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Evening star., 1961-05-17
Freedom Riders Plan
Tour-End Mass Rally

NEW ORLEANS. May II
(AP).-A bi-racial group Of
Freedom Riders" plans to at
tend a mass rally tonight COM
memorating the seventh an
niversary Of the United States
Supreme Courts deSegregation
ruling. ....
The II members Of the Con-
gress Of Racial Equality flew
here late Monday night after
two stormy days in Alabama.
The rally is to end their segre-
gation-testing trip through
the South.
After the meeting at a Negro
Baptist church, the group in
tends to split up and return to
their homes in various parts
Of the country.
James Peck Of New York, who
received 81 stitches in his head
after a Birmingham bus sta
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MED striking anybody during
the fight.
The elder Faggard was ar
rested when he appeared at
the jail to make bond for his
son.
In Washington Senator Jacob
Javits, Republican Of New
York, said he believes the
whole country has been deeply
shocked and appalled, and
ASHAMED" by the violence in
Alabama.
Representative George Hud-
dleston, a Democrat who rep
resents the Birmingham dis
trict, said in Washington the
freedom Riders" got "just
what they asked for" in Ala
bama. He called them "self-
annointed merchants of racial
hatred"
The Freedom Riders" he
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wards and reported he was
docketed on assault with intent
to murder. He was held with
out bond.
The Faggards live at Alton
and Edwards at Irondale, both
Birmingham suburbs.
Detective Melvin Bailey said
both Faggards were identified
through a newspaper photo
graph Of the brawl in which
three persons were severely
beaten.
The detective said the young
er Faggard signed a statement
admitting participation in the
mob action. identifying him
self as a Klansman and say
ing he showed up at a Birming-
ham bus station Sunday in re-
sponse to a call from another
Klansrnan promising action. !"
Mr.. Bailey said Faggard de-
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Ition melee, termed the trip q
success. But it was not a COM
plete one, he conceded, because
lit proved lone could not travel
freely in this country"
| Sad Over Hatred"
Mr.. Peck, the chief target oi
ATTACKERS at Birmingham Sun
day, told newsmen "it is Gis-
heartening to see a city en-.
Igulfed in such a state oi
hatred"
One of the Birmingham at.
tackers, he said, taunted the
group:
"You dirty Communists. Why
don't you go back to Russia
You're ashamed Of the white
race and you're ashamed Of
1.-THE niger race"
Mr.. Peck said he hoped the
trip would have a SOLDERING
effect on our country"
The Rev. B. Eldon Cox, 20.
year = old Negro from High
Point, N. c., said the CORE
trip was not intended to inter.
fere with local laws but only
to test the use Of interstate
travel by both races. The group
started from Washington, D. c..
on May 4.
BlameS Governor
Mr.. Cox blamed the Alabama
violence on Gov. John Patter-
son.
HE practically said. Go tc
it boys to the race baiters,
Mr.. Cox said.
In Birmingham yesterday
three men were arrested-in-
cluding a Ku Klux Klansmar
and his father-on charges
stemming from the bus station
beating.
Meanwhile, the South Louisi-
ana Citizens Council lodged a
complaint with Mayor deLes-
seps Morrison. protesting the
presence Of the ''lawless radical
group" The council called
them theological brigands."
It asked Mayor Morrison to
"rid the community of these
agitators before violence
erupts." The council also ap-
pealed to Gov. Jimmie H. Davis
to take action.
But the visit Of the Freedom
Riders" to New Orleans wen
practically unnoticed at 6
meeting Of the Citizens Council
Of Greater New Orleans last
night.
Hugh Grant Of Augusta, Ga.
former member of the Stats
Department and the <principa
speaker, mentioned the CORR
group only once. He said they
had apparently been trained ir
Miami, Fla, for their trip.
More Arrests Expected
More arrests were expected
in Birmingham.
Late last night two Of the
men-JeSSee Oliver Faggard
20. and his father. Jess
Thomas Faegard, 4S--had bear
CHARGED with diSorderiy con.
tduct and released on $500 bono
lapiece.
The city jail listed the thirt
man as Howard Thurston Ed.
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said in a statement sent to re-
porters, have obtained their
goal. Their sole purpose In
treSpaSSing upon the South and
its well-established and under
stood customs was to create q
deplorable and disturbing situ-
alton. This they have DONE"
Evening star., 1961-05-17
Animals Get Half

ROME. May II GAP).--Mar
feeds as much Of the worlds
grain to animals as he con-
sumes himself A survey pub
[lished yesterday by the. Food
and Agriculture Organization
reported that. In recent years
animals have been eating about
so per cent Of the worlds total
grain production.
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versity will install officers at
8 o'clock tonight in the Howard
University Dental School
Lounge.
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installation Set

The Student Wives Dental
Association of Howard Uni
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. Alex, w., Richmond Hwy,
U. S. Route I
. LGndovsr Hills, Nd. 655l An
nopoIis Hishwoy. Route 50
. HyuttsviIls. Nd, University
Lone at Riggs Rd.
. SuitIcnd, Nd, Silver Hill Rd.
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RLAApproves
Plaza Project

The Redevelopment Land
Agency today approved the
urban renewal plan for the
Columbia Plaza project in
Foggy Bottom.
This action cleared the final
hurdle for the layout itself,
but left open the formulation
of a financial plan that would
clarity the extent of District
and RIA contribution to the
project.
Previously, the physical plan
had been approved by the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission in March and by the
District Commissioners last
Friday.
The concept for the project
was originated Jointly by the
land agency and the planning
commission to bring about a
unified" redevelopment of the
area. The sponsor is to be a
syndicate headed by James F.
Salkeld of Shannon g. Luchs.
The redevelopment program
envisaged by the group provides
for five apartment buildings
with 300 units, plus a 400-room
hotel. The Foggy Bottom site
is bounded generally by Vir-
ginia avenue, E, G and Twenty
third streets NV.
The entire site for which
urban renewal was approved
today contains about 18 acres.
A part of this will be occupied
by the west leg of the inner
loop freeway.
Evening star., 1961-05-17
Bible Urges
1900 Police

Senate District Committee
Chairman Bible. has demanded
on the Senate floor that Con-
gresS appropriate sufficient
funds to maintain a 3,000-man
police department in the Ma
tion'S Capitol.
He warned that an outbreak
of crime within the last 10
days in Washington, focuses
attention on the constant, up
ward crime trend in recent
years in the city.
To try to cope with the latest
crime surge, Senator Bible said
he had invited the District Law
Enforcement Council to meet
jointly with his Senate COM
mittee at 10 am. Friday.
Il do not believe there is an
overnight answer and neither
is it my desire nor intent to
dramatic the situation which
is bad enough in its own right, !"
Senator Bible said. But he be-
lieved that the council, set up
by Congress in 1858 to make a
continuing study Of crime and
law enforcement, could help in
arriving at an overall ap-
'proach to this problem.
The council is composed Of
the president Of the Board Of
Commissioners. chiefs Of the
Metropolitan and United States
Park Police and representatives
of the law enforcement agen-
cies and the courts.
The Senator's warning about
local crime was issued on the
eve of the House District Sub
committee hearings aimed at
revealing the scope and reasons
Of the recent outbreaks Of vio-
lence.
Senator Bible said the Dis
trict police force now had
reached its full authorized
strength of 2.714 men.
This means that a recruit
ing drive under the leadership
of Chief Robert Murray for al
most a year has been success
full" Senator Bible said. Nov
we must take the next step to
a 3,000-man goal"
Senator Byrd, Democrat of
West Virginia, as chairman of
the Senate subcommittee han
ding the District budget, al
ready has advocated more funds
for police. District officials are
seeking money for 118 more
men, bringing the force to g.
832-man strength. A 3,000-man
force would have to be author
lied, by Congress.
Evening star., 1961-05-17
Fine Arts Group Asks
Relocation Of Statues

| Vision, Adventure and Labor
behind the seated Ericsson.
A statue of DR.. Benjamin
Rush, a physician who was one
of the signers of the Declara-
ton of independence. This
statue, at Twenty third and E
streets NV, was sponsored by
the American Medical AsSocia-
ton in 1904.
Mr.. Finley, discussing the
statue situation at today's
meeting of the fine arts group
suggested that National Capt.
tai Parks officials inform the
commission in advance when
statues are going to be removed.
Then the commission could
choose appropriate sites for
relocating the monuments be-
fore they are carted off to
some hidden resting place.
He again expressed the COM
MISSIONS dissatisfaction with
the proposed removal of the
William Jennings Bryan figure,
which is scheduled to be
shipped to Salem, ILL.,, Bryan's
birthplace.
And, he noted, George Wash
ington and his mount have
been boarded up while a tunnel
is dug beneath Washington
circle.
The whole thing, Mr.. Finley
said. lis not very dignified."
Evening star., 1961-05-17
Judge Group
Hits Juvenile
Court Bill

The Advisory Council oi
Judges Of the National Council
on Crime and Delinquency has
criticized the pending House
bill to re-organize the Districts
Juvenile Court as destructive
legislation.
In a unanimous resolution,
the advisory council, meeting in
Oklahoma City. said the pro-
posed bill threatened" juve-
nile court advances achieved
throughout the Nation in the
past so years.
The judges unit said the
legislation seeks to abolish
the existing specialized court
for children in the capital city
Of Washington"
The proposed bill, introduced
in the House by Representative
Davis, Democrat Of Georgia,
would make Juvenile Court q
branch Of Municipal Court and
lower the age limit for juve-
niles from 10 to 16.
Under the Davis proposal
one additional Judge would
handle cases in a proposed Ju-
venile Court branch Of Mu-
nicipal Court. There Is now
one Juvenile Court judge and
a heavy backlog Of pending
cases.
The proposed legislation has
run into a storm Of criticism
here as an alleged attempt to
sidetrack lengthy efforts to
have Congress provide two ad-
ditional Juvenile Court judges
Evening star., 1961-05-17
BY GILBERT GIMBLE
Star Staff Writer

New highways are humping
some Of the city's famous
statues off their pedestals. and
the Fine Arts Commission is
anxious to provide a relocation
service for them.
David E. Finley, chairman
of the commission. today be-
moaned the fate that an in
creasing number Of statues now
face-oblivion in a dark and
forgotten warehouse after years
of elegant display in the city's
parks.
Mr.. Finley pointed out that
three monuments are slated for
removal because Of new ex-
pressways or bridge approaches
These are:
The Titanic Memorial, erected
on Rock Greek parkway at E
street NV. to honor the men
who perished in the sinking of
the Titanic. 1t was put up 80
years ago.
The Ericsson Memorial, be-
low the Lincoln Memorial,
which honors John Ericsson,
the designer Of the Civil War
ship Monitor. This memorial
includes a large granite base
with figures representing
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The recommended amendment
states that the Board Of Zon-
ing Adjustment would "imple-
ment the general approval" by
the Zoning Commission.
Witnesses who strongly op-
posed this procedure included
Grosvenor Chapman, represent
ing the Washington Building
Congress. Mr.. Chapman said
that his group favors this pro-
cedure:
If a developer attempts to
make major changes in a plan
after 1t has been approved by
the planning commission and
zoning commission, he would be
required to start all over again
and submit a new plan to the
NCPC. If the developer wants
to make only minor modifica-
tionS, they would be handled In
the normal manner in the zon-
ing office.
A major roadblock to de-
velopments under the present
regulations is that a developer
is forbidden to make plan mod
ifications after the plan has
been passed on by the zoning
commission.
Chapman Plans Backed
The position of the Washing
ton Building Congress was in
dorsed by John w. Mcleod,
president Of the Washington
Metropolitan Chapter Of the
American Institute Of Archi-
tects.
Another proposal, to permit
an increase in the maximum
building heighth in two zoning
districts for the larger develop
ments from 80 to 130 feet was
opposed by the Federal Fine
Arts Commission.
All of today's proposals came
under fire from Mrs. Eva
Hinton, representing the Pro-
gressive Citizens Association Of
Georgetown.
Qualified support for the
proposed zoning amendments
was voiced by several witnesses,
including Mrs. John F. Synder,
Of the Federation of Citizens
Associations and Justin Hin
ders. executive vice-president
of the Washington Real Estate
Board.
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publicans Kearns Of Pennsyl-
vania, and Auchincloss of New
Jersey.
President Kennedy sent his
draft legislation to Congress
yesterday afternoon, urging
prompt and favorable action.
He made no specific comment
about 18-year-old voting.
It take special pride ir
submitting this proposal tt
permit the greatest possible
number of citizens of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia to share with
their fellow Americans the
basic right to vote for Presi.
dent and Vice President of the
United States" the presidential
letter said.
Cites Changed Age
Taking the Presidents part
Senator Bible admitted that
the voting age proposal was
controversial. But he expressed
his personal strong support on
the Senate floor, an unusual
move for the Senate District
Committee chairman who
usually refrains from taking a
position on a bill before hear
ings.
There are pro and con argu-
ments,' he said. However,
believe strongly that the Sput-
nik-AtlaS and Redstone era has
properly ushered in new and
greater responsibilities for our
young men and women"
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Interior Secretary Udall is
giving his support to propo-
nents Of the proposed George
Washington Memorial parkway
in Prince Georges County.
The cabinet member indicat-
ed yesterday he would ask the
Senate to include funds in the
Interior Department budget to
begin right-of-way purchases
for the 7.5-mile parkway along
the Potomac River from the
District line to Fort Washing
ton. The House passed the
budget without funds for the
project.
Mr.. Udall voiced his support
to a group Of citizens who called
on him seeking support for the
long delayed project. The dele
cation was led by Charles Mac
Donald Of the Swan Greek
Citizens Association, and Wal
ter F. Mulligan. president of
the Prince Georges Civic Fed
Grafton.
They told Mr.. Udall that un-
less land purchases are started
this year it may we'll be too
late to again plan on the scenic
parkway. They explained that
nine houses already have been
built within proposed parkway
taking lines, and that subdi-
vision builders along the route
contemplate additional home
construction in the near future.
Bridge Spurs Building
Home building will be spurred
this fall with the anticipated
October opening Of the Jones
Point Bridge, the speakers said.
They added the new span will
funnel hundreds of persons
Into Southern Prince Georges
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Value ofD.C.
Delegates in


A Washington attorney last
night urged that District citi-
Zens push for a delegate to the
House Of Representatives, say
ing that such a person could
do a lot Of good for us. ever
though he might not have a
vote"
Sturgis Warner. of the Citi-
zens Committee for the Presi-
Dental Vote, said at a meeting
in the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA,
ITO only have a vote every four
years makes us rusty; with a
vote every two years, We'll be
much sharper on what the is
sues are in the city"
DR.. Hugh LeBlanch, professor
Of government at George Wash
ington University, outlined the
history of home rule in the
District and remarked that the
District should not expect too
much help at this time from
President Kennedy.
THE Administration" he
said, will be concentrating on
the overriding subjects such
as the civil rights moves in
the South" In such a light, he
said, the Districts problem of
home rule although not for
gotten, would be considered a
"peripheral matter"
Mr.. Warner, asked if the
voteless delegate to the House
was worthless, answered, mot
at all. 1t helps to have a repre-
sentative of your city on Capt.
tol Hill. He would be elected.
The District Commissioners are
not. A delegate would speak
for you and would not be merely
a liaison man."
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THE PSALTERY, men,
toned II times in the Bible,
is a plucked string inStru-
ment - forerunner of the
piano, spinet, harpsichord.
II saw two in the Smith
sonian. They weren't nearly
as good as this one," said
Mr.. Beers, who says his
psaltery is 140 years old.
you'll never hear a finer
tone than this instrument"
said the Montanan. He didn't
exaggerate. 1t sounds like a
harp but much more bril-
liant. It is three feet long
and when the top is closed it
looks like a table or desk. The
Beers have used it for both.
"The legs are removable.
They'd have to be. We take
it in a Volkswagen sedan,"
said Mrs. Beers.
The couple lives in Maiden
Valley on the Spear T ranch
where they sing songs passed
down through four genera
tions Of their families.
There's a song about a
dog name of Virgil that
comes from as far back as
the 3rd century. Our fam
lily Is the only one with a vo-
cal version" said Mr.. Beers.
The Beers will perform at
the l pm. matinees and $3.50
pm. evening shows all three
days but the reaction will
never be the same as from
the three Indians.
When they were finished,
Carl clapped his tom-tom,
jumped up, faced Mrs. Beers
and tremendously said, II
now call you Pretty Voice.
With calm professionalism
he dismissed the crowd with
that's our program.">
Evening star., 1961-05-17
District PTA Asks
Doubled Schoo|Aid
Clark Proposal
Backed SoIidIy
By Convention
yB JOHN ROSSON
Star Staff Writer

More than 1000 District
parents and teachers today
overwhelmingly supported
Federal aid to public schools
and called on Congress to dou-
BILE the planned contribution to
the Nations Capital.
The action came at the an
nual convention of the D. c.
Congress of Parents and
Teachers in the Departmental
Auditorium.
The convention supported
Federal assistance without a
single mo" and called for
adoption of proposal by Sen
ator Clark, Democrat of Penn
sylvania, which calls for in
creasing the District contribu-
tion from about $1.6 million to
$3.1 million.
The convention members
said they agreed with the
senator that the Districts
share should be $3.50 per stu
dent instead of the 1925 pro-
vided by the formula in the
current proposal. The senator
has maintained that the Dis
trict is an exception when
compared to the states in
terms of economy and thus
should receive more money
than the formula provides.
Home Rule Backed
The three-day parent-teach-
er convention. which ends to-
night. also voted:
l. Opposition to placing the
District Juvenile Court under
jurisdiction of the Municipal
Court.
2. Support of home rule for
Cne District.
3. Reorganization of D. c.
Teachers College to include a
liberal arts and junior college
program as we'll as a graduate
school.
4. Support of educational
television programs for both
parents and students.
5. Extension of educational
facilities here for mentally re-
tarded children.
6. Appointment Of a school
library supervisor as the first
step in developing IAN adequate
school library program in the
District"
7. Reduction in the size of
academic classes in secondary
schools.
8. The 9ffering Of occupa-
tional training for junior high
school students who do not
profit measureably from day.
long academic classroom at
tendance.
Booklet Published
The group also announced its
publication of the city's first
booklet explaining all policies
and programs oi the Districts
elementary school system. It
was edited oy Mrs. Pee Smell.
chairman of the groups school
education committee.
The congress also elected its
new officers today. They are
Mrs. Arthur Blacklow, member
Of the Janney PTA, president;
DR.. Robert E. Martin, Taft
PTA, first vice president; Mrs.
Frances Berger, Keene PTA,
second vice president; Mrs. G.
LaVerne Williams, Monroe
PTA, recording secretary; Mrs.
Helen Fields, Anne Beers PTA,
treasurer, and Emmett R.
Brown, Miller PTA, assistant
treasurer.
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floor, the Nevada Democrat
promised prompt hearings be-
fore his full committee. He
urged congressional passage OF
an election bill this session.
Senator Heating, Republican
of New York, also took the floor
to praise the proposal to per-
NIT voting by citizens 18 and
over. He was an original spon-
sor of the Twenty-fifth Amend
ment, granting Washington cit
liens the right to vote for the
first time for President and Vice
President.
In the House, Representative
Celler, Democrat of New York,
also an amendment sponsor
attacked the attempt to lower
voting age. AS chairman of the
powerful Judiciary Committee,
Mr.. Celler will WELD consider
able influence in any House
debate on the proposals now
being heard by the House Dis
trict Committee.
Manipulated Mind
Wisdom of the centuries in
dicates that political maturity
arrives at about age 2l," Mr..
Celler maintained. I'm oppos-
ing the lower voting grant,
am not condemning youth in a
wholesale fashion. but we can
not fail to recognize that teen
ayers have minds easily manip-
ulated by circus stunts and
demagoguery."
The Celler remarks came on
the heels Of two days of hear
ingS before a District subcom-
.mittee, headed by Representa-
tive Davis, Democrat of Georgia,
on an election bill introduced
by Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican Of Virginia.
Like the administration
measure, the Broyhill bill dele
gates broad powers to the local
election board to take regiStra-
tionS, conduct elections and
count votes. A separate bill
introduced by Representative
Harsha, Republican of Ohio.
spelled out detailed election
protection.
So far, only the Kennedy bill,
urged by District Commission
ers. calls for voting by 18-
year-oldS.
Warning In Hearings
A majority of the subcom-
mittee warned against lowering
voting age at hearings. They
were, besides Republicans Broy-
hill and Harsha, Democratic
Representatives Loser of Ten
neSsee. Huddleston Of Alabama,
Whitener Of North Carolina,
and Dowdy Of Texas.
Still not on record on the
issue are five subcommittee
members, Democrats Davis,
Williams of Mississippi and
Morrison of Louisiana, and Re-
Evening star., 1961-05-17
UdoII Backs Fund Plea
For County Parkway

County in and around the
parkway route.
In recent years some citizen
groups in the parkway route
area had pleaded before Con-
gress for land purchase funds
while other citizens and several
builders have either opposed
the parkway outright or argued
for a more inland route.
Developers say that since the
parkway has been on the draw
ing boards for more than 80
years with a start yet made
they should be given a chance
to use the land on which owners
have been paying taxes through
the years.
Contrast Noted
The parkway stretch In
Prince Georges County is the
only one on which no progress
has yet been made-as opposed
to construction now under way
northward in Montgomery
County and across the river
in Virginia.
Addition of parkway pur-
chase funds to the Interior De-
partment's budget now under
study has been urged by Sen
ators Beall and Butler, Repub-
licans of Maryland, and Repre-
sentative Lankford, Democrat
Of Maryland. whose district
includes Prince Georges. Park
way funds repeatedly have been
turned down by Representative
Kirwin, Democrat Of Ohio
chairman of the House Interior
Subcommittee.
The Prince Georges County
Commissioners have agreed to
contribute 81 million to match
a Federal appropriation OF
equal size.
Evening star., 1961-05-17
Student Wins Bond
As Prize for Essay

Nelia Astra Burke, IT, Of 312
Thirty-fifth street NE, a
senior at Eastern High School,
has won the annual essay con-
test on Pan-Americanism spon-
sored by the Pan = American
Liaison Committee Of Women's
Organizations.
Miss Burke will be presented
a $50 Savings Bond at the COM
mittee's annual meeting at 3
pm. May 26 in the Pan Ameri-
can Union.