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Evening star., 1961-12-17
HOUSEBOAT ..
NewWoy to Solve
Housing Problem
supplementary

bunkS, a supplementary
clothes closet where Joy
hangs her boating clothes
and city clothes. There is a
marked lack of leather, suede
and silk in her wardrobe.
These become expendable in
salty air.
Fun and Chores
Sharlon has his own cabin
with more play room than
most boys. The deck and the
yacht basin answer all sorts
of boyish Whims, from shoot
ing at fish from the
zephyrus dinghy, to deck
games. He also has his own
chores on the yacht. includ-
ing pumping fresh water
aboard every two weeks
and pumping bilge, serving as
a lookout and handling lines
when they are cruising.
In the summer he has fun
running a free taxi service,
in the outboard motor, to the
local marina.
Public utilities" aboard
ship are nominal. The galley
stove, hot water and heat are
all supplied by bottled gas
two bottles a week in
the winter and one every two
weeks in the summer. The
Zephyrus generates it's own
electricity from big batteries
kept alive by a generator
connected to the main en-
gine or to an auxiliary gen.
Grating plant.
When the yacht is under
way on holidays and week
ends, the batteries get a free
charge. When the auxiliary
is used about once a week,
it uses about a gallon and
a half of gas. Docking privi-
legeS run around SIS a month
at the Capitol Yacht Club.
and the telephone. with its
own junction box, is a private
line just like any Washing
ton home owner.
Upkeep
Upkeep on the yacht, &C
cording to Don, runs about
the same as upkeep on a
city home.
Repainting or doing the
boat up," according to JOY,
is probably the biggest item.
Cleaning the wall-to-wall
carpeting is done with an
electric broom at "every odd
moment" shopping is done
in a wild sort of way"
mostly across the street from
the Mermaid at the French
Market. Joy becomes nostalgia
for French food and cooking.
Service at these French
dinners in the teak-paneled
dining salon is not on the
usual durable boat china. Joy
uses practical antiques
10th century French arti-
choke plates. Cromwellian
brass candle sticks, old wide
trimmed Canton cups and
saucers and an old Shelf
field wine coaster. When she
tires of the ships inventory,
Evening star., 1961-12-17

earthenware Madonna, serene
of face. wearing yellow, blue
and green robes. She is dated
and signed, 1875 by a Nevers
workman.
Evening star., 1961-12-17

sish," preceded by the Christ
mas tree lighting ceremony at
$3.50.
Evening star., 1961-07-14
Miss Hough Free
After Four Years
At St. EIizubeths

Miss Edith Louise Hough,
who was acquitted of a murder
charge because of insanity,
gained her unconditional re-
lease from st. Elizabeth's
Hospital today.
Chief District Court Judge
David Pine ordered the release
after the st. Elizabeth's super
intendent. DR.. Winfred Over
holSer, and a doctor from the
hospital, DR.. David w. Harris,
testified she had recovered.
Miss Hough was committed
to the hospital in 1857. Later,
she was found not guilty by
reason of insanity in The shoot
ing Of Zurab Abdusheli, her
former fiancee and a Voice of
America employe, in her Wood
ner apartment on Memorial
Day, 1857.
Miss Hough was ordered con-
ditionally released from st.
Elizabeth'S on May 5, 1860, and
was ordered to report weekly to
the hospital. Later her visits
were at two-week intervals,
then monthly.
Evening star., 1961-07-14
Con Man With Ladies'
Sees the Roof Fall In

The roofing repairs a con-
fidence man did in Washing
ton three years ago came tum-
bling about his ears in court
today.
Thomas F. Kivlin, 80, leader
in a roof repair plot to blk
elderly or unmarried women,
pleaded guilty to a false pre-
lenses charge of taking $825
for a job which Assistant
United States Attorney Alfred
L. Hartman said was worth $40,
Kivlin, also known as Ander-
son, was brought back from
Hawaii three months ago by
the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation. Three accomplices who
pleaded guilty to similar charges
in 1858 were sentenced to one
to-three-year terms and 9
fourth man is still being sought
District Court Judge Henry A
Schweinhaut deferred Sentenc-
ing Kivlin pending a probation
ary investigation, but he warned
the defendant you realize I con
put you in prison for a very
substantial period of time"
Mr.. Hartman told the Court
that two of the accomplices
Evening star., 1961-07-14
Body in Creek
Is Identified

The body of a man found in
Rock Greek yesterday has been
identified by police as that of
Richard j. Spiker. 26, Of 1880
Wisconsin avenue NV.
Police said the nearly sub
merged body was found 100 feet
east of Beach drive by Park
Police Pvt. Cornelius G. Vermil-
lion and a police dog. Mr..
Spiker had been missing since
Sunday. according to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
j. Spiker of the Wisconsin
avenue address.
Mr.. Spiker's auto was found
Sunday near the picnic area
where his body was found. A
note attached to the car win
dow stated the car was stalled
but no other notes were found,
Police said a cauSe-of- death
certificate was withheld pend
ing an autopsy.
Evening star., 1961-07-14
Vureid Schedule
Offered by Parks
For Week End

A varied schedule of outdoor
entertainment has been listed
for area parks this week end.
Cornelius w. Heine, chief Of
the division of public use Of
National Capital Parks will lee
ture at 8 pm. today at the Syl-
van Theater on parks, memo
rials and statues.
Tomorrow through next
Thursday at the Sylvan Theater
performances of Shakespeare's
Twelfth Night" will continue
at $3.50 pm.
Tours Of tropical lotuses and
lilies will begin at $50 am.
tomorrow and Sunday at the
Kenilworth Gardens.
The Civic Ballet Society will
perform ballets to the music of
Mozart, Smetana and Gliere
at $3.50 pm. Wednesday at the
Watergate.
C&O Canal barge trips will
leave from Lock 3 at Thirtieth
and M streets NV. at 8 am.
and 2 pm. tomorrow, at Q pm.
Sunday. and at $50 pm.
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1961-07-14
Researcher Gets
Post at Gu

A consultant in the field of
mathematical statistics and
computer models, F. Joseph Nc
Crane of 1928 Thirteenth place
NE, has been appointed co-or-
dinator of sponsored research
by Catholic University.
Mr.. McGrane will be respons-
ible for the schools $750,000
annual program of sponsored
research.
The new co-ordinator taught
at st. Thomas College in st.
Paul, Mimi, and at Catholic
University. From 1885 he
carried on basic research in de-
ductive logic and applications
of statistical methods for the
Navy Department.
Mr.. McGrane worked as op-
erationS analyst for the Cor
poration for Economic and In
dustrial Research of Washing
ton 1856.
Evening star., 1961-07-14

resolve tie contest for member
ship on the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee.
Conservatives chosen by lot
were Alva Marie Lee from
Courtland precinct and Ken
meth w. Marcus from Lee
precinct.
The third position want to-
Lester r. Kidwell of Yorktown
precinct.
AS a result of an upset ini
the primary Tuesday, liberals
now claim at least AZ of the II
committee seats.
Their opponents are certain
of 20. Leaders of both factions
have in dicated d uncertainty
about how the remaining three
members will align themselves
when the committee selects its
new leadership July 81.
2-VOte Decision
Meantime, an official can
vaSs in Richmond turned up an
even closer victory than that of
Mr.. Lane-a two-vote triumph
for ,Junie l.. Bradshaw over T.
Dix Sutton in the race for the
Henrico Chesterfield = Colonial
Heights floater district seat.
Unofficial returns had
given Mr.. Bradshaw a 91-vote
triumph. The canvass turned
up an error which reduced his
margin to two votes. He won
with 6,248 votes to Mr.. Sutton's
SPAS.
Evening star., 1961-07-14
CourtUpsets
Rezonine
In Lunhum

Rezoning of 81 acres in Lam
ham, for an apartment project
was upset yesterday by the
Prince Georges Circuit Court.
Judge Ralph W.. Powers, in
a four-page opinion. ruled
there was insufficient evidence
to sustain the rezoning granted
last March IA by the county
commissioner. He. ordered that
the tract revert to rural-resi-
dentfal classification.
The property is between
Riverdale road, and Firms lane,
north Of u. S. Route so. Re-
zoning was requested by Sub
urban Homes Inc, headed by
Albert w. Turner, developer
of the town of Carrollton.
Attorney Marion E. West,
arguing June 80 against, the
rezoning, said the new classifi-
cation was spot zoning and
would depreciate property
values.
Carlyle ]. Lancaster, attor-
ney for Suburban Homes, said
that because of the rough ter
rain there had been an error
in the zoning map of 1916
which made the parcel rural
residential.
| Arthur James O'Mara, an en-.
gineer testifying for Suburban
Homes, said the ground was
very. very steep" in some
places, which would necessitatt
sub-basements for homes.
Judge Powers wrote that
This does not take into con.
sideration there are a number
of other, uses in rural-residen.
tial besides dwelling houses fol
which the property would bt
available"
He added that the presence
lof Objectionable terrain il
some places" does not Justify
rezoning or prove an error il
the original zoning map.
The appeal was filed by For
rest L. Bishop, Richard j. vii.
hanson, and William F. Finn
all Of Lanham. Mr.. Lancastel
said today he would ask for {
rehearing in Circuit Court.
Evening star., 1961-07-14

whom the FB1 claims posed for
18 months as Harris.
A number of cases handled
by the alleged impostor in Dis
trict Court here are up in the
air while lawyers study tran
scripts and former clients won-
der.
At yesterdays hearing, Mr..
Greenhalgh asked Judge Mil
dred E. Reeves not to upset the
assault and larceny convictions
of John C. Nolan, of the 1900
block of Park road NV.
Nolan, who was 18 at the
time, was convicted last Sep
tember and placed on a years
probation. He was arrested
later and faces a new trial on
an assault charge.
Attorney Frank j. Oberg, ap-
pointed to represent Nolan in
the new case. told Judge Reeves
the youth was defrauded by
Harris"
This defendant did not have
legal counsel" said Mr.. Oberg,
who said he was mot COM
planning" about the quality of
| the legal service his client re-
ceived.
Mr.. Greenhalgh insiste d
Harris" lawyer or not, had
done an effective job. The pros
ecutor cited Jail visits, vigorous
trial activity and other defense
efforts.
He said the convictions
should be thrown out only if
it were shown Harris" dis
played "a lack of skill so great
that accused in fact had not a
fair trial"
Judge Reeves, taking the case
under advisement, recalle d
Harris" had offered a very
strong argument" and had
given Nolan good representa-
tion."
The judge said she wanted to
read cases cited by Mr.. Oberg
and Mr.. Greenhalgh and to re-
view the situation before hand
ing down a ruling.
The United States Attorneys
Office at Municipal Court said
it Jelieved Nolan's case was the
only Harris" case it handled
that is still under the courts
! jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1961-07-14
Blaze Sweeps
Six Firms Near
Patuxent Base
Lexington Park
Fire Causes
$4,000 Dumuge

LEXINGTON PARK, Md,
July IA (SpeciaD Fire caused
an estimated $4,000 damage
last night to a frame building
housing six business establish
ments of this st. MaryS County
community, State police re-
ported.
The three-alarm blaze was
reported at 9:08 pm. It was
10:30 pm. before firemen had
it under control.
The blaze was in the Millison
Building, a one-story structure
with attic owned by Hiram Mil
lison, at the corner of State
Routes 235 and 246, q block
from the main gate of the
Patuxent Naval Air Station.
The fire, attributed to an
overheated grease trap on a
stove, started in the kitchen
of the Lexington Park Restau-
rant and spread into and across
the attic, police said.
It was confined mainly to
that portion of the building.
The six business establishments,
including two other restaurants,
also suffered damage from
smoke and water.
These included the Silver
Dollar Bar and Restaurant, the
Greyhound Bus Station and
Restaurant, and the Silver Dol
lar Barber Shop, all operated
by Ralph H. ChesSer and An
drew Sirica.
About $4,000 damage was in
flicted on the Lexington Park
Restaurant, operated by Pa
nayiotis Xnofondos and George
Chuvala. Damage of about
1000 each was suffered by the
Park Paint and Hardware
Store, operated by j. Lloyd
Bean and George F. Coyne,
and the Springer's Men Shop.
Ten firemen were treated at
the scene for smoke inhalation
by the Lexington Park Rescue
Squad.
Evening star., 1961-07-14
ABOUT CRITICS.

ABOUT CRITICS, Miss
Fitzgerald said, "It's hard to
say anything. You have to
learn it's just one persons
opinion and you have to take
the bad with the good. Some
performers give their heart
and critics just don't seem to
get it. And what the critic
might not like, the audience
might.
II always get nervous be-
fore a performance and I
guess I'd stay nervous if I
got bad reviews. You try to
do your best, but then you
never know what the public
will like. When they like you,
they like you and when they
don't like you-brother, you
know it,"
AS for other singers trying
to copy her, Miss Fitzgerald
said, I'VE all try to do a little
of each other. It's like women
copying styles. I think it's
something people just do
but you have to have some
kind of feeling and we all
don't have the same kind"
The composer and Miss
Fitzgerald have almost the
same kind of feeling about
music and although she has
not written many other songs
besides "A-Tisket A-Tasket"
for Miss Fitzgerald, the singer
and the song writer often
collaborate on humorous
parodieS that Miss Fitzger-
aid slips into her songs to
break up both herself and
the audience.
Yeah, we just make them
up. It's all in fun. You gotta
put a little humor into
things" she said with her
soft voice.
She said she was sorry but
she'd have to get ready to
leave. The Rambler smiled
goodby to the warm and won
derful singer-and composer
named Ella.
Evening star., 1961-07-14

can Society Of Composers,
Authors and Publishers )"
said the song writer, a little
defensively.
81 have no idea how many
records of fA-TiSket, A-Tas-
ket' were sold. You know,
1898. was a long time ago.
It's been reiSsued two or
three times since then, on
Verve and also on Decca."
The composer said the idea
for the song came from an
old nursery rhyme she knew
as a child. The song writer
also knew Miss Fitzgerald
then.
That was in Newport News,
Va, where Miss Fitzgerald
was born and they have been
friends from then on. The
Song-writer rem EN- b e r s
standing in the wings, nerv-
Gus and shaking as much as
Miss Fitzgerald that night
when she was about Is years
old, and waiting her turn in
an amateur contest in the
the Apollo Theater in New
York.
Evening star., 1961-07-14

that they are apparently failing
ito give the public a break
In some localities the ma
chine price of cigarettes has
been jumped from 80 to IS
cents. Mr.. Goldstein told a
meeting of Southern Maryland
Democratic leaders in Upper
Marlboro.
They're nothing but a bunch
Of damn guys gouging the
public" Mr.. GoldStein said.
A State tax of 6 cents a pack
on cigarettes went into effect
July l. Three cents of the tax
goes back to the subdivision in
which it was collected.
It made no difference to
Baltimore, Baltimore County
and some other subdivisions,
which already had a Scent
impoSt. But it added a Scents
a-pack tax in many areas, in
cluding the tobacco growing
Southern Maryland counties.
The chairman of the st.
MaryS County Democratic State
Committee, Robert Dean, who
brought up the subject. said
the party's political situation in
his county was mot as good as
could be expected" He added,
however, that "it is not i'm
possible for the Governor
there"
It was obvious that the meet
ing was called in part to praise
Gov. TaweS, who is likely to be
opposed for denomination by
George P. Mahoney, the Balti-
more Countian who has sought
a high office since 1850.
Clarence D. Long, executive
co-chairman of the party's cen
tral committee, who has beer
accused of holding the meetings
to advance the candidacy of
Gov. Tawes, said he was not
engaging in factionalism.
II am a salesman for the
Democratic Party. That means
I must have something to sell
have a product.
1--WE have tremendous prod
uct to sell in Gov. Tawes," he
said at one point.
Another speaker at the meet
} ing was Senator Louis N
Phipps. Democrat of Anne
Arundel.
Evening star., 1961-07-14
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Human Events Po-
litical Action Conference
opens for four days at the
Mayflower.
The Burlington 745th Rail-
way Battalion Association
Reunion meets for the Sec
ond day at the Raleigh.
The Kappa Beta ri Legal
sorority international Con-
vention meets for the second
day at the Sforeham.
This information is supplied BY
the Convention and Visitors Bureau
Of the Metropolitan Washington
Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1961-07-14
Traffic Top
Nets Dancer
In Robbery

When a 22-year-old "exotic
dancer" drove into a car in
front of her yesterday morning,
an alert traffic policeman be-
came suspicious of her nervous
ness and she ended up charged
with robbery.
The officer, Pvt. Walter G..
Rourke, 25, of the traffic divi-
sion, told this story:
He was directing traffic at
Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. about 9:30
am. when a white convertible
bumped into the back of an
other car. 1T was just a tap"
Pvt. Rourke said, nothing
serious at ALL"
He told the drivers to pull
over. II thought the girl in the
convertible was too nervous, y
he said. II asked her and the
man in the other car to show
me their licenses. She pulled
out a license that she said be-
longed to her husband. Then
I noticed she had a mans wal
let in her purse" Pvt. Rourke
said.
Taken to headquarters, the
girl, Naomi EdmondS Wash
ington, billed as the Exotic
Naomi" at the POLL Club ir
the Dunbar Hotel, told several
stories about how she got the
car and the wallet. Checking
out one, police found a man
in a house in the 100 block
of Oates street NE.
Where's my wallet, where's
my carp" police quoted him as
saying when they woke him
The dancer was charged
with robbery, unauthorized use
of a car, colliding, and driving
without a D. C. permit.
She was released on 81 ,00C
bond for a court hearing July
81, and was back dancing last
night.
Evening star., 1961-07-14
Woman in Hospital
After Street Attack

Miss Dorothy A. Orr. 40, OF
2809 Fifteenth street NV, was
admitted to the Washington
Hospital Center for observation
last night after she had been
pushed to the sidewalk in front
of her home and robbed of her
purse containing Sc.
Police said the purse snatch
er was colored. about 6 feet
tall, and weighed 140 pounds.
Evening star., 1961-07-14

of the nomination for the post
now held by Mr.. Thomson.
The election commissioners
also dismissed Mr.. Thomson'S
claim that there we're "irregu-
laritieS and informalities" in
the returns.
Thomson Loses 10
Election officials, first met
yesterday morning and certi-
fled Mr.. Lane the winner by 4
votes. They met again in the
afternoon to consider a petition
by Mr.. Thomson, and then gave
each of the candidates an ad-
ditional vote and ruled that 10
votes in the Hammond precinct
had been incorrectly cast for
Mr.. Thomson. After the re-
count, the official vote stood at
4,479 for Mr.. Lane, 4,465 for
Mr.. Thomson.
The. defeated incumbent has
10 days from Tuesdays pri-
mary, or until July 81, to file
a petition in Alexandria Cor
poration Court asking for a
complete recount.
3 Ties Resolved
Mr.. Thomson declared he
had no comment on what ac-
tion he may take.
In Arlington, conservatives
gained two seats and liberals
one as names were drawn to
Evening star., 1961-07-14

THE SONG WRITER fol-
lowed Miss Fitzgerald from
the beginning of her career as
a vocalist with Chick Webb'S
band, through to the present
"First Lady Of Song" days.
The other day she was in
the hotel suite as Miss Fitz-
gerald opened the door, put
her hand to her face and
said, ooh, no. Not another.
Now I know for sure some
things wrong. They didn't
tell me you were coming
either"
well, sit down, honey.
You start asking questions
and I will be right there, but
I can't give you much time
cuz I gotta go somewhere
soon. That makes me so mad,
not telling me about all
this"
Miss Fitzgerald was in the
kitchen of the suite, putting
lettuce into an ice box.
There was an uncomfor-
table pause and there just
didn't seem to be much to
ask. Perhaps it was because
the composer was in the
room as well that the Ram
bier asked Miss Fitzgerald If
she studied her music or
worked with composers S
much.
"I don't study. I sing what
ever comes out. Only thing ]
know about studying is what
I learned in school. Com
posers? I haven't met that
many Of them," said the
singer who one critic, prais-
ing her for her fabulous style
and range, said puts three
or four trilled notes where
the composer thought a
commonplace one would suf-
flee"
Evening star., 1961-07-14

relayed some of Kivlin's "busi-
ness tenets"::
Pooling old ladies and max
ing upwards of $700 to $500 a
day."
Always call on brownstoneS,
"You can always tell an old
lady's home by the way the
curtains hang. Old ladies have
straight curtains and plants
In the windows and they don't
pull curtains back. = ,s
go up on the roof, make
some noise and then come
down and present the bill"
Evening star., 1961-07-14
Harris Able Defender,
Prosecutor Contends

A Government prosecutor
sought yesterday to convince 9
Municipal Court judge that a
former client of 81. A. Harris
received effective representa-
tion.
The position taken by Assist
ant United States Attorney
William H. Greenhalgh may
give a clue to the Govern
ment's approach to other
Harris" cases.
The background is the indict-
nent Tuesday of Daniel jackson
Oliver Wendell Holmes Morgan
Evening star., 1961-07-14
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
ACQUISITION Reader Quiz
Answered in Sundays Star

1. WHAT ARE THE GREATEST PRACTICAL JOKES
of time? Famous comedian. Harpo Marx, recalls
of the outstanding gags which he considers all
time greats in This Week Magazine.
e. WHY DOES SPIKE JONES remain perennial fa-
VORTEX The is provided in the story of TV
Magazine, which each week bring you more pro-
gram listngs, and more color pages
3. HOW DOES ONE KENSINGTON FAMILY PLAN its
world trips? To share the know-how of the Hooks
read Harriet Grffths account of their preparations
in SUNDAY, The Star Magazine.
4. WHO WAS THE BATTLE LEADER that saved West
Virginia for the Union century ago? In SUN
DAY, The Star Magazine John Stepp recounts the
Civil War campaign as it reported in July, 1851
by The Star.
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1961-07-14
Lane Victory Certified,
Margin Widens to IA

recount in two Alexandria voting precincts yesterday
increased Denis K Lanes margin of victory James M
Tuesdays Democratic primary for the of
Delegates nomination from four to IA votes
special session yesterday the ciyS Board of Election
Commissioners certified the attorney the winner
Evening star., 1961-07-14
Bozuor Scheduled

The Eastland Gardens Civic
Association will hold its second
annual bazaar from l pm. to
10 pm. tomorrow in the 1900
block of Lane place NE.
Evening star., 1961-07-14
Cigarette Machine
'Gouging' Charged
GoIdstein Declares Some Vendors
Jump Prices and Blame Tax Rise

Some cigarette vending machine operators were accused
last night of jumping their price nickel per pack and in
correctly telling customers the the new
Maryland cigarette tax
State Controller Louis L. Godsten said the ma
chine operators in his office explain the them but
Evening star., 1961-07-14
The
Rambler
Meets q
Sonswritins Team
By MYRA MACPHERSON

A composer who wrote the
song "A-TiSket A TaSket" for
Ella Fitzgerald % years ago
was in town the other day.
The song and the singer
became famous long ago, but
the composer is little known.
I've written enough tunes
to belong to ASCAP (Ameri-
Evening star., 1961-07-14

George Kennedy is on vacation. He
will resume writing The RumbIer
when he returns.