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Evening star., 1961-08-16

chancery on the same lot as its
existing office building at the
northwest corner of Woodland
drive and Twenty-ninth street
NV.
Today'S opposition testimony
came at a hearing before the
Districts Board of Appeals and
Review.
Many of the witnesses cited
a story in The Sunday Star
which reported on the problem
generated by a flood of
ohancery buildings in the city'S
residential neighborhoods.
Speaks for NeighbOrs
Senator Monroney, Democrat
of Oklahoma, whose home is
at Thirty-second street and
Woodland drive, told the board
he was appearing on behalf Of
some of the neighborhood
property owners.
1T establishment Of chan
ceries) will be a vast transfor-
Evening star., 1961-08-16
ParkPoIice
Plan urgent

The Interior Department says
a decision on proposed reor-
ganization of the Park Police
must be made as quickly as
possible.
John A. Carver, jr., Assistant
Secretary for Land Manage
ment, said yesterday that "ur-
gency was required" Mr.. Carver
said his earlier proposal to re-
organize the 198-man force as
a ranger-type unit was only
one of many proposals for the
reorganization of the force.
The statements were made
during Interior Secretary
Udall's press conference. When
asked to discuss the Park Police
situation, Mr.. Udall said Mr..
Carver was in complete charge
of the proposed reorganization.
The Assistant Secretary then
answered reporters questions.
The Park Police problem
came to a head several weeks
ago when high department Of
ficialS said they would try to
replace Chief Harold S. Stewart
as head of the force. Low NOR
ale and dissension in the force
were cited as the cause of the
proposed reorganization.
At the press conference, Mr..
Udall disclosed that the Federal
Government agreement with
four States along the Delaware
River had been ratified by the
States. The agreement, he said,
permits the enactment of legis-
lation creating a Delaware
River Basin Compact Commits
sion, in which the Federal Gov
ernment would participate with
the States in planning develop
ment of the areas industry, re-
reation and flood control.
Evening star., 1961-08-16

THEN CAME THE WAR
and he Joined the Navy.
"That was a mistake. He
hadn't realized how much
like that first big clap of
thunder that scared the life
out of him the bang of the
big guns would be.
"He was assigned to a
cruiser and he nearly died
when it started firing at the
practice range of Guam
tanamo Bay.
Later he was on a battle
ship in the Pacific. He was
at Leyte Gulf when our bat
tleships crossed the Japa-
nese T, the last great naval
battle where gunnerS could
see what they were shoot
ing at.
"The conclusion of the
big guns made the impulse
to leave his station and go
below almost irresistible.
But he managed to stay on
deck.
after the war he was
back in New York looking
for a job.
"He wasn't looking very
hard. He still had some &C
cumulated pay. Every day
he would buy a bag of pea
nuts, go into Central Park,
sit on a bench in the shadow
of the Plaza and feed the
pigeons.
zone day a dog came run
ming off Fifth avenue,
frothing at the mouth. The
dog leaped at him and bit
his hand. The dog was
rabid. The young man was
taken to a hospital and
given the Pasteur treat
ment, but he died two days
later.
"It was quite a story.
There hadn't been a death
from rabies in New York for
years. A young reporter
working on it checked every
angle. He even found the
name of the dog.
"It was lightning"
The Rambler was at his
destination and paid his
fare.
"You can't write one like
that every day." said the
driver, "but that's the kind
of column I like"
Evening star., 1961-08-16
EIks of Virginia
EIectC. Kirsch

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 16
(AP).-Charles H. Kirsch of
Richmond has been elected
president of the Virginia State
Elks Association.
Elected as vice presidents at
the groups annual convention
here yesterday were William r.
Marshall of Onancock, A. N.
Harmon, jr., of Pulaski and
L. H. Briscoe of FrederickS-
burg.
The association adopted a
resolution urging modification
of State liquor laws to permit
selected clubs, hotels and res
taurantS to sell liquor "in small
quantities" The group also
called for a change to permit
localities to decide whether
they want liquor to be sold by
the drink.
Evening star., 1961-08-16

ings on the controversial Davis
bill to strip the court of its
autonomy and lower the age
limit of juveniles coming under
the courts jurisdiction from
18 to 16.
Neither of the subcommittee
was able to act on its bill, how
ever, for lack Of a quorum.
Fred Mcintyre, Senate COM
mittee counsel, said the Senate
bill probably would be reported
out before the full Senate
District Committee meets next
Tuesday.
The House committee counsel,
Hayden s. CARRIER, said there
would be an attempt to set
another House subcommittee
meeting later this week.
Cites Backlog Rise
During today's Senate sub
committee session, Mr.. Acheson
said the backlog in Juvenile
Court surely indicates more
judge power is needed"
Mr.. Acheson pointed out that
the youth courts backlog rose
from 1857 cases in fiscal 1850
to 1904 cases in fiscal 1861. He
predicted the rate will rise by
so per cent this year if Juvenile
Court Judge Orm w. Ketcham
isn't given more help.
"This alarming backlog pro-
duces a delay of several weeks
between a Juveniles arrest and
his appearance in court, and q
delay of many months in
cases where there is no deten-
tion. This delay in justice
strikes at one of the first re-
quirements in dealing with
juvenile delinquency - timely
adjudication and treatment"
Mr.. Acheson said not only are
the community and the youth
full offender deprived of ap-
propriate treatment during that
delay, but that juveniles await
ing court action frequently be-
come involved in new and more
serious delinquencies.
Hits Davis Bill
Mr.. Acheson asserted that
nothing would be gained by
submerging the Juvenile Court
into the Municipal Court, as
the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Davis, Democrat of
Georgia, provides.
The city's principal prosecu-
tor said qualifications for Of
flee in the two courts are diff
ferent. He said the lowered age
limit in effect forces a COM
Evening star., 1961-08-16

in six weeks, but this seemed
too early"
Mr.. WulfSberg, who heads
the F'DA's Food Additives Di-
vision, managed to get the dis
mantling stopped long enough
to make some polite inquiries.
The wall-removers Just as
politely informed Mr.. Wulfs-
berg they had orders to knock
down room 1857. Up to then,
everything seemed to jibe. Only
close inspection revealed that
the orders applied to the South
instead Of the North building of
the department.
Slightly red of face, the
crewmen quickly proved they
were Just as adept at putting
an office back together.
Evening star., 1961-08-16
FenWick Off
Transport Unit
Senator Requested
Name Be Recalled

President Kennedy today
withdrew the nomination of
Arlington State Senator
Charles R. Fenwick for mem
berShip on the advisory board
of the National Capitol Trans
portation Agency.
Press Secretary Pierre Sal
niger reported that the Presi-
dent acted upon the request of
Mr.. Fenwick, who feared the
appointment would cause him
to lose his seat in the Virginia
General Assembly.
Subsequent to the nomina-
tion, Senator Fenwick received
a legal opinion that acceptance
would vacate his position in
the Virginia Legislature" Mr..
Salinger said.
The opinion, reported I is
sued by Virginia Attorney Gen.
eral Frederick Gray, apparent
ly was based on an old statute
which prevents Federal Off
cialS from holding elective Of
flee in the State government.
The law was invoked in 1852
to remove three Federal en-
ployes from the Arlington
County Board.
Mr.. Fenwick, whose nominas
ton originally was submitted
to the Senate July 81, was out
of town and unavailable for
comment.
Mr.. Salinger did not indicate
when the President will select
another Virginia Representa-
tive to serve with the new
agency, which is attempting to
develop and coordinate plans
for mass transportation
throughout the Washington
area.
Evening star., 1961-08-16
rode Stamps Debated
At Senate D. .C.Heorino

The question Of whether
trading stamps should be in
troduced into the District was
examined today by a Senate
District subcommittee.
Actually the legislation be-
fore the Committee, headed by
Senator Beall, Republican OF
Maryland, makes no mention
Of trading stamps, now in use
in at least 48 States but
banned in the District.
However, a bill passed by the
House Monday would repeal a
dusty old statute, on the books
since 1871, which has prevented
the use of trading stamps as
well as premium" sales.
Originally the bill was intro
duced to enable national
manufacturers to distribute in
District stores various promo
tional schemes such as a free"
toothbrush with a tube of tooth
paste. But later the bill re-
ceived unexpected and power
full support from trading stamp
interests which spotted a way
of invading the District.
Consumers Seen Paying
Today, Assistant Corporation
Counsel Irving Bryan testified
the District Commissioners are
concerned that the "unregu-
lated introduction of trading
stamps into the District may
operate to the deteriment of
many merchants"
He asked that the bill be
amended so that the District
could require that trading
Evening star., 1961-08-16

planned that the law as it
stands now is greatly abused.
1t cited three examples: Too
many persons draw the checks
when they have quit their jobs
without good cause, received
the weekly payments after be-
ing fired from their jobs for
misconduct and receive the
benefits of the law while re-
fusing to accept suitable work
offers.
Serious Abuses
In our judgment, the most
serious abuses of the unem-
ployment compensation law
here and in most other juris-
dictions occur in those three
categories," Mr.. Anderson said.
Also in agreement with the
Board of Trades position was
the Restaurant Association of
Metropolitan Washington.
John S. Cockrell, executive
vice president of the 600-mem-
ber restaurant group, said there
are too many cases where
restaurant owners here can
show that employees quit their
jobs Intentionally, deciding that
they can draw all the money
they need from the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Board. The
buSinesSmen'S view point also
was backed by Harry E. Boot,
counsel for the American
Trucking Associations Inc. of
1916 P street NV.
The hearings, to resume later,
included testimony today from
Louis Mackall, jr., of the Dis
trict Unemployment Compen-
sation Board, in general sup
port of the Commissioners
proposal.
Evening star., 1961-08-16
.FDA Official Rescues
His Vanishing Office

For few minutes yester-
day it appeared that Einar T.
Wulfsberg was going to be a
Food and Drug Administra-
ton executive without an Of
flee in which to execute.
Mr.. Wulfsberg ran what he
though was a quick errand just
before 4 pm. only to return
to find workmen happily dis
assembling his quarters at
Health, Education and We'll
fare.
They had the door down
and had removed the steel
plates at the top and bottom
of the WALL" Mr.. Wulfsberg
said. 1T was somewhat puzzl-
ing. We are supposed to move
down the hall to new offices
Evening star., 1961-08-16
Wilson Memorial
Unit Is Approved
By the Associated Press

~NNANN@~NSSA
The Senate Rules Commit
tee today approved a resolu-
ton creating a commission to
make plans for a memorial
here to President Woodrow
Wilson.
The Nations three living
former Presidents, Herbert
Hoover, Harry S. Truman and
Dwight D. Eisenhower, could
serve on the commission if
they wished.
A similar resolution was
passed by the Senate last year
in the session, but the House
took no action.
Evening star., 1961-08-16

stamp operators be licensed
and bonded.
Another Witness, Herbert H.
Haft, president of the Dart
Drug Corp, said trading
stamps would "eat up the 2 to
3 per cent profit most mer-
chants net" He said the cost
would be passed on to the con-
sumner.
Mr.. Haft said trading stamps
would hit the small business
man.
"The thousands of suburban
shoppers who patronize our Dis
trict stores will stay home" he
said. Tourists, long time
Washington bargain buyers, will
keep their money in their pock-
cts. The bill is bad news all
around"
He emphasized that trading
stamps mean higher prices and
said shoppers can't get some
thing for nothing"
Senator Beall asked Mr.. Haft
if the cost of premium sales is
not eventually passed on to the
consumer. Mr.. Haft answered
that the manufacturer bears
this cost and uses premium
sales as a form of promotion.
Witnesses Differ
Horace Walker, director of
the Greater Washington Service
Station Association, said local
gas station operators simply
can't absorb the cost Of trading
stamps. He said trading stamps
would indirectly increase costs
to both merchants and con-
sumers.
And another witness, Charles
M. Grubb, representing the
D. c. Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton, described trading stamps
as "juSt another step toward
killing off the small business
man."
But Walter Camp, owner of
the Vita Food Co., a speciality
store in the District, said he
wasn't afraid of trading stamps.
He said the 1871 law against
premium sales is ridiculous"
and that District stores are
full of illegal merchandise"
DR.. Eugene Beam, who said
he is an economist for S & H;
Trading Stamps, said the
stamps are merely "one of the
tools which merchants employ
to encourage trade"
He said they are especially
useful to the small merchant.
Price War Predicted
The bill was also backed by
Carl Shipley, representing the
Proctor & Gamble Co.; E. A.
Pritchard. vice president of the
Merchants & Manufacturers
Association, and Frank T. Dier-
son, who appeared on behalf of
the Grocery Manufacturers Of
America, Inc.
Philip Jehle, associate coun-
usefully to the small merchant.
sci for the National Association
of Retail Druggists, warned that
trading stamps would touch off
a vicious price war"
He implored the committee
to study the subject in more
detail and suggested that it
ask for reports on the trading
stamp practice from the Justice
Department, the Federal Trade
Commission, the Department of
Labor and the Small Business
administration.
Evening star., 1961-08-16

sion of the period they can
receive the checks, would be
in opposition to the "funda-
mental principles of the Ameri-
can enterprise system"
Hearings on at least three
proposals designed to increase
unemployment coverage were
held by a House District sub
committee headed by Repre-
sentative Multer, Democrat of
New York.
Representative Broyhill,
Democrat of Virginia, a mem
ber of the committee, said he
Fundamentally" supports the
busineSSmen'S views as out
lined by Carl R. Anderson, vice
chairman of the Board of
Trades Employment and Sc
curity Committee.
Present Maximum
The present District law al
lows a maximum weekly bene-
fit of $50 for a maximum
period of 26 weeks.
Among the proposals dis
cusSed today were three gen.
eral plans:
l. A bill introduced recently
by Senator Morse, Democrat
Of Oregon, which enjoys the
backing of labor. The labor
block wants the compensation
coverage here increased to $72
a week for 80 weeks.
2. A proposal by the Dis
trict Commissioners that the
maximum weekly payment be
about SAG for 26 weeks.
3. The Board of Trades po-
sition that the maximum
weekly check should not be
increased beyond $38 and that
the 26-week period not be ex-
tended.
The Board of Trade COM
Evening star., 1961-08-16

nation Of what otherwise has
been one of Washington's toe
few residential areas" the
Senator declared.
Senator Monroney took the
position that the granting OF
the request would set a prece-
dent for his choice residential
area.
You don't want to defile
them Presidential areas) by
turning them into commercial
zones" Senator Monroney said
Some Of the most colorfu,
language came from Mr.. Cor.
coran Of 1912 Woodland drive
who said:
I'm perfectly willing to give
them (foreign nations) oul
money, but we don't see why
we should have to give them
our homes"
Mr.. Corcoran, referring to the
Republic of Panama'S building
plans to put the second chan
cery building between the
existing one and the Embassy
said:
IF he (the Ambassador oi
Panama) can do this, I don't
see why I couldn't apply to the
board to build a law office or
top Of a (home) bomb shelter.
Other opposition Witnesse.
included Judge Russell E
Train of the United States Tai
Court; William McChesney
Martin, chairman of the Fed.
eral Reserve Board of 1885,
Woodland drive, and Edward
A. Foote, BIS Woodland drive
q former Assistant ATTORNEY
General.
The opponents to the pro-
posed construction were repre-
sented by Attorney Samuel
Spencer, a former District
Commissioner.
Stunned by Opposition
Before the board took the
request under advisement today
Architect Henry N. Shadid
representing the interest oi
Panama, said in effect that he
was stunned by the display OF
opposition.
The proposed building, Mr.
Shadid said, would retain the
residential character of the
neighborhood the trend OF
the area is toward diplo-
1AAdCIC
Witnesses today noted that
Representative Kearns, Repub-
lican of Pennsylvania, this week
made a move aimed at halting
the spread of chancery build
ings in the city's residentil
areas. Mr.. Kearns, after read
ing The Star story on Sunday,
introduced a resolution that
calls for a bar to more chan
ings in the city's residential
The Republic of Panama's
present chancery wass built in
1912. 1t faces McGill terrace,
and the proposed 100000 two
story new building would face
! Woodland drive.
Evening star., 1961-08-16
The
Rambler
Is Token
For q Ride
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

J OGOAeOE hELNENED
This taxi driver had car
ried the Rambler before and
reminded him of it.
The driver was a little
man and a talker.
Il read them ALL" he said
as we pulled away from the
Star building.
Il like something with a
bit Of wit to it; some un-
usual twist.
I'm sorry. The last time
you were my passenger you
asked me to give you another
chance.
I've tried since. But you
just haven't got it for me.
81 like a story with snap
per to it.
MY favorite columnist
was Mark Hellinger. I think
he was as good as Damon
Runyon and almost as good
as o. Henry.
"Who was he anyway?"
Hardly recovered from his
bit Of candor, the Rambler
replied:
"He was cashier in a
Broadway pay-as-you-leave
restaurant. 1t was said he
got a lot of his stories from
watching and talking to Gus
toners in the restaurant.
But, Of course, it takes some
genius to do that.
He was married to a stage
beauty named Gladys Glad.
She did a beauty column for
the Mirror. They shocked
New York by continuing to
occupy the same office after
they were divorced.
HE was still a young man
when he died in 1947."
BY THIS TIME the driver
was rounding the Capitol.
II still remember a story
he had in his column" he
said, "even if it was years
ago.
ut was about a boy who
was in a house struck by
lightning. He wasn't struck
but the house was badly
damaged. The bang of the
thunder and the binding
flash Of lightning gave him
a terrible scare.
'He didn't get over it.
Every time there was a
thunderstorm he would be
under the bed or behind the
closed door of a closet.
His parents tried to rea-
son him out of it, telling him
that the automobile is the
killer - not lightning. They
reminded him that death
from lightning is a rarity.
But it didn't do any good.
He was still scared.
HE joined a Boy Scout
troop but he wouldn't go
camping with them - 'fraid
of lightning.
HE grew up and started
dating girls. But he wouldn't
go on picnics with them.
Same reason.
"He felt safer attending a
movie.
Evening star., 1961-08-16
Acheson Backs Addinq
Of 2 Juvenile Judqes

Senate District subcommittee completed public hearings
today bill to add two judges to Juvenile Court.
The hearing conducted by Senator Hartke Democrat of
Indiana ended with United States Attorney David
giving the Senate proposal his strong Endorsement
House subcommittee yesterday completed its
Evening star., 1961-08-16
Panama Bid to Expand
Choncery Protested
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star Staff Writer

request by the Republic of Panama for permission to
expand chancery in the Cleveland Park today
under attack by witnesses ranging from Senator Monroney to
Attorney Thomas G. CTommy the Cor) Corcoran, Of
Franklin D. RooSevelt's braintTuSters.
The REPUBLIC of Panarnas petition is to build second
Evening star., 1961-08-16
D. c. Employers
Hit Plans to Raise
Pay for JobIess
Businessmen, Boord Of Trade
Warn House Unit of Abuses

District businessmen led by the Washington Metropolitan
Board OF Trade today warned House committee that liberal
izaon of the ctys unemployment compensation law will do
little more than encourage additional workers to quit their jobs
The employers also argued that greatly increased weekly
checks to the unempoyed coupled with suggested extern
Arizona sun., 1961-11-23
Racial Status Of
Schools Studied

Trenton, N. 1.-THE State NAA-
CP scheduled a conference on
urgent school and housing prob
lens confronting Negroes in the
state.
The conference which was on
Nov. II sought to determine the
extent of deliberate and de facto
racially segregated schools in the
state and also to assess the educa-
tional Standards of predominantly
Negro schools.
Five New Jersey communities
are now; facing school integration
situations, reported Miss June
Shagaloff, NAACP special assist
ant for education.
*Englewoode the Board of Ed
ucatiobs upon NAACP request, has
undertaken a study of the de facto
segregation4of the Lincoln elemen-
tary school.
DR.. Dan Dobson; director, Center
for Hhh1ans Relations, New York
University, is consultant.
*Montclair, , the Board of Ed
ucation, has agreed to close an
all-colored junior high school in
September, 1862, and appointed a
5O-perSon study committee.
*Plainfield, the Board of Ed
ucatio4 sis initiating a study of de
facto = segregated elementary
schools and educational standards.
fOrange, contending that the
Central and Oakwood elementary
schoolS are .deluiberately segre-
gated. { The Orange Maplewood
NAACP has urged the Board to
desegregate the schools ''immedi-
ately."
*Newark, Negroe pare n t S
through the NAACP, have filed
suit in Federal district court con-
tendingtdhat gerrymandering Of
Negro youngsters into the Speed
way school prevents them from
attending the new all-white Vails-
burg school.
Attorneys Paul Zuber and George
D. letter argue that school lines
are set UP. so that certain districts
remain white.
The NAACP's Miss Shagaloff
asserted that "a large number of
New Jersey communities MAIN
tain public schools which are in
fact segregated, largely because of
housingl patterns, custom or the
tendency of school officials to zone
growing Negro communities in
way that results in racially homo
geneous schools. F"