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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
BY ISABELLE SHELTON
star stan Writer


star stan Writer
The scene was a Senate APP
preparations Committee hear
ing room, and things were not
going we'll for the witness.
The aging Senator in the
chair was becomming more
irascible by the minute as the
witness, a Labor Department
official. proved unable to
make clear a complex eco
nomic point.
Time after time the witness
turned to the young lady on
his right, his assistant, for
help in phrasing an answer
in simple terms.
Wearying of this cumber-
some process. the chairman
finally snapped:
Just ask that young lady
in the red dress. She can
answer in a way ! can under
stand"
From then on Aryness Joy
Wickens often represented
the Labor Department in
testimony on Capitol Hill.
Promotion
Friends recalled the story
recently, in the wake Of
Miss Wickens' promotion to
the post of Economic Adviser
to the Secretary of Labor.
The new post. which car
rieS a GS-18 Civil Service
rating, makes her one Of
the Understanding career
women in Government.
The story of Mrs. Wickens
before the Congressional
Committee tells a lot about
how she climbed to such a
high rung on the Govern
ment career ladder, friends
say.
she is quick, bright, smart
as a whip, and has a real
knack for expressing compli-
Gated economic ideas in
simple language that everyone
understands" says Evan
Clague, Commissioner of La
Dor Statistics, whose deputy
she was for many years
Mrs. Wickens also has ter
rife drive and energy, and a
capacity for riding herd on a
project until it is completed.
the latter a rather unusual
trait in a woman. Mr.. Clague
suggested.
To Work on Nixon Committee
In her new job. Mrs. Wick
ems acts as adviser to the
Secretary Of Labor on over
all economic policy questions.
with particular reference to
his work on the recently
created Cabinet Committee on
Price Stability for Economic
Growth. the so-called Nixon
Committee.
1t is not the first time
Mrs. Wickens has dealt with
broad economic questions in
her 80 years in Government.
One of her first jobs was
writing the Federal Reserve
Boards well-known monthly
summary of business condi-
tions. She started in the late
20s, before the great depres-
sion, and continued through
the early depression years.
Asked if she had forecast
the coming depression in her
Reserve Board reports. Mrs.
Wickens said not exactly.
Most Federal Reserve
economists expected a down.
turn. You had only to look
at real estate speculation,
such as the Florida land
boom, to know that some
thing was wrong" she said.
But they thought it would
come a year earlier, in 1928.
And 1 think it would be fair
to say that no economist an
ticipated the depth of the
depression, or its extent"
During World War II Mrs.
Wickens became we'll known
as the person in charge of the
price and cost of living sur
veys of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. 1t was a tense
time, because union contract
raises were tied to the cost
of-living index. and unions
launched a drumfire Of criti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09

University Of Chicago in 1924.
She taught economics and
statistics at Mount Holyoke
College until joining the
Federal Reserve Board in
1923.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
Club Program

The University Women's
Club, Inc, will hold a pro-
gram on Treasured Books, /"
led by Miss Winifred Rogers,
at 5 pm, tomorrow. A club
tea will be held at 4 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
Leisurely Breakfast

Want to make mullins for
Saturday morning breakfast,
that pleasant leisurely affair?
Mix the dry ingredients the
night before and have the
muffin pans out and ready.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09

was married in 1885 to David
L. Wickens, a fellow-econo-
mist who worked at the De-
partment Of Agriculture, and
they lived in a big l0-room
farmhouse in Vienna. va.
surrounded by 300 acres Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
NewHeodo OAR Plans
BusinessIike Regime
BY BETTY MILES
star stan Writer

The new president general OF the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution is trim husnesswoan who plans business
IKE administration and hopes to acquant the public with OAR
accomplishments.
Mrs Ashmead White Of Lubec Me, not one orchid
the hallmark OF OAR members the congress- on her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
Bill Would Boost
Life Insurance
Earnings Tax
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Finance Com
mittee yesterday approved a
bill to increase Federal taxes
on earnings Of life insurance
companies. Chairman Harry
r. Byrd, Democrat of Virginia,
said it would go to the Senate
in about two weeks.
The committee rewrote a
bill passed by the House. II
cut about $54 million from the
amount of taxes the House bill
would have levied.
The Senate committee ver-
sion is estimated to produce
about $500 million in taxes on
1858 income. The Govern
ment collected 1898 million
from life insurance companies
on 1857 income.
Both the Senate committee
and House bills establish a COM
pick new formula for taxing
life insurance companies which
for the first time would tax
underwriting income derived
from policy premiums. Hereto
fore only investment income
was taxed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
15Cities to See
Truman Proqrum

Fifteen cities are now sched-
uled to receive the Commute
closed circuit television pro-
gram May 8 in celebration Of
former President Truman's 18th
birthday.
The Truman Diamond Jubi-
lee Committee made this an
nouncement yesterday. 1t
added that Comedian Danny
Kaye has been added to the
entertainment part of the
show.
The program will present
through music, humor, inter-
views and film sequences the
highlights of Mr.. Humans ca
reer. Mr.. Truman will attend
the main dinner in New York.
The Is cities where the pro-
gram will be shown are San
Francisco, Denver, Washing
ton, Chicago, Gary, Ind: New
Orleans, Boston, Detroit, Kan
sas City. Mo-; New York. Ak
ron, Oklahoma City, Houston,
Fort Worth and Chattanooga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
Entertainment Cleanup
Moy Be Urged on U. S.

The CAR delegates we're TO
hold their elections today. The
candidates for national presi-
dent are Margaret B. Burket Of
Illinois and Linda T. LANCE OF
New Jersey.
Other Candidates
Others running for national
ONCE are James !. Dunn Of New
Jersey and H. Juhling Mcclung
Of West Virginia, first vice
president; Georgia Bremen Of
California and Anne Fakler Of
North Carolina. second vice
president: Elizabeth Bennett OF
the District and David Gull Of
Indiana. chaplain.
Also Susan E. Barber of Ala
bama and Carolyn Wellborn OF
Tennessee. recording secretary:
Jonathan Gibson III of Virginia
and Algur Meadows Of Texas
organizing secretary. and David
Hughes Of Kansas and Curtis
Kelchner Of New Hampshire,
assistant organizing secretary
Also Peggy Virginia Pierce OF
Louisiana and Jean Wright OF
Mass achusetts, correspondents
secretary; James Perkins Of
Colorado and Karin Crawmer
of Michigan, treasurer: Rosa
Ign Miller of Florida and Pris-
ella Lee Bruins Of Maryland,
registrar; Susan E. Crockett Of
Virginia and Sharon Parker Of
Oklahoma, assistant registrar;
Edgar Warren Hull Of Louis
lana and Barry b. Bisbee Of
New York, historian. and Edwin
Tiemeyer of Ohio and Aubrey
Alling Jones Of Georgia, librar-
ian-curator.
Regional officers were to be
chosed also. Officials expected
to know the election results by
late afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
Woman Held
In Fatality

A 38-year-old housewife was
ordered held on a negligent
homicide charge yesterday by
a District Coroner's jury in
connection with the death last
December 10 of a Bureau Of
Standards chemist.
Held for the criminal division
of Municipal Court is Mrs.
Babette w. Kline, of 4708 Lin
mean avenue NV. The victim
was DR.. Samuel Zerfoss, 46, Of
6232 Walhondine road, Glen
Echo, Md.
According to testimony, DR..
Zerfoss was one of two passen-
gers in a car driven by a fell
low chemist, Ernest M. Levin,
A, of 1900 Lindell street, Silver
Spring. Police said the chemists
we're driving east on Nebraska
avenue NV. when the left side
Iof their car was struck by Mrs.
Kline, who was heading south
on Nevada avenue.
The other passenger in the
Levin car, chemist Jacob Dia-
mond, of 6436 Bannockburn
drive, Bethesda, told the jury
the impact caused their vehicle
/ to swing around and crash into
| a utility pole. Mr.. Levin suf-
fered a fractured shoulder in
the accident.
Another witness, Washing
| ton attorney Joseph c. Sauraci
of 1851 Nevada avenue NV.
said he saw Mrs. Kline &C
through a stop sign while he
waited for a bus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
Gore Publishes
Stuff Payroll
BY the Associated Press

Senator Gore, Democrat of
Tennessee, has published his
staff payroll in the Congress
sional Record with the comment
that he regards such payrolls
as public information.
He noted he had made the
payroll available to the press
several weeks ago. But he
said so far as he had been able
to ascertain, it hasn't been pub
liShed.
He said his payroll, which in
cludes 10 persons, "is perhaps
the smallest staff in the United
States Senate but it is composed
of highly competent people"
Salaries which Senator Gore
pays range from $4,951 to
$4,000 annually. The top
salary goes to William G. Allen,
his administrative assistant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25

appropriately, "The Missouri
Waltz"
Miss Helen l.. Poe of Dallas,
Tex, identified on the program
as world traveller and lecturer.
gave the principal banquet
address.
More Confident Than OAR
Reviewing her impressions of
a trip to the USSR last sum-
mer, Miss Poe told the delegates
that "the Russians have some
thing that not even the OAR
possess with like intensity-the
quiet confidence that tomorrow
they will rule the world"
Reminding the OARS of the
ever present threat of nuclear
war. Miss Poe declared, this
is 1859, not l776. It's a new
time and that's what is so
frightening about it. These
stolid people with the soulless
philosophy would squander the
whole world If they thought
they could win it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
Continued From Page AL

Continued From Page ALA
first, 1.-THE Many Loves of Dobie
Gillis," to CHS, and is hard at
work on another pilot. 'The
Peggy Lee Show" Several book
publishers have asked Herb to
write the story of his famous
newspaper editor father after
whom he was named. What a
story that could be!
We were still shooting around
leading lady Mamie Van DOren,
whose flu turned into virus
pneumonia. Director Charles
Haas told me that he directed
Mamie three years ago in her
first dramatic starring picture,
"a Star in the Dust"
Producer Al Zugsmith, who
manages to make pictures on
a small budget and also make
money, told me his next will
be Platinum High School" "
Mickey Rooney probably will
star in it. according to Red
DOff, Rooney's manager.
Mel T0rme, who plays Fred
in Girls Town" was receiving
congratulations on his new
| fatherhood while he boosted
that the little newcomer
weighed in at one ounce over 10
pounds.
Gigi (hard "GD Perreau is
thinking of making it a soft
&C" because everyone now
says it as in the movie hit,
"Gigi." "Our neighbours child
was terribly excited the day
after the Oscars" said l8-year-
old Miss Perreau. "She told
everyone I had won nine
awards"
cost Mr.. ZugSmlCn some
unexpected money. in the sta
tion-wagon scene with Miss
Hayes and teen-age delight
Paul Anka. did all right with
the dialogue, but when it came
time to race away in the car, 1t
etoIIad fn,. seUe1 M. eight takes
II was too fiustered to count.
Finally, assistant director Reg
gle TalIOw called sharply: I'VE
have only three minutes left
with Paul" (He is under Is and
can act only five hours a day.
My newspaper training came
to my aid-given a deadline,
stepped on the starter and
screeched out of sight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25

navy blue dress at Constitution
Hall yesterday. Simple install
lation services for newly elect
ed national and State officers
there concluded the 68th Con-
tinental Congress meeting this
week.
~ like orchids very much"
she explained. But I'm not
broad enough to cover myself
with them" Mrs. White is size
IA.
Five feet. five inches, she
has extremely erect. carriage,
"hrowny-g green eyes" gray hair,
and q brisk Maine accent. She
is the first woman from her
State ever to be elected presi-
dent general. and the first New
Highlander to hold the post in
81 years.
No Campaign Promises
II haven't made one COM
mitment," Mrs. White declared.
II didn't make any promises
for votes"
Mrs. White said she plans no
drastic changes but would like
to add to the staff "a good pub
lie relations person who can
help get before the public more
of the things we're for, rather
than against"
Meeting the press in the
President Generals Reception
Room, she said she feels the
public does not know enough
about the work of the OAR;
many committees, including
its approved schools program
and work with American Indi-
ans.
She had nothing to say on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25

the resolution reafiirmed at the
congress calling for the with
drawal Of the United States
from the United Nations and
the removal of the United
Nations from American soil.
She said she upholds the
policies Of the society. set by
the resolutions.
Another resolution, condemn
ing cultural exchange programs
with Iron Curtain countries,
raised the question Of the future
appearance in Constitution Hall
Of artists from these countries.
Mrs. White said that. II the
question arose. it would be dis
cussed with the executive COM
mittee and the manager Of the
hall.
Once a teacher, Mrs. White
is now vice president Of the in
vestment firm Of Pierce, White
and Drummond, Inc. of Bangor,
Me. Her husband, who headed
the firm. died in 1852.
To Relinquish Job
The firm. she said, handles
investments for rich women,
corporations and humanitarian
organizations"
Someone is ready to step into
her job now, she added, so she
will be completely free during
the next three years to live in
Washington and devote herself
to her rigorous post of presi-
dent general of the OAR.
Her family home in Lubec
will soon be Joined by a bridge
to Campobello Island, the sum-
mer home of the late President
Roosevelt, she said.
A Republican, Mrs. White has
been active in state politics.
She may support Mr.. Nixon
in the next presidential elec-
ton, she said, but sit depends
on who comes out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25

its president general for the
last three years.
Proving that the OARS can
laugh at themselves in their
lighter moments, Mrs. Groves
pointed out in her Introductory
remarks that you can be a
very gallant sergeant in the
armed forces, but the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolu-
ton specialize in generals"
81 Generals" There
Seated at the long head table
were 81 of the society's gen
erals" as Mrs. Groves dubbed
them. They included not only
members of her outgoing cabi-
net, but the new cabin e t
headed by Mrs. Ashmead White
of Lubec, Me-, vice president
generals and honorary vice
president generals.
A musical highlight was q
farewell song composed in Mrs
Groves honor by Mrs. Evelyn
Norcross Sheriff. of the District
OAR, and set to the music of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
jean Simmons
Faces Surgery

HOLLYWOOD. April Is tAP).
Jean Simmons is in cedars Of
Lebanon Hospital for what was
described as minor surgery.
Spokesman for the English
born actress declined to give
the nature OF her ailment but
said she would be hospitalized
about 10 days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25

A resolution calling for Cow
eminent study Of harmful lit
erature and entertainment as
it pertains to the Nations youth
was to come before the Nation
al Society Of the Children Of
the American Revolution today,
This is one Of i've resolutions
prepared by the resolutions
committee for the CARS saith
annual convention. which OPEN
ed in the Mayfiower Hotel last
night.
The resolution on literature
and entertainment would urge
the President ITO direct an APP
propriate Government agency
as he may select to undertake
O study Of the problem" 1t also
asked each local and state soci-
ETY. ito encourage producers,
sponsors and broadcasters to
keep our entertainment high
and to exclude !. harmful ma
terial tsuch as crime and
horror"
Other Resolutions
The other resolutions would !.
/. Urge the member societies
to promote more widespread
display Of the American Flag
on patriotic holidays.
!. 2. Encourage each society to
study and discuss the Nations
economy keeping in mind ). i.
that we will have to carry the
burden of a huge debt and re-
Sulting imitation"
3. Recommend to the societies
a study-and-diScusSion program
on the United Nations.
| 4. Request the President and
Congress to declare q National
Patriotic Education week, spec
flying as an appropriate time
the week in October in which
United States Day falls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
OAR Homeword Bound
After Closing Banquet

$500 remaining delegates to the Daughters Of the
Revolutions 6Sh Continental Congress
way today after attending the soceys closing
banquet in the Mayhower Hotel last night
The banquet farewell salute to Mrs. Frederic A..
of Grardeau No. who has headed the society
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-21
DistrictCourt
Hits Backon
DeIaysinS.W.
by PHIL THOMAS
star star writer

District Court aides delivered
q brisk counterattack yesterday
to q city ofiicial's charge the
court has been holding up a
number Of District projects in
the Southwest redevelopment
area.
Melvin J. Marques. admins
trative assistant to Chief Dis
trict Court Judge F. Dickinson
Let's, said the District itself
has been dragging its feet" in
getting land condemnation
cases ready for trial.
while the Federal Govern
ment is prompt and efficient in
its handling Of land seizure
cases." Mr.. Marques said, "the
District of Columbia is notori-
ously delinquent In that it nd
dies all year. then stirs itself
and fumes in May to get the
cases tried"
Mr.. Marques staten ent
came In reaction to a charge
made yesterday by Col. T, j.
Fullerton. Assistant Engineer
Commissioner, that the local
Federal Court is slow in dispos-
ing Of condemnation cases.
Col. Fullerton asked the Dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-21
Plot to Kill Love RivoI
Charged to Engineer

May 4 and asked him about an
advertisement Johnston pub
lished In a Pasadena newspa-
per. offering to undertake dam
gerous missions for money. He
offered Johnston $4,000 TO kill
Joseph d. Reed, q former
teacher at Santa Fe IN. Mex)
High School.
Smith said Mr.. Reed had
come between him and Elaine
Worthington. 40, a teacher al
the New Mexico school. John
ston notified South Pasadena
police.
Detective Sergt. Donald Rob-
erts said he met Smith May 10
told him he was working with
Johnston and got the first
$3.50 down payment. Last
night he said he got the second
payment. He said the remain
der was to be paid after Mr.
Reed was killed.
Mr.. Pantaleoni said Mis-
Worthington moved last yeal
from Los Angeles to Santa Fe
There she met Mr.. Reed. Last
Thanksgiving she told Smith
that their romance was over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-21

s. McCutcheon. Before the
meeting got under way a
spokesman for the union said
he expected a compromise to
result. After three hours Of
talks one finally was agreed
upon.
35-Cent Boost Sought
The union had been asking
for q 35-cents-an-hour wage
increase over two years similar
to that given the carpenters
and operating engineers. The
engineers had struck briefly
before their agreement was
made. However. 8 cents Of the
engineers package represented
contributions to a pension fund.
The contractors had offered
q ascent increase. Both sides
broke of talks last Saturday
after q meeting with the Fed
eral mediator failed to bring
agreement.
A spokesman for the con-
tractors said 80 to 30 per cent
of major commercial construc-
ton was seriously hampered by
the laborers' strike. However
the union had signed a number
Of firms to temporary agree
ments and continued work al
some projects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-21
z Men Convicted
In Beating Plot
Against Attorney

Two men charged in a 1851
plot against a Washington at
torney were convicted in Mi
ami, Fla. yesterday of con-
spiracy to commit aggravated
assault.
George Laris, Miami con-
tractor, and Spiro Halikas oil
Miami Beach, originally were
convicted Of conspiracy to kill
Raymond r. Dickey. the attor-
ney who lives at 4406 Macomh
street NV.
They won a retrial through
appeal and yesterday a jury
convicted them after delihera-
ting two hours. Crimina'
Court Judge George E. Schulz
withheld sentencing until June
s.. Maximum prison sentence
is one year, the same term Il
which they were sentenced ir
1857.
LariS was accused of laying
plans to kill Mr.. Dickey, as
well as a New York attorney
and Miami laundry owner
because of dissatisfaction ir
his efforts to settle a $500,00C
suit.
Laris had brought the suit
in San Juan. Puerto Rico, site
of the Ell Commandante race
track. LARS contended The
racing association owed hin
the money for construction
work. Mr.. Dickey and the New
York attorney represented the
racing association.
The plot was barred by ALFRED
Corradi. a one-time MAN
chef, who said he was hirec
to beat up Mr.. Dickey. In.
stead, Mr.. Corradi worked with
the police, and Mr.. Dicke!
went to a hospital to fakt
treatment for the beating
Halikas was arrested, accord
ing to the testimony, after HI
paid Mr.. Corradi $500 in thu
belief he had assaulted Mr.
Dickey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-21

SOUTH PASADENA. Calf,
May 81 tAp).--A soft-spoken
electronics engineer was ar
rested last night and accused
Of plotting q kill now. pay
later" conspiracy TO eliminate
q love rival.
Police said they jailed Ar
thur Herbert Reeser Smith. so,
|of Pasadena. after he turned
over the second Of two $3.50
payments and a promissory
note for $500 to Charles
Hitchcock Johnston. Al, also
of Pasadena.
Smith was booked In the
County jail on suspicion OF
soliciting another person To
commit murder.
Johnston, who described him
self as an ex-soldier OF for
tune, told police Smith hired
him TO kill another man he
said was alternating a girl
friends affections.
Johnston said Smith sug-
gested he use poison gas.
but as q soldier Of fortune
used to killing" Johnston
quoted Smith as saying, "You
must have q favorite method
Of your own. ! don't care how
you do 1t, but get the job
DONE"
District Attorneys Investiga-
tor c. A. Pantaleoni told this
story:
Smith approached Johnston
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-21
Journalists Fight
Jupun's Effort to
Get Dotu on Reds

TOKYO. May 81 Cap The
Japan Congress Of Journalists
protested today because q ecv-
eminent agency asked a jap
anese newsman to gather mill
tary and economic information
on a trip to Communist China.
The newsman, Kyodo News
Service Reporter Masao Mukai,
said on his employers orders
he refused the request from
the cabinet research bureau
and also declined to answer
similar questions put to him
by officials Of the bureau on
his return from Peiping last
April.
The journalist group pro-
tested that such requests create
distrust Of Japanese cores
pondents at home and abroad
and hurt friendly relations be-
tween Japan and China.
Mr.. Mukai said he was asked
to gather information on
Chinese atomic development
centers. guided missiles and
twin-jet bombers he might see.
and on steelmaking, exports to
Russia, the peoples communes.
railway improvements and va
rious other economic subjects.