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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11
President of PTA in Montgomery
Charges Overlooking for Schools

the surplus, which he estimates
at $1.3 million during the past
year, is the result Of IAN un-
usual quirk in the real estate
evaluation program"
When the tax rate was set In
April 1862, it did not take into
account several large pieces Of
property which subsequently
produced considerable tax
money, he said.
THE essential question is
whether the County Council
has the right to hold onto the
$1.3 Million" he said. TITS o
legal question that should be
resolved.
Stand Is Stated
II for one am unwilling to
place the responsibility for all
OF this In the lap OF the cur
rent administration. At the
same time, I realize these are
problems and something should
be done about them.
1--WE want any money we're
entitled to-" he said. IF the
County Council sees fit to re-
lease it. we would assure that
the expenditures are properly
and efficiently made"
The controversy is scheduled
to be considered by the State
Board Of Education in Balti-
more August 40. "a;
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AS an example Of the ur-
gency, Mr.. Duncan cited the
300 and 1900 blocks Of STAN
ton road Sc. There is loads of
traffic on this thoroughfare
and it leads to a housing prof.
ect where 5000 people live. Yet
on one side there is no side
walk at all and most of it has
no curbStone," he said.
In 1862, about is per cent Of
the Districts sidewalks needed
replacement. Some progress has
been made in reducing this
backlog, the department re-
ported in its current budget
message.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11

improving streets, curbs, alleys
and sidewalks in areas of North
east where the city is con-
Quoting a drive to bring build
ings into compliance with the
building code.
The aim Of scheduling the
street work in conjunction with
building code enforcement is
to improve the general ap-
pearance Of the area" and to
encourage property owners to
make further improvements to
their property" according to
the Highway Departments
budget presentation.
Mr.. Duncan indicated, how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11

spent for freeway construc-
tion," he added. Freeways "as-
sist in taking traffic off exist
ing roads and Streets" thus
tending to reduce the mainte-
nance needs, he explained. Re-
development and rehabilitation
generate street improvements
in addition to the Highway De-
partment's regular maintenance
program. he added.
The city has recently gone
into one area where q majority
Of the population Is Negro with
a special program for streets
and sidewalks. About $3.50, 900
was allocated in fiscal 1868 for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11
Youths Too Shielded ,
CIV High Gloss Told

Americans tend to pass the
buck to the schools. churches
and even the Government TO
do the Job" they should be
doing. Alexandria attorney Le-
roy s. Bendheim. the Demo-
cratic candidate for the Vir-
ginia Senate told a class Of
high school graduates yester-
day.
young people are so
shielded from responsibility
that they have little or no rea-
son for developing self-reliance
during critical formative
years." he said during summer
commencement exercises at
George Washington High
School.
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ever, that the city should not
wait for such special programs.
1.-THE sight Of it all convinces
me that this Is a major de-
ficiency. and a condition that
should be corrected Immediate
~" he said, referring to the
condition Of streets, sidewalks
and curbStones.
Gen. Duke said the city has
to decide whether it is WORTH
while to do more than emer-
gency repairs to streets in areas
slated for urban renewal. "You
have to Judge the time element
and duplication of cost" he
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11
DereIict Cars on Streets Stir Cleanup Call

Where sidewalks. curbs ana
cutters are lacking. one of the
reasons, in some cases, may be
that property owners are reluc-
tant to petition for them be-
cause they have to bear some
Of the costs, Gen. Duke said.
How much Of q factor this
is. I do not know" he said. This
matter is under study for the
report to be made to him, he
indicated.
Mr.. Duncan claimed that in
areas lacking sidewalks, Ne
groes frequently live in rented
housing and the landlord
doesn't care" about petition
ing. The city has the author
ity to build the sidewalks on
its own initiative, he said.
Annoyed by Cars
Another condition described
by Mr.. Duncan as a Shameful
sight" is the parkins of broken
down cars on city streets. Be-
fore turning over his memo
July 10, he said he found no
fewer than IL broken-down cars
in the 1900 block Of Shannon
place Sc, which appeared to
have been on the street many
months. Police have the re-
Sponsibility for towing away
cars left on the street more
than "a hours II the owners
cannot be found.
This week, a reporter found
eight apparently abandoned
cars, some with no license tags,
on the block described by Mr..
Duncan. Yesterday, 1t. F. w.
Harris Of the Eleventh Precinct
reported that all but one had
been hauled away. The reason
they could not be removed be-
fore, he said, is that police i'm
pounding lots have been full.
A new lot was opened late in
the week at Blue Plains, he
said.
The owner Of the one car left
is hospitalized and unable to
make arrangements to have 1t
towed to a garage. II police
put 1t on an impounding lot,
1t. Harris said, "it viii be
stripped"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11
HER SEXcELLENcY
Sally Rand Still Vows 'Em-30 Years Later

She has been In movies and
on stage-from "Bolero" with
Carole Lombard to q summer
stock, MARY Queen Of Scots. "
1t was time for her to go on
stage. She passed q sleeping
stage hand and stood in the
blackened wings. After the
"quiet loneliness Of Honey
Bear" and, an exuberant, to
say the least, performance by
Chill Pepper, the lights on
stage dimmed almost to pur-
pie.
Out front, q typically small
afternoon audience was Joined
by four older women with gray
hair and matronly dresses. They
had raped on the box office
window and asked II this was
the Sally Rand they had seen
so long ago.
The music switched from
rock and roll TO Debussy. mo
cheap music" Miss Rand had
said. BY contrast to the other
performers Miss Rand looked
like someone from Agnes De
Miles modern dance who had
wandered into the wrong the
ater.
Gown Disappears
She wore a long white Gre
clan gown, but then in a quick
move 1t disappeared and II
looked as II she we're wearing
only her fans. They swirled
and twirled and she proved
once again that q Rand is
quicker than the eye. AS the
fans Tipped in and out, she
made 1t appear as II she was
revealing everything but only
at split second intervals.
The manager whispered she
was wearing little pieces" Of
flesh colored leotards.
Afterwards Miss Rand
stepped on stage and thanked
everyone with II see some of
my favorite men here-the old
er ones" She ended with q
smile that might. due to other
attractions. have been over
looked through the years. It
was quite lovely.
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bering the days when either
she was providing the opening
night entertainment or view
ing It.
"I1l never forget seeing
George Gershwin conduct the
opening night Of 'Porgy and
Bess'," said the fan dancer.
who was asked personally by
Mayor La Guardia not to per-
form at the New York Worlds
Fair in 1910.
He privately asked me not
TO come. He put himself out
on a limb when he said II we
have TO have Sally Rand at our
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Special Communication Net
Slated for August e March

that day and how they expect
their units will be involved in
the march, Mr.. Duncan added.
"Once we have this informa-
ton, we will draw up orders
giving each department au-
thorization to render the serv-
ices and assistance required OF
it." he said.
The Commissioners met Fri
day with some department
heads to discuss District plans
for handling the Hnarchers, ex-
|pected to number as many as
10000. This was just one of
several routine meetings Of Of
ficals to keep abreast Of DEM
'onstration Developments.
Doctors Ready
DR.. Murray Grant, District
health director, said the Dis
trict plans to maintain Is first
aid stations which will be
stated by physicians and
nurses and serviced by two
ambulances each.
The stations, housed in
Army tents and some Federal
buildings, viii be located at
strategic points in the demon
stration area - between the
Lincoln Memorial and WASH
ington Monument grounds -
and at the railroad and bus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11

Montgomery County residents
have been overtaxed by about
$2.3 million during the past two
years, Willard Cas-, president
Of the County Council Of Par
emit Teacher Association
charged yesterday.
"As a result Of illegal actions
by the Montgomery County
Council and Boarded Educa-
ton, parents in our community
have been overtaxed for schools
in which their children are be-
ing undereducated,' he said.
Mr.. Cass' statement followed
his action Thursday In filing 3
formal petition with the State
Board Of Education asking the
board to decide the legality Of
a series of controversial budget
cuts made by the School Board
and the County Council.
Disputes Claim
He said surpluses totaline
between 81 and $1.1 million In
school taxes levied in 1961-62
and about $1.3 million In 1852
So are illegally being withheld
by the council and 'lie unused
while classes are too large foa
effective teaching because
not enough money was provid-
ed for teachers"
Council President John A
Floyd disputed the claim and
said sit is my opinion that the
action the council took is en-
tirely legal. The action was
based on information submit
ted by the staff Of the school
board"
If a surplus is found. the
money will be used to reduce
the amount Of bonds issued for
future school construction, he
said.
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fair TO make 1t a success. / will
resign. He said ! had his bless
ing to work any place else in
New York, so why fight city
hallp"
Today Sally Rand sounds like
a Librarian in a field Of per-
formers named Chill Pepper,
Norma Vincent Peale, Tinker
Bell, Christine Peeler and Be-
Be Sweet.
II never stripped. you know"
said the woman who started q
fad Of dancers tanning them
selves in carnivals across the
country. Asked II her dance is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11
Cities
and People
How Much
rTogetherness?
BY ROBERT ]. LEWIS


DARISIANS, such as my
= friend and neighbor,
Georges Siwac, takes a stand
for more elbow room in cities.
But country people, lonesome
amid the waving grain, flock
10 cities for companionship.
So in the realm of minor
arguments of major i'm
portsnce stands this ques-
Hons How much crowding
together can people tolerate
and still enjoy life?
In some parts of Washing
ton, regulations say you must
have at least $500 square feet
Df land to put a house on.
That means less than six
houses to the acre.
Yet Georgetown = the
Washington neighborhood
most eagerly sought and
most highly valued-has 40
Or more houses on many of
It's acres, each house with its
own fenced-in garden space.
Other things being equal,
which would you choose? The
row house with its small gar
den space? Or the detached
house with its own lot Of
ground around it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11

THE PRESENT city policy
for Washington, under the
Lewis coming scheme adopted
in 1858, has led directly to
vast construction of high
rise apartment developments
outside Washington.
While discouraging the
normal urban, vertical dem
sity one would expect within
q city, 1t has encouraged
greater density in the sub
urbs, as well as a multiplied
ton OF automobile owner
ship there.
The apparent reason for
this change was not to create
a more beautiful city, a more
healthful one, or a sounder
one economically. Instead,
the apparent reason was to
hamper an increase in the
number Of dwellings in
Washington primarily as q
means Of controlling the
city = based population Of
motor cars.
In view Of increasing EVIL
dence that American cities
have gone overheard in a
reaction against the extreme
density and compactness Of
such cities as Paris, o new
look at the effect Of the Lewis
soning plan appears to be
overdue.
II 1t drives people to the
suburbs, forces them TO
acquire q second car, and
reserves city streets primarily
for the use Of suburban
automobiles, the plan will,
In the long run, spell real
trouble for Washington.
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difficult she said, there isn't
anyone doing 1t. II 1t was easy
they would be around"
Stage Roles
She Is currently writing a
book-"not about me, but the
times; there is something os-
tentatious about doing an au-
TOPOGRAPHY" Recently in New
York she divided her time be-
tween taking her 15-year-old
adopted SON to see the Yankees.
and pinch-hitting for Ann
Corio in q show, This Was
Burlesque."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11

terminals. The physicians
stating the first aid stations
will be provided by the health
department, Red Cross and Dis
trict Medical Society.
The necessary emergency
care" will be available at Dis
Itrict General Hospital and
other hospitals DR.. Grant said.
There VIII be 100 portable,
chemical toilets located In the
demonstration area, DR.. Grant
added. Drinking water win be
supplied throughout the area
by "bottler hooks" attached to
fire MIGRANTS and six mobile
flushers (tank cars) which
can be dispatched wherever
they are needed.
District officials said tenta-
tive plans call for buses to be
parked along Constitution av-
enue while private cars driven
here for the march win have
to be left in the fringe park
ing lots around the city.
The necessary streets in the
vicinity Of the Washington
Monument and the Lincoln
Memorial may be closed to
traffic at times during the day,
officials indicated. There is no
definite plan now to close
Memorial Bridge to traffic.
The Commissioners have ad-
vtsed District department
heads to follow q liberal pol
icy In the granting Of annual
leave" for those who wish time
off to join the march as long
as their services can be spared
without detriment to essential
public services.
Endorsements Continue
As District officials planned
for the maintenance of the
demonstrators, organizations
throughout the country con-
tinued to indorse the march
and encourage their members
to participate.
The Committee on Race Re-
lations Of the Maryland Coun-
ell Of Churches has urged the
clergy and their parishioners
to take part in the demonstra-
ton. the Associated Press re-
ported. The committee asked
church members to send bus
loads Of persons here and in
structed them to assemble at
the Washington Monument.
In Miami. Fla, DR.. James o.
Brown, vice chairman of the
Miami chapter Of the Congress
OF Racial Equality. said a spe-
cial train will depart from that
city August n with stops along
the way to pick UP demon
strators.
The National Association OF
Intergroup Relations Officials
has announced its support of
the march and urged its men,
bers to participate in addition
to offering their professional
aid "in whatever manner may
be appropriate"
The Jewish War Veterans Of
the U. s. A. adopted a resolu-
ton at their annual convention
in Washington yesterday sup
porting the August 20 demon
stration.
The veterans organization
authorized all local and state
chapters TO take part, in a
resolution that followed an
address by Roy wilkins, exec
utive secretary Of the National
Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People. He
commended the J.W.V. for
efforts TO promote equality In
the United States.
The convention also heard
Executive Director Joseph p.
Barr, Of the J.w.V., warn Of
possible attempts TO provoke
an incident during the demon
stration.
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~
THE CATCH TO that ques-
ton is, Of course, the quail
tying phrase: "other things
being equal" The truth is,
pther things are never equal.
30 you must make a choice
between varying alternatives.
The question of how much
density of population there
should be is becoming more
important every day mainly
because Of those varying al
ternativeS. Population dem
Sity is, of course, behind such
issues as future concern over
the adequacy Of food supply,
government policy towards
birth control, preservation Of
mass recreation areas, and
other effects to be expected
IN a dimly seen future.
OF more immediate con-
TERN is the effect of density
policy on the amenities and
economies Of city life.
What must be done to keep
Ihapeless suburbs from roll
ing ever outward in a process
that has become known as
urban sprawl? What must be
done to retain the cities
character; their commercial,
cultural and social identity?
What must be done to link
the parts together with the
means of transporting people
from one place to another?
All these questions involve
decisions on how much den
yity cities should permit.
So, taken alone, the ques-
ton of whether or not to
choose a single house on its
own plot Of ground seems to
have an Obvious answer. A
detached house is preferable
for most families.
But II one must sacrifice
three hours a day travel time
10 make that choice-or own
two automobiles to accom-
plish it-other elements have
entered the balance. Is GET
ting q detached house worth
Vubtracting that much daily
committing time from the
few housekeeping and non
working hours left to us2
Can We afford a second car,
II that is necessary?
Thns the question arises:
Is a city justified in arbi-
trarily determining that den
sity Of population shall be on
the low side If such a decision
serves las 1t most certainly
does-to spread out the city
along the ground rather
thana allow economics to keep
1t more compact by raising it
vertically?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-11

william E. Coyle. vice presi-
dent of the school board, said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04
You Know Our Famous Reputation!
Mr.. Zane Builds II Better and
Builds Il for Less! One Call Does
Il All Mr.. Zane Does the Rest!
[1di3R51GESi3

No ohIieaiioa! NJ. lanes trained est
malOFs rive yes n honest estimais
for quality WORT. Our prices are low.
EvaFyahlng lneluded! Ne exiras!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-16
Highways and Transit

1t should be obvious by now that a
prolongation of the local highways
versus-rapid transit feud can only harm
the prospects of both these essential
forms Of transportation. Yet the ex-
tremiStS continue to go their Self-defeat-
ing ways, widening the breach farther
week by week. One of the few qualified
technicians to plead for an end to this
nonsense is Robert L. Morris, senior
transportation planner for Downtown
Progress, who significantly is committed
to neither side of the argument. His
remarks at recent public meeting state
the need for the best of both types
of transportation, sacrificing neither for
the sake of the other. They are re-
printed on the opposite page in the hope
that they will lay to rest some, of the
extravagant contentious we have been
hearing, and help restore the balanced
perspective so Sorely needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-16
Indirect Finoncino'

Since the Virginia Constitution
prohibits direct State borrowing to
finance most public improvements, and
since even the exceptional authority
has not been exercised, autonomous
authorities have been set up as a rule
to issue revenue bonds to finance such
projects as the Richmond Petersburg
turnpike and the huge new Norfolk
Eastern Shore tunnel. In an article
stimulating wide controversy in the
State, former Governor Colgate Darden
has attacked this policy as shortsighted
and wasteful. We think his points de-
serve serious consideration.
Specifically, Mr.. Darden says, more
than $144 million could have been saved
in interest on revenue bonds alone, II
the money borrowed by Virginia's four
highway authorities had instead been
borrowed directly by the State. These
savings would result, in his opinion,
from the reduced interest rates the
State could obtain through its superior
credit rating. Further, he implies that
this additional cost has not as practical
matter actually reduced the risks which
the State would face in the event of
defaults. AS he puts it:
1t is an illusion to believe we have any
thing to gain by financing State construction
indirectly through political authorities or
agencies. II is true we escape direct
financial responsibility in that bondhoders
may legally look only to the income derived
from the facilities. But is this legal barrier
enough to prevent a default from reflecting
on the credit Of the Commonwealth? doubt
1t. II the ventures are too risky for us TO
assume direct responsibility for them,
question the wisdom OF permitting bonds TO
be sold by an agency OF the State.
Predictably these remarks have
been vigorously contested by some State
officials who see in them a threat TO
Virginia's pay-as-you-go tradition. At
a press conference the other day,
Governor Harrison commented wryly
that bonds beget bonds, debt begets
debt" He implied, no doubt with some
justification. moreover, that Virginia's
high credit rating probably is due In no
small degree to its practice OF avoiding
debt at the State level. But what good
is a high credit rating II the State
doesn't borrow any money!
It is interesting that some influential
members OF the General Assembly,
however, including the chairman OF the
powerful House Of Delegates Appropria-
tionS Committee, have expressed SYM
pathy for the idea OF seeking a
constitutional amendment which would
open the door to direct State borrowing
in the future. II Mr.. Darden is right in
his analysis OF the present practices, a
great deal Of money is being spent
which perhaps need not be. And the
losses are being largely absorbed, in one
form or another, by the citizens Of
Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-16
Beating Back Mr.. BRIDGES

. The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De-
partment has reported a significant
victory in an interunion war that has
been going on for more than a year in
the busting industrial Los Angeles area
The rivals have been Harry Bridges
West Coast longshoremen'S union, kicked
out Of the CLIO in 1850 for following
the Communist Party line without
deviation" and the AFL-CIO itself
with its maritime department fighting
in the front lines. This combat area,
incidentally has not been on the docks,
but rather in the several thousand
mostly new and nonunion plants of all
kinds that have settled in the Los
Angeles region in recent years.
Mr.. Bridges, not to be underesti-
mated in any aggression he undertakes,
set out to organize these plants In
catch all division Of his waterfront
union, whose membership has been
declining in the face Of increasing
automation on the piers. The AFL-CIO
counter was to set up a task force under
direction Of its maritime department,
but with all federation locals in the
area providing funds and organizers
where needed. The contest was head
to-head one in individual plants and
Paul Hall, leader Of the ALL CLIO depart
ment, now reports that the Bridges
campaign has been halted, at least
temporarily. For its costly efforts, Mr..
Hall said, the longshoremen's outfit has
added only about 100 individual members
and was unable to hold control of the
single local food company union that
it captured early in the drive.
Perhaps most important of all, as
Mr.. Hall stressed, was the fact that the
federation counteroffensive put a big
dent in the Bridges image-the image
of an invincible union leader who always
wins" Interunion rivalries often are
as damaging to industries caught in the
middle as they are to one or both of the
labor factions. In this case, however,
it is a fair assumption that industry in
the big California city can consider itself
winner whenever Mr.. Bridges loses.