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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22

ginia advisory legislative coun-
Gil committee.
The group, headed by State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick Of
Arlington, said it found much
of the language in the states
labor laws obsolete.
New methods, processes and
jobs have been created which
cannot be adequately regulated
by statutes designed for 1914
the tin-lizzy period" said the
report to Gov. Almond and the
1862 assembly.
Fly-By-Night Agencies
The VALC proposal would
require all employment agen-
cies to obtain an annual Ii
cense from the Department of
Labor and Industry at $40.
The agencies would be re-
quired to return any reg!stra-
ton fee charged an applicant
after 80 days if the agency does
not offer suitable employment.
This is designed" the report.
said, ITO control certain fly-by
night employment agencies
which collect fees from I'M
suspecting persons and then
disappear"
The agencies would be re-
quired to keep a record for
three years of the disposition
of each application made to
them, subject to review by the
Commissioner Of Labor and
Industry.
The VALC proposal on the
safety codes commission would
enlarge from three to five the
number of members OH the
group.
Wants Laws Rewritten
The section Of laws dealing
with the safety commission
should be completely rewrit-
ten in order to provide for a
flexible, responsive administra-
tive apparatus for protecting
the safety of employees without
restriction amid
the work in which the modern
employee is engaged"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22

River, was typical Of most Of
those in the Civil War and
bears special significance for
this reason. Walter Lord, Civil
War author and historian, told
about 200 persons at the Lees
burg Elementary School where
most of the ceremonies we're
held because of the weather.
I'VE are inclined to forget"
Mr.. Lord said, that there were
over 5000 battles on small
fields. We are inclined to think
Of the Civil War only in terms
Of larger, dramatic struggles,
such as Gettysburg, Manassas
and the area around Atlanta.
Perhaps this is the real sig
nificance of Balls Bluff-that
it was so typical of all Of the
small battles fought"
1t was because the troops on
both sides so strongly defended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22

District and vicinity-Varia-
BILE cloudiness and warmer to-
day, high near IS. Fair tonight,
low near 48. Fair and warm to-
morrow.
Maryland-Rather cloudy and
somewhat warmer today. high
In the COS. Fair tonight, low 40
to. 80. Fair and warm tomorrow.
Virginia-Variable cloudiness
and warmer today, highs so to
10. Fair tonight, lows 40 to so.
Fair and warm tomorrow.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Small craft warn
Ings displayed. Winds north to
northwest at Is to rs knots.
Fair weather. Visibility 10
miles.
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
Midnight - 50 Noon -- "a
an am. s. : P D.m %
Record Temperatures for the Year
Highest. 95, on September 3.
Lowest, 4, on February 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22
By ALEX r. PRESTON
Star Staff Writer

LEESBURG, Va. Oct. 21.-
Commemoration of the Tooth
anniversary Of the Battle Of
Balls Bluff and re-dedication
Of the country's smallest ma
tional cemetery took place here
this afternoon in exercises that
were almost rained out.
The engagement, on a steep
slope overlooking the Potomac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22

physiological and psychological
tests when they emerge next
Saturday. Results will be sent
to State and Federal civil de-
Tense officers.
The Perkins family was
chosen from 500 applicants for
the test. said to be the first in
Maryland involving both adults
and children.
My friends all wonder how
we'll be able to handle the
children in there for a week,
Mrs. Perkins said.
"Wen just have to be firm "
her husband added.
A daily routine, including
school lessons for Rick, were
pre-prepared school lessons for
Rick, were worked out.
structions will have to be pro-
vided later.
Young Rick has risen to
sudden prominence in his own
circles by participating in the
test.
I've given out Is auto
graphs" he said.
His sister, Sharon Ann, en-
tered the shelter clutching a
doll in one hand and a toy
baby bottle in the other.
Reading an Objective
Mr.. Perkins, without expert
ence in camping or "roughing
it," said he plans to catch up
on his reading, including texts
to help him in his job as sales
manager for an office Of the
General Motors Acceptance
Corp.
Stocked in the shelter by
| plaza merchants were so gall
Ions Of spring water, one double
decker bunk, a studio couch,
( linens, fire extinguisher, bread,
canned peas, tuna fish, tomato
juice, pears, powdered milk,
cereals, cookies. Halloween
candy, a sterno stove and a
toilet that turns waste to ashes.
A closed-circuit television
camera, controlled by the Per-
kins family, can show family
activities in the shelter to the
outside.
County police will stand guard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22
Radio Only Contact

The simulated Conelrad Radio
broadcastS will be the family's
only contact with the outside
werld this week.
The family today will hear a
short message on their radio
from Mr.. Squires, retired pas
tor Of Covenant Baptist
Church, 3845 South Capitol
street.
Mr.. Squires, the Perkins fam
ily's minister for more than II
years, will use as his theme
Trust in God Casts Out All
Fear"
During the week, the family
will receive other broadcasts
over their radio. A radio-tele-
phone has been installed for
the family to use in the event
Of a real emergency in the
shelter.
c.All our friends think we're
crazy, but we still want to do
It," said Mr.. Perkins.
The shelter has been stocked
with food. 1t even has an oil
painting Of a pastoral scene.
The painting was hung at the
last moment by merchants who
thought tht walls were TOO
bare.
Mr.. Perkins, his wife, and
children, Rick, 10, and Sharon
Ann, S, received complete phys
teal examinations before they
went into the shelter.
They will go through other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22
Arlington Board Wants
Blue Lows Repealed
By JOHN BARRON
Star Staff Writer

Arlington County Board yesterday demanded outright
repeal of the Virginia Blue Laws which member Herbert
ridculed nenforceabe archaic contradictory hyo
critical and offensive"
Ralph Raul denounced the action of his colleagues as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22
Rites Mark Milestone
Of Balls Bluff Battle

their beliefs. he added. the
Civil War became both our
national pride and our national
tragedy"
Col. John Eisenhower. son of
the former President, was
among representatives attend
ing from six States whose
troops were involved in the
bloody Balls Bluff battle.
Union forces took severe losses
in the conflict as they were
driven back into the Potomac
River by Confederates blocking
their drive from the Poolesville
Md area to Leesburg.
Col. Eisenhower, representing
Pennsylvania. pointed out that
the 71th Regiment alone. with
$40 troops. suffered 3o5 casual
ties.
IT think that when we look
back, we can take real inspira-
ton from the bravery shown
by these men. This regiment
later pulled itself together to
go on to fight is battles in the
Civil War;" he said.
A minor verbal skirmish &C.
CURED between representatives
of Massachusetts and Virginia.
Arthur M. Schlesinger, jr.,
special assistant to President
Kennedy, in representing Mas
sachusetts, referred to the war
as one Ito rid our land Of hu-
man slavery" He went on to
recite the incident Of the
wounding Of a young Massa-
,husetts lieutenant, Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, jr., who later was
to become Chief Justice.
Pickett Returns Fire
Charles Pickett Of Fairfax, a
great-nephew Of Mai. Gen.
George Pickett, representing
the 9th Virginia Regiment, as
serted:
II do not think this is an ap-
propriate time to debate the
causes Of the war, but cannot
let go unnoticed the statement
that it was fought to preserve
slavery.
These men were not fighting
to perpetuate slavery. but to
preserve States rights"
He said "the then President
Of the United States" acted I'M
constitutionally when he at
tempted to muster the Virginia
militia into Union forces and
the men of the Old Dominion
could not have done otherwise
than they did and remain
honorable men,"
Mr.. Schlesinger Joined in the
good natured applause this
comment evoked.
Mississippi was represented
by Mrs. L. w. Austin of Hatties-
burg, as an emissary Of Senator
Eastland, and New York by
Kenneth Bartlett, vice presi-
dent of Syracuse University.
Rhode Island was not repre-
sented.
Wreaths Placed on Graves
Following the commemorative
services in the school, the dele
cation went to Balls Bluff
Cemetery, one mile north of
Leesburg, for wreath laying
ceremonies.
Former Representative A. w.
Lafferty, who is So years old,
came from oregon especially
to place the wreath on the
marker Of Col. Edward D. Ba-
ker, then a United States Sena-
tor from Oregon who COM
manded the list Pennsylvania
Regiment. Mrs. w. C. Crane Of
Leesburg, wife of a retired
Army brigadier general, hon.
ored James Allen of the 18th
Massachusetts Regiment, while
the wreath for Clinton Hatch
er of Loudoun, with the 9th
Virginia Regiment, was placed
by a great = great n e p h e W,
Thomas Hatcher Of Purcell
vile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22

totally irresponsible and not a
procedure of good government.
But Mr.. Brown, Thomas
Richards and Ernest Wilt over
ruled him and urged Arlington
Legislators in the next General
Assembly to try to repeal the
statutes which outlaw all Sum
day business except that in
volving necessity or charity"
THE new Blue laws have
been in effect long enough now
to demonstrate their utter abb
surdity," Mr.. Brown said.
Cites Ham Sales
ct think it is ridiculous to be
able to purchase Smithfield
hams and not poultry on Sun
day." said Mr.. Richards, refer
ring to a special dispensation
granted Virginia hams.
Mr.. Raul argued that the
board should not propose repeal
of legislation without providing
advance notice to the public
and conducting a public hear
ing.
However, other members re-
piled that last year they spon-
sored a lengthy hearing on the
issue. At that time, the board
refused. despite pleas from re-
ligiouS and labor leaders. to en-
act a local Sunday closing law
which Mr.. Raul then favored.
Chairman Leo Urbanske. who
voted against a local statute
last year. abstained in the vot-
ing yesterday.
II would prefer to make the
recommendation after a public
hearing, but just don't think
that there is any new evidence
that I could hear that would
change my mind" Mr.. Wilt
commented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22

For high and low tides At the follow;
from the above:
Annapolis, 3H hours: Bloody Point
Light, 41z hours; Colonial Beach. o
hours; Deale. 41z hours; Solomons
Island. ga hours: Point Lookout, ia
hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22

Federols Routed at BoIIs Bluff.
Poss Is, SUNDAY Mosazine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

Tide Tables
FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
ToSav Tor,orra-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22
Issue Rises Again

The Blue Law issue arose
again last month when the
State Supreme Court Of APP
peals upheld the legality Of the
latest measures passed by the
General Assembly.
However, sweeping and strin-
gent enforcement of the laws
still appears unlikely in North
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-22

A radio-taped sermon was to
be broadcast today to an Oxon
Hin family Of four isolated for
p week in a fallout shelter in
Prince Georges Plaza shopping
center.
Scheduled to reach the fam
tly about "a hours after it en-
tered the shelter, the sermon
was to be given by the Rev.
Frank L. SquireS Of 1900 Thir-
tieth street Sc, a retired Bap-
fist minister.
Daily contact will be made via
Civil Defense Conelrad Radio
with the family of Edgar M.
Perkins, So, before they emerge
from their 9-by-10-foot shelter,
Saturday.
Evening star., 1961-07-30
And Next Sunday

Senators Goldwater of Arizona and
Javits of New York, are scheduled
to resume their debate over their
party's future on ABC's Issues and
Answers, one of the highlights of the
Sunday schedule for August 8. This
list is compiled from available infor-
nation.
Issues and Answers (4:3O pm,
WMAL-D. Senators Goldwater and
Javits, guests.
Accent Is pm, WTOP-9. Jean
Renoir comments on the paintings
OF his father, Van Gogh, Cezanne,
and others. during a visit to the Jeu
de Paume, room in the Louvre.
Walt Dinney Presents $3.50 pm,
WMAL-D. Guy Williams returns as
Zorro in repeat
Twentieth Century (6:30 pm,
WTOP-9). The story of Tarawa.
The Sunday Stor TV Moeozine,
Evening star., 1961-07-30
q PLAYHOUSE FIVE.

LATITUDE FIVE.
Movie. IVA Hours. "Hieher and Higher"
1914. A man. unable to pay his servants.
forms corporation with them. Enter
tanning musical comedy. Frank Sinatra,
Victor Borge.
q TEN-THIRTY THEATER.
Movie. Hours "Tea for Two" 1850. A
career-bent heiress plans to "angeI"
show but discovers the manager of her
estate has lost most of her money Doris
Day, Gordon MacRae
IS u MAKE THAT SPARE.
Bowling. Johnny Johnston, commentator.
10 q NEWS AND SPORTS.
Streeter. Michael.
q SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIE.
Approx 1Ha Hours Footsteps in the
Dark" 1871. Occasionally amusing COM
edy-drama with ErroI Flynn as a slick
detective. Brenda Marshall, William
Frawley
q IL Pm. REPORT.
News. Weather Sports.
Evening star., 1961-07-30

the Marine Corps "bloodiest battle"
Ed Sullivan g pm, WTOP-9.
The rebroadcast features Lucille Ball
singing Hey, Look Me Over" and
dueting with Paula Stewart (Mrs.
Jack Carter.)
Mystery Hour % pm, WRC-4.
George Brent plays a school teacher
who discovers, too late, he might have
prevented murder.
GE Theater 20 pm, WTOP-9. A
repeat of Sid Caesars comedy in
which he plays a raffish gourmet
from the neither world.
Family Classics Go pm, WTOP-
81. A repeat of Jane Eyre" with
Sally Ann Howes as Jane and Zach
ary Scott as an unconvincing
Rochester.
Editors Choice (10:30 pm, WNAAL
%. Roundup and analysis of the
weeks news.
Washington. D. c., July 30. 1861 50
Evening star., 1961-02-06
Army ChupIoins
Plan Conference

sChaplains from Glass I and
II installations of the seven
State area Of the End Army
will gather at Fort Meade, Md,
Wednesday and Thursday for
the annual End q. s. Army
Post Chaplains Conference.
The conference will open
with an invocation by Col Pat
rick ]. Walsh, chaplain OF
Fort Meade. The meeting will
feature chaplains from the va
rious posts In the and Army
discussing the religious pro-
gram for the year.
The conference will close
Thursday with Q briefing on
the Army reserve components
training program for chaplains
by 1t. Col. william r. Fitz-
gerald. assistant End Army
chaplain for reserve affairs.
Evening star., 1961-02-06
By the Associated Press

The State Department soon
will pay q premium to Foreign
Service officers who master
some Of the more exotic Ian
guages of distant lands.
During the election cam
paign, President Kennedy fire.
quently spoke scathingly OF
American diplomats who could
not speak the tongue Of the
country to which they were as
signed. The State Department
evidently Is following up.
Under the new order. a For
eign Service officer who quail
fies in Bengal or Tamil, for
instance, can add $1.050 to his
yearly salary while on assign
ment in India, where these Ian
guages are spoken. If he keeps
his Bengali polished while
serving in other countries, he
gets half that amount.
The program to encourage
Evening star., 1961-02-06

Indonesian. Malayan and Ro-
manian. The extra pay for
fluency In these viii be $3.50 q
year while using 1t on the job
and $225 for keeping In prac-
tice in other lands.
A middle incentive group. for
which the inducements are $3.50
for use and $37S for mainten-
ance, includes Albanian, Arabic.
Finnish. Hungarian. Japanese.
Polish. Turkish and two Ian
guages Of India, Hindi and
Urdu.
A diplomat may learn as
many languages as he likes
but the regulations established
for the incentive program limit
extra earnings for that purpose
by any one officer to $1,000 a
year.
A diplomat who achieves q
good working knowledge-but
something short Of first rate
.fluency In speaking and read
ing-will get $700 for use and
$3.50 for maintaining his skill
in the more difficult languages.
Evening star., 1961-02-06
Diplomats to Get Bonus
For Language FIuency

language ability for profes-
sional diplomats was authorized
by Congress last year and has
now been developed in detail
by the State Department.
Under the plan. explained in
the current issue Of the For
eign Service News Letter, "
varying incentives would be Of
fered for different languages.
The highest incentive group
includes Bengali and Tamil.
Amharic (spoken In Ethiopia) ,
Burmese, Cambodian, Laotian,
Korean. Thai. Vietnamese and
Hebrew.
The lowest incentive group
includes Russian, Dutch, Greek.
Evening star., 1961-02-06

vivors. Here, told by John
Hersey, il the full story of
Kennedy's heroism-an alb
sorbing account which throws
significant light on the char
acter of the man who Is now
President oftheU United States.
Don't miss Survival" In
February Readers Digest
now on sale!
Evening star., 1961-02-06
MISSING IN ACTION!
It. John F. Kennedy

In August, 1943, q Navy PIT
squadron in the Solomon L.
lands held solemn mass for
the souls of 1t. Jack Kennedy
and IL other men of PIT 1O9
missing in action.
A week later, after an ex-
perience which few men could
have endured, Kennedy was
back at his base with II sur
Evening star., 1961-12-25

OF government assistance. They
intend to raise funds through
a private bond subscription.
This is highly attractive to
both London and Paris. The
much more expensive bridge
would require the two govern
ments to dig deep into their
own pockets.
Military Keep Quiet
Maritime authorities have
been mumbling imprecations
against the bridge idea even
though its advocates promise
1t would present no real haz-
ard to navigation. But the
lightship accident in November
served to renew fears.
The military in both coun-
tries, incidentally. have had lit
tie to say thus far in the de-
bate. The feeling seems to be
that a bridge would be only
slightly more vulnerable to en-
emy attack than a tunnel
which could be knocked out or
sealed up at its terminals by
nuclear bombardment.
Evening star., 1961-12-25
Free Chinese
Reforming
Captive Reds

GREEN ISLAND, Free China
Dec. 25.-The term "brainwash-
ing" invented by an American
only a decade ago to describe
what happened to American
prisoners of war during the
Korean police action" can be
appropriately applied to what is
happening to Communist pris-
oners taken by the Nationalist
Chinese only in reverse.
Here on a pile of rock ID
miles off the east coast of
Taiwan between 600 and TOO
Communists and Communist
sympathizers are indoctrinated
with liberty, democracy, equality
and fraternity to prepare them
for a new life in the free world
upon their release.
Green Island Is known as
the Alcatraz of Free China be-
cause extreme tides, coral
reefs and Shoreline cliffs make
escape virtually impossible. The
resulting minimum security en-
ployed to restrain prisoners in
stills in them the belief that
confidence has been placed in
their trustworthiness. 1t is part
of their education end training
No barbed wire. no bars on
windows, no armed guards re-
mind the inmates that they are
being held against their will.
Inmates on Green Island are
called students" and their
guards instructors" All live
together in barracks-type build
ings, join in athletic programs
and games. All wear the uni
Evening star., 1961-12-25

project will go through in rel
atively short order.
According to best estimates
a bridge would cost nearly twice
as much to build (approxi-
mately $500 million) as a tun-
mel, though the "upkeep" would
be slightly less. The Moch
groups proposal was greeted
with great initial enthusiasm
IN France. From the engineer
ing standpoint, after all, q
bridge spanning the channel is
a much more imaginative feat
and this appealed to the
French. Now, however, one OF
the De Gaulle governments top
technicians and planners, Louis
Armand, has come out for a
tunnel as the more practical
venture and appears to be
speaking with official encour-
agement.
Mr.. Armand is a former chief
OF the French State Railways;
the attitude of the railways in
both nations could be a de-
termining factor.
The tunnelers insist they can
do the job with a minimum
Evening star., 1961-12-25

last year and it is expected
to be over $l00 million this
year.
Controls have been applied
and investment capital has
been scared away. Luxury items
are disappearing from the
shops.
Taxes on Staple Foods
Import duties have increased
up to 100 per cent on some
items. There are higher duties
on such staple food items as
flour, fiShmeal. salt and sugar
and the tax on luxury items
goes up to Sc per cent.
What really created resent
ment among Ghanaians was q
compulsory saving scheme
which withholds S per cent OF
the earnings of anyone max
ing $28 a month and 10 per
cent from business and profess
sional men, including cocoa
farmers.
The budget was followed by
the removal of six moderate
members Of the cabinet, and
the radical element, headed by
Mr.. Adamafio and Mr.. Boateng
leaped into the saddle. Arrests
continue and the exact number
now in jail is unknown. There
is growing fear among those
who have questioned Mr.
Nkrumah's policies.
Many Ghanaians are trou-
bled and see tragedy ahead
for the little nation which only
a few years ago was the pride
of every African yearning for
freedom.
Evening star., 1961-12-25
form of the Republic of Chipi
without insignia.

form of the Republic of China
without insignia.
Within the barracks classes
are held daily by the guard
INSTRUCTORS" and all students
are expected to attend. After
a stated period of instruction,
examinations are conducted and
those with higher grades are
then termed reformed receiv-
ers"-recipients of instruction
in "sing-seng," the theme of
new life" which has character
lied the national revolution
since it began, All reformed
receivers are instructed in the
three peoples principles Of
Sun Yat-sen-nationalism, de-
rlocracy and peoples livelihood.
Green Island is called the
Reform and Instruction Center,
under the control of the Peace
Preservation Corps, a branch
of the Ministry of Defense-it
originated as the Sing -Seng
Corps" in october, 1949, when,
as a result of the battle of
Quemoy where an entire divi-
sion of invading Communist
troops of $4,000 were wiped out
or captured by Chiang's de-
tenders, 5000 surviving pris-
oners of war needed brain
washing in reverse"
The instruction program puts
emphasis on kind manners,
polite talk and humanitarian
ism" These qualities are in
evidence throughout the reform
center as students talk in mod
crate tones, express complete
satisfaction with their lot and
keep their barracks immacu-
lately clean.
Interviews with inmates re-
vealed that nine out of ten
will choose not to return to the
Communist mainland, and
many expressed a desire to serve
the Republic of China as agents
deep within Mao Tse-tung'S
stronghold.
Benevolence, called a tradi-
tional virtue of the Chinese
Evening star., 1961-12-25
Channel Storm Revives
Talk Of Tunnel Project

PARIS, Dec. rs (NANA)-A
recent storm in the English
Channel that tore a lightship
from its moorings has raised
the odds favoring construction
of a tunnel instead of a bridge
to link Calais and Dover.
The long-debated channel
project has now moved into
the official realm, after a con-
ference here between the two
Evening star., 1961-12-25

people, is taught to be the
basis from which all other
principles derive. The goal of
the center is to transform
enemies into friends, then have
the reformed receivers" in turn
act as instructors. Some of the
graduates" have entered the
armed forces, others have been
given assignments within the
Ministry of Defense.
Evening star., 1961-12-25
1890 Labor on Forms

NEW YORK. - People, not
machines, provide the bulk of
farm labor in the Soviet Un-
ion. More than 38 per cent of
the total labor force of 99,-
100000 is engaged in agricul-
ture, reports the Population
Reference Bureau.