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Evening star., 1961-08-24
Interest Fades on Bills
For Truth in Lendinq'

several large mail order houses
Representatives of the Presi-
dents Council of Economic
Advisers, Commerce Depart
ment and Federal Reserve
Board indorsed the bills, al
least in general. Mr.. Halperr
said today that critics were
wrong in asserting that the
proposed requirement would be
too complicated or costly. He
and Senator Douglas demon
strated a simple slide rule
they said showed at a glance
exactly how much would be
owed at any moment on ar
installment purchase or loan
Mr.. Halpern added that many
banks and lending offices ir
New York and elsewhere have
such simple devices.
The Eisenhower adminiStra-
ton opposed a similar bill
sponsored by Senator Douglas
last year. Economists estimated
that $54.4 billion in consumer
credit was outstanding last
June /, of which about 81;
billion was installment credit
Evening star., 1961-08-24
Noruir Forfeits
In SofetyCuse

Norair Engineering Corp.
general contractor for the
Smithsonian Museum of His
tory and Technology, yester-
day forfeited $500 at Munich
pal Court on a safety violation
charge.
The firm, fined $1,000 in
April in another safety case
at the Smithsonian project
was charged with permitting
strewn-around materials tc
interfere with workers walk
ways.
President Richard Norair
said the firm does everything
it can to prevent cluttered
conditions. 1--WE have three
trucks hauling trash out OF
that project every day." he
said.
Evening star., 1961-08-24

Representative Morris K
Udall, Democrat of Arizona,
brother Of the Secretary of the
Interior, said today he got off
to a good start in the House
by obtaining unimpeachable
evidence that Chief Justice
Warren should not be
impeached.
His authoritative source, he
disclosed in a news letter tc
constituents, was Chairman
Walter Of the House Committee
on Un-American Activities.
Mr.. Udall declared that this
Should be enough to silence
irresponsible charges" he saic
were made by some John Birch
Society members and an or
ganization calling itself the
Arizona Mothers for Earl War
ren's Impeachment.
AS successor to his brother
as House member, Mr.. Udal
related that Mr.. Walter
sought me out last week tt
Inquire Of my progress and tc
Evening star., 1961-08-24
Query by Morris UdoII
Clears Warren Slate

ask if he could help me in any
way"
Mr.. Udall promptly took UP
the offer and requested infor-
nation about complaints
against Chief Justice Warren
Mrs. Roosevelt and Edward R
Murrow of the United States
Information Agency.
The result, he said, was 9
Evening star., 1961-08-24

detailed reply that Mr.. Walter
saw no sufficient grounds to
initiate impeachment proceed
ings against the Chief Justice. I"
that he regarded Mrs. RooSe-
velt as a sincere and patriotic
individual" and that committee
files reveal no record on Mr..
Murrow."
Evening star., 1961-08-24
Gets Optometric Post

v. Eugene McCrary, a College
Park MD optometrist, has
been named trustee consultant
to the Department of National
Affairs of the American Opto-
metric Association.
Evening star., 1961-08-24
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star Staff Writer

Bills for truth in lending"
are losing congressional inter-
, est during the weeks before
adjournment, but sponsors
count on growing support to
, pass such a law next year.
They repeatedly have strong
backing by the Kennedy ad-
miniStration. They also plan a
wider effort to educate" the
public, especially the install
ment-buying public. on the
need for clear-cut detailed in
! formation about interest and
carrying charges on loans and
purchases.
!. Identical consumer credit
labelling" measures have been
in the Senate and House Bank
ing Committees since introduc-
ton last May by Senator
Douglas, Democrat of Illinois,
! and Representative Halpern,
Republican of New York.
4 A subcommittee headed by
Senator Douglas held eight
4 days Of open hearings before
lit recessed on July 27. A sub
committee source said it was
I unlikely the bill would go any
I farther this year. The House
committee considered the Hal
! perm bill only informally and
4 probably will not act on it un-
Z til early next year.
4 Provisions of Bills
Z AS explained by Mr.. Halpern,
! the legislation would make
4 lenders and dealers tell you
both the true annual interest
4 rates and the total finance
7 charges, including fees, service
( costs and discounts, and other
charges when you buy or bor-
\ row on time"
They also would require a
"clear written statement set
ting forth the total amount of
each charge to be borne by the
borrower and the percentage
that each amount bears to the
outstanding principal or the
unpaid balance expressed in
simple terms of interest.
\ The bills caused considerable
controversy. Opposition was
not against the idea that buy
ers and borrowers ought to
: know exactly how much they
were committing themselves to
pay in interest or carrying
charges over a period of
months or years on top of the
: basic cost of a product or
/ service.
AS indicated by Senator Ben
nett, Republican Of Utah, the
Z main criticism was that the
bills were not as simple as they
@looked and that the proposed
requirements would create Sc
4rious administrative and en-
forcement problems. He and
several subcommittee witnesses
also cited the problem of con-
vincing the general public the
1s"true rates" we're really legiti-
mate and legal.
3 Fear Soaring Of Buyers
Critics of the bills say there
Is no question that fraudulent
land INSCRIPTIONS lending prac-
9ticeS should be prevented or
vigorously prosecuted. But they
discounted many complaints by
persons who paid more than
they thought they had con-
u Ltracted for over a long period.
They say most such situations
would not be remedied by the
spending bills. They caution
tthat such a complicated Sys-
tenn would scare away" in-
4 stallment plan buying and add
greatly to bookkeeping opera
tionS, especially of retail stores.
!. The proposed bills were sup
ported at the Senate Subcom-
mittee hearings by spokeSmen
sfor the American Bankers As
Sociation, National Consumers
League, National Association of
tCredit Unions, the AFL-CIO
and other groups. Opponents
included spokesmen for the
United States Chamber of
Commerce, National Associa-
tion of Retail Clothiers, and
Evening star., 1961-01-17
French Ski Resorts

PARIS-France has 1875 ski
resorts, some with more than
IS hotels.
Evening star., 1961-01-17

miniatures for the piano"
among them "a Day in Blue
mont" In March, 1949. a piano
and singing recital was given
at the Washington Club fea-
turing Mr.. Thompson's original
compositions.
Taught Painting
Mr.. Thompson also taught
painting and painted as q
hobby. He developed an original
technique Of pen and ink por-
trayals achieved with various
sized brushes and a series OF
dots Of many colored inks.
In addition to many other in
terests, he collected ancient
music scores from Europe. Mr.
Thompson also wrote poems
which have been collected and
printed in book form.
He leaves his wife of the
home address and a hall
brother. r. Clyde Cruit of 6402
Winston drive. Bethesda. Md.
Funeral services will be held
at l pm. tomorrow at the Hun
temann Funeral Home, 5732
Georgia avenue NV. Burial
will be in Arlington Cemetery
Evening star., 1961-01-17
Unit Notes Crime
In I'd Precinct

The crime rate and police
. protection problem in the Sec
ond precinct was brought be-
fore the Bloomingdale Civic
Association last night by the
I association president, Mrs.
Anna J. Steen.
Mrs. Steen quoted the District
police officials as saying the
problem now lies in the short
age Of recruits for the force
and is not a problem Of funds
as before.
Members Of the group re-
ported auto batteries and tires
: were frequently stolen.
The addition Of better street
, lights was suggested as one way
to cut down on the number of
nighttime felonies.
The association set o goal Of
E 1000 paid members for the
coming year hoping that an in
. crease in membership will aid
. the organization in its future
activities.
Y The meeting was held in
Tabor Presbyterian Church,
Second and 8 Streets NV.
Evening star., 1961-01-17
Capitol View Unit
Elects. officer to
Direct Juniors

The Capitol View Civic Asso.
citation last night created the
new office Of second vice presi.
dent and elected James Dun
can OF las Fifty-seventh street
Sc. to the post.
Mr.. Duncan will direct the
junior civic group and, will
organize a youth program fol
the neighborhood.
LIB Goad, director Of trans
portation with the D. C. Transit
System discussed the history
and development Of the transit
company and its scheduling
problems.
The association approved q
change ID bylaws to elect new
officers at the last meeting ir
June rather than in October OF
each year. The meeting was
held at Richardson Elementary
School. Fifty-third and Blaine
streets NE.
Evening star., 1961-01-17
Louis Thompson Dies;
ToughtMusic, Speaking

Louis B.. Thompson, 66, a
teacher Of piano. singing and
pubic speaking in Washington
and Baltimore for 10 years,
died Saturday Of a virus infec-
ton in Mt. Alto Hospital. Mr..
Thompson had been i'll at his
home. 2309 First street NV,
since Christmas.
Mr.. Thompson, a member of
an old Washington family, be-
gan his musical career at 5,
singing in the choir Of st. Johns
Episcopal Church Of Washing
ton.
During World War I. he
served as q sergeant major in
the United States Army. He re-
turned to Washington in 1920
and opened studios in Wash
ington and in Baltimore, and
performed as q concert soloist.
Pioneer Radio Program
In the early 1920's he pro-
duced one Of the first radio
programs. the "Eliland. a Song
Cycle" q music recital per-
formed by his Washington pu-
pills.
Between 1910 and 1914 Mr..
Thompson organized the Bal
timore Thompson Public
Speaking Club. composed Of
Baltimore businessmen.
He also composed a number
Of two-piano composition or
Evening star., 1961-01-17
Fort Davis Group
Asks Street Work

The Fort Davis Citizens AS.
sociation last night urged i'm.
provements in the 5000 BLOCK
Of Thirty-fourth street Sc.
Roy Cook. president of the
association, said improving the
block. now a low ravine. woul6
eliminate the problem of mos
quitos and other nuisances ir
the neighborhood and also pro.
vide an additional traffic outlet
from Carpenter place to Branch
avenue Sc.
The association also went or
record as favoring the, creation
Of an urban department at the
cabinet level in the new
administration.
The meeting was held ir
Ryland Methodist Church
Branch avenue and S street Sc
Evening star., 1961-01-17
Fronk W. Taylor

GREEN BAY, Wis, Jan. II
(AP).-Frank w. Taylor. 70
former newspaper executive in
st. Louis and Chicago. died
yesterday after suffering q
stroke 10 days ago. He began
q long newspaper career with
the Green Bay Press-Gazette
At one time he was managing
editor Of the old st. Louis
Star r-Times and served as
executive assistant to the pub
Usher Of the Chicago Sun
predecessor Of the Sun Times
from its founding in 1941 until
bis retirement five years later
Evening star., 1961-01-17
MeCone, Head Of Acc,
Joins Banking Firm

LOS ANGELES. Jan. II
(AP).-John A. McCone, re-
firing chairman Of the Atomic
Energy Commission. is joining
the board Of directors of First
america Corp. q bank holding
company. ..
Prior to his Acc appoint
ment, Mr.. McCone was a direc-
tor Of the California bank, a
Firstamerica subsidiary. His
Acc resignation Is effective
Friday and the dictatorship is
effective January 81, a First
america spokesman said yes
terday.
Evening star., 1961-01-17
Hirom W. B. Williams, "a,
Dean Of Virginia Bonkers

COLONIAL BEACH. Va. Jan
II (SpeciaD. - Hiram Walter
Basil Williams. "a. president Of
the Bank Of WestmoreIand here
who was affectionately known
throughout Virginia as Dean
Of Virginia Bankers" died Sun
day at his home on the Poto-
mac River.
Mr.. Williams had been active
in Tidewater banking and fl
nancial affairs for over so
years. He pioneered branch
banking throughout the west
ern shore Of Virginia.
In 1904. shortly after incor-
poration Of Colonial Beach as q
town. Mr.. Williams opened the
Bank Of Westmoreland and
subsequently enlarged its oper-
ations with establishments al
Hague. Callao and King George
In recent years he organized the
Bank Of Dahlgren In King
George County near the naval
research laboratory. and served
as its president.
Active In community affairs
In Westmoreland County, Mr.
williams had served as chair
man Of the Red Cross, and
chairman Of the school board
During several terms as mayor
Of Colonial Beach. he was In
strumental In developing q To-
cal public school system.
During the carry days Of Co.
lonial Beach development. Mr.
Williams was an intimate friend
and strong supporter Of Alex
ander Graham Bell. who did
some early research on the tele-
phone at Colonial Beach.
For some 80 years, Mr.. VIII
liams was the owner Of the
New Atlanta Hotel at Colonial
Beach and president Of the Co.
lonial Packing Co. He was or
ganizer and past master Of the
local Masonic order and q char
ter member Of the Rotary Club
Born on July 6. 1876 at ear
lington Plantation" the family
home in Northampton County
Evening star., 1961-01-17
Interfederotion
Told How Loop
Will Aid Traffic

Robert A. Keith, a top plan
ner for the National Capital
Transportation Agency: said
last night that go per cent of
the traffic that passes through
downtown Washington does
not have a downtown destina-
ton. ,,--
He added that S per cent of
the downtown traffic does not
stop anywhere In the Metro
politan- Area, but is merely
routed through on interstate
highways. Such traffic win be
gotten off the downtown streets
when the inner loop is COM
pleted. he said.
Speaking before the Inter-
federation Council Of the
Greater Washington Metro
politan Area. Mr.. Keith said
the transportation agency
hopes to develop before sum-
mer q picture of what the gen.
eral transit system for the
Metropolitan Area will look like
in the future.
He said the agency has to
report to Congress before Oc-
tober, 1862, on financing the
future mass transit system. He
added that one job of the
agency is to design a successor
for the agency by 1862 which
will serve as q permanent Or
ganization.
In other business, the council
elected officers for the coming
year. Harold Gray Of the Dis
trict was elected chairman
Mrs. Ida Lee Sliney Of Airing
ton was retained as secretary
and John T. Lee of Prince
william County kept his post
as treasurer. Five vice chair
men representing each Of the
five member counties also were
elected.
The meeting was held at the
Webster House SOB D street
NV.
Evening star., 1961-01-17
Hones Resigns
From Stute Post
By the Associated Press

Resignation of John w.
Hanes, jr., as the State De-
partment's security chief was
announced yesterday, effective
January 20.
Mr.. Hanes. IS. had been in
the department since the start
Of the Eisenhower administra-
ton. He has been head of
security and consular affairs
for the past two years.
Secretary Of State Herter, in
accepting Mr.. Hanes' resigna-
tion, praised him for "a superb
performance" q high sense Of
dedication and purpose" and
utmost skill and understand,
ing" in the job.
Evening star., 1961-01-17
Quality, the Best Economy Of Al

There be compromise with quality Every
regardless quality
famous 6 Services with funeral The price
select determines the of the funeral The every
the fine quality has made
Chambers of the largest underakers in the world
Evening star., 1961-01-17
Mrs. Schumacher.

ERIE, Pa, Jan. II (AP).-
Mrs. Margaret Schumacher. 80
mother Of the Right Rev. Rich
ard Schumacher, vicar-general
of the Kansas City Roman
Catholic Diocese. died Sunday
Of o heart attack while attend
. ing mass.
Evening star., 1961-01-17
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Evening star., 1961-01-17

/ on the Eastern Shore Of Vir-
gini, for which the Gusts home
near Washington Is named, Mr.
Williams was the son Of H. w
B. williams and Frances Not
tingham McKown Williams
Both families had been estab-
lished in Northampton County
since 1649.
Mr.. williams was educated at
the old Newport News (VaJ
Military Academy, Goldey Busi-
ness College at Wilmington
Del, and the University Of Vir-
ginia. He was a founder OF
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church
at Colonial Beach and served
as its senior warden. He also
was q founder Of the Interde-
nominational Union Chapel
the first church erected at CO.
lonial Beach. which subse.
quently became the Methodist
Church.
Mr.. Williams was married to
the former Miss Clara Lipscomt
Denmead of West Point irl
King William County. Va. They
had three sons. H. w. B. VII
liams III. who died in 1928;
William Denmead Williams, q
lawyer and former mayor OF
Colonial Beach. and the Rev. j
L. B. Williams, Episcopal rec
tor Of Grace Parish, Muskogee
Okla.
Besides his wife and sons, Mr.
Williams also leaves two broth
ers, H. w. Williams Of Kansas
City. Mo-, and Aubrey Lee Will
liams Of Richmond, Va.
Funeral services will be con.
Quoted from Saint Mary's Epis-
copal Church. Colonial Beach
at 2 pm. tomorrow by the Rev
Treadwell Dawson. with buriaI
at Oak Grove Cemetery ir
Westmoreland County. The
family requests that expires.
sions Of sympathy take the
form Of gifts to the Rector's
Discretionary Fund or Animal
Rescue Fund, care Of Saint
Mary's Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1961-01-17
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Evening star., 1961-01-17
Lincoln Rally at Lee

WINSTON-SALEM, N. c.,
Jan. II (AP).-The Young Re-
publicans here voted yesterday
to stage a Lincoln Day dinner
on Washington's birthday at
the Hotel Robert e. Lee.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-15
Fallont Shelter Designed to Keep Intrdders Out

BATAVIA, NY. M - A truck CT building an $8,000 fallout shelter for his family and II re1a- tives says it will include syesena of barred doors and corridors de signed to keep intruders out.
 But if somebody should blast his way in after a nuclear attack, according to Larry Merritt, he would be greeted by homemade shrapnel srenades and gunfire.
 You have no choice" Merritt said. Anybody desperate enough to blast his way through two or three concrete doors wants to annihilate you anyway. People do strange things when they panic" ]"
 Merritt said the 20-by-20 foot cavern in his backyard is pri- marily for his family of four and the relatives -- and possibly few more people.
 Wed take as many people in as we can," Merritt said. The shelter can handle IS for six months and more for shorter ti4Ylc.D
 His eel-concrete structure, to be completed in about a month, will have plumbing and heat, a radio transmitter, air filters, pri- vate water supply, bottled gas, and garbage disposal.
 Before the contractors dug the hole in his backyard, Merritt said he canvassed the neighborhood offering to include other families In his plans for $10O a family.
 He got no takers, he said.
 Merritt said he will show his shelter plans to anybody inter- ested in building one like it.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-15
East Germans Stage a Discrimination Blitz

BERLIN M Communist East Germany staged blitz de- Stalin- ization Tuesday night, remaining East Berlin's showplace boulevard and removing it's statue of Stalin and countless other memorials to the late Soviet dictator.
 This morning only worlxmen and debris remained as bulldozers cleared the square where East Berlin's bronze Stalin statue had stood since shortly after World War LII.
 Stalina1lee, the broad, three mile avenue that is East Berlin's main street, had fresh name signs
 Ksrs Marx Alleefor half it's length and Frankfurter Alice for the rest. Frankfurter Alice was the streets name before the Rus sians Occupied East Berlin.
 Stalinstadt, a major East Ger man iron and steel town on the Oder River, was renamed Eisen- huettenstadt, or Iron Foundry Town, according to a small front page announcement in Neues Deutschland, organ of the East German Communist party.
 The important Josef Sta1in plant in Berlin Treptow was re- named Electrical Apparatus Works Berlin Treptow."
 The dictator's name-changing was the first concrete sign of de- Stalinizati0n in East Germany since condeunnations of the die tator were made public from the Soviet Communist Party Congress last month and his body was re- moved from Lenin's Tomb in Moscow's Red Square. T
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-15
Deeplvvale Exploration 7 Turns Up Rare Specimens Fror, Pacific's Bottom

SEATTT.E (n Deep water ex- pl0f4tion off the Oregon Washing ton coast has turned up some fish and shelIfish SO rare they haven't been identifset1, a Bureau of Conn iaercfGl Fisheries official report ed today. ses
 : Most of the unusual specimens were taken at a depth of about one-half mile along the continen- tai shelf that extends from 100 to 1000 fathosns.
 ssSome of the forms are so new >S S is area that we don't even have the technical literature to help us in classifying them, said Dayton Alverson, the Federal Bu- reau's director of exploration.
 Specimens include a rare type of sea pansy, low form of octo- pus called flapjack devilfish, a deep-water smelt and a long-fin- ned cod.
 The strange types were netted during exploration for the Atomic Energy cornnission. The AEC wants to know the distribution of ow-energy radioactive isotopes travelling from the Hanford atomic plant out the Columbia River to the ocean, and the extent to which the isotopes are picked up by fish.
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-15
Firm to Cheek Road
 Construction Between Gamble and Savoonga

In conjunction with other con tractua1 work associated with the airport projects at Ganbell and Savoonga, the engineering firm of Gray. Rogers and Osborne oi Fairbanks has been asked to inc vestigate and report on rudilnent- ary road construction been the two communities, 1t was arl- nounced by Eugene Roguszka, Director, Division of Aviaiion,
 In an overall effort and follow- ing the directive of the Commits sioner of Public Works, the Di- vision Of Aviation asked Gray, Rogers and Osborne to investi- gate and report on feasibility and estimate construction cost Of a roadway suitable for track-type vehicles such as the weasel be- tween Garnbell and Savoon7a. Aerial route reconnaissance will be made by the eeszss, (during the time that firm representatives are under q separate contract to supp plant previous overland experi- ence, and alternate routes will be discussed relative to construction cost and seasonal limitations.
 This engineering finn is also under contract for design to reconstruct the Gambel Airport and also for an evaluation Of . completed design for the Savoo1- ga Airport. sSS
 The road investigation is to be completed by Dec. 1, 1881.