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Evening star., 1960-12-22
Tree Lighting to Open
Pageant Tomorrow

President Eisenhower will
light the Nations Christmas
tree shortly after S pm. to-
morrow at ceremonies on the
Ellipse opening the annual
Christmas Pageant Of Peace.
The 75-foot tree, q gift OF
the State Of Oregon. already
has been decorated with 5000
lights and ornaments. The
lights were to be tested at AIS
pm. today.
Tomorrow's program begins
Evening star., 1960-12-22
The
Rambler
Seeks to 8.
Turn the Tables
By GEORGE KENNEDY


1t looks as though. the
Rambler win have to build q
great big house with q dining
room and q billiard room.
Perhaps in this day of mod.
ern, efficient living others
have got themselves into
such . picklement - but he
doubts it.
It all started with the DEM
onstration of q new improved
type of concealed table in q
department store. This one
is a small sideboard. Pull out
a top drawer and q fiberglass
table top begins to appear.
You keep pulling and it keeps
coming out as If it were never
going to stop.
Extended fully, 1t can seat
seven - well, five - comfort
ably.
So we bought the table and
a set of extra-special luxuri-
Gus folding chairs to 90 with
it.
Later we bought a split
level house because the table
solved the problem of the
long rectangular living room.
Push the table into the side
board. fold the chairs and put
them in the kitchen, and it
is all living room.
Women are funny. They
can get along without a din
ing room = although they
would rather have one. But
they can't get along without
q dining room table.
Do you know that table has
never been fully pushed into
the sideboard? It is left stick
ing out q little-just enough
to show that 1t is a table. and
to make callers aware that
we do not have to eat in the
kitchen.
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request Dy Cne Super1uCeuuenL
for $3.50 million for 1857
school construction.
Mr.. Whittier said the pro-
posed operating budget would
permit q Substantial" i'm
provement in the school pro-
gram beyond what win be
needed merely to accommodate
an increased number of stu
dents.
This is the money we need
to do the job" he said. II
certainly don't think it's too
liberal"
Many Of the major items
in the suggested budget have
been requested by speakers at
recent pre-budget hearings.
Budget Provisions
The proposed budget pro-
vides for:
A $355.900 library improve
ment that includes 81 new
elementary school librarians,
Ave additional secondary
school library aides and more
books.
A $272,00O retirement plan
for 1,700 non-teaching school
employees who are not covered
by the State teachers retire.
ment system.
A $306.600 expansion of pro-
grams for retarded and handi-
capped children that includes
Al additional teachers, thera-
pists and aides.
A $141,30O item to pay for
placing 100 teachers under 12-
month contracts and 500
teachers under 11-month con-
tracts.
A S297.78l program to place
all 300 administrators and
supervisors under 12-month
contracts.
An increase in the pay scale
for administrators and super
visors from $500 to $10,53O
at the bottom and from $17.500
/ to $19.oS0 at the top. Part Of
Evening star., 1960-12-22

THEN THE PRESSURE be-
gan to get a real dining room
table. The extension table is
reported to be all worn out.
It's as good as new.
His mother-in-law, who is
good at tatting, produces a
beautiful round lace table
cover. Big hint.
The Rambler's last ditch
defense is, "All right, wen
sell this house and build one
with not only q dining room
but q billiard room"
That's his idea Of Victorian
elegance, even better than 3
well-Stocked wine cellar.
The other day he looked
into the possibilities.
He telephoned the Bruins.
wick, Bake Collender Co.'s
local branch ONCE in Silver
Spring, asking information
for the number.
A man answered.
"I don't suppose you have
sold a billiard table in a long
timer" the Rambler asked.
mo, we haven't" the man
said. He seemed quite cheer
full about it.
II wish you would check
your catalogue" the Rambler
said, "and tell me what a real
good one, slate bed, Circas-
sian walnut legs and all that,
would cost"
I'm afraid / won't find one
in my catalogues" the man
said. "This is the Brunswick
Generator & Carbureter Ex-
change"
Evening star., 1960-12-22
Schools to Request
Record S46 Million
For Montgomery
Board to Get Budget Proposal,
'SubstuntioIs Advance Seen
BY DANA BULLEN
star stan Writer

Supt c. Taylor Whittier win request record $465 million
tonight to operate Montgomery County schools during 1861
The proposed budget which is So million than this
years appropriation for school operations will be presented to
the board Of education at PM at the Rockville Civic Center
Auditorium
Evening star., 1960-01-02
AnneArunde|
Water Rate
Boost Halted

! BALTIMORE, Jan. 2 CAP)-
The Public Service Commission
has delayed a proposed increase
in Northern Anne Arundel
County water rates for 100 days
and plans to hold a public
hearing.
County officials went to the
PSC and the courts Thursday
in an effort to block the so per
cent rate increase proposed by
Baltimore officials for water
the city furnishes county
consumers.
Judge James X. Cullen re-
fused to issue an order tenn
porarily restraining the city
from imposing the new rates,
which were to have gone into
effect yesterday.
But the PSC ordered a delay
and called for a hearing. The
commission said the boost
sought was a material in
crease" and the city has not
shown it was justified.
Meanwhile, City Solicitor
Harrison L. Winter said the
city will seek a court injunc-
ton to set aside the PSC sus-
pension. He. said the commits
sion's move would upset the
city's plans to balance its 1860
budget.
Evening star., 1960-01-02
House Cobinetmokers Kept Busy
Meeting congressman S Requests

time. We use a lot Of plywood.
too.
Now look at that piece over
there" He picked up a small
piece of wood and ran his
pencil over the edges. Seven
layers of plywood right there.
Why. a sledge hammer couldn't
break it." He smiled and put
the board down.
Il remember I made two
large Bullets for the House.
One is in the Republican cloak
room and the other in the
Democratic. They use it for
doughnuts and so forth"
Mr.. Gramlich, 66, learned
his trade in a firm downtown.
He did some furniture work for
the old Supreme Court quar-
ters and then took the job in
the House Cabinet Shop.
Blanketed in
mo. I wasn't under civil
service then" he recalled. But
in 1887 we all were blanketed
in.
You know" he said, run
ming his hand through his
white hair. "it's funny the way
it works. A Congressman's Sec
retary will want a magazine
rack or something like that,
and well make 1t. Then they
all want it.
There's no slack time
around here, no sir. 1t keeps
someone running UP and down.
Evening star., 1960-01-02
Loudoun Gets
New Sheriff

LEESBURG, Va, Jan. a.
Loudoun County's new sheriff,
Max Dwyer, took office yester-
day to begin his four-year
term. He succeeded Roger F.
Powell. who held the Office for
eight years.
Sheriff Dwyer has named
seven deputies. They include
the reappointment of field
deputies Robert w. Legard Of
Lovettsville and Lloyd Darr Of
Arcola. Preston Bell Of Hills
boro is a new field deputy.
Winifred Hardy Of Lees
burg is the resident jailer and
C. r. Turner and w. F. Peach,
jr.. of Leesburg, have been
named deputy-dispatcher-j jail
er. Mrs. Vivian Cross of Sterl-
ing is the new deputy dispatch
er-matron.
Two special deputies named
are Albert Laycock and Lam
don P.> Compiler.
Evening star., 1960-01-02
z Bondsmen
Re-instuted
In County

Two bondsmen have been re-
instated in Prince Georges
County following their payment
of past forfeitures and retitling
Of real estate deeds used as
security.
Two Of the four bondsmen
suspended last month have not
yet met these requirements, ac-
cording to County States At
torney William L. Kahler.
He said the two re-instated
bondsmen are George NJ. Mitl
Jones of Hyattsville, and
George A. Patterson Of Fair
mount Heights. Still not au-
thorized to write bonds are
Wally Baker of Hyattsville and
Sidney Griffith of Upper Marl-
boro, Mr.. Kahler added.
Mr.. Jones has paid about
$4,000 in forfeitures and had
some 81. 800 stricken by Hyatts-
vile Poisce Court Judge George
j. O'Hare. Mr.. Kahler said,
He said Mr.. Patterson paid
about $4,000. Each has re-
titled property deeds so they
are solely in the name of the
bondsmen.
c. Herbert Cole of Clinton. a
newcomer in the business, was
authorized this week to start
writin bonds, the prosecutor
said.
Evening star., 1960-01-02
Purse Snutchers
Rob z Women

Blanche Hale, 86, of 2517
Mozart place NV. had her
purse containing IS snatched
as she walked in the hallway
of her apartment house about
$50 pm. yesterday, police
reported.
Police said the thief was de-
scribed as a white youth, wear
ing a 'three-quarter length
light coat and dark pants.
In another pocketbook
snatching, Margereta Stull, 56,
of 1900 Clifton street NV, lost
her purse to a youth who
grabbed it from her left hand
as she was in a parking lot al
the rear of the Clifton street
address about 6:55 pm.
Evening star., 1960-01-02
CITY Files Suits Monday
ToOust Wharf Tenants

The District will file eviction
suits in Municipal Court Nom
day to force the remaining
occupants of the Municipal
Fish Wharves to vacate their
city-owned quarters.
The papers will be deposited
in landlord and tenant branch
Of the court. City officials
estimated about a dozen Of
their former tenants there are
still adamant against leaving.
These are the ones to be named
in the suits.
Corporation Counsel Chester
H. Gray pointed out the res
taurateurs and fish dealers
received lease termination no.
tices about a year ago. At the
occupants request, many were
granted extensions Of their
leases.
Last Tuesday, however. the
District Commissioners ordered
the property along Maine ave-
nue. S.W. near Twelfth street
be vacated and razed with all
possible speed" The clearance
project is part Of the South
west Redevelopment program.
The existing block of water
front structures is in the way
Of the Washington Channel
Bridge now being built as part
Of the Southwest freeway.
James H. McCallister, Dis
Evening star., 1960-01-02

warfare. The first such unit
the 10th Special Forces (Air-
borne) Group, was activated
May 10. 1852, at Fort Bragg
N. C.
Crowd In TO Join
From their inception, ST
units have been deluged with
eager applicants. The same is
true Of the reserve. The 316th
which is part of XXI Corps
Virginia, West Virginia, Mary
land, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
the DISTRICT, I'd Army, is typi-
cal. Its intelligence officer
Capt. Richard Friedman, "a, q
District attorney, says:
when we opened up we had
so many applicants-good ap-
plicants-that we had to post
MP's to handle the crowd
Some Of them. though, thought
Evening star., 1960-01-02

stairs all day. I used to think
I'd get three months of when
Congress adjourns, but ii
doesn't work that way. There's
always something to do"
He and the four men who
work under him put in a 5Ia-
day week, from 7:30 in the
morning to 4 in the afternoon.
Occasionally, he says, a rush.
up job will be needed: A
roStrum for a committee room
or repairing furniture on the
House floor; but most Of the
time it's steady work, day in
and out.
When I came here we were
pretty crowded" Mr.. Gramlich
said. Everything was all in
this room. Now we have
separate rooms for the lumber
and the finishing and up
holstery shops.
You'd probably want to see
the finishing shop. That's
right down the hall. Just cross
over that board where they're
painting. That's it," the fore
man said and went back to
work.
Evening star., 1960-01-02
CIVILIANS BY DAY

through alligator infested Flor
ida swamps, inching up marble
smooth cliffs in the Rockies
and jumping from landing craft
(in full field equipment) into
the Atlantic surf at Little
Greek, Va.
What II Takes
Here's what it takes to quail
ify for the SIS sky blue ar
rowhead arm patch with gold
lightning flashes:
/. Applicants must sign a
statement volunteering for six
years, fully realizing that
Special Forces teams will be
deployed Immediately on the
outbreak of hostilities deep be-
hind enemy lines TO organize,
train and exploit guerrilla
forces and to perform other
missions as directed :"
2. At least six months &C
tive military duty.
8. Qualification as a para
trooper. This involves three to
four weeks of rugged training,
including five jumps.
4. A Glass physical pro-
flle," that is, Al physical
shape.
5. Well-above-average grades
in the Armed Forces Qualifica-
ton Test (if an enlisted mani
6. Willingness to acquire all
manner of special skills, from
judo to foreign languages.
From the American Revolu-
ton down through Mosby's
Guerrillas in the Civil War to
Merrill's Marauders in World
War II, guerrilla operations
have played a vital part in this
Nations military history. But
it wasn't until the spring of
1852 that the Army began to
go all-out, in peacetime, to
prepare for eventual guerrilla
Evening star., 1960-01-02

asked the Legislature to give
Gov. Almond emergency au-
thority to reopen Prince Ed
ward County's public schools.
The 17-block march to the
one-time Capitol of the Con-
federacy followed a two-hour
pilgrimage Of prayer" attend
ed by some $500 Negroes and
a scrattering Of whites at
Ric h m on DIS Mosque audi
torium.
DR.. King, leader of Ala
bama's bus boycott, was the
featured speaker at the big
meeting, a religious rally of
protest against the closing Of
Prince Edward County's pub
lie schools.
Nothing in more sublime
than suffering and sacrifice
for a great cause" Mr.. King
said of the Prince Edward
County Negroes. There have
been no Negro schools in the
county since last spring, when
the board of supervisors, exer-
cising Virginia's freedom of
choice plan, abandoned public
education rather than accept
court-ordered integration.
Private Schools Open
A private group has been
operating schools for white
children. Recently another
white group announced its in
tention of starting private
schools for Negroes.
81 do hope" DR.. King said.
"that citizens in that COM
munity will not accept the Of
fer Of private schools for
Negroes. I hope they won't
sell their birthright of freedom
for a mess of segregated pot
tage."
DR.. King. president of the
Southern Christian leadership
Conference, said attempting to
resist integration "is like stand
Evening star., 1960-01-02

we were looking Tor men WIN
4O-inch chests and 4-inch
heads to jump out of airplanes
with sacks full of explosives,
raise hell, then beat it. One
man, an amateur 'free-fall'
parachute artist, even came in
with his own parachute under
his arm"
A pleasant, pipe smoking in
dividual who served with the
Office of Strategic Services dur
ing World War II, Capt. Fried
man said the accent in ST is
on brains, not Drawn. (Cour-
age is taken for granted.)
ST units are made up of
teams" varying in size ac-
cording to the mission. An
average team is made up of
about is men, led by a captain
The men are experts in a wide
variety of disciplines, including
demolitionS, weaponry, COM
munications. Their job, once
behind enemy lines, is to or
ganize regiments" of parti-
sans numbering anyw her e
from 10 to 1000 men, and to
see that they are trained, sup
piled and co-ordinated with
regular military operations.
Based upon World War II and
Korea experience, it is esti-
mated that each 15-man team
could organize and direct as
many as $500 partisans.
Strategic Value
The value Of this sort of OPP
Grafton was dramatically illus
trated during World War II
when Tito's partisans effec-
lively tied down is German di-
visions in Yugoslavia-divi-
sions that were desperately
needed on both the Russian
and Normandy ~onts.
The moSt-decol ated man in
Evening star., 1960-01-02
Virginia Luxury Tax
Preferred by Mann
Delegate Says
He Is Opposed
To SuIes Levy

Arlington State Delegate
Harrison Mann today proposed
a tax on luxuries rather than
an across-the-boa sales tax
If Virginia needs more money.
Mr.. Mann said he still has
not been convinced that a
Withholding provision on the
State income tax levy would
not provide sufficient extra
funds to meet State needs.
Mr.. Mann's position was
contrary to that taken yester-
day by Arlington State Senator
Charles R. Fenwick. Senator
Fenwick said a sales tax seems
to be the only answer" for
meeting Virginia's revenue
needs.
Tax Of Last Resort"
Mr.. Mann said:
II have repeatedly stated that
I was opposed to a sales tax.
In my judgment it is a tax of
last resort. I believe the needs of
the State can be met by a with
holding tax in connection with
the State income tax, as has
been adopted by 19 States. In
the event Withholding does not
meet the full needs of the State
then excise or sales taxes should
be placed on luxuries and not
across the board as proposed
by the Governor.
I'm the event, however, that
the sales tax forces prove
powerful enough to enact a
sales tax, certain other taxes
will be removed. Heretofore I
have suggested that the 5000
dependency exemption be in
creased tos $500 and that the
first Q per cent Of income tax
be removed. I have, however,
found a great deal of sentiment
for removal of the personal
property tax on household fur
nishings in preference to an2
other form of tax relief"
Public Opinion Invited
Mr.. Mann said he would "wel-
come an expression Of opinion
from the people of Arlington"
on what taxes they would like
to see removed If the sales tax
is enacted.
Delegate William L. Winston
of Arlington last month pro-
posed legislation to exempt
food and drugs from the sales
tax.
State Senator John A. K.
Donovan Of Fairfax-Falls
Church, who opposes the sales
tax. has proposed instead a bill
to give a $500 across-the-board
income exemption for the tax
payer, his wife and each de-
pendent child.
Evening star., 1960-01-02
Christmas
Area Sales
AtNew High

Christmas trade in Washing
ton area department stores APP
parently reached a new high
with the help of a late rush,
data from the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond disclosed
yesterday.
Department store sales in the
area were 8 per cent ahead Of a
year earlier in the four weeks
ending December 26, the bank
reported.
Sales in the week ending De-
cember 26 jumped % per cent
ahead of a year ago, to give a
push to the sales figures.
Area sales for the year to date
were 5 per cent above a year
ago.
The downtown portion of the
area department store sales
total made a much less favor
able showing without the aid OF
suburban branches.
Downtown sales in the four
weeks before Christmas were
per cent behind a year ago al
though they were 16 per cent
ahead in the last week. For the
year to date, downtown sales
were of / per cent.
Baltimore area department
store sales were 3 per cent be-
hind a year ago in the foul
weeks. despite a gain of s pei
cent in the week. and for the
year to date were just even with
1858 levels. Downtown Balti-
more sales were II per cent
behind in four weeks and of
2 per cent in the week. For the
year to date they were down
Q per cent.
For the entire Fifth Federal
Reserve District, of which
Washington and Baltimore are
q part, the weeks sales were
up Is per cent, four weeks
sales were up l per cent and
volume for the year to date was
3 per cent above a year ago.
Evening star., 1960-01-02
CIVILIANS BY DAY
Elite Reserve Unit Ready for Guerrilla Warfare

Col. Boettner's detachment is
1t. Col. Lennis Jones, As, from
the farming country of De
Quincy, La. He wears the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for
heroism in Luxembourg on
January q, 1945, where he was
serving as a captain with the
5th Infantry Division.
With his first sergeant, he
was overrun by 80 counter
attacking Germans armed with
Schmeiser machine pistols. The
sergeant was killed instantly.
Col. Jones dived for a shallow
foxhole and became separated
from his carbine in the process.
Whipping out his Colt AS auto
matte, he KILLED about half of
them and ran the rest of them
off," as he puts it. His score:
Five dead, six wounded. the
other 19 hot-footing back to
the German lines through the
Swirling snow.
Came Running
Col. Jones. who lives in Ar
lington, had retired after "a
years of service in the regular
army and active reserve and
was working as a civilian en-
ploye of the Army in the Pen
tagon when he caught wind Of
this new outfit. He came run
ming like a firehorse.
1t. Col. Melvin Blair (U. S.
Army, ret.). who helped or
ganize the first Special Forces
units, has written:
my experience with Special
Forces revived my faith in the
American fighting spirit. 1t re-
assured me that there is no
feat of arms that American
soldiers cannot perform if
they are properly trained and
led"
BY North American Newspaper Alliance
Evening star., 1960-01-02
Toll Cedurs Group
Picks Silva as Head

Joseph F. Silva, local insur-
ance broker, has been elected
grand Tall Cedar of Capitol
Forest No. 104 of the Tall Ce-
dars Of Lebanon.
Other officers elected were
Clarence H. Lutz, former dep
uty chief Of police. senior dep
uty grand Tall Cedar: Sergt.
Harold A. Harris, Air Force re-
cruiting officer. Junior deputy
grand Tall Cedar; James G.
Reese. treasurer. and Harold C.
Keesling, scribe.
Evening star., 1960-01-02

From Monday through Fri
day, Erven E. Boettner, a AZ.
year-old, soft-spoken native Of
Omaha, Nebr., occupies one oi
half a dozen desks in Room
6115, audit division, Internal
Revenue Service, commutes to
his home and family at 95ls
Crosby road, Silver Spring. Md.
and generally lives the life Of
the United States Government
worker.
But II war broke out in the
next few hours, 1t. Col. Boett-
ner's desk suddenly would be
empty and he would be gone
deep behind enemy lines. Fol-
come the week ends, Col. Boett-
ner commands a reserve detach-
ment of the Army's elite, little
publicized Special Forces (Air-
borne) whose job it is to con-
duct guerrilla warfare in the
enemy's heartland.
When the 316th Special
Forces Operational (Airborne)
Detachment was organized al
Fort Myer, Va, last summer
Col Boettner became its COM
manding officer, took up para
chuting again for the first time
since World War II when he
served in the 509th Parachute
Battalion attached to the 5th
Army. 1T all comes back real
fast" he says.
Special Forces troops rank
high among the worlds tough
est fighting men, and Their
training is the closest thing tc
actual combat extant. One ST
reservist, who led a regular in
fantry rifle platoon in Korea
says the training sis sometimes
more real than combat"
In the course of a year, ST
training might include para
chuting into a pine forest al
night, sloshing for days on enc
Evening star., 1960-01-02
Down Fire Damages
Building in DunviIIe

DANVILLE, Va. Jan. 2 (AP)
The city's worst fire in a yeal
ushered in 1860.
The blaze caused consider
able damage to the Arcade
Building on Main street, which
houses professional Offices and
business concerns.
Fire was discovered around
8 am. and was under control
four hours later. 1t appeared
to originate in the flooring be-
meath the Office of a doctor
Evening star., 1960-01-02

trict director of administrative
services, said that. regardless
Of whether the wharves occu-
pants are out next week, at
least one small unoccupied
building will be razed as q
starter. This is located in the
present parking lot area.
Tenants who oppose moving
will have an opportunity In
Municipal Court to state thei1
objections once the city haS
initiated eviction action.