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Evening star., 1960-02-21

Ritz explained. where the event
in question lis in connection
with the child's education, "
even though it might be a
proflt-making affair. A school
band concert, he said, is an
example of this type of educa-
tional activity exempted.
But in the planned modelling
shows at the Armory, Mr.. Ritz
went on. the commercial
aspects would have far out
weighed any educational bene-
fits to the children.
Each case is judged on its
merits, Mr.. Ritz added. after
an investigation by an official
from the School Departments
work permit section.
Mr.. Ritz said this is not the
first time that the city has
had to warn sponsors of SINH
lar events on the question of
using unpaid children.
Court Test Invited
He said officials had learned
that this was the case at last
years home show, but not until
1t had ended.
Mr.. Ritz added that if Mr..
Pearson considered the city's
legal Interpretation of the child
labor statute to be ridiculous
then he was free to test out
the law in court.
Mrs. Mizell said the would
be child models are from 4 to
10 years Of age. Their parents
were to get into the home
show free, she said.
Evening star., 1960-02-21
Ruling Due
On Fate of
Old Theuter

A decision will be made
Wednesday as to possible delay
on proposed demolition of the
Belasco Theater and two other
old buildings on Madison place
fronting on Lafayette Square.
Representative Jones, Demo-
crat of Alabama, chairman Of
the public buildings subcom-
mittee of the House Public
Works Committee, said yester-
day he has not made up his
mind yet on whether to rec
ommend the holding of a
public hearing for the benefit
of groups interested in saving
the buildings.
The General Services Ad-
miniStration wants to raze the
structures to build a new Court
Of Claims. The two houses are
the Dolley Madison House and
Benjamin o. Tayloe House.
The General Federation Of
WomenS Clubs and several
other groups have indicated
interest in the preservation
idea.
Mr.. Jones said if a legitimate
use could be made of the three
buildings he would be willing to
consider preserving them for
historic reasons. But he en-
phasized he was not interested
in keeping them standing If
they are to be empty.
Mr.. Jones' subcommittee ap-
proved the court plan last
week. The Alabama legislator
said it would be up to members
Of the full committee to decide
whether to postpone final COM
mittee action scheduled fol
Wednesday.
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reach the washington area
from the Midwest by tomorrow
morning. The third snowstorm
in little more than a week had
reached into Kentucky from
the West by last night and
precipitation is due here by
Monday.
Tomorrow is a holiday for
Federal and local governments,
banks, and schools. 1t will be a
day for the purchase of Accent
rugs, 99-cent fishing rods and
$3.50 automobiles. as merchants
slash prices to clear their in
ventories.
There was the usual exodus
out Of town Friday evening.
somewhat tempered by the bad
weather to the west and north
west which brought road travel
to a halt in Western Maryland,
Southwestern Virginia and
Pennsylvania. However. heavy
rail and plane traffic was re-
ported and bus companies were
using every available vehicle
to get people out of town for
the long holiday week end.
A number of patriotic OBJ
Servances have been scheduled
in the Washington area.
/ Representative Dorm, Demo-
crat of South Carolina, will
speak at the annual George
Washington's birthday meet
ing of the Society Of Oldest
Inhabitants at 10 m. tomor-
row in the Perpetual Building
and Loan Association, Twelfth
and E streets NV. The pro-
gram also will feature the Met
ropolitan Police Boys Club and
a recitation of Washington S
farewell address.
Senator Saltonstall, Republi-
can of Massachusetts,. will ad-
dress the 46th joint celebration
of the birth of the Nation S
founder by the District of Co.
lumbia Society, Sons of the
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American Revolution, at $3.50
pm. tomorrow in the Interior
Department Auditorium, Nine
teenth and c streets NV
Music will be presented by the
United States Marine Band and
Jesse B. Manbeck, president of
the District S. A. r. will pre-
side. The event is open TO the
public.
Mr.. Dorm also will address the
anniversary celebration of the
S. A. R. at noon in the Statler-
Hilton Hotel. There will be a
presentation of S. A. R. war
medals, a benediction and a re-
tiring of the colors ceremony.
! Alexan d ria, Washington'S
| home town, started three day
celebration of the occasion with
a banquet last night at the
George Mason Hotel, sponsored
/ Jointly by the Veterans of For
eign Wars and the City of
| Alexandria.
This morning there will be
a joint meeting of the VFW
and the Ladies Auxiliary of the
/ Department of Virginia in the
George Mason. including a de-
votional service. AT 6:45 pm.
today, there will be a teSti-
monial dinner at the hotel for
Samuel B. DeVaughan, assis-
tant inspector general of the
VFW for the United States. A
social program will follow at
ppm.
Tomorrow observance will
begin with a motorcade at 8
am. from Alexandria to Mount
Vernon, where a wreath will be
laid by the VFW at Washing
tons Tomb. The VFW will
have luncheon at 1890 pm
tomorrow in the George Mason
The annual birthday parade
through Alexandria will start
at 2::30 pm. with IT'S bands
and military units taking part
Evening star., 1960-02-21
Cy Messitte to Aid
District Morse Club

Cy MeSSitte. long identified
with the local mental health
movement, has been named as
Sistant to the chairman and
advisory board members of the
Districts Morse President
Club.
A Washington merchant, Mr..
Messitte is also a member of
the District Mental Health AS
sociation and a founder of the
Menninger Foundation.
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sistant superintendent. will be
on hand to explain the pro-
posal.
William Loving, council
president, said a majority of
local PTAS appeared to be op-
posed to curtailment of the
released time activities. 1T
should be a lively meeting"
he said.
Under the superintendent S
proposal, band would be elm
mated in the fifth grade next
year and in the sixth grade
the year after.
Mr.. Woodson said continual
tion of the program in the
sixth grade for an extra year
would permit students who
have already bought instru-
ments to continue band unin-
terrupted until they enter the
new intermediate school where
the activity will be offered as
an elective course.
He said safety patrol work
should be handled during spe-
cial activity periods or before
or after school. Foreign Ian
guage training and piano les
sons would be prohibited during
regular school hours.
Band now is offered in about
10 elementary schools. Foreign
language training. frequently
after regular hours, is offered
in 8 or 10 schools.
Mr.. Woodson said the teach
ers had complained that the
noise of band practicing inter-
fered with classes and that the
activity caused some students
to miss regular work.
Teachers who tried to help
band students catch up on work
missed during regular instruc-
ton periods felt they were being
unfair to the rest of the class.
he said.
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ommendation to the school
board next month. The pro-
posal already has been in
formally discussed with schoo!
board members.
Released time activities are
those for which children are
excused from regularly sched-
uled classes. They include band,
foreign language training,
piano lessons and school safety
patrol training.
Mr.. Woodson's plan appears
likely to draw fire from parents.
The County Council of
Parent Teacher Associations
will meet at 8:l5 pm. Tuesday
at the Annandale Elementary
School to discuss Mr.. Wood
sons plan. w. H. Ford, as
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bigger raise proposed by the
State Teachers Association,
Montgomery has been en-
broiled constantly in the side
issue of its own pay policies.
1t has been accused of siphon-
ing of teachers from other
areas and contributing to a
"merry-go-round" of demands
for pay Increases in sections
with lower salary scales.
Pay Ceiling Sought
The grumblings of the last
several months even have
grown into an attempt in the
Legislature to put a limit on
Montgomery salaries. So far.
the critics have not been able
to put their restriction across,
but the situation promises to
become a threat in future years.
Maryland's minimum teach
er salary scale-the one for
which the State provides aid to
the localities-is $4,000 to
$4,000. All localities pay above
the State minimum, at their
own expense. but Montgomery
Is far out in front of most.
Montgomery's scale is $4,000
to $1,000. The lowest is Gar
rett County's $3,500-$5, 800. The
only ones near Montgomery are
Prince Georges. $4,200-$6,8 800;
Baltimore City. $4,000-$6,500.
and Baltimore County. $4,000
$1,000.
Attempts to limit Montgom-
cry County were led last week
in the legislature by Delegate
James Clark, jr., Democrat of
Howard County. The scale in
Howard, which is adjacent to
Montgomery. is $4,000 to $4,000.
We've got to make Mont
gomery stand still while the
others catch up" Mr.. Clark
said.
He proposed that the State
set maximum of $1,000
(Montgomery's present maxi
Evening star., 1960-02-21
TEACHER STAND STILL'
MontgomeryHits
Curb on Salaries
By PAUL HOPE
Star Stan Writer

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 20.-The battle teacher pay in
Maryland has taken ronic Montgomery County,
leader in raising teachers finds itself criticized by
other of the State.
While legislators here debate whether the General Assembly
should the Governors program 60
Evening star., 1960-02-21
ADA to Hear Freeman

Gov. Orville L. Freeman of
Minnesota will speak next
Saturday before the Washing
ton Chapter of Americans
for Democratic Action.
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City Ready for Holiday
And Big Day Of Sales
Many Observunces Scheduled;
More Bod Weather Predicted

Washington observance Of the 228th annVer-
say Washngtons birthday be hampered to-
morrow by but most residents prepared to
enjoy the long holiday week end regardless.
Washington merchants ready for day OF huge
sales. -
The Weather Bureau predicted that rain snow will
Evening star., 1960-02-21
BY GRACE BASSETT
star Stan Writer

Representative Davis, Dem
ocrat Of Georgia, favors legis-
lation to reduce the age limit
of delinquents sent to Juvenile
Court from 1S to l6 in the
District.
He said he had made up
his mind to recommend the
two-year reduction in the age
limit, as part of a pending
juvenile court bill.
This Senate-passed bill calls
for the creation of two addi-
tional judgeships in the one
judge court. On the question
of the judges. Representative
Davis said he still is unde-
cided.
The lawmaker is not ready
to put the juvenile bill before
his House District Subcommit-
tee this week, although mem
bers are meeting Thursday
They're scheduled to consider
in executive session separate
legislation to create a public
defender system for local
courts.
Need More Information
eve haven't gotten enough
information together yet to
hold a meeting on the juvenile
court BILL" Representative
Davis said. II don't plan to
discuss it Thursday-that
meeting was called for another
purpose"
Some committee members
had hoped that the Thursday
session would provide a forum
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NUM- and penalize any local
ity which paid more by with
drawing State aid in the
amount the locality paid above
the maximum.
I'VE have been on a merry
go-round on this thing" Mr..
Clark said. Every time we
supplement teachers salaries
and get somewhere near Mont
gomery, they raise theirs and
we are still in the same COM
petitive position. 1t works an
undue hardship on other coun-
ties. If the State has the right
to set a minimum salary it has
the right to set a maximum.
Even from Baltimore City
came a protest.
You are continually asked
to up your ante (for teacher
pay because another Subdivi-
sion has done So" said Joseph
A. Acker, Democrat. This will
continue indefinitely unless we
stop it."
Delegate Daniel Murray. DEM
ocrat Of Howard, said, IT'S a
sad commentary when a school
system is subject to bidding for
teachers available"
Chairman Breaks Tie
Montgomery legislators were
hard put to stave of the Clark
proposal in the House Ways
and Means Committee. 1t was
defeated by one vote, that of
Committee Chairman A. Cor
don Boone, Democrat of Balti-
more County, who had to break
a 1916 tie:
Another move on the House
floor was beaten down by an
1924 vote.
Disgruntled legislators from
the small counties charge they
are losing teachers to Mont
gomery. They are afraid that
in order to meet competition
they will have to work a finan-
cial hardship on their counties.
Delegate Blair Lee III. chair
man of the Montgomery dele
cation, vigorously denied that
Montgomery is plrating teach
ers from other areas. He said
there is very little movement
of teachers among the coun-
ties. At one point he angrily
referred to the mealy-mouth
propaganda" going around the
State House about Montgomery
County.
1T would be monStrouSly un-
fair to put counties under such
a yoke as this" Mr.. Lee pro-
tested.
He said Montgomery must be
able to meet competition from
the District of Columbia and
Northern Virginia jurisdictions.
He also noted that the cost
of living is considerably higher
IN Suburban Washington than
in most other parts of the
State.
Merit Pay Issue
One by-product of setting a
81 800 maximum would be pos
sible destruction of the merit
pay program which Montgom-
cry has pioneered in Maryland.
Under this program an out
standing teacher can earn up
to $4,000 a year.
Delegate Margaret Schwein-
haut, Democrat of Montgom-
cry, accused critics Of showing
very bad grace and little
craftsmanship" She said she
couldn't follow the reasoning
"for trying to tie progress to
the lowest standard.
Although Montgomery won
the battle last week, the fight is
not over.
IF it doesn't come this year,
then it will some other time. {"
said j. C. Latham, Democrat of
Talbot County, chairman Of the
legislative delegations from the
Eastern Shore. We've got to
have some control or we will be
in a chaotic condition"
Evening star., 1960-02-21
School Hour Band Play
Faces Fairfax Cutbock
BY DANA BULLEN
Star Stan Writer

Fairfax school officials plan to ask the school board to
eliminate band and other released activities carried
during regular classtme elementary schools
W. T Woodson school superintendent said the decision
reached after teachers complained released time
grams dsruptng normal classes.
The superintendent hopes present
Evening star., 1960-02-21
Police Check Set
For Auto Dealers
District Ready
To Sturt Action
On Licensing

The District is making a po-
lice check Of all auto dealers
and statesmen before issuing
licenses under new regulations
to give Washington car buyers
more protection against shady
practices, it was learned yes
terday.
The strict new regulations go
into effect March /. Under
them. for the first time. sales
men must have licenses and
dealers must show they are
trustworthy"
In preparation for the new
regulations. License Supt. c. T.
Nottingham said these steps
are being taken:
/. The District sent out no.
tices Friday to 304 new and
used car dealers, inclosing the
new regulations and remind
ing them that their statesmen
must apply for licenses before
March 81.
2. ARRANGEMENTS have been
completed to check the police
records-if any-of all dealers
and officers of dealer corpora
tions. Statesmen will be checked
for criminal records as they
apply for licenses.
3. The dealers will get letter
this week advising them that
they must supply additional in
formation, as required by the
new regulations, before they
can get their licenses.
4. Complaints against certain
uSed-car dealers which have
been coming to the Districts
License Enforcement Branch
in a steady stream will be re-
evaluated in view of the re-
quirement that the dealer must
be trustworthy.
Mr.. Nottingham emphasized
that his Office will take a firm
stand on trustWorthineSs with
advice from the Corporation
Counsel before proceeding in
each case.
Other Requirements
Before the new regulations
were drawn. the District lacked
any character and fitness re-
quirement for dealers. Virginia.
which has had such a require
ment in its motor vehicle laws.
has been spared many of the
sharp practices exposed by The
Star in its Buyer Beware" Sc
ries.
In addition to trustWorthi-
ness, the new regulations re-
quire that the salesmans name
be put on the sales contract:
that the dealer must operate
under the trade name for
which he is licensed; that he
name any person who exercises
direct or indirect control over
the leadership. and that he
show substantial experience in
selling cars or a managing en-
ploye with this qualification.
Promises Prompt Action
This is some of the additional
information which Mr.. Noting
ham will request from dealers
before issuing licenses. He said
he will give them reasonable
time to provide the information
and, as soon as he receives it,
will move swiftly to set the ma
chinery in motion to approve
or deny applications for license
renewal.
/ He said dealers with no po-
lice record and only minor COM
plants against them will be
proceSsed forthwith to meet the
March IS deadline for issuing
dealers auto tags.
Approximately $500 salesmen
are expected to apply for liz
censes The notice to dealers
advised that the applications
will be available at the District
Building after March l and
that statesmen who have not
applied before March 81 will
be in violation of the law and
should not be permitted to
work for or represent a motor
vehicle dealer" The dealers
were notified that they will be
held responsible for seeing to
it that their statesmen have a
license.
Evening star., 1960-02-21
Davis Fovors 16-Yeor
Juvenile Court Cutoff

to force the juvenile bill out
Of the subcommittee. The
Senate acted last session.
Since then, the Davis Sub
committee has held two days
Of hearings for three wit
nesSes.
Mr. Davis has ordered Dis
trict Committee Staff Aide Hay
den s. CARRIER to draft a series
Of amendments to the Senate
version. however.
Shifting of Jurisdiction
These changes deal primarily
with shifting Juvenile Court
jurisdiction over adult cases to
municipal court. The cases in
volve illegitimacy, nonsupport
and paternity questions.
Also being drafted in legis-
lative language is an amend
ment to make permanent the
waiver of any juvenile once his
case has been transferred to
an adult court. Now, each case
is considered separately by
Juvenile Court Judge Orm
Ketcham. If he valves the
youngster in one case to an
adult court. he must consider
all succeeding charges against
the teen-ager regardless. The
new proposal would keep such
an offender liable to call be-
fore an adult court once he
has been sent in any previous
case.
Mr.. Davis dismissed the idea
of a temporary judge for the
Juvenile Court.
But it was learned that the
amendments also would pro-
vide for a Judge assigned to
adult cases, as we'll as tenn
porary judges or referees.
Alternatives Expected
Dozens of alternatives may
develop in the course of the
committee consideration" Mr..
CARRIER said.
Chairman Davis now plans
to resume hearings on the
amendments before scheduling
a working session aimed at
reporting out bill.
He has been impressed with
two statistics developed by his
staff study. One is that the
adult cases in the Juvenile
Court cost about $500,000 an
nually. The other is that the
Municipal Court case load has
dropped sharply in the last
few years.
The implication of these
findings is that a shift of some
jurisdiction to the Municipal
Court would not require added
judges in this adult court.
Federal and District judges
for the past two months have
swamped the committee Offices
with queries about the status
of the Juvenile Court bill. The
District Commissioners and
members of the Judicial Con-
ference have dubbed the legis-
lation top priority" for the
city.
District Commissioner Robert
E. Mclaughlin called failure of
Congress to approve an addi-
tional judge for Juvenile Court
a real disgrace"
In a WWDC radio program
Report to the People," he ac-
cused Congress of mismanag-
ing the Juvenile Court judge
matter and cited the situation
as a symptom of very bad gov
Iernment."
Evening star., 1960-02-21
MISS GEORGE WASHINGTON

Miss Wanda Blevins, 1S, of 52S Paulspring
parkway, Alexandria, is given big kiss and
the Samuel DeVaughan Trophy by Mr.. De-
Vaughan after being crowned Miss George
Washington of 1860 at the George Mason
Hotel last night.-Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1960-04-26
Woman Hiker Passes
: British Serqeonts

WENDOVER, Utah, April 26
(AP) "A limping Englishwom-
an trudged past two sleeping
sergeants from Britain today
as the three continued their
hike across the United States.
The sergeants, Mervyn Evans
and Patrick Moloney. pooh
poohed the idea they are in a
race with 56-year -old DR.. Bar
bara Moore to determine who
can get from San Francisco to
the East Coast the quickest.
But the woman vegetarian,
who nibbles grass along the
way, had said she would pass
her countrymen. And she did
it today before dawn as the
sergeants snoozed in their can<
five miles east of this town on
the Utah-Nevada border.
Melvin Leland, desk clerk at
the Stateline Motel in adjoin-
ing Wendover, New, said DR..
Moore arose about 3 am. and
began hiking without breakfast.
Sergt. Evans and Sergt. Mo-
loney slumbered until 6 am.
Evening star., 1960-04-26
Congress COP. BoIks
AtU. 5. Pay Raise Plan

Republican congressional
leaders threw cold water on
Federal employe pay raise pro-
poSalS after a conference with
President Eisenhower at the
White House today.
Any substantial across-the-
board pay raise for Govern
ment workers now would be
offensive" to the President for
a variety of reasons. Republi-
can Senate Leader Dirksen
reported.
House G. o. P. Leader Halleck
noted that the pay raise bill
pending before a House COM
mittee would provide a 20 per
cent increase, while the cost of
living index has gone up only
l.5 per cent since the last Gov
ernment pay raise.
Mr.. Halleck added that it
would be difficult to justify a
20 per cent pay raise and said
Il just don't believe the people
of the country would stand
for it."
Senator DirkSen did say,
there is a disposition to make
permanent" a 2l2 per cent tenn
porary pay increase for postal
workers, now due to expire in
June.
Mr.. Halleck said he believed
Federal employees have been
Evening star., 1960-04-26

treated more generously during
the Eisenhower Administration
than in any other seven years
in history.
Senator Dirksen said the
measure pending in the House
would raise Federal eXpendi-
lures by SIG billion a year, with
a retroactive feature that
would pillow a hole in the 1860
fiscal year budget to the tune
of $500 million" He said its
passage would mean a budget
deficit instead of a modest sur
plus on June 80.
With characteristic under
statement. Senator Dirksen pre-
dicted that the pay raise
measure "is going to have some
rather rough sledding."
He speculated that sponsors
of the measure may cut the
amount of @le raises proposed
Ito make it more palatable. -
But he said he doubted very
much if such action would re-
move administration objections
Besides knocking a hole in
the budget, Senator Dirksen
said, an acroSs-the-bo board pay
raise now would throw out OF
gear" work already done and
planned by the administration
to remove inequities in the Fed
eral pay scale,
Evening star., 1960-04-26

Sergt. Roy Rogers, another
Briton who drives a supply
truck for his hiking country
men, viewed DR.. Moore's pace
with a bit of skepticism. She
has been gaining steadily since
leaving San Francisco April l3.
The SergeantS started April IL.
1T didn't look logical" said
Sergt. Rogers, when told DR..
Moore had hustled about 20
miles in four hours. The SER
geantS have said they suspect
she might be Switching a ride
from time to time-especially
when she makes 8 or 9 miles an
hour for a stretch. DR.. Moore,
who refers to Sergt. Evans and
Sergt. Moloney as those ras-
GALS" stoutly denies vehicular
help.
All three are trying to better
the transcontinental walking
record of 79 days. 10 hours snd
10 minutes for the more than
5000 miles. The mark was
set in 1925 by A. L. Monte
verde.