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Evening star., 1961-08-13
TODAY'S WEATHER, REPORT

District and vicinity-Mostly
sunny and pleasant today with
low, humidity and high in the
loWer S0s. Fair and cooler to-
night, low near 64. Fair and
continued pleasant tomorrow.
Maryland-Mostly sunny and
pleasant today with low hui
midity and highs in the 70s in
the mountains and in the 80s
elsewhere. Fair and cooler to-
night. Fair and continued
pleasant tomorrow.
Virginia-Mostly sunny and
pleasant with low humidity
today. high in the 70s in the
mountains and in the 80s else
where. Fair and cooler tonight.
Fair and continued pleasant to-
morrow.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-North westerly
winds at Is to 20 knots today
Mostly sunny and cooler with
highs 81 to 86. Visibility 10
miles.
Resorts Forecasts Today
Ocean beaches-Mostly sun
ny and cooler, highs in the sos.
Cape Hatteras area - Fair,
high 86.
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office has been thinking about
me too"
Mr.. Sickles said "it's too
soon" to decide, but that he
preferred to run alone If pos
sible."
Senator Barrick, 36, a mem
ber Of the General Assembly
since 1859, said in his an
nouncement:
Il feel ery-strongly that the
voters Of our State should not
be forced to take q hand
picked dynasty of candidates
selected for them by Gov.
Tawes and his behind-the-
scenes manager, George Hook
er. The Democratic voters of
the whole State should have a
choice Of candidates for this
very important office (attor-
ney gerAraD.
The heir apparent to the
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deprive many teachers and
young people Of traditional
summertime IN entail, emo
tional and physical refresh
ment."
In addition, those members
said, teachers and students
need a three-month vacation
to pursue further study and
research.
Opponents also argued that
elimination of a three-month
vacation would deprive many
persons Of a opportunity for
travel abroad or to far-fluns
areas Of their own large
country"
The board Of education is
expected to begin a study OF
DR.. Whittier's proposal this
fall. 1t will not be adopted,
however, according to school
officials. unless generally
favored by the community.
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Manassas
Set toOpen
CountyFuir

MANASSAS, Va, Aug. /:
(SpeciaD. - Everything from
prize winning ponies to trophy
seeking gocarts will be fea-
tured in the annual Prince Will
liam County Fair opening to-
morrow. -
James T. Ralph, assistant
secretary Of agriculture, will
be the principal speaker at the
dedication of the fairs new
commercial building at 7:45
pm. tomorrow.
The fair grounds are situated
on Route 234, a mile south OF
Manassas. Contests and exhi-
billions will be held through
Saturday night.
Fair officials are hoping to
attract $4,000 to 10000 persons
this year. Some 500 livestock
entries already have been re-
ceived by fair officials.
A special exhibition will be
put on by the American Shet-
land Pony Association.
Attractions tomorrow night
will include the Air Force Band
and Bozo the Clown. On Tues
day the Third Infantry Drill
Team will perform.
Miss Prince William County
Fair will be chosen on Wednes-
day. A barbecue dinner will
be served that day.
Donny and Jonny and the
Rockin' Rebels will perform
Thursday. Gocart races will
be held Friday and Saturday
on the new track at the fair
grounds.
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FAMILY PINNED
IN CAR; I HURT

A Vienna CVa) family es-
capped death or severe injury
last night when a tractor trail
er tipped on top of their con-
vertible.
James Thompson, 30, of 624
Taswell road NV, Vienna,
driver of the car, suffered the
only injury. He was treated at
Fairfax Hospital for injuries
to his left hand and released.
Mr.. Thompson's wife, Ra-
chel, 35, and their infant
daughter, Jennie Lee, five
months. were reported unhurt,
Police said the accident was
witnessed by two off-duty con-
struction workers, who rushed
to a nearby bulldozer and held
the bulldozer shovel against
the side Of the truck to prevent
it from crushing the car. The
construction workers were not
identified.
Capt. Richard r. Henricks
Of the Dunn Loring Rescue
Squad said his men had to saw
their way through the side OF
the convertible to rescue the
occupants.
The accident occurred on
Route Z, east Of Dunn Lorine
road, at a detour around con-
struction for the Circumferen-
tial highway.
Police Pvt. Kenneth Bor-
chardt said the tractor trailer
truck was driven by Michael
Savino, Is, Of Brooklyn, N. Y
Evening star., 1961-08-13
Virginia Outlay Unit Urges
SITS Million Building Plan

come tax withholding plan for
the next two years but left the
door ajar for "a broad base"
tax-presumably q sales tax
II State needs later exceed
revenues.
State Budget Director L. M,
Kuhn. the 18th commission
member, did not vote for either
suggestion because Of his posi-
ton.
The 12.member group, head
ed by State Tax Commissioner
C. H. Morrissett, presented its
voluminous report to Gov. Al
mond Friday after more than
a years deliberations.
1t was responsible for map
ping a master plan for building
and improving for State owned
institutions and agencies for
the six-year period July /,
1862, through June 80, 1868,
The commission was asked also
to formulate means of financ-
ing the improvements proposed.
The total cost of the pro-
gram was estimated at $115,-
ST. ,003. OF this, $97,193, ,453
is slated to come from the
States general fund and the
remainder from revenue bonds
and Federal funds for the con-
struction of armories.
The bulk of the suggested
outlay was earmarked for in
stitutions of higher learning
more than 500 million. Mental
hospitals. which drew top pri-
ority in the capital outlay re-
port covering 1956-1962, was as
| signed more than $19 million.
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Under such a system, county
schools would be operated for
the entire year, with one-quar-
ter Of the students on vaca-
ton at all times.
Noting its divided opinion
on the matter, the group neV-
ertheless outlined the disad-
vantages and advantages it be-
lieves the plan would hold.
A majority Of the group, ac-
cording to Chairman Theodore
A. Miller, judge of the County
Orphans Court, favored COM
munity consideration of tn e
proposal but preferred to re-
frain from an outright recon-
mendation.
Most of u.s." he said, DE
lieved it was at least suffi-
ciently exciting to warrant a
close look"
Members Of the group in op-
position to the plan held that
such an arrangement would
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PurceIIviIIe Girl
Wins at Leesburo

LEESBURG, Va, Aug. IL
(SpeciaD. - Eighteen-year -old
Rachel Norman Of Purcellville
won the top awards at the an
nual Hoslstein cattle show here
today.
She won the grand champion
award and the award for the
senior champion female.
The prize for the reserve to
the grand champion went to
William Harrison Of Fairfax
County. The reserve award to
the senior champion was won
by the Fort Collier Farm of
Winchester.
Young Harrison had the
grand champion bull also and
Edward E. Nichols, ST., the re-
serve champion bull.
Ronald Hope & Sons, Pur-
cellville, won the premier
and exhibitor awards
along with the DR.. John w.
McVicar Trophy for the best
three females.
The DR.. Kent Roberts Tro-
ply. given for showing, also
was won w young HarrisoN.
There wSfe 1870 entries in t,e
show.
Evening star., 1961-08-13
Barick to Run on Mohoney Ticket
For Attorney General; Rops Towes

Tawes dynasty is the incumbent
attorney general, who has re-
Gently occupied a series.of high
offices without being elected to
any Of them. He has reached
great heights with nothing
more than the Tawes-Hocker
blessing.
Neither Gov. Tawes nor his
attorney general, Thomas B.
Finan, have made expected
announcements that they will
run again.
Mr.. Hooker, q longtime lob
byist and spokesman for the
States beer industry, has been
described as a close personal
friend by the Governor.
Decline to Commit Himself
Senator Barrick. a former
Frederick County States attor-
ney. refused to commit himself
definitely to the Mahoney
ticket. However, he said he had
had serious discussions with
Mr.. Mahoney and Delegate
Lee. He said that any an
nouncements would have to
come from Mr.. Mahoney..
He said they had talked
about several possible candi-
dates for the Congressman-at-
large and controller spots on
the proposed ticket.
Thus far, only David Hume,
former Democratic State treas
urer, has announced officially
he will seek the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination.
Senator Barrick, q graduate
of Gettysburg College and the
University Of. Maryland Law
School, was aM Army Air Force
officer In World War II.
Evening star., 1961-08-13
COED Is Winner
In All Contest

A coed from Upper Marl-
boro has won trip to Chicago
because Of her needle and
thread dexterity.
Miss Carolyn Buck. II, spent
a week putting together a two
piece cherry-red wool suit that
took top honors in the annual
All Club dress revue at the
University of Maryland.
Miss Bucks suit won her the
trip to Chicago in November to
show her handiwork at the All
Club National Congress.
Miss Buck now is making q
wardrobe for her first year at
the University of Maryland.
During the summer Miss Buck
has been working in the Prince
Georges County Assessors Of
flee in the courthouse, Upper
Marlboro.
Alternate winner is Nola
Benedict, Of Glen Mar Park, a
sophomore at the University Of
Maryland.
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Parents Die, Boy Lives
In Brick Truck Crash

The crash Of car and a brick
loaded truck in Fairfax Coun-
ty claimed its second victim
yesterday.
Bruce McCraney, As, Of 112
West Cameron road, Falls
Church. died in Fairfax Hos
pital Of injuries suffered Fri
day in the accident on Route
Z, about q half mile west Of
Tyson's Corner.
Mr.. McCraney's wife, Mar
ian, A, died almost instantly
in the collision, which police
said demolished both the fam
ily's new 1861 sedan and the
truck belonging to the Hud-
son Brick Co. of Buckeystown,
Nd.
The McCraney's 8-year-old
son, David, was admitted to the
hospital for observation and
treatment of minor injuries.
The truck driver, John Berry,
2s, of Adamstown, Md, suf-
fered cuts and bruises.
Evening star., 1961-08-13

RICHMOND, Aug. IL (AP).
The State Capital Outlay
Commission recommended q
$11s.5 million six-year building
program yesterday including
sis million for construction
of . State mental hospital in
Northern Virginia.
The program includes also a
Recommendation that $1.2 mil
lonbe authorized for construc-
tioli Of q second regional Jail
farm to serve Eastern and
Northern Virginia.
Construction Of a mental
hospital in Northern Virginia
has long been urged. Propo-
merits have asked that the IA
cility, for intensive care of
mental patients, be located on
a tract adjacent to the newly
completed Fairfax Hospital on
GaHows road. Included also
is $4,000 asked for the George
Mason College branch of the
University of Virginia at Fair
fax.
In making its report, the
commission split IA on recon-
mendations for raising the nee
essary money.
A Seven-member majority
urged the 1862 General Assem-
bly@ to adopt q general retail
sales and use tax-something
the 1860 Assembly refused to
do.s
~
Year In Preparation
The commissions four-man
minority suggested a State in
Evening star., 1961-08-13
COP. Nominee
Takes First Swipe
AT Byrd Machine

PURCELLVILLE, Va, Aug
IL (AP)-The Republican can.
didate for Governor, H. Clyde
Pearson, took his first verba'
swipe at Virginia's Byrd organi-
zation today.
Speaking at a Loudoun Coun.
ty Republican picnic, Mr.
Pearson called the dominant
Democratic organization "ar
insidiously constructed pyra-
mid Of power concentrated in
the hands of a few persons
whose primary interest is the
perpetuation of their own po-
litical ascendancy."
Mr.. Pearson called the pres
ent administration of Virginia
neither Republican nor Demo-
cratic, but an "oligarchy."
The g. o. P. standard-bear-
Evening star., 1961-08-13
MONTGOMERY FACES ISSUE
Yeor-Round Schools Seen

Montgomery County's need
for more education is likely to
force a lengthening of the
school year, members of a
teachers and citizens group
declared yesterday.
While cautiously avoiding
outright approval or diSap-
proval of a plan to operate
schools year-round, members
of a study group on new ideas
presented their conclusions to
the board of education.
The findings, first semi
official reaction registered on
DR.. C. Taylor Whittier's "12-4
plan," were contained in a re-
port of the Montgomery
County Curriculum Study
Committee.
The plan may go into effect
on a trial basis In 1868. 1t
provides for three school terms
Of IL weeks each, separated by
four-week vacation periods.
Evening star., 1961-08-13

An anti-Tawes ticket for the
Maryland Democratic primary
headed by George p. Mahoney
took more solid form yesterday
as State Senator Samuel w.
Barrick Of Frederick announced
his candidacy for attorney
general.
Senator Barrick, who raped
the present administration of
Gov. Tawes in his announce
ment, is the second person on
the proposed ticket formally
to announce his candidacy. The
other is Delegate Blair Lee III,
who is running for the United
States Senate.
The source of the Barrick an
nouncement focused attention
on the strange political situa-
ton leading up to next years
primaries.
1t came from the office of
Geoge P. Mahoney. Mr.. Bar
rick is expected to run on a
ticket headed by Mr.. Mahoney
for Democratic nomination for
Governor.
But Mr.. Mahoney has not an
nounced himself.
Mentioned as possible con-
troller on the Mahoney ticket
is Baltimore City Councilman
Solomon Liss. Mr.. Liss is a
of the faction headed
by James H. (Jack) Pollack,
Northwest Baltimore political
leader, who has been feuding
with the Tawes administration.
Sickles. Prefers to Go Alone,
Delegate Carlton Sickles of
Prince Georges County, who
has announced for the Con-
at = Large nomina-
tion, said he had been ap-
preached by the Mahoney
group. He said he had "in-
heard the Governors
Evening star., 1961-08-13
Legion Auxiliary
Elects in Virginia

ROANOKE, Va, Aug. Il
(AP Mrs. William T. Cor
don of Tappahannock was
elected president of the Vir-
ginia American Legion auxil-
iary today.
Other new officers include,
Mrs. w. E. Payne, Arlington
chaplain; and Mrs. Joh r
Christy, Alexandria, vice presi-
dent.
District presidents named
include: Mrs. Jack Bell, Berry
vile. Z: Mrs. Martin D. White
Stafford, 8; and Mrs. Edns
Lind, Mclean, 10.
Evening star., 1961-08-13
Mount Etnu Erupts

CATANIA, Sicily, Aug. IL
(AP).-The northeast crater of
Mt. Etna belched cinders and
burning particles skyward to
1900 feet today in q renewed
outburst. Lava from the SUBJ
terminal crater added another
1000 feet to an advancing
column that has now flowed
more than half q mile. There
was no indication Of danger
to surrounding villages.
Evening star., 1961-08-13
TWO HURT AS CAR
ROLLS DOWN BANK

LEESBURG, Va, Aug. IL
SpeciaD Two men we're in
jured, one critically, today
when their car rolled out OF
control down a 30-foot en-
hankment on Route 7 east OF
Broad Run bridge.
The victims were identified
as Stanley j. Spurlock, about
20, of Leesburg, and Daulton
B. Rosson, 30, of Culpeper.
Both were taken to Loudoun
County Memorial Hospital.
Mr.. Rosson repeatedly was in
critical condition with head in
Juries. Mr.. Spurlock, who Suf-
fered possible fractures of the
arms and legs, was reported in
fair condition.
Rescue SquadSmen from the
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er said, THE present regime
loudly denounces the centrali-
zation of power in Washington
while they succeed in the CEN
tralization Of power in Rich
mond."
Mr.. Pearson promised his au-
dience a hard-hitting cam
paign beginning September /.
Evening star., 1961-08-13

Curriculum Study Committee
the best interests Of our So
ciety."
Turning to a related sub
ject. another group suggested
immediate improvement Of the
social science program - at
present "the least solid and
systematic of the academic
courses"
Members also urged school
officials to use wherever pos
sible such devices as televi-
sion, teaching machines and
"unorthodox and unusual"
systems to get their methods
across.
Able learners must be chal-
lenged to the limit of their
abilities" the committee stated.
while maintaining a balanced
offering for all students, the
potential resources of the able
learner should not be lost to
society"
For older age levels, a study
group recommended better ia
cilities for Montgomery Junior
College which, members said,
is presently overcrowded and
outmoded.
The committee noted that
five separate campuses in va
rious parts of the county may
some day be needed, but urged
that the institution remain on
a two-year basis rather than
expanding to q four-year pro-
gram.
Critical Of Courses
Educators. the committee de-
clared. should give serious con-
sideration to operating the COL
lege year-round. Training
would be speedier, facilities bet
ter used and more subjects
made available under such q
system.
Members were critical of the
county's sparse offering of
adult education courses, and
recommended a prompt rem
edy of that situation.
Some Of the more contro-
versial recommendations in the
report were reserved for the
teaching field.
Noting general diSsatisfac-
ton" among teachers with the
county'S merit pay program,
the group suggested q thorough
re-evaluation of that plan.
Other suggestions included
provisions for more clerical
help for teachers, increased
team teaching and more oppor-
tunities for advanced teacher
training.
IF all these recommended
tions were accepted" Mr.. Cam
inita admitted, "the school day
would be 79 hours long and
the budget would have to be
tripled."
The school board and staff,
he observed, will have to de-
termine which of the commit
tees proposals are workable
and desirable.
He explained that some Of
the recommendations were the
result Of committee compro-
misses. but that most members
generally agreed with the final
report.
A notable exception. he said,
was DR.. Mordecai Grossman,
who had challenged "the un-
derlying premises, the proceed
ures, the general outlook and
much of the specific content
Of this report"
Requested by the board In
April, 1860, the study consists
of two volumes published at q
cost Of more than $4,000.
Volume I, final report Of
the committee, is available
free to Montgomery County
residents, while Volume II, q
compilation of study group
findings, is on sale for So at
the board of education offices
in Rockville.
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This was the second largest
amount proposed.
Gov. Almond was briefed on
the report by Mr.. Morrissett,
who was accompanied by Mr..
Kuhn and Mr.. Kuhn's archi-
tectural and engineering assist
ant. Kenneth F. weimer.
Gov. Almond said he would
not take a position on rec
commended revenue methods to
avoid embarrassing the admin
istration which takes over next
January.
The majority group Of the
commission said it thought it
"unwise to adopt the income
tax Withholding plan with q
change in personal exemptions
at this time because it would
not meet either present or
future needs"
The majority said it believed
"a properly designed sales tax"
would meet revenue needs in
the 1962-64 budget period and
and would make it possible to
abolish or reduce certain other
taxes to provide needed help
for the heavily burdened coun-
ties and cities"
In addition, the 7-man group
said a sales tax would make it
unnecessary to re-enact some
or all Of the special liquor or
tobacco taxes enacted by the
1860 Assembly. The special
taxes came after the sales tax
proposals of Gov. Almonds
were defeated.
The majority members: State
Senator Thomas H. Blanton,
Bowling Green; Andrew w,
Clarke, Alexandria, former
State Senator; George Damn,
Arlington, former House OF
Delegates member; Ralph B,
Douglass, Norfolk, board chair
man Smith-Douglas Co., Inc. ;
William N. Neff, Abingdon,
former House member and ex-
president Of the State Board
of Education; Webster s.
Rhoads, jr., Richmond, board
chairman Miller q Rhoads,
and Delegate James w. Rob-
erts, Norfolk.
Ask Tax Elimination
The four-member minority
favoring a Withholding tax in
cluded Tax Commissioner Nor
rissett;; Mason w. johnson, jr.,
Richmond businessman; Gar
land E. Moss, Chase City busi-
nessman, and r. K. SerfaSs,
Staunton, Westinghouse execu-
tive.
Mr.. Serfass and Mr.. johnson
said that If a sales tax is i'm
posed the individual income
tax should be abolished.
The minority saw mo cogent
reason" why State income taxes
should not continue to be paid
in the spring Of the year fol-
lowing the income tax year
after credit is taken for the tax
withheld. Refunds would come
directly out of the State treas
ury.
Withheld taxes would be paid
directly into the State treas
ury through the State Taxation
Department by employers. The
trend, said the minority, has
been toward State income tax
Withholding among the States.
Thirty-two States now do it,
they said.
Projects recommended for
1962-1968 by the commission
included:
GeorEe Mason College Library
tenance building, S1O0, 900.
building, S3,50o,00 fieldhouse gym,
phase two, 81 million; dormitories.
S2,100,000: earth sciences building
$700.000; restoration of the rotunda,
Mary washington ColleEe-Physical
education building, $746.00O: dormi-
tory. S560,000.
Madison College, Harrisonburg -
Kitchen and dining hall, SS65, 900:
dormitories, S3.5 million: classroom
! building. S850,0OO: alterations to Har-
rison Hall, S275,O0O.
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not be neglected, declared tn
IN a report to the board Of
education. but should be
evolved from a solid foundation
Iof understanding the English
language.
A radical departure from
the liberal approach to educa-
ton so popular in recent years,
the 695-page report is ex-
pected to stir many controver-
sizes in county school circles
in coming months.
1t was prepared by a 26-
member committee of citizens
operating independently of
the school system. Headed by
Ludwig Caminita. jr.. a public
relations counsel, the group
was advised by $50 county
residents, teachers and non
teachers, whose recommenda-
tions helped to form the wide
ranging report.
Montgomery County schools
are generally excellent by US
ually accepted standards" the
group concluded, but added
that "in terms of what is need
ed and what is possible, our
performance falls short Of our
potential"
Observing that all learning
starts with communication. the
committee declared that Eng
lish is q priority subject area. +"
The report stated:
There is significant concern
by the residents of the county
that our children are not as
proficient in the basic skills as
they should be, and there is
national concern that the aver
age high school graduate is
not we'll skilled in the use Of
the English language"
Priority Stressed
As a consequence, the group
said, the teaching Of English
through reading, talking and
should take priority
over all other considerations. "
The committee specifically
recommended these measures
/. Children should be per-
mitted to progress in reading
development as they are ready.
Students might thus be placed
in classes according to reading
ability, rather than age, in the
lower grades.
2. Reading problems should
be remedied promptly at all
grade levels.
8. The fundamentals Of Ian
guage-phonetics, spelling and
grammar-should be empha-
sized throughout the elemen-
tary grades.
4. Composition and creative
writing should be taught ex-
tensively as soon as the stu
dent has an adequate vocabu-
larry.
S. Formal training in speech
techniques should be offered
to all students in high school.
Foreign Aid Urged
In a related study, the COM
mittee suggested that foreign
languages be taught more ex-
tensively at all levels, perhaps
starting at the fourth grade.
Seven schools presently offer
such courses on a pilot basis in
grades four and five. ....
Recommending that Wash
ington area specialists in many
fields be sought for occasional
or full-time teaching, the COM
mittee specifically suggested
that foreigners be encouraged
to assist in teaching languages.
The group also proposed that
some non-Western languages,
such as Chinese and Arabic,
should also be taught in high
school.
One Of the most insiStent
themes throughout the report
was the suggestion that new
methods be tried in practically
every field to improve teaching
and learning in an increasingly
complex age.
One study group, for exam
pie. urged the board to en-
courage the airing of con-
troversial issues, including re-
ligion, sex education and poll
tics.
Avoidance of fortnight con-
sideration Of such issues" the
group asserted, "is contrary to