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Evening star., 1961-06-21
DC. C.Reviews PoIicy
On Minority Hiring
Tobriner Asks
Departments
To Make Study
BY CHARLES PIERCE
Star staff Writer

Commissioner Walter N. To-
briner. in an unpublished memo
to all District department
heads, has requested that they
review" their policies on the
hiring and promotion Of per
sons of minority groups"
This memo, it was learned
yesterday, is being circulated
at a time when the District
Government is making another
survey of the number of whites
and Negroes on its payrolls.
/ A similar survey last year
showed that Negroes held nearly
AZ per cent of all District
Government jobs, but white
employees occupied all but
relatively few of the top NUM-
cipal posts.
The follow-up survey being
conducted this year on recon-
mendation of the District Coun-
Gil on Human Relations was
to have been completed by
July l, but repeatedly will be
delayed because of other busi-
ness.
Commissioner Tobriner said
in his memo to department
heads:
I'm view of the tense situa-
ton that prevails in many parts
OF the world and the important
role which our own country
plays in world affairs, and be-
cause fair employment prac-
tices are innately decent and
moral, l request that each de-
partment and agency head re-
view his department policies
and practices in regard to the
hiring and promotion of per-
sons of minority groups.
This is particularly import
ant since the Federal City is
an exemplar for the rest of the
country and for the world at
large.
Il do not request any speci-
fic reports at this time, but
urge a careful examination of
this matter in order that such
reports, if requested, will show
a complete and honest policy
of non-discrirnination in re-
spect to personnel practices"
The Commissioners adopted
discrimination policy on
personnel in 1858.
The survey last year on the
number of white and nonWhite
employees was designed to de-
termine if this policy was
being carried out.
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin said when the results
of the survey last year were
reported that it was obvious
a great deal of progress was
being made in eliminating
racial prejudice in hirings and
promotions.
He added, however. that this
survey also showed that some
city departments still arc mot
enthusiastic" about following
the discrimination edict.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
Bill Aims
AtCurbino
OfObscenity

A House District subcommit-
tee today approved a bill aimed
at eliminating obscene publica-
tions and movies in Washington
Much Stiffer than current
law, the measure would enable
the District Commissioners to
confiscate the property of those
convicted under the. proposal.
Under another section of the
bill the Commissioners could
close down a theater in which
obscene films had been shown.
But the subcommittee, headed
by Representative Dowdy.
Democrat of Texas, ignored
both the District Commissioners
and United States Attorney
David c. Acheson, who earlier
had criticized one portion Of
the bill as being too vague and
indefinite.
Mr.. AcheSon. fof example,
said under the language Of the
bill as it now stands, courts
could ban Romeo and Juliet. /"
The bill proposes a fine of $500
or a year in jail for anyone con-
victed of disseminating "in-
trigues between men and
women"
In other action, the subcom-
mittee passed over for further
study a bill which would permit
District retailers to include free
gifts with their sales.
On objection to the bill, au-
thored by Representative Ma
thias, Republican of Maryland,
was that it might legalize the
use of trading stamps in the
District.
Other bills approved and sent
to the full District Committee
would:
Permit police to confiscate a
wider variety of property used
in gambling operations.
Allow credit unions to pro-
vide life insurance for families
of their members.
Permit life insurance COM
panies here to affiliate with
other insurance companies
through stock purchases.
Provide for representation of
variable life insurance contract
owners on committees set up to
study investments.
Permit foreign corporations
to make investments here with
out paying the District fran
chise tax.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
Camp Fund Facts

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out your check or
money order to The Even
ing Star Summer Camp
Fund. Mail it to The Even
ing Star, Second street and
Virginia avenue Sc, or
bring cash to The Star. A
receptionist in the lobby
will direct you to the
cashiers office.
The cost-$41.55 for IL
days, $20.78 for six days.
All sums received by The Even
ing Star Summer Camp Fund go
to Family and Child Services OF
Washington, United Givers
Fund agency, for the use Of its
Summer OUTINGS Committee Fam
lily and Child Services is regis
tered under the District of CO.
lumbla Charitable Solicitations
Act No. 6-07-15l.
Evening star., 1961-06-21

Shore native to come back
again, meet more of the chill
dren, reconsider.
Mrs. Ziegler did. Her decision
to join the staff in 1928 marked
the start of an absorbing career
devoted to finding out what re-
tarded children can learn, and
how to teach them. Soon, no
other pupils could compete with
them in her affection.
Mrs. ziegler. who became
principal, has had one special
dream during her years at the
school-a real building to re-
place dark, scattered, makeshift
claSsrooms.
That dream came true this
spring. when the Mary G.
Ziegler School. an $500 900
building glowing with light and
color, was dedicated at DTS,
part of the Children's Center at
Laurel, Md.
Unusual Honor
Its name pays special tribute
to the principal. for never be-
fore has a District Public Well
fare Department building been
named for a living member of
the welfare staff.
Gone at least are the days
when youngsters had to go to
class in the Easements of cot
tages at DTS. The basement
claSsroomS, with rough cement
floors and very little light,
often had to be reached by
steep stairs. This means a daily
struggle for many children, who
had poor muscle coordination.
The new building is all on
one floor.
About 800 youngsters among
the 1000 DTS residents will go
to school regularly. But the
others will enjoy the school.
too, for they will see movies
Evening star., 1961-06-21

evening and adult school stu
would be from $50 for
a full course to $84, a so per
cent jump. The next highest is
a 10.6 per cent increase in the
elementary school fee, from
1926 a year to $3.50.
The other increases are:
Vocational highs, from 1894 a
year to $607; senior highs, from
$500 to $444; junior highs, from
1896 to $344; Veterans high
school, from 1868 to $372;
Americanization School, from
$124 to $133; Veterans summer
school, from 500 to $50, and
D. C. Teachers College. from
$25 semester hour to SGT.
Approval Expected
Anticipating approval by the
Commissioners, school officials
reported that the plan already
has the backing of Frank M.
Hally, internal audit officer for
the District.
The number of tuition-paying
students next fall is expected
to increase partly because bill
which went into effect this year
gave school officials the power
to tighten the reins on which
students should pay and which
ones should not. The ones ex-
cused from payment must show
that their parents. living out
side the District. are not finan-
cially able to care for them.
They also must show that their
residence here-usually with a
close relative or legal guardian
is based on reasons other
than "just to go to school in the
District" the school board has
said.
Evening star., 1961-06-21

and other programs in the au-
ditorium work out in the new
gym that can be combined with
the auditorium for large func-
tions, and make full use of the
other special equipment.
The school, which is red
brick with aqua trim, is built
around a large, grass-covered
courtyard with a bird bath in
the center.
Glass walls overlook the
court on all four sides. One is
the wall Of the music room,
where the choral group-the
schools special pride practices.
Gay COlOrs
Yellow, blue and green tile
d-cinder- block walls bright
en- the IL clsssrooms. Desks
and chairs are in gay colors,
too.
A homemaking laboratory ac-
tually is a model apartment
where girls who may one day
earn a living as domestic work.
ers operate waSher-dryers, elec-
trio stoves and other modern
equipment. There is a beauty
shop where they will learn to
wash hair professionally and
develop good grooming habits,
too. There also is a manual arts
shop for boys, and an arts and
crafts shop.
Mrs. Ziegler and Mrs. Lucy
w. Nichols, assistant principal
who has taught at DTS almost
as long as Mrs. Ziegler has,
were pioneers in nursery school
work with retarded children.
Some of the youngsters were
so upset Mrs. Nichols just held
them to her." Mrs. Ziegler re-
But they soon blossomed
like flowers"
In the glaSs-walled lobby
overlooking the courtyard a
plaque pays tribute to Mrs.
spirit during her 33
years at DTS.
1t says: THE gift of under
standing is the greatest gift of
ALL"
Evening star., 1961-06-21

AND THEN there was a
loud cheer as the pool
opened.
IF we do get in, grab a
basket and rum" ordered one
boy to another.
Inside the bathhouSe baS-
kets we're handed out by chill
dren who have the coveted
job of helpers, coveted be-
cause it entities them to
swim in the off-hourS when
the pool is closed.
Forty girls and 40 boys fill
tered through as fast as they
could be counted. One girl
proudly repeated three times,
II was the last one allowed
in"
Soon they were splashing
and screaming and looking
at their toes through water
masks.
On the outside of the bas-
ket cage, girl number Al held
down her position, staring
inside. Behind her the line
stretched. Some girls sat on
the floor reading. Others
leaned on the rail or sat on
steps.
In the boys line, the en-
terprising bribed others to
save their places as they
went to the swings, ping pong
tables and basketball court
to wait out the hour.
Only a few mothers per-
suaded children to leave
the noise at Thirty fourth
street and Volta place NV,
with, a bribe of tomorrow
we'll come early"
Evening star., 1961-06-21
OTHER CARETAKERS of

OTHER CARETAKERS of
the young stood their ground
in line. AS an adult this called
for bravery Of a sort; al
though children come only
waist high, in mass motion
they seem as deadly as a
school of piranha.
One mother buffeted by
five or six little girls heard
a quiet but ecstatic, there's
Charles, mama" as her
daughter spied a familiar
bruSh-cut in the boys line.
The mother had great diff
ficulty locating Charles. She
gave up with, who's
Charles?"
"Oh, mother! Charles is
from ENGLAND"
At that moment, Charles
from ENGLAND, distin-
guished himself by showing
the boy in front of him.
Behind Charles was a bus
inessman, wearing sneakers,
unSucessfully disguised to
himself or anyone as the
paunchlesS boy he once was.
In both lines were the old
er brothers and sisters who
had not manged to escape
without their younger broth
ers and sisters. The older
girls, lips family tinted with
1ipstick, wore bermudas and
Bobby DARN T-shirts as they
suffered through their watch.
Sometimes they eyed the
boys who went to college and
worked at the pool in the
summer. They wore sweat
shirts with Greek letters and
zinc oxide on their noses and
that calm look which comes
from seeing the world and
all.
There was a girl who
worked there, too. She wore
silver nail polish and a fra
ternity pin and she joked
with the boys.
The lines were getting
more restless. Younger chill
dren cried often, mothers
looked at wrist watches
often.
A boy came up to his moth
er to get his bathing suit
and his sister giggled, "Oh
Danny, you're in the wrong
line"
"Shut up," he Kissed
through braces.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
RI Urges
Fixed-Price
Competition

The board of the Redevelop-
ment Land Aency today de-
cided to offer a proposed South
west residential area on the
basis of a fixed price but with
developers competing for the
project by submitting designs.
The parcel is between the
river and Fourth street and ad-
joins Fort McNair. 1t was held
formerly by D. c. Transit Sys-
tenn and contains the transit
company's maintenance shops.
Under this disposition plan
developers submit concepts for
redeveloping the site at a pre-
determined cost which the RIA
will place on the project.
The site will contain about
272 elevator apartment units
and A row houses.
The same design competition
scheme is being used for a
parcel at Fourth and NJ streets.
north of the transit shops tract.
At the same time, the RIA
board approved establishing a
panel of distinguished archi-
tects to assist them in choosing
the winning design.
The panel will include up to
four architects to be paid 5000
a day, not to exceed $4,000.
John R. Searles. jr.. RIA
executive director. said con-
tract terms have been agreed
upon for development of the
Harbour Square apartment
residential project. Construc-
ton will probably start early
next year. The Harbour Square
site is between the waterfront
and Fourth street, north of the
proposed residential tract that
now contains the transit main
tenance shops.
D. c. Transit intends to build
new maintenance facilities on
Bladensburg road and has sold
the tract to the RIA.
John j. Gunther, an attorney
newly appointed to the RIA
board, was formally sworn in
today by District Commissioner
Walter N. Tobriner at the start
of the boards meeting.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
HUGHES COURT
GETS THE NEWS:
IT'S NOW NEWS

The eight residents of an
alley area in Foggy Bottom
petitioned the Commission
ers for a street name
change yesterday.
They asked that the un-
official name be changed
from Hughes court to
Hughes News.
The Com mission ers
agreed.
The new Hughes News
runs parallel to Twenty
fifth and Twenty sixth
streets from K to I streets.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Boys Need Respite
n FomiIy Battle

The boys mother and father
try to win them as recruits in
their relentless war against
each other.
Look at your father! He
doesn't even have a job" their
mother says Scornfully.
Their father is equally bitter
in comments against his nag
ging wife.
George, II, Girls, 10, and Pat.
9, are the oldest in a family of
eight children.
Eviction threatened the fami-
| ly all winter, for their father, a
construction worker, was out of
work six months. defeated by
bad weather and alcohol. Their
mother who had been working
part time, had a nervous break
down and was hospitalized.
The children counted on
lunch at school to get them
through the day.
The older boys are buddies
who try to bivouac together on
one side of the family battle
field. They don't always sue
ceed. All are adept at diaper
care and baby sitting, since
their parents load them with
both adult responsibilities and
grownup troubles.
They've never been to camp
but they know they want to go.
Only your gift to The Evening
Star Summer Camp Fund can
give three battlescared young
sters leave from the family
front lines.
Following is a list of con-
tributors.
Previously acknowledged S10,055 10
| Ep,ilv nrodlay r-s
Evening star., 1961-06-21

estimated 700 StuuentS would
be affected, school officials
say. Some $50 paid a tuition fee
this past semester and a slight
increase is expected.
The increases, dictated by
rising costs of education, reflect
an upward trend in tuition fees
here over a number of years.
Teacher pay raises, the in
creased cost of supplies and the
hiring of additional admins
trative personnel are RESPONSE
BILE, DR.. Hansen said.
The proposal was presented
at a meeting of the school
board.
Two Exceptions
The increases would apply to
all nonresident students en-
rolled in vocational highs, SEN
ior highs, junior highs, ele-
mentaries, the Veterans High
School Center, the Americana
zation School, evening schools
and adult education classes, the
Veterans Summer School and
D. C. Teachers College.
The only exceptions would be
the out-of- f-townerS enrolled in
classes for crippled children at
the Sharpe Health School and
students attending regular
summer school.
Summer school tuition with
the exception of the veterans
school would remain the same,
DR.. Hansen said. The rates are
$28 for all levels except ele-
mentary, where the fee is $14.
A slight decrease in the cost of
educating the crippled young
sters will mean a drop in that
fee from $770 to $742.
The largest increase-for the
Evening star., 1961-06-21
The
Rambler
Lines Up
For on Opening
BY MYRA MACPHERSON

The sign said it clearly
enough: Capacity of pool
limited to 80 persons.
But three times that many
children of Georgetown wig
eled, jiggled. giggled in line
as they waited for the George
town recreation department
pool to open.
In divided lines-boys on
right, girls on left = they
wound around swings and
dirt and up the stairs to the
bathhouse.
Those at top, secure in
their front line domain,
shouted explosive shouts that
echoed over tree tops to dap
Piled streets below. Those at
the end of the line gripped
beach towels as if they we're
security blankets and peered
anxiously up the steps.
"Oh, mother, I'm NOT 60
ing home. They open the pool
in five minutes. Even If they
cut us off, we only have to
wait an hour and then they
let the next group in," said a
soprano voice.
George, George! What
time is it," shouted three
boys. George never answered.
Many maids and mothers
sat in shade and hoped their
charges would do the same.
This wish was fulfilled for
only those guarding the chill
dren waiting for the wading
pool.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
Heads ABC Boord

RICHMOND, June 81 (AP)-
John w, Hardy of South Bos-
ton will serve as chairman of
the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board for the fiscal
year beginning July /.
Evening star., 1961-06-21
Hansen Asks Increase
In Nonresident Tuition
Says Rising D. c. Costs Dictate Move
Due to Affect 700 Out-of- Towners

District School Supt Carl F. Hansen called today for
paid by
In category-evening schools and adult education
the fee would Jump so per cent.
If approved by the District Commissioners the increased
towners would into effect next fall An
Evening star., 1961-06-21
New $4,000 School
HELPS Retarded Learn
BY BETTY MILES
Star Staff Writer

The first time Mary Groman Zieger offered teaching
job at the Districts home for retarded children turned
down flat.
II couldn't possibly do that kind of work.
But District Training School officials urged the
Smyrna times., 1961-11-30
Mental Health
Films Named

Answering The Child's Why
and Steps of Age" are the two
films chosen for showing at the
Mental Health Association of
Delaware, Wednesday previews
on December 6. The film show
ings take place at the MIA
Center, 1905 North Franklin
Street, at IL noon.
Answering The Child's Why
shows how important it is to
meet children's questions with
either a positive or negative at
titude, and the resultant effects
on personalities.
Steps of Age" is the story
of a woman who has reached
the age of crossing into the last
quarter of her life and her re-
sultant confusion and uneasi-
ness.
The public is invited.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-30
Marydel

Recent guests of Mrs. Mollie
Murray included MIR. and Mrs.
George Murray, Rehoboth; Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Darling, Mil
ford. On Tuesday Mrs. Gooden
Darling, Wyoming, and daugh-
ter visited Mrs. Murray.
Miss Carrie Buckaleu, of New
Jersey, visited her sister and
daughter Mrs. Grace Hutson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Andrews
of Denton, spent last Saturday
with their daughter and family
Mrs. Hollis Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kennard Shuts
spent Thanksgiving Day with
Doctor and Mrs. w. H. Paxson,
Goldsboro.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Collision on Thanksgiving
Day included their daughter and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Covington, Mary Beth and Ro-
berta, Windermere, Del.
College students home for the
holidays are Jason Harman,
Buckhannon, w. Va; Robert
Grier, and Miss Carol Arndt
Smyrna times., 1961-11-30

cred and son, Wilmington.
Eddie Harman spent the holi-
days with his cousin Bobby
Thornton, Greensboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Leslie re-
turned home on Saturday from
a two weeks vacation in Flor
ida.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rodimak
and family heve recently NOV
ed to Hartly.
Benjamin Feyl stationed at a
Naval Base in Rhode Island, re-
Gently spent a few days with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samp-
son Feyl.
Many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard B. Logan attended open
house for them at their home
in Carney's Point, N. j., on Sun
day. The occasion marked the
50th Wedding Anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. Logan. Mr.. and
Mrs. Logan were residents of
town until about five years ago.
They have two children, Mrs.
Walter Burkins of Carney's
Point, and Mr.. Stewart Logan,
Churchtown, New Jersey. They
also have three grandchildren,
Clark Burkins, Linda and Mich
ael Logan all of New Jersey.
Smyrna times., 1961-11-30

a combined fertility, and insect
and disease control program de,
signed by entomologist DR.. Pau
j. Burbutis, horticulturist DR.
Donald ]. Fieldhouse and plant
pathologist DR.. Donald F. Cros'
San-all of the u. of D. Their
program resulted in yields -four
tons higher than those produced
on untreated check plots.
Other successful work report
ed included improved techniques
for commercial operators to fol
low in controlling the corn bor'
er and aphid-two highly de-
structive pests of the pepper
plant; and indications that high
soil fertility reduces the sever
/ ity of the> bacterial spot di-
sease.
/ In the plant breeding area
Professor E. P. Brasher, chair.
man of the University's depart
ment of horticulture, discussed
new high-yielding pepper var
iiety-Delaware Belle W h C /
averaged almost l9 tons pei
acre in this seasons tests. The
variety is especially well-suitec
to the fresh market as we'll as
for processing.
Others attending the confer
ence, in addition to those al
ready mentioned, were ]. w
Eckhardt, A. o. Humphreys
Charles N. Jackson, and Henry
P. Cannon II, of Cannon Foods
Inc, Bridgeville, Del; Gordor
Wiser, California Packing Corp.
Swedesboro, N. j.; Leo J. Noe
enti, and Frank U. D. Cortel
you, P. ]. Ritter, Co., Bridgeton
N. j.; Paul V. V. weber an(
F. Donald De Blois, New Jersey
Department of Agriculture, Tren
ton, N. j.; G. D. Lewis, Rutgers
University; c. w. Ahrend, Jos
eph Campbell, Co., Carlo, Ga.
Ralph w. Elrick, R. 0. Dear
Co., fredericksburg, Md; James
g. Kantzes, University of Mary
land; Lyman G. Schermerhorn
Jr., w. Atlee Burpee Co., Phil
adelphia, Pa; Raymon E. Webb
III. S. Department of Agricul
ture; and Edward H. Ralph
Roger 7. Huber, Russell 5
Boyce, R. F. Stevens, ]. Franl
Gordy, and Neal F. Warrang
ton-all of the University o
Delaware. DR.. ]. w. Heuberger
Smyrna times., 1961-11-30

both from Salisbury State
Teachers College.
Mrs. Laura Glass and Miss
Sara Glass, Baltimore, spent
from Wednesday until Sunday
with Miss Margaret Smith. On
Thanksgiving Day they all call
ed on Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Ever
EFT, Kenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Lee Harman
had as dinner guests on Thanks
giving, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Harman and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Roy Harman and
daughter and Mr.. Jason Har-
man.
Mr.. Jay Gordon, Yeadon, Pa,
and MIR. Andrew Collision en-
joyed the holidays hunting in
the mountains of West Virginia.
While there they visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Max Sparks and family,
Clarksburg.
MIR. and Mrs. Louis Collision
spent Saturday in Reading, Pa,
on Sunday they visited her
uncle in Allentown.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry L. Boy
er, Harrington, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert R. Butts
spent Thanksgiving Day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hind.