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streets between Times Square
and Eighth avenue.
The Shubert organization
owns the remaining properties
on Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth
streets--seven legitimate the
aters.
If plans develop. Mr.. Zeck-
endorf said. the entire block
win be named "Theater square"
and designed 10 be "the gayets
spot in the world, rivaling even
Piccadilly square In London. +"
Mr.. Zeckendorf said the mar
uuees would radiate hot air In
the winter and cool air in the
summer and would provide
music the year around to the
sidewalk cafe customers.
Three years ago the Sheraton
Corp. acquired the Astor from
a syndicate headed by Webb
d Knapp. which had taken
over the property from the
William Waldorf Astor estate.
The price at that time was
said to have been $8.5 million.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Mrs. Craig,
Ex-Critic, Dies

Mrs. Don Craig. 46. former
critic Of the old Washington
Times-Herald and q leader in
Girl Scouting in the Greater
Washington Area. died Of q
heart attack last night at her
home. 1901 Wilson lane. Be-
thesda.
Her husband is special as
Sistant TO the QuartermaSter
general Of the Army Depart
ment. and a former drama
editor Of the Washington Daily
News. Her mother-in-law is
Mrs. Mary Craig. the newspa-
perwoman.
Born in Washington. Mrs.
Craig was the former Katherine
Smith. She was graduated
from Western High School In
1928. and attended Peabody
Conservatory of Music in Bal
timore as Q scholarship stu
dent. receiving certificates as
q teacher Of piano and har-
mony in 1882.
A Washington newspaper
woman for 10 years. Mrs. Craig
was q member Of the women's
department Of the Washington
Post and the Washington Daily
News from 1928 to 1898. She
joined the staff OF the Times
Herald in 1899. serving first as
woman's page editor, and lateS
as drama critic. She left the
newspaper business in 1912 to
marry Mr.. Craig. then serving
in the Army in San Antonio.
Mr.. Craig was drama editor Of
the News before joining the
Army.
Mrs. Craig was active in Girl
Scouting in the Greater WASH
ington Area. and was q mem
Der Of the d. C.-Montgomery
Council Camp Committee. This
summer she was director Of the
nckerman Girl Scout Day
Camp in Bethesda. which
served several hundred girls
from MONTGOMERY County.
Besides her husband, Mrs.
Craig is survived by two daugh-
ters. Holley. IL. and Laura. Q.
Of the home address: her
mother. Mrs. Horace H. Smith
Of Washington. and two sisters.
Graveside services will be
held at l0:30 am. Tuesday in
Arlington Cemetery.
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largest central cities Of Amer.
lea. the planner declared.
washington Is. Of course,
one Of these cities" he added
Mr.. Feiss said. however. that
there is greater fiuidity within
the District itself than In
many other cities.
He asked the luncheon
guests. Considering the pres
ent circumstances In our cities
In which we are bottling UP
our non-white friends. ! ask
the question. How civilized are
we?'"
No matter how well the
physical problems Of the COM
munity are solved. he said,
you fundamentally have the
problem Of achieving . COM
munity which Is mentally
healthy as well as physically
healthy.
Harmonious Living Urged
Mental health means, among
other things. not only the hap
piness Of the individual and
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Overhead Sliced
.60M. VA Saws

The Veterans Administration
said today 1t has made a so per
cent cut in administrative costs
In the last 10 years.
The agency said the costs
have been reduced by more than
$252 million. or from $419 mill
lion TO $166 million. 1t ascribed
the reduction to reduced work
loads. expiration Of programs.
mechanization of administra-
tive operations, greater expert
ence and productivity Of en-
ployes and lower congressional
appropriations.
Over the l0-year period adj
ministrative Offices have been
cut from 1.127 to 345, and ad-
ministratiye personnel from
10000 TO $4,000.
It was explained that the
cuts in administrative Offices
and personnel do not apply TO
hospitals and other medical
care facilities. But it was added
that purely administrative costs
Of the medical care program are
included In the reduction.
Evening star., 1957-12-06

time. will be concerned with
the serious plight Of our non
white citizens who are at pres
ent hemmed in slum ghettos,
with few expansion areas open
to them within the city or
within its outskirts. much Of
the Metropolitan health and
welfare problems appear to be
concentrating upon this CEN
tral city welfare core.
Here. as In public educa-
tion, we face again Americas
great social dilemma"
Mr.. Feiss urged the lunchers
in the ballroom Of the National
Press Club. "You must explore
what methods can be de-
veloped which will prevent our
central city from becoming q
welfare city or q predominantly
segregated city-and segrega-
tion may well be self-segrega-
ton for mutual protection II
We do not watch out"
Likely to Face Insults
Many Negro families. he said,
would hesitate to face the in
suits encountered when they
try to move into the suburbs.
All evidence makes It highly
probable that within 80 years
Negroes will constitute from IS
to so per cent Of the total pop
ulation in at least 10 Of the II
Evening star., 1957-12-06

the Amily but o. the commu-
nifty In aggregate which must
learn 10 live in harmony with
ITSELF"
Referring TO o recent news
paper piece In which q Mos
COW correspondent said that
the one Islander" that hurts
the Russians is any adverse
comment from the United
States about living standards
In Russia. Mr.. Feiss declared.
II would imagine that simi-
liar comments from Russia
about the living standards Of
our minority groups would
achieve similar sensitive re-
actions on our part"
Unless democracy lives up
To Its own tenets. he said,
"our national security Is In
jeopardy Just as our other
securities may be In jeopardy
from long.range interconti-
mental missiles"
Mr.. Feiss suggested the es.
tablishment Of q bistate and
Federal department Of local af-
fairs. which would create ball
anced action among health.
welfare. density. recreation.
crime control. housing and land
ure organizations. He also
urged more local and less Fed
eral responsibility for urban af-
fairs in Washington.
He called the Health and
Welfare Council "a valid and
courageous experiment which
can and will play q vital role
In the future Of our area"
Substitute Speaker
Raymond r. Clapp. director
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OF research and statistics for,
the District Welfare Depart
ment. replaced Or. Jerome r.
pickard. research director Of
the Washington Board Of
Trades Economic Develops
ment Department. as another
speaker at the forum. Or. Pick
ard was III and unable TO at
tend.
Mr.. Clapp said that white
citizens probably outnumber
Negro citizens In Washington
at this time. but that II pres
ent trends continue there will
soon be more Negro than white
citizens Of all ages here.
Referring TO q study by Dr..
Pickard published in an octo-
Der Board Of Trade newsletter.
he reported that the ratio Of
white to Negro residents IN the
entire Metropolitan Area Is
three white citizens to one
Negro citizen. Or. Pickard's
study predicted this area wide
ratio would continue for some
years to come.
Population Forecast
DR.. Pickard also predicted a
population OF 90 million In
Greater Washington in 1865.
as compared with 2 million to-
day. Mr.. Clapp estimated the
population Of the District. ei0.-
900 today. would be $4,000 in
1865. Thus. Mr.. Clapp said.
the tremendous increase" pre-
dicted would come In the
suburbs.
Caesar l.. Aiello. HWC presi-
dent. presided at the luncheon.
The series Of three commu-
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Dr.. BorcIoy Aeheson,
Of Readers DIGEST

BRIARCLIFF MANOR. N. ".
Dec. 6 R.-Dr. Barclay Ache
son. 10. founder and chairman
Of the international edition Of
Readers Digest Magazine. died
at his home Wednesday after
o cerebral hemorrhage.
He was a brother Of Mrs.
Dewitt Wallace. who with her
husband founded Readers Di-
gest. DR.. Acheson in 1889
founded a British edition of
the magazine. the first time
an American magazine estab-
lished q foreign edition. Today
the Digest prints n editions in
i3 languages.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Brieitte Bordot Gets
Divorce in France

PARIS. Dec. 6 R1. - A
French court granted a divorce
today TO Film Star Brieitte
Bardot and Vadim Plemian-
nlkof, who directed the pictures
which made her famous.
The divorce was granted TO
both parties for grave In
JuriesY - which would corre-
spond In the United States to
mutual charges Of incompati-
bility. Miss Bardot married
Mr.. Plemiannikof when she
was 10. She Is now %.
They now are working TO-
gether on . picture.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Anne M. Burke, S.,
Agency Secretary

Miss Anne M. Burke, IS. q
Government employe for many
years. died Wednesday in CO.
lumbia Hospital Of cancer.
Born in Cleveland. Miss
Burke moved to Washington in
1895 and worked for various
Government agencies as q Sec
retary. She Joined the Federal
Power Commission in i946 and
continued to work there until
entering the hospital q short
time ago.
+. Mass will be offered for her
at 9 am. tomorrow In the Sac
red Heart Shrine, Sixteenth
street and Park road NV. Bur-
ial win be In Cleveland.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Contoct Lenses Old

LONDON.-The English
physicist. Sir John Herschel.
was the first person to suggest
the use Of contact lenses. in
lS47. The first man to attempt
to correct vision by their use
was DR.. Eugene Flick Of Zurich.
in 1888.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
Dollars Go to Belgium

BRUSSELS. - Direct Ameri.
can investment in Belgium rose
70 $50 million during 1856. The
years increase in investment
in manufacturing alone was
$40 million.
Evening star., 1957-12-06
The only 1858 car that offers more
OF everything you want...
vet is priced lower than in 81

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up the price of Fords exciting Custom 300 Series
down In fact brandnew IS Ford Custom 800 with all Of its
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Evening star., 1957-12-06
D. c. Urged to Prevent
Segregated Central City

An urban renewal yesterday called health and
welfare leaders TO find methods to the central city
from becoming "a predominately segregated city"
Carl Fciss planning and urban renewal consutant told
the FIRST community forum Of the Health and Welfare Council
OF the National Capital:
"Since much Of your health and welfare work. for
Evening star., 1957-12-06

nifty forums is designed to pro-
mote discussion OF area-wide
health. welfare and recreation
problems created by Metropoli-
tan expansion.
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12-F|oor PLUNGE
Kills dc. Man

A former liquor store pro-
prietor here plunged to his death
from Q 18th floor window Of the
Woodner Apartments. 1886 Six
tenth street NV, yesterday.
He was Bernard Nachman. Sc.
who registered at the Woodner
May 4 after he was released
from the Washington Santa
rum. Capt. Richard Felber Of
the Homicide Squad reported.
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald.
District Coroner. issued a GER
tificate Of suicide.
Capt. Felber said Mr.. Mach
man left several notes indicating
dependency over Ill health and
possible blindness. Before he
was admitted to the hospital.
Mr.. Nachman lived in the Dor
chester House. 2480 Sixteenth
street NV.
He is survived by a brother,
Julius Nachman, 3701 Connecti-
cut avenue NV, and two sisters,
Mrs. Jack B. Gordon Of Balti-
more and Mrs. Melvin Kraft,
1900 Sudbury road NV.
Funeral services will be pri-
vate, the family said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-13
Robbery Laid
ToDice Loser

A Howard University guard
who repeatedly used a gun to
recover what he lost in a crap
game has been charged with rob-
berry. police reported today.
The suspect was identified as
Walter s. Jeffries. 40. Of the 500
block Of First street Sc. He was
suspended from the Howard
guard detail.
Detective Sergts. John T.
Bailey and Wallace Valentine
said Jeffries went broke in a
Saturday night crap game in the
1900 block of Forty-seventh
street NE. He continued playing
and lost $40 Of borrowed money.
they said.
Jeffries then put up a ring for
$50 more, which he lost to Lloyd
Lee, jr., "a, of 1907 Constitution
avenue NE. When he lost again,
police said, Jeffries told Mr.. Lee:
Come home with me and I'll
give you the money"
In the $500 block Of Georgia
avenue NV, Jefferies pulled a
gun on Mr.. Lee and ordered him
to empty his pockets. according
to police. Mr.. Lee turned over
$3.50.
Jeffries and two companions
then took Mr.. Lee to the Howard
University football field and
forced him to undress, police
said. The three men went
through Mr.. Lees clothes but
failed to find the ring, which
was hidden in a sock. Police
recovered it later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-13

the beliefs they hold. Both &C
cept the historic truths Of the
Holy Catholic Church, con-
tanned in the great creedal state
ments Of the church. Both these
men are deeply consecrated
whose only concern is that mer
should know God and His saw
ing love in Jesus Christ"
The Presbyterian minister
ended his sermon with an APP
peal for prayers that "the Ro.
man Catholic Church might
walk with other churches In
brotherly love against the rising
tide of humanistic secularisn
and Grass materialism Of our day
in this land He urged that al
of US, Roman Catholics anc
Protestants alike. may win mer
back to the broad. spiritual be-
Iliefs which both Roman Catholic;
and Protestants share-belief in
Christ as Lord of Life"
An unidentified official Of the
Providence Diocese later said
Catholics could ignore Father
Kelly's warning since it did not
have the authority Of a church
pronouncement.
The Graham crusade. expected
to last at least six weeks. starts
Wednesday.
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tomb also by representatives of
the Women's Relief Corps. the
National Auxiliary Of United
Spanish War Veterans. the Jew
!sh War Veterans auxiliary. the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars aux
Hilary, the Navy Mothers Club
the American Legion auxiliary
and the Women of the Army and
Navy Legion of Valor. The WV
National Guard of Honor acted
as escorts.
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Ryan
Army chief of chaplains, pro-
Inounced the invocation, and
Capt. John D. Zimmerman, dis
trict chaplain of the Potomac
River Naval Command, said the
benediction. Music was furnished
by the 356th Army Band of Fort
Belvoir. n
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The way to assure peace. he
said. is to build our defenses so
strong that no one will dare
attack US.
mo one knows how much is
enough" the Secretary declared.
If we're going to err, let's err
on the side of a little too much.
II would hate to side with those
who say. Let's pinch a few
pennies
Mr.. Brucker received the
American War Mothers. Dis
tinguished Service Medal from
Mrs. Thelma Prather, president,
for helping to defend and
preserve the defenses Of Amer
ica."
Other Groups Take Part
A wreath was placed on the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier
by Mrs. Prather on behalf of
the national organization. She
was followed by representatives
Of State branches. who placed
white carnations on the tomb.
Flowers were placed on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-13
Scoffers Of Patriotism
Denounced by Brucker

Army Secretary WILDER M
Brucker yesterday criticized lin.
tellectuals" who look dowr
their noses at people who are
patriotic"
Shame on those intellec.
tuals." he told an audience Of
500 persons assembled for the
American War Mothers 33t
annual Mothers Day ceremonie.
in Arlington Cemetery.
If those intellectuals think
patriotism is out Of date" Mr.
Brucker declared, they have
never come to a place like this.
The Secretary called for more
"uncompromising Americanism'
and urged his listeners to start
a patriotic crusade. Once this
country gets on fire" with pa
triotism. he said. the news will
be "telegraphed" as a warning
to would-be aggressors.
Defends Military Budget
Mr.. Brucker defended the big
military budget as "the only
thing we can do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-13

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that new life by arguing abou1
the niceties of the claims of tn,
various churches to be the ON,
true catholic church.
The speaker said it is lex.
tremely unfortunate that 8
significant representative of the
great branch of the Holy Catno;
lie Church should write about ar
evangelistic campaign which ha.
no direct concern to his owr
denomination"
DR.. Docherty told the gather
ing he was surprised to note how
similar in beliefs and tech
nlques are both DR.. Billy
Graham and Father Kelly"
Both Fundamentalists"
Both are verbal fundamen-
talists. They are dogmatic about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-13

Both are verbal fundamen-
talists. They are dogmatic about
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Strongs on Program

Jerry and Jimma Strong, prin-
cipals in a WMAL record pro-
gram will act as master and mist
ress Of ceremonies at the Miss
Silver Spring Pageant. a preli-
minary to the Miss America COM
petition, May 81 at Montgomery
Blair High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-13

John E. Kelly gave Mr.. Graham's
campaign "a bigger boost to both
Roman Catholics and Protes-
tants than all the stream-lined
preparations put together"
Father Kelly. director Of the
Bureau Of Public Information,
National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference. last month urged Catho-
lies to boycott the Graham meet
ings in Madison Square Garden
because they are Protestant serv-
ices. He also said some Of Mr..
Graham's preachings are her
etical.
Predicts Reaction
New Workers will throng to
the meetings, because this hap
pens to be how Americans react
to this sort Of petty fascism, "
DR.. Docherty said.
The minister charged "the
Roman Catholic Church is more
concerned by its own flock being
uncontaminated by the heretical
preaching of DR.. Billy Graham
than for the millions Of people
of a great metropolitan city lost
both to the Roman Catholic
Church and the Protestant
churches.
DIR. Graham's teaching about
heaven rebuts a dangerous
heresy believed by some Prot
estants and all Roman Catholics
alike-namely. that membership
of a particular church per Sc
guarantees admission to heaven.
Sees Nameless Longing
II am quite certain that the
customers of the beer joints on
Third avenue, the socialities of
the Stork Club. the idle rich of
Park avenue, the bohemians of
Greenswich Village. and the
intelligentsia of Riverside Heights
who have only a 'nameless
longing for a true and vital
purpose for living will not find
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-13
Priests Graham Boycott
Called Petty Foscism'

leading Presbyterian minister here charged yesterday that
priests effort discourage Roman Catholics from
attending Evangelist Billy Grahams New York crusade was
petty fascism"
Dr. George M Docherty Scottishborn minister
Avenue Presbyterian Church. predicted the action of the Rev
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-13
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Six Top Trotters
Meet Tonight in
Laurel Feature

Six S-year-old trotters, any of
which could wind up in the rich
Hambletonian. take the spotlight
tonight at Laurel Raceway and
officials are willing to accept a
promised change in the weather
Laurel's first full week of a
24-night meeting was hurt by
the inclement weather, but fairer
skies and warmer temperatures
appear to be on the way.
The attendance last week was
28,751, compared to 34,907 for
the first week of 1856. Last
week the betting totaled 81, 428,-
9l5 compared to $l,778,629 for
the same period last year. Rose
croft, which preceded Laurel and
had good weather, showed a first
week attendance of 44,729, who
bet $1,733.941.
The weather held down Satur-
day nights crowd to 5000, who
watched their favorite, Adois
Harry, break stride at the start
of the second $4,000 leg of the
Maryland Triple Crown for
PAGERS. Belle Acton, 6-to-1 out
slider in the field of four. won.
with Wilmington's Star second,
Adois third, and Dottie's Pick
bringing up the rear.
The $4,000 Diamond Back for
3-year-old trotterS is featured to-
night. Billy Haughton's entry Of
Armada Hanover and Flick Frost
are in the favorite role. Medal
Scotch, Gallons Lady, Tuck
Song and Far Star round out
the field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-10

Of these was nominated for the
Belmont, although they could be
made eligible by paying a $1,000
supplementary fee by midnight.
Louis Lee Haggin's Manteau,
the 9-to-5 favorite, finished
seventh. Manteau, who may not
have liked the muddy track, was
expected to start in the Belmont
had he made a good showing.
The field for the Belmont now
looks like Bold Ruler, loves
entry of Gallant Man and Bold
Nero, Mrs. Jules Schwartz's Nah
Hiss, the D. & M. Stables Inside
Tract, Greentree Stables Cohoes
and Lucky Dip, with Field Of
Honor. Mrs. E. D. Jacobs Prom
iSed Land, George Lewis Joe
Price and Cain Hoy Stables
One-Eyed King viewed as pos
sibilities.