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Evening star., 1960-12-04

Reams have been written
about the amount Of liquor
consumed in our Nations
Capital. Caustic comments
now from the pens Of coll
umnists regarding the cock
tail parties that are so much
Q part of Washington life.
The consensus would seem to
be that in our town modera-
ton is unknown.
With the Christmas holi-
day celebrations coming up,
this brings up the question Of
Just what constitutes moder-
alton in social drinking? This
is difficult to answer, because
after all it's up to the indi-
vidual to determine what his
moderation point is.
So if one does drink, deter
mine what amount you can.
or cannot handle. and make
sure you stay within your
limitations. Believe me !
am not discussing "the evils
Of drink! That is not the
point I am trying to make.
It's just to offer the reminder
that to over-indulge is not
good taste anywhere or any
time.
To do so in the homes Of
others is showing an utter
lack of consideration not
only for your hosts but for
your fellow guests. Just be
sure not to proceed on the
theory that IF q little is
good. a lot would be better!
Courtesy works both ways
In this respect. The hosts
have an obligation to fulfill
also. If they are clever. they
will drink abstemiously, or
not at all, at their own party.
Also we hope they will never
greet their guests with q
cocktail in one hand and q
cigarette in the other! This
is a breach OF good manners
that one sees all too often.
OF course, we have all run
into the overardent host who
takes the attitude, Come
on! Don't spoil the party!
You must have q drink.
Nothing could be more out
Of line or ruder. If q person
does not want o drink. that's
Evening star., 1960-12-04
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Evening star., 1960-01-06
Naval Plant Rumored
Ready to Drop 120 Jobs

The Navy has assured Con-
gress members that every
effort is being made to find
additional work" That word
was received on Capitol Hill
when the Navy suddenly can
celed a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
program at the plant. So faI
the effort has produced a Sc
million aerial depth-bomb con-
tract which represents only
one-sixth of a years work
there.
That the effort to find addi-
tional work is still going on at
the Navy's Bureau of Weapons
was confirmed by Capt. Briner
They are certainly digging
hard" he said.
To help in that effort a
plant engineer is assigned tc
the bureau on a daily basis. He
Is Silvio Giovannetti.
Senator Butler, Republican
of Maryland. has urged a Sen
ate investigation of the utiliza-
tion of the plant, which the
Washington M e tropolita n
Board of Trade estimates has
an annual payroll of some $35
million.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
BY JOHN A. GILES
Star StafI Writer

Reports were current today
at the Naval Weapons Plant
that the first Of a series OF
observation-disclosures orders woulo
go out to 120 employees within
80 days.
Capt. Charles E. Briner, plant
superintendent, asked about
the reports from some of the
nearly 5000 workers at the
huge installation, replied:
II would rather not COM
ment on that"
Under normal circumstances
the plant operates at about &c
per cent Of capacity, retaining
the additional 20 per cent in
reserve for so-called crash
programs" that might arise ir
event of a national emergency
The present work load Is
considerably under 30 per cent
One source said so per cent
would be more accurate.
If the current situation con-
tinues, additional reductions in
trainees and skilled employees
at the historic plant can be ex.
pected.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
Turner Remains AIoof
On Primary Support

j. c. Turner, newly elected
Democratic National Commit
teeman. said today he is not
committed to support any can
didate in the District presi-
Dental primary election May 3.
1t remains to be seen whether
he will throw his weight behind
Senator Humphrey of Mime
sofa or Senator Morse of Ore
gon, should the latter enter the
local race. There is a chance
he will not support either can
didate, Mr.. Turner said.
Mr.. Turner, 43. is president
of the Metropolitan Washing
ton Central Labor Council.
Since 1850, he has served as
vice chairman of the Demo-
cratic Central Committee.
whose members last night
unanimously elected him Ma
tional Committeeman, succeed
ing the late Melvin D. Hildreth.
Il am most apperciative of
being elected to fill the place
of my late friend" Mr.. Turner
said, land hope to do half as
useful a job and to bring honor
to the party"
Also elected unanimously was
George B. Parks, Washington
attorney, to succeed Mr.. Turner
as the committees vice chair
man.
Mr.. Turner denied a pub
lished report implying he would
pledge Senator Humphrey Gen.
Evening star., 1960-01-06

Mr.. Preston said in his testi-
mony that the need for judges
was no criticism of Judge
Ketcham.
THE man does not exist who
could do the job as a single
person" he testified. The
incumbent is most diligent,
most assiduous."
Lawrence Speiser. director of
the Washington American Civil
Liberties Union, said that legal
rights of juveniles probably
were better protected in the
District than in most States.
Still, innocent children need
better protection here from as
sociation in rehabilitation CEN
ters with hardened delinquents.
Senator Hennings adjourned
hearings to be reconvened at
his call. He invited Washing
tonians to enter statements in
the hearing record and to con-
fer with subcommittee staff
aides If they had ideas for i'm
proving Juvenile Court func-
tions.
Evening star., 1960-01-06

SCI up Lne COTpOTatlOu.
A memorandum reporting
these views will be submitted
by the District Commissioners
and Others concerned with the
metropolitan traffic matters.
Oficials would not reveal
what the report will say al
though. based on earlier state
ments, it is certain to support
formation Of the corporation.
They said. however, that gen.
eral agreement has been
reached on juriSdictional and
policy points involved in the
proposed legislation.
Master Plan Seen
Under the bureaus draft, the
corporation would develop a
master plan to ease traffic con-
gestion in the Washington
area. 1t also could obtain land
through purchase, condem-
nation or lease-and operate
transportation facilities.
Under the bureaus proposals.
however, this master traffic
Evening star., 1960-01-06
Feb. 9 Bond Sale
Set by WSSC

A $40 million bond sale was
scheduled yesterday for Feb
ruary 9 by the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
Redemption period for the
bonds will range from IS to
80 years, with payment COM
ing from service charges. OF
the total, IS million will be
used for general construction,
So million for water supply
facilities and 50 million for
sewer line.
The sale will increase the
bonded indebtedness of the BIZ
county Maryland utility to a
record $125.7 million.
Most of the water supply
funds will be spent on the $28
million water intake plant un-
der construction at Watts
Branch on the Potomac River.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
Maryland Flag
Flies in Antarctic

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 6 (AP)-
Maryland's State flag has
turned up atop a wooden pole
in the Antarctic as promised
by a Free State resident.
Army 1t. Col. Merle Dawson
OF Edgewater was given the
State flag by Gov. Tawes on
his last trip home. Col. Dawson
participated in the hosting
ceremony the first week in
December.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
THE WALLS OF THE NEW

THE WALLS OF THE NEW
subway are a light, soft
shade of yellow, very pleas
ing to the eye. There are
none Of the huge pipes or
conduitS that are so notice
able in other tunnels on the
Hill.
We picked up speed instead
of slackening as we ap-
preached the left turn to the
Capitol. But we held the rail.
From here on there are four
tracks in a row-two to the
new and two to the old Sen
ate Office Building.
There was no race. The
second car from the new
building waited for us to
complete our run before
starting. The two tracks to
the old building are not in
use yet-probably will not
be for six months or more.
The old subway is still serv-
ing the old Office building,
a double-track railway in a
parallel tunnel,
In less time than it takes
to tell this we were at the
temporary Capitol terminal,
which is not within the Cap
itol. The run took 40 seconds.
1t is 180 steps to the Capt.
tol elevators. Your reporter
paced it off.
Then he went back and
took a ride in the other car.
1t had no sooner started
tn an a photographer
shouted:
Look! There's no one at
the controls"
Fearing that the car would
leave the rail at the curve, or
crash against the wall at the
end of the run, I braced
myself.
But the car operated Just
as well without an operator
as with one.
Automation, I suppose.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
Blood
CurtuiIs
Surgery

Inc emergency blood cam
paign got off to a slow start
yesterday. with hospitals post
poning all surgery possible be-
cause Of the shortage.
The Red Cross Washington
Regional Blood Center reported
only 207 pints collected yes
terday as compared with the
minimum AS pints per day
considered necessary.
DR.. Raymond o. Dert, di-
rector Of the center, said today
at least 1000 plnts are needed
Immediately to restore the
supply to a bare safety level
I'VE we're nearly cleaned out
yesterday" he said. Elective
surgery is being cut of in many
hospitals. while some institu-
tions repeatedly were taking
blood from their own staff
workers.
The center, 2O25 e street
NV. Is open Monday through
Friday from 8 am. to 5 pm
and by appointment at other
times.
Meanwhile, DIR. Daniel L
Weiss. director of the District
General Hospital blood bank
said that blood from this
bank is being supplied to other
hospitals here and to the Red
Cross regional center for emer.
gency transfuSions.
DR.. Weiss said that it has
been possible to supply thi.
blood because an emergencS
reserve was accumulated tC
cope with any shortages thai
might arise.
He added that the District
General Hospital bank ha!
given approximately 100 pint.
OF blood to other hospitals anC
the regional center during thu
present emergency.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
Pastors Auto Deuth
Roises Toll to Five
By the Associated Press

Virginia's 1860 hig h W a y
death toll reached five yester-
day with the death of a Bland
County pastor. The count was
II a year ago today.
Ancel Overbey, jr., %, pastor
of the Wilderness Church of
God, was killed when his car
collided with a coal truck on
State Route 604 near Holly
brook in Bland County.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
WeIIingCoIIs
For ougher
DriYerLuW

Tougher penalties for traffic
offenses and more stringent
driver permit examinations
were urged today by Engineer
Commissioner A. C. yelling.
Gen. yelling called for those
moves in an effort to curb the
city's traffic fatality rate.
At the same time, he warned
officials alone cannot cope with
the traffic death problem. Citi-
zen cooperation in street safety
efforts is vital, Gen. yelling
said.
Speaking to the Washington
Host Lions Club. the Commits
sioner pointed to the Districts
five traffic deaths so far this
year.
In four of these deaths. he
said. the contributing cause ap-
parently was speeding or, in
some of the cases, drinking
There were three traffic fatal
tiles at this time last year.
"A round Of tougher penalties
is in order as a deterrent, on
the part of the driver and
against another round of drinks.
another mad revolution of the
speedometer," Gen. yelling
said.
In addition. Gen. yelling
said, there should be more
driver license suspensions and
stricter examinations for Ii
censes to traffic offenders.
In his talk at the Mayflower
Hotel, the Commissioner noted
that a special meeting of the
Citizens Traffic Board has
been called for $50 am. to-
morrow to discuss action for
halting the mounting traffic
deaths here.
In addition. Gen. yelling
said, the Traffic Co-ordinating
Committee is holding a special
session today to report on
latest safety recommendations
at tomorrow's traffic board
meeting in Commissioner Rob-
ert E. McLaughlin'S office.
Evening star., 1960-01-06

brought into a public forum an
issue generally understood to
be central to the failure OF
Senate-passed judgeShip legis-
lation to clear the House Dis
trict Committee.
Noting the large proportion
of colored children among
court cases. Judge Prettyman
testified:
II think it would be good
for those children to have the
feeling there was a person of
their own race who was going
to give consideration to their
problems.
Reports Heard
Afterwards, Senator Hen
nings acknowledged that he
had heard reports that resist
ance among House committee
members to a Negro appointee
had delayed action on the bill
for two judges. But he did not
know that to be a fact. The
Senate unanimously passed
legislation last April.
Representative Davis, Demo-
crat of Georgia, whose subcom-
mittee handled the bill in the
House, has denied reports. He
has maintained that problems
might well be better solved by
stripping the court of iuris-
diction over adult cases than by
expanding its bench.
The Senator hoped for q
compromise with House men,
bers to give the sole Juvenile
Court Judge, Orm Ketcham
help.
This is not only a juvenile
matter. 1t is a criminal matter
vastly important to this COM
'munity," he said.
1T is a jarTing, shocking
thing TO hear that Judge Ket-
cham can devote an average OF
IL minutes to each case" he
remarked. He assigned staff
aides to analyze this time esti-
mate given the subcommittee
by Mrs. Haskell RoSenblum
president of the District League
of Women Voters.
Like Judge Prettyman and
Murray Preston, chairman OF
the Judicial Conference Com
mittee on Juvenile Court. Mrs
Rosenblum called the need
more judges vital"
The judge insisted Judge
Ketcham alone could not con-
tinue to hear 20 cases a day and
to supervise 1900 children and
adults a year.
No Criticism
He also took sharp issue with
earlier testimony that the l8-
year-old age limit Of young
sters sent to Juvenile Court be
reduced and that the court
jurisdiction should be shifted.
Evening star., 1960-01-06

tral Labor Council support if
the Senator's hackers on the
committee would indorse him
for national committeeman.
Mr.. Turner was chairman of
the District delegation to the
Chicago national convention in
1856. and also served as a dele
gate to the 1852 convention.
A resident of the District
since 1882, he was graduated
from Eastern High School and
Catholic University, and has
been active in civicA affairs.
Evening star., 1960-01-06

plan could not be carried OUT
without approval by the Gov
ernors Of Maryland and Vir-
ginia. And until such agree
ment was reached. the Cover
nors' approval would be needed
to permit the corporation tC
obtain land or operate trans
partation property in the
States.
Yesterday, Maryland anc
Virginia representatives met
with the Commissioners in an.
other Of several conference:
being held in response to the
Budget Bureaus request fol
comment on its draft bill.
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin said after the CLOSED
meeting in his Office that the
session had been a "harmoni.
Gus" one, with overall agree.
ment expressed on views TO-
ward the bureaus draft.
State Senators Attend
Those present included Mary.
land State Senator Edward
Northrop and Virginia State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick
who are serving on committee.
named by their Governors tt
study the drafts and offer sug.
gested provisions from county
and city officials.
Others present at the meet.
ing were Jerome Alper. who
was retained at legislative con.
sultant by the National Capita,
Planning Commission and the
National Capital Regiona'
Planning Council, and George
E. c. Hayes, chairman of the
District Public Utilities Com
mission.
1t was understood that Mr.
Alper is drafting the memo.
randum report to the bureau.
Senator Fenwick of Airing
ton earlier has said that ht
strongly favors establishment
Of a Federal corporation to gel
a rapid transit system "off the
ground" in the area. He has
stated that the major purpose
OF the proposed Federal agency
should be to get construction oi
the system started within the
District. The corporation, he
said, should coordinate rapid
transit planning for the entire
region and possibly even start
construction in the nearby
communities If Maryland and
Virginia approve.
NOrthrup Lauds Bill
Senator Northrop, in com.
menting last month on the
Budget Bureaus suggested bill
praised the "flexibility" of the
proposals in regard to the veto
power which would be given tc
the Governors.
The Federal corporation
which would be headed by d
presidential appointee, woulc
carry out the second phase oi
the mass transit study con.
Quoted by the planning com.
mission and regional council
The first step is a compact
passed by Maryland and Vir.
ginia, but not yet approved BY
Congress for the District, to reg
ulate transportation on an
area basis.
The third phase, which Is
provided for in the bureaus
corporation bill, would set ur
an operating agency for trans
portation under agreement By
the District and the two neigh.
boring States.
The Federal corporation
legislation, If cleared, will &C
to Congress next month.
Evening star., 1960-01-06

SENATOR JOHNSTON is
FOND OF SUBWAYS. There
is an old story on the Hill
that the Senator once
thought he was driving into
the tunnel that is the en-
trance to the Senate garage
and found himself in the
Streetcar tunnel-facing the
headlight of a streetcar.
And that the South Caro-
linian Solon protested with
his marvellous drawl:
"Streetcar, what are you
doin' heah? This is for SEN
atorS only"
The writer once took the
trouble to run that down.
The Senator said he remem-
bered the incident but not
any conversation with a
Streetcar.
The cars, which are by
American Car Foundry, are
shiny com binations of
chrome and aluminium. The
doors operate like mod .rn
elevator doors-if they en-
counter you or your clothes,
the car can't start. The elec-
trio system, which is an al
ternating current carried on
three copper strips above
and changed to direct cur
rent by a transformer next
to the motor, is by Westing-
house.
The Senate subway is a
charming example of Ameri-
can democracy. Some Of the
Senate elevators are marked
"For Senators Only" One
elevator descending to the
terminal in the new Senate
Oftlce Building is marked
thusly. The other is marked
For the Public Only" Asked
If Senators may not ride in
the one For the Public
Only" the building guards
reply is a tired:
That's what everyone
asks"
But in the subway cars,
the Stenographer or the tour
ist is likely to be sitting next
to a Senator.
There was standing room
in the rear section of the
first car and the Rambler
stepped in. The doors closed
and we were of, speeding
west under Constitution ave-
nue..
Evening star., 1960-01-06
School Bourd
lsAppointed
In Fuirfux

Four new members of the
Fairfax County School Board
were named today by the Board
OF County Supervisors.
Three other members were
re-appointed.
The appointments came after
q 15-minute closed session
called for by Supervisor James
Keith, who said: .4
I'VE ought to get together
outside this board room and
discuss them tthe appointeesl
Experience has taught rs in
the past this topen discussionJ
has led to embarrassment"
Supervisor George C. Lam
drith named Waldron E. Leon
ard Of ia East Fairview ave-
nue., director Of the District
Department Of Veterans, to the
Mount Vernon district seat on
the school board.
Bain's Name Withdrawn
Mr.. Leonard replaces Clyde
w. Gleason, who has served
four years on the board.
Supervisor Robert c. Gotten,
Ijr.. explained that his original
nominee. Richard c. Balm, had
withdrawn because of the press
Of work. Mr.. Balm, formerly
with the Brookings Institution,
has taken a job on the staff of
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican of Virginia.
Mr.. Gotten named Berge
Thomasian, 204 Valley Brook
drive, to the Falls Church dis
trict seat. Mr.. Thomasian vice
president of Servonics. Inc. OF
Alexandria, replaces c. Turner
Hudgins.
Davis Resignation Noted
School board appointments
were a hot issue in the Falls
Church district election cam
paign for the board of super
visors.
Chairman Anne wilkins
noted that Robert Davis, a
member Of the school board
for eight years, has resigned
because of health and his work
Mrs. Wilkins named Merritt
F. Ruhlen of 8006 Overlook
drive, a hearing examiner fol
! the Civil Aeronautics Board, to
the post.
Supervisor A. Claiborne Leigh
named Mrs. Scott Butler OF
Great Falls street, Mclean,
vice president of the Churchill
Road School PTA, to the
Dranesville district post. Mrs.
Butler replaces School Board
Chairman Samuel S. Solomon,
Three ReappOinted
School board members re-
appointed are Merton Parsons
of Providence district, Hills
Lory of Lee district and Theo-
dore Heriot of Centreville dis
trict.
Mr.. Gotten said Mr.. Thom-
asian holds bachelors and mas
ter's degrees in business and
IN industrial management from
Boston University. Mr.. Thom-
asian was plant manager of the
Columbia pike division of Mel
par. Inc, from 1852 to 1859.
Mr.. Ruhlen is a graduate of
Ohio State University and holds
a law degree from Harvard. He
has been active in the PTA of
Lincolnia, Parklawn, AMMAN
dale High and j. E. B. Stuart
High.
He also has been active in
the Pinecrest Citizens Associa- =
ton and was an organizer and
the first president of the Pine
crest Community Center. He is
married and has three chill
dren.
Mrs. Butler is a graduate of
Swarthmore College and serves
as vice chairman of the United
Givers Fund drive for Fairfax
'coSnty.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
The
Rambler
Tukes
First Ride
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

There has been a lot about
last rides in the press of
late.
Always contrary to the
popular trend, the Rambler
has this to report:
He was on the first ride of
the new Senate subway yes
terday, and it was fun.
He arrived at the new SEN
ate Office Building terminal
(by taxicab and elevator)
just as Senator Dennis
Chavez of New Mexico was
concluding a dedicatory ad-
dress before a crowd of 200
from the Offices above plus
photographers by the score.
I'VE dedicate this unique
example of human ingenu-
ity," he said, "to the service
of the Senate and the Sc
curity of the United States
of America"
Senator Karl Mundt of
South Dakota was there,
also Senator Olin Johnston
of South Carolina.
Evening star., 1960-01-06
Mclaughlin Asked
For Transit Views
Negro Judge Advised
For Juvenile Court
Prettymun Cites Potential Benefits
At Senate Subcommittee Hearing

Senate subcommittee has been told that of
posed District Juvenile Court judges probably
a Negro.
The advisabily of naming Negro raised by Chief
Judge E. Barrett Preyman of the United States
Appeals at hearings recessed yesterday by subcommittee Chair
man Hennngs.
assertion response to questions of Senator Hennings
Evening star., 1960-01-06
ronsit Report Reodied
For Budget Bureau
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star Stah Writer

report summing up the viewpoints of key Washington
area officials proposed Federal corporation attacking
transportation problems will be Friday the Bureau
of the Budget
ocas Of the Federal bureau last month asked for
action from leaders to draft bill they written