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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
By WILLIAM GLOVER
ASsociated Pres Writer

NEW YORK-Being the
whole show, says Charles
Boyer, is a load Of response
bility that / could do without.
Broadway'S ranking master
Of Suave dramatics accepts
the situation, however, as an
inevitable hazard of stardom.
Naturally you have to do
your damn best" he goes on.
1t is a risk which is exciting
to me. 1t is a challenge worth
taking"
The elegant Frenchman
recently arrived in MAN and
Boy" a play by Terence
Rattigan about a willy interna-
tionsl wheeler-dealer trying to
save a topsy-turvy paper
empire. The reviews were
strictly raves for Boyer, par
alleling closely the judgments
accorded two preceding exhi-
bits, Lord Pengo" and THE
Marriage o-Round." The last
play to share laudS with Boy
er was Don Juan in He'll" in
1851.
Good Plays Scarce
In the present instance the
star feels, the critics gave
unduly short shrift to the
script. At the same time he
admits that strong properties
are precious scarce these
days.
I'm sent hundreds of plays
to read-and this present one
and Lord Pengo' were the
only TWO cOulQ enVlSlOn
doing.
81 think there were better
plays a few years ago. These
things 60 by cycles. Now
there is this young Edward
Albee writing, and there will
be other new ones coming"
Aware that the length of the
current run at the Atkinson
Theater depends in great
measure on his constant read
mess for duty, 64-year-old
Boyer takes great care to diet
frugally, rest well and stay
out of drafts. AS usual in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08

furnishing. "You get bored
when you have reached your
own perfection, have explored
every corner and kicked it
around"
Long Way to Go
The fatigue-point on each
part is different. "Some are
perhaps after 100 perform
ances. Don Juan / never
reached. This one has a long
way to 60 before the end of
my resources. You would be
surprised how much it has
changed since opening night"
Man and Boy" is Boyer's
second successive Broadway
outing, although he prefers to
do a stage piece only about
every third year. But Ratti-
gan held up production last
season because he had Lord
Pengo" to do, so Boyer felt
C o m m m tilted to return
promptly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
Scene of Crime
Is Revisited
HOLLYWOOD fNANAN-

HOLLYWOOD (NANA).-
Welcome Home, Little Cae-
sar:
Edward G. Robinson re-
ceived an ovation from cast
and crew when he reported on
a Warner Bros. stage for his
role in the Frank Sinatra
underworld burIesque, robin
and the Seven Hoods" This
same stage was home to him,
the spot from which be scared
to fame as the first Of the big
time screen gangSters. Robin
son handed out fat cigars all
around and remarked:
cts good to be back at the
scene Of the original crime"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08
At Last Henry
Likes q Role

HOLLYWOOD (AP).-Hen-
ry Fonda, after more than a
quarter century in the NOV
les, says he has finally found
his favorite role.
In "Sex and the Single
Girl" he plays a hosiery
manufacturer.
For eight reels" says
Hank 81 do little else but look
at beautiful gains. l may not
take the money"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-08

Next season, however, the
star expects to resume TV
activities, doing a series,
1.-THE Rogue" with David
Niven and Gig Young. Follow
ing that there probably will
be some feature film work
and then return to Broadway
If the right play comes
along.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22

the others come from such dis
tant points as Great Falls,
HernGon- Chantilly and Gum
Springs.
Another major factor In the
growing concern about Luther
jackson Is its location.
Mortified marks the inter-
section Of Route 1921 Gee
highway with the Capital
b eltway. A large Industrial
S ervice center is envisioned
there on the county's master
plan.
Already $50 acres have been
r exon e d for industrial use al
Mortified. some Of 1t AUDITING
Luther jackson on the north
and west. An application to
change 81 of those industrially-
zoned acres diagonally across
Gallows road from the school
to high-rise apartments and
commercial uses has been filed
As a rule, an area Of In
6ustrial and commercial activi-
ty Is not considered a good
school location.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22

1,400: w. T. Woodson, 2,s1
wde d inside its walls de-
signed to hold 2,400. Thomas
Jefferson High, now under con-
pected to relieve some of the
overcrowding at Annandale,
Woodson and Stuart.
But Luther Jackson does not
differ from the all-Negro elem
entary schools in operating I'M
der C capacity. It Goes differ,
however, on where Its students
come from.
Fairfax County's 8 per cent
Negro population Is in widely
scattered communities, and
most Of the six elem entary
schools were designed to serve
those n arby neighborhoods,
such as Drew-Smith for Gum
Springs, and Lillian Carey for
the Baileys Crossroads area.
On the other hand, a fleet OF
is buses-not counting those
which feed other schools as
well-bring all but "a students
to Luther jackson. Those "a
walk from the Mortified area
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22

However, proposals advanced
recently by the members of
the board Of county
supervisors apparently have as
their intent turning such
a location to the county
school systems advantage.
Mrs. Anne wilkins would like
the county to study the posi-
bility Of making Luther Jack
son an integrated county voca-
tional training center. The
schools proximity to the in
dustrial-service complex could
be mutually beneficial to the
firms located there and to the
students learning a trade. she
suggests.
William H. Moss has asked
for a study on the feasibility of
selling Luther Jackson as an
industrial site C"the building
water, electricity. etc.D and
has everything q firm needs
using the money to build an
integrated high school closer to
the county's current population
center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
Cos Co. Refunds
By February to
Hit $6.6 Million

The total Of refunds paid by
the Washington Gas light Co
to its customers because of {
reduction last year in the pricC
1t has to pay for gas will climb
to $6.6 million by February
James A. Washington said
last week.
Mr.. Washington, chairman o.
the District Public Utilities
Commission, said that the prin-
cipal cause Of the refunds Is q
cut in the rates charged by the
Atlantic Corp. to the Wash.
ington Gas Light Co. for nat.
ural gas.
Mr.. Washington said the re.
funds by the Gas Light Co. Il
its customers are being paid
by reductions in individual ga.
bills. For example, he said, G
typical customer with a water
heater, furnace and range, al
using gas, received $l9.56 ir
refunds during the last Il
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
Man Captured
Chase Held
As Burglar

Alexandra police said that
Joe Larry Wilson, SO. of the 400
block Of North Payne street,
Alexandria, was held for grand
jury action on q burglary
&c charge after q preliminary
hearing yesterday. He has been
placed under 5000 bond.
According to police 1t.
George Thodos. Wilson forced
his way into the apartment of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard B. Hen
son at 913 Prince street.
Mr.. Henson reported he was
asleep on q sofa bed when the
noise Of o m e IN e trying the
doorknob awakened him about
1:10 am. yesterday.
Mrs. Henson, who was read
ing q m agazine, went to the
door and opened 1t as far as
the nightlatch would permit.
When she saw Wilson. police
said, Mrs. Henson called to her
husband who told the man to
leave.
1t. Thodos said Wilson then
forced the door, breaking the
nightlatch and q part Of the
door frame. Mr.. H e nso n
jumped up, grabbed the gun,
and wrestled with the intruder
down the front steps Of the
apartment to the sidewalk.
Pvt. George Short, aroun d
the corner on South Patrick
street on another call, heard
Mrs. Henson's screams for help.
He ran to the corner where he
saw Mr.. Henson wrest the gun
away from Wilson VIII o
squirmed out Of his jacket and
ran.
Pvt. Short pursue d Wilson
through alleys until he caught
the suspect in the 100 block Of
South Alfred street. After VIII
sons capture. police discovered
that the gun was q starter pis-
toll which fires only blanks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
ALLlNEcRo SCHOOL BELOW CAPACITY
LutherJackson Hig Points Up Fairfax Dilemma
BY CAROL GRIFFEE
Star Staff Writer

The eventual complete desc
gregation Of Fairfax County's
education system is as certain
as the future of Luther jack
son High School is uncertain.
Testimony given during a
September IL Federal Court
hearing, in which Fairfax an
swered a suit aimed at forcing
faster, total desegregation, re-
moved any doubts about the
county's intentions.
But even before this hearing,
three separate proposals con-
corning the future of Luther
Jacksonville county's only all
Negro informed iate-high
school-had been made public.
Some Of the problems the
county faces in desegregating
Luther Jackson and six all-Ne-
gro lementary schools are
similar. However, because Of its
makeup, because 1t is one
school instead Of six-and be-
cause 1t is where 1t is-Luther
Jackson has been and probably
will remain for some time a
center of attention and con-
Germ.
Today Luther Jackson is an
immaculately-kept 43-class-
room school on % acres along
the west side Of Gallows road
between two key highways
Route so and Route 1921.
Ironically, 1t was in 1854
the year Of the Supreme
Courts historic decision-that
a high school section was add
ed to an already existing elem
entary school on the site.
Before that, the county had
sent Negro secondary students
by bus to the Manassas Reg
ional High School in Prince
William County and many
went by car pools to District
sch ools. Transportation and
school took UP 10 hours for
most students.
As Of September 10 this year,
705 students were enrolled with
q few more expected by No
vember /. according to Taylor
M. Williams, principal since
Luther jackson was founded.
Luther JackSon's capacity,
according to Associate School
Supt. George H. Pope's office,
is about $50.
As Of last Thursday, there
were 102 and 1873 Negro chill
dren attending migrated in
termediate and high schools,
respectively, elsewhere in the
county.
It is this below-capacity en-
rollment which draws immedi-
ate comment from those who
know conditions existing in rel
atively close, predominately
white high schools.
They point to Annandale
with an enrolment Of 1885 In
a building constructed for
1875; to Falls Church High,
two s tn d ents under its 400
capacity; j. E. B. Stuart, 1854
students enrolled, capacity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
Urban Renewal Clause
Goes to House Critics

areas without regard to the
residential C h aracter of thG
area"
The analysis continued, Mr.
Dowdy said, as follows:
Enactment Of these amend
ments could make any area Of
the District Of Columbia which
could be classified as q slum OF
blighted area-or potentially Q
slum or blighted area-subject
to the redevelopment program
II such program fell into the
general framework and guide
of the comprehensive plan fol
the Capital prepared by the
National Capital Plan min 9
Commission"
Sees Subject Of Whim
Explaining the subcommit-
tees concern over the pending
amendments present language,
Mr.. Dowdy said:
LAS 1t is written now, the
q m e n d m e n would not only
change the basic purpose Of the
act, but 1t would make any Dis
trict Of Columbia ne ghbor-
hood-and any house or even
vacant lot--subject to condem-
nation and seizure at the whim
of the planners.
THE most obvious thing II
does is to eliminate considera-
ton Of substandard housing as
a basis for declaring an area
eligible for urban renewal.
Under 1t. planners would be
permitted to declare any area
eligible for renewal and con-
domination which they deem
now is 'deteriorating, or 'dilap-
idated,' or Obsolete. or over
crowded. or lacking light OF
adequate ventilation or In
adequately provided with sani-
tary facilities,' or in which
there exist conditions they con.
slider endanger life or property
by fire or other causes,' OF
which they deem may. in tn,
future, fall into such categories
No Single Area Exempt
Under such q law" he con.
tinued, mot q single area o.
the District, or a single build
ing, would be exempt from tn,
possibility OF condemnation
and seizure, and this woulC
mean that no person woulC
know, from day TO day, wheth.
er or not he could continue Il
own his property. wherever 1t Il
located"
Phil A. Doyle, executive di.
rector Of the Redevelopmeni
Land Agency. which carries oui
renewal work. had a differenr
Interpretation. He said:
Il don't think II was the in.
tent, In drafting this bill, Il
change the approach TO re.
newal In residential areas. but
rather 1t was to state, in one
place in the bill. a definition Of
an eligible area and TO make
blighted, non-residential area
eligible for renewal"
Officers Of Downtown Prog.
ress. Inc, could not be reached
for comment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
Sailor Shot by Thug
In Serious Condition

A sailor shot when he ran 10
the rescue of a man being
beaten by q thug on Capitol
Hill Friday night, was report
ed still in serious condition
at the Bethesda Naval Hospital
last night.
The shooting victim, Ronald
]. Thomann, 20, Of 1888 VAL
ley avenue Sc, underwent
more than five hours Of sur
gerry for removal Of a bullet
that entered his lower abdomen
and lodged near the spine.
Hospital authorities would
give no details Of the injured
mans condition, nor would
they speculate on his chances
Of survival.
Aided Thugs Victim
Mr.. Thomann was shot as
he raced to the aid Of Willism
A. Dewitt, 10, Of 40 A street
Sc, who was walking home
from q dance at st. Marks
Episcopal Church at Third and
A streets Sc.
Mr.. Thomann and his wife,
Alta. had also attended the
dance. The young sailor left
the church abruptly when he
learned that Mr.. Dewitt was
walking home alone.
The distance from the
church to Mr.. DeWitt's home
was only a little more than a
block, but Mrs. Thomann said
her husband was worried about
the older man, who had been
the victim Of another street at
tack on Capitol Hill five years
ago.
Mr.. Thomann planned to fol-
low Mr.. Dewitt at q short dis
lance until he saw that he was
safely home, according to po-
lice.
But before he could catch up
with Mr.. Dewitt. the attacker
had moved in on the elderly
man from behind and begun
b e a ing him about the head
and shoulders with an uniden-
titled weapon.
Mr.. Thomann dashed across
the street In such q hurry he
was nearly run down by q
passing taxicab. The cabbie
slammed on his brakes to avoid
the running man.
Apparently alerted by the
squeal Of brakes, Mr.. DeWitt's
assailant turned and saw Mr.
Thomann racing toward him.
Stay backI Stay backl" the
attacker shouted, but Mr..
Thomann was running too fast
to stop. The man then pulled a
shiny revolver from his picket
and fired once at Mr.. Tho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
Baltimore HurboI
Murinu Planned

BALTIMORE, Sept. II (AP)
Robert L. Jackson, Baltimore
real estate developer, an
nounced today plans to build
a yacht marina along 700 feet
of waterfront in Baltimore
Harbor.
A spokesman said the pro-
ject, with restaurant facilities
and anchorage for 40 and go
yachts. is expected to open
next April. No cost estimate
was given.
Jean Hofmeister, Baltimore
harbor master, said the pro-
posal would have to be APP
proved by the Army Corps of
Engineers. the Maryland Port
Authority and city building in
spectors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
Panel States
Discussion Of
River Basin

Panel discussions on contro-
versial development proposals
for the Potomac River basin
and on traffic safety will be
featured at an unusual meeting
Of top officials Of Maryland,
Virginia and the District on
Thursday.
District Engineer Commits
sioner Charles M. Duke will
moderate the discussion on the
Potomac basin plans at the
meeting, the 18th Annual
Commissioners and Governors
Conference on Metropolitan
Washington Problems.
The annual conference pre-
sents one Of the rare oppor-
tunities for direct contact be-
tween the governors Of the
two States and the Commits
sioners. The conference was
started IL years ago by the
Metropolitan Area Traffic
Council, q group Of local civil
servants and executives who
now operate as part Of the
Metropolitan Washington
council Of Governments.
The panel on the Potomac
basin will include Col. Roy 8.
Kelley, district engineer Of the
Baltimore District Of the Army
Corps of Engineers, q hacker
OF the $499 million system Of
Potomac dams and reservoirs,
and H. B. Holmes, jr., a re-
tired Army general who has
served as Virginia commission
err Of water resources and who
is reputed to be opposing the
Potomac proposals.
Senator Heating. Republican
OF New York, will be on q
panel on traffic safety. Gov.
Mark o. Hatfield Of Oregon, a
member Of an Oregon group
similar to the local council Of
governments, will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
Gov. Tawes Of Maryland Is
expected to attend. However,
Virginia Gov. Harrison has
asked to be excused because he
is preparing for the next ses-
sion Of the Virginia legislature,
officials said.
1t. Gov. Mills Goodwin is ex-
pected to represent Virginia at
the conference, which will be
held at the International Inn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22

These alternatives-plus an
other Of having Luther Jackson
as an integrated high school or
intermediate school-are en-
bodied in the plan Of school
board member Mrs. Marth a
Gertwagen to phase out the
county's dual school system
over o three-year period.
Operating Luther jackson as
an integrated school has sub
stantial support.
The Rev. j. Sidney Holland,
C h arm a n Of the c ounty's
Council on Human Relations,
reports that In view of the
crying need for classroo m
space, the informal consensus
of those with whom he has
spoken points to developing
Luther jackson as an integral
ed school.
Another desegregation prob
lem facing the county is abb
sorbing the faculties Of the sew
en- all-Negro schools. especially
before dwindling enrollmentS
force layoffs.
At Luther Jackson, there are
40 faculty m e m b ers, % Of
whom hold masters degrees.
Almost all have done post
graduate work-Some having
enough credits for doctorates.
The faculty also includes
qualified Observation-Disclosures
training instructors, for Luther
Jackson Is the only county
school offering courses in trow-
ell trades (brick-laying, plaster
ing, etc. and b arb ering, in
q ddition to others such as
cosmetology, and repair and
maintenance.
A fervent. often-voiced atti-
tude appears to dominate the
thoughts Of those working on
the situation-"we will work
this out together-carefully
thoughtfully," for Fairfax
County has an enviable record
to maintain In terms Of peace
full desegregation.
And Luther Jackson High
School-from the children who
help keep their school immacu-
late. to Mr.. williams, to the top
county school administrator
has a tradition to continue, too.
They make no bones about 1t:
We're proud Of Luther Jack
sonl"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22

mann. Then he fled east on A.
street.
The cab driver heard the
shot as he was driving off, and
notified police.
Has No Recollection :
Mr.. Dewitt, dazed by the,
beating, walked on home. He
was later admitted to Casualty
Hospital in fair condition, with
cuts and bruises on the head,
nose and cheek. He said yester-
day he remembered leaving the
church, but had no recollection
Of the attack. He was not told
Of the shooting Of his would-be
rescuer. :
Police and an q m b ulance
sped to the scene of the shoot
ing.
Inside the church, Mrs. Tho
mann heard the approaching
sirens. She was afraid some-
thing had happe ned to her
husband, and with other par
/ S h toner's she rushed out to
where her husband lay on the
street.
The shooting occurred at APP
proximately 11:15 pm. .
Police believe the gunmau
may be the sam e man who
yoked a man about five min
utes earlier in front Of 81 Fifth
street Sc, less than two blocks
away. =
The victim Of that attack
was Carl Hfnley, 81, Of liz
Fourth street NE. He was hit
on the head from behind and
KIN o cke d down. His assailant
then tore Mr.. Hinley's trousers
pocket and made off with his
wallet, con tanning $40. Mr..
Hinley was treated at Casualty
Hospital for a head liberation
and released.
The descriptions given by
both Mr.. Thomann and Wit
neSses to the attack on Mr..
Hinley were the same: A slen-
der Negro, 5 feet 8 inches, $50
pounds, in his twenties, wear.
ing dark trousers and q white
long-sleeved shirt. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
Democrats Pick Team

A 37-member campaign COM
mittee and a finance commit
tee Of nine have been named
to aid Arlington d e m o crats
bidding for election to seven
State and county offices in Mo-
We m Der, campaign chairman
Jay E. Kicks has announced.
He said Martin L. SchneideI
will head the finance commit!
tee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
Recreation Slides

The Potomac Appalachian
Club will present a program Of
color slides on West Virginia's
outdoor recreational facilities
and State parks at 6 pm
Wednesday in the Smithsonian
Auditorium, Tenth street and
Constitution avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
Hammond High Bond
Picked for Contest

Alexandria's Hammond High
School Band under Director Roy
z. Smith has been selected To
compete with other Virginia
bands at the convention Of the
Music Educators National
Conference in Philadelphia in
March. School Supt. John c,
Albohm has announced.
The band is the first in the
city's history TO be selected To
perform at the convention, DR.
Albohm said. The competing
bands were chosen on the basis
Of tape recordings they sent 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22
CHEVY CHASE YOUTH BRINGS
NEW PLEDGE TO FRATERNITY

Don Estes of Chevy Chase Md. may have set q new
fashion in fraternity mascots this fall when he and
friend took 10foot boa constructor back with them to
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house at the University Of
Minnesota.
Don and his friend Ed Carpenter of Des Moines,
Iowa, hope to take him to football games in sixfoot
portable the Associated Press reported And who
could think Of better way to lven up rush party
than mixing in snake that may quickly become q
master at the fraternity handshake.
The two students bought the snake from mail order
house in Miami. They paid $25 plus freight.
Don, TO- senior majoring in physiology He Is the
Of Dr. and Mrs billiard D. Estes 5000 Rdgewood ave.