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Evening star., 1961-03-08

President Nkrumah on tele-
vision. How did he impress
him? IT will wait till he
comes here" was the Sheikh's
diplomatic reply.
French Ambassador Herve
Alphand. receiving condo
lences on his recent fire
from Vietnamese AmbasSa-
dor Tran Van Chuong, said
that repairs can't take place
until several bids on the job
have been received. The EN-
bassy was partly insured, he
said.
AS for the strange Korean
music played at the party, it
Evening star., 1961-03-08
To Organize
Polo School

The Potomac Polo Club is
planning to organize a polo
school to enable qualified
horsemen to receive ba asic
and advanced instruction.
At a recent meeting the
club elected Comdr. Bob
Monahan, USN, to serve as
president in 1861. Also elect
ed were Bill Malone, vice
president; Thomas Dowd
secretary-treasurer, and Jeff
Davis, Frank Wilson and DR..
Evening star., 1961-03-08

is just as strange to her as 1t
is to US, said Nine. Heshun
Kim. daughter of the Ambas-
sador. 1t was old court music
and the music Koreans are
familiar with is American
music, she said. She wore
Western dress, but both
Nine. Chang and Nine. Koh,
wife of the Minister who
stood in the receiving line
with the hosts, were in ma
tive Korean dress. The host
ess' dress was of lovely aqua
silk; Nine. Koh's of white
and red silk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01
Cathedral Drive
Called Success

The 1861 sustaining campaign
for Washington Cathedral has
reached IS per cent Of its $780,
900 goal with $85,619 contrib
uted to date, w. John Kenney
general chairman. has an
nounced.
The announcement was made
at victory tea party for volun-
teer workers in st. Adams
School trophy room. The Right
Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop of
Washington, and the Very Rev.
Francis B. Sayre. jr., dean of
the cathedral, were the hosts.
Dean Sayre told the gather
ing, This is the most success
full campaign we have ever had.
When all the contributions are
in, We anticipate reaching
s1o5.000."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01
Staying Jury
Selection Slow

Attempts continued today to
select a District Court jury to
try first degree murder charges
against five men in the fatal
shooting last December OF
Grocer Victor Schery.
In more than two days Of try
ing thus far 22I prospective
Jurors have been called. There
are eight lawyers representing
the five defendants.
Judge Charles Mclaughlin
ruled Monday that each de-
PENDANT would be entitled to IL
peremptory challenges instead
of the usual total of 20 chal-
lenges for the defense in a
capital case.
40 Challenges Left
OF their so challenges, de-
tense lawyers still had 20 left.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Thomas Flannery also had
IL Of his preemptory challenges
left.
Eighty prospective jurors
were called Monday morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01
SpreckeIs Death
Ruled Accidental

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov.
(AP)-A corners jury yester-
day attributed the death OF
multi millionaire Adolph B
Spreckels II to an accidental
fall.
Mr.. Spreckels, 40, died last
week after striking his head
against a stone column at a
Phoenix motel. An autopsy
showed he suffered a brain
hemorThage.
Witnesses told the coroner's
jury that Mr.. Spreckels, heir
to a sugar fortune, appeared in
toxicated and refused assist
ance in reaching his room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01
Ears Have Runqe
OF 10000 Sounds

NEW YORK-Your ears do
amazing things for you - let
you hear thunder and a
faint whisper. The one is 10
million times as loud as the
other.
Your ears can make out
300 degrees of softness and
loudness. They can recognize
400. 900 sounds and /, 500 varia-
tons of highneSs and lowness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01
u. S. to Send
AutobuhnAid
IF Necessary
BY the Associated Press

os TIC AoeOEldtGu russ
The State Department say;
united States military author
tiles in Berlin can send assist
snce vehicles on the express
highway connecting West Ger
many with Berlin whenever
they feel it necessary to do so
Press Officer Lincoln White
was asked yesterday to com.
ment on incidents in which
Soviet military personnel turned
back such vehicles on the Auto
balm Monday. Berlin dispatches
said the military patrols, whose
stated purpose is to aid Amer
lean motorists who run into
trouble on the trip through
East Germany, apparently have
been suspended.
: Mr.. White said it is not en-
tirely clear on what happened
on the highway; nevertheless
he said, he wanted to nail down
a principle.
s'They Omitted States author
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01
Crowded School Tries
cam Teaching Plan

handwriting or science, al
classes in one grade are COM
bined under one teacher in the
auditorium or lunchroom. Her
colleagues help on the floor.
"One thing we have solved
is having the kids in school
five hours a day, instead of
part-time," Miss Leiper pointed
out with satisfaction. At last
count there were 1900 children
in primary and secondary
grades forced to attend part.
time in the District.
One basic" sixth-grade
class Of slower learners has to
use the Kimbau teachers
lunchroom in the afternoon,
Miss Leiper said.
A Sacrifice
We've had to lose the
regular use Of the auditorium
and lunchroom completely.
They should be a part of the
whole school program, not
claSsrooms," she said.
Last year. Kimbau had a 10
room "annex" at nearby SouSa
Junior High School, but the
area was redlstricted and I'VE
were diSpossessed," Miss Leiper
said. She added that she has
had experience with part-time
classes for primary-grade chill
dren, and wants no part of it.
The new system also gives
the Kimball primary children
their own rooms.
Miss Edith A. Lyons, assist
ant superintendent for elemen-
tary education, said she is
watching the Kimball stop gap
with interest. But she said she
would not recommend it for
adoption elsewhere until it has
undergone further trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01

tiles in Berlin) have the author.
ity, and they will use it" If they
consider it desirable to send out
the jeep partols.
He said he did not know
whether this specific issue
came up in the talks between
Llewellyn Thompson, the United
States envoy to Moscow, and
Soviet Foreign Minister Andre.
A. Gromyko on Friday, or last
Sunday when Mr.. Thompson
met Mr.. Gromyko's deputy
". v. Kuznetsov.
The essence Of these talks
Mr.. White reiterated, was the
basic question of the "ob-
structed access Of allied per-
sonnet to East Berlin"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01
Oldest Trademark

LONDON.-The Oldest trade
mark symbol yet discovered is
a triangle scratched on his fin
'ished product some 1000 years
ago by an obscure potter. II
is on display in the British
Museum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01
3 Teen-Agers Killed
As Cor Rums Truin

SANBORN, Iowa, Nov. /
(AP). = A car carrying four
Iowa teen-agers smashed into
a long freight train last night,
killing three of them and crit
ically injuring the fourth.
The accident occurred at a
Milwaukee Railroad crossing
four miles west Of this North
west Iowa town. j..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01
BY DAVID BREASTED
Star staff Writer


Overcrowded Kimball Ele-
mentary School is trying out q
new way to stretch precious
classroom space.
Miss Mary r. Leiper. prin-
cipal Of the Southeast WASH
iIsgton school. has thrown an
emergency form of team
teaching" into the breach.
1T is the first attempt of its
kind here to combat enrolment
conditions in which some ele-
mentary schools are having to
use everything but the broom
closets.
I'VE had to meet a situa-
ton in which the building was
designed for 600, and 1000
students have to be housed, /"
said Miss Leiper, "and it's not
a solution to the school con-
struction problem"
System Developed
Forced to use the auditorium
and lunchroom, no substitutes
for claSSrooms. Miss Leiper
worked out this system:
The 500 children in grades
3 to 6, stay in the same class
rooms. on either morning or
afternoon shifts, for their basic
subjects. such as reading or
mathematics. Miss Leiper fig
.ured this would at least give
them clasSrooms and quiet for
three hours a day.
But you can't conduct three
different music classes at the
same time in the same audi
forum or lunchroom without
'bedlam. So for general sub
jects, such as music, poetry,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01

$500 block of Fifth street NV;
James v. Washington, 20, of
the 80 block of Fifth street
Sc, and James NJ. Dykes, Is,
of the 100 block of Sumner
road Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01

Another 43 were called that aft.
ernoon. Sixty were called yes
terday, exhausting the supply
Thirty EIGHT more were called
this morning.
Most Of the jurors excused
were let go for cause, thus not
using up defense and prosecu-
ton challenges. More than 40
persons said they had scruples
about the death penalty.
Some of the prospective jur-
ors, learning the murder trial
might last two or three weeks,
said they had just finished
serving in the Irwin c. Scarbeck
case, which lasted more than
three weeks. and needed a
break.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-01
Slain in Robbery

Mr.. Schery was slain Deem
Der % during a robbery at his
store. The defendants are all
charged with robbery and un-
authorized use of a motor We
hicle in addition to first-degree
murder. They are;
Leon jackson, %, of the 310C
block of Twenty fourth street
Sc; Charles S. Coleman, 20, OF
the 900 block of Fifth street
Sc; Carl Tatum, 10, of the
Evening star., 1961-03-27

Merritt Ruhlen, board mem
ber. said he objected to any
statement that the board had
approved the film. 81 have very
grave doubts as to whether it's
accurte," he said. "It's very
desirable to show both sides. "
The film depicts student dem
onstrations against the House
Un-American Activities Com
mittee in San Francisco last
May. 1t has been praised as
an accurate portrayal of Com
munist subversion of youth and
attacked as distorted and mac
curate.
Assistant School Supt. George
Pope said the board never had
commented on the film and
was not asked to comment.
He said Mr.. WoodSon has
given tn eassociation permis-
sion to show the film to teach
ers. Association President Roy
Fry, who prepared the letter,
was probably thinking of the
superintendent and the board
as one and the same thing" he
said.
Mr.. Fry said he would stand
on the statement by Mr.. Pope
Evening star., 1961-03-27
Letter on Anti-Red Film Causes,
Stir Among Educators in FaiFfdx

A letter from the teachers
association in Fairfax urging
school board employees to see
the controversial film Opera
ton Abolition" has stirred up
its own controversy.
The letter from the Fairfax
Education Association says
that both School Supt. w. T.
Woodson and the school board
"are anxious that all school
board employees see this film
and become aware Of what has
happened and what can hap
pen."
But board members said they
had not even discussed the film
formerly and had never indi-
Gated the board wanted it
shown to teachers.
School Board Chairman
Theodore S. Heriot said board
members saw the film last
month through chance" It
was shown by staff members
after a budget discussion, he
said, and most board members
stayed to see it.
II feel very strongly we
should not be quoted as asking
teachers to see the film-par-
ticularly such a controversial
one-unless we have done so,"
he said.
Evening star., 1961-03-27

Boothe as my candidate for
lieutenant governor.
Mr.. Boothe had been selected
as the speaker for the dinner,
but withdrew after he entered
the race for the nomination.
He was present as a guest,
however, and in some informal
remarks told the gathering
that with the proper kind of
leadership, we're going to re-
turn Virginia to the Demo-
cratic party"
Mr.. Boothe is running in the
second spot on a ticket gen.
orally agreed as opposing the
dominant organization-backed
ticket Of Attorney General A.
8. Harrison, jr., for governor,
State Senator Mills E. Goodwin,
jr., Of Suffolk for lieutenant
governor and State Senator
Robert Y. Button of Culpeper
for attorney general. 1t. Gov
A. E. S. Stephens heads the
ticket Mr.. Boothe is running
on, but so far no candidate has
been found for attorney gen.
eral.
Mrs. Whitford was named
to the 9th District G. o. p
State Central Committee over
B. H. Middleton, chairman oi
the Albemarle County Republi-
can Committee.
Her predecessor, Mr.. Straug-
han, resigned after his election
as national committeeman.
Evening star., 1961-03-27
April 8 Vote Set
In County Area

North Chevy Chase Village
residents will hold the annual
meeting April 3 to vote on the
community'S tax rate and
budget for fiscal 1961-62 and
to elect two members of the
village Citizens Committee
which governs it.
OF particular interest is q
proposal to reduce the present
tax rate by five cents-to 20
cents per 500 assessed valu-
ation-despite an increased
budget and municipal services.
The meeting will be held at
8 pm. at the North Chevy
Chase Elementary School.
Evening star., 1961-03-27
Civil War Group
ToHeur Almond

RICHMOND, Mar. 81 (AP).
The Virginia Civil War Com
mission said that Gov. Almond
will deliver the address at the
kickoff dinner for the Civil
War Centennial at the Hotel
John Marshall here April %.
The dinner, at which local
Virginia centennial commit
tees will be honored, will be
the commissions principal So
;ial affair of the year. Mem
oers Of the General Assembly
and representatives Of histori-
cal groups will be invited.
It will precede ceremonies the
following day marking the an
niversary Of Gen. r. E. Lees
acceptance Of the Virginia
armed forces.
Evening star., 1961-03-27
VIRGINIA BRIEFS
BoptistsHit
LiquorLow
Extension

RICHMOND, Mar. 27 (AP).-
The Virginia Baptist Brother
hood unanimously approved a
resolution Saturday urging a
positive and active stand"
against any move to extend
State drinking laws.
The group. at its annual
meeting here, declared itself
"unalterably opposed" to the
proposed liquor-by-the-d rim K
legislation.
In another resolution, the
group commended President
Kennedy for his stand against
the use of Federal funds for
parochial schools.
Marine Maj. William E,
Gardner of Annandale was
elected president.
Evening star., 1961-03-27

I'VE probably confused the SUI
perintendent with the board"
The film was secured from q
member Of a Fairfax County
group called the Citizens Coun-
Gil to Combat Communist Con-
spiracy. The film Is to be
shown on four afternoons in
four high schools.
Evening star., 1961-03-27

Moore Of Berryville. who has
held the speakership for six
terms. and Delegate John War
ren Cooke Of Mathews, Demo-
cratic floor leader and chair
man of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
Although there was no def
inite indication that Mr.. Cooke
would try for the job, it was
believed he had behind him a
majority of the expected Demo-
cratic membership of the 1862
House. This majority is COM
posed Of the Young Turk
and m o derate organization
men, q smaller group of dele
gates already con diti opally
committed to him and another
smaller group of liberal or anti
Organization delegates.
BOOthe Gets Backing
In other political activity:
il. Democratic Representative
Jennings Of the 9Th district
said he was backing State Sen
ator ArmiStead l.. Boothe o1
Alexandria in the Democratic
primary for Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
2. Mrs. Virginia Lee Whit
ford of Marshall, secretary
treasurer Of the 9th district
Republican Committee since
1858, was elected to succeed
Nile Straughan of Fredericks.
burg on the districts State Cen.
tral Committee.
The breakdown Of supporter.
behind Mr.. Cooke for the
speakership included tht
young Turk" faction which
previously had Tentatively
formed behind Delegate George
M. Cochran Of Staunton. They
had decided their best chance
Of ending Mr.. Moore's lonl
tenure-the longest in Vir'
Evening star., 1961-03-27
100000 Tuqs Sold

RICHMOND, Mar. 81 (AP).
Almost 100000 Virginia au-
tomobile owners have purchased
1861 license plates since they
went on sale March Is, c. H.
Lamb, commissioner Of motor
vehicles, said Saturday.
However. Mr.. Lamb said ap-
proximately 100000 more car
owners - still must apply for
the plates before the deadline
midnight April IS. He said all
license agencies in the State
will be open the final day,
which is a Saturday.
Evening star., 1961-03-27

ginia history-waS to join the
coalition behind Mr.. Cooke.
The word was that Mr.. Cooke
had agreed to two conditions
they had demanded in return
for their support. These were
that Mr.. Cooke would step
down voluntarily after two or
three terms as speaker and
that he would accept some
form of steering or advisory
committe to share the speak
er's power in assigning House
members to committees.
The speaker has great in
fluence over legislation in the
House. He makes committee
aSSignments-and can place
members who share his view
points on the major commit
tees: He also is chairman Of
the Mouse Rules Committee.
Opposition to another term
/ for Mr.. Moore is based partly
on his long tenure. partly on
charges he has packed House
committees with members
pledged to his ultra -conserva-
tive viewpoint, partly on
charges he has bottled up legis-
lation in the Rules Committee,
and partly as a by-product of
the organizations split over
Gov. Almonds school and fiscal
programs. Mr.. Moore also has
been charged generally with US
ing the speakers power to de-
mand rigid conformity to the
old-guard organization line.
Jennings Dinner Speaker
Mr.. Jennings Endorsement
Of Mr.. Boothe for the lieuten.
ant governors nomination
came Saturday night at 9
Smyth County Jefferson-Jack.
son Day fund-raising dinner
He told the applauding Grove
that he was backing Mr.
Evening star., 1961-03-27
ID Dozen Eggs Stolen

Someone stole IA dozen eggs
last night from a car parked
in the 800 block Of East Dun
can avenue, Alexandria.
Charles H. Courtney, 300
East Duncan avenue, owner of
the eggs and the car. said the
thief broke two eggs on the
front seat.
Evening star., 1961-03-27
Sacred Concert

The choir and ensemble of
Kings College. Briarcliff
Manor, N. Y, will present a
concert Of sacred music at 7:3O
o'clock tonight in Alexandria
Methodist Protestant Church,
1902 West Braddock road, Alex
andria.
Evening star., 1961-03-27
Showdown Neors in Race
For Virginia Speokership

RICHMOND, Mar. 81 (AP).
The showdown stage is ap-
preaching in one of Virginia's
more important political con-
tests-a contest in which there
are no ballots and little activity
for the public to see.
The contest is for the
speakership of the House of
Delegates. one Of the most
powerful and influential spots
in the General Assembly. AS of
the week end the list of con-
testants apparently had mar
rQwed to two-E. Blackburn
Evening star., 1961-03-27
TIDEWATER GROUP FACES
A HARE-RAISING PROBLEM

RICHMOND (AP)-A delegation from the Tidewater
appear before Virginia Advisory Legislative Coun-
Gil Committee hearing here today to ask that something be
done about the rabbit problem
The problem the delegation is concerned about isn't
might be expected the Of too many rabbits Just
the contrary.
They're upset because the rabbits in the Tidewater
aren't multiplying and getting scarce They
want the committee which is studying State game laws
to see what can be DONE
, 1961-02-25
CALL o BIDS

Sealed bids, in quadrupli
ate, will be received at tie
Department Of Property and
Procurement, Division 0 t
Procurement, Christiansted,
st. Croix, Virgin Islands, until
HOO A. M. March8, 1861.
Crushed Stone
The Government reserves
the right to reject any or all
bids, to waive any i~nformality
in bids and, unless otherwise
specified by the Government
or by the bidder, to accept
any item in the bid.
Copies Of Invitation to bid
may be obtained from the Di-
vision Of Procurement, Chris
tiansted, St. Croix, US. Virgin
Islands.
cARLoS DOWNING
Commissioner Of Property
and Procurement
Alphonso RomneY
District Supervisor
, 1961-02-25
01zNllIIz3
Sum- on.-T Tues.
Feb. 26, q, %
United Artists present
THE GALLANT HOURS"

James Cagney Dennis Weaver
and Ward Costello
This is an exciting story of the
famed US. Naval Hero, Admiral
William F. Halsey, the "BulP' Of
the Pacific! find the enemy
and attack repeat attack! This
was the roar of Bull Halsey, and
it was heard round the Pacific.
Also latest worldwide News
In Spanish
MAS ALA DEL OLVIDO"
Laura Hildalgo y Hugo Del Carril,
Gloria Fernandez
Wednesday
Double Feature Day
LIST Feature
Transcon presents:
THIGH SCHOOL HELLCATS"
AAtQ GGdluIG.
Transcon presents:
SUBMARINE EAHAWK"
Thursday & Friday
MGM Pictures presents
"VERBoTEN"
Susan Cummings, James Best,
Anne Hope
This is the story Of the aftermath
of war faced by the US. Military
Government in Germany, in bring
ing order and respect out Of
chaos and horror!
Also latest worldwide News!
, 1961-02-25
regard to this phase.

In regard to new construction
already FUNDED but not yet begun
the Commissioner of Public
Works and the Public Works Co
ordlnator shall meet Immediately
upon receipt of this memoran-
dun, review these projects in de-
tail, Ind arrange for necessary
immediate action within each of
flee, as may be required, in or
der to expedite starting Of these
porjects at the earnest practica-
BILE date.
A detailed report from each Of
ficer on the acton taken to COM
ply with these dlrectives snail be
submitted ! o me not larer than
March 6, 1861.
The monies allocated are for
the Following projects
st. Thomas: Roads and streets
100000; Construction of Home
for the Aged $25O,OOO; Extension
Of potable water sytem $4,000;
Truman Airport improvements
$15O,O00.
st. Croix: Highway construction
$4,000, Extension OF potable wa
ter sytem $4,000; Fairgrounds
La Valley and Grove Place Place
$4,000; Christiansted harbor $3.50
900; Development of potable wa
ter sources $4,000; Acquisition
of Sandy Point Beach 100000;
Stadium for ball park Christian
sted & frederksted 100000;
Crown Bay development and har-.
Dor dredging $1,350,000
, 1961-02-25
THE MANAGEMENT

IM& A
The Department of Touism and Trade, through the
Department of Property and Procurement, Government Of the
Virgin Islands, hereby offers to rent to persons andlor firms
conducting tourist business or other related trades and indus
tries in the Virgin Islands FIVE () display windows in the
street level Tourist Office of the Virgin Islands, located in the
General Dynanics Building (16W 49th Street,New York City,
facing the lobby and entrance. Each window is approximate
" # long s #. high and 3 #. deep.
Persons andIor firms conducting tourist business or other
related trades related trades and industries in the Virgin Is
lands are invited to submit sealed applications for individual
window space, stating proposed monthly rental and exact
period of time for which space is desired. Applications will be
received at the Division Of Procurement and Supply, Depart
ment Of Property and Procurement, KronprndsenS Gade No.
rs, ST. Thomas, not later than March 10, 1861, at loo AM.
1T is made known that the Government reserves the right
to limit the period Of time the space may be rented by appl-
Giants, to reject any or all applications and to accept those
which in its Judgment will best serve the promotion of the
Virgin Islands. f
And, it is further understood that rental will not include
the cost Of designing, installing and removing displays, which
shall be to thesexpense Of the successful applicants. It is esi-
mated that the average cost Of designing and building a dis
play will be between $125 and $3.50 but these figures are in
no way a warranty on the part of the Government.
Displays must be of high standard and cahber and
have the approval of the Commissioner of TouriSm and Trade
and the Management Of the Building in which the displays
are to be located priorto their installation. Any further infor.
nation required may be obtained from the Office of Tourism
and Trade in St. Thomas.
Dated February 90. 1861.
Carlos IA. Downing
23-2425 Commissioner of Property and Procurement