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delinquency but could show the
seriousness Of the Districts
problem from statistics recent
ly given to him by Metropolitan
Police Chief Robert V. Murray.
He cited the fact that in the
first three months of this year,
81 per cent of the 376 male
cases considered by Juvenile
Court were repeaters. He also
cited the fact that March
showed the greatest number of
juvenile cases since the Dis
trict'S Youth Aid Division was
established in 1855.
Mr.. Tobriner repeated his
proposal of last week for ur-
banization schools to orient
newcomers to the District.
In speech read for him be-
fore a morning session of the
conference, Senator Dodd,
Democrat of Connecticut, de-
clared that juvenile delinquency
can no longer be combated with
the resources of local agencies,
and that the Federal Govern
ment must step into the pro-
gram on a national scale.
Evening star., 1961-04-17

amounts paid to welfare re-
cipientS, which is required by
Virginia law but prohibited
unuer the new medical aid to
the aged program passed by
Congress last year.
Under that program, Virginia
would otherwise be able to pro-
vide medical aid, with from "a
to 65 per cent of the money
furnished by the Federal Gov
ernment.
Abuses Spurred Law
A second area of conflict,
Mr.. Painter told the State
Board of Welfare last week, in
wolves recovery of payments.
Virginia law allows the recov-
cry of payments during a re-
cipient's lifetime, under certain
conditions, while the Federal
statute prohibits recovery until
after the recipient dies.
Virginia, along with several
other States, amended its pub
lie assistance laws in 1852,
making public the names of
welfare recipients and the
amounts they received, after a
nation wide disclosure of GER
tain abuses in other States.
At that time. some welfare
beneficiaries were reported to
Evening star., 1961-04-17
NAACP Plans
To See Police
Brutality Talk
Revived at Session

Charges Of police brutality"
will be discussed with high city
officials as a preventative
measure" the Rev. E. Franklin
Jackson, president of the Dis
trict branch of the National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, said
today.
Mr. Jackson announced his
plans last night at an NAACP
meeting at the Vermont Ave-
nue. Baptist Church.
He said he was arranging for
talks with Police Chief Robert
v. Murray and Walter N. To-
briner, president of the Board
of Commissioners.
Since December, Mr.. Jack
son said. he has heard as many
as three or four complaints of
brutality each week.
Before it gets as bad as it
did four or five years ago, l
want to sit down with Chief
Murray and MI. Tobriner and
get a clear statement of policy
at that level" Mr.. Jackson said,
Some of the complaints are
about the attitude of police
toward apparently innocent
people when they come to
arrest some other person.
/ Mr.. jackson said he did not
wish to discuss specific charges
until after his conversations
with the officials.
Chief Murray said today he
was inviting Mr.. jackson in
for a talk today or tomorrow
Il have heard Of no reports
of police brutality and none
now is under investigation, "
Chief Murray said.
For the past several months
we have had very few COM
plants of any kind, and most
of those are of a minor nature. "
Mr.. jackson said he has
arranged nis meeting with Mr..
Tobriner for 3 pm. tomorrow
and also will discuss such mat
terS as the method of pro-
noting Negroes within the
District government.
Evening star., 1961-04-17
D. 6. Bon Asked
On Devices to
Jam Rood Rudur

The District Commissioners
were asked today to adopt a
regulation that would make it
unlawful to sell for use any de-
vice that will jam or warn Of
police radar.
The Traffic Co-ordinating
Committee. headed by Assistant
Engineer Commissioner C. S.
MacVeigh, made the recon-
mendation on the suggestion
of Deputy Police Chief William
j. Liverman, head of the Traf-
fic Division. Deputy Chief Liv-
erman said the anti-radar de-
vices encourage flouting of the
laws, particularly by hot
rodderS.
Meeting at Municipal Court.
the committee members also:
Recommended that seat belts
be purchased for all District
government vehicles in the next
fiscal year.
Reimbursed the so-called "im-
piled consent" law which passed
the Senate last year. This law
implies the consent of the mo-
toriSt for a test to determine
the alcoholic content of his
blood in event of a traffic ar
rest.
Recommended that the COM
mittee investigate the possi-
bility of permitting residents
to dial TRAFFIC. on the
telephone to get highway news,
fire and police messages and
safety information.
Set up a committee to create
standards for inspection and
registration Of bicycles.
Evening star., 1961-04-17
Sanitary
Board Won't
Disbund Self

The Regional Sanitary Board
refused today to disband, as
had been recommended by the
Fairfax County Board of Su-
perviSors.
At a closed meeting of the
regional board. Robert Nc
Leod. board chairman, read a
letter from the Fairfax super
visors suggesting that the
board be dissolved.
After reading the letter, MI.
Mcleod said. according to an
Informed source:
Il guess there are no COM
ments."
There were no comments and
no action was taken on the
letter. according to this source.
Some Of the Fairfax super
viSors have accused the board
of talking "gobbledygook" and
have never forgiven it for rec
ommending a route for the
Potomac interceptor sewer that
did not suit them.
Robert Gotten, jr., a Fairfax
supervisor at the sanitary
board meeting, said he will press
for action on the Fairfax de-
mand for dissolution of the
sanitary board at a meeting
Thursday of the boards parent
body, the Washington Metro
politan Regional Conference.
Mr.. Gotten said that at the
board meeting he had proposed
that if the board does not dis
band. all its meetings be opened
to the public. He added that
this motion was approved, sub
ject to the approval of the
Metropolitan Regional Confer
ence.
Meanwhile, Norman Jackson,
sanitary board secretary. re-
ported that the group has
gained a new member. Mr..
Jackson said the new member
is the Water Pollution Control
Board of Virginia.
Evening star., 1961-04-17
Fireman Hurt Critically
At Blaze in Northwest

Four District firemen were
injured early today. one criti-
cally. while battling a three
alarm blaze which wrecked the
Hahn shoe store at 4483 Con-
necticut avenue NV.
Pvt. Arthur L. Decker, %
Of 6916 Seventeenth avenue
Hyattsville, Md, assigned to
rescue squad 2, was reported
in critical condition at George
town University Hospital with
burns over so per cent of his
body.
Fire officials said Pvt. Decker
was inside the flaming build
ing when part of the roof began
to collapse, 1t. William Glass
man Of the eighth police pre-
cinct said the fireman ran out
Of the building with his clothes
afire.
Other firemen Immediately
turned a hose on him, then fin
ished eXtinguishing his flam-
ing clothes by wrapping him
in blankets.
Fire Chief Millard H. Sutton
set up a special board of in
quiry to investigate the cir
cumStances of . the fireman's
injury. The board is made up
OF Deputy Chief John R. Barry
Fourth Battalion Chief Will
liam R. Sweeney and Deputy
Fire Marshal Hugh A. Grove.
Treated for smoke inhala-
ton at Washington Hospital
Center and later released were
three other firemen: Sergt.
Stephen j. Pugh, "a, of 26O8
Dewitt avenue, Alexandria
Va; Pvt. Thomas E. Neuge-
bauer, of 406 Silver Rock road,
Rockville, Md, and Pvt. Will
liam K. Morrow, 40. of 27O1
Sixteenth street, South Airing
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own yachts, possess two televi-
sion sets or enjoy similar af-
fluenCe.
The Star last week made a
spot check of welfare depart
ments in nearby areas to deter
mine whether the State law,
requiring public disclosure, was
being followed by officials.
In each instance, a reporter
asked if he could examine the
list of recipients on relief and
ascertain the amounts paid
each.
After varying reactions and
consultations within the de-
partmentS, he was assured by
the officials in charge that he
could obtain the information.
Arlington Welfare Supt. John
H. Howell said, You're the
first person to request this in
formation in about three or
four years. The last such re-
quest also was made by a re-
porter-and he was from The
Star"
Miss Frances Duffey, Fairfax
director, said she also recalled
request from the reporter a
few years back.
There have been only a
handful of requests by others
over the years" she said. These
few requests came from per-
sons. usually around Christ
maStime or Thanksgiving, who
wanted to help an individual
or a family and they wanted
to learn from us how much
help they were receiving al
ready"
Disclosure Requests Rare
Although welfare personnel
generally opposed the public
disclosures law when it was
passed-partially as the result
of newspaper editorial cam
paigns-Miss Duffey added
this significant comment
Certainly there has been no
abuse Of the law as far as the
public or the press are con-
cerned.'
Miss Barbara K. Watkins,
Alexandria S welfare director.
said, You are the first one to
request this information since
two or three reporters applied
in a test-about three or
four years ago."
| MI. Painter, the State well
fare director, said. 1T is my
belief that it has been a very
rare thing, if at all, that per-
sons have sought this infor-
nation"
Evening star., 1961-04-17
Smorgosbord to Aid
Crippled Children

A smorgasborg dinner to
benefit children crippled by
cerebral palsy will be given by
the Ladies of the Elks of Silver
Spring from 2 to 7 pm. Sunday
at the lodge home, 1903 Fidler
lane, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1961-04-17

FOR YEARS the American
State and Local History As
sociation had published a
little quarterly under the
title, American Heritage" "
In 1855 Allan Nevins Of the
American Historical ASSo-
citation formed a little group,
incorporated, purchased the
publication and Bruce was
made editor. 1t was con-
verted into a hard-cover,
six-timeS-a-year, highly il
luStrated historical publica-
tion. 1t has been an amaz-
ing success. Today it has
more than 100000 subScrib-
ers, who pay more than $40
a year.
AS the centennial ap-
preached, the demands Of
the lecture platform became
almost as time consuming as
the demands of publishers
of magazines and books.
On Tuesday of last week
he left New York to make a
talk before the Chicago
Historical Association. Then
to Washington for Fridays
talk before the National
Press Club. Today he is talk
ing in Albany before the
opening Of New York'S CEN
tennial observance at a
meeting presided over by
Governor Rockefeller.
"As you can see," he said,
that week was pretty well
shot"
He writes his speeches
out, a different speech for
each occasion, and automat-
ically memories them. He
scarcely glances at the
text. AS Pat Hayes, our con-
cert manager, who is a great
admirer of virtuosity, said
after the Press Club talk:
He was eloquent. 1t was
poetry"
In between lectures for the
next year or two Bruce is
working on a three-Volume
history of the Civil War for
Doubleday and a life OF
Ulysses Simpson Grant.
Quite a work load. But you
can see that he is having the
time of his life.
Evening star., 1961-04-17
Shrimp Feast Set

The Cottage City Md Fire
House will present a shrimp
feast from 7 to II pm. Satur-
day at the fire house, 384O
Bladensberg road.
Evening star., 1961-04-17
The
Rambler
Meets on
Ex-CoIumnist
BY GEORGE KENNEDY


Bruce Cation, the man who
is suspected of starting the
Civil War Centennial, was
in town the other day.
He hasn't changed a bit
since he was in the Govern
ment.
His departure coincided
with the start of the Re-
publican Administration in
January 1858.
BY that time the entire
preneurS of private enter
prise, in this case publishers,
were offering him larger
emolumentS than are within
the gift of the United States
Government.
Bruce was almost bald
then. He is little more so
now. He is slender with a
very narrow head, small gray
muStache.
When the writer first met
him-before the last war
Bruce was a columniSt for
the ScrippS-Howard News
paper Enterprise ASSocia-
ton, a service designed for
small newspapers.
He wrote six columns a
week.
But that wasn't all, he said
the other day. He also wrote
a daily book review and
edited a 12-page Sunday
magazine.
So he was used to work
and ready to undertake a
big load when the call came.
After Pearl Harbor he
went with the War. Produc-
ton Board. Come peace he
was director of information
for the Commerce Depart
ment. Later he was in the
office of Oscar Chapman,
Secretary of Interior, doing
some ghost writing. And in
all the postwar years he was
working on Civil War history.
Evening star., 1961-04-17
Virginia. u. S. Laws
Clash on Aged Aid
Publicity on Names and Amounts
Is Only One Area of Conflict
By ALEX r. PRESTON
Star STAT Writer

Virginia law that seldom is used in localities and
invoked others barrier that States share
Of Federal funds for medical aid to the aged.
William E. Painter State welfare director says conflicts
State Federal resolved
Virginia General Assembly meets year.
differences involves disclosure names
Evening star., 1961-04-17

HIS FIRST BOOK, "Mr.
Lincoln's Army" started to
make the rounds in 1949.
Two publishers turned it
down. 1t was excellent, they
assured him, but who was
interested in the Civil War?
Doubleday published it in
1850 and Bruce had reason
to believe that publishers
knew something about their
business. Its sale was only
5000 copies. But he already
was approaching finiS on his
second book, GLORY Road"
That did about the same.
In 1858 "A Stiffness at Ap-
pomattoX" was published.
The three are a trilogy of the
Army Of the Potomac, the
four-year campaign in Vir-
ginia to take the Confed-
crate capital, Richmond.
Apparently nothing sue
ceedS like victory. Stiffness"
sold 10000 copies. Then the
reading public discovered the
earlier two books. With sub
sequent editions they almost
caught up with Stiffness"
Later This Hallowed
Ground" in which he told
the story of the war in the
West and the South as we'll
as the deadly duel between
the Army Of the Potomac
CUnion) and the Army of
Northern Virginia (Confed-
crate, sold equally well.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-12-21
Miss Clara Ware Hostess
H~oImes-AttuIu Unit
Christmas Party

A Christmas party was held
Wednesday night, December Is
by the Holmes-Attala Cosme.
tologist unit with Miss Clara
Ware, proprietor of Modern
Beauty Lounge as hostess.
The lounge was attractively
decorated in the Christmas mo-
tit. including arrangements o
red berries and greenery and q
miniature Santa Claus by a glis-
'ening tree.
On arrival each member
placed a gaily wrapped package
Under the tree by the door, ano
soon Santa Claus entered with &
bag OF goodies and presented
the gifts from underneath the
tree.
A delicious Christmas plate
was served to the thirteen mem
bers present and guests as fol
lows: Mrs. Marion Mcclellan.
Mrs. Corine Wright Of West
and Mrs. Edith Brunt and Miss
Lanelle Lindsey, both of Kos
ciusko.
A delicious social hour fol
lowed, and all agreed that num-
Der Thirteen" will no longer
be thought Of as an unlucky
number.
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PAT BARRETT. JR.
OFFICER KAPPA SIGMA

The Millsaps College chapter
Of Kappa Sigma has announced
officers for the coming year as
follows, Pat Barrett, Jr., vice
president; Don Mitchell OF
Cleveland, president: Dick Hahn
ing, Clarksdale, secretary; John
Howell, Canton, treasurer; j o e
Grain, Hope, Arkansas, master
Of ceremonies; Bob Rutledge,
Mayo. Florida and Ray LeWand
of jacksonville, guards.
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LunsduIe Herbert
Divides Holidays
With Grandparents

F. Lansdale Herbert, Jr., ar
rived at the home of his grand
mother, Mrs. j. G.. Herbert on
Monday from Woodbury. Forrest
School in Virginia. He was ac-
companIed here by his maternal
grandparents, Col. and Mrs,
Lyon Brandon of Jackson and
Como, with whom he had been
visiting since school holidays
began December 14th.
Lansdale will remain with
Mrs. Herbert through the 22nd
then continue to Mobile. Ala
bama to visit relatives there
and on to the Sugar Bowl Clas-
sic in New Orleans on New
Years Day. Col and Mrs. Bran
don VIII also attend the game.
Lansdale is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis L. Herbert OF
Sac Paulo, Brasil and has made
many friends here during fire.
quent visits.
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Mrs. r. n. Owen Hostess
Forget Not CIub

Mrs. r. H. Owen was hos
tess to the Forget-Me-Not Club
at her home on Andrews Street
or Thursday, December 18th, at
2:30 p. m.
All members were present.
Officers for 1862 were read
by Mrs. Madison Mcclellan.
Mrs. A. L. Jenkins, presi-
dent; Mrs. w. H. Scott. vice
president; Mrs. J. N. Hall, club
reporter; Mrs. G. M. Mcdaniel
and Mrs. r. H. Owen will serve
as chairmen on the Sunshine
Committee which functions as
secretary and treasurer.
Mrs. Owen used lovely ar
rangements in Christmas motif,
for living room, dining room
and table decorations, Of holly
with red berries and pots of
poinsettia.
During the social hour several
games were enjoyed, and prizes
went to Mrs. John Hamilton
Walton and Mrs. Walter Mooree.
Santa presented each member
with lovely gifts and Christmas
cards and expressed good wish
eS to each one for the season of
Christmas and the New Year.
The hostess served a Christ
man plate with hot tea.
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Lexington Club
Submits Resolution

Members of the Lexington
Garden Club submit a resolu-
ton in memory Of a departed
member, Mrs. G.. H. McMor,
rough as follows:
Whereas it has pleased Al
mighty God to remove by death
from our midst, Mrs. G. H. Nc
Morrough, our friend and CO.
worker who was prime mover
in the organization OF the Gar
den Club and active member
for many years.
Therefore, resolved that in the
death of Mrs. Marlborough, we
have sustained the loss OF a
friend and co-worker, that. we
offer to her family, our heart
felt coincidence.
Resolved that a copy OF these
resolutions be presented the
family.
Committee:
Mrs. R. M. Gwin
Mrs. P. H. Williams, ST..
Mrs. Edwin White
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Mrs. w. A. Sanders
Hostess To n. d. Club

Bethesda Home Demonstra-
ton Club held its annual Christ
mas Party on Wednesday, De-
cember 18th in the home OIL
Mrs. w. A. Sanders in Durant
with five members and two
guests, Mrs. Joel Gulledge and
Mrs. j. H. Keilum attending.
Mrs. N. M. Parkinson, presi-
dent, called the meeting to or
der, roll call by Mrs. Byrd Far
mer as each members response
was, What l Want For Christ
mas"
Mrs. Sanders read the devo-
tional and chose second chapter
of Luke for her reading.
A beautiful Christmas story
was read by Mrs. Joel Gulledge,
and the group sang "Silent
Night" with Mrs. J. H. Kellum
at the piano.
Recreation games and con-
tests were led by Mrs. Clover
Johnson, numbers were drawn
for gifts asd Miss Myrtle Will
Hanson passed out gifts, repre-
senting Santa Claus.
A delightful social hour was
enjoyed followed by tasty food
from covered dishes, buffet
style.
Miss Harpole was unable to
attend and was very much
missed.
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Hospitalized

Friends will be sorry 10 learn
that G. S. Bailey, Jr, viii spend
Christmas Holidays at the Hol-
mes County Community Hospi-
tai, after undergoing minor sur
gerry on Monday. C. S. will be
back in school on schedule at
Emory University in Atlanta.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-12-21
Visits Texas And Oklahoma

Mrs. Jesse Byrd has recently
returned from an extended visit
with relatives IN Texas an d
Oklahoma. At Wichita Falls,
Texas, she visited her son w.
M. Byrd, Mrs. Byrd and chill
dren; at Stephenville, Texas, an
aunt, Mrs. Lottie Richardson; at
Dublin, Texas, the Grady Rich
ardson family; at Lingleville,
Texas, an aunt, Mrs. Hattie
Armstrong; at Duncan. Okla
homa. the B. F. Wilson family
and she spent Thanksgiving
with MI. and Mrs. Bert Evans
in Waurika, Oklahoma.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-12-21
From Texas

Mr.. and Mrs. George Mecham
of Lubbock, Texas will arrive
here to spend the Christmas
holidays with her mother, Mrs.
Effie Swittenberg. They will be
Joined in Jackson by Mrs. Swift
tenberg and Mrs. Betty Moore
Lobby on Saturday as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Switten-
berg. On Sunday, Mrs. J. N.
Powers, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B
Watson and Julian will also
join the family at Roberts
home.
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Home For Christmas

Lieutenant and Mrs. S. S.
Ratliff, Jr. and daughter, Randy
Lynn of Jacksonville, North
Carolina will arrive to spend
Christmas holidays at home.
Mrs. Ratliff is the former Tita
Reid.
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Ne~4 Of
Women
SOCIETY X CLUBS X PERSONALS
S. S. Glass Enjoys Social
At P. D. Bragg Home

The Young Adult Sunday
School class of the First Bap-
fist Church enjoyed a social
hour after service Sunday night
in the home Of Rev. and Mrs.
P. D. Bragg on Pine Street.
Christmas carols were sung
by the group around the open
fireplace and refreshments were
served buffet style.
Mrs Duane Tucker, a gifted
pianist, presented an impromp-
tn selection of favorite Christ
mas songs from memory.
Around twenty-five members
attended.
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From Greenwood

First Lieutenant John Bell
Rosamond of Ft. Hood, Texas
arrived Monday night to spend
Christmas holidays with his
mother, Mrs. Denton RCsamond
and Bill.
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From MSU

Miss Emile Flower of Missis-
sippi State University arrived
home Monday afternoon ac-
companied by her roommate
Miss Joy Walker of Petal Stu
dents were dismissed from
classes three days early by the
administration due to the proba-
bility of rivers rising higher and
students being stranded away
from home during the holidays.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-12-21
Attend Party

Mr.. and Mrs, Joe Berman and
MI and Mrs. Leroy Paris at
tended a party recentlv in In
dianola given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris, Lewis, Jr., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Celian Lewis honoring Mr..
and Mrs. W. D. Reid. A buffet
supper was enjoyed at the Coun
try Club, following hors d.
oeuvres in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Celian Lewis.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-12-21
Attend Debutante Ball

The Rev. and Mrs. Reynolds
Cheney attended the Debutante
Ball Wednesday night at the
Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson for
1961-1962 debutantes. They at
tended the reception, %presenta-
ton and the ball.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-12-21
Home For HOLIDAYS

The Misses Katherine and vi
Wan Bailey arrived home Fri
day from Holmes Junior Col
lege to spend Christmas with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Grady Bailey. Vivian is en-
p!oyed at Peoples Drug Store
during the holiday rush, ane
Katherine is at Patterson's Va
rietv Store.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-12-21
Dinner Party

Mrs, Keturah Povall honored
Mrs. Ray Johnson on her birth
day Tuesday evening, Deem
Der 18th with an informal din
ner party at Allison's Wells.
Among the guests who en-
ioyed the log fire before dinner
were Mr.. and Mrs. Doug Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson and the
hostess.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-12-21
At Hospital Here

Mr. Abner Ellington has been
transferred from Jackson to the
Holmes County Community Hos
pital to recuperate from a fall.
His friends here are happy to
have him nearer home.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1961-12-21
To BIRMINGHAM

Miss Jamie Tate, a member
of a debate team representing
MSCW participated in the an
nual Birmingham Speech Tour
nament at Birmingham South
ern College last weekend. The
girls entered in debate, oral in
depreciation, impromptu, persua-
sive and after dinner speaking
divisions.