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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23
DEAR ABBY
The Eternal TriunqIe!

DEAR ABBY: A friend of
ours Qet's call her Sue) re-
Gently divorced her husband
Qet's call him joe and plans
to marry another man diets
call him CarD, which is their
business.
We women, who have been
friends of Sues, want to have
a party Husbands included)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23

room to another in a state of
semidress, don't make a big
fuss about it lest you COM
pound your problem by over
emphasizing it.
distributed by
McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-23
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Evening star., 1961-08-24

lief recipients, except the aged,
blind and disabled, shall be
limited to three months in any
one year.
IF a. family is in need of as
SiStance, this need exists until
alleviated," the council de-
clared.
The council felt this was not
a wise method for eliminating
the "so-called "chislers" on the
rolls.
Newburgh proposal: All re-
cipients not disabled, blind or
otherwise incapacitated shall
report to the Welfare Depart
ment monthly for a conference
regarding status.
The council contended that
if this regulation were adopted
here, between 5000 and 10000
recipients would be reporting
monthly. Also, the requirement
doesn't necessarily accomplish
the purpose it was designed to
serve, the council added.
The council agreed in prin-
cipal with Newburgh proposals
that the Welfare Department
not exceed its budget for the
fiscal year, and that there be
a monthly expenditure limit on
all categorieS of welfare aid.
The District program operates
within fund limitations, it
notes, although there is no
monthly ceiling.
Evening star., 1961-08-24


meet with them within two
weeks.
Officials said they would also
invite Senator Bible, Democrat
of Nevada, who is chairman OF
the Senate District Committee
to attend the meeting.
I'VE want action" Commits
Sioner Donald Gingery declared
land the first step is to inter-
est our delegation in lifting the
freeze"
All three Republicans indi-
Gated they would be happy to
meet with suburban officials il
a time convenient to all can be
arranged.
Senator Butler said he was
anxious Ito solve this issue once
and for ALL" and would render
every assistance possible.
A similar pledge was made
by Mr.. Matthias, who also OBJ
served:
"I would, of course, welcome
that kind of meeting, but
think it's important to re-em.
phasize that the freeze is not
on thinking and planning"
Causes Other Delays
Unfortunately, he not d
some quarters have taken ad-
vantage of the freeze to post
pone decisions on everything
and there has certainly been nc
freeze on development of the
county"
Thus bolstered by renewed
delegation interest in the prof.
ect, Maryland planners were
hopeful of entering the battle
for such a route with a united
front.
The Montgomery County
Council, spurred by Council.
man Stanley B. Frosh, indi-
Gated on Tuesday it was alst
interested in getting the project
rolling.
Planning for the freeway was
halted last year when Congress
imposed a five-year freeze or
the route. The action was the
result of conflicts over where
the road should be built. Tht
route would bring Interstate
70-S from PookS Hill at Be-
theSda into the District. Tht
highway now ends in Bethesda
Led by Commission Vict
Evening star., 1961-08-24
UGF Names
Chuirmunf for
Montgomery

Warren D. Haley, Maryland
manager of the Washington
Gas Light Co., has been ap-
pointed Montgomery County
chairman for the United Civ
ers Fund campaign this fall.
Mr.. Haley, of 735 Sligo ave-
nue., Silver Spring, is former
president of the Montgomery
County YMCA, a UGF-Sup-
ported agency. He has been
with the Gas Co, since 1884.
Mr.. Haley's appointment was
announced by Donald S. Bit
finger. 1861 general campaign
chairman.
Mrs. Percy Phillips, 1908
Rosemary street, Chevy Chase,
will be named chairman for
residential solicitation in the
county, Mr.. Haley has an
nounced.
Mr.. Haley is a member of the
Bethesda Chevy Chase, Rock
vile and Langley Park Cham
bers of Commerce, as we'll as
the Silver Spring Board of
Trade. He is former secretary
of the Maryland Public Util-
ity Association, and former
president of the Kensington
Lions Club.
Mrs. Phillips served as Mont
gomery County chairman in
1859, and as residential chair
man in last years drive. She
is a member Of the UGF's
board of directors.
Evening star., 1961-08-24

the primer. Albert and Owl are
waltzing along, singing:
"Psychciatrists say things
like: Basic behavior patterns
are not necessarily caused
solely by mass media in whole
or part"
Adds Pogo:
IF you said that, you would
be proud. You would be invited
to speak at PTA meetings where
you could drink lots of cold
coffee and eat little wet cakes. ="
But psychiatrists are not
children" warn Albert and
Pogo.
1T is hard to dandle one on
your knee. A parent might
have trouble. 1t is better to
dandle a child"
Evening star., 1961-08-24
Surp|usFoOd
Gifts Double

Agriculture Department food
donations to needy families in
the District more than doubled
in the first six months of 1861,
USDA spokesmen said today.
In the same period, the num-
ber Of food recipients in the
District rose from 30,849 to
A 668.
In the half-year which ended
June 80, the amount of food dis
tributed here rose to 3.75 mil
lion pounds. The total for the
corresponding period in 1860
was Its million pounds.
Federal officials reported the
local increase was a direct re-
suit of President Kennedy's
first executive order, in which
the President instructed the
Agriculture Department to ster
up it's food distribution pro-
gram.
The order asked that AL
needy families receive a greater
variety and quantity of food out
a., of our agricultural abundance.
Agriculture Department Of
ficials also reported that food
donations in the Northeast Sec
ton of the Nation rose by more
than 100 per cent this year
from 83 million pounds in the
first six months of 1860 to 1876. s
million pounds in the same
period this year. The totals
included figures for the District,
Butter, rolled oats, dried
beans, dried eggs, peanut butter
canned chopped meat and
canned pork and gravy were
added to the list of food items
distributed under the expanded
program. Previously, the list
included such staples as non-fat
dry milk, rice, flour, cornmeal
and lard.
Evening star., 1961-08-24

(Of course, they add, this
can be trouble, too
Anyway, they say, do not
wind your child up and set it
to watch TV unguided. Do not
wind the TV up and set it to
watch your child.
Love your child"
The primer can be bought
for 20 cents from the Govern
ment Printing office, Washing
ton 25, D. C.
Mr.. Kelly says it's a boil
down of thousands of pam
phlets," a good number of
which he didn't understand.
Mr.. Ribicoff added he
couldn't understand them all,
either.
Evening star., 1961-08-24

what it might do to his child.
He thinks it might turn him
into a monster"
Why do parents let children
watch television? AS for Faith
er, says Pogo, maybe because
he is busy with sports pages.
1t takes time to find out if the
editor is wrong about the box
score"
And mothers? Because the
telephone rings and it must be
answered. She must talk to
somebody about something i'm
portant.
"She cannot do housework
and have headaches .
and watch children all day e.
so she lets the TV watch the
children"
Evening star., 1961-08-24
BILL LABELS
SHORTS BENEATH
CAPITOL DIGNITY

A bill designed to keep
tourists from wearing
shorts at the Capitol rests
in the House Public Works
Committee.
1t was introduced by
Representative McVey, a
Republican from Kansas,
who feels shorts destroy the
dignity of the Capitol.
Children under IL still
could wear shorts under the
measure, but teen-agerS
and adults would be turned
away if they were so
attired.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
Pogo Primer for Parents Gives Them the ABCs Of "

Star readers need no introduc-
ton to Pogo. They have beer
reading him for years on the
comics page.
Mr.. Kelly and Pogo and AL
bert introduced THE Pogo
Primer for Parents CIV Divi-
sion)." It's "a pages of chilo
guidance without gobbledygook
Such as:
This is a child" (picture OF
Grundoon the Raccoon).
This is a parent afraid of a
TV set" albert peering from
behind the curtain at a TV
set).
THE child is not afraid of
the TV set. Why is the parent
afraid of the TV set?
He is afraid because oi
Evening star., 1961-08-24

Pogo and Albert conclude: {:
This is better than letting the
child get run over by a truck. "
Children are also afraid -
afraid of monsters, and there
are a lot of TV monsters.
Monsters are not as good
as parents to learn things from.
Except in matters of destruc-
ton" picture of monsters
blowing up the worldD
What's the answer? Love.
LOVE. Everybody - even
children-want to be loved.
How? That begins on Page
13, under Brand New Chapter" "
1t has some long words. such
as "pSychiatrists," behavior
patterns" and influences"
Here is the hardest part of
Evening star., 1961-08-24
BY ROBERT GRUENBERG
Star Staff Writer

DR.. Spock, move over.
You have just been replaced
by Pogo and Albert the Alli-
gator. They are the new child
care specialists.
Who says so? Abraham A
Ribicoff, the Secretary OF
Health, Education and Welfare
that's who.
And Pogo and Albert are be-
ginning from the beginning
that universal problem of what
to do about kids and television
They started at a press con-
ference today.
Mr.. Ribicoff introduced Walt
Kelly, who introduced Pogo
Evening star., 1961-08-24

chairman j. Newton Brewer, jr.,
and Mr.. Gingely, the planners
made it clear their patience
had run out.
Let's get something done, "
Mr.. Brewer declared. THE
people of Montgomery County
want to get to town. Our Con-
gresSmen ought to do something
about it. or else we should
throw them out"
Agency Criticized
Both commissioners were par
ticularly critical of the National
Capital Transportation Agency,
which they said is dragging its
feet on the freeway problem.
1T looks to me like they're
just pusSy-footing around" "
Mr.. Brewer observed. They're
afraid Congress will abolish
the agency if they ask for too
much money. All they're doing
now is playing around"
He also charged that many
agency officials had used their
influence to block the freeway.
Other commissioners Sug-
gested that Montgomery Coun-
ty and Maryland might even
tually be forced to take action
alone without consulting the
Federal Government.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
LONG HUNT ENDS
Taps BugIe
In '21 Rite
Is Found

A long-sought bugle on
which Taps was sounded when
the Unknown Soldier was laid
to rest in Arlington Cemetery
in 1921 has been found in the
home of an Alexandria tax
consultant.
A search for the missing
bugle was climaxed last week
by an appeal from officers of
the Sd Armored Cavalry Reg
iment at Fort Meade, Md.
Fort Meade officials said the
bugle was owned by Staff Sergt,
Frank Witchey, who died in
1945. Sergt. Witchey was the
bular who blew Taps at the
1921 ceremony at the Unknown
Soldiers grave. The bugle
notes were carried by direct
telephone wire to the old Mad
ison Square Garden in New
York and to the Civic Auditor
ium in San Francisco.
Sergt. Witchey retired in
1888. After his death, the
bugle was forgotten.
In their appeal for informa-
ton, Fort Meade authorities
said it was believed the SER
geant's widow was living in
Northern Virginia. Her ad-
dress was unknown.
A Star reporter located Sergt
Witchey's daughter Margaret
the wife of 1t. Col. Curtis T
Mimna, USA, retired. of 423a
Dalmation drive, Mclean, and
notified Fort Meade officials
1t was learned Sergt. Wit
chey'S widow lives with the
Mimnas, but is presently visit
ing relatives in Massachusetts
Mrs. Witchey was contacted
but declared the bugle had
been given away some 20 years
ago.
Yesterday the bugle's pres.
ent owner, 1. Melvin White.
stone, a tax conSultant of Il
Sunset drive, Alexandria, hearc
OF the search and announced
the bugle is in his possession
He recalled only that Sergt
Witchey had sold it to him ir
the 193Os.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
The
Rambler
Experiences
Disappointment
By GEORGE KENNEDY

The other day a taxi took
the Rambler past Federal
office Building 6 that has
been under construction just
south of independence ave-
nue. between Fourth and
Sixth streets S.W.
And, what do you know?
It's finished.
So he stopped off and took
a guided tour through it.
Like the new State Depart
ment building, the top floor
of this structure has a glass
wall-in this case, all around
the building.
This is a long-awaited de-
parture from the pretentious
architecture of the Federal
Triangle, pretentiouS in that
they pretend to be masonry
buildings although they are
of steel frame construction.
Evening star., 1961-08-24

The council yesterday ap
by a special council committee
points by which the New York
town has sought to cut its
relief rolls.
Generally, J. E. Bindeman,
council chairman, observed,
I'VE think our answers in the
District are better"
Mr.. Bindeman noted that the
council disagreed with some
Newburgh proposals and found
others could not apply here.
But some were found not in
compatible with the Districts
rule.
The council will report to
the District Commissioners on
the study, he said.
Here is a run down of coun-
Gil actions on the major pro-
poSals.
Newburgh proposal: All moth
ers of illegitimate children are
to be advised that should they
have additional children out
of wedlock, they shall be denied
relief.
Council Answer
Furnishing children born out
of wedlock doesn't solve the
problem of illegitimacy, the
council notes.
If a mother receiving aid to
dependent children assistance
here becomes pregnant, 1t is
unlikely that relief will con-
tinue. not because the children
are illegitimate, but because
this is evidence that there is
a man in the home.
The Districts "stepfather'
policy, adopted in 1855, de-
mandS that a man living in
the home assume responsibility
for all of the children there
Should this man later desert,
the family again would be
eligible for ADO.
Newburgh proposal: All able
bodied adult males on relief
who are capable of working
will be assigned to the chief
of building maintenance for
a work assignment on a 40
hour week.
The District doesn't give as
sistsnce to the able bodied and
employableS out of work, Sc
the point is inapplicable here
tthe council noted.
The council agreed with the
Newburgh stand in principle
"the Public Welfare Advisory
Council has gone on recorc
as indorSing a work program
should public assistance be
broadened to include assistance
to the families of the able.
bodied unemployed" it noted
| Newburgh proposal: The al
lotment for any one family
unit shall not exceed the take
home pay of the lowest paic
city employe with a family o.
comparable size.
This appears to be al
arbitrary limitation which bears
no relationship to family need,
the council said.
. Newburgh proposal: All ap'
| plicantS for relief who are nev
to the city must show they hac
a job before coming, and theil
relief shall be limited to two
weeks.
The council felt the District.
one-year resident requirement
in all public assistance cate.
gorieS was "the most equitable
plan as we'll as the most feas.
ible" here.
Three Month Limit
! Three studies have showr
that "the vast majority O.
people on assistance here havt
lived here for five years o.
more" Welfare Director Gerarc
M. Shea said.
/ Newburgh proposal: All re.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
Dances Offered

"The Lariats." a group of
teen-agers and children, will
give a program of folk and
ballroom dancing at $50 to-
night in the auditorium of
Roosevelt High School.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
Spending
Plans Seen
Budget Threat
Proposals Top
Savings Goal
By Millions
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star Staff Writer

District spending proposals
to-day climbed millions of dol
lars past savings sought by a
Senate appropriations Subcom-
Imittee, which has adjourned
hearings on the District budget.
AS subcommittee chairman
Byrd, Democrat of West Vir-
ginia, and his colleagues started
studying a possible "fat" 81
million in the welfare program,
three more threats to a bal
anced budget emerged.
The Senate District Com
mittee reported legislation due
to cost taxpayers about 81 mil
lion next year. A juvenile re-
habilitation center, two more
judges for juvenile court, re-
duced firemen's work weeks,
retirement benefits and ad-
ministrative changes would de-
mand this outlay.
President Kennedy, at the
same time, sent Congress $780,
900 in amendments to this
years budget, raising the re-
quest before the Byrd sub
committee to $273.2 million.
Up for Fiscal '63
And in the District Build
ing, city department heads
totaled their needs for fiscal
1868 at 1903 million. This is
$35 million more than Sena-
tor Byrd has been asked to
sanction this year.
Congress won't see the $30S
million bids until they are
pared down, and approved by
the President next year. This
advance spending prospect
made an impact on Capital
budget makers, however. The
District dosen't have enough
money now to cover the spend
ing proposed to Senator Byrd
for the current year.
Some $14 million of revenue
to help pay the bill could be
tapped if the Senate passes a
tax measure. 1t has been
shunted aside by more pressing
business on the Senate floor
for more than a month. The
House has passed a sales tax
bill to raise 81 million.
How the Senate-HouSe con-
flicts will be settled is any
body's guess.
But Senator Byrd, as well as
District Committee Chairman
Bible, Democrat of Nevada, is
anxious for quick action on the
revenue bill. 1t could be debated
any day. The Senate vote on
new taxes will aid Senator
Byrd'S Subcommitteemen con-
Siderably in trying to make
sense out of the total spending
and revenue projections.
Plea for $22O,OOO
At the close of budget hear
ings, Engineer Commissioner
Frederick J. Clarke summarized
amendments, streSSing a $685.
900 training for work" pro-
gram. School and welfare Off
cials will cooperate to try to
improve skillS of the Districts
jobleSS who cannot find work.
They hope to reach 1900 un-
employed residents through the
next year. drawing on public
and private agencies for sup
port.
Senator Byrd asked if the
program might not be elm
mated from the budget because
it, in effect, authorizes the
new setup. District officials
assure him they had legal
authority to proceed with the
work if they could win funding
Earlier, District Welfare Di.
rector Gerard Shea'S plan tc
add nine persons to his ad-
ministrative staff was sharply
criticized by Senator Byrd
Congress knew nothing about
it, said the Senator.
You'd better realign youl
thinking with regard to this
committee" Senator Byrd said
And you'd better realign youl
thinking with regard to clear.
ing matters with the staff wher
dealing with a reorganization
of this magnitude"
Evening star., 1961-08-24
NOTHING FOR D. c.
Newburgh Plan Fails
Welfare Units Test
BY BETTY MILES
Star Staff Writer

There's nothing in welfare in Newburgh Y, that
Washington D. c., adopt the Public Welfare Advisory
Council believes.
The council yesterday approved recommendations made
by special council committee 13
Evening star., 1961-08-24
Speed Freewuy Action,
PIonnersUrge Congress
BY WILLIAM MacDOUGALL
Star staff Writer

Suburban Maryland officials angered by increasing traffic
snarls yesterday took their plea for northwest freeway
Congress.
Demanding action the route possible the
MarylandNationa Capital Park and Planning Commission
asked Senators Bea and Butler and Representative Matthias
Evening star., 1961-08-24
House Unit Reports
ID. c. JobIess Bill
New Version
Lifts Benefits
To $38 Weekly
BY JOHN McKELWAY
Star Staff Writer


peared headed for Senate
House conference today as a
House District subcommittee,
reported out a new version of
the Unemployment Compensa-
ton Law, unchanged since
1854.
The subcommittee bill rep
resentS mixture of changes
in the law proposed by the
Metropolitan Washington
Board of Trade and the District
Commissioners, and bills in
troduced by Democratic Rep
reSentatives st. Germain of
Rhode Island and Abernethy of
Mississippi.
Basic changes in the law, as
contained in the bill are:
/. Maximum weekly benefits
would be boosted from $50 to
$38 and would run for 26
weeks, the present limit.
2. Benefits would be denied
in cases where an employe
voluntarily quits. is discharged
for misconduct or refuses, while
out of work, to take suit
able" job. However, the indi-
vidual could satisfy claim for
compensation after he had re-
turned to work and had earned
eight times his weekly benefit
amount.
3. Individuals who retire on
a pension and then qualify for
unemployment compensation
could receive only benefits re-
duced by the amount of the
pension.
Law Seen Abused
The bill contains most of the
proposals outlined before the
subcommittee by the board of
trade. Representatives of busi-
ness organizations claim the
old law has been abused by
drifters and DRINKS who quit
jobs without good cause and go
on unemployment compensa-
ton. .
Shelved by the subcommit-
tee, headed by Representative
Multer, Democrat of New York,
was his proposal to raise weekly
benefits to $72 for a period of
SO weeks. -
But Senator Morse, Demo-
crat of Oregon, author of an
identical bill, strongly sup
ported by labor organizations,
expects to have his bill reported
out favorably by the Senate
District Committee next week,
Meanwhile, an attempt was
made to call meeting Of the
full House District Committee
later this afternoon in an ef-
fort to indorSe the action
taken by the Multer subcom-
mittee.
Had Sought Increase
The District Commissioners
had sought an increase in
weekly benefits up to SAT.
They also objected to the
portion of the bill approved to-
day which disqualifies an en-
ploye from compensation if he
quits or is fired. They argued
that in times of economic stress
such an individual might be
forced to exist without COM
pensation for an indefinite
period.
Ignored by the subcommittee
was a companion bill intro
duced by Representative Smith,
Democrat of Virginia. His bill
would have declared ineligible
for compensation benefits any
individual drawing retirement
pay from the United States or
District Of Columbia Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1961-08-24

DESPITE THE Setbacks the
wall of glass along the front
and rear of the seventh floor
the long sides of the rec
tangle-iS 500 feet long.
Within it is partitioned into
offices. These will be oc-
cupied by upper echelon
officials of the National
AeronauticS and Space
Agency, who will have wall
to-wall carpeting and two or
more secretaries in the outer
office and-more important
parking privileges in the
113-car garage in the base
ment.
The disappointment came
when we were viewing the
vista to the north. The
area of temporary buildings
crowded in between Inde-
pendenCe avenue and the
Mall here is amazing.
Many HEW employees
were moved into this build
ing from those tempoS," "
said Mr.. Lieninger, the biuld-
ing superintendent. "HEW
has the lower floors; NASA
the upper. But I understand
that the tempos are being
renovated for other Govern
ment employees"
That was the diSappoint-
ment.
There is a sunken garden
in front of the building
where fountains play and
trees will soon be growing.
This is a windowlight for the
basement cafeteria, which is
a very pleasant room.