Govern
ment needed the voices that said
the H-bomb couldn't or shouldn't
be built, Soviet mastery of the
world would be complete today.
On Behalf Of The Filibustcr-I
voted for cloture to end the fill
buster in the Senate; | felt that
enough time had been given to the
extended debate" Many people
look upon the filibuster as dis
graceful spectacle of democracy
breaking dSWn. There's another
side to the coin. In the process of
bringing new voting-rights bill
The Republican., 1960-04-07

to reality, Congress is slowly. pain
fully, but significantly carrying d
human justice to new frontier in
the nation. Something immense is
happening: a political revolution is
being carried out. This spectacle
is the American way of achieving
+ radical reform by ballot without
resorting to extreme social violence
Maryland's Cherry Blossom
Princess-MisS Marianne Cathe-
rine O'Connell, beautiful daughter
of Mrs. John j, O'Connell, is Mary
lands Cherry Blossom Princess
this year Miss OConnell is a
senior at the University of Mary
land, where she is majoring in
Education.
No High Dams On The Potomac
u. S. Senator Jennings Randolph
w. Va and | invited General
yelling. Engineer Commissioner
for the District of Columbia. and
General Lipscomb. of the Office
of the Chief of Army Engineers. to
meet with us to discuss future
plans for Washington's water sup
ply. The conference was held on
Friday of last week. Also present
were U. S. Senator Robert Byrd
and Representative Harley o.
Staggers, both of West Virginia,
members of the staffs of Senators
John Marshall Butler Harry Byrd
and Willis Robertson. Accompany
ing Generals yelling and Lips
comb were members of their staffs.
The main purpose of the meeting
was to let the d. C. and Army
engineers know that we knew how
badly they would be needing water
for the Nations Capital, and at
the same time to let them know
that we did not propose to permit
any high dams at River Bend on
the Potomac or on the Shenandoah.
The Republican., 1960-04-07

He is Abram z. Gottwals of
Upper Marlboro, Md, agricul-
tural and public relations repre-
sentative of the First National
Bank of Southern Maryland.
To Receive Gold Key
And he will be honored at the
annual alumni banquet during
the 39th National All Club Con-
gress in Chicago next December.
There he will be given a gold
alumni key which is presented
each year to eight former Alters
who have continued to live by
All ideals" The announcement
comes from the National Com
mittee on Boys and Girls Club
Work.
A native of Greensboro, Md.
Gottwals devoted eight years to
All Club work in Maryland
Caroline county His main prof.
ects included dairy and garden
ing.
Was Vo-Ag Teacher
Gottwals went on to become
a vocational and agricultural
teacher in Arundel High school
(193S-'41) and then secretary
treasurer of the Southern Mary
land National Farm Loan Asso-
citation and Southern Maryland
Production Credit Association
(1941'52).
He served as president OF the
All All Stars and organized the
first Federation Boys. All Clubs
in Caroline county.
The Republican., 1960-04-07

Vernon Lantz and Kenneth Hebb
were Monday morning callers on
Harry Canaan
Ronald Wotring and Eugene
Ludwig were visiting the Canaan
boys on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Canaan spent
Sunday afternoon visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Darrell Wotring.
Milton Cdnan was an overnight
The Republican., 1960-04-07

Eisenhower Speaks AT Maryland IT,
Last Sunday night President
Eisenhower delivered an address
at the University of Maryland at
the opening of the White House
Conference on Children and Youth.
The President told the 1000 dele
gates. from every part of the
United States, that from the play
pen to the campus, children should
group up in climate that en-
courages response to intellectual
challenge, self-reliance, initiative