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Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1959-04-23

night clubs and on television.
Jack Gordon, Greater Seattle,
Inc, and chairman of the Trade
Fairs Public Events committee,
signed the act after seeing films
sent to Seattle from Tahiti. These
will be truly authentic Tahitian
Dances" Gordon said Il have
learned that they are 80 times fas-
ter than the hula. Tommy Bart
lett who is importing the act re-
ports that they are the most sens
ational troupe he has ever audi
toned
Bartlett, former emcee of the
Welcome Travellers network show
tells me that the dancers and
singers have been trained from
childhood in the dances,"' Gordon
added. Even with this training
they can dance for only minute
or so before becoming exhausted"
Tau, the star of the troupe, fire
walks in one of his dances through
a brazier of live charcoal. Sizou,
Tiona, Kala and Hanale are the
other dancers. Timi and Toti are
the musicians.
With the exception of Hanale,
the dancers and musicians speak
only French, the language of Ia
hiti Trade Fair officials expect
to take this language problem in
stride In the past they have had
to cope with a myriad of Chinese,
Japanese, Malayan, Indian and
Pal1istan dialects.
Bill Pollock, Northwest Orient
Airlines representative, said that
his airline plans to fly fresh or
chids from Hawaii daily for the
dancers costumes. These orchids
and others made up into leis will
be distributed to the Trade Fair
audience as a gift.
The Drum Dancers of Tahiti will
appear each evening and also mat
inees on Saturdays and Sundays.
In addition to the Tahitian dane
ers, the Trade Fair will feature on
the huge center stage in the Arm
DRY fashion show featuring So
900 Of Dynasty of Hong Kong
clothes and judo and kendo match
es. Tea ceremonies will be con-
Quoted in the authentic japanese
Tea House which will also be dis
played This tea house, a gift of
the Metropolitan Government of
Tokyo to Seattle, will be erected
in the Armory for the Trade Fair
and later moved to a permanent
location at the University of
Washington hboretum.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1959-04-23
Drcm Dancers of Tahiti
Drum Dancers of Tahiti
For Annual Trade Fair

The most exciting act to come
from the South Pacific, Drum
Dancers of Tahiti, will be the fea-
tured entertainers at the 8th an
nual Washington State Interna-
tional Trade Fair, April "a thru
MAY s at the Seattle National
Guard Armory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05
T-NIGHT CENSUS TAKERS
PLAN TO TALLY TRANSMITS

On T-night census takers will count the noses Of
the nations black sheep.
IT for transient and to tot them up census work.
ers must walk the sawdust trail to missions smell mugan
in hobo jungles and knock every flop house door,
T-nght. as the census workers call it, usually comes
week after the formal start of the population survey
Guests staying at the nations hotels that night will be
counted too.
simultaneously, census takers here will cover the
Alexandria river 'front.' the missions downtown and the
Northeast freight yards Officials say the best time to
catch the of the road-a couple of million throughout
the country-s when they've settled for the night.
Sometimes gmmck is used. In Chicago in 1850
census supervisor passed word along the street that there
would be free coffee and doughnuts for hobos showed
up at central counting point 1t worked.
Every square inch Of the United States win be covered
In 1860 Census takers VIII turn the lonely prospector
in Death Valley as wen as the few remaining Inhabitants
of Washingtons own rubbesore Southwest redevelop-
ment area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05
Congress0 0. K.
Predicted for
Transit Pact
Mclaughlin Halls
States Approval Of
Areu-wide Control

! OOIuI1lSSlOLlcT " v CIV IL
Mclaughlin yesterday predicted
Congress will approve legisla-
ton in this session permitting
the District to join Maryland
and Virginia in a Metropolitan
Area transit authority.
Virginia approved the COM
pact last year and the Mary
land Legislature passed a
similar measure last Thursday
Passage of the enabling
legislation by Maryland was a
very timely and important step
toward the solution Of trans
portation problems in the Met
ropolitan Area" Commissioner
Mclaughlin said.
The chairman Of the Board
of District Commissioners
praised both Virginia State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick OF
Arlington and Maryland Senate
Majority Leader Edward s
Northrop for pushing transit
compact laws through Their
respective Legislatures.
"The transportation problem
is one of the worst problems
facing the Metropolitan Area,
Mr.. Mclaughlin said. II feel
certain this Congress will ap-
prove District participation"
He said the necessary legisla-
ton would be submitted tC
Congress as soon as he is free
from budgetary matters.
Bills Nearly Identical
District Building legal aides
said the bill would be identica
with the measures approved
by the two State Legislatures
The measure approved by the
State bodies provides for a Met.
ropolitan regulatory authority
to govern privately operated
public transportation. A three
man commission - one repre-.
sentative each from the Dis
trict, Maryland and Virginia
would have regulatory powers
in matters involving fares
routes and quality of service.
The members would be ap
pointed from the regulator!
bodies in the three jurisdiction
the Virginia State Corpora
ton Commission. District Pub
lie Utilities Commission ant
Maryland Public Service Com
mission.
The regional authority woult
replace the three agencies ant
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission in the regulation o
public transportation in Wash
ington, Prince Georges ant
Montgomery Counties in Mary
land and Fairfax and Arlington
Counties in Virginia.
The compact also provide
for a traffic and highway ad
IviSory board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

Department basement apparently spend most Of their time
watching the fish they most resemble.
Aquarium aides said it has been found that women
adore the fancy Oriental goldfish the gorgeous veiltals,
the velvety black Chinese Moors and the mut-coored
Shubunkins
WITHHOLDING to prefer the gallant rainbow
and the fighting brook trout Strong silent individuals
may be fascinated by the austere Muskelunge.
Children, the other hand, are attracted to two
headed terrapins and the like, although right the
aquarium is fresh out of these reptilan oddities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star Stan Writer

The District will ask the Sen
ate Appropriations Committed
to restore most-but not all
of the House cuts in the city:
supplemental spending request
officials have refused to re-
veal what budget pleas will bt
made at the forthcoming hear.
ing. However, the Commission.
ers repeatedly will ask the COM
mittee to restore a major por-
ton of the funds to cancel the
threat of layoffs and to avert
cutbacks in vital community
services.
City officials, it was reported
have decided that it would BIZ
futile to seek the approval Of
the full $l5,157,516 appropria-
ton because congressional com.
mittees have been emphasizing
economy measures at recent
sessions on the District budget
Hearings Tuesday
The Senate Appropriation
Committee is scheduled Il
begin hearings Tuesday on tht
$2.6 billion supplemental ap-
preparations bill approved By
the House. Included in the bill
is S14.0I1,867 for the District
a reduction Of $1,145,649 in
the amount requested by the
city.
Omcials guess that the COM
mittee will take up the District
requests as early as Tuesday Of
Wednesday.
At the Senate COMMITTEES
hearings the Commissioner
are expected to ask for fund
RESERVATIONS to eliminate the
need to furlough about $3.50
workers. OF these about 5000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

prevent roadblocks being placed
in the path of those attempting
to organize and establish
private schools" 1t would au-
thorize use Of any existing
building, approved by the State
Fire Marshal and State De-
partment of Education. for q
private school.
Delegate Frank p. Moncure
of Stafford County said yester-
day he would offer a bill Mon
day for a referendum to amend
the State Constitution so the
mandate for a Statewide public
school system can be elimi-
mated. This is a step the Perrow
Commission considered but said
it was not ready to advocate at
this time.
Fight Brewing
Southampton Delegate Sam
Pope criticized the Perrow re-
port. calling its local pupil as
signment provision the most
Objectionable feature"
Mr.. Pope said he did not see
how Gov. Almond could support
the plan when he has said time
and time again that local OPP
ton was the opening wedge to
mass Indignation -.
IT believe that every Negro
who enters a white school
should be placed there by order
of a Federal court and never by
voluntary act of any local gov
erning body of Virginia. This is
short Of defiance, but it pre-
serves the honor and dignity Of
Virginia while we continue the
fight"
Throughout its eight weeks Of
deliberations, the commission
maintained constant close touch
with the Governor. For this
reason, its recommendations on
what should-and what should
not-be done by the Legislature
are expected to receive his in
dorsement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05
City to Ask Senators
To Restore Most Cuts

in the Health Department
would be laid of for three days
and the remainder in other
departments for longer periods.
The Commissioners report
eddy will ask approval for their
full spending requests In the
Welfare and Health Depart
ments.
In the Welfare Department,
the House reduction was $146,-
500. In addition to threatened
furloughs for 38 workers, the
cut already has resulted In q
Is per cent reduction Of all
relief checks. Because Of an
increased caseload, the Com
missioners have Endorsed an
additional $4,000 welfare APP
preparation. which is on its way
to the Senate committee as an
amendment to the earlier sup
Elemental measure.
The House cut the Health
Department request by $780,
925. This would mean both the
|employe layoffs and sharp cut
backs in services. A portion Of
the reduction was earmarked
for care Of District patients at
st. Elizabeths Hospital, and
similar economy measures will
nave to be applied there If the
funds are not restored.
Other budget pleas by the
Commissioners will include res
toration of Recreation Depart
ment money to avoid delays in
opening summer Fairgrounds,
day camps and swimming pools.
On the revenue side, the city
had asked for a SO million
supplementary Federal pay
ment, but the House voted for
IS million. District officials win
ask for some increase over the
IS million figure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

TO q JOINT session OF the Rouse
and Senate shortly after noon
This will launch the Legis-
lature on a continuation of its
special school segregation seS-
sion generally expected to run
for two weeks.
Reaction to the commissions
report, which was signed by 81
of the 40 members, already has
been sufficiently brisk to indi-
cate the massive resistance
will make a strong attempt to
enact a much sitter program
against indignation.
The majority report has la
beled its 15-bill package a free
dom of choice plan. 1t does
not attempt to prevent inte-
grafton everywhere in public
schools, but offers children the
right to turn to private educa-
ton with State financial aid.
Also included is a bill au-
thorizing the furnishing OF
transportation to children at
tending private non-sectariar
schools or the payment Of al
lotments to parents for the ex-
pense of transporting such
children. Funds so paid would
be matched equally between
the State and the locality.
Financial Aids
State and local aid to educa-
ton, called scholarships" in
the Perrow report, instead Of
tuition grants" are set up In
the eighth bill in the series
Maximum amount allowed
would be $3.50 year unless
the locality voluntarily supple
ments the amount to meet
higher costs of private educa-
ton.
The $3.50 would be divided
between the State and locality
in the same proportion the two
now divide the cost Of public
education.
One bill was offered, the Per-
row report says. "in order tt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05
BY JERRY O'LEARY, Jr.
star star Writer

Thousands Of tourists nocking to the Fish and
Wldfe Service Aquarium In downtown Washington these
days. seemingly Indifferent to the fact that they almost
never see the fnny inhabitants fed
That only happens twice week-at pm Mondays
and Thursdays-which means that most Of the 250C0O
visitors each year never the fish eat.
1t is fortunate for the fish, according to aides in the
aquarium that the kindly customers aren't able to feed
them Most of the sh delcatey adjusted to water
temperature and diet. The addition of peanuts and
popcorn to their probably wouldn't help them much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

| ter has gone as far as the
United States Attorneys Office
in certain districts.
One reason census takers
meet little opposition is the
appeal that is made to put over
national project. Publicity ham,
mers away at the idea that II
is ones patriotic duty to help
make the census a success.
However, this pitch doesn't
work so well in the Washington
area, q Census Bureau official
said. The air here is filled with
Federal activity all the time
and there is little luster left
for the census push.
But something else makes up
for this lack Of inspiration
the high intellectual level-the
census official said: Familiar
ity with Government forms and
a better understanding of the
need for the statistics we're
after bring good results around
here" he explained.
The most important factor
hanging in the balance Of the
coming census is the apportion-
ment of the number of seats
in the House Of Representa-
tives. The population of a State
regulates the number of Rep
resentatives it is entitled to ir
Congress for the following IL
years. California, for instance
may pick up seven more seats
4 A multitude of other things
are also determined throughout
the country on the basis of the
population count. They range
from the amount of tax money
to go to local school districts
to the number of liquor licenses
allowed in certain areas.
Required by Constitution
The Constitution requires 9
population census every II
years. The first. under the di.
ERECTION of the then Secretary
of State Thomas Jefferson, was
in 1890. The population ther
was about 4 million.
The final population tally
must be complete and reported
Through the Secretary of Com
Imerce) to the President by De-
cember 1, 1860.
Speedy electronic devices are
Iready to do the job in record
time.
Since the 1850 census the
development of a new electronlC
mechanism called Fosdic film
optical sensing device for input
to computerJ and improvement
of the Univac-the electroniC
brain-1ave combined to elm
innate 1000 card punch opera
tors and have reduced process
ling time by several months.
These are the processing
steps:
First, the large-sized enn-
lmeration books recorded By
the census taker are all sent
to a central station to be mi.
lcrofilmed. It WIN require somt
1850 miles Of microfllm to re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

ia few weeks before the actual
count begins and disappears
again about three weeks later.
Depending on the area, an
enumerator can expect to work
two or three weeks to complete
his assignment. Paid on a piece
rate basis, the average salary
is about $40 o day. It will cost
$1l0 million for the 1860 GEN.
suS.
About 750 enumerators will
be hired for the District. In ad-
dition, there will be so crew
leaders to coordinate the routes
and a district supervisor and
eight clerks to run the central
Office.
Maryland viii need 2.700 emu
merators, ITO crew leaders and
six district supervisors NEARBY
Maryland probably will be d.
vided into two Districts; Vir-
ginia will have $500 enumera-
tors, 200 crew leaders and
about 10 districts (Northern
Virginia also probably will be
divided into two districts.
The district supervisor job is
a patronage post. Hired at $500
a month. the job lasts about
five months. Crew leaders, who
also train the enumerators, are
paid $500 a month and work
an average of two months. Gen.
sus districts will start getting
set UP in December.
Hard to Get
Probably the toughest infor-
nation for a census taker to gel
is someone's personal income
This is especially true when q
housewife is being asked her
husbands income.
One enumerator who covered
parts of a fashionable Wash
ington section said she kept
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

Nobody knows whether FISH sleep not but they might
just well try it in the Aquarium because the lights go
out in the tanks every night anyway
George D. Messerly, director of the aquarium said his
fish lead very orderly lives Their working day is
to pm. AS the people go out, do the lights.
Fish can't tell time either koow it, but Rayburn
Robinson, aquarium aide says they well able to
tell when it's feeding time At 1880 pm. feeding days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05
AtAquorium, You Go for Fish Thot Look Like You

the FISH start thrashng their tails and making passes at
the waters surface waiting for their of other fish
and meat
This not true of the stpdooking SPINE whiskered
mud catfish from the Mississippi River These giants Of
river e who reach the weight of rs pounds have their
main diet Of live silver fish in with them all the time and
eat when the spirit moves them.
The people who visit the aquarium in the Commerce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

getting this blunt reply: "It's
none Of your business"
A Census Bureau official
points out that the answer is
usually given after some coax
ing. 1--WE try to show our emu
meratorS how to be tactful on
the tochy questions" he said.
Sometimes, as a matter OF
pride, the income answer is an
inflated figure; but when there
is unfounded suspicion that the
Internal Revenue Service may
see the answer. it gets de-
flated. Generally, the income
answer is given accurately.
The most convincing argu-
ment in perSuading a willing
and truthful answer is that
census takers are bound by law
to keep all information received
in strictest. confidence. Each
form carries this notation:
your Census report cannot
be used for purposes of taxa
ton, investigation or regu-
lation."
Information on individual
persons can be revealed only il
written releases are made by
the persons involved.
On the other hand, the
strongest argument in per-
suading cooperation is the pen.
atty provided by law should
anybody refuse to answer q
census takers queries. A wilful
refusal can bring a 500 fine
or so days in jail or both. AND
a wilful false answer can bring
a $500 fine or a year in prison
or both.
A Patriotic Appeal
So far-according to record:
available-nobody has gone tc
jail or paid a fine for refusal
to answer. However, there have
been instances vhen the mat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

in American journalism, will be
added to The Stars list of opposite
the-editorial-page columnists begin
ming next Tuesday.
Mr.. McGill is a fixture in Atlanta
and the South-but never stays fixed
in any one place. He goes where the
story is breaking, and writes it as he
sees it-with the vigor and the dis
regard of whose feet he may step on
that have brought him brickbats
along with the bouquets, both Of
which are bIithely ignored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05
u 5. Planning Yourself Census in 1860

cord the entire mass Of infor-
nation.
Once the film is sent here to
census headquarters at Suit
land, 1t is run through the
Fosdic machines and the in
formation is recorded as a Sc
ries Of electronic dots onto a
magnetic tape. This tape is
then run through the Univac
computers.
An older model Univac was
used for part of the processing
in 1850. This is the first CEN
sus in which Univac will be
used on a major scale.
At the height of the process
ing, four Univac 1105's will be
in use. Two are at Suitland;
the other two will be rented at
Chicago and Chapel Hill, N. c.
Finally the computed data
which is also recorded on tape
lis run of on an electronically
controlled high speed printer
which can turn out statistical
tables at the rate Of 600 lines
a minute.
Guarding Against Errors
Univac program staff will
feed instructions into the cleo
tronic brain that will place it
on guard against statistical
errors.
Minor errors on the part of
the door-to-door census taker
won't do much HARM" a spokes-
man said. But preliminary
checks at the field level will
catch any trends" in errors
which would than be corrected
at the source.
Early reports will be made
based on field counts in areas
of 10000 or more population.
In the end some 100000 pages
of reports will be published
based on the 1860 census.
These reports will reflect new
trends in the pattern of Ameri-
can life. Inquiries brand-new
to the census will be made
such as where you work and
how you get there, whether
your children attend private OF
public schools and whether your
house is air conditioned.
The answers will not only
help local and national govern
ment, but business and industry
las well.
Another trend that the very
| taking of the census in 1850
points to is the growing literacy
and cooperative attitude to-
ward government on the part
of the American people. The
"do-it-yourself" census relies
on both.
Foreigners Are Amazed
Sometimes foreign visitors
come to Suitland to study the
Census Bureaus methods. They
are amazed at the novel theory
of this new idea. In many
countries, a spokesman said
this self-enumeration method
wouldn't work.
Robert w. Burgess, director
of the Census Bureau, heads
what is probably the most com.
Iprehensive statistical survey O
a nation. ''This is the arith-
metic that a nation needs tt
carry on it's affairs" he points
out.
j And, he admitted, when the
time comes to fill out the CEN
Isus information for the Burgess
Ihousehold-Mrs. Burgess prob
Iably will do it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05
Almond Booking
Due Perrow Plan
l5-BiII Package to Allow Freedom
Of School Choice Ready for Assembly
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
Star stan Writer

RICHMOND, April "A package Of is bills embodying
the Perow Education Commissions approach to Vrgnias
school problems will be introduced when the General Assembly
reconvenes Monday
Gov Almond expected to back the commissions sbsti
massive resistance to school indignation in address
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05
Ralph McGill to Join
The Stars Columnists

Ralph McGil editor of the Atlanta Constitution
nd one of the most provocative and well known figures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05

Mr.. McGin is an astute observer and entertaining
chroncler. Read his column Tuesdays, Thursdays
and SATURDAYS in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05
More Workers Needed

DESPITE the speed of opera
ton unoer the new system, an
additional 10000 enumerators
VIII be hired next year COM
pared to the number needed in
1850. The reason II the in
crease In population-the 1850
census takers counted only Isl
naillion people.
Each enumerator h exepect-
Cd to cover about LOO persons.
The STAFF is hired and trained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-05
A Patriotic Appeal

So far-according to records
available-nobody has gone to
jail or paid a fine for refusal
to answer. However. there have
been instances when the mat