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Evening star., 1960-09-25
Steep|echose Fan
Calls for Others

train her horses. ''I consider
myself far too old for racing"
she says. But she has one
of the leading trainer Jockey
teams in the business, Mr..
D. M. ("Mike") ,Smithwick
and his brother Paddy.
Last year, Mrs. Mcknight
ranked as second money!
winning owner in steeple-
chase racing, winning a total
of ,$54,305 in purses and
stakes.
The walls of Mrs. Nc
Knights study are filled with
photographs of her favorite
horses. many of them shots
of them as they cross the
line in a photofinish.
Her Interests
Other rooms in Mrs. Nc
Knights 176-year-old home
also contain reminders of her
horse interests. In the library,
several shelves contain the
silver trophies of many years
wins. Also on one of the
library's walls hangs a picture
of Nashua. second top money
winning horse in history and
in whom Mrs. Meningitis
father owns a controlling
interest.
Other pictures show Mrs.
Mcknight, her two teen-aged
sons, Turney and Sumner,
and 10-year-old daughter,
Tina, with the horses and
dogs that are so much a part
Of their lives. Right now the
boys are away at school in
Colorado Springs, Colo, and
Tina has started back to
classes at Potomac School.
Clad in comfortable blue
jeans and sweaters, Tina and
her mother ride together dur
ing vacation and after school.
Tina started riding seven
years ago but already she's
such an expert little horse
woman. she's a member Of
the Middleburg Hunt like her
mother. This summer, Tina
has been getting some riding
to hounds" practice around
the farm on her pet Shetland
pony, for everywhere that
Tina rides, the eight Nc
Knight dogs are sure to follow.
The pack" includes a Dober-
man, a Labrador and several
Jones terriers.
The farmhouse itself is a
beautiful red brick Colonial
set back in a grove of trees
at the end of a long winding
gravel entrance from the road.
1t dates back to 1874, says
Mrs. Mcknight, who has done
some extensive research into
courthouse records and local
legend to learn its history.
1t occupies land which was
once part of a huge tract
once owned by Lord Bryan
Fairfax, to whom it was
decided by royal decree. 1t
takes its name from a family
who once owned it. In Civil
War days, according to local
legend. the house was. cap
tured by a Union Army unit
which stabbed it's horses in
the basement.
Escape Door?
I'VE even found the trap
door that all these old houses
are supposed to have had so
the family could escape
whether it was from Indians
or Yankees" said Mrs. Nc
Knight, indicating a place in
the center hall.
The front hall affords a
view one can only find in
these old Colonial-design
houses. Doorways at either
end afford a magnificent view
of the rolling countryside.
The focal point of the
30-foot living room, which is
furnished mostly in early
American and Williamsburg
Colonial, is the fireplace man.
tel. 1--WE found it propped
against a basement WALL"
Mrs, Mcknight said, adding
she wasn't certain if it be-
longed to the house or was
plundered from another house.
At any rate. its present
owner has happily discovered
that there's only one other
Evening star., 1960-09-25

like it. Since it has a dis
tinctive design of a Federal
eagle in the center, flanked
on either side by the cream
pitchers of hospitality" which
identify it with a particular
historical period, a Yale ex-
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Prince Georges
Postpones Session

The Prince Georges County
Commissioners have postponed
yesterdays public hearing on a
proposed coming code amend
ment tightening regulations on
the construction of gasoline
stations.
The proposal will be aired at
10 am. January 10 in the
county courthouse, Upper Marl-
boro. Deferral of the hearing
was ordered yesterday when the
commissioners received several
requests for postponement from
persons unable to get to the
courthouse because of icy roads.
Under the proposal, gas sta
tion special exception permits
would be required under CO
theavy commercially coming as
is now the case for C-l Qight
commercially. Stations now may
be built on any ca land, but
the county commissioners want
to pass on all individual cases.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Policemen Rescues IS
In Prince Georges Fire

A Prince Georges County po-
liceman led and carried at least
Is persons from a burning
house in Deanwood Park yes
terday. The house, caught fire
again early today.
Pvt. James E. Goldbold, 26
said he discovered the fire al
1877 Fifty-first avenue about
3 pm. yesterday when he ar
rived to serve a court paper.
Pvt. Goldbold called firemen
and went inside to notify the
occupants. He said he found
an elderly man in the basement
whom he carried out.
A woman outside the house
rushed back in to retrieve her
possessions, Pvt. Goldbold said.
With the house still on fire, the
policeman rushed inside to the
second floor. kicked in a bed
room door and carried out the
woman.
The policeman had to be
treated for smoke inhalation.
The house was occupied by
the family Of Herbert Slaugh-
ter and apparently another
family. firemen said. The first
blaze was confined to the attic
and one side of the home.
The fire marshal's Office said
that flremen were called at
Evening star., 1960-12-14

fer" said William r. Hickey,
county council president. - z
Anything that is done In
that line - cooperation - lis
certain to be beneficial to the
county" he said. ct
Council member David L. Ca
hoon outlined o number of
planning guideposts he repeat
edly has ! said the planners
should follow. st -.
The list included such things
as a ban on flood plain de-
velopment, open spaces near
the Potomac River and 'ade-
quate industrial coming in the
county'S heart land" .3l
Il feel sure we are consider-
ing all these things" said Mr..
Brewer.
The council, however, decided
to put Mr.. Cahoon's points in
writing and 80 over them again
with the planners at O subse-
quent meeting.
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into the District, where they
pay an additional fare.
The transit company Is not
seeking any increases at this
time in fare rate for the other
suburban zones. The rate for
the second zone, is now 8 cents,
and 2 cents, for third and re-
naming zones.
Passenger Loss Seen
Should the increase be
granted. the company predicts
a loss Of more than 426. 900
passenger trips a year because
customers will turn to some
other form Of transportation.
The Interstate Commerce
Commission recently approved
the Scent fare increase fol
D. C. Transit routes operating
between the District and Mary
land which do not fall within
the jurisdiction Of either the
District Public Utilities Com
mission or the Maryland Pub
lie Service Commission. This
affects mostly express buses.
D. C. Transit has pending
before the Public Utilities
Commission q fare rise request
In the District. Under the
proposal the company would
charge 95 cents for four tokens
instead Of the present rate Of
five tokens for 81.
Evening star., 1960-12-14

told the commission that the
increase from IL to Is cents in
first-zone fares would net the
company an additional $153.23s
annually. He said, however,
that the suburban lines will
lose about $484,694 in the IL
months ending in March.
He said expected increases in
labor costs probably will send
the loss higher.
Benefits System
Mr.. Peterman explained the
company believes 1T is good
business to serve these Mary
land areas even at a reasonable
loss. because such passenger
traffic is of benefit Ultimately
to us on system-wide basis"
The Maryland operations. he
said, serve as a "feeder-line"
bringing suburban passengers
Evening star., 1960-12-14
MARYLAND BRIEFS
3 Inducted
To School
Bourd Jobs

Three new members of the
Montgomery County Board of
Education were sworn in yes
terday for four-year terms on
the only elected school board
in the Washington area.
They were:
Mrs. Lucille Maurer, 37-year-
old Silver. Spring housewife
and economist. who won over
two opponents in the Novem-
ber election.
Mrs. Lucy s. Kicker, Q Chevy
Chase housewife, 4S, who
emerged the winner In q four
way race for q board seat.
Clifford K. Beck. 47-year-old
Atomic ] Energy Commission
engineer. who ran inopposed
for q full term following an In
term appointment.
All three were supported by
q group that backed the poll
cies Of the present board. The
two new women members sue
coed Mrs. Rose c. Kramer and
Mrs. Helen NJ. Scharf, who
chose not to run for reelection.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
ONE CITIZEN BRAVES COLD
ON RECORD SEWER BUDGET

Only one citizen appeared last night at an l8@nirnte
public hearing to discuss the record $4Ii milton 1881
budget proposed by the Washington Suburban santfy
Commission. Eass s y.ssg "a
Feeling that snow and cold weather may have kept
some persons away. the commission moved to keen Is
record on the budget open another week. However 10
other public hearings will be held. sifas lH@8
The budget for next year is 81 million more than
this years outlay 1t carries with 1t ascent boost in
the sewer charge stgfsis8g1 ktrssg9sS
Opposition to the increase was expressed in letter
from the Civic Association of Mount Rainier which was
read at the hearing. The commission was told that
both the Allied Civic Group of Silver Spring and the
legislative unit Of the Prince Georges Civic Association
had indicated support, for the increase.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Fires Break Our
In School, Store

Small fires at the Giant Food
Store in Wheaton Plaza Shop
ping Center and at the Rose
mary Hills Elementary School.
Silver Spring kept Montgomery
County volunteer firemen on
the run early today. ,.
Seven fire units were called
out at 2::22 am. by q box alarm
from the food store. They
found that smoke which had
filled a storage room came from
an overloaded incinerator. y
A box alarm at the Rose
mary Hills School at 6::5S am.
brought out six units. They
found leaking fuel from q fur
mace IN the boiler reoln. d*
Evening star., 1960-12-14
COUNTER ATTACK !.
-P'|nl Planners Offer Help
On County Budget /.

The chairman Of the Mont
gomery County Planning Board
and five top members of the
boards staff trooped to a
county council meeting yester-
day as If to battle.
And-in a senSe-it was a
battle.
Council members have criti-
cized the planner for an al
legged failure to follow the
councils lead on policy in the
preparation of proposed master
plans.
There also has been a feel
ing on the part of some council
that the plans were
not coming along fast enough.
At least once recently, a
council member has suggested
that there should be a planning
staff under the direction of the
manager.
Ask Extra Duty
The planners, highly sensi-
tive to possible competition in
their role as designers Of Mary
lands suburbfa. apparently de-
cided a counterattack was
needed.
So they volunteered for extra
duty.
j. Newton Brewer, jr., chair
man of the planning board,
offered the services of the
boards staff to the county man.
ager in the preparation of the
capital budget.
We're not trying to usurp
any Of the county's preroga-
tives." said Mr.. Brewer. This
is done today in a spirit of to-
getherness, a desire to CO.
operate"
He said the manager and the
council might want the boards
staff to "sit in" on preparation
Of the budget.
I'VE certainly accept your Of
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Georgia Concern
Wins Rood Job
In Montgomery

BALTIMORE. Dec. IA (AP)
"A Georgia firm has been
awarded q contract to build a
.25-mile stretch. of University
boulevard in Montgomery
County, the State Roads Com
mission announced yesterday.
Commission Chairman Di-
rector John B. Funk said the
contract went to Wright Con-
tracing Co. Of Columbus, Ca,
which offered to build, the Sec
ton for $l.182,861.42.
The work involves the grad
ing drainage and surfacing of
the boulevard from Wheaton
TO -Four Corners.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Rockville Firm Gets
$405,832 Contract

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission has
awarded a contract for $405,-
832 to the Francis O. Day Co.,
Inc, of Rockville to accomplish
repaving work during 1861.
The Rockville firm Is also
under contract this year to the
commission for repaving op-
erations in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties. The
commission treasurer, James J..
Lynch. estimates that this
years work will total 1880, 900
under q sliding contractual
agreement.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Snow-Type Burglary

BALTIMORE, Dec. IA (AP)
The heavy snow may have
had something to do with the
motive involved In a break-in
at a Baltimore service station.
Police reported Tuesday that
$50 in cash was taken in the
burglary. along with $257 worth
of tire chains. snow tires and
batteries.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Pact Trial Set

BALTIMORE. Dec. IA (ArD.
The trial of q case aimed at
blocking the new Maryland
Virginia Potomac River Com
pact has been set for Decem-
Der %.
Judge Anselm Sodaro an
nounced the date yesterday in
the Baltimore Circuit Court
case resulting from the at
tempts of Southern Maryland
watermen to prevent the agree
ment from becoming effective.
The pact would set UP a BIZ
State commission to regulate
fishing and conservation in the
Maryland owned Potom q C
River.
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! am. today to extinguish a
more extensive fire.
Cause of both blaze was
tentatively laid by Chapel Oak
firemeni to defective hues from
wood stoves on opposite sides
Of the frame house. The fire
marshal's Office said damage
in the first fire was estimated
at $500. and in the second
fire at $4,000.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Montgomery Assured
Of Extro Quote Roads

million earmarked for other
projects. - .
The county council and the
county's delegation in the Gen.
eral Assembly have agreed on
a priority for five of these
other projects in Montgomery
County. Two Of them. q new
route for Connecticut avenue
and New Hampshire avenue
improvements, have been ap-
proved by the SRC.
One council member, Mrs.
Stella B. Werner. asked If the
other" projects, sometimes re-
ferred to as secondary" roads.
would be built after the main
Go Road Program" had been
completed.
Mr.. Hajzyk said both pro-
grams will be carried on sim,ll-
taneously.
Rezoning Denied
The council denied the appli-
cation Of Alfred 3. Bernstein
to rezone from R-60 (residen-
tiaD to R-10 (apartments) a
2.6-scre tract in Old Orchard
Village bounded by Wayne
avenue, Cloverfield road and
Pershing drive, Silver Spring.
Approved was the application
of Laurence j. Kosden, agent
for the owners Of 1922 square
feet. to change from C-1 (Com-
merciaD to REQ (single-family
residentiaD the tract on the
west side Of Rockville pike at
Montrose road.
A resolution was approved
declaring the councils intention
to improve Battery lane In
Northwest park and an addi-
tion to the park in the seventh
election district, at an estimated
cost Of $132,840. srf
Evening star., 1960-12-14
BY DANA BULLEN
Star STAFF Writer

a. Supt. C.. Taylor Whittier has
requested a record 1888 million
for 1862 Montgomery County
school construction.
The request. contained in a
proposed capital budget un-
veiled yesterday, is SAL million
over this years appropriation
for school building.
Major items are five new
high schools. seven new ele-
mentary schools. new facilities
tor special education. q site for
a second Junior college, school
furnishings and library books.
While item-by-item costs are
shown only for 1872 spend
ing recommendations. the pro-
posed budget also outlines a
five-year building program that
would cost an estimated $8S
million. g i
Z six-s -stsfs BuiIdink
Included IN the fiye-yeat
prograIll are . second Junior.
college and d sGx STORY school
administrators head dnuaEters NJ
the site of the present Carver
High School in Rockville.
The budget nDees that The
last new school needed 60 cgsltas
plete desegregatiOn should BE-
ready by lRte 1861.
Overall. M. Whittier said.
the emphasis In the proposed,
1862 budget Is on constgsle-.
ton If secondary school facili-
ties. These items account for
65 per cent Of the 1928 miilion
requested. he said.
The demand for these schools
is created by the fact that .
population crest Is now reach.
ing these grades. Soon. MFR.
Whittier said. 1t will also create.
a new need for additional
junior colleges.
While the are 81 600 pupils
now in secondary schools. Ofii-I
cials said, the figure should
climb to $4,000 by 1865. During
the same period, the total
school populations Is expected 20
increase from $4,000 TO $4,000.
Five Highs Planned
To handle the additional
numbers, five high schools are
planned. They are East Whea-
ton High. Leland Junior High,
Parkland Junior High, Potomac
High and Randolph Junior
High.
Leland Junior High will re-
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Discuss Aging PorIey

Maryland delegates to the
White House Conference on
Aging will discuss the January
conference agenda at a meet
ing at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
State Office Building in Balti-
more.
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$23.3 Million More
County Schools Asked

place q present school that has
become substandard. Proposed
new elementary schools include
Bannockburn Heights, English
Manor, Franklin Park. North
K emp Mill, Congressional,
Woodfield and Gaithersburg
Area.
Two new facilities are
planned for special education.
One viii be a 10000 remodel
ing Of the present Sandy Spring
School. The other viii be a
new school In the Rockville
Bethesda area.
Oficials plan to center all
classes for trainable children at
these schools and discontinue
use of the Montrose and Nor
wood Schools for this purpose.
A new capital item in the
1961-62 budget is library books.
Concern over lack of books In
new schools led to the innova-
tion..
ssoe. 900 for site
Othern items include $500. 600
Tor the second junior college
ste SIS million for the new
EsIand Junior High, $500 .OO0
for the land acquisition revolv-
Ing fund, and $4,000 for a
|yi1l AT the present Junior
| college.
I'd addifion to new buildings.
|the budget contains funds for
classroom additions to SIX high
schools and 10 elementary
schools.
Mr.. Whittier said the 1862
construction request exceeded
this years appropriation for
two main reasons.
/. Several projects, including
the $3,2 million East Wheaton
High and the $i.0 million
Potomac High, have been s1g-
gested o year earlier than
originally scheduled.
2. The proposed budget ii1-
Icludes several major items. In
.cluding furnishings for some
new schools. that were cut from
this years request to postpone
the spending.
4 The proposed $3.50 million
budget, If entirely financed by
borrowing at current rates over
90 years. would require o l3-
cent increase in the $2.19 school
tax rate. ofiicials said.
/ However. school officials ex-
pect to receive SIS million to %
million In Federal funds next
year. Also, some money should
come from State and other
county sources.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
Postpone Meetino

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. IA (APD-
The State Association of
County Commissioners has
postponed its meeting scheduled
here today.
Evening star., 1960-12-14
D. c. I ronsit Requests
Morylond Fare Rise
BY GILBERT, GIMBLE
Star STAFF Writer

BALTIMORE, Dec. 14.-D C. Transit today asked the
MARYLAND Public Service Commission to allow scent fare
increase for in suburban Washington ana
said with the proposed estimates show the
MARYLAND routes would continue to operate at loss
Evening star., 1960-12-14

Montgomery County, which
has been clamoring for. new
roads, has received reassur-
ance from the Maryland State
Roads Commission that more
highways will be built there
than called for in the COM
missions five year. streamlined
"Go-Road Program"
Assurance came yesterday
from Robert Hajzyk, chief of
the division of planning and
program of the SRC.
At the same time, Mr..
Hajzyk told the county council
at its meeting in Rockville
that estimates have been ex-
ceeding actual contract awards
by about II per cent under the
go" program. which is a re-
vision of the remaining five
years Of the original 12-year
construction plan.
Joseph Kordella. public
works director, asked the
State official If the II per cent
saving realized on Montgomery
County projects would be ear
marked for other projects in
that county.
mo" Mr.. Hajzyk replied.
they will be distributed
among projects throughout the
State" He added that the
savings were realized on con-
tracts everywhere, not just in
Montgomery.
$3.50 Million
AS explained by Mr.. Hajzyk,
the State has about 1910 mill
lion to carry out the construc-
ton program for the next five
years. OF this, he said, $3.50
million has been set aside for
the go" program and $40
Evening star., 1960-12-27

well represented ct the Mid.
dleburg Junior Cotillon to-
night. to be held at the Mid
dleburg Community Center
from 0 until u o'clock. Dev-
ron is coming out to play for
the prep-school crowd.
Among the parties for par
ents. uncles. aunts. grand
mothers and grandfathers
will be the John Pettibones'
annual New Year Day
Builder Upper" beginning
at 6 o'clock, and referred to
on the Pettibones' card as
the annual "Plasma" party.
The countryside viii reed Q
little red blood after New
Years eve night.
Evening star., 1960-12-27
BY DOLORES PHILLIPS
contrihuttng Writer

MIDDLEBURG, Va.
And an extra happy holi-
day to all those country
people who have been slip
ping and sliding through the
pre-ChriStmas week, people
who have tried, with good
grace. to remain Christians
in the face Of diabolic con-
ditionS.
The young, who are afraid
Of nothing except q cut in
their allowance, continue on
their merry way with q round
Of parties planned for them
covering all age groups, from
the littlest to the biggest.
The very, very small were
in the spotlight a week ago
Sunday when they took over
the service at the Trinity
Episcopal Church in Upper
vile. Tiny angels trooped into
the magnificent new church,
some of them tripping over
their long white robes, to lay
their presents at the foot of
the Christ Child in the ma
tivity tableau. The presents
were later given to Upperville
families selected by the Mary
Neville Guild of the church.
Aside from carrying the
Christmas hymns on and on,
after the Older angels had
stopped singing, and except
for the littlest Mccoy angel
who wandered down the
Evening star., 1960-12-27

To Meet

Presidents and committee
chairmen Of women Repub-
lican clubs from almost every
State will arrive in Washing
ton January 3 to register for
the National Federation OF
Republican WON ems first
meeting of 1861.
The executive committee
and board Of directors will
meet on January 4 and S,
their first meeting since the
election Of new officers at the
federation's convention last
September.
The new officers will be
inaugurated at the meeting,
which also will mark the
launching of new programs
for the national organization,
which is comprised Of one
half million women organized
in 1000 clubs throughout the
country.
Headquarters for the two
day meeting will be at the
Sheraton Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1960-12-27
Three eYoungLodies
.Honored at Parties
Photo

rufies around the bouffant
skirt. She carried an arm
bouquet of pink roses with
long pink satin streamerS.
Mrs. Morgan's gown. in a
deeper hue, was Of satin and
tucked chiffon.
The debutante. a third
generation Washingtonian on
both sides Of her family. is
also the daughter Of Col.
Charles William Morgan III,
USAR, and the granddaugh-
ter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis A. Spiess. the late Mr..
Charles William Morgan II
and Of Mrs. Russell F. Pole.
She was graduated last
June from Georgetown Visi-
tation Preparatory School
and Is now a student at
Georgetown University Hos
pital, Department Of X-Ray.
She belongs to the Mount
Vernon Chapter of the Chill
dren Of the American Revo-
luton, the Young Democrats
Of the District of Columbia
and the Society of X-Ray
Technicians.
Charlene was presented
earlier this year at the
Debutante Cotillion and
Thanksgiving Ball.
Post -Debutante Feted
Also honored by her par
ents yesterday was Miss
Madeleine Duncan, post-de-
butante daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. Duncan.
The Duncans gave q tea
dance at the Sheraton Carl
ton Hotel, inviting 400 guests,
most Of them friends Of their
daughter. The young people
included Madeleine's sisters.
Louise, q senior at Hoiton-
Arms, and Isabel. age 8.
Miss Duncan was gradu-
ated from Holton-Arms in
1859 and Is now q sophomore
at Smith College.
For her party yesterday
Madeleine wore a short gown
of emerald green satin and
carried a bouquet of white
carnations with holly. Mrs.
Duncan was dressed in O
beige satin gown.
Meyer Davis and his muSi-
clans played for dancing.