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Evening star., 1961-05-05
$1,000 Bond Set
For Suspect on
Fake Ad CHARGE

Joseph H. Ross, 81, who police
say has been selling advertise
ments for a non-existent news
paper, appeared in Municipal
Court today on a charge Of false
pretenses.
Detective Harry L. Matthews
of the police check and fraud
squad said Mr.. Ross has been
selling advertisements for the
washington Area Jewish
News" since March, 1860. The
paper has never been published.
the detective said.
Judge Mary Barlow set bond
at $1,000 and continued the
case until June 6 for a jury
trial after Mr.. Ross pleaded not
guilty.
Mr.. Ross was arrested yester-
day afternoon at Marks Home
. Furnishings, ITO Eleventh street
NV, after Detective Matthews
. said he observed him selling
, SIS advertisement.
.. Detective Matthews said po-
) lice investigation revealed Mr..
, Ross did not have an office at
; 1923 Connecticut avenue NV.
; as his advertising contracts
state.
>, The detective said Mr.. Ross
d. has sold about $1,000 worth of
advertisements in the District.
and others in Maryland and
Virginia.
Detective Matthews said Mr..
Ross admitted selling the ad-
vertisements and said he plans
to publish the paper as soon as
he raises the money. Mr.. Ross
has a bank account OF $40. the
detective continued.
In court today, Mr.. Ross told
. Judge Barlow illnesses have
kept him from going forward
with his publishing venture.
The judge denied Mr.. Ross
request for a lower bond after
Assistant United States At.
torney Harold j. Sullivan tolc
her there is a possibility 81
more charges will be filec
against Mr.. Ross.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
HOMES VIEWING
SPACE SHOT PUT
AT ID MILLION

The American Research
Bureaus Arbitron check Of
the television audience gave
today's space shot a whop-
ping 31.3 rating between
1920 and II am. today.
ARB estimated that IA
71l,0OO homes we're tuned
in to the program. This
compares with the average
5 to 6 million on an ordl-
nary morning.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
New York Preparing
Purade for Spucemun

NEW YORK, May S (AP).-
This city is ready to give a
ticker-tape parade for Navy
Comdr. Alan B. Shepard, jr.,
the Nations first astronaut.
Mayor Robert F. Wagner said
today he would invite Comdr.
Shepard to participate in the
city's traditional welcome to
heroes at a date convenient to
the spaceman.
Evening star., 1961-05-05
Young 6. O. P. Event

Mason Butcher, Montgomery
County Manager, will answer
questions at an open meeting of
Young Republicans of the
county, at 8 pm. Monday at
Meadowbrook Shelter, Beach
drive, Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
READERS CLEARING HOUSE

are probably referring to.
When we were stationed in
Germany with the Army we
were served this type Of cab
bage by many German fami-
lies. I am told that this is
the real sweet sour cabbage,
although 1t is called hot red
cabbage"
Use: 2 tablespoons oil; /
medium size head of red cab
bage a cups shredded; 2
medium size apples peeled
and chopped fine; % cup
vinegar; 2 cups hot water
Il start with l cup and add a
little as the cabbage cooks
I found 2 cups gives too much
liquid; u teaspoon salt; 8
tablespoons sugar; a medium
size chopped onion If desired.
Heat salad oil in pan large
enough to hold all the cab
bage. Add remaining ingred-
tents. Cook until tender.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
House
HOSteSSes
TOBeFeted

Women who will act as
hostesses during the 31st
annual Georgetown House
Tour April IA and Is will be
entertained at tea by Mrs.
Theodore N. Gill tomorrow
at 4:30 pm.
Mrs. Gill will give the
party at her house on P
street, dating back to 1910.
which is a Georgetown
shoWplace.
Old St. Johns Church,
Georgetown Parish, will
benefit from the annual two
day - tour during which Is
houses will be shown.
Mrs. ellis daughter, Mrs.
William B. Kerkam, jr.. is
chairman Of the Friday
tour (April IA featuring
houses east Of Wisconsin
avenue. The Saturday april
15) tour, for houses west Of
Wisconsin, is under the chair
manship Of Mrs. Theodore
Cabot Osborne.
Mrs. Carroll Perry, jr., Is
the overall chairman Of this
years event.
Among tour hostesses who
will be Mrs. Gill's guests are
Mrs. j. Bernard Wickoff,
Mrs. Harold B. Hoskins, Mrs.
Oliver Mckee, jr., Mrs. An
drew Ten Eyck, Mrs. Fontaine
Bradley. Mrs. Charles Pentz.
Mrs. Maynard c. Nichon.
Mrs. Arthur E. Brown, Mrs.
Thomas Parrot, Miss Eliza
beth Duncan. Mrs. Charles
Hadley, Mrs. Daniel Harris,
Mrs. Harcourt Sontag, Mrs.
Weldon Sorrells. Mrs. Henry
G. Wagner and Miss jose
phine Thompson.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Luncheon
Drun0utizes
Food Need

Senator Vance Hartke Of
Indiana dramatized the
plight of the unemployed
yesterday when he invited a
score or more reporters to
a luncheon in his office which
he described as a "tragically
typical American meal"
The menu served to each
Of the guests consisted Of an
.l8 ounce portion Of boiled
rice; 3/9 ounce portion Of
corn meal mush topped with
lard-flour gravy made from
.l8 ounce of lard and 3/9
ounce of flour. and a half
cup Of milk prepared from
powered milk.
The Senator, who returned
a few days ago after visiting
unemployment areas in In
diana with Labor Secretary
Arthur Goldberg, said the
menu was typical of the diet
provided for more than 80
million Americans last month,
according to Department Of
Agriculture figures.
The meal was representa-
tives of foods currently be-
ing distributed through the
Government surplus COM
modities program to the un-
employed and needy, he ex-
planned.
He arrived at the meal por-
tionS by dividing the monthly
suggested allotment of sur
plus foods by 90-three meals
a day for 80 days.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Lenten
Series

Politics In the American
Drama" by Caspar Names,
religious editor Of The Star.
will be among the recent
publications to be discussed
at a lenten series of Thurs
day book review luncheonS
at the parish house Of st.
Johns on Lafayette Square.
The series begins tomor-
row with a discussion Of
"Who Killed Society?" writ
ten by Cleveland Amory and
reviewed by the Rev. C. Les
lie Glenn, former rector Of
st. Johns.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Here's How

Readers Clearing House is con-
Quoted ENTIRELY THROUGH THE
MAIL as q public service exehonse
Of ideos between oree readers. The
Stor eonnot accept phone coils per
toinins to this column. All letters
must bear the writer's full name ond
address. No advertising is printed.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Irons-Avery

Mrs. Norman Kirk Avery
of Peoria. ILL.,, announces the
marriage Of her daughter
Sheriff. to Mr.. Blake Warren
Irons. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren B. Irons Of Alexan-
dria. The bride is also the
daughter Of the late Mr..
Avery. The wedding took place
January % at the Westmin-
Ster Presbyterian Church, Pc
oria. The couple will live In
San Francisco.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Delicious Venison
To: L. W. L., Arlington
c. J. M, Washington

q. j. NJ, washington
The most delicious way I
know to prepare venison roast
Is to roast 1t in the same pan
with a pork roast and onions.
Put them together in a
roaster with a good lid so the
two flavors will mingle in the
steam. Roast at $50 degrees
for 3 or 4 hours, depending on
how well-done you like your
meat.
After two hours check to see
II there is enough juice in the
pan to keep the meat from
burning. If not, add HOT water
$50 the cooking process does
not slow DOWN. Venison and
pork are both dry meats and
water is usually needed.
Now salt and pepper both
roasts thoroughly. At this half
cooked period the seasoning
will penetrate the meat better.
Baste frequently after this
every y hour.
The drippings from the two
roasts will make the best gravy
you ever tasted. One warning
do not let roasts cook dry.
Always keep some juice in the
roaSter.
/ always cook ours until it
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Speaker Set

Rabbi Stanley RabinoWitz,
spiritual leader Of Congrega-
ton Adas Israel, will address
the guests at a Chen Awards
tea. to be held tomorrow
at 1870 pm. The tea will be
held at the home of Mrs.
Leon Cherner
Evening star., 1961-02-15

ApIIII IS UIItIt dIIyIIIIIIB Spe-
cial we should know? Thanks
to all of you who can help US.
Evening star., 1961-02-15

Is very well done. When the
meat begins to separate from
the bone, 1t has reached this
stage.
Now can some reader please
tell me how to remove coffee
stains from plastic dishes? I
know there is something special
on the market. but I'm eSpe-
cially interested in whether the
stain can be removed with Just
plain liquid bleach-or does
that leave an odor on the
dishes?
Thank you.
Cabbage
To: Mrs. H. W. L., Alexandria
Mrs. A. B. c., SilUer Spring
I believe this is the recipe
for sweet sour cabbage you
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Foreign Stamps

S. r. G., HdrperS Ferry. viva.
I would like some informa-
ton on how to collect for
eign stamps. I am Just a
beginner at this.
Thank you.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
Carrot Cake

Mrs. J. B., Falls Church
Would some kind reader
send in the recipe for carrot
cake? It calls for grated
carrots and nuts.
Thank YOU.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
BuckIey-WheeIer

Brig. Gen. Lester L.
Wheeler, Commanding Cen
eral Of the yukon Com
mand, and Mrs. Wheeler an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Helen Lester to
Capt. Paul Robert Buckley,
son Of Mr.. Edward j. Buckley
and the late Mrs. Buckley Of
Natick, Mass. The wedding
took place February 4 at the
Main Post Chapel, Ft. Vain
wright. The couple will live
in Ft. Sill, Okla.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
April In Paris
Miss l. D. Woodbridde Va

am planning trip to Spain and Paris this
Easter season for 10 days with my girl friend.
Will any of you who have ever been to these two
advice on what clothes are best to take and what
to look for?
What type of weather do they have in early
Evening star., 1961-02-15
WEDDINGS
Lechner-CroWder

Chief Petty Officer and
Mrs. Lemuel H. Crowder, jr.,
OF Norfolk, Va, announce
the marriage Of their daugh-
ter Carol Astor to Mr.. Jacob
James Lechner III, son Of
Mrs. Andreas ConStantinou
Of New York and Mr.. Lech-
ner Of Rigo Park, L. l., N. Y.
The wedding took place jan
uary 81 at the Chapel in
the Woods. Norfolk Naval Air
Station. The couple will make
their home in Memphis,
Tenn.
Evening star., 1961-02-15
ItsoDote
TOMORROW

JelIeffs presents the fash
ion show at the Quartermas-
ter Women's Club, Patton
Hall, Fort Meyer. Va. PENT-
AGON CITY Sports Center.
Congressional Seer e taries
Bowling League at 1880 pm.
Lansburgh's Action to Spare"
fashions keyed to well-dressed
bowlers. A Models Guild
show.
FRIDAY
Jeileff's presents the bene-
fit Fashion Show-Luncheon
for the Lutheran Home spon-
sored by the Lutheran Wom-
ems Guild. Place: The Luth-
eran Home in Washington at
1890 pm.
THE 1861 HOME & OUT
DOOR Living Show at The
National Guard Armory be-
gins today and will go on
through February 26th.
Katherine Mizell will do the
fashion coordination for the
show. She was chosen Mrs.
Homemaker for 1858.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-10-28
"'eOp KNOWS EVERYTHING. BUT THE
GOVERNMENT KNOWS EVERYTHING BITTER

~ yoSr J. Agar. Md
eep~snsed MIR permission q re Asscr'sf'o" .
Areriesr Physscis~s and svrseors
Hu-nsr Eserss 1913
Unson Or government rec5cIne are eoY"s'enf 'e1ns
" co~n.vriss country Rvssis well IS RE sse'"e
s.s+ssl SINCE me unions re orif essnlss'ons
.-cn ess. The first right 'hss IS taken s~ss 'ro W
re,cae is me right work OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fooses
ts~,e~s merchant teachers snd 50 or-1sf ceoos 70
se Labor Through rms sstUp me UNIONS eono'
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name Of me oosernenf medical organisation IN Hungary
ne cerse~ q .e Trsde Unions so~ Social Servny
7-e MEDICAL PROFESSION HAS NOTHING TO DO
ur71 r4E MANAGEMENT or THE GOVERNMENT NED
,cAL SYSTEM: THEREFORE, the ENTIRE oecAN'zA-
TON ls INFECTED WITH BUREAUcRATs AND BUREAU
CRATIC PROCEDURES " THE PATIENT WANTS sOfet-
THING ne HAS TO FILL OUT SEVERAL OBSCURE PA
prrs fDp { n PARKINSON m HIS BOOK ENTITLED
~PARKiNsoRs LAW AND OTHER STUDIES IN ADMIN
lsTRATlok~ HAS GIVEN some IDEAS ABOUT The
fDocY or THE BuREAUcRATsJ
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-10-28
'PfAa THROUGH PHls?"

TIE Quiet Hour Echoes RedIsnds CsIH-sepseI. ieover)
Pills. Trsnqvizns pills. Pesee ~ mind pills. Happy
Pills Pills 70 snnshsfe tensions, tears. and rovbes; 10
dissolve worries. work and wrinkles
ACCORDING TO ONE or AMERICAS GREATEST
AUTHORITIES. TIE soCAlLED TRAkoUILIziNc PILLS
HELP TO ~oRCANZE~ THE MENTALLY DISoRCAN-
ZED. AND TO ~DIsoRcAkIZE" THE MENTALLY Or
CANNED. NO LESS THAN THIRTY-ONE DIFFERENT
TRANouILzERs ARE ON THE MARKET AND ARE BE-
ING USED az MILLIONS EVERY YEAR ACCORDING TO
REPORTS. NEARLY A THIRD or ALL PRESCRIPTIONS
CONTAIN SOME TRANoUlLizERs.
Too many people today would rather swallow down
almost anything than sweat IL OUT by facing Of
life They want life. but they smooth that frey
hardly know hey living They sos gliding SEN
sss'on ct living with no bumps turns Simply. they
want DRUGSTORE TRANQUILITY
What too many fail TO resIize is that prescription
CULTIVATION off, and you take another pill
All this drugstore peace Of mind is being sought by
millions when right at the door Of their own lips lies
tranquility Of mind and heart that will give them perms-
nenf cure for anxiety and worry perfect peace that
psssesh all understanding" Philemon AZ
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-10-28
THE FRAUD OF THE WELFARE STATE"

ev Stephen 3. Miles, ".
From The Freeman Magazine Human Events WIS
Ore hundred and fifty years ago. Jeremy Benfhsm
proclaimed me supreme good is the greatest good OF
.e oressess number This doctrine INTERPRETERS 70 sveerd
,sse odsvsdvsl 70 social values has become fhe ethical
foundation Of the Welfare State.
Bat what is welfare? And what is happiness? Let
Us see Whist Webster says
Welfare. !. State Of fsrng or doing well. esq., con-
disson Of health. prosperity. etc
'Hsppiness l. Good luck; good fortune; prosperity
4 state webeing and piessvrsbIe ssfisfscf'on bliss
Fer al practical purposes then welfare" and hap
psness in dictionary language TO be almost syn
ouvmovs And the welfare state" know II, fvlfis
she requirements Of neither
AS MEN AND WOMEN. AND EVEN AS CHILDREN.
ALL or US WANT OUT or LiFE-MORE THAN ANY
THING ELsE-To HAVE SENSE or sELF-REsPEcT
AND FEELING or CONTROL OVER OUR ENVIRON
MeNT SUFFICIENT. AT LEAST. TO ESTABLISH BASIC
INDEPENDENCE. WHEN THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT
PRESENT WE ARE NOT HAPPY" AND WE DO NOT
CONSIDER OURSELVES TO Be "FARINc. or DOING
WELL"
What is fhe game children like best? Isn't pretend
rg grown up? And what is il about being UP
catches their fancy? Isn't their idea that gro~nvps
s'wsys do what they want 70 do"thsf IS ccnsro their
environment instead Of being controlled by IL?
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-10-28

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-10-28
SCHOOL POPULATION DILEMMA:
GHOST SCHOOLS AND BOOM SCHOOLS"


ToPSssHon kefere0ce Bureau, Inc
,So7 N ST. NV. - Washington s. D. C.
The United States today faces double crisis in edv
cation some school districts must cope with ieske in
crease " school Pepv'son while others face devastating
decline Both sifvssions breed educational and economic
Wastsoe.
As The school year opens attention will be focused on
me whipping 100000 increase in total enrolment over
iss' ss For many schools and colleges she increase w
eseroorden teachers deny Students faculty help when they
NEED IT, PVT tee many students classroom and cut
their opportunities school facilities such as lsbors
tory equipment and gymnss;oms.
According 10 fhe Population Reference Bureau Wash
nson C. an opposite and equally serious problem faces
communities where popoission has declined 50 much dur
'ns me last ten years that about $1,000 soosmsIsore
"eny se"ee ssssress ssi exist soRs OF these "shos
oes hsvs no sehoossge children ~ en- and sbos ore
""e " mem hsve no more than IS Children Shrinking
en'os"s CHEN MEANS nsvffieens funds Ter spseiszsd
not eny m the ffis red school house. but some
ns ~ ne larger school ws TINY Glasses waste me
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Evening star., 1961-12-07
Kotonqo's Import

is the United States AM
bassador to the United Ma
tions acting in the best in
terests of free society? Adlai
E. Stevenson's action in
favoring bringing Katanga
under the Central Congolese
Government is questionable.
Communists now control top
positions in the Central Con-
golese government, thanks to
the U. NJ, whereas Katanga
is strongly pro-Western and
anti-CommuniSt, and has a
well-managed government.
Very significant is the fact
that Katanga is the major
source of cobalt-a strategic
material used to make the
neutron bomb. The United
States and Russia presently
produce little of this ma
terial.
Mr.. Stevenson has said his
main job would be to restore
prestige to the United States.
Is prestige more important
than the cause of freedom
and stopping the spread Of
communism? I think not.
Mary Curtis.
Evening star., 1961-12-07
Hardly a Pearl Horbor

There are no grounds for surprise or
indignation in the fact that Katangese
troops have fired upon and slightly dam
aged United States military plane. Not
even the widest exercise of a fevered
imagination can initiate this incident
into another Pearl Harbor
The plane, an Air Force Globemaster,
was supporting what the KatangeSe-
not without reaSon-regard as an armed
aggression against them by United Ma
t1onS forces. AS the craft approached
EliSabethville for landing it flew over
the official residence of President Noise
Tshombe. Perhaps this was an inadvert-
ence. But, underStandably enough, ma
tive soldiers opened fire with rifles on
the plane, causing some minor damage.
What our Governments next step will
be remains uncertain. But this affair, of
itself, cannot legitimately serve as ex-
cuse for enlarged intervention by the
United States.
Meanwhile, the attack on Katanga
appears to be making headway. And if
enough force is brought to bear there is
little doubt that the Katanga army, GER
tainly not firSt-claSS combat unit, can
be Subdued. But what then?
State Department source says our
objective is to defeat the Katanga forces,
especially the so-called mercenarieS, and
then to conciliate them. We suspect that
this Is not going to be as simple as it
may sound. For If President Tshombe's
attitude is reliable index, the after
math of the fighting is going to be a
harvest of bitterness He has already
said that "the United States Govern
ment finds it normal that the little Ne
groes OF Katanga should be eliminated
to please the Communist bloc" We know
of nothing which justifies this inflam-
matory comment. But it and similar
charges will nevertheless have their i'm
pact in Katanga, and the post-combat
process of conciliation will not be easy.
When U. N. forces entered Katanga
last year, Mr.. TShombe had the assur-
ance of Security Council resolution to
the effect that the troops would not in
tervene to influence the result Of any
internal conflict. Now the U N troops,
acting on the basis of "provocation," are
actively engaged in imposing a forcible
political solution on Katanga. The Brit
iSh government is opposed to this use of
force, while we indorse it. When the
final chapter is written, however, the
British attitude may be shown to have
been wiser than ours.
Evening star., 1961-12-07
Merited RECOGNITION

The Rockefeller Public Service
Awards, presented at the White House to
five outstanding civil servants, are i'm
portant not only for their recognition
of work well done but for their effect
in countering the too-prevalent public
conception of what has become known
as bureaucracy" and "bureaucrats.
Certainly the men chosen to receive this
years citations and cash prizes cannot
be termed bureaucrats in any sense of
that derisive term. They are career en-
ployeS whose records show a selfless
dedication to the cause of good govern
ment and improvement of the public
welfare.
Those who received the 1861 honors
were DR.. Robert Hanna Felix, director
of the National Institute of Mental
Health; DR.. Thomas Brennan Nolan,
director of the Geological Survey;
Livingston T. Merchant, Ambassador to
Canada; Elmer B. Stats, Deputy Direc-
tor of the Bureau of the Budget, and
Colin F. Siam, staff chief of the Joint
Congressional Committee on Internal
Revenue Legislation. All are non
political officials, all have served under
Republican and Democratic Presidents
and all have rendered distinguished
albeit usually unpublicized, services to
the Nation
During the nine years since John D.
Rockefeller III founded the awards,
the public has been made aware of the
facts that Federal service is both a
privilege and an honor and that those
who elect to make a career of such
service-often at personal sacrifice-ara
deserving of public appreciation and
respect.
Evening star., 1961-12-07

mighty nuclear powers, and that two
front war which was Americas night
mare in World War II will re-emerge
as the double nuclear front of the
future"
One inference from this is that
Communist China, II admitted to the
U. NJ, would not become nuclear power.
Or, as an alternative, a nuclear- armed
Red China, once admitted to the U. N.
fold, would not threaten the United
States with a two-front nuclear war.
Mr.. Malalsekera, If he wishes, is entitled
to believe this. But we think that the
United States and other non Communist
countries will swallow this line of wish
full thinking at their peril.
Evening star., 1961-12-07
uMo0 7p!!sdn

The paintings of the late Henri
Matisse, though some of them may
strike some people as being too advanced
(de gustibus non est disputandum), are
certainly understandable on the whole
However, as in the case of his lie
Bateau" ("The Sailboat"), it is possible
for even the most knowledgeable and
blaSe Of moderniSt connoiSseurs to be
made to look slightly ridiculous in the
seealm of art.
Anyhow as amateur wayfarers in
this field, we have derived some comfort
from the altogether charming story
about how lie Bateau" has been allowed
to hang upside down, for no fewer than
At days, in New York'S famous Museum
of Modern Art. Some 10000 visitors
looked at it, presumably with approval
and certainly without noticing it's in
correct position, before a discerning
lady discovered the wrongness of it and
set things Alright with the museums
altogether embarrassed officials.
Well, this is something that ought
to have Christening effect on all avant-
garde people who tend to look with
diSdain on those of us who protest
on occasion, especially when we look
at certain blobby distractions, that
although we may not know art, we know
what we like. In that sense, the story
of the Matisse hanging gives us, we
confess, a real lift in a world where too
many things too often seem to be
atrociously distorted and upside down.