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Evening star., 1963-05-14

go days. The property already
is zoned for industrial Use.
James Dressher, vice presi-
dent Of Fairchild Stratos, en-
phasized that work at the
firms Hagerstown plant Is not
being curtailed but instead
an expsnsion program is un-
der way.
Employs 200
Fairchild Stratos now has
200 employees doing satellite
work In leased quarters in
Bladensburg, and plans by Au-
gust to have another $50 inter-
continental missile develop
ment technicians In rented IA
cilities being built on Route
70-S near Rockville. Mr.. Dress
her indicated these two facil-
tiles probably would be re-
tained after the Germantown
plant is opened. The firm also
has laboratories In Long Island,
N. X, and 81. Augustine. Fla.
Mr.. uhl explained the Ger
mantown project would house
testing and computing labora-
tories and some manufacturing
facilities. Industrial-type man.
ufacturing will remain at Hag-
erstown, he said.
Evening star., 1963-05-14
Dump Truck Drivers
Strike for Wage Rise

also affecting work at a road
project at North Capitol and
Rhode Island avenue S.W. and
the Southwest Freeway Inner
loop at Eleventh street S.W.
Council representatives said
II was too early TO tell II the
strike would cause a complete
construction shutdown OF af-
fected projects.
Picket lines were set up
today, Mr.. Bell said. at offices
of major contractors who have
projects in the area. These in
clude Morauer and Hartzell
Inc, John McShain Inc, Nc
Closkey and Co. and the
Hutchinson Brothers Co.
Washington area construc-
ton laborers who are also in
volved in wage disputes mean
while have scheduled a meet
ing at 2 pm. tomorrow with
Federal negotiators.
Representatives OF the La
borers District Council will
meet with Gilbert McCutcheon
Of the Federal Mediation and
Cancellation Service.
Evening star., 1963-05-14
D. Told to Seek
Bill on Coroner

The District will have tc
seek legislation If 1t wants tC
switch from the present coro-
ner inquest system to a medical
examiner setup. the city's Legal
office held today.
Commissioner John B. Dun
can said after receiving this
opinion from the corporation
counsels office that he would
meet with representatives OF
the United States attorneys
office and DR.. Richard L.
Whelton. District coroner. to
discuss the drafting Of such
legislation.
The legal opinion said that
under existing law the coron@I
has no right to waive holding
an inquest even when a de-
fendant suspected of causing
a death is being held for the
grand jury.
The coroner's inquest system
has been criticized as anti
quated and unnecessary. Under
the medical examiner system
now used by both Virginia and
Maryland, the examiner does
not hold inquests but serves as
"a medical detective investigat-
ing the cause of death.
Evening star., 1963-05-14
LAW BARS THE SECRET THREE
School Can't Buy Librarians Book

such as the Sunday Star, the
Saturday Review and the New
York Times Book Review -
which called it "a minor mas
terpiece."
The books story started, ac-
tually, more than two years
ago, when Mrs. Smith reflected
about the secret messages
'grade-school boys passed to
one another in her library at
Claremont Elementary School,
4700 Chesterfield road.
"I picked UP the notes from
the floor" Mrs. Smith recalled
yesterday. The school librarian
long had thought the boys
needed more adventure stories,
So, with secret notes, codes and
ciphers in mind, she sat down
and wrote her first book.
The story that developed con-
cerned three boys. MESSAGES In
a bottle on a beach, and theil
clandestine club, The Secret
Three.
Evening star., 1963-05-14
Determinations
Go Before Senate

Nominations for two District
judgeships and one member
ship in the Redevelopment
Land Agency today were rec
commended to the full Senate
by the District Committee.
Favorable reports were filed
on Orm w. Ketcham. to serve
a l0-year term on the Juve-
lie Court. and on Edmond T.
Daley, to join the Court of
General Sessions for ten years.
These are presidential NOM
nations.
Also approved was the Dis
trict Commissioners renomina-
ton Of Richard r. Atkinson to
continue as a member of the
RIA. Mr.. Atkinson. now vice
chairman, has served four
previous terms.
Senate confirmation Is ex-
pected promptly.
Evening star., 1963-05-14

When the manuscript was
completed II just bundled it up
and sent it to the publisher, .
Mrs. Smith said. 1t sold
Revisions, galley proofs and
Illustrations by Arnold Lo e
followed. More recently, when
the first copies reached Mrs.
Smith, she passed a few among
her pupils to see their reac-
ton. They were not told who
the author was.
They liked it, she found.
Mrs. Evelyn Thornton, Ar
lington's supervisor of school
libraries. liked it, too. Its a
good book" she said yesterday.
"It's gotten wonderful reviews
- we're Just as pleased as
pleased can be-"
hrs. Thornton was so en-
Unused she went to Edward j
Brown, assistant superintend-
ent for finance and co1struc-
ton. The chief librarian wanted
Evening star., 1963-05-14

More than $50 Teamster
dump truck drivers walked CT!
area construction Jobs today
In a strike for higher wages.
Charles j. Bell, president OF
Teamsters Local No. $50. said
the walkout for the present
would mainly affect newer
building projects where exca-
vation work is going on.
He said union representatives
plan to meet "as soon as pos
sible" with representatives Of
the Construction Contractors
Council for wage talks.
Some Of the construction
projects affected included the
Veterans Hospital at First
street and Michigan avenues
NV; Federal Office Building
No. 0 at Twentieth and E streets
NV; the new Johns Hopkins
University building at 1900
Massachusetts, avenue NV. and
an office building at l7i7 Mas
sachusetts avenue NV.
District highway officials
reported the drivers strike was
Evening star., 1963-05-14
Movie to Be Shown
On Hearing Problems

Need for early discovery,
prompt diagnosis and treat
ment of hearing problems is
the theme OF Ears That Hear"
a l7-minute color film offered
for free use in Maryland by
the Maryland State Health de-
partment.
Booking may be arranged
through the Maryland state
Health Department. 30l Pres
ton street. Baltimore. The
department considers the film
particularly appropriate for
showing during May, National
Hearing Month.
Evening star., 1963-05-14
TwoOfficiuIs
Again Honor
Picket Line

The chairman and vice chair
man Of the Districts Public
Utilities Commission this morn
ing refused for the second
straight day to cross a picket
line manned by the Congress
of Racial Equality in front Of
the Cafritz Building, 1925 I
street NV.
James A. Washington. jr.,
the chairman, and Edgar H..
Bernstein, vice chairman, said
they will not enter their office
until the picket line is with
drawn. The P. U. c. offices
we're moved from the District
to the Cafritz Building on the
week end.
Pickets are aimed at Morris
Cafritz. owner Of the office
building, for alleged racial seq
regation practices In apart
ments owned or managed by
the Cafritz company.
Mr.. Washington said he
planned to spend today at his
office at Howard University
and would confer with Joseph
s. Greco, his executive secre-
tary, by telephone.
Mr.. Greco and % other
p. U. c. employees crossed the
picket line yesterday and to-
day because Of their civil serv-
Ice status.
Mr.. Greco said II important
business should come up today
he would call a "curbside" con-
ference outside the office, or
II II rains, in a car.
Julius Hobson, CORE leader,
said the picketing will go on
indefinitely unless Mr.. Wash
ington feels that the pickets
are interfering with his work,
then the line will be removed.
Mr.. Washington and others
at p. U. c. have been unhappy
about moving from the District
building 10 the new office on
orders from the District Gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1963-05-14

him to buy the book for her
libraries.
There was the rub. Supt.
Brown has to uphold the
States conflict Of interest laws
as he reads them.
The restriction, he explained,
protects both public and 1T h e
personnel of the school sys-
tenn" He added: Its a little
rough when people in our own
system write books and we
could use them, but it's a good
law in the long run"
Actually, a waiver of the reg
ulations could be sought from
the State Board of Education,
III the school administration
should decide to press the is
sue, he said.
But Mrs. Smith is against
that. Agreeing ats a good law, ;
she said, she feels 1t would bt
bad taste" for her to promote
her book in her own schoo.
system.
Evening star., 1963-05-14
By BRIAN KELLY
Star staff Writer

An Arlington school librarian
has been told her new chill
dren's book, THE Secre Il
Three" cannot be used by
schools in her county.
The reason is Virginia's con-
flict-of interest laws, designed
to prevent persons in public
service from profiteering. Ar
lington thus cannot buy books
written by its school employees,
officials say.
Mildred Smiths slim volume,
published last month by Har-
per & Row as part of its 81
Can Read" series for school
children, may appear in school
libraries Throughout. Virginia,
or any other State, but not in
Arlington.
The book, which Mrs. Smith
signed by the penname Cf Mil
dred Myrick, has been Iavor-
ably reviewed in publications
Evening star., 1963-05-14
NAPOLEON HAD MANY

hEOLEON nAD MAN Il
admirers in Britain, among
them Lord and Lady Hol-
land. Lady Holland wanted
to send him a package. of
books. The bearer selected
was a major in young Sid
dons' regiment.
When the uare-rigged
sailing vessel anchored at
James Roads, the harbor of
"the barren rock" the major
received permission to go
ashore to deliver the pack
age. He took young Siddons
with him.
Together they went to
Longwood, the dilapidated
stables turned into a pal
ace" where the ex-emperor
was lodged. He was a pris-
oner Of the Governor Of the
Island, Sir Hudson Lowe, who
lived several miles away in
the Governors mansion.
The two British officers
found Napoleon digging in
the garden. They gave him
the package; he opened the
package and expressed his
appreciation.
Turning to young siddons,
he noticed an artillery insig-
MIA on his lapel.
II see you have chosen my
branch Of the service" said
Napoleon. II hope you will be
more successful than / was"
Evening star., 1963-05-14
Hopkins Contract OKd

The Navy has approved an
addition of $8.8 million to an
existing contract with the
John sHopkins Applied Physics
Laboratory, Silver Spring. for
continued research and devel-
opment on ordinance and re-
lated equipment, Representa-
tive Sickels, Democrat Of Mary
land. said yesterday.
Evening star., 1963-05-14
'Buby Day Postponed

Alexandria Hospitals baby
alumni" Homecoming for chill
dren born here five years ago
was postponed today until 2
TO 4 pm. tomorrow, weather
permitting.
Evening star., 1963-05-14

prisonment, among other en-
forcement measures" for fail
ure to comply with a regulation
issued by the commissioner Of
labor and industry.
"The commission would deem
a violation of the State safety
code to be a serious matter"
the letter to the contractors
states, land a violation by you
would be considered by the
commission in passing upon
any awards for future contract
work"
Evening star., 1963-05-14

THE BANKER SAID his
family was unusual in this:
His grandfather was born in
1900, his father in mid d-cen-
tury and he was born at the
turn of the century. Quite a
span for three generations!
Sometime after this con-
versation, only the other day
as a matter of fact, I heard
the story about his grand
father and Napoleon. That's
why I was indignant. You
don't come upon a story like
that every day. 1t might have
been lost to this column.
Mr.. Siddons was co-opera-
tive. He retold the story as
he had heard it from his
father Judge Frederick Lin
coin Siddons of District
Court.
The grandfather was a
great favorite of the actress.
When he was Is, she took
him to the ball given by the
Duchess of Richmond at
Brussels on the eve of Water
loo. The ball was made all
the more memorable by
Thackery in Vanity Fair"
and by Byron in the verses
starting There was a sound
of revelry by night. :"
When he was 10 she pur-
chased him a commission in
the Army. He was a cornet,
as they called the standard
bearer in those days.
When he was sent to join
his regiment in India, 1t be-
came known that the ship
was to call at st. Helena
where Napoleon was living in
his final exile.
Evening star., 1963-05-14
Contractors Warned
On Excavation Sofety

effort to stop cave-n accidents the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission today warned plumbers and
contractors doing excavation work that their licenses and
may lost they fail to meet safety requirements
commission and representatives of the Prince Georges
concerned series of cavens
Evening star., 1963-05-14
The
Rambler
An Incident
On St. Helena
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

A bit indignant, the Ram
bier called on one of his ia
vorite bankers the other day.
After a few minutes wait,
he was shown into the office
of Frederick p. H. Siddons,
vice president of the Amer
lean Security g. Trust Co.
The indignation had moth
ing to do with loans or de-
posits.
In an accusing tone, the
Rambler asked:
why didn't you tell me
about your grandfather and
Napoleon?"
Mr.. Siddons, a tall, bald,
deliberate man, was sur
prised.
"You didn't ask me-" he
said.
That's the way its getting
to be. Bankers are as diff
ficult as lawyers on the wit
ness stand. They won't vol
unteer a thing.
He had mentioned his
grandfather in a previous
conversation.
You see Mr.. Siddons has
romantic ancestory. He is a
direct descendant Of the ia
nous actress, Mrs. Sarah
(Kemble) Siddons, whom Sir
Joshua Reynolds immortal
lied in the painting, Mrs.
Siddons as the tragic Muse"
Her grandson, he said, was
his grandfather.
As a boy, the grandfather
knew her well.
Evening star., 1963-05-14
FoirchiId to Build Plant
At Site in Germantown

Fairchild Stratos, aircraft
missile and satellite developers
today outlined plans to build
an ultimate $40 million campus
type laboratory in German
town. Md.
The Hagerstown firm plans
a series OF buildings on 100
acres 1t has an option to buy
at Routes 70-S and ll8 op-
posite the headquarters of the
Atomic Energy Commission
The firm holds contracts for
work on intercontinental mis-
siles and moon-shot projects.
Edward q. uhl, president OF
Fairchild Stratos. said he hopes
an initial 81 million laboratory
for UP TO 900 workers will be
ready for occupancy In two
years. and facilities for a total
OF 5000 employees at the end
of five years.
Outlined TO Council
Mr.. Uhl outlined the pro-
posal today TO the Montgomery
County Council. which would
have to improve a Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commia-
sion trunk sewer line to serve
the space development firm.
The firm hopes to have a
sewer decision within the next
Evening star., 1963-05-14
Rauh Dep|ores
NurrayStand
Mallory Rule Views
Called 'Obsession'
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star Staff Writer

A top official of the Districts
Democratic Party today labeled
Police Chief Robert v. MUIR
rays efforts to erase the NAL
lory court ruling on criminal
confessions an "obsession" that
doesn't do the city any good.
This observation was made
by Joseph L. Rauh, jr., the Dis
trict Democratic Committees
vice chairman. before a House
District Subcommittee.
The subcommittee, headed by
Representative Whitener, DEM
ocrat of North Carolina, held
its final session today on a
dozen anti-crime bills for
Washington.
Once again, the spotlight at
the hearing was on the contro-
versial Mallory decision, which
throws out confessions because
of the length of time between
arrest and arraignment.
Opposed by Committee
Mr.. Rauh testified that the
Democratic Central Commfttet
recently voted that it Is "un.
alterably opposed" to legisla.
ton that would weaken the
court ruling.
Equally strong support for
a bill to counter the Mallory
decision came from Fred E.
Inbau, a law professor from
Northwestern University.
Prof. Inbau said there is "a
cobweb of judicial miSconcep-
tions" behind support for this
court ruling.
These misconceptions" are
that the restriction on police
questioning is merely an ex-
preston Of earlier congress
sional intent, that interroga-
tion of suspects is not needed
TO solve crimes, and that the
courts have enough judicial
energy" left over to police the
police" the professor said.
Professor Inbau, who en-
phaSized that he would not
favor any interrogation prac-
tice that would tend to draw
a confession from an innocent
man, said the trouble with
some unrealistic members of
the bench" is that they have
been reading 100 many detec-
tive stories end think that
crimes can be solved without
quizzing suspects.
IN ms testimony, Mr.. Rauh
said:
"T'he Mallory rule is simply
a rule of fair play. :"
He added that the courts
should police the police" and
that any questioning at a po-
lice station is weighted against
suspects. Noting Chief Murray's
repeated statements urging a
repeal Of the Mallory rule re-
strictions, Mr.. Rauh said:
"It seems TO me that this OBJ
session to change Mallory is
not In the best interests of the
District Of Columbia"
Rauh AmpIifies
In response TO request by
subcommittee members TO am
plify his statement that crime
must be attacked at rs roots
with a major effort on elimi-
nation Of racial discrimination,
Evening star., 1963-05-14
Fairfax Backs
Raise in Pay
For Teachers
Residents Voice
Their Support at
Budget Hearing
BY WALTER WURFEL
Star Staff Writer

Star Staff Writer
More than 500 Fairfax
County residents turned up at
a public hearing on the county
budget last night to hear
speaker after speaker support
proposed teacher pay increases.
They packed the regular
meeting room Of the Board of
County Supervisors is minutes
before the scheduled starting
time and jammed the hall out
side. Many were teachers.
Towards 8 pm, as tn y
continued to come, standees in
the hall chanted 1--WE want in"
and We're the public, too"
Board Chairman A. Claiborne
Leigh moved the hearing to a
large courtroom, which also was
too small.
Another hearing on the pro-
posed budget for fiscal 1963-64
is scheduled for 7 o'clock to-
night in the County Court
house. AS proposed, the SIT
million budget would require
an 80-cent increase in the
present tax rate of 1925 on
real estate and $4.05 on per-
sonal property.
Support Claimed
Nineteen speakers addressed
the board last night.
Among them was William o.
Collins, who read a letter ask
ing the county to pay for school
bus services to "non-public,
church-related" schools in the
county.
He said his Parents Commit
tee for Equal Bus Transporta-
ton for Independent School
Children has the support OF
several hundred" parents.
He said the county is deny
ing them school transportation
money solely because of the
religious connection of the
schools they attend" Botl
Protestant and Catholic chill.
dren are involved, he said.
Support for the $2.4 millior
teacher pay raise came from
the Fairfax Education Associa-
ton, the County Council OF
Parent Teacher Associations,
the County Federation of Citi-
zens Associations, the League
of Women Voters and several
others. No one opposed it.
Sliding Scale
Under the proposed scale,
teachers would earn. 81 300 to
$4,000 in "a years, an annual
increase of $500 at the bottom
of the scale, and $1,000 at the
top.
Although 1t indorsed the new
salaries, the PTA Council called
them little more than hold
the-line action" The council
said the new salaries do not
go far enough in creating the
career attractiveness required
to obtain and retain the better
teachers"
AS speakers ranged over the
items included in the proposed
SIT million budget, the contin-
uing citizen opposition to an
oil tank farm planned for Route
236 in Fairfax City was raised.
The Supervisors sal they will
decide on May 20 whether the
county will refuse to renew con-
tracts 1t has with the city to
provide school. Library. health
and other services.
They and the citizens OF
neighborhoods near the tan k
farm site fought the city's zon-
ing decision to allo = its con-
struction. They are worried
about the danger they say the
tanks will pose to the county's
w. T. Woodson High School,
located just across the highway,
Mr.Leigh said the board might
consider switching all county
students from Woodson to Fair
fax High School next year, leav-
ing only city students in Wood
son in retaliation for the zon-
Evening star., 1963-05-14
Rauh AmpIifies

In response TO a request by
subcommittee members TO am
plify his statement that crime
must be attacked at rs roots
with a major effort on elimi-
nation Of racial discrimination,
Mr.. Rauh said that:
when people have no chance
In the world. crime follows.
/ think discrimination and
crime are bed fellows"
The witness also said he be-
lieved that recent action by
the committee E'at put the
brakes on the District Com
missioners move toward adop-
ton Of antibias housing reg
ulations "aided crime In this
CITY"
Another witness. r, Mickey
Smith, reported that the execu-
tive committee OF the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association sup
ports the legislation TO ease the
impact Of the Mallory decision.
The executive committee. Mr..
Smith said. also backed a bill
10 permit policemen here TO
detain and question suspects.
and a measure that would
amend the Durham court rule.
which widened legal definitions
Of insanity.
The executive committee Mr.
Smith added. proposed meas
ures for stricter gun licenSings
requirements. for mandatory
life sentences on the fourth
conviction for a felony offense.
and for mobilizing the Districts
police reserves for active street
duty.
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Court by the 25th day of Feb
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foreclosing all rights of re-
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brances.
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JANUARY IA, 1868
AT 8:45 PM.
or as soon thereafter as it may
be heard, in the Rockville City
Hall, Ill S. Perry Street, Rock
vile, Maryland, in connection
with the proposed revision of
Section 9-1.00 of the Laws of
Rockville" entitled Fire Pre-
vention Code" said hearing be-
ing held pursuant to provisions
of Article 23A, Section 6 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland,
1857 Edition, as amended.
Said proposed ordinance shall
include: Fire prevention regula.
tons for special structures;
regulations for highly combus.
tible products; handling, stor-
age and use of explosives and
other general miscellaneous reg.
ulations. Said ordinance shall
also include fire safety require.
ments and shall set forth en-
forcement procedures, fees, per-
mits, licenses and certificates.
Copies of said proposed ordi-
nance may be obtained upon
application to the City Clerk,
Rockville City Hall, Rockville,
Maryland. 3t.4152.1,3