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Evening star., 1960-01-06
Fire Ruzes
Apartments
In County

Fire caused. an estimated
$4,000 damage list night to
the Andrews Manor apartments
under construction off Allen
town road in Prince Georges
County.
County Fire Inspector Harry
Webster said the fire appar-
emily started near a heater
which was operating on the
top floor of the two-story build
ing at 5608 Maxwell drive, near
Andrews Air Force Base. Twelve
apartment units were destroyed
by flames and five others were
damaged by water and smoke
None of the apartments was
occupied.
Assistant Chief William
Brown Of the Allentown Roao
Fire Department. was overcome
Dy smoke ana treated at tie
Clinton Medical Center.
Inspector Webster said flames
from the apartment, which wa.
nearing completion, could be
seen for several miles. He gave
the $4,000 damage estimate.
A first alarm at 6:53 pm
brought firemen from Andrews
Forestville. Clinton, Morning.
side, Silver Hill and Boulevard
Heights. A second alarm wa.
answered by the Hillside, Dis
trict Heights and Allentown
Road departments.
Firemen said the building
owned by a New York syndi-
cate, was being constructed by
T. Calvin Owens, contractor.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
u. S. Water Fails
To End Race Bur

BALTIMORE, Jan. 6 (AP)
"A Federal judge has ruled
that use of Government water
does not make a housing de-
velopment a public agency
within bounds of the Consti-
tution'S ban on racial discrim-
ination.
Judge Roszel C. Thomson
yesterday dismissed a suit filed
by DR.. Brennie E. Hackley jr.,
a Negro chemist at the Army's
chemical center at Edgewood,
Md.
DR.. Hackley charged ne was
illegally denied a home at
Edgewood Meadows, near the
center, because of his race
Under an agreement among the
developers, the county and the
Army, the development will be
supplied with excess" water
from the post.
Judge Thomson said the de-
veloperS are private corpo-
rations legally entitled to
deal with whom they please. "
He found the Army and the
county did not authorize any
discrimination.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
Fuirfux OAR Plaque
To List War Dead

The Fairfax County Chapter
Of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution will place a
bronze plaque honoring the
dead Of World War II and the
Korean War on its stone monu-
ment at the Fairfax Court
House next October.
Names of these killed in serv-
ice in World War / already ap-
pear on plaque on the monu-
ment, which was placed on the
court house lawn in 1926 by the
chapter.
The second plaque on the
opposite side of the war memo
rial will list the names of SO
men Of the armed services from
Fairfax County who lost their
lives in World War II and IL
who died in the Korean fight
ing.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
O'Conor,G r,Gormutz
Seek Nomination

BALTIMORE, Jan. 6 tAP)
Two more candidates have
entered Maryland's congress
sional race. both in Baltimore
districts.
Herbert R. O'Conor, jr., 81
year-old son of the former Gov
ernor and Senator, announced
yesterday he will run for Dem
ocratic nomination to Congress
in the 7th congressional district,
Rep. Garmatz filed formally
yesterday for Democratic re-
nomination to an eighth con-
secutive term from the 3rd con-
greSsional district.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
Paint Job to Close
Alexandra Librury

The Alexandria Library will
be closed from January &c
through January 90 while the
interior of the building is being
painted.
The library, located at 517
Queen street. will open again
on its regular schedule on Sat-
urday. January 80. Library
hours are 9 am. to 9 pm. Mon
day through Friday and 8 am
to 5 pm. on Saturdays.
During the four days the
library is closed. officials ask
that books be returned through
the slot in the front door.
Evening star., 1960-01-06

"appears to me that 1t would
be detrimental ..."
WOOdsOn Opposed
Supt. w. T. Woodson said
the board would be making a
mistake" if it agreed to such a
proposal.
Mr.. Woodson said pressure to
do things a certain way"
might creep In because a group
put up the money for an
employe.
! Mr.. Gleason, who asked the
board to approve the request,
charged Mr.. Woodson had not
done a thorough job of check
ing all facets of the proposal
as he had been asked.
Mr.. Hudgins said that ex-
pansion of this kind of PTA
activity would postpone the
day when this board and the
board of supervisors will face
up to reality and provide these
services. :"
Mr.. Lory, Mr.. Gleason and
Mr.. Heriot voted for the pro-
posal. Mr.. Hudgins, Mr.. Par
sons and Mrs. Solomon opposed
it. Mr.. Davis was absent.
To Add Acreage
In other action, the board
decided to acquire 1.8 acres 0f
land adjoining the present
Parklawn Elementary School
property.
! Board members closed out
the meeting with words of ap-
probation.
/ Mr.. Solomon said:
This has been a period of
my life I will never forget
this was a team, and as a team.
I think we have functioned
WE'LL"
Supt. Woodson commented:
Il think the school system
is going to be seriously harmed
by this continuous turnover of
board members"
For its last meeting, the board
had a fact sheet showing what
was described as "a decade of
progress"
1t showed school enrolment
at the end of November at 54.-
234. 1t was 12,118 at the end
of l949.
The number of schools has
risen from 81 in 10 years to 81
today, with an entirely new
set Of buildings-intermediate
schools-in the works.
The per pupil costs have In
creased in that period too, from
$l54 in l949 to $311 today. The
average teachers salary has al
most doubled.
While this school board was
in Office the last four years %
new schools were built-four
high schools, II elementary
schools and one special school
for handicapped children.
Evening star., 1960-01-06

An 80-year-old man became
Arlington County's 14th traff1c
fatality for 1859 in the same
way he had lived out his life
quietly, almost unnoticed.
Even the death of Conrad
Munker. nine days after he was
struck near his home at $40
North Barton street, Arlington,
nearly escaped of1icial notice.
Mr.. Munker died late Satur-
day in Arlington Hospital. and
due to a delay, police were not
notified until yesterday.
Mr.. Munker was walking
through the snow on Christ
mas eve, en- route to the small
house in which he lived alone.
when he was hit by a car
driven by Carroll Lee Simpson.
jr.. %. of Alexandria, police
said.
Because he had no family,
there was no one to notify ex-
cept his employer, Rupert
Brady. for whom he worked as
a patent craftsman.
Mr.. Brady's brother, the
Rev. John B. Brady, a Catholic
priest went to Mr.. Munker's
bedside on Christmas day and,
at his request. baptized him.
Later. Mr.. Munker. who had
suffered several broken bones,
went into a coma and died
without regaining conscious
ness.
Rupert Brady explained that
Mr.. Munker had worked for
his father, the late John B.
Brady. for 30 years at the same
desk in the McLachlen Bank
Building. Tenth and G streets
NV. His co-workers could set
their clocks by Mr.. Munker's
punctual arrival. He brought
his lunch, which he prepared
himself at home. and ate it at
his desk. He departed late in
the day, invariably taking with
Evening star., 1960-01-06
Traffic Sofety Heads
To Meet in Richmond

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 6
(AP).-About 100 traffic safety
officials from cities in Virginia
are expected here tomorrow for
the 10th annual meeting of the
Virginia Association of Traffic
Safety Inventory Representa-
tives.
The association is formed of
municipal officers who have
been selected to represent their
cities in preparing the National
Safety Councils official inven-
tory covering all phases Of traf-
flc safety promotion in cities
lof more than 5000 population.
Evening star., 1960-01-06

showed that the people felt the
school board was mot respon-
sive" to the wishes of citizens
in the matter. Its time we ex-
erted some leadership" she
said.
H. P. Strople, school board
member, voted for preparation
of the plan but questioned the
possible cost Of putting the
classes back in George Mason
High.
Other Business
Mr.. Strople said he didn't see
how the classes could fit into a
high school that was already
overcrowded."
In other business, the school
board discussed a report by
Mr.. Schmitt that recommend
ed consideration of four-year
foreign language courses, kin
dergartenS, ungraded elemen-
tary schools. a school psychol-
ogiSt, librarians in every school
and greater use of audio- visual
aids.
Mr.. Schmitt also said he
thought course offerings should
be widened to include econom-
les. sociology, speech. creative
writing, ancient history, COM
parative government, history
of Eastern countries and jun
ior business training.
The board took no action on
the recommendations. 1t will
continue discussion of Mr..
Schmitt's report at the next
meeting, January 19.
The school board voted to
hold a special meeting Janu-
airy 20 to receive the proposed
school budget and to release it
to the public.
Board members said they
plan to hold a number of
closed meetings to discuss
budget items.
The school board also asked
Mr.. Schmitt to investigate the
possibility of using tape re-
cordings in language training
labs.
Evening star., 1960-01-06

adding that 1t might be less. A
$750.000 appropriation for the
building has been carried in the
past three county budgets.
Council members voted
unanimously to approve the
preliminary plan. The build
ing is to be constructed on the
site of the present county
building and Bethesda police
substation and will be three
stories high.
In recommending the site and
building plan, Mr.. Reese re-
f1ected some of the discourage
ment county officials have ex-
perienced over the past four
years in their quest for county
building sites in both Bethesda
and Silver Spring.
A new Silver Spring location
on Sligo avenue was selected
late last year after seven public
hearings in four years. In Be-
thesda. at least two highly rec
ommended sites were abandoned
last year for various reasons.
One location, on Wisconsin ave-
nue. Just south of Jones Bridge
road. was dropped when it was
determined the proposed Wis
consin avenue corridor would
slice through the site. The
corridor" plan itself subSe-
quently was rejected by nearby
Maryland planners.
Another proposal involved
utilization of the present Be-
thesda Elementary School site.
The plan would have required
relocation of the school. The
Evening star., 1960-01-06
Open-Air Theuters

NEW DELHI-India's Gov
ernment has approved a plan
to extend financial asst ance
to State governments to start
Dpen-air theaters in rural areas
Evening star., 1960-01-06
Falls Church Studies
Return of 9TH Grade

The Falls Church school
board last night unanimously
asked Irwin H. Schmitt, school
superintendent, to prepare a
plan for the possible return of
seventh grade classes to George
Mason High School.
The classes were switched
from the high schools to the
city's three elementary schools
in a 4-to-3 vote of the school
board last May. The stated pur-
pose Of the move was to relieve
overcrowd din g at the high
school.
Transfer of the seventh
grade to the elementary schools
was a major issue in last June's
election in which three men,
bers Of the governing body
were unseated by the Citizens
for o Better Council.
Mr. Schmitt told school board
members the return of the
seventh grade to the high
school would require a longer
school day there.
In a report discussed la Il
night, the superintendent said
he strongly recommended" the
return of the seventh grade to
a six-year high school. He said
this system was in successful
operation for eight years.
Those youngsters ought to
have a bigger, broader en-
vironment," Mr.. Schmitt said.
I'm Just so convinced of it
that I can't see it any other
way" he said.
Others Back Return
The return of the classes to
George Mason High School also
has been recommended by the
PTA council and the League of
Women Voters.
School board members en-
phasized that the requested
plan for return of the seventh
to the high school was for in
formation only and did not rep
resent a final decision.
Mrs. June Dexter, school
board member who suggested
preparation of the study, said
the board had "ducked our re-
sponsibilities" when it shifted
the overcrowding from the
high school to the elementary
schools" last May.
She said the June election
Evening star., 1960-01-06
County Council Okoys
Bethesda Building Plan
BY G. o. HERNDON
Star Stan Writer

Montgomery County M. L. Reese yesterday
authorized with plans for Bethesda county
building and parking anexthe first of its kind in
county history
Exhibiting preliminary sketches of the proposed structure
the hoped its would exceed $4,000
Evening star., 1960-01-06

Promenade 5aV Is an intimate lounge where
you can chat with fellow passengers and enjoy
q refreshlnc drink
Evening star., 1960-09-11
DISASTER
VEHI Gle

Tomorrow's methods Of coping with
catastrophes win make our present.
day equipment 40 obsolete as the
horse-drawn drays that handled the
San Francisco fire havoc in 1906.
New king-size disaster wagons
viii face up to any kind of upheaval
-aton1ic, atmospheric or volcanic.
Their low-pressure terra tire"
doughnut wheels will permit move
ment across any kind Of terrain, traf-
fic or wreckage. Supplies will in
clude hospital equipment, pharma-
ceuticals, blood, dehydrated food
and the like, y
Such wagons are now in the plan
ming stage for military purposes.
Compare also the enormous velai-
cles already in use as missile carriers,
also those used in the mining and
logging industries.
Next week: Sub Squelc1ef
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24

A reduction in agricultural
truck operating expenses would
increase net farm profits SUBJ
stantially and help combat ris-
ing agricultural operating costs,
a University of California agri-
cultural professor declared to-
day.
Profe or Roy Bainer said
that, although farm profit mar
gins are tight, the volume of
farm production is the highest
ever. The physical volume of
farm goods marketed in 1859
was at an all-time high and is
expected to be even higher in
1860. This increased volume of
farm goods requires the opera
tion of more trucks to haul
these goods"
Currently farmers purchase 20
per cent of all trucks sold in the
u. S. and last year accounted
for 16l, 900 new truck registra-
tions. Thirty-five per cent of
the pickup trucks operated in
this country are registered in
farm communities. Pro f e S sor
Bainer noted that more than 20
per cent of these trucks are op-
Grated at only 80 per cent of
their payload capacity and that,
therefore, there is currently a
surplus of approximately Is mil
lion pounds of hauling capacity
going unused by the farm mar
ket. Translated into a C ual
trucks, this unused hauling cap
acity represents $4,000 half-ton
pickup trucks and an invest
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24
Chicken Festival
Plans Underway

The ball got rolling for the
Delmarva Chicken Festival to
be held June 17'-18 when the
various committee chairmen
and their co-workers met Mon
day, March 81, at 7 pm. in the
Selbyville school, site of the
18th Annual Delmarva Chicken
Festival, according to an an
nouncement made by Festival
co-chairmen, George Edward
Gray and Donald Lynch.
Those committees and their
chairmen represented at this
first get-together of the local
group included:
Transportation, lodging and
reception for special guests,
Howard Pepper; National Chick
en- Cooking Contest, Mrs. Emily
Hastings; Miss Delmarva Pag-
cant, Mr.. and Mrs. William R.
Ringler; local transportation,
Gene Bunting; publicity, Ralph
Grapperhaus; housing for con-
testants, Mrs. Grace Long.
Health and safety, Warren
Mumford; parade committee,
William E. Bunting; traffic and
parking, Emory Stevens; pro-
gram, Brice McCabe; decora'-
tions, Roland C. Scott.
Delmarva Poultry Industry
representatives and chairmen of
committees of past Delmarva
Chicken Festivals and Beauty
Pageants were on hand to give
the local neophytes a working
knowledge of their duties. DPI,
which annually sponsors the
Festival, was represented by
Webb Cassell, president; Frank
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24
.Soybean Paintings
By State Farmers
To Increase l5R

If farmers follow through on
their plans as of March l, Del
aware will have $4,000 acres
planted to soybeans in 1860, ac-
cording to Creighton N. Guel-
low, head of the Maryland-Del-
aware Crop Reporting Service,
at College Park, Md. An acre
age of this size would be a.
900 acres or Is percent more
than in 1859 and largest of rec
ord. Acreage planted to corn is
expected to total $4,000 acres
A percent less than last year
In announcing the results OF
the annual March Acreage Sur.
vey, Guellow emphasized that
these acreage estimates are bas.
ed on planting intentions re-
ported about March /. "Acre.
age actually planted may turr
out somewhat larger or smaller
than expected at this time" he
said, depending on weather
conditions, as we'll as the ex
tent to which farmers change
their plans before the crops &c
into the ground"
Hay will be harvested from
10000 acres in Delaware ir
1900 decline of 8 percent
from a year earlier, and small
est acreage of record. Total
seedlings of winter and spring
sown grains are expected to be
off slightly. Seeded acreage OF
wheat is placed at 27,000 acres
down z percent; and acreage
of oats is estimated at 5000
acres, down IL percent. Planted
acreage of barley-at $4,000
acres-will be up A percent.
Intended paintings of toma-
toes for processing are placed
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24
Minimum go Corn
Price Support Set
AT Sl.O6 Bu. Rate

The price of the 1860 corn
crop will be supported at a min
imum national average rate of
$1.06 per bushel, William H.
Reynolds, chairman of the Del
aware Agricultural Sterilization
and Conservation Committee,
said today.
The national support rate on
corn harvested next fall may
not be lower than the announc-
ed minimum but may be in
creased if information at the be-.
ginning of the corn marketing
year October l, 1860 indicates
a higher support price.
Under the law, MIR. Reynolds
said, corn is supported at go
percent of the average price of
corn received by farmers dur
ing the preceding 3 years, but
not less than SIS percent of par
ity. The announced minimum
for 1860 is on the 65-percent-of-
parity basis, since 80 percent OF
the 3-year average would be
two cents lower at $l.04.
AS in past years, corn will
be supported through loans and
purchase agreements on farm
and warehouse-stored corn. AS
in 1859, there will be no acre.
age allotments nor commercial
cornlproducing area, and al
corn that meets quality an6
storage requirements will be eli
gible for support.
Support on 1959-crop corr
will continue to be available
through March 81, 1860, with
loans maturing April 80, 1860
in Delaware. For 1859 corn
the support rate is SLIP ma
tionally and $1.23 in Delaware
If the relationship of the coun
ty rate to the national rate re
mains unchanged, the minimum
1860 rate in the county will bt
$1.l7.
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24
Penalty Is Levied
On Excess Wheat

Any Kent county farmer who
has seeded wheat for harvest as
grain next summer but who
does not have wheat allotment
or feed wheat exemption
should notify the Kent Agricul-
tural Sterilization and Conser-
walton County Office, at Dover,
of his estimated acreage, Lister
V. Hall, Jr., of the county Of
flee said today. In this way,
county records can be establish
ed and steps can be taken tc
make such a farmer eligible for
a wheat marketing card if he
decides to sell any of his grain
Under the wheat marketing
quota program, any grower who
produces more than Is acres Of
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24
Truck Operating Costs Affecting
Variance In Farm Profit Margins

ment of about $50 million in in
itial cost alone.
Currently more than 80 per
cent of agricultural products
are moved by truck. AS this
percentage continues to in
crease, truck operating expenses
are becoming more and more
vital to the agricultural econ
omy," he said.
Professor B amer concluded
that, "any reduction in truck
operating expenses would en-
able farmers to reduce their ac-
tual fixed overhead and there
by increase their net profit"
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24

at 1000 acres-off nearly one
third from last year. Asparagus
will be harvested from $500
acres in Delaware this year
same as a year earlier.
Prospective planted acreage
of green peas for processing to,
tails 6,100 acres-l2 percent
less than in 1859. Intended
acreage of potatoes in Delaware
reported by growers on Feb
ruary totals $4,000 acres
up 1000 acres from 1859. Gu
ell pointed out that planting oi
both peas and potatoes is rum
ming much behind schedule, and
some growers may not get all
their intended acreage in the
ground.
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24

which must be taken into ac-
count.
The costs of farm work acci-
dents-like an ic e b er g-are
largely hidden. The small por-
ton of the iceberg above the
water line can represent the di-
rect costs which are largely
medical.
The large portion of the ice.
berg below the water line re-
presents the indirect or hidder
costs. Some of these indirect
costs are: time lost by the in
/ jured worker, cost of hired helI
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24

to do the necessary farm work,
possible loss of farm crops due
to delay in harvest, and dam
age to farm equipment.
In addition, there is the phys
ical suffering, discomfort and
inconvenience associated with
every major accident.
Mr.. Vapaa, hastens to remind
the farm family that farm and
home accidents are preventable.
Farm profits can be increased
by reducing the number of ac-
cidents on the farm.
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24
Farm Accidents
Reduce Profits

There's no profit in farm ac.
says George Vapaa
county agricultural agent.
He says it's hard to figure
the dollar value on a farm ac.
cident because there are many
Indirect as well as direct costs
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24

Gordy, executive secretary; Will
liam Rodney, festival chairman;
Earl Hawk. beauty pageant di-
rector, and Roland Hastings.
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24

wheat is subject to penalty
on any excess wheat harvest
ed. The penalty must be paid
before the wheat is eligible for
marketing.
Smyrna times., 1960-03-24

AWARD-WINNING FILM is
PRESENTED-As part of Amer
lean Oils 18th anniversary of
sponsoring the All Tractor Pro-
gram, Philadelphia District Sales
Engineer T. C. Law presents
Agricultural Extension Director,
Mr.. G. M. Worrilow (left) of the
University of Delaware, with
framed picture of a scene from
Amoco's prize film "The Promise
and the Glory" Prints of the color
movie have been donated to the
film libraries of the University Of
Evening star., 1960-01-03

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others; 1960-19Be. special prices
ranges. oil heaters sale priced
SEARS BSMT, 1900 Wisconsin
ave. NV.
BABY CARRIAGE, beautiful Golfer.
Keyvorth, excel. cond.. $50 new
wIstorm cover: S23. JU. 9-91s5
BEDRM. sUITE-Bed. dresser, van.
ity, chest, bench and chair, walnut
finish $50. MA. 2-O696.
BEDRM. SUITE, 5-pc., seafoan
mahog with bookcase hdbd., $3.50
Also pr. lamps, $50. VIII. 6-0690
Evening star., 1960-01-03
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fcONTINlJEDl

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Mr.. J. P. COOGAN, DI. 7-77O0.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITY
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for local driving: no deliveries,
canvassinR or collecting For
appointment interview. call ia
2-776l.
Evening star., 1960-01-03
CHAIRS

CHAIRS
swedish Modern
Chair. Charc oal
tweed. Foam seat
and back. Walnut
frame. Floor sam
pie. Reg. $50 .95--
Platform ker.
Floor sample. Reg.
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Evening star., 1960-01-03
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DINING ROOM
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buffet, hutch, four
chairs. Floor sam
pie. Reg. $199.95 s
Dining Room Table.
Lined oak. Plastic
top. 72". Floor sam
pie. Reg. 1895
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Floor sample. Reg.
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sample. Reg. $l29.95,
odd Dining Room
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