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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16
Nude Statue Vonishes,
Appears With Escort

The Speakeasy Lounge. which
has trouble keeping its art col
lection together. lost another
nude last night.
This one was q i00-pound
statue Of Aphrodite. the goddess
Of love and beauty. II disap-
peared while the lounge at 500
Fourteenth street NV. was full
of customers.
The last case Of disappearing
art there occurred about a year
ago when someone took q paint
ing Of a nude lady. The paint
ing, like the statue, was re-
covered.
The absence Of the statue
last night first was noticed by
q waitress, who was so puzzled
she called Leon Zeiger. the
lounge owner, at home and told
him: Lee. I busted that thing
this morning and I know 1t
was there and It isn't there
now"
Mr.. Zeiger told her 10 call
the police and that he would
come downtown TO see for him.
self. All he found was the
pedestal. slightly cracked, on
which the naked goddess once
rested. Mr.. zeiger said he
valued the statue at 5000.
Police. including the Canine
Corps. were called In and
famed out through the area.
Eventually they found a
parking lot attendant at i4O5
! street NV. who told police
that among other interesting
sights OF the evening he had
seen two men wrestling q
statue OF a nude woman into
the trunk Of q car In the park
ing lot.
The police decided 10 wait.
A while later. they reported. q
man arrived and asked for the
keys 10 the car. The police
closed In. In the trunk Of the
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along the curbs and In the
streets.
While details Of extra police
men kept traffic moving. the
curb-service mailmen ran from
car to car collecting returns
The once-a-year service not
only expedited collections but
it kept the Capitol Hill area
from being turned into one big
parking lot.
Despite the service, one mar
did abondon his late-model cal
in the middle Of heavy Massa-
chusetts avenue traffic. How
ever, he managed to run
through q side door of the
Post Office, mail his tax return
and make 1t back to his car
before q policeman who was
trying to unsnarl the resulting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16

car, they said. they found
Aphrodite.
Police took the statue and
the man 10 the first precinct.
where Mr.. zeiger identified the
statue. The man. identified as
william Walter cambridge, IT,.
38. Of the $500 block Of North
Thirty-second street. Arlington,
was charged with grand lar
ceny and disorderly conduct.
Police later also charged
James 4. Ballard. a.. OF the
TOO block Of Congress lane,
Mclean. Va. with grand lar
ceny after he gave himself UP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16
DC. Schools Study Youths Records
After Rowing Assaults at Stadium

the size Of the force Is deter
mined by the police chief after
subordinates confer with the
stadium management on the
number Of persons expected for
an event. There is no definite
ratio, he said.
The captain noted that more
policemen probably would be
assigned to the next baseball
game attended by the Knot
hole Club. sponsored by The
Star for youths IS and younger
Members get free admission to
IL games a year. Joseph Burke
stadium manager. said that
normal procedure Is to take
away the club card Of any
youngster found breaking the
rules within the stadium.
KnOthOIe Club Continues
Mr.. Burke said the Senator's
would continue as host to the
Knothole Club for the IL dates
scheduled this year. The next
game on the schedule Is April
81. when Kansas City viii be
In town.
Seven of those apprehended
were from Sousa Junior High
School, one from Our Lady
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other $667 900 requested for an
addition to Albert Einstein
High School in Wheaton.
Carrying out the economy
campaign pledges that helped
assure its landslide election
last fall, the Republican-dom-
mated council during weeks Of
budget trimming whitfield $2.6
million from departmental re-
quests for q new budget $11.8
million less than last years
record appropriation.
Applying the new $3.50 basic
real estate levy alone, the
owner Of a $4,000 home will
have his tax bill reduced about
$l2 to 1886. This is exclusive
of State, planning and other
special use taxes.
Construction Down
AS finally adopted, the
l963-64 budget includes 1927
million for county operations,
an increase Of $2.7 million over
last year; $2.4 million for con-
struction, a reduction Of $8.4
million.
Also. $53.1 million for school
operations, an increase Of $2.7
million; and SIS million for
school construction, a drop OF
$8.8 million. Last years tax
rate was increased 81 cents by
an all-Democratic council-a
factor which observers con-
sidered decisive in the Demo-
cratic majority's subsequent
rout at the polls.
The new tax rate for county
operations was cut from 81 to
rs cents by allocating all motor
vehicle tax rebate funds into
this category instead Of shar-
ing some with the school board
The school tax for debt service
jumped three cents to 81 cents
and the school general opera
tons levy was shaved eight
cents to $2.10.
A 100000 bite out Of a Sl.s
million school surplus led Il
the overall five-cent cut in the
school levy. The seven-ceni
school tax for pay-as-you-gC
projects remains intact, as doe
the county's four-cent recrea,
ton tax and 10-cent suburban
district tax.
Demands Explanation
Councilwoman Kathryn Z
Diggs capped last nights meet.
ing by demanding a fun ex.
PLANTATION Of comments attrib.
uted TO School Supt. c. Taylor
Whittier that. she said, Dor
dered on characterization ant
might be cause for revoking hi
contract.
School officials and parent.
teacher groups had waged al
about defense Of what DR.
Whittier called a "bare mini,
mum" initial operating bulge
proposal Of $55.5 million. i
was cut 100000 by the schoo
board before being forwarded
to the council.
DR.. Thomas M. Wilson, {
Republican. tried to restorC
100000 Of the $1.2 million cut
by the council Saturday from
the school board budget. Tit
sl.2 million would have paic
for 200 Of 222 new teaching
positions school officials say
are needed TO maintain proper
j teacher-student ratios in five
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new schools and several addi-
tons. Restoration of 100000
would have reinstated 30 Of the
200 teaching positions which
we're cut.
DR.. Wilson said the 200
position cut was radical" and
should not be carried out pend
ing a school-by-school study
of the subsequent impact on
individual classrooms.
Hits Statistics
Statistics compiled by school
officials and John F. Briggs,
the councils top fiscal advisor,
differ and ARE very preju-
diced" DR.. Wilson said.
In the voting, DR.. Wilson
was Joined by Democrats Jerry
Williams and Grover K. Wal
ker. but they we're outnumbered
by Republicans John A. Floyd,
John H. Hiser. Mrs. Mary K.
Hepburn and Miss Diggs.
DR.. Wilson then moved for
deletion of the $667 900 high
school addition. He noted the
project was not in an original
budget, and questioned how an
addition could be needed after
the school had been open only
seven months.
Miss Diggs was unable to pin
down school officials on pro-
jected enrollments that would
necessitate the addition. She
complained that enrolment
projection formulas seem to
differ daily.
II suggest someone arrive
at a formula and stick with
it," Miss Diggs said.
A Second Phase
A school official replied that
the addition had always been
planned for the school. but as
a second phase Of construction.
immediately prior to coun-
Gil adjournment Miss Diggs
said she had read with great
concern" published remarks
attributed to DR.. Whittier.
DR.. Whittier was quoted as
saying budget cuts would en-
large pupil-teacher ratios and
thereby hinder teacher recruit
ment.
at III behooves him as a
public official to make these
remarks, and personally feel
they almost amount TO in
subordination and perhaps are
almost cause to ask that his
contract be revoked" Miss
Diggs said.
Questioned today about Miss
Digs remarks, DR.. Whittier
said that he had no comment.
1t was learned that DR..
Whittier does not operate
under a contract, but is
named to a four-year term
by the State Superintendent
Of Schools, on the recommen-
dalton Of the Montgomery
County School Board. DR..
Whittier's present term began
in 1861.
Road Work Implemented
In more than a month OF
budget work sessions, the coun-
ell increased County Manager
Mason A. Butchers capital
budget proposal from $2.l mil
lion to $2.4 million, and his
operating budget from 1925
million to 1927 million.
Salary funds for untitled
positions we're eliminated. and
the additions generally repre-
sent money for implementing
newly-approved road projects.
On schools. the council cut
the operating request from
$54.8 million to s53.l million,
and construction from SIS
million TO SIS million.
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Bitterness Denied

Miss Eleanor p. McAuliffe,
Sousa principal. said there Is
no evidence that the schools
Negro students have acute bit
terness toward whites. even
though the Stadium incident In
dicated racial bitterness.
Student behavior at Sousa Is
excellent" Miss McAuliffe said.
There are no frequent fights
among the pupils because they
are under the constant surveil-
lance OF teachers In the class
rooms, halls. cafeteria and on
the playground. she added. The
relationship between students
and faculty members is lex
traordinarily good. she said.
Visiting school officials have
remarked at the schools relaxed
atmosphere" Miss McAuliffe
said. I'VE have had fewer fights
during this current school year
than we have had in the past
4 or 8 years"
None Of the boys involved In
the stadium fighting are known
10 me as aggressive leaders who
create trouble at school," Miss
McAulIffe said. 1T Is a shock 10
me 10 think that our students
have such accute bitterness,
Ninety-six per cent OF our
student body Is Negro and the
occasion for such racial con-
fllct is very limited"
Six Of the youths are sched-
uled for hearings In Juvenile
Court on Friday. Hearings for
the remaining five are slated
for next Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16

OVER THE YEARS the
mine opened and closed.
Ownership changed several
times. II eventually shut
down for good in 1899. Other
gold mines In the area
around the falls met the
same fate.
Mr.. ingalls, Is convinced
there Is still millions Of dol
lars In the yellow dust" left
In the abandoned mines. But
the cost Of labor and ma
chinery would cost more
than anybody could get out
Of IL.
As the Rambler left the
exhibit, which is filled with
ore samples from the old
mine, Mr.. ingalls, smiled
slightly and reported his
family's former holdings had
been sold q few years ago
for close 10 81 million.
Today, the gold Is in real
estate.
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10Cents sCut Off
Montgomery ak
Levy by Council
$95.8 Million Budget Approved
As 6. O. P. FuIfiIIs Vote Pledge
BY JAMES B. ROWLAND
Star staff Writer

The Montgomery County Council last night sliced 10 cents
off the real estate tax rate to set basic levy $3.50
finance an overall $3.50 million budget for 1884
The councils economy leaders stood off elevenhhour
attempt to restore million school budget cut which
eliminated 200 new teachers In fact the council chopped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16

School officials today ex-
amined behavior records Of
students involved in Saturdays
d. c. Stadium attacks to see
II the youths are the kind who
should be expelled.
Supt. Carl F. Hansen asked
for background data on the II
youths, aged IA to II, to de-
termine whether they are
among the one or two per cent
Of youngsters with which off,
Gals say schools are unequippec
to cope.
Rowing Assaults
The youths are accused by
police Of taking part in rowing
assaults with fists. rocks, Q
toy bat and q pipe on other
spectators leaving the park
after the afternoon baseball
game.
Police Capt. John ]. Kinney.
commander Of the fifth police
precinct, said there were "a
uniformed policemen inside and
outside the stadium as well az
10 special policemen, roughly
one for every $50 persons.
Capt. Kinney explained that
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THERE is NOTHIN g
breathtaking about the ex-
hibit. But Mr.. and Mrs.
ingalls, win make you feel
at home and you can see
what gold looks like in its
natural state.
They opened the little
museum in 1860. People from
all over the world have
dropped by, as the guest
book shows, probably after
they had a look at Great
Falls and then noticed the
little museum sign out on
Falls road,
Mr.. ingalls, works at the
Dalecarlia pumping station
but, If a gold mine opened,
he probably would be the
first down the shaft, super
vising blasting operations.
It was on his grandfather's
farm that gold was discov-
cred in Montgomery County
in 1861-apparently by a
Union soldier who previously
had prospected for gold in
California and was serving
with the California Volun-
teers. camped around Great
Falls.
The land lies southwest Of
the intersection of Falls road
and the road that winds up
from the Maryland side Of
Great Falls. (Mr. ingalls,
great-grandfather ran the
Great Falls TAVERN
The land was mined In
sporadic attempts up until
the turn Of the century.
In 1906, according to Mr.,
ingalls,, a tanked miner took
off his mining hat, with
lighted lamp attached, and
accidentally lit a dynamite
fuse. There was a terrific
blast which made a shambles
Of the machinery and sur
rounding shacks. One man
was killed and for years
afterward his ghost haunted
the mine.
At the age Of IA, Mr.. In
gals worked in the mine as
a waterboy and custodian
Of gold samples"
From 1918 10 1921 he was
underground mine foreman
and again at various periods
in the 1930s. He farmed In
between.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16
Four Youths Charged
In Killing of Minister

Four youths have been
charged In the Saturday night
robbery-slaying Of q 79-year-
old retired minister.
Police said two 16-year-old
boys were charged with homi-
eide today In the robbery and
fatal beating Of the Rev. Cleve-
land Weaver Of $40 Buchanan
street NV, after they were
recognized by police on the
street by descriptions. One lives
in the Mount Pleasant area and
the other In Petworth.
Two 1e-year-olds. Alvin c.
Hines, a caddy living In the TOO
block Of Rock Creek Church
road NV. and Rudy T. Person.
q plasterer's helper. Of the TOO
block Of Quincy street NV.
were charged last night with
homicide In the case.
Mr.. Weaver was found In an
alleyssiside 3642 Georgia ave-
niue NV. Deputy Coroner
Marion Mann said an autopsy
disclosed that he died Of
asphyxiation caused by q blow
on the neck.
Both le-year-olds told police
that they and the two l6-year-
olds had been In the Peoples
Drug Store at the corner Of
New Hampshire and Georgia
avenues NV. Immediately be-
fore they happened upon Mr..
Weaver in the alley.
Tip From Boy
The tip which led 10 the ar
rests last night came from q
i6-year-old boy known 10 Gen.
eral Assignment Squad Detec-
tives Thomas r. Vineer and
Gordon A. Hess.
The detectives, working with
II. Arthur r. Weber and De-
tective Bernard r. Kelly Of
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homicide. said they asked the
youth TO visit them at head
quarters and he volunteered
the information.
A member Of his family ex-
planned that It was the minis
ter's custom 10 stroll through
out the neighborhood daily,
He would visit nearby parks. q
supermarket and the Peoples
Drug Store. The family said Mr.,
Weaver would be gone from his
home until as late as 10 pm,
A nephew Of his operates q
tavern near the alley where he
was attacked.
Native virEinlan
Mr.. Weaver. q native Of
Madison. Va. was q Baptist
minister In Madison County
for 40 years until his retire.
ment In the late I04Os. He at
tended st. Paul's Institute and
taught In the Madison County
school system for several years
before he became q preacher
He also was q farmer and mail
carrier during his career. He
had lived In Washington with
q daughter and son-in-law
since his retirement.
Mr.. Weayer's survivors In
clude two sons, Charles l.
Weaver. 1890 e street NE. and
William 8. Weaver. 900 Madi-
son street NV. and five
daughters. Mrs. Mary L. John
son. $40 Buchanan street
NV. Mrs. Dorothy +. Jones,
17i2 Franklin street NE, Mrs
Myrtle w. Simpson. Gil Ken
nedy street NE. Mrs. Eliza
beth Valentine OF Mount
Vernon, N. r., and Mrs. Lenora
Hill Of Criglersville. Va.
The funeral win be at 1 pm
Friday in Madison. Burial will
J be there also.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16

ing ne was entering some
George Kennedy, who normally
writes this column on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. is on vacation.
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body's private study when he
walked into the Maryland
Gold Mines Museum" A
comfortable, cracking fire
was going in the stone fire
place. Around the room, in
glass cases, were chunks Of
rocks. On the wall were old
photographs and fran d
letters written in the mys-
ferrous language of geolo-
gists.
Into the room came Edgar
T. ingalls,. He has sparkling
dark eyes and a pleasant
face. He looked quite dapper
in a gray StetSon hat, a
checkered wool shirt and a
pair Of old pants.
Mr.. Ingalls,, who is IS, has
what he calls chronic gold
fever" AS he inspects a hunk
of quartz in his own collec-
ton, one with a thin river
of gold running through the
white rock, one suspects he
tingles with excitement. He
is helplessly fascinated with
gold.
He once wrote of his all
ment: "Your temperature
slowly rises and stays up. You
gamble your wits against ma
ture, searching the rocks for
indications that will lead you
to better ore and a pocket
Of free gold -"
Mr.. ingalls,, who inciden-
tally would make a great
prospector on television, runs
the museum with his wife.
It is his hobby. The museum
is open from / to 5 pm. Sat-
urdays and Sundays. There
is no admission. You can,
however, make a contribu<
ton as you leave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16

Queen Of Peace parochial
school, and one from Prince
Georges County, according to
information available to Dep
uty Supt. John NJ. Riecks. He
said he was not able to find
immediately the school affilia-
ton Of the remaining two.
Several of the students in
volved have definite behavior
problems, but not to the extent
of being involved in anything
like this" he said.
One Student Dropped
The records show, however,
that one Sousa student over l6
was dropped in March for vo-
cational rehabilitation after
every resource had ben ex-
hausted." Mr.. Riecks said.
Another student, also l6, but
in regular eighth grade classes.
has a record Of repeatedly
striking other pupils. including
a girl, and truancy.
A l5-year-old, off probation
from Juvenile Court, also has
q record Of striking and SPAR
ring with other pupils, and in
science TO teachers. One teacher
said he has been talking like
q long playing record since De-
cember."
A 14-year-old has been In
the principals office regularly,
and once threatened q social
adjustment teacher. One Of the
other three. who are all IA, was
transferred from another
school. and became involved In
O fight within q week of arrival.
None Of the six still at Sousa
had been suspended. the rec
ords showed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16
The Q
Rambler
Discovers
A Museum
BY JOHN McKELWAY

ny JUAhN NNChELWhL
Roaming in the country
side near Potomac, Md, the
Rambler discovered a gold
museum.
It's off Falls road, on the
road to Camp Furman, in a
wing Of a small farmhouse.
The Rambler had the feel
ing he was entering some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-16

George Kennedy. who normally
writes this column on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. is on vacation.
Evening star., 1963-03-21
Gunshot FeIIs
Man WhoSet
OFF Scandal

CHICAGO, Mar. q (AP).-A
shotgun blast from a cruising
auto wounded Richard Morri.
son, a burglar whose disclosures
triggered a police scandal, as
he walked from the Cook
County Criminal Court Build
ing yesterday.
Morrison's upper left arm was
shattered by the blast. He was
taken to Cook County Hospital
where physicians said his con-
dition was fair after a three
hour operation. Doctors said
amputation Of the arm would
not be necessary.
The gunshot struck Morrison,
26, as he walked to his parked
car near the West Side court
building with an associate,
Gerald Bossuyt. 26. also an ad-
mitted burglar.
Bossuyt, who was unharmed,
told police the blast came from
a blue 1859 sedan which sped
away and disappeared in traf-
fic. Bossuyt said he heard two
shots.
Morrison, who now lives in
Fort Lauderdale. Fa., said three
men were in the car.
Morrison and Bossouyt were
brought to Chicago to testify
In the trial Of two former po-
icemen. The former policemen
are charged with threatening
to accuse Morrison unjustly of
the May 8, 1859. burglary of a
North Side insurance company.
Evening star., 1963-03-21

East Coast longshoremen lose
as a result Of their strike?
A. They didn't lose anything
II they were out of work for
$500 hours it Just means for
$500 hours nobody made q
profit out of them.
@. Should unions be brought
under the antitrust laws?
A. If you're going to do
things like that you don't need
unions. I'll never see the day
when unions are too strong.
Ready to Strike
Mr.. Bridges said he promised
the East Coast dock leaders he
would call his independent
International Longshoremen's
and Warehousemen's Union off
the docks If they requested 1t.
The strike, by the Internation-
al Longshoremen's Association
(AFL-CIO) was finally settled
on terms drawn up by q presi-
Dental board headed by Sena-
tor Morse. Democrat Of Oregon.
Mr.. Bridges said he would
have called q walkout even
though his contract with West
Coast shippers has a clause
banning work stoppages. He
added:
There is such q thing as
union solidarity. That's the one
exception. When that's the is
sue we gamble our contracts,
our Observation-Disclosures
we walk"
Evening star., 1963-03-21
Russians Told
About Popcorn,
Treat From U. S.

MOSCOW, Mar. 81 (AP).-
Izvestia tonight followed up
Premier Khrushchev's recent
plug for American cornflakes
and potato chips with news of
another treat-popcorn.
"The Americans love air
corn" the government news
paper said. They sell small
packages of it in theaters. rec
reation spots. beaches. cafete-
rias, railroad stations and air.
ports. Adults and children en-
Joy It,"
"Air corn" as the Russians
call 1t, is made from special
hybrid corn. Izvestia explained.
It then gave detailed instruc-
tions on growing and prepar-
ing it.
Evening star., 1963-03-21

1t has stated repeatedly that
private German citizens living
abroad can take whatever jobs
they please and observers felt
it would be difficult for the
government to retreat from
this position.
German experts have been
working in Egypt for more than
10 years. Last summer the
UAR displayed its first one
stage rockets.
German Waylaid
The hot issue became hotter
after the recent arrest in Switz-
erland of alleged Israeli agents
suspected of plotting to kill a
German expert working on
UAR rockets.
The expert, DR.. Hans Klein
waechter, 48. was waylaid by
three gunmen of February 20
while driving to his villa near
the SWISS German border. A
shot shattered the car window
but missed DR.. Kleinwaechter.
Bomb parcels have been
mailed from Hamburg to the
UAR's rocket center 1888"
where most German experts
work. One parcel repeatedly
killed five Egyptians.