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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-11-21

away from politics is to read a
book about one of the most skilled
politicians of our times: Allen
Barkley, the late Weep,
The book is titled II Married
the Weep. It's by Jane r. Barley
as told to Frances spatz Leighton
Vanguard $685.. It's a delightful
story and throws new light on this
courtly KentuclIian, a man who
helped to make this Capital a
brighter and pleasanter city.
At one point in the narrative
Mrs, Barkley tells Of the time
she was invited to a party at the
home Of Gwen Cafritz. She came
with some other friends. but since
she was there just the simple, I'M
known Hadley from St. Louis, no.
body paid her much attention. She
was left to wander around until
Barkley noticed her loneliness. He
had met her just the night before
at another party. She was taken
with him at once but had no idea
how he felt about her.
Barkley, already in his 70's.
took her aside and in no time they
were laughing and talking small
talk out on a terrace away from
the other guests, They were away
quite a while and the absence Of
the Vice President was rather
forcibly brought TO their attention
by Mrs CafritE.
She wanted Bar<ley 10 come to
the table and told him 80 IN her
usual fortnight manner Mr.. Vice
President, win you come 10 the
table now. pleaseG Everything Is
set. The head table Is wait
ing Mrs. Barkley recalls Mrs
cafritE saying
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-11-21

Initiation manade and can be manoOnosd says
secretary Of the Treasury Trouble understand A. the wrong
at the controls
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-11-21

LOOKING DAGGERs - Mrs.
BaFkley rpPorts that the old gent
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-11-21

leman replied something like, ooh,
Gwen. Yes. Yes, of course. Be
right there" But instead Of going
into dinner he resumed talking.
A few moments later Gwen was
back. Mr.. Vice President" she
said again And again Barley
said, Just a minute. Give me Just
a minute"
Then Mrs, Barkley writes:
Mrs. Cafritz walked back to
the house. She didn't look at me.
II she had, wouldn't have been
surprised II there had been some
thing dagger-hke in her eye"
But Jane and AIben continued
their conversation. Again after a
lengthy wait, Mrs. Cafritz was
back Juggling at the Vice Presi-
dent Mr.. Vice President" she
said. dinner is being served and /
want you 10 sit at my table"
why Gwendolyn, my dear" the
Weep replied there's no place in
the world I'd rather sit. IN be
there in just a minute"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-11-21

But Rarkley didn't make a move
to go to the table. Again Mrs.
Cafritz trekked across the ter
race, by now completely out Of
patience. Il find" she said breath
ing hard, that the only way !
can get you to my table is to ask
Mrs Hadley to accompany you"
To which the old Kentucky
gentleman answered:
you couldn't be more right,
Gwen. my dear. Wen. what IN the
world are we waiting forG Let's
go into dinner"
Now there was a man VINO knew
how to make a point
Copyright. 1855. Robert C.
Spivack.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18
Death Car Driver
Gets Jail Term

Harrison Payton, 20, Of the
5000 block Of Thirteenth street
NV. was sentenced to serve
six months in jail and pay a
$3.50 fine today for negligent
homicide in the traffic death Of
a 21-year-old woman last Labor
Day.
Payton's car left more than
so feet Of skid marks, police
said, before it hit the side Of a
car at Third and Gallatin
streets NV, in which Miss
Betsy Eloise Root of 1921 Har-
ward street NV, was riding.
She died Of injuries later that
day. Two other young women
we're thrown from the car by
the impact.
Payton, is a receiving clerk
for a Silver Spring bakery. His
driving permit was revoked for
80 days in 1913 and for nine
months in 1949-50. according
to ASSISTANT United States At
torney Frank J. wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18
BY MICHAEL MOK
Star stan Writer

When Frances M. e Bird be-
came q polcewoman. she was
afraid to tell her mother.
That was 20 years ago.
Today-her last working day
on the force-Lt. Bird Is &C.
lighted to tell the world IL the
achievements of the Woman's
Bureau, of which she is second
in command.
Born at Dubuque. Iowa, 1t.
Bird was graduated from Clarke
College and came to the Dis
trict in 1918 to begin q career
in military intelligence. Six
years later she joined the Met
ropolitan Police Department.
1T wasn't easy at nIst," 1t.
Bird said. Even the though
that you might have to arrest
someone was enough to make
you wonder about the wisdom
Of adopting q police career.
For the first six months,
was afraid to tell my mother
what I was doing. but then
she came to visit me, and
everything was all right.
A slight. handsome woman,
1t. Bird might easily be mis-
taken for a social worker
which indeed she is.
Although the career police
woman was issued a gun, she
has never carried it. Its
locked up in the safe, where
it's always been. / have found
common politeness to be my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18

And inside a hoSpital-well.
laughing is rough. .,-
But we always like to 90
there, because we feel the chill
dren need us, even if they are
too sick or upset to laugh out
loud"
The eve" included his wife
Of 10 years, Amelia, who turned
clown only four years ago when
Felix's regular partner retired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18
ALI PurIey
Hears Fey

The 200 delegates to the 28th
National All Conference today
heard Supreme Court Clerk
John Fey describe the Ameri-
can judiciary system and
Agriculture Secretary Benson
praise All Club work.
Before and after the talks the
youthful delegates from all 48
States and territories packed
considerable sightseeing and
picture-taking into their sched-
.ules. The conference started
last Saturday and ends Friday,
Besides touring the Supreme
Court, the youngsters visited
the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing and the Federal Bu-
real of Investigation today.
Mr.. Benson spoke to the
group in the Departmental
Auditorium. The youngsters
greeted the Secretary by stand
ing and singing THE Flowing
Song"
All Club work has been and
is a tremendous influence in the
community life and in the home
life of rural America" Mr.
Benson said. 1t trains fol-
citizenship. 1t trains for
service"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18
Afraid to Tell Mother on Joining
The Force, 1t. Bird Now Tells All

justments in the early days,
The Police Department, always
conservative, resisted the idea
Of a Woman's Bureau.
"The general attitude WAS,
What is this new, high-hown
nonsense?"
And promotions were slow
After a long time, Pvt. Bird
made corporal, finally "crept up
to sergeant" and about five
years ago was appointed lieu
tenant.
But there was satisfaction
too.
A young girl, whom 1t. Bird
had aided years ago. recently
came in with her daughter
asking that the bureau please
help her, before her life is
spoiled :" The opportunity
to practice creative human re-
lations. according to 1t. Bird
makes a police career worth
while.
Then, too, sometimes there
is nothing you can do
nothing, at least. but provide q
listening ear" she said.
1t. Bird now plans to take q
long vacation in Europe. and
after that return to her home
at 732 South Royal street, Alex
andria.
Il have a little walled garden
in old quarter Of town. I'm
going to raise some roses. lilies
and a few tulips. and then
may think about doing some
thing more ambitious"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18

partment of General Admins
tration, s40.500: Corporation
Counsel's Office. $4,000; public
schools. $4,000; civil defense,
100000; Department Of voca-
tional Rehabilitation. $500;
courts, $4,000; public health.
$775.0o0; welfare. S26s 900; be-
partment Of Licenses and In
spections. $4,000.
Cuts Accepted
In addition, a bookkeeping
transfer of $423 900 was made
to the Highway Department
from the Department Of We
hicles and Traffic to take care
Of a shift in the traffic enPi-
neering function.
Following is a list Of reduce
tons in operating funds made
by the House committee which
the Commissioners accepted be-
fore the Senate subcommittee:
Regulatory agencies, reduced
by $4,000; Public Library,
$4,000; recreation, $4,000: po-
lice, $4,000; corrections $780,
900; buildings and grounds,
$4,000; Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency, s1l7,000; sanitary en-
cheering, S266,000 and WASH
ington Aqueduct, 100000, and
National Capital Parks, SIS, 900.
These operating funds were
left unchanged by the House
committee and no further
changes are being sought by the
Commissioners; Department Of
Occupations and Professions;
Fire Department; veterans af-
fairs; surveyor, National Guard
and the Zoo.
Under capital outlay, the
House committee left un-
changed original requests for
retirement OF debts. The Com
missioners. however, asked the
Pastore subcommittee to in
crease capital outlay for pub
lie building construction by
$2.379,00O
The Commissioners made no
further request to the Senate
to restore the. House commit
tee cuts in thse capital outlay
projects with the amounts Of
the reductions shown:
Highways, $54,400; sanitary
engineering. $l.989,500 and
Washington Aqueduct, $685.
900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18

with a little old balcony in
back" he reminisced.
Felix the Clown has been a
circus headliner 48 years. And
most Of that time he has been
both q performer in, and 'front.'
runner for, the Ringing
Brothers-Barnum and Bailey
show that opens here Tuesday
night at Grifith Stadium.
People say the circus is
dead, but it isn't" he declared.
Folks still come to see us in
droves and laugh their heads
off,"
Most OF the children at the
hospital laughed at Felix, but
none laughed a head of, and
some didn't crack a smile.
The toughest customer was
2-year-old Roy Arnold, a polio
patient. While a nurse held his
braced legs, Roy ehewed gum
methodically and glanced in
differently at Felix, who wig
gled his padded back and
wagged his beet-red nose in
vain.
Hes Just been here too
long" explained Mrs. Airline
Breskin, an occupational thera-
pist. Its hard to find anything
to laugh at after almost a year
in hospital confinement"
Felix had better luck with
the other children, and out
standing success outside the
hospital.
In a convertible, riding down.
town with the largest part Of
him perched atop the trunk
compartment, he drew shrieks,
outlaws and howls from both
youngsters and adults on the
sidewalks.
Lord" screamed one lady
who came close to peer and re-
ceived a broad wave from Felix,
Il didn't know 1t was alive"
People laugh more out of
DOORS" the clown commented,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Fun, Food , Guidance
Would Help Jimmy

When Jimmy. who is IL,
came to the home he was so
upset he couldn't talk clearly.
He and his little brother we're
called TO the attention of the
police by neighbors after they
wandered around night after
night, dirty and hungry.
The boys mother and father,
both alcoholics, were in the
house drunk.
Both the boys were suffer-
ing from malnutrition. Their
clothes were so filthy they had
to be burned. Timmy's younger
brother already had had some
brushes with the law after
stealing food.
Now settled in a happier en-
vironment, Jimmy has one goal
in life-to go TO camp. Not a
day goes by without his re-
minding the worker how much
he is looking forward to it.
He has never been to camp,
but he has heard the other boys
discuss it. and knows all 1t
holds for him.
Twelve days at Camp Pleas
ant in Prince William Forest
Park would give Jimmy the
good meals. good times and
good guidance he never knew
during the bleak summers he
wandered like a vagabond on
the city streets.
Your gift to The Evening
Star Summer Camp Fund can
help him take another impor-
tant step on the way to a good
life.
The following contributions
are acknowledged today:
Previously aeknowledaed RSIIa se
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18
D. G. Heads
$4,000 Pay
Gets Support

Legislation to increase the
pay Of the District Commits
sioners and the school SUPER
intendent to $4,000 q year was
cleared today for House action
by its District Committee.
In the case of the superin-
tendent, the amount was So, 600
less than the figure approved
in q bill by the Senate last
March.
Supt. Carl Hansen now gets
$4,000 and the Commissioners
$4,000.
Meeting in executive session,
the District Committee ap-
proved the bill Of its chairman,
Representative MCMILLAN, DEM
ocrat of South Carolina, pro-
yiding for the $4,000 salary.
In order to shorten the legis-
lative process, the committee
then took up the Senate-ap-
proved bill, which applied only
to the superintendent, struck
out all language but the enact
ing clause and substituted the
Mcmillan bills language as an
amendment"
If the House approves the
measure 1t then would be sent
back to the Senate for floor
approval Of the amendment,
rather than having to GO
through the Senate District
Committee.
Earlier this month the Fiscal
Affairs Subcommittee of the
House District Committee elm
mated a provision Of the Nc
MILAN bill which would have
given an extra $500 a year to
the Commissioner serving as
president of the board.
Also in executive session, the
committee sent these -four
measures to the floor for House
action:
To give all transit companie:
the same District tax exemp-
tons granted to D. c. Transit
System under its franchise.
To set up a $4,000 revolving
fund to buy maps and print
regulations to be made avail
able to the public at variou:
fees.
To empower the clerks Of
Municipal Court to admins
ter the same oaths as are
authorized for clerks of othel
courts here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18

HE STOPPED and picked
large berry from under
the leaves of the first row.
Many people have never
eaten a good strawberry" he
said. IF they are to be
shipped to the market, ber-
ries have to be picked green.
They will turn red, but they
will not become as sweet
and flavorsome as those
ripened on the vine.
This is a Midland, one of
our early varieties. Some
consider it the finest in
flavor Of all strawberries.
There are only a few left.
Try it,"
1t melted in the mouth.
AS to flavor, it wiped the
tables Of memory clear, way
back to the delicious wild
strawberries of boyhood
days.
AS we walked through the
patch we sampled others.
This is a Pocahontas," he
said. 1T is very good for
freezing. And this is the
Armor, a late variety. There
ought to be enough here for
a shortcake."
You take your pickings to
a weighing-in counter and
pay 80 cents a pound. IA
pound is a level quart. A
heaped-up quart may weigh
a pound and a half.
The Rambler picked a
quart and brought it back to
Hammel's in time for a
strawberry shortcake at
lunch. Everyone agreed that
1t was something extra
special.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18
Hard Sell Seen
In Classified Ads

BALTIMORE, June 10 R.-
National advertising in the
classified sections of newspa-
pers soon will be pushed harder
than ever before, an advertis-
ing convention was told yester-
day.
Robert Miller, president Of
the National Newspaper CLASH
fled Advertising Network, de-
scribed it as a new era.
1T is up to the advertising
managers and newspaper pub
fishers to use their tremendous
ammunition and reach out and
grab it," he told the 3Sth an
nual meeting of the Associa-
ton of Newspaper Classified
Advertising Managers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18
D. 6. JobIess
ToGetAdded
u. S. Benefits

Thousands of unemployed
Washingtonians who have ex-
hausted their jobless benefits
today we're assured further f.
nancial aid.
Secretary of Labor Mitchell
signed an agreement author
izing Federal grants to those
in this category.
The action in effect extends
the period in which jobleSs may
draw payments by Is weeks.
There are now about 5000
unemployed in the District
whose benefits have expired
during the past year. But off,
Gals said it would be impossible
to predict how many will be
affected because some may find
jobs before it becomes effective,
All money received by unem-
ployed here as a result of the
agreement must be repaid to
the Government by Washing
ton employers. Beginning in
1868 the tax paid by employers
under the Federal Unemploy-
ment Compensation Act auto
matically will be raised from 3
to 6 per cent. The increase
will remain effective until the
Federal loan to the District is
liquidated.
May Apply Monday
Unemployed whose benefits
have expired may not apply
for the additional payments
until next Monday and the first
checks will not be delivered
until July 3 or 4.
Secretary Mitchell's author
ization of the loan to the Dis
trict came after a request yes
terday by the District of Co.
lumbia Unemployment Com
penSation Board.
In a 80 vote yesterday the
board decided to seek Federal
funds under a law recently
enacted which, permits the
Secretary of Labor to lend
money to States who wish to
extend the effective period OF
their unemployment compensa-
ton programs.
Karrick, yelling Opposed
c. A. Wharton, executive di-
rector Of the board, said its
request was opposed by Com
missioners David Karrick and
Alvin c. yelling. He saic
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin, c. F. Preller, repre-
senting employees, and Thoma,
w. Brahany, representing EN-.
ployers, voted for it.
Payments and eligibility
under the extended program
will be determined on the same
basis in the past. Payments
now range from So to $50 Q
week.
He emphasized that all peo-
pie eligible for extended bene-
fits should appear at the
boards Offices at 1924 F street
NV. on the same day and hour
at which they came for Their
payments in the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18

most effective weapon" she
explained.
Asked whether it was difficult
to adjust to the more sordid
aspects Of her job, 1t. Bird
replied:
"One must learn to react as
a doctor does, when treating a
cruel wound. You must con-
centrate on the good you are
trying to accomplish. rather
than on the gruesomeness OF
the situation"
There were other difhcult ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18
CAMP FUND
FACTS

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out your check or
money order to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp
Fund. Mail 1t to The Eve
ming Star. Washington 4,
d. c., or bring cash TO
The Star cashier.
The cost-S36.40 for IL
days, 1920 for six days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18

Herbert G. Schumann. jr.,
director of planning for Fairfax
County, win be guest speaker
at a luncheon meeting of the
Alexandria Arlington Fairfax
Real Estate Board at noon to-
morrow in the ARvA Motel
220l Arlington boulevard. Ar
lington. John Huffman OF
Richmond, executive secretary
Of the Virginia Real Estate AS
ISOLATION. also will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18

Iney VIII appear IOuoWln
subcommittee chairman. Sena-
tor Pastore, Democrat Of Rhode
Island. that the Senate group
won't restore much Of the $ll.8
million cut out by the House
Appropriations Committee.
A total of $203.2 million was
allowed by the House Appro-
priations Committee after cut
ting back from $2l5.1 million
originally asked. The House Is
due to pass the bill either late
today or tomorrow.
The Pastore subcommittee.
meanwhile, began hearings yes
terday, with the District Conf
missioners pleading for the res
toration Of slightly more than
81 million Of the $ll.8 million
cut.
IT want to compliment the
Commissioners" Senator Pas
tore said, because they haven't
come UP here and said. Put it
all back
Treated Well"
Il must say that in a budget
Of over 5000 million, the House
Appropriations Committee was
rather discriminating in trim
ming out only Sill million. The
House (committee) did treat
you very well.
THE fact that the Commits
sioners came back with requests
to restore less than so per cent
of those cuts shows some dis
elimination on their part, too"
Robert E. Mclaughlin, presi-
dent of the Board of Commits
sioners. asked for a Federal
payment of only $21.5 million.
which is SIS million less than
originally requested of the
House. The House Appropria-
tons Committee allowed $40
million, the same as this year.
Mr.. Mclaughlin warned
Senator Pastore's group, how
ever, that the SILL million
request would be increased
later when supplemental items
are submitted for pay increases
/ in the next session of Congress.
He said the sum sis well within
the presently authorized Fed
eral payment of $50 million"
Out of the total of $4,096. $50
asked to be restored by the
Pastore subcommittee, here are
some of the items sought:
Restoration of $500 for the
Board of Elections to prepare
for the Districts presidential
primary in 1860.
Restoration of $4,000 for the
metropolitan Regional Confer
ence to study problems of mu-
tual interest to the city and its
Maryland and Virginia suburbs.
Restoration of $3.50 for a
planning co-ordinator.
$41S,OOO for Schools
Increase public school appro-
priations by $4,000 over the
House committee figure. The
largest single item would be
$237 800 to provide 48 elemen-
tary teachers to reduce the pu-
pil-teacher ratio to 32-l. The
House committee provided a
$1.l million item to add class
room space, saying space le-
quirements should be met first
in order to reduce the number
Of parttime classes.
Here are the operating funds
in which the Commissioners
have asked for Senate Subcom-
mittee increases and the
amounts involved:
Executive Office. $39, $50; De-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18
The
Rambler
go, Picks q
Luscious Dish
By GEORGE KENNEDY

The Rambler wishes to
apologize 10 his readers.
He tries to keep them
aware Of the seasons.
Let's hasten TO interject
right here that cherries are
ripe. Now is the time 10
pick or buy fresh pie
cherries. It's a short season
so carpe diem or seize time
by the forelock, as the
Romans we're wont 70 say.
But the Rambler almost
missed the season for near
by strawberries and he is
afraid that by the time this
is read 1t will be too late to
get In on II.
That's what happens in
this day and age. We are
losing track of seasonal
foods. Strawberries? You
get frozen strawberries all
year around and fresh ones
from Florida or California
or someplace are available
through most of the months.
But there is nothing like
the fresh-picked berry.
All this yen for a straw
berry festival started last
week when the Rambler
quoted James Whitcomb
Riley's "Knee Deep in June"
The line Bout the time
strawberries melts on the
vine" stuck with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-18

THE OTHER DAY he
stopped in Magruder's and
asked for some Maryland
strawberries. Randolph
Bowie, the white-haired man
in charge of the fruit and
vegetable counter, said:
They're gone. These are
from New Jersey"
The Rambler purchased a
quart for 70 cents and
served in sour cream-they
were delicious.
But still he had a haunt
ing idea that he had missed
something Bout the time
strawberries meltS on the
vine" So he called Violet
Faulkner, the food editor of
The Star. She said:
II was told that a few
days ago they were picking
them out at Glenn Dale,
near the sanitarium, like
crazy. 1t may be too late,
but you might take a run
out there"
So the Rambler drove out
the Baltimore expressway
yesterday to the Glenn Dale
road, turned to the right
and arrived at the farm of
George NJ. Darrow.
Mr.. Darrow, he learned,
has been Mr.. Strawberry at
the Plant Industry establish
ment in the Agriculture Re-
search Center at Beltsville
nearby. He retired in 1857
after more than As years in
the department.
His son, George barrow,
jr., showed us over the place.
"The season is about over"
he said, "but I think you'll
be able to pick a couple of
quarts without too much
difficulty"
Not until then did it dawn
on the Rambler that he was
on a self-service farm. You
pick your own berries.
MY father decided to go
into this about six years
ago." he said. "There we're a
number of these pick your
own strawberries patches
outside Northern cities. He
thought he'd try it here.
This year we had IS acres
bearing. We are going to
increase that, but 1t will be
two years before the addi-
tional acreage is bearing.
You plant strawberry plants
in March. They will produce
a crop IS months later"