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Evening star., 1961-10-12

Three Washington men were
arrested at Lexington Park in
st. Marys County, Md. yester-
day on charges of passing coun-
terfeit bills.
One of the suspects was iden-
titled by United States Secret
Service agents as James Toland,
Sc, of the 900 block Of Howard
road Sc. He was one of four
men convicted in November,
1860, in the $4,000 armed
holdup of a private club in
Frederick. Md. according to
the Secret Service.
Maryland State police. who
assisted in the arrest, listed the
other two suspects as Randall
I. Ward. 80, of the 1000 block
of Girard street NE. and Arm
old j. Rice, "a, of the 200 block
of Sixty first street NE.
They were seized yesterday
afternoon in tavern, the
Horseshoe Club, after State po-
lice and the St. Marys County
Sheriffs office were advised of
the passing OF phony bills at
the Farmers Market at Char
lotte Hall. Md, and the Two
Spot Club, another tavern in
Lexington Park.
Police said they recovered
eight counterfeit $40 bills,
which the Secret Service later
said were part of the batch of
more than a quarter-million
turned out recently by a Dan
vile CVaD counterfeit ring.
After their arrest by State
Trooper Ronald Ely and Deputy
Sheriff Bernard Redman. the
three suspects were taken to
the State police barracks at
Evening star., 1961-10-12
Tuwes See
Penal Chief
On Charges

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. IL (AP),.
Gov. Tawes said today he
will confer with the chairman
of the State Board of Correction
on a Washington County grand
jury report. which urged a
sweeping study of the States
prison system.
Gov. Tawes said he will meet
with G. c. A. Anderson, chair
man of the board. to examine
carefully the grand jury report,
then take whatever action the
situation demands"
The jury report. issued
Wednesday, said James Curran
State superintendent of pris-
ons, intervened in the .jury's in
vestigation of the Reformatory
for Males.
The panel charged yesterday
that Mr.. Curran ordered per-
sonnel at the reformatory-ir
nearby Breathedsville-to re-
frain from complaining tc
visiting juries.
In calling for the ,guberna-
torial prison review, the grand
jury cited charges of poor
leadership" political inter-
ference" and "complacency" in
connection with the penal
system.
The developments came as
the jurors concluded their
month-long hearings at the re-
formatory by issuing a report
sharply critical Of Mr.. Curran
The report, based on testi-
mony by 29 persons, including
the prison superintendent,
charged that during Mr.. Cur
rams administration "tumultu-
ous'' conditions had arisen at
the institution and that the
superintendent had exhibited
complete complacency regard
ing corrective measures"
Evening star., 1961-10-12

trying to curry favor with the
Byrd machine.
Asked what Arlington coulo
do to regain a larger percent
age Of taxes it sends to Rich
mond. Mr.. Mann replied:
Arlington County does gel
its fair share of taxes. That is
one iof the great frauds that
has been put across on the
people of Arlington. Money Is
allotted to Arlington on the
same basis as to all other
counties"
Noting that funds supplied to
the county through the Alco-
holic Beverage Control program
have not been cut even though
liquor sales at State stores in
Northern Virginia have dropped
he said:
Arlington is receiving more
money proportionately than
other areas under ABC funds. "
Gets Road Funds
He also pointed out that al
though Arlington actually is a
city, it gets highway appropri-
Evening star., 1961-10-12
IN TWo-HoUR DEBATE
Matthias Blasts Marlboro Report

That the drafters of the re-
port knew that some of their
recommendations were con-
trary to State law. but included
them anyway. He mentioned
specifically the recommended
ton that county elections be
nonpartisan so that Federal
Government employees could
participate.
This is a fraud" MIR. Ma
thias said. He said the COM
mittee should have known that
non-partisan elections were
against Maryland law. He said
later in the debate that this
argument was being used to
gain the support of the Federal
employees in the county.
That IA Of the reports rec
concentrations concerned zon-
ing, which has no bearing"
on the charter form of govern
ment.
He said that even with the
charter form of government
and home rule, county officials
would have little power over
zoning regulations which are
set by the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
That the report contained a
recommendation for a law
against conflict of interest sit
uations involving county en-
ployes. The county attorney
said that this already is a law,
and that the recommendation
was included because this is
what the people gobble up.
Why don't they (the commit
tee) be specific if they have
any allegations"
Mr.. Matthias also said that
figures in the report compar-
ing the budgets Of Prince
Georges and Baltimore Counties
were false. He said the report
tried to compare the gross
Prince Georges budget with
the operating budget of Balti-
more County. a county which
has home rule and an elective
executive.
Evening star., 1961-10-12
Four Facing
Lewd Churoe
In Book Sale

Four Montgomery County
drug store employees face OBJ
scenity charges in connection
with the sale of Henry Miller's
book, "Tropic of Cancer"
The four were arrested by
Montgomery County police yes
terday in the Drug Fair store
at 1870 Aspen Hill road, north
of Wheaton, by Detective Sergt
Stanley Harding and Detective
Lloyd Whalen.
The novel, written more than
30 years ago. once was banned
by United States Customs Off
cials from the United States be-
cause it was declared obscene
However, the Justice Depart
ment recently gave up its ef-
forts to keep the book from
being imported and the Post
Office rescinded its own order
banning mailing of the book.
Montgomery police said sale
OF the book violates the lewc
and indecent literature provi.
sions of Maryland law. The,
said they made the arrests after
buying a 95-cent paperbacl
copy Of the novel.
Charged with possession OF
sale" Of indecent literature anc
released on $500 bond apiece
we're:
Edwin L. Rogers, jr., 81, o.
1910 Evanston street, Rock,
willie. manager; Arnold L
Abramson. %, of 1904 New
H a mpshire avenue, Silver
Spring, assistant manager anc
Mrs. Sylvia L. Ramey, 81, o.
Clarksburg. and Mrs. Virginia ]
Blundon. 46, of 1903 Selfridge
road. Silver Spring. clerks.
Their hearings were set fol
october % in Silver Spring
Peoples Court. Penalty car
range up to a year in jail, 5000
fine, or both.
Evening star., 1961-10-12

SCoreroomS, the CAFETERIA, and
adjacent to a machine shop.
One of the storeroom classes
she said, contains is pupils who
work without chairs at three
tables because there are nc
desks, and who must use q
portable blackboard which is
poorly illuminated.
She said the school conducts
three such classes, one with 20
pupils.
In a typing class, Mrs. Tay-
lor told the school board, there
are not enough typewriters and
not enough tables for the type
writers they have"
She said a PTA group which
toured the school yesterday
morning saw some pupils using
the tops of sewing machines to
type on and said the pupils
had to put bricks under table
legs to bring the tables up to
the proper level.
No Gas, Water
One science class. Mrs. Tay-
lor said, has no gas or water
facilities. The one classroom
which does have gas and water
she said, is so crowded only one
child at a time is able to per-
form experiments.
AS a result, pupils graduate
form Parker-Gray with a
pretty good rating, but go or
to other schools and cannot
make the grade"
One board member proposed
a regional research and de-
velopment" center to cope witt
area-wide school problems fol
Northern Virginia.
The member, James A. Dono.
van. a State Department aide
Evening star., 1961-10-12

ations according to favorable
rates allowed counties.
Republican Donald Whyte,
who derisively used the word
machine" 13 times during a
five minute speech, charged
that Virginia is gripped by a
callous. reactionary Democratic
organization which is cynically
indifferent to Arlington and
| concerned primarily with per
petuating itself.
Our opponents will tell you
that they. too, advocate many
of these measures we propose
But I remind you that they are
machine candidates and that
they are part and parcel Of that
machine" he said.
They cannot nor will not
oppose the machine because if
they do they will lose its sup
port. They will consistently
vote the machine way, and if
they do pretend to advocate any
reform measures, they will do
so only to the extent of lip
service"
Cites Efforts
Delegate William Winston
argued that the Democratic
delegation from Arlington has
been one Of the most effective
teams in the House of Dele
gates and cited its efforts in
promoting a branch college and
mental institution in Northern
Virginia together with enact
ment of a transit compact for
the area.
The third incumbent, Mrs.
Kathryn Stone, asserted that
she and her colleagues have re-
flected the enlightened and
forward-looking views of North
ern Virginia"
Agreeing that reapportion-
ment of legislative seats will
be the most important task con-
fronting the next General AS
sembly. she commented: Il
can't imagine less likely way
of getting a fair reapportion-
ment for Arlington than to
send a Republican delegation
to Richmond"
Republican John Epaminonda
contended that accomplish
ments for which the Democrats
claim credit have been long
overdue anyway and disputed
Mr.. Mann, saying: Il think
most of the money is going
down to Southside Virginia, not
to Northern Virginia because
they (the Democrats) are too
passive"
Asks Tax Steps
His other running mate. AL
win Smell, urged liberalization
Of corporation and depreciation
tax laws to accelerate industri-
alization of Virginia and pro-
posed establishment of an In
dustrial Development Agency.
All of the candidates indi-
Gated they oppose a sales tax,
the poll tax and blank registra-
tion law, but that they would
favor a withholding tax.
They appeared before men,
bers Of several different civic
associations meeting together
at the Rock Spring Community
Center.
Evening star., 1961-10-12

appointed to the city school
board last May. said There is
a great need for attack by all
Of Northern Virginia on COM
mon problems"
The research center, Mr..
Donovan said, could lead to an
area school for retarded chill
dren, which he termed "the
kind Of thing you can only get
at through a cooperative ven-
ture."
Also. he said. the center
could fill a need as a clear
ing house for area-Wide school
cooperation on mutual prob
lens like teacher merit pay
and curriculum aids.
The research center, he sug-
gested, might be paid for
jointly by Alexandria, Fairfax
City. Fairfax County. Arling-
ton, Falls Church and Prince
William County.
Mr.. Donovan said a recent
conference Of State educators
demonstrated a need for juris-
dictions ito stop fighting each
other" with competitive teacher
salaries and start cooperating.
Sees Precedents
He pointed to the newly
built Northern Virginia Ju-
venile Detention Center and
the Greater Washington Edu-
cational Television Association
as precedents for regional CO.
operation.
In other business, the board
once again, by a 3-2 vote, re-
'jected a proposal by Mrs. Dan
E. Kerbel to seek enactment of
a compulsory school attendance
law. Alexandria is currently
the only area jurisdiction with
cut such a law.
Mrs. Kerbel, vice chairman
Of the board. urged the board
to seek city council enact
ment of the law after a citizen,
A. o. Maxi, Of 1913 Hickory
street, said he was appalled,"
when his r-old-daughter
came home and said she didn't
have to go to school," Mr.. Maxi
said this is pretty horrible
situation"
The move was supported by
Mr.. Donovan who said the law
would be a good public re-
lationS" move.
Law Is Opposed
Herbert Early, president of
the city's PTA Council, opposed
the law on the ground it would
not solve the problem" of
dropoutS. Aligned in opposition
against Mrs. Kerbel and Mrs.
Donovan were the chairman,
Thomas B. Mechling. Hite w.
Sweeney and German Ridgely.
Board member Frank Luckett
was absent.
The board last night decided
it would no longer accept iden-
tical bids for supplies. after
Mr.. Donovan said there's
something peculiar about re-
ceiving three identical bids and
dividing business exactly the
same across a number of
years"
The board in July received
three identical bids from local
coal Suppliers. accepted them,
and apportioned the business
on the basis of taxes paid to
the city by the suppliers. It
was later revealed the same
bids had been entered by the
firms in recent years.
Evening star., 1961-10-12
Montgomery Votes
Peak Teachers Paw

= The Montgomery County
sSchool Board last night voted
Ito raise teachers salaries to the
highest level in the Metropoli-.
Ian Area. ..
~ The salary increase ranged
from $317.50 for beginning
teachers with bachelors de-
grees to $1.1l0 for beginning
teachers with doctorates. Sal
ares for outstanding, expert
cenced teachers with masters
degrees and credits toward doc
torates passed the $4,000 mark
for the first time. The board
raised its maximum salaries,
already the highest in the area.
The vote was 4 to 8, with
the three opposing members
dissenting because they wanted
higher increases in certain
categories.
The cost to the county of the
teacher salary increases will
be approximately 'S2:5 million,
James C. Falcon, the board
budget officer, said.
Calls Raises Poor"
| However, the executive, secre-
ltary Of the teachers associa-
Itlon termed the raises very
ipoor." Arthur D. Simonds of
1.-THE Montgomery County Edu-
lcation Association said he was
i"disappointed in the amount of
1.-THE base pay and the cut back"
,on his proposal maximum for
ian experienced teacher.
He said the raise, the first
in three years" was not good
for the county with the high
est per capita buying power
m the country" He noted that
although it was highest in the
Metropolitan Area now, Mont
gcmery County'S new pay
schedule would not be effective
until July. 1862. and other
jurisdictions would probably
again raise salaries for the
1923 year.
The new salary provides
a $4,817.50 minimum and
a $3.50 maximum for
teachers with bachelor
degrees. The. District offers
$4,000 and $7,O95. The current
Montgomery salary range for
bachelor degree holders is
4.5Oo and $1,000. Alexandria
gives starting Salary of 81. 700,
while other suburbs offer
$4.50O.
The masters degree range
was raised to S5,405 and $9.870
compared to the $4.700 to
$500 in current salary sched-
Ules. The District offers teach
ers with masters degrees $500
for the first year with a 1888
maximum.
Higher Level
a.. Salaries for teachers with
masters degrees and credits to-
ward doctorates were raised TO
S5,640 and Sl0,105 (current:
$4,000 and S8,700). Teachers
with doctorates will receive
$6,110 to $10,575 current:
$500 and $4,000 under the
new scale.
All salaries are figured on a
10-month year and the maxi
mum level includes merit pay
raises after IA years service.
The Board also raised the
salaries of school administra-
tive and supervisory personnel
correspondingly.
5eThe pay raise was passed by
a 4-to-3 vote ofthe board
with Mrs. Ely Mauer. Mrs.
Samuel Keker and Paul How
ard opposed. More than SO
teachers crowded the board
room to listen to the discus
sion which was filled with nu-
merous suggested amendments.
The pay raises are subject to
county council approval in the
overall budget. e.
Evening star., 1961-10-12
State Aid to Arlington
Is Foir, Mann Declares
By JOHN BARRON
Star STAR Writer

Arlington Delegate Harrison night
the county receiving its fair share of State appropriations
and that statements the contrary constitute fraud
He made the assertion during joint appearance with
Republican legislative candidates who three
cratic incumbents of neectvey representing Arlington
Evening star., 1961-10-12
Area Negro School
Held Overcrowded
BY JOHN NEARY
Star staff Writer

Aexandrias Negro high school badly overcrowded and
poorly equipped PTA official told board last night
The board called for investigation.
Mrs Elsie Taylor vice president the Parker-Gray High
School PTA told the board the school holds classes in
Evening star., 1961-10-12
Benefit Concert Set

A benefit concert featuring
GuitariSt Charlie Byrd will be
held at $50 pm. Sunday at
the Rockville Civic Center with
proceeds going to the land fund
of the Rockville Unitarian
Church.
Evening star., 1961-10-12
Waterfront Possibility

Discussed the possibility OF
extending the Southwest water
front bulkhead beyond the
northwest limits of its present
design, and left a decision on
this for future settlement.
Decided to offer for sale, at
a fixed price Of $6 a square foot,
a total Of 36.833 square feet of
land on the west side of South
Capitol street, between L and
M streets S.W. The award is to
be made on the outcome of a
competition based on the value
Of the improvements" and the
quality Of design and skill in
overall planning" provided the
Urban Renewal Administration
agrees to this type of DISPOSE
ton method.
Approved RIA land-Sale
negotiations with McLachlen
Banking Corp. which seeks ad-
ditional land adjacent to it's
property at the corner of
Twelfth and D streets S.W. for
parking and possible future ex-
pansion.
Evening star., 1961-10-12

For high and low tides at the follow
int points subtract times indicated
from the above.
Annapolis, 3H hours; Bloody Point
Light, 4a hours; Colonial Beach, .
hours; Deale, Az hours; Solomon'S 5
Island, Ga hours; Point Lookout. 7ts
hours. g.
Evening star., 1961-10-12
RIA Backs
Tract Deal
At$475,OOO

The Redevelopment Land
Agency yesterday approved the
purchase of a Southwest area
tract owned by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad at a cost of
$475, 900.
Boundaries Of the railroad
tract are Maryland avenue and
Ninth, Tenth and D streets S.W.
The agency, in another action
affecting redevelopment in
Southwest Washington, Sched-
uled a public hearing at 10 am.
october 25. on the award of
an eight-acre tract to the Tiber
Island Corp, on the basis of
an architectural competition.
The land is bounded by Fourth,
Sixth, M and N streets.
Other Actions
The RIA also:
Extended for a second period
Of 80 days the time within
which the Washington Society
for the Blind may exclusively
negotiate for the purchase of
a Southwest tract on which it
hopes to build a headquarters.
Reported six prospective re-
developers were interested in
entering another architectural
competition for the award of
a Southwest apartment and
town-house tract bounded by
M, Fourth and N streets and
delaware avenue S.W. Dead
line on this competition is
November l..
Evening star., 1961-10-12
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

The Sun and the Moon
80 Rises Sets
Sun today 7:14a.m. 6:35 pm.
Sun tomorrow 7:l5am 6:33 .. m
Moon today - g:5l am. S:3S pm.
Automobile lights must be turned
on one-half hour after sunset
Evening star., 1961-07-23

For high and low tides at the foIloW-
ing points subtract times indicated
from the above:
Annapolis. 3h hours; Bloody Point
Light, "a hours, Colonial Beach, g
hours; Deale. IA hours; solornons
The Sun and the Neon
Rises Sets
Sun today - 500 am. 1928 pm.
Sun, tomorrow 6:02 am. S:27 pm,
"Oon %ntomoSi. TUSay l,rht; must pR b. turned ON
one-haH hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1961-07-23
McCurdeII Heads
Maryland Legion

BALTIMORE, July % (AP),
-Rollin McCardell, q williams
port businessman, was elected
commander Of the Maryland
Department Of the American
Legion today. Mr.. McCardell
50. succeeds Edward L. Walms-
ley Of Sudlersville.
Others elected at the final
session Of the annual four-day
state convention we're: Senior
vice commander, Oliver A. Wat
kins, Baltimore: Junior vice
commander, Thomas Mccall,
Northern Central District;
treasurer, Charles Law, Balti-
more; historian. John Devlin,
Cumberland; sergeant-at-arms,
Cliff Ross, Cheverly and Judge
advocate. Edgar Smith. Green
belt.
The legion's auxiliary elected
Mrs. c. AphonSa Needy Of
Boonsboro as president.
Evening star., 1961-07-23
Boiling, Anocostio
EIiqibIe for Renewal

his opinion last week that the
National Capital Planning
Commission has advised him
that blight does exist.
william e. Finley, NCPC di-
rector. said, We're very pleased
with the corporation counsel's
new ruliung because this is the
last big piece Of undeveloped
land in the District.
I'VE feel very strongly that
1t should be properly planned
and developed. The Southwest
win be, finished by 1865 and
this area will be about the
same size as Southwest"
Both the NCPC and the Re
development Land Agency have
advocated placing urban re-
newal control over redevelop-
ment Of about $40 acres Of
Boiling Air Force Base and
AnacoStia Naval Station ex-
pected to be declared surplus
by next year. 80
Evening star., 1961-07-23
TODAYS WEATHER

District and vicinity-Mostly
sunny, continued hot and hui
mid today and tomorrow.
chance of scattered afternoon
,or evening thundershowers.
High today near 95.
. Maryland and Virginia -
Mostly sunny, continued hot to-
day and tomorrow, scattered
afternoon and evening thuI1-
xiershowers. High today 50 to
be except in 80s in mountains.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Mostly southwest
winds, S to 10 knots today.
mostly fair, chance of scat
tered thundershowers this aft
sernoon and evening. locally
Strong winds. Visibility S to 10
1miles.
High and low of last "a
Ihours: High, "a, at 2:45 pm.
yesterday: low, IA, at 6 am.
yesterday.
Resort Areas To-day
ocetn beaches-Mostly fair. high
cSesspeak. Bay-Mostly fair, hish
no0 to 96.
Cape Hatteras area-Mostly fair,
shiehest in upper sos. ...
Skyline Drive Thundershowers
high 7S to S5.
Evening star., 1961-07-23

A major obstacle to urban
renewal development of sur
plus areas Of the Boiling and
Anacostia airfields has been re-
moved.
Chester Gray, District cor
poration counsel, ruled last
week on the basis Of additional
information that this land is
eligible for designation as an
urban renewal project.
/. Mr.. Gray had handed down
an. opinion two months ago
that the Commissioners could
not approve the military IN
stallation property for an urban
renewal project.
He said at that time that
the Governments power to ac-
quire land for urban renewal
is limited to. "slum or blight"
areas and that the two military
installations are not in this
category.
However, Mr.. Gray said in
Evening star., 1961-07-23
Foirfux Police
Set Up Shop
In New Buildino

The Fairfax County Police
Department is operating out
Of its new 1854, 900 headquar-
ters building.
The department completed
its move last night out of the
cramped quarters in the coun-
ty courthouse and into the air.
conditioned structure.
The building, on q new road
at the end of Page street, is
about a 100 yards from the
school systems new administra-
ton building in the City Of
Fairfax. NJ
The red brick two-story
police building was financed
by q bond issue approved by
voters last year.
The jail will remain in q
wing Of the courthouse, Seret.
E. G. Columbus said. Booking
facilities and an interview
room also will be maintained
in the courthouse.
Evening star., 1961-07-23
Animal Handler
Dies of Gunshot

Herman Gray. 48, q Govern
ment animal caretaker at Belts
vile, Md, was found dead Of q
shotgun wound in his home at
Gilbert, Howard County, yes
terday, State police reported.
Trooper j. B. Singhass said
Mr.. Gray's body was discovered
by a friend, Jesse 8. See. who
went to. his home on q visit.
Mr.. See found the body on q
couch. Mr.. Gray, a bachelor,
had shot himself in the chest
with a 20 gauge single barrel
shotgun, Trooper Singhass said.
He said that Mr.. Gray had
been in Ill health.
Evening star., 1961-07-23

training on May 5, he was fea-
tured in q newspaper article as
the smallest man ever to COM
plete the course. He attended
Annandale High School and
joined the Navy two years ago
his mother said.
One Of his superiors said yes
terday:
"McKeown didn't like cold
water, so we sent him on the
Greenland assignment for his
probation period. He made it
with flying colors. And he came
back a hero"