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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

Monroe Warren, who operates his development firm
under the of Meadowbrook Inc has acquired
200 in the northwest end of Rockville adjoining the
covereaf to the interstate route $40 He is
planning to develop community of 500 colonial type
Evening star., 1960-02-05
Mclaughlin Scores
Cut in Police Funds
so Extra Men
Not Enough,
He Declares
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star stan Writer


The recommendation today
by the House Appropriations
Committee that the Districts
request for $50 additional po-
licemen be cut to so was labeled
wholly inadequate" by Com
missioner Robert E. McLaugh-
lin.
The committees proposal,
Mr.. Mclaughlin said, is wholly
inadequate in an attempt to
meet the rising crime rate in
the city"
In its report, the COMMITTEES
noted that the Police Depart
ment still has 7S vacancies out
OF the 100 additional positions
authorized last year.
In addition, the report said
the committee was approving a
request to use civilians to
check parking meters and that
this, along with the replace
ment Of three police officers in
the departments public vehicle
unit with civilian employees,
would permit reassignment of
~ officers to foot patrol duty.
Crime Rise Cited
Commissioner Mclaughlin,
however, saw the recommended
tions as far below the needed
increase in police personnel.
The crime rate in Washington
rose steadily last year over the
figures for the previous year, he
pointed out.
An additional factor, as far
as city law-enforcement officials
are concerned, is the result Of
the Mallory decision here.
This Supreme Court decision,
according to Police Chief
Robert v. Murray, has ham
pered his men in solving crimes
by its restriction on the length
OF time suspects may be ques-
toned before arraignment.
During the recent budget
hearings before the House Dis.
trict Appropriations Subcom.
mittee, Chief Murray submit
ted a memorandum on the
matter from United. States
Attorney Oliver Gasch.
The Mallory decision, accord
ing to the memorandum to
Chief Murray, has meant that
the chore of the Police Depart
ment has been, and will con-
tinue to be, increasingly diff
f1cult.
U. s. Payment Criticized
In commenting today on the
full committees budget rec
concentrations. Mr.. McLaugh-
lin expressed strong concern
over the proposal for a $25
million Federal payment. The
District had asked for the full
authorized $32 million.
I'VE think that we made out
the case for a much larger
Federal payment" than the
amount recommended by the
committee, Mr.. Mclaughlin
said.
Reductions each year by
Congress in the requested Fed
eral payment mean, Mr.. Nc
Laughlin said, a parallel de-
crease in the adequacy of mu-
nicipal services.
Although the city's estimates
on revenue continue to go up,
the Commissioner said, the
District is unable to prepare
for future capital improvement
needs because Of the decisions
by Congress on reducing the
requested Federal payment.
II Congress would grant the
full payment, the Commissions
er added. the rise in local reve-
nue. would "give us hope that
the financial blacknesS Of fu-
ture years might be modified
to a dark gray"
Evening star., 1960-02-05
BY JOHN BARRON
Star Staff Writer

Arlington decided last night
to establish public kindergar.
tens. 1t will be the first juris-
diction in Northern Virginia tc
do so.
The school board voted
unanimously to open in Sep
tember series of kindergarten
centers, each to serve several
elementary school districts.
1t rejected a plan calling fol
rental Of supplementary space
in Is. or more churches ano
agreed that the centers should
be located in school buildings
except in instances where ed
ucationai and safety considera-
tions" dictate otherwise.
Rental of space to augment
that available in empty class
rooms would have permitted
all children to attend kinder
garten in or near the elemen-
tary school closest to their
homes.
The plan adopted will re-
quire some travel outside their
school districts.
The board resolved to create
as soon as possible adequate
and equal facilities for all the
county's $500 5-year-olds who
may attend kindergarten if
their parents wish.
1t said that if construction
of additional classrooms will
cost more than $250,000, it will
request approval Of the expen-
diture in a referendum.
The decision to inaugurate
Evening star., 1960-02-05
Lincoln in Khoki? It
Fits-to q Solvodoron

birth. is co-sponsoring the din.
ner and related exhibits this
year.
The Spanish influences ot
their homeland are easily ap-
parent in all the young contest
ants views Of Lincoln. One IA
year-old girl depicts Abe read.
ing a book outside a rude log
cabin while his father chops
wood and his mother-a long.
haired Spanish sonora type
complete with mantilla-stands
nearby.
BackwoOdS, Tropics Mix
Another shows Lincoln's
father in an American back.
woods setting-but dad /.
wearing tropical shorts and 8
straw hat.
A 12-year-old girl conceives
Of Lincoln riding the circuit
through a small country town
She shows a celebrated detail
The riders long legs dangling
nearly to the ground. She alsc
shows in the background 9
number Of very hacienda-liks
buildings.
AS in a number of countrie!
outside the United States, Sal.
vadorans have a deep regarC
for Abraham Lincoln. For ont
thing. they can see in his image
their own Jose Simeon Canas
who freed the slaves in Contra
America in 1928.
Evening star., 1960-02-05
Business Favorable

4
Business Favorable
Today, city officials said the
reviSions were primarily the
result Of a building boom, a
high employment level and the
fact that residents are spend
ing freely.
The latest revenue estimates
reflect revisions' over the esti-
mated figures drawn up last
October.
New revenue collection figures
made public today for the fiscal
period to date show that the
favorable business trend is
continuing.
Biggest Of the spending cuts
approved by the committee
today was a slash of 100 police
men from a proposed 150-man
addition to the department
which has been urged by the
Commissioners. The city heads
asked for the increase to help
combat a rising crime rate.
Health Department Hit
The second largest personnel
cut from the city's estimates
was in the Health Department,
where the legislators deleted 80
Of a requested SO. The depart
ment itself voluntarily with
drew a request for SO more en-
ployes because of delay in con-
struction Of new psychiatric
facilities.
The appropriations group
went along, however, with most
of a substantial teacher in
crease wanted by the school
system. It allowed 1876 extra
teachers. Eleven junior high
school librarian posts were de-
lleted.
Relatively minor personnel
cuts were made for most other
departments, although Juvenile
Court, which had asked for II
new positions, was granted only
Ave. The General Administra-
tion Department, which had
asked for 80. was cut back
eight to %. The committee re-
fused any increases in person.
mel for the Civil Defense Once,
the Insurance Department and
the Department Of Occupations
and Professions.
School, Library Out
The major capital outlay cut
was a 81 million elementary
school at Fourth and w streets
S.W. But the committee said
this was because plans. for
which funds were allowed, will
not be ready until next year.
A similar reason was given for
deletion of a $372,000 Benning
branch library.
The unit fatty rejected a
proposal to spend $275,000 for
a four-acre playground site in
the North Michigan Park area,
calling the sum excessive. It
also reduced a $4,000 item for
plans for three other play
grounds to $4,000, declaring
that the city should act to curb
what it termed "the excessive
cost of development of play
grounds"
The unit left capital outlay
allotments for the Highway and
Sanitary Engineering Depart
ments virtually intact. But it
refused planning funds for a
proposed intermediate loop
freeway and an expresSway on
Ninth street across the Mall.
It ignored protests at a recent
public hearing against Highway
Department plans for the So
called east leg of the inner
loop freeway on Eleventh street
NE. and Sc, leaving $450, 900
for this project in the budget.
Garage Plans Cleared
On another controversial
item, the unit gave what ap-
peared to be a tentative green
light to a proposal of the Dis
trict Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency to build a parking
garage under Farragut Square.
For this purpose the committee
allowed $25,000 for a "feasa-
bility study"
The $13,059,OO0 estimate sub
Evening star., 1960-02-05
.JobAbsences
Sour in City;
Colds Blamed

The District is having ear
unusual outbreak Of upper res
piratory Illness" but the dis.
eases are less severe than those
"a year ago, the public health
director said today.
DR.. Daniel Leo Finucane said
absenteeism among employees
during the last week of Janu-
ary was about so per cent over
the usual rate, primarily be-
cause of upper respiratory in
fections.
The usual rate for January
and February is 3.3 per cent
among selected sampling groups
of 10000 employees in private
industry and government, he
said.
But by the end Of January
5.4 per cent of these employees
were reported absent from
work.
The rate of absenteeism ir
these groups in February, 1858
during the peak of the last
outbreak Of upper respiratory
infections, also was 5.4 per cent
DR.. Finucane observed.
In spite Of this appreciable
increase in absenteeism, hi
said, deaths from infiuenzs
and pneumonia have remained
at a normal level. Three cases
OF Asian influenza have beer
confirmed this season by lab.
Ioratory examination, he said.
Evening star., 1960-02-05
Hotel MoIIifies
Congressman 1t
Kept From Lobby

The Mayflower Hotel has
reached an amicable agreement
with a member Of Congress on
his use of the hotel lobby.
Representative Matth e W S,
Democrat of Florida, and C. ].
Mack, manager of the May
flower, reached the understand
ing yesterday during a very
pleasant chat" which, Mr.. Mat
thews indicated, was far diff
ferent from his differences with
a hotel employe last Monday.
He said, on the floor of the
House, that he was not per-
mitted in one section of the
lobby because it had been re-
served by General Motors and
the automobile industry.
Mr.. Mack arranged the peace
meeting yesterday. A statement
said it certainly is not the May
flowers intention to exclude
members of Congress from the
lobby. The manager blamed the
incident on an inexperienced"
employe.
Evening star., 1960-02-05
By JOHN w. STEPP
Star Stan Writer

Picture Abe Lincoln splitting
rails in front of an Illinois log
cabin shaded by a palm tree.
Or q Lincoln dressed in khaki,
looking every bit like Castro
haranguing a backwoods crowd.
Or Lincoln approaching the
United States Capitol, that
bears the label "Palacio."
This is not somebody's coarse
idea Of humor, but the product
OF the earnest imaginations OF
Salvadoran school children who
competed in an art contest.
Their theme was any episode
in the life Of the Great Eman-
cipator."
The contest was arranged BY
United States Inform a ito n
Service and the Lincoln Ses-
quicentennial Commission with
the aid Of two private agencies
OF the Central American Re-
public. Hundreds of children,
mostly from the capital, San
Salvador. participated. Their
ages ranged from 8 to II years.
Exhibit Scheduled
OF the total group of entries,
SO water colors will be displayed
next Thursday in the Willard
Hotel in connection with the
annual dinner of the Lincoln
Group Of Washington.
The sesquicentennial COM
mission, closing out it's work
commemorating the 150th an
niversary year of Lincoln's
Evening star., 1960-02-05
Arlington to Establish
Public Kindergortens

kindergartens sents
achievement long sought by
PTA and civic organizations
and the liberal coalition, Ar
lingtonians for a Better County,
whose members now form a
majority on both the county
board and school board.
A problem of space exists be-
cause in IA of the county's 80
elementary schools, regular pu-
pills will occupy all classrooms
next fall.
DR.. Barnard Joy said that in
deciding whether to establish
centers in schools having space
or whether to rent quarters. the
board must consider safety
above all other factors.
DR.. Joy suggested and other
members concurred that if it
is necessary to locate a center
outside a school, at least two
teachers should be assigned to
it.
Chairman L. Lee Bean issued
a warning to the county board
which must allocate funds for
the kindergarten program m
expected to cost up to $500, 900
a year.
School administrators have
prepared a plan under which
kindergarten centerS would be
established at Lee, Woodmont,
Ashlawn. Clay, Wilson, Bar
croft, Randolph, Brandon and
Oakridge Elementary Schools
and Marshall Annex.
However, after completion Of
a school census this spring,
some Of the locations probably
will be changed.
Evening star., 1960-02-05
Mental Tests
Set for Pair
In Staying

District Court Judge JOSEPH
c. McGarraghy today ordered
mental examinations for thu
two Coleman brothers, accused
Of Staying one policeman ant
wounding another while fleeing
from the scene Of a robbery on
January Z.
Judge McGarraghy's order
was on a Government motion
argued by Principal Assistant
United States Attroney Edward
P. Troxell.
Two psychiatrists authorized
to make the examination are
DR.. William G. Cushard and
DR.. David Owens, both of the
staff Of st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
The case of the two Cole
mans, William c., IS, and Ray
S., 20, already has been pre-
sented to a District grand jury.
William Coleman is accused
Of wrestling police Pvt. Donald
Brereton's pistol away from him
and fatally wounding him. Pvt.
Clyde r. Winters also was
wounded.
The two policemen had been
staked out in the back of a
liquor store in the 500 block of
Florida avenue NV, when the
owner was robbed. The two
officers chased the bandits into
a nearby alley where the shoot
ing occurred.
A spokesman for the United
States Attorneys Office said the
grand jury probably will act in
a week or so.
Evening star., 1960-02-05

mitted for the Sanitary En-
gineering Department was cut
only $l59.0o0. Half of the sum
approved is for anti-pollution
projects on the Potomac River.
The unit allowed $1,228, 900
for operating the Zoo, $103, 900
more than last year, although
slightly below the Zoos request.
Operating Costs Cut
Departmental operating cuts
from the Commissioners esti-
mates included $685., 900 for po-
lice, $500, 900 for Welfare, $751;
524 for Health, $111,500 for
general administration, $138,-
400 for recreation and 100000
for highways and traffic.
The total operating allotment
recommended by the committee
was $205, 5,048,276, a reduction
from the estimates of $685.
724 but an increase Of slightly
more than $40 million over the
budget for the current fiscal
year.
The recommended capital
outlay total of $32, ,070, 900 was
$2,649,000 below the estimates
and $14,614,000 below the cur
rent year.
This reduction was accounted
for by a cutback in available
Federal highway funds.
One substantial addition was
recommended. This was a
$258,000 increase in the allot-
ment made by the Commission
ers for a recently inaugurated
lunch program for needy school
children, a project in which
the Rabaut subcommittee has
had a major hand. The COM
mittee said the total budgeted,
$425,900. will provide noon
lunches for some 4,800 addi-
tional children.
Evening star., 1960-02-05
ONE MAN REPORTED q

ONE MAN REPORTED a
weather tower in Birming-
ham, Ala, had been aban-
doned because Of high winds.
Mr.. Schmidt laughed and
said, THAT tells us more
about the tower than the
weather"
Mr.. Schmidt sat down and
typed out a short forecast
through tonight, after dis
cussing the possibility of
rain with Mr.. Brown. He put
the forecast in an envelope
addressed to the President
and later a man came and
picked it up and took it di-
rectly to the White House.
A Congressman called and
wanted to know about the
weather for next Monday
he wanted to hold a cere-
mony outside. Mr.. Schmidt
asked him to call back Sat-
urday-Monday was a lit
tie too far ahead.
Senator Kerr called for ad-
vice on a flight to the Mid
west. A woman called and
wanted to know if there were
any unexpected storms"
headed this way.
Mr.. Brown kept going over
maps; drawing new ones.
The maps have a certain ar
tistic quality about them
and forecasting is considered
both an art and a science.
About pm, after a brief
lpll, Mr.. Brown was getting
ready for another forecast.
He had eaten, like the other
men, from his lunch box in
a back room in 80 minutes.
The Substitute Rambler
left knowing it would rain
tonight.
Evening star., 1960-02-05
MIR. BROWN RELIEVED

MIR. BROWN RELIEVED
]. c. Hunter, another dis
trict forecaster, officially at
7::30 am, when Mr.. Hunter,
smoking a pipe, headed home
to bed.
They said a forecaster does
pace the floor or twist in his
bed when he makes a mis-
take.
'It's an awful feeling to
look out the window and see
it showing" said MIR. Hunter,
when you had figured out
1t would be a clear night"
The men said the perfec'
ZIONIST can't last as q fore.
caster.
"It takes a man." said
Reinhart Schmidt, So, and
IS years in the business,
"who can bounce back after
a mistake and has this big
desire to hit the next fore
cast perfect" Mr.. Schmidt is
the Chief District Meteorol-
ogiSt,. the boss.
About $50 am, the fore
casters had a meeting around
Mr.. Brown, who at that time
was drawing, with a remark
ably steady hand, the swirls
OF a weather map. The prob
lem was a Low" moving out
of Texas, full of rain, which
was giving few clues as to its
direction. 1t was tending to-
wards a northeasterly direc-
ton and Mr.. Brown was COL
oring the Deep South on his
map in green-precipatation
and including parts of
Virginia. He was guessing
around Roanoke.
Mr.. Schmidt took part in
the discussion with the other
forecasters and sort of set
the tone of the forecast, due
by $50 am. Everybody
agreed the LOW" was a
tricky one.
Evening star., 1960-02-05
Recommended D. c. Building Projects


ITEM
Public schools Whittier Elementary
NV. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
New Junior high avnu uandH Hamn.
Rudolph Elementary Second andH Hamn. ~
Schooad drionD
New and Esteetss $4,000
New orty-nntha and Lee streets 5000
New elementary Fourth and streets ssWo
Permanent Improvements
Total public schools SSiOM
Public Library;
Recreation Department: Emery Playground, "
street,
Playground, Fourh nj H sretss 2som
Hardy Playground and @ QtreE s4ooo 10000
UpSnur andup
Michigan Park Playground teenth
and Fourteenth
Total Recreation
Police Department precinct replacement ==7
Fire Department 1880
Air condition polce-hre treeN
Total Fire Department
LortonR efrnaoy ======='
WoTkhouse dornioy "a
Workhouse dormioy -.
Total Corrections
Public D edormiory replacement
D. C Village .--.--- 10000
Infhmary
5000
District 600
chapel
Jones Hall renovation
Guard Armory - --
lCoutB Building gandu uugue roofs - ,s,om aoo
Total Buildings and Grounds I,o,oo .am@o
~=== 900
Total public building construction - b3na6 k1ao6
Evening star., 1960-02-05
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR
Bird-Watching Tips Given
In New SUNDAY Series

SIhlCTLY FOR THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. birds
are now arriving in Washington. To more easilv
Identity them, see the new weekly series by Natu
rallst-Expert Jackson Miles Abbott entitled
Strictly for the Watchers" which begins this
Sunday in SUNDAY, The Star Magazine. This
weeks subject: The Woodcock
WHITE HOUSE TO THE SENATE?-In This Week
Magazine, master politician James A. Farley makes
sensible proposal whereby the United States
might benefit from the experience and wisdom of
our former Presidents Read Lets Put Our Ex-
PRESIDENTS In the Senate" {. plan that can
strengthen our country in the critical years ahead
AZALEA TINE IN CHARLESTON-The azaleas soon
Will be in bloom in Charleston S. c. but there is
more for the tourist in that Southern city than
flowers A story in The Sunday Stars travel pages
describes the ante-bellum homes, suggests walking
tour and tells how to get there.
ON FINDING SINGING STARS-In this day of "wav
out" voices and instrumental gimmicks could most
any teen -ager be big time singer if given the
opportunity? In mass auditoning program one
New York recording firm is seeking the answer to
that question. See TEEN for the full story
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1960-02-05
The
Rambler
Sees
A Decision Made
BY JOHN McKELWAY

G. H. Brown, so, tall and
somewhat gaunt, walked
slowly and steadily through
the concourse of National
Airport. He seemed oblivi-
Gus of the milling crowds and
carried a black lunch box.
1t was 2 am.
He went up the stairs and
into an Office on the third
floor Of the airport. BY 8:45
am. he made his decision.
1t would rain tonight in
Washington.
This was his "prog"-his
prognoStication, or propheSy.
1t was made without any
noticeable consultation with
the spirits; without even a
cigarette or cup of coffee.
Mr.. Brown is one of five
district forecaSters for the
United States Weather Bu-
reau who work at the air
port. His decision on the
rain was only one of many
made early in the morning,
as he pored over stacks Of
weather maps and numbers,
drawn and collected from
countless other Mr.. Browns
over the country and merged
into a forecast about $50
am.
It is his forecast which is
used by the forecasters work
ing in Domestic Aviation"
or international Aviation
and Ocean" a few feet away
from Mr.. Brown-though
their "progs" involve just as
many decisions, weather
maps and relentless checks.
1t appears to be tough,
detailed work. There is little
of the noise or chatter Of
most Offices. No sud den
bursts of laughter in the
corner.
Evening star., 1960-02-05
BUDGET
BUDGET
Funds for Hiring
195 Teachers Backed

Continued From First Page
year and about $3.2 million for
fiscal 1861.