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Evening star., 1961-04-14
BY MARY McGRORY
Star staff Writer

While Yuri Gagarin was rid
ing through Red Square in
triumph. the House Space
Committee, as luck would have
it, was hearing testimony from
George M. Low, the chief of
manned space flight.
For two hours, they wrestled
with the budgetary, bureau
cratic and political considera-
icns that must be success
fully negotiated If we are to
get a man on the moon, hope
fully, before the Russians.
In the nature of things, no
member of the committee
could offer any constructive
scientific suggestions as to how
this could be done. But they
offered all sorts of otner ad-
vice.
Some members of the COM
mittee preferred DR.. Low more
money. One quoted Franklin
D. Roosevelt to him, and an
other recalled to him a parable
from the Bible about a king
who withdrew from rash war
fare. All of them tried to i'm
bue DR.. Low, and his fellow
witness, Robert C. Seamans,
associate administrator of the
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, with
their own urgency.
FrustratiOn Shows
1t was the kind of gathering
which probably did not pre-
cede Maj. Gagarin's successful
blaStoff and re-entry as the
first man to orbit the earth.
1t is part of democratic
thinking that common sense
is as important to great enter
prises as scientific mastery,
but mostly what the commit
tee members did was to express
the bewilderment and frustra-
ton of the country over our
failure to keep pace with the
Russians in space.
Where is the race?" asked
Chairman Brooks sourly at one
point after he had unsuccess-
fully attempted to get from the
witnesses some ringing affirma-
ton that we must and can
beat the Russian to the moon.
DR.. Low, a slender scientist,
had brought with him to the
meeting slides to illustrate the
steps by which we will launch
Apollo, a space vehicle which
could take three men to the
moon. He had also brought
clever plastic models of the
Apollo. which were handed
around among the committee
members.
He brought everything, in
short, but reinsurance to the
Congressman and some promise
that we will do better than the
Russians, the next time around.
Hint on Money
Representative Fulton, Re-
publican of Pennsylvania, all
but asked DR.. Low and Mr.. Sea-
mans to ask for more money. !
Chairman Brooks intervened.
THAT is putting them in the
Evening star., 1961-04-14
Chamber Bid
Is Rejected
ByKennedy
BY the Associated Press

For the first time in nine
years the President of the
United States will not greet
personally the 5000 business
men delegates to the annual
meeting Of the United States
Chamber of Commerce which
opens here May /.
The chambers invitation,
first sent to President Kennedy
before his Inauguration and re-
peated again in late January,
was declined in a letter signed
by Mr.. Kennedy'S special as
sistant, Kenneth ODonnell.
Press Secretary Pierre Sa-
linger said today the President
would be unable to visit the
meeting in Constitution Hall,
three blocks from the White
House, because of "a crowded
schedule"
Former President Eisenhower
did not miss a Chamber meet
ing in his eight years in Of
flee, obviously enjoyed them,
and always got tremendous
standing ovationS from the
businessmen.
The invitations to Mr.. Ken
nedy were extended by cham
ber President Arthur H. Mot
ley. The first brought reply
on December 10, saying the
President unfortunately could
not determine his schedule at
that time. The second letter
was sent on January %, and
was answered negatively with
in a short time.
Two of Mr.. Kennedy's cabi-
net officers will speak at cham
Der meetings. Secretary of
Commerce Hodges will speak
at a luncheon and Secretary
of State Rusk will address the
annual dinner closing the con-
vention on May 8.
Evening star., 1961-04-14

parkway beyond the Cabin John
Bridge, now under construction.
The area to be bought is wood
ed and includes a popular swim
ming hole.
Also knocked out was a $l76,-
500 item, asked by the park
service, to build a new golf
concessions building on the
Rock Greek Golf Course.
New Agency Hit
The infant National Capital
Transportation Agency, strug-
Cling to proceed with plans for
a rapid transit system, had
asked the committee for rs new
positions to bring its staff up
to 100. But the committee al
lowed only 25 new positions.
Agency requests for $40, 900
to rent office space and $50, 900
for contracting services were
struck out. The committee di-
rected the agency to hold to an
absolute minimum" the hiring
of outside sources for surveys
and analyses"
Also turned down was a re-
quest by park police for Is more
men. Only $148.000 was al
lowed out of a total request of
$265, 900.
A historian for Fort Wash
ington was dropped after Rep
reSentative Kirwan said he
could see no reason to further
the history of the fort. Previ-
ously he had pointed out that
the fort was abandoned when
the British we're sighted in the
War of 1912. -r
Other action taken by the
committee included the ap-
proval Of these items:
!. S4.3 million to complete
additions to the Smithsonian
Institutions Natural History
Building.
2. 100000 for plans to re-
model the Civil Service COM
mission building. 1t is to be
developed as a National Collec-
ton of Fine Arts.
3. $4,000 for the Civil War
Centennial Commission to con-
tinue its work in fiscal 1862.
Evening star., 1961-04-14
France Convicts Five
Of HELPING Rebels

LYON, France. April IA (AP) i.
Five French citizens convict
ed of belonging to an under
ground network aiding the AL
Igerian rebels were. sentenced
here yesterday to 10-year
prison terms.
Those sentenced were jean
Jacques Brochier, his wife,
Nicole; Claudio Duhamel, Jean
Marie Boeglin and France
Preiss.
Boeglin and Preiss, who were
tried in absentia, also were
fined 10000 francs ($14,OOO)
each.
Evening star., 1961-04-14
Navy Unit to Combat
Epidemic in Ethiopiu

A five-man Navy team is
being sent to Ethiopia to help
combat an outbreak of yellow
fever, the White House an
nounced today.
. White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger said the team
will proceed to Ethiopia
promptly.
It's equipment includes two
hypo-spray, multi-dose jet in
jectorS capable of 1000 immu-
nizations an hour per gun.
Evening star., 1961-04-14
Pupils to Show Work

The students at James Mad
olson School, kindergarten age
through the sixth grade, will
present their best science pro-
ject for the year at a fair and
dinner on Tuesday.
Evening star., 1961-04-14

At the Intersection OF
Eost-West Highway and 18th Street
Evening star., 1961-04-14
81 Had No Doubt"


Mai. Gagarin said that from
the blastoff until the landing
II had no doubt about the sue
cessful outcome of the space
flight"
He seemed to sniff OCCASION
ally, perhaps from emotion,
perhaps from a slight cold. But
most of the time he kept smil-
ing. When the crowd re-
peatedly broke in with applause,
he joined them in clapping his
hands, as is the Russian man
ner.as5s
Then Mr.. Khrushchev spoke
in response.
A large part of the world was
listening in, and for the first
time the people Of many coun-
tries in Western Europe were
watching the first live TV from
Moscow to the West.
Mr.. Khrushchev made the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24
TOP TUNES
By HARRY BAcAS
star staff Writer

No, those are not real
Jungle sounds on The Lion
Sleeps Tonight" They we're
produced in a New York re-
cording studio.
But the music is authentic.
It is an African tribal hunt
ing chant called "Wimowea"
to which words have been
fitted. In its original version,
without words, the chant was
recorded by the Weavers and
the Kingston Trio. .
THE Lion" was recorded
for RCA Victor by the To-
kens, a little-known group Of
singers from Brooklyn. This is
their first hit, and a lot of
the credit must go to Victor's
Hugo and Luigi, who pro-
duced those eerie sounds.
The. Tokens are four boys.
There are two brothers, Phil
Margo, 10, and Michel Mar
go, IA, together with Hank
Medress, 81, and Jay Siegel,
20. Before this, they had one
record. on Warwick and two
others on Victor.
The boys are baSically a
rock-and-roll group. In their
repertoire, however, they also
had the chant, a wordless,
rhythmic thing.
Hugo and Luigi, looking for
something different" for the
boys to record. decided to do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24
TEEN BRIEFS

Bladensburg, Md, honored
the junior and senior classes
Wednesday at a special tall
ent show in the school gym
naSium.
Following the skits, the
upperclassmen we're guests
for refreshments in the cafe
terra. The surprise" event
was the freshman class's re-
Spouse to the welcome it re-
ceived from the upperclass-
men at the opening of school.
- y
The Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra will give two con-
certs for approximately 1000
students of Prince Georges
County on Monday afternoon
at the High Point High
School gymnasium.
For the concerts, Herbert
Grossman, associate conduc-
tor, has invited % high school
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24
High Point High Schools Band
Marches in Philadelphia Parade

students to play with the
symphony orchestra, most of
whom played in an all-State
orchestra performance in
Baltimore last month.
y y
Marsha Warren, a junior
at Northwood High, Silver
Spring, Md, has been elected
State recorder for the Mary
land Future Homemakers of
America. She will record the
minutes Of State FILA meet
ings and compile information
for the groups newsletters.
-
Kent Bailey, a senior at
Gonzaga High School in the
District, has been elected vice
president of the Council of
Catholic Youth of the Diocese
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24

Of Richmond. He also is the
president of his own Cath
Ole Youth Organization at
st. Rita's in Alexandria, Va
The National Honor So
ciety at Osbourn High School
in Manassas, Va, conducted
an installation ceremony
Wednesday. Several juniors
and seniors were tapped"
into the organization during
a special assembly given for
the student body.
After the Christmas vaca-
ton, the Debate Club at
Wheaton High School will be-
gin its inter-high schedule,
battling over the topic of
Federal aid to education.
Gerald Spector will act as
spokesman for the group. /.
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TOP TUNES
Tokens Recreote Jungle Sounds in Lion

most Of the time was spent
in selecting and placing the
instruments as Hugo and
Luigi kept experimenting
with different arrangements.
Besides the PERCUSSION bat
terry, they used a conventional
rhythm section, a soprano
saxophone to play the in
strumental break and a So
prano singer to sing a very
high wailing line behind the
boys.
After the instrumental set
UP was completed, it required
only two or three takes" to
record the song.
The song opens with the
lead voice, Jay Siegel, against
the chant of the group, all of
them singing wordlessly. The
lyric, when it comes, plays
a small role, only enough to
unity the song Az give it
some meaning.
Hugo and Luigi haze worked
with youngsters before, but
they were surprised to see
14-year-old Mitchell busy
with a book, pencil and paper
while they set up the drums.
He was busy writing every
time there was a break in the
recording.
Finally Luigi couldn't stand
1t any longer. What are you
doing?" he asked.
my homework. I've gotta
get it finished" the boy said
and kept on writing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24

mir tn graders pledged to try
to make it look as new at
the time of their graduation
as the day they moved in.
But while we are proud Of
our building. we are even
more proud of what goes on
inside it-proud Of the stu
dent body and the things the
students are doing.
The student council is rati-
flying the constitution which
it drew up. Key Club mem
bers were recently indicted
at a special CT er cere-
mony. The Honor Society,
recently named the Dag
Hammarskjold emorial
Chapter" has taken on the
job of tutoring those stu
dents who need special help
in any subject.
The cafeteria is student
run, and no teachers stand
guard" during lunch periods.
The rule that there is to be
no smoking at any time any
where on the school grounds
is the direct result of special
voting by the students last
year.
We have a different kind
of honor roll, too. Instead
of the usual one, which Or
dinarily allows no grade be-
low a B, there are three. The
first has a minimum require
ment of four AS and two
BIS, the next is for those
with no grade below a B, and
the third is for those with a
B average and no grade be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24

Seventy-two members of
the High Point High School
Band of Beltsville, Md, were
scheduled to play in the an
nual Gimbels Thanksgiving
Day Parade yesterday in
Philadelphia.
This is the third year Gin
bells has invited the High
Point Band to attend with
its color guard, pom pom
girls and majorettes. They
were to leave Beltsville in
three buses at 4 am. on
Thanksgiving.
After the parade, the group
was scheduled to go on a
tour of Valley Forge before
returning home.
Millions of people across
the Nation were introduced
to Wheaton High School last
week when the November 20
issue of U. S. News & World
Report hit the newsstands.
The magazine carried a
large front-view picture of
the Montgomery County
school to illustrate an article
by DR.. James B. Conant on
how high school students
should select colleges. The
Wheaton photograph was
representative of modern sub
urban schools.
= 4 =
The freshman class at
Elizabeth Seton High School,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24

TEEN Go-P1d Is Dhere
you'll find out what's going
on in the Washington area
today, Saturday and Sunday.
If your school, church or So
cidl group is planning a meek
end event Which area teen
ayers may attend, mail the
information to TEEN, The
Washington Star, Washing
ton 3, D. C. The deadline is
Tuesday for publication the
following Friday. Correspond
ence must include the tUriter'S
name, address and telephone
number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24

something with the chant.
First they wrote words for it.
Then Hugo expanded the
melodic structure.
The next step was to get
some jungle sounds.
They ordered a lot of
strange instruments from a
New York company that spe-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24

posts. From this patio, you
can see right into the glass
walled Railways of one wing.
On the right lies a small
garden. with the huge gym
nasium rising above it.
Inside, you can see that
the front lobby is also laid
with mosaic designs. The
halls are wide and brightly
Lit, especially upstairs, where
sunlight pours in through the
Skylights.
The Sound-proof band
room has a really great set
of modern equipment. There
are built-in speakers in the
ceiling for playing back the
stereo recordings that can
be made. A school wide
broadcasting unit is also in
cluded.
The language and science
labs are especially we'll
equipped. Private booths are
provided for those students
doing extra work on their
French. The greenhouse at
tached to the science wing
is already in use.
Landscaping the school
grounds has become a big
project recently. The Mary
land State Forestry Division
has given us thousands of
white pine and Norway spruce
seedlings to use in the con-
servation of the several steep
slopes on the property. Sew
eral school organizations are
helping with the planting.
Because they were so proud
Of the building, last years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24
School of the Week
sPRINGBROOK

Editors Note: This article
tDas tDrttten by the oat-of-
school publicity committee at
Springbrook High School in
Montgomery County, Nd.
What? You haven't heard
about Springbrook? It's a
brand new high school To-
Gated in the outskirts of Sill
yer Spring, and we, its proud
students, are convinced that
it is the best in the Wash
ington area.
The school was opened
last December to accommo-
date the overflow from
Northwood and S er W 90 d
High Schools. There are al
most 1880 students this year
quite a change from last
years $50.
The grades run from sew
enth through 10th. Next year
the seventh and eighth
grades will be transferred to
a new junior high, White
Oaks, and the following year
the school will probably have
the usual 10th through 18th
grades.
The school buildingI itself
is beautiful. 1t is large,
modern and sprawling, and is
covered on several sides with
unusual mosaic thing. A
large driveway circles up to
the front entrance, which is
formed by a covered patio
with brick and lattice-work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24
Special Events

PERFoRMANCE-DANCE CALAIS. The
Montgomery County Arts Center
in cooperation with the County
Recreation Department will spon-
sor a folk dance performance and
a dance at the Bethesda Youth
Center. Walsh street. Just off
Wisconsin avenue. at 1880 o'clock
tonight for junior high students
and Saturday night for senior
hlgh students. Admission is 81
per person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24

low a c. This allows more
students to make the honor
roll and encourages those
who made the lower groups
to work up to the top.
Blue Devils" was selected
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s. Teen b Teen - -
19yzaS 6 Tsss.Ad. 3 sssp. 30 81 Sc 55sNs9

HI-FI unique speaker system incor-
porating q Jensen speaker Great for
monaural. Best offer. Re. s-3611.
HUBCAPS, 4 Lancer, 49,: best offer
or trade for floor shift for 81 Ford.
ia. 5-2S39
GUITAR: Fender stratocaster; excel,
S S%ease s1po St or Best ORA Ju sSs9f
LIONEL "O2T" equipment, $50 worth
inquired Whizzer motor bike motor,
needs parts, $50. LOU. OIL. 4-6s71.
NERO, "a; stand. shift with oyerdriye,
r. and h., clean as pin; 500. IA.
S-G00l OF Empire S-i0a5.
1850 MERCURY; perfect shape 2-dr.
with Wv. tires radio Hurst floor
Call EN-, 3-4763 after 6 pm.
MODEL "a" PARTS; radiators and
shills.. excel. cond. motor, trans. rear
end, front end, complete. Excel. cond.
Headlights; All kinds Of body parts,
almost everything. Call VIII. 6-0506.
MODEL "a REAR END, complete with
All for SIS. ~. 9-s757.
good shape. Also Mallory ignition,
complete. HE. 4-7772.
oLDS $50 BLOCK; bored A., 81 CT,
with heads, wtr. pump, ting. chm.
eoyer, Sstrtr. mtr" solenoid. ROC
PACKARD FLOOR SHIFT TRANS. with
adapter to fit Chev. o; $50. VIII. g.
5O73. after $3.50 pm.
PIN BALL MACHINE, Williams Dallas"
good cond.; S25. Call FRANK VIII. p
RENAULT Dauphine 81; good condi-
ton; $500 or best offer. 356-441O
SEMI-AUTO. RIFLE, 90 cal. with =
SHOT clip; * scope: asking S25. Call
SPoTLIGHTs, matched pair. round
sell SIS each. LII. $3.50.
2 STUDEBAKER 15-in. wire wheel
covers. Stude. VS. 4-barrel carb and
manifold. Make offer. HE. 4-s94S
SWAP 81 Chevy loaded hood and
trunk for stock, plus cash. No cracks,
good condition JU. 5-9S9S.
TRAIN SET, Amer. Flyer, automatic
switches, transformer. uncoupler
bumpers. many freight cars, lots of
track, remote controls, etc. Loco.
needs repair: $40 complete. HA. 2
TRAIN, Lionel, 027-gauge, cars, track
and big transformer. Accessories. Sell
in parts. DA. 5-S921.
WHEELS, 14-inch Ford, Mere, Chew
Ply, several used tires and ,hubcaps.
WRECKING, 81 Mere. station wagon.
Motor, auto. trans, glass, most other
parts. Also 81 Stude cow glass
and body parts for sale. Also want
mechanic for part-time work on cash
or trade basis. Location. near 10th
and Irving n.wn D. C. AID. 4-1312.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24
Stage

FINIAN's RAINBOW: The American
Light Opera Co. will present
"Finian's Rainbow" an Irish
musical fantasy about q magic
crock OF gold and its leprechaun
owner. at $50 O'Clock tonight
through Sunday, at the Trinity
Theater in GEORGETOWN. Thirty
sixth and o streets NV. A mat
day. Tickets are $3.50 through
$3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24

cializes in such things, and
had them sent to Victor's
oath street studios. There
were tunable tom toms, drums
made Of wood, bone or gourds
and many other exotic pre-
cusSion instruments from At
RIGA and the Caribbean.
At the recording session,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24

Now that you've heard all
about it, you can probably
see why we're so proud Of
Springbrook, and why we
suspect you'll be hearing a
lot about us in the very near
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24
Dances

RECORD HOP: A dance sponsored
by the Jefferson Volunteer Fire
Department in Fairfax County.
Va, will be held from $40 to
IL 80 pm. Saturday at the fire
hall, Graham road and Arlington
boulevard Harry Putnam of Sta
ton WEEL is master OF cere-
monies. Admission is 81 per
person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24

future. But in the words of
our principal, Richard c.
Ahlberg. I'VE don't consider
ourselves perfect, and are
always working for improve
ment."
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Nature

HIKES: At Fort Washington. Nd;
meet at the fort entrance at .
pm. SATURDAY. and return at
4 pm.
Hike through Rock Greek Park
meet at the trail center on Beach
drive in the park at > pm. Sun
gay and return at pm.
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AREA DISC JOCKEYS PICK TOP TEN RECORDS
Consensus of the Ratings of Nine Local D. US

Record
I. Know
z. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
;. Gypsy Woman
4. Run to Him
5. Moon River
6. Please Mr.. Postmun
7. Peppermint Twist
8. Poor Fool
9. Big Bad John
10. A Certain Girl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24

this year to be the sports
teams nickname. 1t matches
the colors that were chosen
last year dark blue and light
blue. At most of the games,
a little blue devil" can be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24

seen prancing around, pitch
fork and all, stomping on
effigies of opposing teams.
Acting as mascot, he's the lit
tie brother Of one of the
cheerleaders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24
Observation-Disclosures
Miscellaneous
Wanted
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ADDITIONAL tenor sax wanted for es-
tablished working band. 67l-7355s
FENDER, l.. front, Sc Buick Roadmas-
ter: S.00xl5 tires, good cond. Call
FRANK, VIII. 2-4324.
OLD LARGE toy trains wanted before
80. Any condition. JE. 4-3707.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-24
Jobs Wanted

I WOULD LIKE a Job after school on
weekdays in Pine Spring area. Do
nestle work or babysitting. Call
VELAdA. JE. 2-S0S4.
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Notices
HINlRRMIIInHlIIIInIIlIIMnRIIInIIHIInIRRa

ATTRACTIVE TEEN-AGERs, do you
have fashion model potential? cah
NO. 1871, CAPPA CHELL MODELS
AUTO PINSTRIPING, signs. car names
ETC., done professionally. Reasonable
HE 4-TTT2 evenings
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IUIWIIHUHIIIIIIIIIIiHHTIIII Observation-Disclosures
BENDIX ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, cos
$3.50 weeks ago, 6-v., will sell fol
SIS (brand-newl. Two horns for sale
l COW horn excel. cond. plays 'MerrilI
We Roll Along" excel. cond. also
Call VIII R-O5O6
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-15

blooms begin To appear in mid
March and reach their peak
during April. The floral dis
play is enhanced by late
blooming camclliaS, wiStcria
and dogwood.
Since December the City
Parks Department has planted
more than 5000 additional az-
alcaS in public areas To provide
additional color through out
the city.
For a closeup view of thous-
ands of azalCaS. visitors will Sc
able To tour formal and infor-
NAL gardens at orion Planta-
ton, Airlic Gardens and
Greenfield Gardens. \ grom
"f III private gardens will b,
open for special tour during
the Festival.
Presiding over The Festival
will bc Queen Azdlca XIV
Last years queen was movie
star Linda Christian. The
queens court will include May
Queens of North Carolina col
legcS and universities.