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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-03-11
jazz Jubilee Benefit
To Bring Big Names

original pianists in jazz his
tory"
Jazz piano players often
learn by sitting behind each
other" The late Fats" Waller
sat behind Willie the Lion at
Pods and Jerry's in Harlem
and later on Bill Count" Basic
sat behind Waller.
Count Basic has led a big
band almost continuously for
20 years and has been honored
at home and abroad for his fine
musicianship. He appeared be-
fore Queen Elizabeth in 1856.
Guitarist Charlie Byrd has
been in Washington since 1850.
He opened in 1857 with a trio
In the Showboat Lounge here.
Bertell Knox accompanies
Charlie on drums and Keeter
Belts handles the bass. Char
lie excels in both classical and
jazz guitar.
UGF Agency
Mrs. Eisenhower and Mrs.
Richard M. Nixon head a long
list of patronesses and patrons
for the event. Mrs. Richard
Boiling is honorary chairman,
Mrs. Richard Atkinson is gen.
eral chairman and Mrs. ]. c.
James is business manager.
Southeast House, for whom
the benefit is being held. is a
United Givers Agency. The 30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-03-11

year-old settlement house is
now located in what was once
the home Of Samuel Nichol
Smallwood, twice Mayor of
Washington. The house itself
was built by DR.. Frederick
May, q physician, in 1900. It is
believed that the present build
ing was originally two resi-
dences, both quite likely built
by DR.. May.
Southeast House must move
to make way for the proposed
Southeast freeway which will
pass through the property. Its
board has decided to continue
its program across the Ana
costa River, either in the
Southeast or the Northeast.
The present program includes
day care for children of work.
ing mothers, arts and crafts,
music and dance classes. a
vacation camp school, a teen
age program, and classes Of
various kinds for adults.
Tickets for the jazz jubilee
are available at the Southeast
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-03-11
THE EVENING STAR CT
Lions of Area
ToHeur Official
washington, D. c. !
Friday, March II, 1860 '

The Lions Clubs of District
&c will hear Finis E. Davis
first vice president of the In
ternational Association of Lions
Clubs, at the districts annual
banquet at 6:45 pm. next Fri
day in the Sheraton Park
Hotel.
Mr.. Davis of Louisville, KY,
will discuss Lions Club activities
in sight conservation and re-
storation. alAI
The banquet will bring to-
gether more than 1,100 mem
bers of Lions Clubs in Wash
ington and the five counties of
Maryland which make up Dis
trict &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-03-11

Count Basic and his orches-
ira, Willie the Lion Smith and
the Charlie Byrd Trio will be
featured at Washington's Sec
ond Annual Jazz Jubilee on
Monday, March 81.
The jubilee at $3.50 pm. in
the grand ballroom of the
Presidential Arms at 1920 G
street NV. will be for the
benefit of Southeast Neighbour
hood House, 324 Virginia ave-
nue. Sc.
Vocalist Joe Williams will be
featured with the Count Basic
band.
Willie the Lion Smith, a hit
Of last years jazz jubilee, was
born William Henry Joseph
Berthol Bonaparte Bertholoff
in Goshen, N. Y. His father
died when he was a baby and
he took his Stepfather's name,
Smith. His nickname, Willie
the Lion" was earned through
bravery in World War I, when
he spent 80 days at the front
with the 350th field artillery,
scoring several direct hits on
the enemy.
Record Dedicated
Washington's Duke Ellington
once dedicated a record to him,
Portrait Of a Lion" A stride
pianist, Willie the Lion has
been called lone of the most
Evening star., 1960-01-24

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ACCRA, Ghana, Jan. %
(AP) Billy Graham flew into
Ghana tonight for the second
stop on his African crusade.
Smiling broadly, the evange-
list stepped from his plane to
the strains of Onward Chris
tian Soldiers" sung by men,
berS of the welcoming crowd.
Mr.. Graham came here from
Liberia. There were no gov
ernment leaders on hand to
meet him as there had been in
Monrovia. but the welcome was
warm and Mr.. Graham imme-
diately emphasized at a news
conference that he had no po-
litical mission.
II have long admired DR..
Nkrumah and look forward to
meeting him Tuesday morn
ing" Mr.. Graham said.
Kwame Nkrumah is Premier
of Ghana.
Asked what he thinks about
apartheid - complete separa-
tion of the races-in South
Africa, Mr.. Graham replied
Il think it is a terrible thing.
His flight to Ghana, through
weather that Mr.. Graham said
gave him the stormiest ride he
has experienced in Is years
brought him from one of Afri-
cas- oldest nations to one Of its
newest.
He opens his crusade services
here tomorrow.
About 1000 Liberians came
forward to repent during serv-
ices the American evangelist
Evening star., 1960-01-24


without freedom of the press.
AS a descendant of Cuban
patriotS-my Grand-uncle AL
fredo Zayas, was president Of
Cuba from 1922 to 1926 and
another grand-uncle, Gen. Juan
Zayas, died on the battlefield
fighting for Cuban indepen-
dence-I cannot disgrace their
memory.
But let me tell my story
from the beginning of my
hopes which rose so high when
the Batista dictatorship was
overthrown and those same
hopes which I now see shat
tered by the Communist beliefs
Of Castro.
This is also the story of my
wife.
And it is the story of my
Evening star., 1960-01-24
Billy Grohom to Open
Ghono Services Todoy

concluded last night in Monro-
via, capital of a republic found
ed by freed American slaves
in 1847.
Mr.. Graham's Monrovia audi
enceS were small by his normal
Standards-about 1000 for the
opening at Antoinette Tubman
Stadium Thursday night and
about $500 there last night
Most we're well dressed towns.
people. His evangelism did not
touch the vast majority of the
pagans living back In the
Liberian bush.
But Monrovia has a popula-
ton of only about $4,000 and
Mr.. Graham's impact on reli-
giouS life here was reflected in
rapt attention by the stadium
crowds and the interjection of
amen" glory" and other
sounds OF appreciation as he
spoke. Monrovia ministers were
enthusiastic.
President William Tubman
and other government officials
attended the opening service
and Vice President o. Tolbert,
a Baptist leader, presided over
both.
Many persons sat in the
grandstand. Others occupied
chairs on the soccer field, dimly
lighted by six lines of naked
electric bulbs.
Several hymns were sung by
a choir of girls, in white blouses
and blue skirts, selected from
the many churches of the city.
Evening star., 1960-01-24
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Evening star., 1960-01-24

newspaper, Avance, which I
had hoped would be such a
pillar of our new democracy.
When the Castro forces be-
gan to make a real fight against
Batista, my newspaper worked
closely with the 26th of July
movement. We were the only
newspaper which co-operated
by refusing to publish during
the protest strike called against
the BatiSta government.
Members of the 26th of July
underground committee with
whom I worked were Anibal
Maestri, Rene Leyva and Juan
Luis Bonich.
Later my newspaper was the
only one of the Havana dailies
to send correspondents to the
Evening star., 1960-01-24

.ust Wednesday Editor Jorge Zoyos
fled from cubo, fearing arrest be-
eouse OF the outspoken, often onti-
Costro stond he had token in his
newspaper Avonce. Two days
later the Costro regime seized the
newspaper and other Zoyos proper
ties. giving as the reason q charge
thot he had enriched himself under
the old Botisto regime. Mr.. Zoyos.
81, denies the ehorses. Here he
tells Of his feelings about Cubo
todoy,
Evening star., 1960-01-24

papermen. We went there not
to conspire but to observe its
operations. Most wrote articles
about our visit.
A few days after my deten-
ton at the airport, Castro po-
lice pounded on my door at
about 1::30 am. I was reading
in bed.
Time Was Running Out
They were polite and apolo-
getic. They said they had "a
stupid report" that an arms
cache was hidden in my home.
Their search was casual.
1t was just another way of
trying to terrify me.
My wife was in the house.
She came to the living room in
her robe while the search was
conducted.
I saw to it that both my wife
and my mother got ont of Ha-
vana ahead of me. I was fearful
they would be held as hostages
If I had to flee.
About December 20, Castro
and I had another clash.
During a labor union rally
at a large Havana theater,
David Salvador, general secre-
tary of the Cuban Federation
of Labor and a longtime Com
munist, urged that my newspa-
per be conflscated and its edi-
tors shot.
Later Castro spoke. He sup
ported Salvador instead of
cautioning him. Castro called
Avance a counter revolution
ary newspaper.
The next day a law was
passed decreeing that all prop
critics of counter revolutiona-
aries would be conf1scated.
I knew time was running out
for me.
I managed to hide my small
collection Of water colors and
my 4,000-volume library of
which I am so fond. They will
never find these.
AS for my money, most Of 1t
is tied up in my newspaper.
Here in the United States, I'll
have to work.
Evening star., 1960-01-24

Castro rebel camps in the hills.
1t didn't do us any good, how
ever, because about that time
Batista clamped down censor
ship
When the Castro forces were
victorious on January l, 1859,
I was elated. 1t was, I be-
lieved, a glorious day for Cuba.
On that occasion I formally
took over as editor of our news
paper from my mother.
had not wanted to be editor
previously because I felt I
could never do justice to the
position with Batista sitting
my voice.
When it became more and
more apparent that Castro was
carrying my country toward a
communistic dictatorship, I be-
gan to protest editorially. Last
November, at a journalistic
seminar in New York, I was
very critical.
Grilled by Agents
Castro didn't like it. When
I returned / was detained for
more than an hour at the
Havana Airport while his
agents cross-examined me.
1t quickly became obvious
that he was imposing the old
Communist trick of censor
ship by terror" He was try
ing to scare me.
I knew then my days were
numbered and I had better
start planning for a quick get
away.
Castro was particularly Bit
ter in charging that / was en-
tering into conspiracy with
the United States State De-
partment. On this charge.
answered him through the COL
umns of a Maimi newspaper
Certainly. I had visited the
State Department while In
Washington. With me were IA
other Latin American news
Evening star., 1960-01-24
1HeIped Costro,' Editor
Says, but 1Wos Wrong
BY JORGE 'ZAYAS
Distributed by the Associated Press

MIAMI 23-I helped Fdel Castro get into power
because thought he good for Cuba. was wrong.
Now must speak out in hopes of helping my country
rid him. It's not that martyr but because
AS a Catholic, I opposed to communism.
AS an editor. I cannot conceive of true democracy
Evening star., 1960-01-24

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Evening star., 1960-04-06
Court Burs
Zonine PIon
harrington

An Arlington Circuit Court
Judge has ruled that the county
cannot rezone land on the basis
of development plan which it
has not adopted.
In a decision released yester-
day, Judge Emery N. Hosmer
reversed County Board action
which changed the coming of
a tract at 5400 Lee highway
from commercial to apartment
use.
The County Board last Feb
ruary voted the rezoning in ac-
cordance with the proposed Lee
highway commercial district
plan.
However, it declined to adopt
the plan.
Judge Hosmer declared that,
without the plan, the board ac-
ton represented piecemeal re-
zoning which debated the value
of property bought by the own
ers on the assumption they
could develop it for commercial
purposes.
In another decision, Judge
Hosmer sustained the board S
refusal to rezone 6 acres of
residential land at South Sec
ond street and Old Glebe road
to permit apartment construc-
ton.
In doing so, he reaffirmed
the county's right to regulate
population growth.
Evening star., 1960-04-06

ury indicted Donovan on IL
counts involving alleged bet
ing tax violations.
State Probe Hinted
Since then there has been
word that Commonwealth At
Oorney Haddon would head a
State grand jury investigation.
The City Council is conducting
investigation of the police bu-
reau.
Councilman Robert J. Heb
erie, chairman of the council
committee, said the informa-
ton gained by the committee
will be used to let the attorney
the council plans to hire know
what he is up against"
Appearing before the COM
mittee last night, in addition
to the policemen and ex-police-
men, were Safety Director Will
liam Groth, former Police Chief
o. D. Carton and Maj. John
Hanna, who was asked by Mr..
Groth more than a week ago
to retire.
Maj. Hanna said he would
welcome an opportunity to tes-
tify about his activities, and
added that if his name is not
cleared by the investigation he
will seek reinstatement and de-
mand that formal department
charges be placed against him.
He is disturbed by the impli-
cation that he might have been
in something improp-
er, Maj. Hanna said.
Evening star., 1960-04-06

A clash over civil defense
policy provoked a loud, angry
argument between an Arling-
ton County Board member,
Ralph Kaul, and County Man.
ager A. T. Lundberg last night.
Mr.. Kaul charged that the
county government job of civil
defense co-ordinator, which
pays $500 annually. consti-
tutes a 'boondoggle" and
should be abolished.
Mr.. Lundberg replied, in ef-
feet, that the board member
did not know what he was
talking about.
The dispute erupted suddenly
at an informal work session in
which board members con-
sidered next years budget.
Mr.. Kaul said Arlington re-
quires an effective civil de-
fenSe program but asserted it
is not obtaining it through
present policies. which he
Evening star., 1960-04-06
y Richmond Police
Deny Ties to Gambling

RICHMOND. April 6 CAP).-
A special City Council COM
mittee given broad investiga-
tive powers into possible tie
up between Richmond police
and gambling interests last
night heard % policemen and
former policemen deny any
wrongdoing in their law en-
forcement activities.
One former police officer, w.
A. Tevis. gave his name and
address but declined to answer
two other questions on grounds
that he might incriminate him.
self.
All the others indicated they
would testify freely in any Of
ficial investigation Of their
activities.
The committee agreed to give
all the city's 392 policemen an
opportunity to appear.
Cites Business Contact
T. Gray Haddon, jr., son of
Richmond Commonwealth's at.
torney, issued a statement to-
day saying his relationship with
Harry L. Donovan, alleged
numbers operator, was strictly
buSiness-involving only vend-
ing machines.
Mr.. Haddon, SO, said he con-
Siders his personal business his
own, but added he issued the
statement in an attempt to dis
pel a whispering campaign
that is being conducted against
my father -"
He said that after a period
in which I had attempted to
sell real estate" he entered into
a contract october /, 1859,
with H. L. Donovan, trading
as Richmond Amusement Sales
Co. Under terms of the con-
tract I agreed to place vending
machines on my locations on
a commission basis"
Donovan's business eStab-
liShment was raided by Federal
agents in January during a
breakdown on the numbers
racket here. A Federal grand
Evening star., 1960-04-06

bents who went down to defeat
we're DR.. William F. Schenck
and Orville Wine in Winchester
and Clayton Coleman in Char
lottesville.
The Negro candidates who
lost were Charles C. johnson.
who ran last in the seven-man
field in Charlottesville. and the
Rev. Milton A. Reid. who was
fourth in Six-way race in
Petersburg.
Evening star., 1960-04-06
County Officials Clash
Over Civil Defense

charged have produced "an
overlapping of paper work"
The more you talk the more
I know how little you know
about what we are doing" Mr..
Lundberg heatedly retorted.
He declared that the position
of co-ordinator is essential if
the county is to have a work.
able emergency plan and to
prepare for civil defense in ac-
cordance with the State pro-
gram.
The county manager also as
serted that in the event of at
tack or disaster L. j. Stocker,
who now serves as co-ordina-
tor, would become a key man.
The argument ended incon-
cluSively as the board deferred
action. But it probably will be
renewed when the board again
considers civil defense at an
other work session Tuesday.
Evening star., 1960-04-06

man of the bi-county agency's
five Montgomery members-the
County Planning Board, said
the commission will undertake
seven major planning projects
during the comming year. He
listed them as:
Revision of the 1855 master
plan of highways and extern
sion of the plan to the entire
county; extension of the gen.
eral plan to upper Montgomery
County; a master plan for the
Northwest Branch watershed:
a master plan for Gathers
burg and vicinity: a master
plan for Damascus and vicin-
ity; a major highway study of
routes for the Silver Spring
eXpreSsway, and. increased
photogrammetric mapping.
41,SOO Acres
Present plans, Mr.. Brewer
said, call for aerial maps COW
ering 4l.800 acres. including
the Paint Branch valley.
A parkland acquisition pro-
gram estimated to cost S3.3
million is included in the plan
ming budget. A substantial
portion of the program has
been jeopardized by congress
sional GOODNESS toward agency
requests under the Capper-
Cramton Act.
The M-NCPPC has asked
Congress for a $500, 900 grant
and a 81 million loan. Although
House committee turned
thumbs down on the request.
the Senate has indicated it
favors approval of a S400, 900
grant.
Evening star., 1960-04-06

meeting lOF Lne formal SOOmlS-
sion to county heads of a tax
levy proposal underlying the
commissions proposed s6 5 mil
lion budget.
No tax increases are sought
by the agency. which requested
that the present 12-cent park
tax in the county's suburban
area and the Accent admins
tration levy in the overall COM
mission area be continued.
Up-COunty Raise
The planning agency. how
ever, asked that a new scent
park tax be levied in the COM
missions up-county district. as
authorized by legislation ap-
proved in the Maryland Gen.
eral Assembly last year.
j. Newton Brewer, jr., chair
Evening star., 1960-04-06
HORSE TRADING CUTS COST
TO COUNTY ON DEAD HOGS

The Prince Georges County Commissioners have
saved more than 5000 taxpayers money through some
horse trading 35 dead hogs
The hagghng started yesterday when Willie S. Young
claimed $420 for IS hogs killed in two-week period by
a dog.
Il just don't how dog could kill 35 hogs" said
Commissioner Jesse s. Baggett, hog raiser himself
Peter Moore, who rents land in Brandywine to Mr..
Young and spoke in his absence said bald eagle had
been under suspicion, too.
THE claim has the hogs weighing 65 pounds apiece
and that's big load for bald eagle" Baggett said
at adds up to more than ton of meat" observed
Commissioner Herbert w. Reichelt.
He noted that Mr. Young lives in the District. and
said the county cannot be responsible District man
who leaves unattended hogs in Prince Georges
The county heads mulng a compromise
payment when Mr.. Moore played in the hole He
said he always had defended the Commissioners and
their tax leves and it would look bad he had to 60
home with nothing to show for the claim
Further discussion resulted in motion by Mr. Bag
eett for 5000 payment. 1t passed
Evening star., 1960-04-06
Homemokers Council
Has Spring Meeting

The Maryland State Council
Of HomemakerS Clubs is hold
ing a spring meeting today
and tomorrow at the National
All Center, TOO Connecticut
avenue. Chevy Chase. Md.
Among the speakers are Mrs,
Carl Nelson, Eastern regional
director of the National Home
Demonstration Council: James
Watkins. manager of the Vir-
ginia Safety Association. and
Mrs. Christine Gsf1in, national
health and safety chairman
of the National Home Demon
stration Council.
Evening star., 1960-04-06
BY GILBERT GIMBLE
Star Stan Writer

A Prince Georges woman
census taker got aboard a tug
boat in Alexandria this morn
ing and took a 10-mile round
trip along the Maryland shore
to count dredge crewmen work
ing on the river.
Mrs. Mary v. Wiger, 80, of
6307 Cloverdale drive, Oxon
Hill, found the river rough and
a cold, crisp wind ruffled her
census papers but she inter-
viewed seven workers who prob
ably would have been over
looked.
Maryland census takers cover
everyone on the Potomac River
up to the high water mark on
the Virginia shore. Mrs. Wiger
was hunting for crewmen who
spend at least five days of the
week living aboard the dredges.
When she talked to officials
of the Smoot Sand & Gravel
Corp. they put a tug at her
disposal and ferried her to two
dredges working off Oxon Hill.
She had spotted the dredges
while working her land route.
Talks With Skipper
Accompanied by r. Clifton
Stello,: assistant census super
visor for the Southern Mary
land district, and newsmen,
Mrs. Wiger boarded the tug
Columbia at the foot of Prin-
cess street in Alexandria.
She climbed inside the wheel
house and chatted with Skipper
Lewis T. Morgan while crossing
the river. Mrs. Wiger found the
trip colder than she had an
ticipated-she was wearing
slacks and a light jacket.
This is the first time I've
Evening star., 1960-04-06
Census Toker Checks
Crewmen on Dredges

been aboard a tug boat" she
said. THE last time I was
aboard a boat-about five years
ago-we were deep sea fishing
and we ran into a storm. I got
SeaSick."
Chef Interviewed
When the tug reached Dredge
No. 5, the two census workers
set up headquarters in the gall
ley. The first man to be
counted was the chef, John l..
Taylor, SO, of Standardsville,
Va. He was working on lunch
at the time - fried chicken
sizzling on a coal burner stove.
The men came into the gall
ley, sat at an oilcloth-covered
table and gave the census
takers the answers they needed.
"AS far as know, this is the
first time a census taker has
ever come aboard" said Edwin
Gunter, the dredge captain.
After enumerating the men
on Dredge No. 5, the census
takers boarded smaller tug,
the "Rosalie" and moved on to
Dredge No. 4. Only two men
had to be counted there and
then the census party headed
back across the river.
They slipped between piers
of the new Woodrow Wilson
Bridge at Jones Point and
overhead Marine helicopters
kept flying past on their way
to Boiling Field from Quantico.
Mrs. Wiger thanked the
Smoot company officials for
their cooperation and headed
back for Prince Georges.
This mornings census eXcur-
sion was easier in one respect,
someone said, commenting,
It's beats walking"
Evening star., 1960-04-06
Four Incumbents
Lose in Virginia
BY the Associated Press

Four incumbents, including
Mayor B. w. Baker of Ports
mouth. and two Negro candi-
dates were defeated yesterday as
scattered municipalities across
Virginia nominated council
manic candidates in Democratic
primaries.
Besides Mayor Baker, incum-
Evening star., 1960-04-06
Planning oxes Put
To County Council
BY G. o. HERNDON
Star Staf Writer

Montgomery County Council members yesterday were
asked approve planning taxes needed support
program OF anduse planning park acquisition highway
and aerial mapping in fiscal 1901
Staff officials and members the MARYLAND National Can
ta Park and Planning Commission appeared at a council