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Evening star., 1961-03-19

them realize they are still part
of the community and still have
q contribution to make to the
community.
These programs include the
foster home plan, the Home
maker Service and Friendly
Visitor programs, and an ex-
panded program Of public hous-
ing for the aged, all Of which are
designed to allow older persons
to live independent lives and
to keep them out Of institu-
tions.
The agency directors said
they are now planning to ex-
Ipand many Of these programs
to serve a much larger number
of older persons in the future.
Census Bureau figures show
that there are about 10000
persons over '65 in the Wash
'ington Metropolitan area, &c.
143 Of them in the District It
self. The number Of persons in
this age group is increasing at
q rate Of about 5000 q year.
Other Areas Poorer
An official Of the District
Welfare Department said, how
ever, that the number Of older
people In this area with no re-
sources to help them meet old
age is less than in many other
areas. He said that a large
percentage Of local senior citi-
zens are receiving some sort
OF pension from the Federal
Government.
Statistics show that 29,O5O
District residents are receiving
some sort of allotment under
the Civil Service Retirement
Act. A total Of 4T520 are re-
ceiving Social Security benefits,
and S,088 are receiving public
assistance from the District
Welfare Department.
But just because a lot of
people receive some sort of
pension from the Government
Evening star., 1961-03-19

objection to this. In fact, they
could prove very helpful in the
city's effort to attract more
people downtown"
Knox Banner, executive di-
rector of Downtown Progress,
a non-profit group set up by
businessmen with support of
the Federal City Council and
the National Capital Planning
Commission.
1--WE believe Sidewalk cafes
are one of a number Of things
that can be done to make the
downtown more attractive. Our
advisory groups have expressed
great interest in. how nice this
kind of thing would be for
Washington. AS a matter of
course, they would help revi-
talize downtown"
Edward c. BaItz, president of
the Perpetual Building Associ-
alton and chairman of the Dis
trict Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency:
Il certainly can see a great
deal of good in this proposal.
Aren't more life and people
downtown what we need? Side
walk cafes can be found in al
most every city abroad. They
are pleasant and interesting. /
think they can be good for
Washington"
William E. Shannon, presi-
dent of Shannon & Luchs and
a former president of the
Mortgage Bankers Association
Of Washington:
Il favor this idea very much.
I'm sure there is general en-
thusiasm for it. Sidewalk
cafes can be a very attractive
asset. They add a touch of life
and interest that will be q
good thing for the city. In
addition, they will help WASH
ington to be q pleasanter place
for tourists to visit"
Evening star., 1961-03-19
BY ROBERT ]. LEWIS
Star staff Writer

Influential opinion is strongly
behind the District Commits
sioners' desire to see some we'll
run sidewalk cafes in Wash
ington.
A sampling Of citizen views
disclosed this yesterday. Not
only were the most conserva-
tive citizens pleased-they were
enthusiastic.
All three District Commits
sioners support the idea, and
civic organizations are back
ing them up.
Favorable Backing
Spokesman for the Downtown
Progress and other groups in
terested in a revitalized down.
town were uniformly favorable.
Supporters interviewed in
cluded bankers, merchants,
architects and real estate men
closely identified with efforts
to improve the city and make
it more attractive.
They see benefits for Wash
ingtonians and tourists alike.
Action to have sidewalk cafe
regulations drafted was taken
at a meeting Of the District
Commissioners last Wednesday
Favoring the action were Com
mission Chairman Walter N
Tobriner and Engineer Commits
Sioner Frederick j. Clarke.
Commission Robert E. Nc
Laughlin, who was attending q
conference in New York, coulC
not be present when the deci-
sion was made. He strongly in
dorsed the action yesterday.
I've been pushing this fol
two years and wholeheartedly
favor the idea," Commissioner
Mclaughlin said. "Well-op.
Grated sidewalk cafes are un.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
Posters Advertise
Good Friday Rites

Businesses throughout the
area will display posters urging
their patrons to observe Good
Friday, March 81, in the church
of their choice.
The Right Rev. Msgr. George
I. Gingras, executive secretary
OF the Good Friday Observance
Committee, announced that
civic, business and professional
organizations in the area are
joining in the effort.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
Alumni Dinner

The Washington area chap
ter Of the University Of Kansas
Alumni Association will have
a dinner meeting at Z pm.
Friday at the National Press
Club. The new chancellor Of
the university, DR.. w. Clarke
Wescoe, will speak.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
Quukerism Lecture

Ralph A. Rose, chairman Of
the Committee on Ministry and
Counsel OF. the Friends Meet
ing of Washington, viii speak
at 3 pm. Wednesday at the
Friends Meeting Of Washing
ton, 2111 Florida avenue NV.
The lecture is the first in q Sc.
rieS Of eight on Quakerism.
Evening star., 1961-03-19

on ScneQule.
Delmer Ison, the executive
director Of the commission, ex-
planned yesterday that the
transit companies are not 60
ing to be asked to perform
service miracles - especially
during the rush-hour periods
when traffic congestion causes
unforeseen delays and tangles.
Bus Riding Stressed
But, he said, the schedules
and frequency Of buses during
the base period-the non-rush
hourS-can be regulated so that
the riding public will be in
duced to make use Of the bus
lines instead Of relying on
private autos.
Although the regulations
have not yet been completely
detailed, q draft Of service
standards is being prepared for
presentation to the transit
commissioners.
BaSically, Mr.. ISon said, the
regulations will cover maxi
mum loads that buses should
carry and the "headway" Of
buses operating along particu-
lar routes.
During rush hours, for in
stance, the number Of riders
who would be forced to stand
on a bus should not number
more than one-third to one
half the number Of those
seated. During base schedule
hours every rider should have
a seat available - If not on
every bus, then at least after
only 8 short wait for . second
bus.
Rush Hour Havoc
Rush hours will play havoc
with "headway'-the time be-
tween buses at a particular
point-but it is felt that during
regular hours the frequency
should be strictly set.
Mr.. ISon feels that the Ions
runs which most Of the lines
operate in this area, stretching
several miles out into the
suburbs, make 1t imperative
that more seats be available
for riders If they are to be at
tracted to use the service.
This. he said, will be among
the first matters to get the at
tention Of the commission
staff. Improvements however
may not come for several
months while detailed analysis
is made Of present service, he
added.
The transit agency, estab-
lished by an interstate COM
pact signed by Maryland, Vir-
ginia and the District, will now
undertake the job Of regulating
all the transit companies serv-
ing the Washington Metropo1-
tan area.
The compact was executed
in late December with the pro-
viSo that the agency'S func-
tionS would not start for 90
days. On Wednesday its duties
officially begin.
District Engineer CommiS-
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which is constantly eroded by
initiation. Add also the fact that
after q lifetime Of work and
raising a family, most older
people are not ready to accept
any notion that they are no
longer needed.
The sum Of this addition is
Illustration for a large segment
Of the older population and
tragedy for others according
to a report Of the Senate Spe-
cial Committee on Aging.
But the former Arlington
school teacher who said that
things were getting better"
was speaking Of the Washing
ton area. She was a visitor at
Sargent House, q senior citi-
zen recreation center run by
the Washington Episcopal
Diocese.
Foster Plan Begun
She illustrated her point by
discussing q friend Of hers, an
active woman in her late six
ties, who had been adopted"
BY a foster home. She had been
placed by q social service
agency which started the fos-
ter home plan less than two
years ago.
"A few years ago." the
teacher said, "if you were alone
in the world, you Just stayed
alone, unless you wanted to
enter one Of those homes for
the aged, and my friend didn't
want to do that at all"
"Yes, we're making progress, !"
DR.. Edna H. Treasure said, "but
We still have q long way to 60. /"
DR.. Treasure is executive direc-
tor Of the Districts Council on
the Aging, the organization
which compiled local informa-
ton for the White House Con-
ference.
DR.. Treasure said the more
recent programs to aid older
persons are geared to making
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can't leave his apartment any
more. And he expressed the
sentiments Of many older peo-
pie in the Washington area.
Social service workers and
the older people themselves,
contacted In survey by The
Star, indicated they were hope
ful that recent national pub
Lefty on the problems Of the
aging would result in action
on the national and the local
bsvel.
The survey also showed that
both government and private
social agencies in the Washing
Son area have started new pro-
grams and expanded old ones
In an effort to help older people
help themselves.
The social service people
based their hope on recent de-
yelopmentS in the Federal Gov
ernment. They pointed to last
years White House Conference
on the Problems Of the Aging
as q vehicle which brought
these problems into the nation
al spotlight.
Worry About Present
They pointed out that the
Senate last month created q
special committee with a
$150,0O0 budget to compile in
formation on ways to help the
nations rapidly expanding
older population.
They pointed also to bills
now before Congress-bills that
would help provide medical
care for those over IS; halt
job discrimination against
older. workers in firms doing
business with the Government.
and even create a sort of
domestic peace Corps" for
older citizens.
But the older people con-
tacted were worried more about
the present than the future.
They were interviewed in nurs-
ing homes and foster homes,
in a District park and in
senior citizens centers.
Things are getting better ]
for u.s." q 72-year-old former
school teacher said, land
they're going to get even better.
But so many older people don't
know where to go for help, or
for just plain companionship."
What did she mean by
Things are getting better?"
And what are the problems Of
the aged in the first place?
Most Of the experts agree !!
that the problems are as varied
as the number of older people;
and that the number Of both
is increasing more rapidly each
year.
More Growing Old
Basically, the sociologists say,
we have created a society in
which most persons survive !
well beyond the years they
spend working, and in which
the former concept of Grand Il
ma rocking away in a corner !
bedroom chair is no longer
acceptable. Il
Add to this the fact that
most older people plan to live I
their last years on a pension !
Evening star., 1961-03-19
ST. EIizabeths
Sets Research
On Criminals
Buffalo Expert
Hired to Begin
Study in Fall

A new psychiatric research
program, which could help
guide the courts in determining
guilt in criminal cases, will get
under way at st. ElizabethS
Hospital next fall.
Mental patients who have
committed criminal acts will
receive intensive study in an
attempt to throw more light on
the relation between mental
illness. and crime. The program
was instituted because of the
increased use of psychiatry in
the courts.
DR.. Winfred OverholSer. su-
perintendent Of the hospital,
explained the new program in
announcing the appointment
Of DR.. Samuel YochelSon Of
Buffalo. N. Y, to the st. Eliza
beths staff.
DR.. YochelSon is considered
an authority in New York State
on the use of mental illness as
a defense in court cases. He
will begin work at st. Eliza
beths in September.
More Data Needed
1--WE will ask DR.. Yochelson
to concentrate in this field" 4"
DR.. Overholser said, because
there is an increasing need for
information on mentally Ill
persons who have committed
criminal acts. More and more
attention is being given to this
phase of psychiatry by the
courts"
The new. program was not
the direct result Of recent legal
tangleS in District Of Columbia
courts, DR.. Overholser said.
But I can't say these cases
had othing to with the pro.
gram, either" he added.
One such case, now pending
in the Municipal Court of Ap-
peals, involves a judges action
in accepting a guilty plea from
a defendant who had beer
called mentally i'll by physi-
clans at st. Elizabeths.
Another involves Dallas o
Williams, a 46-year-old District
resident. whose sanity has been
the subject of many court pro-
ceedings. Williams is undergo
ing psychiatric examination at
st. Elizabeths to determine il
he is legally responsible for the
fatal shooting of a gas station
attendant last Wednesday.
Few Studies Made
DR.. Overholser said DR.. Yoch-
elSon will concentrate on re-
search in the field of forensic
psychiatry, which deals with
the application Of pSychiatry
in the courts and determining
if a defendant is criminally re-
'SponSible for q crime,
DR.. Overholser said there are
very few research programs on
this segment Of psychiatry in
the country, but that there
have been some far-reachinR
programs in Japan and Eng
land.
DR.. Yockelson now is medical
director Of the psychiatric
clinic Of the Jewish Community
Services Society Of Buffalo. He
has had numerous hospital ap-
pointments and has been on
the teaching staff Of the De-
partment Of Psychiatry Of the
University Of Buffolo Medical
School since 1946.
He is the author Of numerous
articles on forensic pSychiatry,
juvenile delinquency and alco-
holiSm.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
New Area 7 Transit BODY
Beoins Work This Week
Rider Attraction to Be Stressed,
No Service Miracles Expected
BY GILBERT GIMBLE
Star staff Writer

Officials Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Commission which formally starts its regulatory operations
this week. preparing service standards which they hope
will attract riders to public transportation.
What the transit group wants through its service
regulations that buses will be frequent enough and
Evening star., 1961-03-19
CITES AND PEOPLE
Sidewalk Cafes Get Wide Bockinq

deniably an attraction that
Washington needs"
TObriner's Opinion
Commissioner Tobriner's view
is that well-run sidewalk cafes
can enhance the enjoyment
'of Washington" by the public,
and should be encouraged.
Not a single objection was
voiced by prominent Washing
tonians reached by The Star
for comment. They said cafes
of, this type would be an asset
to the city.
Typical comments follow:
Andrew Parker, president Of
woodward & Lothrop, and a
member of the board of the
Redevelopment Land Agency
and Of the Downtown Progress
group:
I'm very much in favor of
the Districts approval of side
walk cafes. I think it's a good
idea. 1t will help people to en-
Joy the city. It's something new
here, but not in Europe. I feel
the city can. receive nothing but
benefit from such a program. 3"
Howard w. Kacy, presi-
dent of Acacia Mutual Insur-
ance Co. and chairman Of the
Commissioners Urban Renewal
Council:
Sidewalk cafes have an ap-
peal in South America and Eur
ope, and in some cities in the
United States. I'm sure they
would have an appeal to many
persons here, and I can see no
objection to the idea"
Richard A.. Norris, presi-
dent Of the Riggs National Bank
and a member of the board of
the National Capital Downtown
Committee:
Certainly I would favor the
establishment of properly op-
Grated sidewalk cafes. I see no
Evening star., 1961-03-19

Problems foslns the Notions elderly
ore in the spotlight. What is the
situotion In the Washington areo
and whGts being done about it2 This
is the first Of three articles on the
subject.
Evening star., 1961-03-19
PROBLEMS OF THE AGING
Future Bright, but Some Can't Wait
By WILLIAM DUKE
Star Staff Writer

He was SO, crippled and un-
able to work, but he considered
himself one of the fortunate
few.
II get some money and won-
derful medical care from the
District" he said softly. And
I'll be around to see the day
when the public stops thinking
Of older people only as prob
lems'."
The speaker was a former
door-to-door salesman who
Evening star., 1961-03-19

Tomorrow: The Need to Feel Useful.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-06-30
BY DENNIS c. ZIMMERMAN,
Times Assistant Editor

Three Knights of St. John will keep
a date tomorroW-juS like they have
been keeping it for a combined total of
more than 100 years.
"PERHAPS OUR WIVES use to COM
plain in the earlier years but they soon
found out that we were going to work at
the Orphans picnic-no matter what" said
Ed Scholl, who has spent 40 years at the stand
sponsored by the Knights of st. John and
Ladies Auxiliary, The Fourth District of
Ohio.
eyes, be sure and say Knights of st.
John and not Knights of Columbus" chined
in Marty Sachs, 43-year veteran of the Or
phan's picnic benefit.
"ED AND MARTY ARE members of Com.
mandery 81. while | belong to Commandery
49," Paul Miller a 25-year st. Vincent picnic
worker added.
THE THREE MEN are typical of the many
volunteer workers and groups Gncluding the
Knights of Columbus) who help earn more
than a third of the homes expenses at the
picnic each year.
"My wife Rosie has never objected to
our working at the picnic" Paul continued,
'She lived there as a little girl and knows
what is needed to keep the place going"
"John Luden was our first chairman"
Ed Scholl noted, 'after his death, Marty took
over as chairman, then about 10 years ago
I took over the job" Paul is my co-chairman.
Lenny Webb was co-chairman under Marty"
WE CAN'T FORGET the work of the
ladies'" Marty reminded, "Gertie Marquardt
is in charge of the special rattle, Clare Rem
ner has been financial secretary for many
years, and Carrie Deshler has worked with
them for years"
Eyes we figure our stand alone has con-
tributed more than $4,000 for the Orphans
during the past 40 years. We have worked
under all of the homes chaplains from Faith
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INSIDE NEWS

WESTERVILLE ST. PAUL ScHooL-Page Two.
LETTER FROM DUBLlN-Page Three.
READER SAYS FOREIGN Aid Needs Re-evaIu.
.afion-Page Four.
ARE CONVERTS BETTER CATHOLICISM.
Sheerin-Page Four.
BREIG AGAIN ON English in Msss-Page Five.
MRS. PETRUccl REVIEWS Miss Behaviour
Page Five.
SUPREME COURT CONTROVERSIES Recalled
Page Six.
OHIO NEWS NJ obifUaries-Page Seven.
RURAL LIFE FEATURES-Page Eight.
YOUTH NJ ACTIVITY SeheduIe-Page Nine.
LOUIS PUT OUT About Majors Grab-Psse Ten.
ENTERTAINMENT Ratings, Bishops Urge Great.
er Use of TV-Page Twelve.
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ON THE FOURTH:
Live 1t Up
But Stay AIiue
Going to live it up on the 9TH?

Going to live it up on the 9TH?
Be careful? you have a moral obligation to
avoid grave personal dangers" says Father
Linus J. Thro, 81, rector Of st. Louis Univer-
sity's college Of philosophy and letters.
That means take care if you're going to ride in an
automobile. swim, fool around with fireworks-or
even have the misfortune to tangle with poison ivy.
AUTOMOBILE PASSENGERS, according to Faith
er Thro, have a pretty serious responsibility" not to
place themselves in the hands of a driver known to
be careless.
Pointing out that automobiles can be Iethal wea.
pons, the Jesuit priest adds: 1T would be grave
fault, therefore, to drive with someone who consis-
tently mixes drinking with his Enthusiastically
since the various news media publish so many warn.
ings of the losses Of life that occur on holidays under
those circumstances"
What about fireworks?
Father Thro distinguishes between devices pre-.
sumed to have little or no danger and those where a
grave danger" could be presumed.
PERSONS WITH A DIRECT responsibility for
the welfare of others-such as parents-have a re-
sponsIblllty to prevent grave harm to them" says
Father Thro. THE same responsibility would apply to
the one discharging the fireworks. if he were aware
of the danger involved"
The responsibility to avoid occasions of personal
danger to oneself or to others stems from the law of
charity and from the natural law, Father Thro points
out.
Where does poison ivy fit in?
well, everyone is almost under obligation" says
Father Thro, TO offer a kindly warning to another
PSAooh HhSh TIT Ina pGlSoH dDUuL W elep
into a nest of snakes or into a thicket of poison ivy.
"ouR BASIC SOCIAL obligations as social beings
require us to look out for the welfare of others, to a
minimal extent at least"
Thus the experienced swimmer would have some
responsibility to go to the aid of another swimmer
who is laundering. And charity would require that
a warning be issued if it could prevent another person
from contracting poison ivy.
but THERE is NO application that demands
that one root out all the poison ivy to prevent it from
injuring other persons" says Father Thro. 1T would
be fine and charitable. but it is not a requirement"
Still plan to live it up?
Be careful!
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uted by 1882 firms through
out the state for operating
expenses of the 81 OFIC mem
bers.
ALTHOUGH OHIO Is one
of 40 such state and regional
associations, it is the first to
pass the million mark in a
single year, in funds received
and distributed through the
Foundation, now celebrating
its tenth anniversary year.
st. Mary's gift from the
OFIC will bring to S134,931
the total received since the
college became a member of
the Foundation. Gifts are
divided so per cent equally,
40 per cent according to full
time enrolment of the mem
Der schools.
SISTER ANGELlTA SAYS
that the OFIC funds will be
used to supplement present
faculty salaries and to make
needed additions to the staff.
Additional equipment will be
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HELPING THE HOMELESS:
Keep Date for Over 100 Years

er Goldschmidt, the first director to Msgr.
Harrington, Bishop Hettinger, Father Fish
er, Msgr. Mason, Msgr. Kappes and now Msgr.
Corcoran."
when we first started out we only made
$200-$300 during the day but lately we have
been able to get we'll over $10O0-our top
year was $780," Ed Scholl added.
I'VE GIVE AWAY ABOUT $1,000 worth
of groceries during the day-of course we
purchase the groceries and there is no ex-
pense involved for st. Vincent's."
"Of course We aren't the only ones who
work on the stand, there have been at least
80 people who have contributed their time
to the stand off and on through the years"
Sachs said.
Thousands of people come to st. Vim
cents each year and most of them stop at
the Knights OF ST. John stand sooner or
later"
Eyes, WE ARE THERE from at least
1890 in the morning getting things set up
the Picnic begins at IL am. and we stay
the entire time-until the picnic closes at
Midnight or after" Paul Miller noted.
"Its long hours but we enjoy every
minute of it-becauSe it's for the kids at st.
Vincent" Scholl said.
"YES, ! REMEMBER ONCE Mick Ryan
was operating a stand next to ours" Sachs
said, '"They we're giving away a 90-pound
pig. He drew a number and kept calling it
out but no one claimed that pig. Mick
finally turned to me and said Marty, you
have one of these, what's your number?'
I'll be darned if didn't have that winning
number. That pig grew to be $50 pounds
before he was butchered."
"BE SURE AND REMIND all the people
that the picnic is on July list this year in
stead of the traditional fourth" Ed Scholl
concluded
Eyes AND DON'T FORGET that we are
the knights of st. John and not the knights
of Columbus" Marty said as a postscript. He
was joking, wasn't he?
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acquired for use within the
various departments.
She added that with the
passing of the million mark,
the Ohio Foundation is now
half way to the goal of two
million it set for itself 10
wears ago.
This is considered the mini
mum need to keep the mem
Der colleges strong, in the
face of increasing enroll
ments, without tax aid for
operating funds.