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Evening star., 1960-03-19
Girl Recovering
After Blood Plea
To Eisenhower

Carol Ann Miller, the 12-
year-old girl who received Pres
ident Eisenhower's help in her
appeal for blood, was doing
fine" today in Walter Reed
General Hospital after under
going a delicate heart opera
ton.
Surgeons on Thursday sewed
up a hole in the inner wall of
Carols heart and corrected a
narrowing of her pulmonary
artery carrying blood from the
heart to the lungs. The doctors
expressed confidence today that
Carol now will live a normal
life.
A difficulty was obtaining
enough Of Carols B-negative
blood for transfusions. Only
three out of 100 persons have it.
Since we both 60 to the
same hospital" Carol wrote in
a Valentines Day note to the
President. perhaps he could
help her get the necessary
blood. 1T is very important, /"
she told him.
The President evidently
thought so too. His aide, Mai
Gen. Wilton B. Persons, was in
structed to send Carols appeal
to the Red Cross,
Carol lives at 5112 Brentwood
drive, Oxon HillAMd.
Evening star., 1960-03-19
verHiII Coffee Shop
Liquor Raiders Nab 10

Ten persons were arrested on
liquor law charges in a raid by
Prince Georges County Police
early today. Two of them were
a awaiting trial on similar
charges placed last September,
Today's arrests were made at
the Branch Coffee Shop, 5000
block Of Branch avenue, Silver
Hill. when IL policemen entered
the establishment about 3 am.
according to Detective Sergt
George e. Clemens.
He said the owner, John P
Scott. 81, of the $500 block of
Iverson street, Hillcrest Heights
was charged with selling liquor
without a license, permitting
the consumption Of alcoholic
beverages between 2 and 6 ant,
and having a concealed SO
caliber automatic in the glove
compartment Of his car.
Two mattresses were charged
with selling liquor without a
license. They we're identified
by police as Miss Lorraine c.
Coleman, 80, of the lst block
Of Sixty-eighth avenue, Seat
Pleasant, and Miss Francis j,
Sydnor. 20, of the $500 block Of
Southern avenue, Oxon Run
Hill.
Scott and Miss Sydnor al
ready were on bond awaiting
trial March 20 on charges filed
after their arrest at the coffee
shop September 26. That ar
rest came nine days after Scott
Evening star., 1960-03-19

Federal agencies to assume an
understanding attitude com
mensurate with responsible.
tiles for seeing the Government
gets a dollars worth of work
for each dollar spent"
At another point in the pane
discussion, the Rev. Richard
Williams, a canon Of the Wash
ington Cathedral, stated his be.
lief that alcoholism is a medi-
cal, not a moral problem.
Canon Williams, in effect, in
dorsed the view taken by Lewis
F. Presnall, field representative
of the National Council on
Alcoholism.
Mr.. Presnall, making the key
note speech at a luncheon pre-
ceding the panel discussion,
said there are about 5 million
problem drinkers" in the
United States who should be
helped toward rehabilitation.
He defined the problem
drinker as one whose heavy
drinking interferes with a
major part of his life - his
family, his job. his health.
And he added that, of the )
problem drinkers, only
about three per cent are skid
row types"
"All the rest have homes.
families and jobs" Mr.. Presnall
said.
Evening star., 1960-03-19
Woman Charged
In FutuI SHOOTING

An Alexandria woman was
charged with murder last night
after the fatal shooting of a
man who, police said, her hus-
band used as a shield.
Mrs. Bessie Mae Garnett, 90.
Of the 400 block of North Payne
street. was charged after Swone
Henderson, 80, of the 500 block
OF Wilkes street, died at IL pm.
at Alexandria Hospital. A 80.
caliber bullet had pierced his
forehead.
Police said Mrs. Garnett told
them she and her husband.
Theodore, IS, had been fighting
and that she had pointed the
revolver at him.
Mr.. Garnett, however, jumped
behind Mr.. Henderson, who
was visiting the Garnetts, Just
before the pistol was fired, po-
lice said.
Evening star., 1960-03-19

Government employees, since
they represent a cross-section
Of the national community.
The csc medical director
passed on three conclusions
to newsmen before appearing
as a panelist in the Statler-
Hilton Hotel during a "Con-
ference on the Alcoholic EN-
ploye." sponsored by the
Washington Area Council on
Alcoholism.
Stating csc policy in this
fleld, DR.. Chaplin told the con-
ferees the Government should
and does hire rehabilitated per-
sons. regardless of whether the
original disabling conditions
were physical, mental or due
to alcoholism"
He conceded that some
Federal agencies may take
punitive action" against en-
ployes with poor leave records
without reference to cause of
absenteeism. including alcohol
ism.
But DR.. Chaplin said the more
enlightened and forward-look-
ing agencies lin his opinion
only a slight majority TRY to
see that the individual gets all
the help that can be given
him"
He added that the CSC
when consulted - encourages
Evening star., 1960-03-19
Northwest Interchange
Site Awaited by RIA

A preliminary decision on 10.
cation Of a Northwest inter.
change between the long,
planned Route 240 and the in.
ner loop expressway should be
ready in about two weeks, ac-
cording to Harold L. Aitken
District highway director.
The decision is important to
officials Of the Redevelopment
Land Agency, who want to start
a rehabilitation program fol
a 130-acre tract in the area In
which the interchange is ex-
pected to be placed.
RIA officials have chosen fol
a pilot renewal area a z
block section which includes
housing at Thirteenth and 7
streets NV. This is one Of the
spots being considered for the
Interchange.
If the interchange were al
Thirteenth and T streets, the
RIA would have to start work
Evening star., 1960-03-19
Foirfox Furniture Man
Gets 3 Years in Fraud

A Fairfax County furniture
dealer, once known as MY
Friend john" was sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary
yesterday on a charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pre-
lenses.
John M. Udko. SO. president
and general manager of Fur
niture Fair, Inc, of Mclean,
was convicted by a Circuit
Court jury which set the three
year term.
The firm also was fined $500.
A salesman, John Douglas. was
cleared of a similar charge
when Judge Harry L. Carrico
ruled there was insufficient
evidence.
Udko, whose address was
listed in the 6100 block of Six
teenth street NV, was ac-
cused of accepting 100 from
Col Harold Kurstedt (retired)
for q dining room suite which
he knew he could not produce
According to testimony, UdkC
told Col. Kurstedt, of Mouptain
Evening star., 1960-03-19
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR
The Conquest Of Space:
What Does It Mean to Us?

HOW DOES IT AFFECT OUR FUTURE?-One of the
most vital questions facing the country today is:
why Should America Conquer space?" The Ma
tion's top missile expert, Wernher Won Braun
gives Star readers fortnight answer in This
Week Magazine with The Sunday Star.
ISLAND FOR THE SPACE AGE-More and more WAL
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Ing picture story in SUNDAY, The Star Magazine
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY FOR sCOUTs-Fifty years
ago this year. the American scouting movement be-
gan right here in Washington. Now there are
$4,000 Boy Scouts in the Area, more than million
in the Nation TEEN tells the story in this Sum
days Star
OUTER BANKS FISHING-In The Stars Leisure
Sports page, outdoor Editor Charles Covell brings
you another In his series of new fishing guide
articles, plus map. This Sundays subject Fishing
Possibilities Of the Outer Banks of North Carolina
Sports Section.
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Evening star., 1960-03-19

Falls, Va, near Winchester,
that he would get the furniture
from a Winchester supplier.
Testimony showed, however,
that the Winchester firm had
refused further business with
Udko because of previous un-
satisfactory dealings.
Col. Kurstedt said he ordered
the furniture in January, 1859,
and when it hadn't arrived by
June he obtained a lawyer.
Several other witnesses in the
case prosecuted by Guy o. Far
ley, testified they had unsatis-
factory dealings with Udko
Some testified they never got
their furniture, some got their
money back after long period
and some said they got furni-
ture different from what they
ordered.
Udko was released under
$4,000 bond pending a hearing
April Is on a motion by c
Wynne Tolbert, defense attor.
ney, to set aside the verdict anc
lgrant a new trial.
Evening star., 1960-03-19
Almond Will Siqn
Cigarette Tax Bill
SNOW-WEARY AREA AWAITS
SPRINGS ARRIVAL TOMORROW

gentle lady. wearing tarnished garment of white
and weary from her long trip. comes to Washington
tomorrow.
For while, her arrival was in doubt But it's
official:
AT 9:43 o'clock tomorrow morning. spring enters the
city but before does the forecaster hold out the pos
bilty Of some light rain tonight But sunshine
and temperatures in the 40s expected tomorrow
Later, she promises to remove the last remnants
OF the III inches Of which have fallen on Wash
ington this month This years March snow has been
exceeded only by the 1913 inches Of 1914.
For the last night of the winter the Weather Bureau
predicts low of 80.
Evening star., 1960-03-19
JUNGLE SAM
Doly Bids
For Votes
In District

Lar DAILY Of Chicago, q per-
ennial seeker Of public office
who campaigns wearing an
Uncle Sam costume, has served
notice he will be a candidate
for President in the District
primary election on May 8.
He has asked to be listed on
both the Democratic and Re-
publican ballot as a candidate.
Mr.. DAILY also said in letters
to both Carl L. Shipley, chair
man Of the Republican State
Committee. and A. L. Wheeler.
chairman Of the Democratic
Central Committee, that a slate
of candidates for delegate
pledged to support him will be
filed for the election.
Complaints by Mr.. DAILY that
he was denied equal television
time with other candidates
when he was running for Mayor
OF Chicago led Congress TO pass
legislation last year modifying
the rule that radio and televi-
sion stations should give equal
time to all candidates.
Mr.. Wheeler said he would
have no objection to submit
ting Mr.. Daly's name for list
ing on the Democratic ballot.
provided Mr.. DAILY can prove ne
is a registered and legitimate
Democrat.
However, Mr.. Shipley said he
plans to write Mr.. DAILY that
the District Republican State
Committee already is commit
ted to support Of Vice Presi-
dent Nixon and will not have
a presidential preference ques-
tion on the ballot.
He added that he assumed
Mr.. Nixon will indorse the
slate Of candidates nominated
by the Republican State Com
mittee since this organization
has supported Mr.. Nixon for
the last eight years."
II can't imagine Mr.. Nixon
turning the Republican organ
ization here down after it has
supported him over the years, :"
he said.
Board of Elections officials
said that. even If Mr.. Daly's re-
quests to have his name in
cluded in presidential prefer
ence questions on both Repub-
lican and Democratic ballots
are rejected, there is nothing
to stop the filing of a slate of
delegates pledged to him.
They said, however, that the
nominating petition for dele
gates for Mr.. DAILY would have
TO carry 100 signatures of local
residents and meet other board
rules.
Evening star., 1960-03-19

had been fined $3.50 and given
a suspended one-year jail SEN
tence for another liquor law
violation in July.
In the September arrest
Scott was charged with selling
liquor without a license, per-
mitting its consumption bet
tween Q and 6 am, and having
whisky with no Maryland tax
stamp. Miss Sydnor was ac-
cused Of selling liquor without
a license.
Seven customers were charged
in today's raid with being dis
orderly. Each posted $3.50 col
lateral.
Sgt. Clemens said when raid
ers entered the shop some pa
irons threw their glasses and
drinks on the floor.
Scott was released on $500
bond and the two mattresses
freed on $500 bond each today
pending hearings March 20 in
Upper Marlboro Police Court.
Evening star., 1960-03-19
Integrotion Comes
To Virginia Store
On Vertical Busis

I SUFFOLK, Va, Mar. 10 (AP)
Vertical integration came to
a Virginia lunch counter yes
terday.
The eating stand at F. w.
Woolworth's store here was
jammed by crowds of Negroes
when it opened-minus stools
after a two-week closure. It
had been the object of Negro
sitdown protests.
1t was the first removal of all
racial bars at a Virginia lunch
counter.
In Atlanta, a Woolworth dis
trict headquarters spokesman
said the action here won't nee
essarily be followed elsewhere.
The manager of a Richmond
Woolworth store said no
changes were planned in his
facility.
Evening star., 1960-03-19

in another section. The agency
is delaying sending an applica-
Ition for funds to the Housing
and Home Finance Agency,
The job is to cost about So mil
lion.
The Federal Bureau of Pub
lie Roads this week ruled that
the new Route 240, which now
ends at Pooks Hill, should be
brought into the District along
the Wisconsin avenue corridor.
Mr.. Aitken said the position
of the route. from the District
line to the point of interchange
with the Inner Loop express
way, has to be determined be-
fore the city department sub
mits estimates for Federal
funds for highway construc-
ton this summer.
However. he emphasized that
the position to be fixed in the
next two weeks won't be final.
Public hearings will be held
on the proposal at a later date.
Evening star., 1960-03-19
MoryIonder's
Summons
Upheld

Nearby residents Co.. oe
summoned as defendants in
District Court civil cases II
their occupation has some con-
nection with District resident:
or businesses. Judge Luther w
Youngdahl ruled yesterday.
Defendant Lewis Bailey Of
kensington. Nd, a stock sales.
man at the Bethesda ONCE Of
Jones Kreeger g. Co., hac
contended he could not be
summoned because he lives
and works in Maryland.
Ordinarily service Of court
papers would be limited to the
District, Judge Youngdahl
wrote. But Mr.. Bailey has had
Tome business with District
residents and sends all his pur-
chase and sale orders to the
main Office of Jones Kreegef al
1925 I street NV. Moreover
Mr.. Bailey visits the I street
Office to strengthen his rela-
tionship with its members" the
judge added.
The case involves a suit BY
Frederick and Emma Uccel.
lini of Greencastle, Pa, who
charges that Jones Kreeger
misled them in helping them
acquire 10000 shares of stock
for $4,000, plus $4,000 com.
mission. The stock was issued
by Polytronic Research, Inc.
1925 Westmore road. Rockville
Mr.. Bailey was the salesman
at the Office at 7730 Wiscon.
sin avenue. the Uccellinis al
lege. The couple contend that
Jones Kreeger failed to dis
close that Polytronic was los
ing money and that the book
value Of the stock was virtual
ly nil"
Thomas L. Thomas, presi-
dent of Polytronic, who resides
at 5306 Goldsboro road, Bethes-
da, also was named as a de-
fendant. The Uccellinis alleged
that Mr.. Thomas showed them
"a false financial statement.
Evening star., 1960-03-19

llIe imprisonment unless the
jury unanimously recommends
death.
Should the jury demand
death. then the court or a panel
of judges would decide whether
to send a convicted murderer to
prison for life or to the electric
chair.
This bill, along with two
others rejected by the confer
ence. is before a Senate District
subcommittee headed by Sena-
tor Hartke, Democrat of In
diana.
Keating Proposal Fails
Voted down by the confer
ence. which met here March
10 and IL, was an alternate
proposal by Senator Heating,
Republican Of New York. 1t
would make electrocution the
basic penalty but allow the
jury to recommend life in
prison. The conference also
turned down a draft proposal
by United States Attorney
Oliver Gasch to make the Fed
eral murder statute apply in the
District.
Chairman Bible of the Sem
ate District Committee today
said he favors eliminating the
mandatory death penalty. His
backing, combined with the
Judicial Conference recon-
mendation, virtually assures
Senate action on legislation to
change sentencing procedures.
II personally would like to
leave the question of sentenc-
ing straight UP to the jury"
Senator Bible said during the
Evening star., 1960-03-19
Tobacco Men
Urge Veto in
Letters, Wires

RICHMOND. Mar. 10 tAP).
Despite the receipt of nu.
merous requests that he veto
the General Assembly's 8 cents
a pack cigarette tax, Gov.
Almond says he has no al-
tentative but to sign the tax
bill.
An Almond aide said over
100 communications have been
received in the last three days
urging veto Of the tax bill. Most
Of them came from the to-
bacco-growing Southside but
there was a scattering from
across the State.
The new bill, passed last Sat-
urday night just before the As
sembly adjourned, is one Of the
key measures adopted to bal
ance the $498 million general
fund appropriations made by
the Assembly. Legislators es-
timated the two-year take from
the cigarette tax at $39 million.
Tobacco Interests Active
Thumbing through a sheaf
Of kilograms which came to his
Office, the Governor noted there
we're messages from wholesalers
or retailers in Charlottesville,
Waynesboro, Staunton and
Montross.
On his desk, too. was a brief
filed by the Tobacco Tax Coun-
Gil citing reasons why the to-
bacco tax measure should be
vetoed.
Newsmen raised the question
Of pressure against the tobacco
tax mounting to the point
where some Of the legislators
who helped to kill the Almond
sales tax program might pre-
fer to come back at a special
session and repeal the cigarette
tax in favor Of a sales tax.
Gov. Almond thought this
was rather remote.
BOOthe Bill Signed
Earlier yesterday the Cover
nor signed the bill by Senator
Armistead L. Boothe Of Alexan-
dria for the State to take over
abandoned personal property,
and vetoed a bill which would
have authorized local governing
bodie sto place in the local gen.
bodies to place in the local gen.
the sale of public school prop
erty.
Some legislators and bankers
had urged Gov. Almond to veto
the personal property bill, but
the governor said that he felt
it was "salutary legislation"
He said the measure provided
adequate safeguards and .'the
public is assured that the State
would be cooperative in the
administration Of this law !. :"
The bill provides for pre-
sumption Of abandonment after
the elapse of a period of II
years of inactivity in. for exam
pie, a bank account.
Evening star., 1960-03-19

Rezoning was sought by Daniel
Tessitore, contract owner, for
Q one-story warehouse.
Planners recommendation
against industrial use of the
land was not based on noise
Of jet aircraft, according to c.
Warren Giauque. engineer for
the Prince Georges Planning
Board.
Air Force Concerned
Mr.. Giauque, however, sum-
married a letter received ear
her in the day from the base
commander. noting the Air
Forces concern for safety both
for aircraft and persons on the
ground.
THE problem Of noise levels
has been apparent to us for a
number Of years." Mr.. Gil
duQue aQQeQ.
Industrial coming here would
be premature because such
land already exists nearby in
adequate proportions, he told
the county heads.
William e. Brooke, attorney
for the applicant, produced
testimony that plumbing and
heating firm already is interest
ed in leasing warehouse space
and would combat any noise
factor with insulation. Her
bert P. Griffith of Forestville
supported Mr.. Brooke's argu-
ment that Jets make the land
unsuitable for residential use.
Il was blown out of bed this
morning by one (plane) OF
beam $50 feet" he said.
Live With Noise
OCner property owners In the
vicinity favoring residential use
said they have learned to live
with the noise and know of no
one moving just to escape it.
Il don't think I'd sleep near
ly as well if it were suddenly
turned off," said Lowell Ewing
Of Forestville.
In another action at the all
day hearing in Hyattsville, the
commissioners granted apart
ment coming for SO acres Of the
D'Argo tract on the southerly
side of Pennsylvania avenue
about $50 feet east of Mary
land avenue. More than 1,50O
units are planned by the owner,
Meyer Shapiro.
Evening star., 1960-03-19

days evil belongs to yesterday Life is far richer than
any of dream Most of u.s. however are so busy bend
ing life to fit the pattern of preconceved ideas
of how it should be that ignore fes best benefits We
go through life intent way and often miss the
best that life has to offer U.S.
Perhaps should agree with the writer, Chaplin,
who said The golden age not in the past but in
future; not in the origin of human experience but in it's
consummate flower; not opening in Eden but out from
Gethsemane"
The best preparation for tomorrow is today well
done and reaching forth unto those things which are
before U.S.
Mondays Mabel Kramer Eberhardt
Evening star., 1960-03-19

uaccaIaureate service, I listened
attentively to the speaker as he
quoted Pauls words from the
third chapter of Philippians, the
18th and 14th verses: Brethren,
I count not myself to have ap-
pretended, but this one thing I
do, forgetting those things which
are behind and reaching forth
unto those things which are
before, I press toward the mark
for the prize of the high calling
of God in Christ Jesus"
If we could but realize this
Evening star., 1960-03-19
Mon Burns to Death
In Charles County

A man tentatively identified
as James Thomas, IS, of Bel
Alton. Charles County, Md,
was burned to death early
today.
State police said a fire de-
stroyed a one-room building in
which the victim lived.
Evening star., 1960-03-19

WToP television program, City
Side. In Nevada, his home
State, jurors, not the Judge,
have final responsibility for fix
ing murder sentences.
But Senator Bible said he
thinks the idea Of setting up a
panel Of judges to determine
sentence after receiving jury
recommendations is a "new
concept worthy of exploring
Subcommittee hearing rec
ords on proposed legislation
closed this week. Senator
Hartke is expected to call
members to a work session as
soon as the civil rights debate
is concluded.
Prettyman Of the United States
Court Of Appeals, who heads
the District conference, testi-
fled before Senator Hartke
that primarily they want the
mandatory death penalty abol-
ished. The best means must be
found by Congress. they said
Would Curb Emotion
Judge Prettyman said that
giving the jury the power Of
recommendation and the court
the power of final decision
would tend to divorce emotion
from Judgment.
Jurors are charged with de-
termining guilt or innocence
They are not primarily con-
cerned with punishment, he ex-
planned at earlier hearings. He
feels that juries affected by
trial facts surrounding some
particularly abhorrent crime
might be caught up by emotion
in determining a sentence.
Evening star., 1960-03-19
Judges Hit Mandatory
Deoth Term in D. C.
BY GRACE BASSETT
star stan Writer

Federal judges throughout the Nation asked Congress
to abolish the mandatory death rdegree
der in the District
Through their Judicial Conference yester-
day their support of substitute legislation making the sentence
Evening star., 1960-03-19
Erntr1r Thnughts
The Incident Thut Gave Me
An Appreciation of the Bible
By MYRTLE L. POWELL
Secretary. Organized Bible Glass Association

AS we approach the season of the year when God
becomes very real to through the death and life eter
nal OF Christ pause to think of the significant words
IN the Bible that can never forget and that have meant
so much to me.
At the close of my high school days and during the
Evening star., 1960-03-19
Alcoholics in u. S. Jobs
Estimated at 10000

There about 10000 alcoholics working the Federal
Government the Civil Service Commissions medical director
estimated yesterday.
Dr. Eugene Chaplin said he has to doubt such
conclusion considering studies that have shown that per
cent Of the people in this country alcoholics
DR.. Chaplin said this percentage should be applied to
Evening star., 1960-03-19
Industry Zoning Denied
Troct Just off Runwoy

Industrial rezoning requested 1000
from runway at Andrews Air Force was rejected yeste-
day by the Prince Georges County Commissioners
The parcel at the intersection of Pennsylvania
tended the proposed crcumferena highway and Route TIA
zoned for residential lots Of 10000 square feet