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Evening star., 1962-09-16
Democrat Hit
For Attack
On Bourd

The Prince Georges Demo-
cratic State Central Committee
has chided one Of its members
for criticizing county commits
sioners' appointments made
without committee advice.
The criticism by Robert P.
Smith was "unwarranted," ac-
cording to a formal statement
issued by James j. Casey, COM
mittee chairman.
"On normal political appoint
ments outside the merit system,
the commissioners have con-
suited with the committee and
will continue to do so," Mr..
Casey said.
Mr.. Smith said Thursday he
could no longer support the re-
election bid Of Commissioners
Jesse S. Baggett. Frank j. Last
ner, and NJ. Bayne Brooke, be-
cause they did not seek central
committee advice on appoint
ment of a personnel board and
charter board candidates.
The county heads said their
selections were supposed to be
non-partisan. Mr.. Smith claims
all appointments got committee
scrutiny before an insurgent
faction wrested five of seven
committee seats from the old
guard in the primary.
Mr.. Smith ran on the insur-
gent ticket. while the three COM
missicners won denomination on
the old guard slate.
THE Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee has no desire
whatever to be given a veto
power over non-political ap-
pointments." Mr.. Casey said in
his statement.
Evening star., 1962-09-16

Ten House members yester-
day asked for a hearing on
their bid to change House rules
to guarantee a District home
rule debate and vote.
The request from five Demo-
Gratis and five Republicans was
sent to House Rules Committee
Chairman Smith, Democrat Of
Virginia. Mr.. Smith is perhaps
the most powerful opponent
of home rule in the House.
His refusal is almost assured.
But home-rule proponents
hope their proposal can be voted
up or down by the House when
it adopts rules brought in by
Mr.. Smith on the first day of
the next session.
The rule change sought would
permit any member Of the
House District Committee to
call up a home-rule bill for i'm
mediate action on any District
day. District day has been set
as the second and fourth Mon
day Of each month. Local bills
have priority on the House floor
on these days.
The Senate five times since
1948 has passed home rule bills
but the House District Commit
tee never has permitted any of
these home-rule measures to
go to the floor.
I'VE respect the right of the
majority Of members Of the
House District Committee to
oppose home rule all these
years. in opposition to the
platform pledges of both the
major political parties" the
letter to Mr.. Smith said.
The authors added that Con-
gress clearly owed the people
of this Nation a record vote
Evening star., 1962-09-16

reasons for the delay. It is an
attempt on our part to under
stand your position and, I
assume, an attempt on your
part to understand ours"
Theodore Heriot, chairman
of the School Board, explained
that vacations, the rush to open
schools, and hesitations by
citizens groups asked to aid the
investigation all added to the
delay.
ION the general allegations, I
will agree with you." Mr.. Moss
said. But there were some
specific allegations that almost
could have been answered in
hours"
This delay reflects an over
all difficulty" said Supervisor
Robert c. Gotten. The school
system is in bad shape, I think. !"
Calls Attack Severe
Supervisor Adelard E. Brault
said, 1T seems to me that Mr..
Gotten is rather severely at
tacking the School Board. The
School Board is an autonomous
board. It is true we appropri-
ate the money, but that's as
far as we can CO."
Mr.. Brault suggested "the
meeting today should be direct
ed to bringing out a solution"
on the construction charges.
The supervisors unanimously
approved the method Of pick
ing the consultant. He will be
chosen at a meeting in Mr..
Brault's office.
Mr.. Brault will represent the
supervisors, and John D. K.
Smoot the School Board. The
three citizens will be: John S.
Lloyd, jr., representing the
Town of Vienna; Mackey
White of Annandale, repre-
senting the County Council of
Parent Teacher Associations;
and Richard G.. Henninger of
Mclean. representing the
Chamber Of Commerce.
These three citizens are also
the members Of the committee
that will investigate the gen.
eral state Of school construc-
ton in the county.
Evening star., 1962-09-16
County Firemen Install
Moyor as President

Frank Aceta of Boulevard
Heights, treasurer, were re-
elected to their offices.
The officers were installed
and 100 awards were presented
during a dance at the Laurel
Armory, which eliminated the
three day convention.
Laurels fire department. the
convention host, was also cele-
brating its sixtieth anniversary.
Mario Castillo-Ruiz, fire
marshal of Bogota, Colombia,
served as honorary parade
marshal
Seventy-five fire companies
and 100 marching units par
ticipated in the parade through
Laurel, which lasted more than
three hours.
Evening star., 1962-09-16

Frederick J. Richardson Of
Mount Rainier was installed
last night as president of the
Prince Georges County Volun-
teer Firemen's Association dur
ing its 40th annual convention
in Laurel, Md.
Mr.. Richardson, mayor Of
Mount Rainier and a member
of the city's volunteer fire
company, succeeds Clair M.
Loughmiller, ST., of Morning.
side. Thomas Moore of Blad-
enSburg was elected vice presi-
dent, succeeding Mr.. Richard
son.
Pierce Damewood of Belts
vile. chaplain; Floyd B. Heimer
of Branchville, secretary, and
Evening star., 1962-09-16
10Representotives Seek
DC. Home Rule Vote

on whether the District is to
have a voice in governing it
self.
Signing the letter were
De moor attic Representatives
Cohelan Of California, Multer
Of New York, Udall Of Arizona,
Reuss Of Wisconsin and Mrs.
Green Of Oregon, and Republi-
can Representatives Conte Of
Massachusetts,, Lindsay of New
York, Schwengel Of Iowa, Wild
nall Of New Jersey and Schwei-
ker of Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1962-09-16
Johnson to Speak
At Party Dinner

PIKESVILLE, Md, Sept. is
(AP).-Vice President johnson
will be the chief speaker at a
Democratic dinner in the Pixies
vile Armory October 3.
Herbert r. O'Conor. jr.,
chairman of the State Demo-
cratic Campaign Committee, re-
leased word today of Mr.. John
sons appearance.
Evening star., 1962-09-16
Chinu's Trees Old

TOKYO, Sept. is (AP). -
Trees more than 10 centuries
old still are growing near Hang
chow in Red China's Chekiang
province. says the New China
News Agency. Among the group
is a 60-foot-high camphor tree.
Evening star., 1962-09-16

the school building program will
be held.
ARRANGEMENTS for pursuing
the probe were worked out yes
terday at a joint meeting of the
Board Of County Supervisors
and School Board. Impatient
over lack of q report from
school officials on the charges,
the supervisors called the meet
ing to see what could be done.
The supervisors had asked
the School Board to indicate
by July IS how MIR. Dodd's
charges should be answered.
COMMITTEES Retained
The School Board replied
thata citizens committee would
heformed to investigate. As an
alternative, the supervisors sug-
gested that a consulting archi-
tect or engineer do the study.
The School Board accepted this
but retained the citizen COM
mittee idea.
When the committee had not
been formed and the consultant
had not been hired by Sept
ember 5, the supervisors asked
School Board members to meet
with them.
It was decided yesterday that
Mr.. Dodd will be asked to sub
nit his charges in writing for
the use of the consultant.
lsMr. Dodd was fired last
March from his school Job, but
was reinstated in June after
the County Civil Service Com
mission held that the proper
Procedure had not been fol-
l0wed in his dismissal. He quit
kfter his reinstatement. At that
time. he alleged that the school
administration had accepted
work from contractors that did
not. meet building specifica-
lions.
.RDiscussion among the mem
Hers Of the two boards yester-
day ranged from calm explana-
ton to sharp criticism.
: : Attempt to Understand
William H. Moss, chairman
Of the Board of County Super
5isOrs, opened by saying, This
= an attempt to understand
your (the School Board's)
Evening star., 1962-09-16
TuIk on Juveniles

Judge Hugh Reid, of the Ar
hngton County Juvenile and
Domestic Relations Court, will
address the Mems Club of the
Arlington-Fairfax Jewish Cen
ter, 1920 Arlington boulevard,
at $3.50 pm. September 25.
Judge Reid will discuss "Ju-
veniles in Trouble"
Evening star., 1962-09-16
Foirfox School Probers
Picking Engineer Aide

An engineering consultant will be chosen today to seek
quick to charges of shoddy school construction
in Fairfax County.
citizens School Board member and member Of the
Board County Supervisors will choose the consuant to look
into the charges brought by former Director of School Con-
sruction Thomas G. Dodd.
Meanwhile investigation general of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-04
D. c. STUDIOS
BY BONNIE AMMAN


Just because Sam and Friends
made that lamented exit from Chan
mel 4 last year, the move by no means
indicates that the shows creators,
Jim and Jane Henson. have bowed
out of the entertainment business.
They've been involved with public
service spots, commercials and the
like, but here's the big news around
the Henson household:
The young couple is negotiating
with a local TV station for a weekly
fairy tale program for the youngsters
which, if all goes magically, should
debut this spring. The 15-minute
show features the leading citizens of
the Land of Tinkerdee. No. / char
acter is King Goshposh; his beau
teous daughter; a witch. Taminella
Grinderfall and Charlie the Ogre.
This splits the moral element of a
succession Of plots neatly down the
middle. There's also a minstrel,
neutral, who'll provide what sounds
like a Brinklinian-type commentary
in song and dance.
Meanwhile, the most current EVIL
dence of the Henson talent may be
found at USIA headquarters dis
play Of mechanical puppets depict
ing the average European impression
of the average American tourist.
RECOMMENDED: The efforts of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-04

Catholic University's Father Gilbert
Hartke and some of his top drama
students should combine to provide
a very special Portfolio this week.
Shakespeare on Love" will be the
theme, a subject admittedly more
suited to the pre-spring fever mood
than Gus first contribution to the
show last fall, 1.-THE Devil in Drama"
Curtain time Thursday is 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1962-03-23
Girl Fights for Castle
And All Its 145 Horses

and wrote Mr.. Dudley as fol-
lows:
please don't take the
armory away. We love it
dearly. We like to see the
horses go in and out. l have
a sister who's name is Frances,
and she has a friend who's
name is Mindy, and Mindy had
a birthday a few weeks ago,
and she likes brownish and
redish horses, and so Frances
gave her a picture of a horse.
And Frances (aS a joke
gave her some hay from the
armory. We think it is a castle.
$50 please do not take the
armory away"
Mr.. Dudley replied:
please believe me when I
tell you that I do not wish
to take away anything that
a little girl loves very much" "
He explained, however, that he
Evening star., 1962-03-23
1000 VOLUNTEER
FREE HELP IN
STORM-HIT AREA

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP).
Nobody asked for help.
This is just old fashioned
neighbor to neighbor
friendship"
That's the way Charley
Zaimes, news director of
WSAN and co-chairman of
Operation Help, described
the promises of 1000
volunteers from Pennsyl-
vania's Lehigh Valley to
work Sunday to help New
Jersey shore communities
dig out from the sand left
by the severe storm two
weeks ago.
Mr.. Zaimes said a motor
cade of buses and autos
will leave Allentown at 5
am. Sunday for the COM
munities of Ocean City,
Strathmere, Whale Beach
and Sea Isle City.
He said one man con-
tributed SIS to help. He
quoted him as saying:
I'm too old to go. I'm
IA. But I can send my dol
lars"
Evening star., 1962-03-23
Papers Oppose
Postal Rate Rise
BY the Associated Press

Publishers representing thou
sands of small newspapers told
sympathetic Senate Post Of
flee Committee yeterday that
many dailies and weeklies would
go broke if Congress approves
a one = cent per copy postal
surcharge.
Witnesses said the Post Of
flee Department could save $500
million a year by economizing
and eliminating subsidized"
activities as the postal savings
system and the imprinting of
envelopes. This, they argued,
would be better than singing
out newspapers and magazines
for the special surcharge as
provided in a House-paSsed bill.
Phil Tourney, editor-manager
of the Ravenswood (W. Va
News, suggested if Congress
really intends to put the postal
service on a pay-as-you-go
basis, it might reconsider "the
use of the (free) franking priv
ilege by you gentlemen"
Evening star., 1962-03-23

NEW YORK, Mar. % (AP) -
This is a story about a little
girl, the borough president OF
Manhattan and las horses.
The girl is Peggy Mcintosh,
I. She loves horses.
The borough president is
Edward R. Dudley. He wants to
tear down the National Guard
armory on Park avenue be-
tween Ninety = fourth and
Ninety-fifth streets and have
a housing project built there.
The horses, 60 polo ponies
and IS police mounts, live in the
armory.
Peggy is a brown haired
brown-eyed second grader. She
started reading when she was
just 8. Her father is a pro.
fessor of political theory al
Columbia University. Hel
mother says Peggy is "just
beautiful when she's mad"
Peggy got mad the other day
Evening star., 1962-03-23
MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE'S
COLT IS NAMED STORMY

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va, (AP).-Misty of Chinco-
leagues third offspring born few days after tidal
storm swept this island has been given the of
Stormy
The little brown-and-white filly born March H.
Owner Ralph Beebe said the selected from
among hundreds of letters he received Among those
received letters from every member of the second
grade at Richlegh School in ReiSterstown Md.
Mr.. Beebe said the storm decided on in a
telephone conversation between the Margue
rite Henry of Wayne. Ill., author of the book Misty Of
Chincoeague."
The storm of March 6-7 killed number of the po-
nes which roam nearby Assateague Island Misty escaped
injury
Evening star., 1962-03-23

1900 persons and among guests
at the cruise dance will be the
SO princesses, including the first
japanese princess. and their
military escorts; Miss America
and Hollywood and television
stars.
Tickets for the dance on
April 7 at SO each are on sale
now at the Washington Con-
vention and Visitors Bureaus
offices at 1916 K street NV.
Evening star., 1962-03-23

wants to build the apartment
house because Manhattan is a
very, very crowded island"
and people need the apart
ments. when it is finished" -"
he added, perhaps you will
find some new little friends
that you and Frances and
Mindy will enjoy playing with"
Evening star., 1962-03-23
Hillary to Offer Ideas
On Forest Comps
BY the Associated Press

Sir Edmund Hillary, New
Zealand mountain climber who
was the first to scale Mount
Everest, has agreed to suggest
ways of making United States
national forests more inviting
for foreign visitors.
The Agriculture Department
announced yesterday that Sir
Edmund will serve as a con-
sultant to the Forest Service on
the suitability of present camp
grounds for such visitors and
what Improvements might be
needed. His service will be for a
period of 80 days or so, officials
said.
Evening star., 1962-03-23
Festival to Hold
Ball on Ship

The 1862 Cherry Blossom
Festivals coronation ball will
be held this year for the first
time aboard the Wilson Lines
river liner Sea Belle.
The boat can accommodate
Evening star., 1962-03-23
Candidates Indorsed

Representative Fcnton, Re-
publican of Pennsylvania,
said yesterday Pennsylvania s
Republican congressional dele
cation has unanimously in
dorsed the candidates. of
Representative Scranton for
Governor and Representative
Van Zandt for Senator.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
Vote Registration Set
InMontgomery In County

registering in the county should
notify the Supervisors of Elec-
tions Office, Box 333, Rockville.
of the change.
The Rockville registration Of
flee in Room lis of the Court
House. will be open from 9
am. to 4::30 pm. Monday
through Friday throughout the
registration period except for
the September "a deadline
when it will be open from 7:3O
to $50 pm.
The following offices will be
open from 7:30 to $50 pm.
throughout the county:
September 4-5-silver Spring Arm
ory, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
September 3 = Rock Greek Forest
Elementary School.
September 6-1-Walter johnson High
School.
September : and 10 - Kensington
Elementary School
September lO-Holy Cross Elemen-
tsry School. Strathmore avenue.
September IL - Cabin John Fire
House
September 11-1@-Glenmont Elemen.
tary School
September 12-Brookmount EIemen-
tary School.
September l3-Colesville Elementary
School. Aspen Hill Elementary School
Western Suburban Junior High School
Massachusetts avenue and Rirkwooc
drive
September 14-Burtonsville Elemen.
tary School Wheaton Senior Higt
School. North Bethesda Junior High
School
September l7-Hillandale Elemen.
tary School. North Chevy Chase Ele.
mentary School
September lS-Broadacres Elemen.
tsry School, Potomac E e m n tary
School. Eastern Junior High School
300 University boulevard East.
September 10 - Gather Sburg Fire
House, Takoma Park Fire House. Olney
Elementary School, Silver Spring Arm
ory.
September 2O-Kemp Mil Elemen,
tary School Damascus Fire House
Georgian Forest Elementary School
September. 2l-Rocking Horse Ele.
mentary School.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
7 CORE Aides
Post Bond After
Baltimore Arrest

BALTIMORE. Aug. 27 CAP).
Two Baltimore leaders of the
Congress of Racial Equality
were released on sl0O bond
each yesterday after their ar
rest during an anti-segregation
demonstration at an amuse-
ment park.
The two integrationists,
Walter Carter, chairman, Of
CORES Baltimore chapter. and
John Roemer. vice chairman.
spent the night in Jail after
their arrest Saturday night.
They we're arrested at Gwynn
Oak Park. where they we're
among eight CORE members
who staged the demonstration.
Police charged the two with
treSpass.
The two leaders Of the group
spent the night in Woodlawn
police station in nearby Balti-
more County. They will be
given a magistrates hearing
there September %.
Evening star., 1962-08-27

One Of the early settlers,
Jonathan Hager, settled on 200
acres of land in 1899, and in
1879 built a stone house over
two springs for his bride, Eliz-
abeth KerShner.
Laid Out Town
1t was 200 years ago this year
that Jonathan Hager laid out
his town, which he originally
named Elizabethtown, in honor
of his wife. He had seen the
need for a center of commerce
in the wilderness, and his town
prospered from the beginning.
About 20 years after the town
was founded, one writer refer
ed to HagerStown as "the lar
gest little town in Importance
in all America" and indeed it
had become a center of COM
merce in the young America.
Flour was shipped from Hag-
erstown to Alexandria, and the
towns streets soon were lined
with shops making leather and
metal goods. crockery, cheese,
Evening star., 1962-08-27

Registration to vote in the
November 6 Maryland general
election begins next Monday
in Montgomery County.
Offices will be open through
out the county through the
September "a registration dead
line.
Persons registering to vote
for the first time in the county
may report to any registration
office. Those desiring to vote
in the general election must
have been residents of the
State on or before November
6, 1861, and have lived in the
county for six months before
the election.
Any person who has once reg
iStered to vote in the county
need not register again, pro-
vided he has voted in at least
one general election in the past
five years.
Any resident who ha S
changed his address since first
Evening star., 1962-08-27
Hogerstown Sets Civil War Pageant

1S41 when the first railroad,
the Cumberland Valley was
built into town.
The Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road was built through a corner
Of what is now Washington
County in 1884 and was con-
nected with HagerstoWn in
1867, and in 1872 the Western
Maryland Railroad was built
through town. The old Shen-
andoah. now the Norfolk g.
Western, came in 1880.
Divided Families
Hagerstown and its sur
rounding area were affected
deepely by the Civil War. Many
families were divided, and feel
ings ran high between various
groups. 1t saw the beginning of
the war at nearby Harpers
Ferry, and the bloodiest single
day Of the war took place at
Antietam, only a few miles
from town.
The re-enactment of this
battle on Saturday and Sun
day, September IS and is, will
be the climax of the l8-day
commemoration period. More
than 1000 troops from some
80 reactivated Civil War units
from 20 States will take part
in the re-enactment.
The troops. who will wear
authentic Civil War uniforms,
will come from as far as Ala
bama, Maine and Wisconsin.
They will bivouac at a camping
area near Burnside Bridge near
Sharpsburg.
I The action will take place on
that area of the Antietam bat
tlefield near the new Park
Service headquarters and will
lead up to the fighting at
Bloody Lane. where the dead
were piled high in a sunken
road.
There will be 10000 rounds
of muSket ammunition for use
by troops, 5000 rounds Of can
non ammunition and nearly
two tons of cannon charges. A
team of ordnance experts will
be on hand to take care of mis-
fires and other emergencies.
There will be ambulances at
tached to a 400-bed evacuation
hospital to care for accidental
injuries. and eight 1,500-car
parking areas have been pro-
vided for visitors.
On Monday following the re-
enactment. the Tooth anniver-
Sary Of the battle, the COM
memoration will come to a quiet
close with memorial services at
Antietam.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
Retired Oxon Hill.
Man Found Dead

A retired machiniSt was
found dead yesterday in his
car in his garage in Oxon Hill,
Md.
Detective Charles Kiess said
a hose led from the exhaust
pipe of the car into the left
front window and the car en-
gine was on.
He identified the victim as
Jay Robert Smith, 65, of 5000
Sunnyside lane. The mans
wife told the detective her hus-
band had been suffering from
cancer.
The wife discovered the body
when she awoke in the morn
ing and did not find her hus-
band in the house, the detec-
tive added.
Evening star., 1962-08-27
PAGEANT
PROGRAM

The following events are
scheduled for the Hagerstown,
Md, bicentennial celebration:
Friday, August 31-Citizens
Recognition Day-Premiere per-
formance of The Hills of
Glory"
Saturday, September 1-Hag-
.erstown Bi-centennial Day
Parade, The Hills of Glory" ="
Sunday, September 2-Dedi-
cation of reconstructed Dunk
ard Church. The Hills of
Glory"
Monday. September 3-Civil
War Arts at Washington Coun-
ty Museum of Fine Arts, The
Hills of Glory"
Tuesday, September 4-Kee-
dysville Day. Gen. McClellan'S
Headquarters.
Wednesday, September s.
Sharpsburg Day, Parade, Tours.
Thursday, September 6-Wil-
Transport Day, The Hills of
Glory"
Friday, September 7-Har-
pers Ferry Day, The Hills of
Glory"
Saturday. September 8-An-
tietam Ladies Day, The Hills
of Glory"
Sunday September 9-Clara
Barton Day, address by Gen.
Alfred E. Gruenther, The Hills
of Glory"
Monday, September 10
Boonsboro Day, SkirmiSh at
South Mountain.
Tuesday, September l1-Sa-
lutte to Youth Day.
Wednesday, September 12-
Frederick Day, Parade, Lees
last order.
Thursday, September 13-
Gathland Memorial Day, The
Hills of Glory"
Friday. September 14-Vet-
eranS Day, THE Hills of
Glory"
Saturday, September 15-An-
5ietam Re-enactment, The
Hills of Glory"
Sunday. September 16-An-
5ietam Re-enactment, THE
Hills of Glory"
Monday, September l7-An-
tietam Centennial Day, Me-
mortal Service.
Evening star., 1962-08-27

pretzels, applebutter and Ger
man sauerkraut.
George Washington visited
the town in 1870, and one of
its principal streets bears his
name.
Hagerstown was on the route
to the west. and continued to
prosper. Col. Nathaniel Roches-
ter. for whom Rochester, N. Y.
was named, came to Western
Maryland following the Revo-
luton and established a rope
manufacturing plant at Ha-
gerstown and the first bank
in Western Maryland.
Point of Departure
And when the old Cumber-
land road became the Nation
al Pike and was extended
through to Illinois, Hagers-
town became a center for the
westward movement of the
Conestoga wagon trains.
Hagerstown's Importance as
a future commercial and in
dustrial center was assured in