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Evening star., 1960-06-30
FEDERAL CITY GROUP DIGS IN
TO HALT STATUE INVASION

mobilzing to stem the army of statues invading
Washngtons parks.
Rear Admiral Nein Phillips retired committee chair
man, sounded the call yesterday by saying something
be done about the rash of marble monuments
marching on the cty's open spaces
Instead of great marble temples" Admiral Phillips
suggested the committee fight for memorials in the form
of living things" like scholarships parks
David E. Finley, committee member and chairman
of the Fine Arts Commission agreed But if memorials
must go in the open spaces which make Washington
such beautiful city, Mr.. Finley said, they should be
small statues and not these temples"
Already Admiral Phillips said, there plans to
build memorials here to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt And soon
they will want to put up memorials to President Truman
and Dwight Eisenhower" he predicted.
Evening star., 1960-06-30
School Aides Report
Improved Sex Attitude

The two-year-old sex educa-
ton program in District schools
Is leading to more wholesome
boy girl relationships here, off,
cials reported today.
Secondary school boys are
showing the girls more courtesy
and respect" said Mrs. Lu
Verne C. Walker, director of
curriculum.
Birch E. Bayh, director of the
entire school health program,
also reported the development
of more wholesome relation
ships"
What we're trying to do .
he said. lis to show students
that they can enjoy many
things together without sex
coming into the picture at all
Supt. Carl F. Hansen released
a full report today on the pro.
gram. 1t contains comments ol
virtually every official con.
nected with the program.
Mrs. Juanita Winn. director
of sex education instruction al
the elementary level, also re.
ported improvement in the
children'S behavior and atti.
tude about matters connected
with sex.
For example" she wrote
Evening star., 1960-06-30
Jubilee Queen Finds Tommy, II,
Unimpressed, but Ready to Ride

breakfasted with Miss Universe
contestants from other lands.
then toured the Capitol with
them. ..
The night before, she had
greeted Singer Johnny Mathis
at his Washington opening.
A 25-foot cruiser is at her
disposal and a family from
some inland city will cruise the
Potomac with Ann. There are
a handful of gold keys to the
city she'll distribute to mayors
in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Char
lesion, New York, Hartford,
Wilmington.
And there'll be parades, boat
ing regattas and more lunches
and dinners, so many that
Ann's summer job has faded
into the background. Also the
hours she spends with her
steady date. Clyde Hall. He
lives in Washington but Ann
had to communicate by letter
last week. 80
Monday, she will be at the
July 4 festivities at the WASH
ington Monument.
A sophomore at Immaculate
Junior College, Ann Is one OF
four children and lives with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Wilroy, In
Takoma Park, Md.
Many activities are spur-ot-
the moment and I have to be
ready at any time. Sometimes
1 get only four five hours sleep
at night"
The night before last was one
of those. which explained a
quiet yawn and a desire for a
nap.
Evening star., 1960-06-30
SEND A KID TO CAMP
They Need the Help
Fother Never Got

Mr.. Brown wanted his chill
dren to have a better life than
he had, but it hasn't worked
out that way so far.
II just grew up like a weed"
he told a worker. He was one of
innumerable children whose
parents didn't seem to care.
Mr.. Brown explained: II want
to be an example for my boys"
But chronic alcoholism,
which he has tried again and
again to beat, has made that
impossible.
He finds he offers his chill
dren little more than his own
father gave him.
Mrs. Brown has turned to her
oldest daughter, Mignon, IL,
for help in managing the home
and caring for the seven other
chlldren. With one Child an in
valid, Mignon's help is inval-
liable.
Yet Mrs. Brown wants Mig
non and her little brother, Rod,
to go to camp. She hopes to
carry out the good intentions
her husband never quite fulfills
and give her children the
chance he never had.
Brown is not the family's
name, but their story is a true
one.
Your contribution to The
Evening Star Summer Camp
Fund will help give two chill
dren a vacation that could
change their lives.
The following gifts are ac-
knowledged:
Previously acknowledged- SI1, ,7O7 e5
Evening star., 1960-06-30
Police Killer
Electrocuted
ByVirginiu

RICHMOND. June 80 (AP)
Harry E. Fuller, 80. of Alex
andria. was electrocuted at the
Virginia State Penitentiary to-
day for the 1859 murder Of a
policeman.
Fuller, a Negro. had been
convicted in the Staying of
Alexandria Police Pvt. Bobbie
Jean Padgett, 81. The convict
was pronounced dead at 7:42
am. today. He was the first
person to die under an Alex
andria death sentence since
1910.
Pvt. Padgett was beaten and
shot with his own service pistol
on February 4, 1859. while in
vestigating a complaint by an
other man that Fuller had
attacked him. The incident
occurred in Alexandria.
Police said that as Pvt. Padg-
ett was Handwriting Fuller the
latter snapped his arms back
knocking the officers gun from
his hand. Fuller grabbed the
gun, shot Pvt. Padgett twice
then beat him over the head
with the pistol as the officer
lay on the ground.
Fuller was convicted April 10,
1859, and originally was sched-
uled to die last September. The
first scheduled electrocution
was lifted by a reprieve.
The Staying occurred when
Pvt. Padgett and Pvt. Joseph
Serafin, 81. were sent in sep
arate cars to investigate an
assault complaint by a man
who said Fuller had beaten
him.
After Pvt. Padgett was felled
Pvt. Serafin and Fuller traded
shots. The officer was wounded
in the arm and two shots hit
Fuller in the back before he
fed. Fuller was arrested nearby
a short time later.
Pvt. Padgett, a native OF
Roanoke, lived at 225 Chinqua-
pin drive, Alexandria. He left
his wife. Anne, and three chill
Edren. Andrea, 8; Alan, 4, and
Marlin, 8.
Evening star., 1960-06-30


ment, the FBI building or the
stamp collectors dream house
the United States Post Of
flee.
Tommy is IL and Ann is one
of those older women-eight
years older. Tommy admits
that girls do improve in eight
years. Pigtails become French
twists and they get those
braces off their teeth and
they learn to ask questions
about important things like
baseball and stamps. But after
all. they're still girls.
With this in mind, Tommy
greeted Ann with considerable
aplomb as she stepped from a
convertible at the Lincoln
Memorial to approach him, his
6-year-old sister Cindy and
their parents, the Richard
Tomlinsons of Lancaster, Pa.
Tommy acted as If it were
old hat for a beautiful stranger
to offer to chauffeur him around
town. He accepted readily.
Ann was earnest about the
offer. Since her May % crown
ing, this has been one Of the
duties she really enjoys.
Il love meeting strangers. I
just go up and introduce my
self and offer to take them any
Evening star., 1960-06-30

of the American Colonists to-
locate a national headquarters
at 2205 Massachusetts,. avenue
NV, and to amend laws deal
ing with wills and insurance.
Compromise Transit Bill
These pieces of legislation
aleady h ave- cleared the
House in exactly the same
form in which they we're re-
ported to the Senate. Senate
action. possible today or to-
morrow, would route them to
the President. The other bill
was a compromise transit
measure reported by a Senate
House conference. House ac-
ton could come today.
Only the controversial death
penalty legislation faced pos
sible objection on the Senate
floor, legislators said. fE
AS reported. 1t makes death
the basic penalty for convicted
flrst-degree murderers. The
Judge must impose a life sem
tence If jurors unanimously rec
ommend this substitute.
If jurors unanimously decide
on the guilt of a defendant but
can't decide how he should be
punished, then the judge may
send him to the electric chair
or to prison for life.
The bill would require a con-
victed murderer sentenced to
life to serve 20 years before
becoming eligible for parole.
The Senate District Commit
tee. in its last session before
Saturday, ignored the Com
missioners' bill, to speed re-
development, despite growing
pressure from the District
Building for quick action.
Evening star., 1960-06-30
4th TO BRING
SUPER DISPLAY

The largest display Of
rockets, aerial bombs and
firecrackers ever presented
in a Washington Fourth Of
July program, will explode
in the sky Monday during
the annual ceremony on
the Washington Monument
grounds.
Prior to the fireworks
show, which will begin when
it gets dark about 8 pm,
there will be a flag-raising
ceremony; an address by
George v. Allen, United
States Information Agency
chief, and music by the Air
Force Band and the Sing
ing Sergeants.
Evening star., 1960-06-30

BY THIS TIME we were In
a section of the store domi-
mated by crooks, little crooks,
middle-sized crooks and great
big crooks.
What are these for?" the
Rambler asked.
Mr.. Siegel's answer was,
They usually say they are
buying them to put down
some pickles, but 1 think it's
for home brew"
His assistant said, II know
it's for home brew, because
l sell them the crooks, the
bottles, the Gaping machine
and the caps
1T can be perfectly legal,
you understand" Mr.. Siegel
haStened to interpose. Il
believe that if you get some
sort of license from the
Alcoholic Tax Unit of the
Internal Revenue Service,
you can make up to 200 gal
Ions a year at home.
And I am told that your
home e-brewed beer will cost
only about 2 cents for a large
glass"
Momentarily that tempted
the Rambler, who is a sucker
for a bargain. Two cents a
glass!
But when he remembered
quaff1ng home brew in those
fantastic, unbelievable, yet
unforgettable years of pro-
hibition, he had a second
thought.
Phooey on it! He'll con-
tinue to pay rs cents for a
glass Of beer and enjoy it.
WARNING! A check with
the Internal Revenue Service
reveals Mr.. Siegel was mis-
informed. The head of a
family can make 200 gallons
of wine a year by notifying
the Alcohol Tax Unit of his
intention and promising not
to sell, but making beer in
the home in any quantity is
a violation.
Evening star., 1960-06-30

where they want" said the will
lowy, 5-foot 8-inch queen
People don't believe me at
first, but when they see the
Jubilee Queen sign on the car
they do"
At the wheel of the car is
Jim Ford, AIMS official escort
He's director of press and
publicity for the Washington
Convention and Visitors
Bureau.
Yesterday was a willing day
for sightseeing, so Ann, Mr.
Ford and the Tomlinsons found
a soda serving air-conditioned
oasis, where Ann licked of
some of her activities.
In the morning she had
Evening star., 1960-06-30
CAMP FUND
FACTS

How to send a kid 20
camp:
Make out your check or
money order to The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp
Fund. Mail to The Evening
Star. Second street and
Virginia avenue Sc. or
bring cash to The Star
cashier. A receptionist in
the lobby will direct you to
the cashiers office.
The cost-$39.30 for IL
days. 1895 for six days.
All funds received by The Eve
ming Star Summer Camp Fund
will go to Family end Child Serv-
ice Of Washington, a United Civ
ers Fund agency, for the use Of
Its Summer Outings Committee
Family and Child Services is reg
istered under the District Of Co
lumbia Charitable Solicitatio
Act No. R-07-l5l,
Evening star., 1960-06-30
The
Rambler
Shuns
Brewing at Home
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

From time to time the
Rambler gets suggestions by
mail or telephone that he
should write about the w. s.
jerks g. Son Hardware Store
at 72S Seventh street NV.
You ought to stop by and
talk to the proprietor" one
wrote. Right now he has a
sign over the door, Wash
ington'S Leading Purveyor of
Fine Horse Shoes and an.
other one in a window, 'Gi-
gantic sale on wood well
buckets-$4.95.'"
The signs were there all
right. At the entrance were
a crockery butter churn, a
cider press, a rotary motor
lawnmower with a bag that
catches the clippings and a
copper rain gauge.
I'VE used to make them
for the Weather Bureau"
said Victor Siegel, the pro-
prietor. w. S. jerks started
the store in 1866 at TIL, a
few doors south. His son,
Stewart jerks, sold the es-
tabliShment to Mr.. Siegel six
years ago and is now happily
growing oranges near Or
lando, Fla.
People think the horse
shoe sign is a gag" Mr.. Siegel
said, "but we sell a ton of
horSeshoes a month. I mean
shoein' shoes, not pitchin'
shoes - that's a separate
category.
I'VE sell a lot of well
buckets. They're used to
pot plants.
I'VE feature the abacuS,
the Oriental calculator, in
order to lead off The Stars
Miscellaneous for Sale
section in the classified ads.
It's hard to get ahead Of an
abacus alphabetically"
Evening star., 1960-06-30

HE PICKED UP one of the
frames of beads on wires,
considered a toy in this
country but an all-around
computer in the Orient.
But you would be sur
prised at how many we SELL"
His assistant said, II sold
an Oriental-I don't know
whether he was Japanese or
ChineSe-quite a bill, in
cluding one of these things.
While I was toting 1t on the
adding machine, he tipped
a few beads and came out
with the right answer"
Mr.. Siegel said, You'd be
surprised at some of the
orders we get from that ad.
One was from the American
Consul in Afghanistan. He
wanted an oil-burning range
to heat water for his lsun-
dry. We sent it to him.
We had walked to the rear
Of the store, which was filled
with pot-bellied stoves.
You can't buy these in
every hardware store" said
Mr.. Siegel, land we do a big
business in them. They are
made by a foundry in
Waynesboro, Va. They are
still the lowest-priced heat
ing unit. The Maryland to-
bacco farmer will buy them
for his share cropping ten
ants cottages.
And look at these kero-
sene kitchen ranges. Out
moded? Yes, but they are
just the thing for the sum-
mer cottage in the noun
tains beyond the reach of
electric lines"
Evening star., 1960-06-30
Arlington. Votes Study
Of All Honor Societies.

Elizabeth Campbell expressed
doubt that outstanding edu-
Gators could be recruited for the
investigation.
But the board agreed that
because of increasing difficulty
in gaining admission to lead
ing universities, membership in
honor societies has assumed
such Importance that selection
procedures must he vigorously
fair.
Standards Sought
Mrs. Campbell and others in
dicated belief that the study
ordered should suggest means
of standardizing methods OF
choosing members in all four
Arlington high schools next
year.
Earlier, a group of irate par
ents, whose children were not
named to Kalagethos, charged
that teachers manipulated
membership in it to enforce
conformity and to satisfy per-
Sonal grievances against indi-
Vidual students. -.,. e.
Carl G. Estabrook, whose
son was denied membership al
though he was president of the
student council and winner OF
a National Merit Scholarship,
characterized the selection pro-
cedure as "a blackball method
in which one teacher who
doesn't like a student can see
that he is kept out"
School Officials Disagree
School authorities emphati-
cally disputed the charges.
washington Lee Principal
Ben T. Norris explained last
night that each faculty member
nominated candidates from
the top-ranking 20 per cent OF
the graduating class on the
basis Of scholarship, leader
ship, service and character"
the right principles. integrity
and initiative" he said.
Teacher evaluations and
criticisms were processed by the
faculty sponsor of the honor
society and sent to a nine
teacher council which picked
the students by majority vote,
Mr.. Norris related.
Evening star., 1960-06-30

The Commissioners also will
have to wait until August for
movement on their other first
priority items-to create a
mass transportation commits
sion to regulate transit COM
panies and to set fares in the
area; to finance either through
taxes OF q Federal payment, or
both, proposed salary increases
and public works spending. and
to raise benefits for the jobless,
The transportation compact
failed to win consideration this
morning from the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee. Majority
Leader johnson of Texas made
it clear that the fiscal problem
must be postponed until Au-
gust, ~
Possibility on 4 Other Bills
There is a slight chance that
four other bills reported by the
Senate this morning, but still
pending before the House Dis
trict unit might gain a vote
They would:
Regulate the practice oi
physical therapists. 8
Free District employees from
responsibility in suits brought
against them for damages aris-
ing from their. operation Of
city vehicles. The District
would bear this risk.
Authorize the General Serv.
ices Administrator to. grant
funds for constructions Of {
330-bed. SAT million conva.
lescent hospital to be built or
the grounds of the Washington
Hospital Center.
Bond persons licensed by tht
!, Commissioners to engage in tht
home improvement business.
Evening star., 1960-06-30
Congress Units OK
Home Repair Bills
Bonding Slated
Of Contractors
And SuIesmen

Both the Senate District
Committee and House District
Subcommittee today approved
legislation to give Washington
homeowners more protection
against unscrupulous me-im-
provement contractors and
statesmen.
The Senate group, moving
with unprecedented swiftness.
cleared the way for floor action
in the Senate. On the House
side, the floor committee is ex-
pected to act promptly.
Both the House and the Sem
ate units accepted the Com
missioner's amendment, which
included statesmen along with
contractors and broadened the
Commissioners authority to
define the types of home i'm
provement work to be included
under the legislation. Basically,
the legislation requires bonding
of home improvement contrac-
tors and statesmen to protect
homeownerS against f1y-by-
night promoters who take
money from the homeowners
and skip without doing the
work.
r.. One Section Deleted
The House unit deleted one
section of the bill. This pro-
vision specified that pfoof of a
thomeowner's payment to a
prime, contractors would con-
stitute a defense and render
void mechanics liens filed by
subcontractors and laborers.
The Senate group retained
the provision. If the full House
committee goes along with its
subcommittee, the difference
will have to be ironed out in
conference.
! Chairman Bible of the Sem
ate District Committee. re-
ported his groups unanimous
support of the legislation.
The measure moved through
the Senate District. Committee
in record time. 1t was intro
duced by Senator Bible on June
%. Senator Beall, Republican
of Maryland, held hearings on
the bill and pushed it through
the full committee today.
On the House side, the
measure was introduced by
Chairman Mcmillan of the
House District Committee on
June 81 after Representative
Broyhill, Republican of Vir-
ginia, took the initiative in re-
questing Corporation Counsel
Chester Gray to draft legisla-
ton to curb fraudulent home
improvement activities.
Mr.. Broyhill acted immedi-
ately after publication in The
Star of a week-long series en-
titled "Homeowner Beware"
pinpointing unscrupulous prac-
tices in the home improvement
industry.
2-Day Hearings
). Representative Dowdy, DEM
ocrat of Texas, conducted two
days of House hearings on the
bill. During yesterdays hear
ingS, Representative Broyhill
got into a colloquy with Rep
resentative Foley, Democrat Of
Maryland, over which news
paper deserved credit for the
. fast-moving legislation.
Mr.. Broyhill said The Star
deserved all the credit for the
legislation. Mr.. Foley said the
|; credit should be shared with
, The Washington Post and
Times Herald because that
, newspaper had printed q story
on the same subject.
Evening star., 1960-06-30
BY MYRA MACPHERSON
Star Staff Writer

Tommy Tomlinson may be
the only male in Washington
unimpressed with the Summer
Jubilee queen. Ann Wilroy.
To him, Ann is little compe-
tition for the Two Jima Monu-
Evening star., 1960-06-30
Five D. c. Bills Voted
For FinoI Senate Action
Possoee Before Toking Recess
Would Send Them to President

District bills cleared today for possible
sional passage before the expected Saturday.
Sent to the Senate floor by its District Committee
abolish the mandatory death penalty in the Dis
ct require prescription sales for cough medicine
bought addcs and Juveniles to permit the Daughers
Evening star., 1960-06-30
Counsel toAsk
Psychiatric
Test for Rees
Hasn't Decided
Yet on insanity
PIeo for Suspect

Melvin D. Rees, jr., the
Washington musician accused
of five murders in Maryland
and Virginia, probably will be
examined by psychiatrist
next week when he is returned
to Baltimore to face trial.
One Of the attorneys helping
to prepare Rees' defense, Wal
ter L. Green of Hyattsville,
Md, told The Star by long-dis-
tance telephone from Jackson
vile. Fla, last night it would
be premature to say an insanity
plea will be entered. But he
said he would seek a full pSy-
chiatric examination for the
31-year-old suspect who is ac-
cused Of Staying the four men,
bers of the Carroll v. jackson
family and Mrs. Margaret VI
Harold during the last three
years.
Mr.. Green had a two-hour
conference with Rees in his
cell at the Shelby County Jail
in Memphis. Tenn, yesterday.
However, he said no decision
had been reached with Federal
authorities on whether the for
mer University Of Maryland
student will be removed to
Baltimore before a scheduled
hearing on July s.
May Waive Hearing
He said it was possible the
formality of a Federal removal
hearing would be waived but
added, There is no reason why
Rees shouldn't stay in Memphis
over the holiday"
His parents want him back
there badly" Mr.. Green said.
However, United States At
torney Warner Hodges in
Memphis said there had been no
move yet to speed up Rees'
return to Maryland.
United States Commissioner
Leslie Nicholson of Memphis,
before whom the hearing is
scheduled to be held, said the
proceeding will be conducted
as scheduled unless the Gov
ernment or the defense requests
an earlier date.
United States Attorney Leon
H. Pierson of Baltimore. who
presented the case against Rees
to the Federal grand jury that
won his indictment under the
Lindbergh Law, is expected to
be out of town until after the
long holiday week end.
Worried by "Diary"
In his talk with newsmen be-
fore the jail conference. Mr..
Green said the evidence ac-
cuEnulated by the FB1 against
Rees appears to be circunl-
stantial. However. he said a
handwritten document found
in Rees' parents home in Hy-
attsville looks bad"
The writing, said to be in
ReeS' hand by the FBI. is de-
scribed as a sort Of a diary.
1t relates what investigators
described as a "depraved and
obscene" account of the last
hours of the Jackson family
Carroll v. Jackson, 20; his
wife Mildred, 81, and their two
daughters, Susan Ann. 5. and
Janet, 18 months, were alb
Quoted on a lonley road near
their Apple Grove (VaJ home
on the night of January IL,
1859. Mr.. Jackson, a husky
truck driver, and Janet were
found dead near lumber pile
close to Fredericksburg, Va,
March 4, 1859. Mr.. Jackson
had been shot and the daugh-
ter apparently had suffocated.
Mrs. Jackson and Susan Ann
apparently were driven into
Maryland by the kidnaper.
Their beaten bodies were found
in a shallow grave near Gam
Drills, Anne Arundel County,
Md. II days later.
Evening star., 1960-06-30

Picture on Pose Al
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1960-11-11

JERUSALEM, (JTA) = Zionist
organizations in "a countries will
send delegates to the World Zionist
Congress to convene here in De-
cember, it was announced by xvi
Lurie, member of the Jewish
Agency executive.
In addition, the following organi-