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Evening star., 1961-12-29
Bur Association
Indorses Hussun

The Arlington Bar Associa-
ton has urged President Ken
nedy to appoint Common
wealth's Attorney william j,
Hassan to a Federal judgeship.
Copies of its recommendation
also have been sent to Attorney
General Kennedy and Senators
Byrd and Robertson. Democrats
of Virginia.
Its action followed two days
of secret balloting by county
lawyers.
A vacancy now exists on the
bench of the Eastern District
as q result Of the recent eleva-
ton of Judge Albert v. Bryan
to the Fourth Circuit Court Of
Appeals.
Evening star., 1961-12-29
Used Car Firms
To Lose Licenses

Three or four Washington
used car firms will receive
notices next week of the city's
intent to deny them license re-
newalS.
Officials of the Department
of Licenses and Inspections
have been screening all appli-
cations for renewal of used car
dealerships. They have decided
to restudy the applications of
about 20 firms. Those that will
receive notices next week are
included in the 20.
Officials refused to divulge
the names of the firms until
the notices have been sent.
They said the action is based
on a study of the complaints
made against the applicants in
the past.
Those whose licenses are
denied have the right to appeal
the action to the Districts
Board of Appeals and Review.
Evening star., 1961-12-29
Dertien Is Commander
Of Weapons Plant

Capt. Donald Dertien, USN,
assumes command Of the Naval
Weapons Plant today.
Capt. Dertien, who is AZ, will
relieve Capt. David Lambert,
USN. 40, as superintendent of
the plant in Southeast Wash
ington.
During the last year Capt.
Dertien has served as controller
of the weapons plant. He in
heritS a command in transi-
tion. No longer producing
weapons, the plant in the new
year will become headquarters
for various technical and ad-
ministrative activities of the
Navy and other Government
agencies. Among programs
located there are the expert
mental diving unit and the
oceanographic data center.
The outgoing plant Superin-
tendent has been reassigned to
the Office Of the Deputy Chief
Of Naval Operations for Devel-
opment here.
Capt. Dertien, Of Muskegon,
Mich, was commissioned an
ensign in 1941 after completing
the midshipman'S course at
Evening star., 1961-12-29
Sd Fire in Week
Hits in Bethesda

Bethesda's third major house
fire within a week yesterday
caused $4,000 damage to the
home Of Francis ]. Fitzgerald,
jr., at 1901 Brixton lane.
Bethesda Fire Department
officials said the blaze appar-
emily was caused by a short
circuit in an electric oven. The
kitchen and an adjoining din
ing room were damaged by the
fire, and the rest of the house
was damaged by smoke.
Mr.. Fitzgerald led the family's
four children to safety within
seconds after the blaze started.
The damage estimate was
given by the Montgomery
County fire marshal's office.
Bethesda's two earlier fires
occurred in the homes of w.
Robert Probey, at 1928 Well
ington drive, and John D.
Bradbury, at 1918 Irvington
street.
Evening star., 1961-12-29

Circuit Court on the recon.
mendation of many Montgom.
cry lawyers who felt they were
exposed to unjust competition
by District lawyers who take ar
occasional case in the suburbs
The rule says a lawyer can.
not be an attorney of record ir
Circuit Court proceedings un.
less he is a member of the
Maryland b., a resident of the
county, and maintains a legiti.
mate office in the county.
Mr.. Prescott said he woulc
provide a summary Of the as.
sociation's feelings and will pre-
sent oral arguments on behalf
Of the rule when a hearing i;
held on the two Washington at
torneys' show-cause petition
Defendant in the case is Court
Clerk Clayton K. Watkins, who
refused to accept legal paper:
from the two lawyers after the
rule had been announced By
the court.
No date for a hearing has
been set.
Evening star., 1961-12-29

criticism of him by Mr.. Finan,
who is running on the Tawes
ticket. Mr.. Finan said that Mr..
Lee voted in the House of Dele
gates to uphold the Tawes' veto
Of the 1860 bill.
Lee Notes Timing
HE FinanD carefully neg
lects to point out that this
occurred nine month later, in
January Of 1861, when the Case
Commission was ready with the
comprehensive bill and there
was no further need for the
interim bill," Mr.. Lee said.
The Case bill, passed this
year, now governs the opera
tions Of savings and loan insti-
tutions in Maryland.
Mr.. Lee said "a vast army of
Democrats who supported the
Tawes ticket in 1858 are frus-
trated by the failure of the
Tawes administration to carry
out the Democratic party's
historic role of defending the
interests of the general public. "
Nothing could be better
calculated to increase our
Illustration than the outrageous
veto of the Tydings interim
BILL" Mr.. Lee added.
Evening star., 1961-12-29
County Bar to Argue
For D. c. Lawyer Ban

An attorney for the Mont
gomery County Bar Association
said yesterday the group will
go into court to argue in favor
OF a rule barring Washington
based lawyers from practicing
in County Circuit Court.
The attorney, Stedman Pres
colt, jr. said the association
had asked to be admitted as a
friend of the court" Circuit
Court Judge Ralph G.. Shure
signed an order Wednesday per-
mitting the association to enter
the case.
The case involves two WASH
ington attorneys who were
stopped from filing legal papers
in the county courts by the rule.
The attorneys, David c. Bas-
tian Of Bethesda and William
]. Rowan of Chevy Chase, have
filed motions ordering the
county court clerk to show
cause why they cannot practice
in the county.
The controversial rule was
handed down by the county's
Evening star., 1961-12-29
Planning Unit
Asked toHuIt
Loop Backing

The Committee Of 100 on the
Federal City has urged the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission to withdraw it's ap.
proval of "all pending highway
projects" in the District, includ-
ing sections Of the Inner Loop
freeway.
In a letter to the NCPC, the
committee also urges that body
to: -.
Direct its staff to make q
thorough land-use study in the
District and of the impact OF
transportation developments in
the past 20 years upon the city's
fiscal affairs.
Evaluate all future transpor-
tation proposals in the light OF
their total impact on the Dis
trict and its environs.
The letter, sent this week
over the signature Of the COM
mittee's chairman, Neill Phil
lips, is scheduled to be officially
received by the NCPC at its
January IL meeting. The letter
is also to be discussed at next
Thursdays meeting of the COM
mittee, according to Peter S.
Craig, a member Of the COM
mittee's road committee which
drafted the letter.
The Committee Of 100. a
group of influential citizens,
was one Of several groups which
opposed the Inner Loop before
the NCPC meeting which ap-
proved the project.
The committee letter asks
the NCPC to consider highway
projects in consultation with
the National Capital Transpor-
tation Agency.
The letter also attacks the
reasoning of the NCPC for
recommending to the District
Commissioners that they in
clude four loop projects among
their budget requests to be sent
to the coming session Of Con-
greSs. ;
The committee letter charged
that the District Highway De-
partment had expedited" its
road plans by several years"
and only considered transpor-
tation needs in terms Of motor
vehicles.
Evening star., 1961-12-29
D. G.. Stadium,
Rent Set at
$2,5OOoDoy

The new District of Columbia
Stadium now may be leased to
anyone who is willing to pay a
minimum of $2.5OO a day for its
use.
The stadium also has been
given an official name-not
surprisingly. it will be called
the District of Columbia Sta
dunn"
The $21 million arena is
located at the west end of the
East Capitol Street Bridge.
The rental figure was set
yesterday by the DiStric t
Armory Board to cover the use
Of the stadium for events other
than baseball and football.
The Senators baseball team
and the Redskins football team
previously had arranged to
lease the stadium during their
respective seasons on annual
rental contracts with the
armory board.
Arthur ]. (Dutch) Bergman,
stadium and armory manager,
suggested the $2,500 minimum
fee after a study was made of
rental fees charged at other
stadiums. Actual cost for use
of the stadium will be is per
cent of the gross gate receiuts
or the $4,000. whichever is
greater.
In other action during yester-
days meeting. the board agreed
to provide a site at the stadium
for the memorial to the late
Clark Griffith, president of the
old Washington Senators base
ball team.
The monument now stands in
front of Griffith Stadium near
Seventh and U streets NV.
The stadium was abandoned for
use by professional teams when
the new stadium opened last
october.
Evening star., 1961-12-29

OCPuA OiitCIlL VI A6SCSSLtlCttIS ana
Taxation, ordered nine asso-
ciations-including three in
Montgomery County-to dis
continue the practice Of in
vesting with SFIC any funds or
assets in (its) trust fund"
Security Financial is q Balti-
more corporation which has
been a center of controversy.
Organized by q group Of Balti-
more County political figures,
its purpose is to insure individ-
ual accounts up to $4,000.
The trust fund was set Up as
an additional cushion" SFIC
officials said, for the savings
and loan associations which
may encounter financial diff
culties.
Finan Hit Plan
The fund, said by David r.
Woods. SFIC chairman, to be
in excess Of $500,000 was at
tackled by Mr.. Finan as no
more than an unsecured loan"
to SFIC.
Mr.. Woods said SFIC plans
to refund the money to the
nine associations who were the
object Of Mr.. Woods order.
Three others-two in con-
servatorsh!p and one in receiv-
ership-would not get refunds,
pending disposition Of their
cases, he said.
Mr.. Woods said that the asso-
citation will be asked, instead,
to adhere to a prepaid pre-
MUM" plan, under which they
would pay for the additional
insurance.
The money would become an
Evening star., 1961-12-29
Tawes ASKING
Goldberg for
Talk on Idle

Gov. Tawes has asked for q
meeting with Secretary oi
Labor Goldberg to discuss un-
employment in the Baltimore
area.
The request was prompted
by heavy layoffs at the Martin
Marietta Corp. and an an
nouncement by the aircraft
missile company yesterday that
1t will lay off $500 more In the
next two weeks.
Gov. Tawes said he Is con-
cerned with pockets" of un-
enjoyment, particularly in the
Baltimore area.
II think 1t is imperative that
every avenue be explored in
seeking solutions to this partic-
ular problem and to lay the
groundwork for establishing
basic policies which can bt
applied to similar economic
difficulties should they arise ir
other areas Of the State" the
Governor said.
The meeting has been sched-
uled tentatively for next Fri
day.
Union Protests
Meanwhile, the president oi
the aircraft union ut the
Martin-Marictta's Middle Rive
plant in Baltimore County said
yesterday that management.
decision to lay off $500 worker,
violated a policy indicated q
few days ago.
Robert K. Farrar, president
of Local 1888. United Automobile
and Aircraft Workers, (AFL.
CIO) said the company indi'
Gated earlier this week layoffl
would be made gradually.
Il feel that the management
knew about these 2,50O EN-.
ployeS and were deliberately de.
ceiving me and the public" Mr.
Farrar declared.
A company spokesman deniec
the charge. He said the fina
decision on the furloughs wa.
made public as soon as 1t wa.
reached.
Kennedy Gets Plea
Meanwhile, Baltimore Mayor
]. Harold Grady appealed tC
President Kennedy on behalf
of a Federal contract award tC
the plant. Mr.. Grady said thu
award would avert serious loca
unemployment"
Baltimore faces loss oi
thousands Of skilled technician.
to other areas and permanent
damage to the city's capabilitie!
as a space technology center,
Mr.. Grady said in a telegram
to the President.
Senator Clair Engle. Demo.
crat of California, has replied
to news reports that q high.
ranking. unidentified elected
official used political pressur,
to induce the award of tht
Apollo space contract to NORTH
American Aviation of Lo!
Angeles.
I'VE don't believe in it," tht
legislator told a news confer.
ence yesterday.
i The news story, attributed
to the union at the Martin.
Marietta plant here, said ths
award to North American wa.
achieved to help Democratic
Gov. Edmond G. Brown O,
California. He Is expected t.
face former Vice President
Nixon in next years election
battle for the governorship.
Evening star., 1961-12-29

I'VE live a wild life" Mr..
Berlow said. They finished
about II o'clock last night. /
stayed up until 3 o'clock play
ing bridge with three othei
guys. Quite a few stayed up
that late playing chess"
Last night, there was an ex-
ira event on the program. 1t
was a chess game, naturally, a
rapid transit contest with a 10
second limit on moves.
Evening star., 1961-12-29
oto| |ntegrotion Asked
In Arlington Schools

student to attend the Hoffman
Boston School for Negroes.
Several Arlington County
schools have been desegregated
since 1858, but the brief con-
tends the school board has not
complied with its duty ito bring
about the elimination of racial
discrimination in the public
school system; neither have
they evinced a purpose or in
tention or doing So"
Evening star., 1961-12-29
CHECKERED BATTLEFIELD
Students Match Wits at Chess
BY HARRIET GRIFFITHS
r. star staff Writer

SseA SsSAA
Check that king!
Take that knight!
Come on, boys,
Let's really tighti
That's a chess cheer, in case
anyone thinks quiet, erudite
chess players are lacking in
the old college spirit.
Richard Somerville of New
York University humorously
brought it along to the Ma
tional intercollegiate Individual
Chess Championship being
played through Saturday at
Howard University.
1t was one of those COM
posed at Pennsylvania State
University. he reported. "by a
girl named Kathy Bell, who
was sort Of a fan. The team
there got varsity status a
couple OF years ago.
1T seemed as though all the
enthusiastic chess players who
would go to Penn State in 100
years happened to be there that
year." recalled Mr.. Somerville,
former president of the colleges
Chess Club.
In all, so players from 26
colleges are competing for the
collegiate individual champion
ship this year. Peter Berlow,
tournament director and preSi-
dent Of the sponsoring Inter-
collegiate Chess League of
America, said it is the largest
and strongest individual tour
nament we have held"
The league is dedicated not
only to providing a battle
ground for top college players.
but also to encouraging chess
on all levels on campuses
throughout the country. Mr..
Berlow noted.
The ament started
Tuesday night. and will wind
up with awards of a $100
scholarship and a trophy, a $50 !
second prize and a SIS third
prize.
Fighting for the lead as of
yesterday afternoon were Larry
Gilden of the University of
Maryland, who is District of
Columbia hampton. and
Michael Valvo of Columbia Uni
versity, New York State junior
champion and also Columbia's
champion.
Close behind them were Do
nato Rivera of the University
of Puerto Rico, Bernard Zuck-
erman of Brooklyn College,
Stephen Manner of California
Polytechnic Institute, Peter
Gould of Brown University, Ed
ward Rosenthal of Rochester
Institute of Technology, Will
liam Bickham of Penn State.
John Yehl of Lehigh University
and Val Djurdjevic of Penn
State.
The atmosphere was one of
quiet concentration in How
ards Student Center Building
as the players silently matched
wits over paper boards.
Mr.. Berlow, who is from
Princeton University, explained
the players welcomed observers,
but not kibitzerS.
1.-THE more people watching,
the better I play" said Mr.. Gil
den, who had adjourned with
his opponent to a side room for
an amicable review of game
Mr.. Gilden had just won.
Mr.. Valvo agreed that Il
have found my game improved
with people watching-it means
more if you lose, then"
I'm disappointed there
aren't more local players COM
peting," said Mr.. Gilden, He
and three others from Mary
land, two from Howard and
one from the University Of |
Evening star., 1961-12-29

Virginia make up tn area rep
resentation.
Maybe it would help if
President Kennedy gave chess
a plug. I believe he says VIC
need culture, and this is just
as much culture as anything
else"
Typically. the players don't
forget chess when they leave
the tournament scene, even
with games from early morn
ing to late evening.
Evening star., 1961-12-29
Finon Repeats Denial
Of Loan Bill Cash Offer

Maryland's Attorney General
Thomas B. Finan has again
denied that any cash offer was
made by savings and loan in
terests who wanted a bill reg
ulating the business ruled un-
constitutional.
Mr.. Finan's statement was in
reply to request yesterday by
State Senator Samuel w. Bar
rick for Qualification of reports
that money had been offered
indirectly for a ruling in favor
Of the opponents of the saw
ingS and loan regulatory bill
Mr.. Finan ruled the bill was
constitutional and it was signed
by the Governor.
The attorney general accused
Mr.. Barrick, who is running
against Mr.. Finan in the Dem
ocratic primary, of trying to
divert attention from the fact
that the attorney generals Of
flee has vigorously enforced the
savings and loan law.
Reports Labeled False
Mr.. Finan said reports of "a
substantial cash offer" being
made in connection with the
savings and loan matter were
absolutely false" He said all
he had heard were rumors that
he might be approached.
In another statement yestey-
day, Delegate Blair Lee III, OF
Montgomery County, who is
seeking the Democratic nomi-
nation for United States SEN
ator, again blasted Gov. Tawes
for vetoing a savings and loan
bill in 1860, a year before the
current regulations were en-
acted.
Mr.. Lees statement followed
Evening star., 1961-12-29
Insurance Firm Offers
New Sovings Propose!
BY ROBERT GRUENBERG
Star Staff Writer

The Security Financial Insurance Corp today it is
taking steps to meet the objections Maryands attorney
general over the operations of its trust fund
Security Financial under the attack of Attorney
General Thomas Fnan who said opinion that
were illegal.
On the basis of the opinion Albert W. Ward chief Of the
Evening star., 1961-12-29

additional asset of the corpo-
ration, or part of its resources,
to be drawn upon if an asso-
citation needs 1t. 1t would be
credited to the accounts of the
insured, Mr.. Woods said.
1t was understood that the
plan calls for the payment of
2 per cent Of the amount in the
associations savings accounts,
aside from the regular pre-
MUM they pay for account
insurance.
Proposal Circulated
The plan has not yet been
submitted to F. Douglass Sears,
State insurance commissioner
1t has been circulated to the
nine associations for their
comment.
It was learned that inquir-
les to the State assessments
and taxation department as to
whether it would appi owe the
plan have been made.
Mr.. Woods said he hoped
that the associations would re-
spond to the new arrangement
by January 8 when a hearing
has been set for any firms
which wish to protest Mr.
Wards order.
Two associations said they
had already applied tn have
their trust fund money re-
turned when Mr.. Wards Or
der was issued. However, Mr.,
Woods said that the plan af-
fects them also because they
"are still parties to the agree
'ment."
Evening star., 1961-12-29
Court Releases
Youth Facing
U. 5. Discipline
BY HARVEY CLEW
Star Staff Writer

Juvenile Court Judge Orm
w. Ketcham was within his
prerogatives in freeing a COM
bative l7-year-old from the
National Training School and
placing him on probation, the
Federal prisons director has
conceded.
But, said James v. Bennett.
he still believes the aggressive
and assaultiye" youth should
have been transferred to the
stricter Petersburg (Va.) Fed
eral Reformatory to complete
the last month of his term.
The Bureau of Prisons was
the loser" yesterday in a tug
of-war with Juvenile Court
over the l7-year-old, VINO was
committed to NTS in Novem-
Der, 1860, for car theft.
The youth apparently was
the winner. Judge Ketcham
refused to grant the transfer
and took what he called his
only alternative - indefinite
probation.
Under Supervision
This released the boy from
confinement almost a month
before his original commit
ment was to expire on January
"a, his 18th birthday. How
ever, it also keeps him under
the courts supervision until
March %, when his probation
will be reviewed.
Mr.. Bennett advised Judge
Ketcham last month that the
youth was to be transferred be-
cause his misbehavior handi-
capped treatment of other NTS
inmates.
Mr.. Bennett told reporters
the boy has a dozen or more
disciplinary violations including
an assault on a guard, fight
ing, profanity and refusal to
work. Permanent restriction
or transfer were the only alter
natives, he said.
At yesterdays hearing, train
ing school Supt. Allen Childers
said the boy spent 80 days in
restriction and was not respond
ing to rehabilitative efforts.
The bureaus transfer request
was made under a 1941 law per-
mitting transfer of Federal
prisoners from one institution
to another for disciplinary,
health or other reasons.
Conflicting Act
But this conflicts with the
Juvenile Court Act, which gives
the court continuing jurisdic-
ton" over youthful lawbreak-
ers. This has been interpreted
as barring transfer outside the
District system, especially to
reformatories containing adult
criminals.
Court and prison sources say
the judge could stop a pending
transfer under these conditions
only through removing the IT.
Iyear-old from Bureau of Prisons
custody by setting aside his
NTS commitment.
This the judge did, acknowl-
edging that it was "a calculated
risk" but not a precedent for
future cases. He granted pro-
baton after receiving a favor
able report on the boys family.
NTS formerly had advised
Judge Ketcham of transfers
after they were made. a court
source said. The Judge asked
for prior notification and this
was the first case under the
policy. the source said.
However, a training school
source said the practice "for
some time" has been to notify
the judge beforehand.
Evening star., 1961-12-29

Northwestern University. He
was promoted to his present
rank in May, 1860.
He is married and the father
&C four children.
Evening star., 1961-12-29

For high and low tides at the fol-
lowing points subtract times indicated
Annapolis, 3N hours; Bloody Point
Light, 4h hours; Colonial Beach. q
hours; Deale Az hours; Solomons Is.
land. 6h hours; Point Lookout, ia
hours.
Evening star., 1961-12-29
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT
The Sun and the Moon

The Sun and the Moon
Rises sets
Sun. today 7:26 am. Asa pm.
Sun, tomorrow 7:26 am. 4:55 pm.
Moon, today - 1888 am.
Automobile lights must be turned
on "a hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1961-12-29

District and vicinity-Mostly
cloudy tonight with chance Of
snow flurries. Low near 20. To-
morrow, mostly sunny, con-
tinued cold.
Maryland-Mostly cloudy to-
night with light snow over
west. Low of 18 to "a in east
and 5 to Is in west. Tomorrow,
fair, except snow flurires in
mountains. Continued cold.
Virginia-MoStly cloudy to-
night with light snow over west.
Low of 16 to "a in east and S
to IS in west. Tomorrow, partly
cloudy, with snow flurries in
mountains. Continued cold.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Southwest winds
10 to 20 knots tonight shifting
to northwest IS to Is knots
early tomorrow. Mostly cloudy
with chance of snow flurries
tonight. Partly cloudy tomor-
row. Visibility 10 miles in most
areas.
Evening star., 1961-12-29
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
District and Vicinity
December 40 tn January 2

Temperatures will average
about S degrees below normal
high of A and low of 20. Cold
over the week end, becoming
warmer Monday and cold again
Wednesday. Precipitation, oc-