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Evening star., 1961-12-20
Boy at Play
Starts Fire

BY WALTER GOLD
Star Staff Writer

A 5-year-old boy, who told
District fire officials he was
playing a game" with matches,
today was said to be responsible
for a two-alarm fire yesterday
that destroyed the interior of
a Northwest apartment house.
Seven persons, including four
children, escaped injury by
fleeing from the blaze that
swept through the three-story
brick building at 1928 Seven
teenth street NV, shortly aft
er 4 pm.
According to District Fire
Inspector Murton w. johnson,
the fire started in a first-floor
kitchen when the boy was
playing a game with matches
that he thought were just
sticks"
Inspector johnson said the
matches ignited some clothing
that was hanging on the back
of the kitchen door. The blaze
then spread through the apart
ment. the fire official said.
Another resident of the
building, Samuel Byrd, told
firemen he ran downstairs from
his third-floor apartment when
he smelled the smoke and tried
to extinguish the blaze, Mr..
Byrd yelled upstairs to his wife,
Katie. and stepson, James C..
Miller, 10. to evacuate the
house.
Finding the buildings lone
stairway blocked by smoke and
flames, Mr.. Miller carried his
mother through a window to
the roof. where they both were
rescued by firemen.
Mr.. Byrd led the 5-year-old
boy; his two sisters. 10 and 6,
and a brother, 4, out of the
burning house.
Inspector johnson said the
children's father was driving
his wife to work at the time
the fire was discovered. The
parents told police this was tho
only time during the day when
they left their children un-
attended.
Fire officials said the fact
that eight persons were out of
the house at the time of the
fire probably averted a tragedy
similar to one four days ago
when another two-alarm fire
took the lives of four persons
and injured three others in a
Northeast rooming house.
Evening star., 1961-12-20
Tobriner Gets
Report Of Probe
In 18th Precinct

Two police officials reported
to District Commissioner Wal
ter N. Tobriner today on the
status of a three-week investi-
cation of alleged thefts by po-
licemen in the 18th precinct.
The report was made by
Deputy Chief Howard V. Covell
and Inspector Howard F. Now
ry, who conducted the inquiry
under the direction of Police
Chief Robert v. Murray.
So far several men in the
precinct have been giverp lie
detector tests, two officers have
been reassigned and a third has
submitted his resignation.
A high police official, how
ever, said the investigators have
uncovered nothing to lend Gre
dence to the misconduct re-
ports.
At the conclusion of the hour
and-a-half-long session today,
Commissioner Tobriner said
both he and police officials are
determined to get to the bot
tom of any activity that
could lead to disciplinary or
criminal charges"
Evening star., 1961-12-20
CoIIopsing Wall
Iniures Workmen

Two workmen were injured
today when a newly constructed
wall collapsed at the River
House Apartments under con-
struction at 1900 South joyce
street, Arlington, police re-
ported.
The men, Johnny E. Bow
man, 33, of 4010 Livingston
road Sc. and Richard Spasoff,
30, of 3 G Research road,
Greenbelt, Md, were taken to
Arlington Hospital, where first
reports indicated they were in
satisfactory condition.
Evening star., 1961-12-20

This is the tally of units to
date:
Government unit, 110.14 per
cent of a $3.4 million quota.
Advance gifts, 1852 per cent
of a 81 1,680,000 quota.
Major firms, 102.37 per cent
of a 81 1.234,135 quota.
District of Columbia, 1920
per cent of a S526,33l quota.
Maryland, 1925 per cent of a
$l97,800 quota.
Virginia, 1851 per cent of a
$l50,000 quota.
The overall, $7.8 million goal
was the highest in UGF's six
year history. 1t exceeded the
amount raised last year by
approximately 100000. Last
years goal was S7.2 million.
Others Elected
Other officers elected yester-
day were: vice presidents, Nor
ris Cafritz, president of the Ca
fritz Co.; Roger w. Jones
deputy under secretary of state
for administration; John F
Hayes, president, Post News
week stations; Arthur P. Glow
vice president, Chesapeake anc
Potomac Telephone Co.; secre-
tary, Walter E. Washington
director, National Capital Hous.
ing Authority; counsel, Caesar
Alello; treasurer. Douglas R
Smith, president, National Say.
ings & Trust Co.
The following executive com.
mittee members were elected
Donald S. Bittinger, president
of the Washington Gas Light
Co. and chairman of the 1861
drive; William Calomiris, Justir
y. .BoWerSocE, Donald S. DaW.
son, Harold D. Fangboner, Ste.
phen Yeonas, Donald NJ. Ber.
nsrd, David w. Kendall
Charles H. Mason. j. c. Turner
E. z. Marlis, Mrs. Percy w
Phillips, Ernest N. Cory, jr.
Jennings A. Snider, A. E
Weatherbee, Charles E. Phillips
and George E. c. Hayes.
Evening star., 1961-12-20
BuiIdingCode
ChoIIengedin
Another Suit

A new challenge of the legal
ity of the Districts 1861 build
ing code was filed in District
Court today.
Alonso o. Bliss. owner of an
apartment building at 1928
Fourteenth street NV, Joined
several rooming house opera
tors in asking that District
Court declare the code null and
void.
Mr.. Bliss suit. filed by At
torney Mark P. Friedlander.
says Mr.. Bliss has been ordered
to change location of pipes in
the janitor's apartment of the
56-year -old building-a project
which he says would cost about
$4,000.
Mr.. Bliss said the building
code was adopted to prevent
property from turning into
slums. He said his property is
not a Slum and is not in dam
ger of becoming one.
The apartment house owner
who lives in Miami. Fla, ar
gued that the District should
have allowed him a variance
and permitted him to leave the
pipes in their present arrange
ment.
In another case, several
rooming house operators have
charged that they cannot le-
gally be required to comply
with the new building code ir
order to get new operating Ii
censes.
In Municipal Court last
month, three rooming house
owners involved in the District
Court suit were acquitted oi
operating under occupancy
permits invalidated by the new
c0de.
Evening star., 1961-12-20
TOBRINER FINDS
HE'S UNKNOWN
AT POST OFFICE

Walter N. Tobriner,
president of the Districts
Board of Commissioners,
reported today that he is
a stranger to the District
post office.
A friend, be explained,
recently mailed him an in
vitation in an envelope
addressed to THE District
Building. D. c." Instead of
the Commissioners name,
the friend had clipped a
newspaper picture of Mr..
Tobriner and pasted it over
the address.
The invitation was re-
turned to Mr.. Tobriner's
friend stamped "un-
known Mr.. Tobriner re-
ported with amusement
today.
Evening star., 1961-12-20
RIA Picks Desiqn
Of Tompkins Firm
UGF Elects Sullivan,
Reports $3.50 Attained
BY BETTY MILES
Star Staff Writer

Mark Sullivan, jr., former
District Commissioner, is the
new president OF the United
Givers Fund.
Mr.. Sullivan was elected at a
meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of UGF yesterday at the
Presidential Arms.
He served as chairman of the
Advance Gifts Unit in the 1861
campaign, just completed, and
also has been active in previous
UGF drives.
A member OF the Board of
Commissioners from September,
1860, to March. 1861, iAr. Sulli-
van was responsible for health
and welfare matte,s. He now is
a general partner and manager
of the Washington office of the
brokerage firm of Auchincloss,
Parker and Redpath.
Charles E. Phillips. president
of Equitable Life Co., retiring
after two years as president of
UGF, told the UGF annual
meeting preceding the board
meeting that the 1861 drive has
reached almost 96 per cent of
the $7.8 million quota.
More Expected
The $7.485, ,O98 reported as of
yesterday brings the drive to
1884 per cent of goal. Mr..
Phillips expressed confidence
that a significant additional
amount would come in before
the books are finally closed.
The campaign units averaged
l04.12 per cent of their COM
bined quotas.
But the quotas acceptable to
unit leaders added up to a
figure 100000 short of the
overall $7.8 million goal. So
unless the units considerably
exceeded their quotas the goal
could not be achieved.
Evening star., 1961-12-20
Plan for S.W.
Still Subject
To Hearing
BY JOHN McKELWAY
Star Staff Writer

A plan drawn by the Charles
H. Tompkins Co. to rebuild a
l0-acre plot of land in South
west Washington was selected
today by the Redevelopment
Land Agency.
The plan, selected from seven
other proposals, covers an area
in Southwest bounded by M
street on the north, Delaware
avenue on the east, N street on
the south and Fourth street on
the west.
The Tompkins firm, which
for years has served as con-
tractor for a number of major
buildings here, is now a sub
sidiary of the J. A. Jones Con-
struction Co. of Charlotte, N. C.
Subject to Hearing
The architectural design, still
subject to a public hearing,
includes residential structures
containing about Sis dwelling
units. About 385 units will be
in elevator buildings and 1870
in row houses.
The plan of the Tompkins Co.
was unanimously selected by
the RLA's architectural review
panel. The panel said the de-
sign of the Carrollsburg Square
Corp. "iS not only superior to
the other proposed designs but
would also produce a project
/ of outstanding architectural
merit" The corporation will be
organized by the Tompkins Co.
Construction costs of the prof.
ect have been estimated at So
100000.
/ Three Sections
The architectural design
shows the area divided into
three sections with apartment
buildings and clusters of town
houses. Also included will be
Handicapped park.
The design of the town houses
includes differing roof levels,
access walks and courtyards.
The decision by the RIA to
accept the recommendation of
its architectural panel was
taken in closed session. Follow
ing a public hearing on the
plans, the RIA will determine
if the land is to be sold or
! leased to the Carrollsburg
Square Corp.
The RIA previously solicited
offers to purchase or lease the
land at a price of $2.32 per
square foot.
Evening star., 1961-12-20
Tropic' Seller Given
6Months, Plans Appeal

anything. but guilty" he told
the jury, slamming a copy of
"Tropic' on a table.
Scored by Miller
Deputy States Attorney
James r. Miller. who shared
with Mr.. Hardy the one-hour
permitted for final argument,
charged that MIR. Yudkin pub
licly announced" that he was
coming into MONTGOMERY Coun-
ty to sell the book in his shop.
HE brought books from his
Alexandria store, and he knew
he was going to be arrested" )"
Mr.. Miller said.
"Oh. what a big party they
had in front of his shop; it was
the first arrest ever broadcast
on television. =. He made a
deliberate sale of the book in
this county with the prior
knowledge he would be ar
rested"
Mr.. Silard tried unsuccesS-
fully to produce expert wit
nesses, including Katherin e
Anne Porter. an author. to
establish whether the book was
"a work of literary value or an
effort at pornography."
Mr.. Hardy objected in each
instance that the question was
"immaterial" and was sustained
by Judge Pugh.
Evening star., 1961-12-20

A Chevy Chase book dealer.
sentenced to six months in jail,
plans to appeal a Montgomery
Court verdict which fouut, him
guilty of violating Maryland's
Eobscenity law by selling the
book "Tropic of Cancer"
Counsel for Samuel Yudkfn
said after the conviction yes
terday that he will take the
case to the Maryland Court OF
Appeals.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Yudkin is
free on $4,000 bond.
Circuit Court Judge James
H. Pugh. in sentencing the
dealer told him that he had
"flagrantly violated the laws
of Maryland" in selling the
novel by Henry Miller.
A jury of four women and
eight men deliberated 19
minutes before returning their
verdict against the owner OF
the Airport Book Shop in the
Chevy Chase Shopping Center,
Defendant Shocked
Mr.. Yudkin, who had been a
calm and self-possessed wit
ness during the two day trial
obviously was shocked by Judge
Pugh's pronouncement of SEN
tence. His face fell as the judge
refused Defense Attorney John
Silard's plea for a suspended
sentence.
Although the case attracted
only about 80 to 40 onlooker:
during the early stages, there
was an increase in attendance
as States Attorney Leonard T
Hardy gave a blistering closing
argument.
Il will never prosecute an,
other case if your verdict il
Evening star., 1961-12-20
By GILBERT GIMBLE
Star Staff Writer

The new head of the General
Services Administration is con-
cerned that Pennsylvania ave-
nue. may become another street
lined with monumental Federal
structures and he doesn't think
it should be.
Bernard L. Boutin, recently
named head of the Federal
agency, said at his first press
conference yesterday that a
top-level study is now under
way on the future policy of
Federal building alongPennsyl-
vania avenue. 1t is part of an
overall site study.
Federal building policy, Mr.
Boutin said, should create
more of a balance between
Federal building along PennSyl-
mercial activities within an
area.
He believes this should be
the case on Pennsylvania ave-
nue-new Federal buildings in
terspersed with commercial Of
flee buildings, stores and other
commercial activities.
The entire concept of what
should be the Federal-takine
area-now established by Con.
gress as roughly from Capitol
Hill to the Interior Department
and from Pennsylvania avenue
south to Independence avenue
should be re-axamined. Thi'
is the area in which Fedora
sites may be planned.
No Frozen Area"
Mr.. Boutin, a real estate mar
from Laconia, N. H., and it.
former mayor, said he feel
there should be more dispersa
of Federal buildings within tn,
city area and there should b.
Evening star., 1961-12-20
NO MONUMENTAL AVENUE
GSAChief Wants Balance

no frozen area of Federal
construction"
Care must be taken, he
added, that proper commercial
activities are permitted along
side Federal structures. He said,
for example, You don't want
to have a secondhand furni-
ture store next to the National
Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration."
But, Mr.. Boutin noted. the
way some Feedral buildings are
scattered now - far from the
commercial heart of downtown
employees must walk long dis
tances to shop or lunch.
This kind of commercial
activities would have an "in-
centive" to build at particular
locations if a Federal office
building were constructed near
by.
AS part of the study now
going on, Mr.. Boutin said, Fed
eral officials are considering
the recommendations in the
Year 1000 Plan recommended
by the National Planning Com
mission. The plan urges that
Federal buildings be located al
various sites along with COM
mercial activities.
Avoids Curfew Look
J Without this kind of mixture
planners feel, vast sections oi
downtown will be CLOSED down
after dark when Federal office
hours end. Restaurants, shop
and other activities at thest
/ locations would keep people
, downtown.
) On other matters, Mr.. Bou.
tin said: Most Federal tempo
: buildings probably will remair
: standing until 1865 or perhaps
Evening star., 1961-12-20
Shrine Club Elects

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Dec.
20 (SpeciaD Harry o. Evans,
jr., of Charles Town was named
president of the Eastern Pan
handle Shrine Club at the an
nual meeting here this week.
Evening star., 1961-12-20

as late as 1867. The need for
space has increased under the
Kennedy administration, espe-
cially with increases in the
military establishment.
Federal architecture in
Washington should strike a
balance" between monumental
structures already standing and
modern design aimed at greater
efficiency.
Construction of the new
courthouse building on the east
side of Lafayette Square should
start by the latter half of
next year.
West Side Undecided
On the west side of the
square, where an executive Of
flee building is planned, the
red brick structure now housing
the Civil War Centennial Com
mission at the corner of jack
son place and Pennsylvania
avenue may be retained along
with Blair House and Decatur
House.
No decision has been reached
yet on whether the old Court
of Claims at Seventeenth street
tand Pennsylvania avenue will
come down or be retained.
GSA officials are waiting to
see what mass transportation
4 plans are developed for the
Washington region to deter
mine what amount of future
dispersal might take place in
the Washington region.
Mr.. Boutin, who had been
appointed deputy administra-
tor of GSA by President Ken
nedy, was named to the tor
office last month following the
resignation of John Moore.
Evening star., 1961-12-20

so THE RAMBLER arrived
at the SmithSonian'S new
building at five minutes to
II yesterday morning. There
didn't seem to be anything
doing except construction
work = no lines of govern
nnent limousines or anything
d like that.
ITS been postponed in
definitely" said Roy john
son, the resident engineer.
The reason for postponement
was all too evident. The road
outside the building was a
sea of mud.
And the rain is leaking
down through the building"
said Mr.. Johnson. But if
you really want to see it, 1
can lend you a pair of boots.
1 don't want to have you dis
appointed"
That building is so big
that it even dwarfs a behe-
moth of the rails. Old 1401
was not difficult to find. She
is in a pit at the eastern end
of the building protected
from the elements by a wall
of polyethelene which will be
replaced by glass.
Fortunately the Rambler
encountered Bill Harkey OF
the Southern, who also had
not been notified of the post
ponement.
We climbed down into the
pit. Here the giant locomo-
tive looked like the giant
that it is.
In front was the big light
whose beams used to search
the rails ahead-not that the
engineer could do much
about it if the light showed
something on the tracks
There was the big brass bel
that would keep pealing az
the locomotive went slowly
through the yards. And there
was the coWcatcher.
We walked around it. The
polished steel driving rod:
were as shiny as new. Ole
1401 had an automatic
stoker. A big screw turned
and forced the pulverizec
coal from the tender into tht
fire box. The cabin was {
complicated maze of tube
and valves which did no
save it from obsoleSence.
Evening star., 1961-12-20
The
RambIer
lnspects
Locomotive l401
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

On Monday evening (about
4 o'clock the Associated
Press schedule for the follow
ing day came over the printer
machines.
One item interested the
Rambler, who was checking
at the Press Club.
1t was something like:
Presentation monies,
Southern Railway System Of
ficially to present locomotive
to Smithsonian Institution.
New Smithsonian Building,
Fourteenth and Constitution
NV. II am"
Said the Rambler to him.
self, That, 1 must attend"
He never thought he would
live to see a modern steam
locomotive regarded as a
museum piece.
But he had read the other
day in the Southern's month
ly house organ, an attractive
magazine entitled Tie"
what had happened when
railroad bluffs were offered a
ride on the last steam rail-
road operating in the United
States.
The railroad is a 12-mile
long coaler, or feeder, in
Kentucky. 1t operates from
a mining area pulling eon-
dolaS laden with coal to the
main line. Thereafter they
are pulled by dieSelS.
What happened was this:
One thousand fans from all
over the country applied to
be pelted with cinderS on a
Sunday ride behind a steam
locomotive. The Southern
passenger train, that took
them up the Cumberland
Valley into Kentucky was
said to be the largest ever
to pull out of Chattanooga.
There they scrambled up
ladders into the gondolas and
sitting on benches had a
whee of a time enjoying the
mountain scenery when they
were not rubbing smoke out
of their eyes.
Evening star., 1961-12-20
NATIONS CHRISTMAS TREE

A practice lighting of the National COmmu-
nifty Christmas Tree on the Ellipse south of
the White House, sets the stage for the official
lighting at pm. today by Vice President
Johnson. The event marks the opening of
the Pageant of Peace.-Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1961-12-20

anything. but guilty" he told
the jury, slamming a copy of
"Tropic' on a table.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-10-12
Compliance
Program Explained
For 1862 Gruins

There will not be crOsscompli-
ance between wheat and any
other crops such as barley or
corn under the 1862 wheat and
feed grain diversion programs,
r. J. McKenna. Bozeman, chair
man of the State Agricultural
Sterilization and Conservation
committee said this week.
McKenna said there have been
many questions on this point in
the last few weeks as grain farm
ers consider the alternatives
available TO them next year.
For next year. McRenna con-
tinued, there will be programs
permitting farmers TO divert acre
ages from production Of wheat,
barley. corn and grain sorghums.
Payments will be made for acre
age diverted and diversion will
be a condition Of eligibility for
price support.
A producer may comply with
the 1862 Wheat Sterilization pro-
gram, but not participate in the
barley, corn or grain sorghum
programs. He may also cooperate
in the wheat sterilization pro-
gram on one farm TO be eligible
for diversion payments and price
support Of the wheat produced
thereon, even though on another
farm in which he is interested in
the wheat crop there is no diver
sion from wheat production.
In the case Of the feed grains
barley, corn and grain sOrghums
there will be noncompliance,
McKenna stated. A barley pro
Queer who reduces his acreage
10 qualify for barley price sup
port and diversion payments may
not exceed his base acreage of
corn and grain sorghums for the
farm or. If there is no base, he
may not grow the crops. II he
is interested in any other farm
where corn, grain sorghum or
barley are produced, he may not
exceed the bases established for
these commodities on this farm
and be eligible for barley price
support and diversion on the
farm where the reduction in bar
ley acreage Is made.
The same crOss-cOmpliance fea-
lures apply when price support
on corn and grain sorghum is
desired and barley is also grown.
Further information concern
ing the feed grain and diversion
programs is available at all coun-
ty Asses offices.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-10-12
Federal Educational
Aid Is Available To
Children Of Parents
Who Died In Service

A reminder that federal edu-
cation aid is available 10 high
school graduates who have lost
q parent due to military service
was issued by the Montana Vet
Grams Welfare Commission.
In calling this 10 the public's
attention. Henry J. Ludwig, dis
trict service officer of the com
mission, urged interested persons
TO contact him at his office in
the Rocky Mountain building in
Great Falls.
Mr.. Ludwig said The sO-called
Junior CT Bill gives educational
aid TO boys and girls whose ia
Their or mother died in a way
recognized as serviceconnected
by the Veterans Administration.
Military service covered includes
Spanish-American, World War I,
World War ii and Korean serv-
ice, and service since 1855. Death
may have occurred during serv-
ice or after service as a result of
that service.
The assistance is Of the same
general type as the CT education
al aid provided for veterans Of
World War III and Korean.
Junior CT Bill aid CWar Orphan
Assistance Act is available for
certain kinds Of vocational train
ing as well as college. The word
orphan in the title of the act
does not mean that a child must
have lost both parents in order
10 be eligible.
Educational aid under the act
is available for certain children
as young as IS If they need spe-
cial training because Of certain
handicsps. Otherwise, il Is for
education beyond the high school
level"
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-10-12
CHURCH or LATTER DAY
SAINTS

Priesthood meeting at 3 am.
sunday School at 10 am.
Sscramest Meeting lilo am
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-10-12
Church Services
LITTLE FLOWER CATHOLIC
CHURCH

Browning: Masses at 800 and
1870 am.
Cut Bank Boarding School:
Mass AZ 7:30 am.
East Glacier Park: 81. Paul
chapel car al Z pm.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-10-12
METHODIST BLAcKFEET
MISSION

sunday School al Gas am
Morning Worship at ii am.
MYF breakfasts Wednesday
mornings al 7:30 am.