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Evening star., 1961-05-03
British Reject
Penalty Easing

LONDON, May 3 (AP) The
British government last night
threw out a move to abolish
the death penalty in the armed
forces for crimes that do not
come under the death penalty
in civilian life.
Laborite members Of the
House of Commons introduced
the motion. One of them.
Reginald Paget, said capital
punishment should be ended
for such military crimes as
aiding or communicating with
the enemy. He said a man
should not be shot because he
had been brainwashed to the
point of helping a foe.
The amendment was defeated
1919 after Attorney General
Reginald Manningham Butler
argued that a special dis
ciplinary code was necessary
for the armed forces.
Evening star., 1961-05-03

April employment increases. An
expected increase Of about
100000 in the farm work
force failed to materialize.
The long-term unemployed
those workers idled for is
weeks or longer-increased by
266.000 to 2,128,OO0-highest
such total since shortly after
the depression Of the 1930s.
Those idle longer than half a
year increased by $4,000 to
923, 900.
Mr.. Wolfbein said the new
figures show that while en-
ployment is increasing and un-
employment decreasing the
changes so far this spring do
not reflect anything stronger
than normal seasonal influ-
enceS.
Students Seek Jobs
He said that If only seasonal
trends continue, without basic
economic improvement, the un-
employed total will decline
from its present level of nearly
5 million to Al million in May,
and move to SIS million in June,
81 million in July and As
million in August.
Unemployment as the Gov
Evening star., 1961-05-03

ernment measures it nearly al
ways jumps in June because
so many students enter the
labor market looking for sum-
mer jobs, many without sue
cess.
The seasonally adjusted rate
Of unemployment to the total
work force declined from 6.s
per cent in March to 6.8 pei
cent in April, but Mr.. Wolf
bein said he regarded the
change as statistically unim-
portant.
What is important, he said
is that the idle rate has re-
manned at over SIS per cent fol
five straight months. The &C
tual idle rate in April was I
per cent-meaning that Z out
of every 100 workers couldn't
find jobs.
Evening star., 1961-05-03
Ribicoff Rops
Nursing Homes

"The quality and scope OF
services offered by a number
of nursing homes today is a
national disgrace" Welfare
Secretary Ribicoff said yester-
day.
His statement was read to
the House Commerce Commit
tee by Boisefeuillet Jones, a
special assistant for health and
medical affairs. Mr.. Ribicof1
could not deliver. it because OF
laryngitiS.
The statement marked the
opening of hearings on an ad-
miniStration bill to improve
such community health facili-
ties and services as nursing
homes and home patient care
Evening star., 1961-05-03

able effects OF improving
weather but lacked signs of
basic economic improvement.
Seymour Wolfbein, the de-
partment's manpower expert
said, however, that even if the
Nation is in the middle of a
sizable economic upturn II
would take some time to begin
eating into the unemployment
backlog.
The April report showed
that unemployment fell from
5,495, 900 in March to 1852 600
a drop Of $4,000. This is
slightly more than seasonally
expected but 1.3 million higher
than in April last year.
65.5 Million Jobs
Employment increased from
65,516,000 in March to 65,734,-
600, up 218,000. This Is 425,-
900 fewer than the total hold
ing jobs a year earlier.
The drop in unemployment
exceeded the employment in
crease because the work force
dwindled by $4,000 in April.
Mr.. Wolfbein said that ex'
tremely rainy weather in many
areas helped explain the re.
duced work force and the low
Evening star., 1961-05-03

House conferees sold the
House down the river" by sur
rendering to the Senate. Rep
resentative Powell, Democrat of
New York, headed the House
conferees.
The conference bill would
raise the wage floor for "a
million workers who now are
covered from 81 an hour to
$1.15 four months after enact
ment and to $1.25 two years
later. The House bill would
raise them to a flat $1.15.
OF the 3,624,000 workers who
would be covered for the first
time by the conference bill,
2,268,000 are in retailing and
retail service. The conference
bill would cover retail stores
and chains with gross annual
sales of 81 millior or more, if
they receive at least $250,00C
worth of goods for resale across
State lines. Individual stores
in million-dollar chains would
be exempt if their sales were
below $250,000.
These provisions would per-
NIT coverage of retailers oper-
ating within a single State. The
House bill would extend cover
age only to IL million employees
of retail chains with five OF
more stores in two or more
STATES.
I The conference bill would
give newly covered workers q
minimum wage of 81 an houl
during the first three years
after enactment, then raise
them to $1.15 in the fourth
year and $1.25 in the fifth year
They gradually would achieve
a 40-hour week. The House bill
would give these workers a flat
e1 minimum without overtime
Evening star., 1961-05-03

nomic Advisers; Lee Loevinger,
Assistant Attorney General:
Thomas D. Morris, Assistant
Secretary of Defense; James
]. Reynolds, Assistant Secretary
of Labor; Robert v. Roosa.
Undersecretary Of the Treasury
for Monetary Affairs. and
Hickman Price. jr., Assistant
Secretary of Commerce.
Evening star., 1961-05-03
No Bosic Change Seen
As JobIess Rate Dips
BY the Associated Press

The Government says unemployment dropped by $4,000
April without denng the hardcore idle total The number
of jobess normally declines at this time of year.
The job picture reflected in the Labor Departments
monthly survey yesterday showed the expected
Evening star., 1961-05-03
BY LEE M. COIN
Star staff Writer

The Kennedy administration
pushed hard today for final
passage of a bill to raise the
minimum wage to SIPS and
extend coverage to S,624,000
workers who now are excluded.
Senate approval Of the bill
by an overwhelming margin
was considered a sure thing.
But House conservatives dug
in for a strong defense of
much more limited legislation
They slapped President Ken
nedy with his only major con-
greSsional defeat earlier this
year in preliminary minimum
wage test votes.
The conservatives were max
ing no firm predictions in
advance of the vote. They said
the margin either way would
be too close to forecast.
BackerS of the administra-
tion's bill predicted victory by
about five to IL votes-al-
though some said 1t was pos
sible that the conservatives
would fold up" and lose by q
big margin.
Concessions Made
Optimistic forecasts on the
administration side were baSec
on concessions made to South
ern conservatives who hac
voted against the Presidents
bill in March. BY agreeing tt
Evening star., 1961-05-03
LOVE-LIGHT GIFTS FOR MOTHER
(Mother's Day is Sunday, May 14l
DELIGHT HER WITH
SPACE.SAVING VERSATILE
TREE OR POLE LAMPS

Mother will appreciate your choice Of decorative and
useful lamp for her home She will enjoy using our ot
troctve lamps to create lovely lighting effects through
out her home Our versatile lamps will solve her space
problems too, and brighten up hord-to-eht corners.
Choose from pole tree styles with metal bullets In
wide range Of coIors to compliment her home decor.
White, black, mocha, aqua. pumpkin, ceodon and
violet. each, 1925
Navajo times., 1961-12-27
CANADO
NEWS
MY OPINION

This is something new for
The Navajo Times, it will be
different each week.
This week the question is:
What subjects would you study
if you had a chance to return
to SChool2
Navajo times., 1961-12-27
CANDY FOR
CHAPTER HOUSES

Navajo Shopping Center ha s pro-
Wded Christmas fruit, candy and
nuts, and the Gallup Indian Com
unity Center is cooperating in pre-
pairing and distributing it to those
Chapters interested.
The candy is to help with your
Christmas and will supplement the
treats being provided by the
Chapter Houses.
The membership of the Gallup
Indian Community Center has vo-
lunteered to sack and prepare the
treats. Only Charter Presidents
will be authorized to pick up the
boxes.
If the Chapter president is tn
able to do this, he may d, ig' te
in writing another person t. dc o.
The hapters started picking up
their boxes on December is through
December q.
Navajo times., 1961-12-27
like Haskell.

Joseph Bitsie, member of the Graz
zing Committee. Mexican Springs,
NM The subject | would like to
take is Carpentry. | took this trade
at Highland University, Las Vegas,
New Mexico.
Evening star., 1961-08-04
TOP TUNES
By HARRY BACAS
star Staff Writer

The Jarmels, five boys
from Richmond, Va, have
made a national reputation
with their second record,
"a Little Bit of Soap"
Their first, Little Lonely
One" was released by so
many other artists that
none of them became a hit
and the record died.
"a Little Bit of Soap" was
written by Bert Russell, who
works most of the time as
a contact man for a New
York publisher. He sang it
for Gene Schwartz, head of
Laurie Records in New York
and Gene told him he'd re-
cord it. He asked Bert to
make a demonstration rec
ord for him.
Gene, whose company had
a contract with the still
unknown Jarmels and was
looking for material for
them, took the "demo" with
him to Richmond. He played
it for the JarmelS, and they
liked it, too.
Gene hired a room above
a Richmond record shop
and rehearsed the group
in Soap" and two other
songs.
A few days later the
group came to New York
and rehearsed every day
Evening star., 1961-08-04
Stage

CONCERTS: Air Force Symphony
concert at $40 o'clock tonight
at the Watergate on the Potomac
below Memorial Bridge.
Marine Band concert at $3.50
pm. Sunday at the Watergate on
the. Potomac below Memorial
Bridge.
Army Band concert at s o'clock
tonight on the East front Of the
Capitol.
Carlton concert at 4:3O pm.
Sunday at the Netherlands Caril-
Ion, near the Marine Memorial
on Arlington Ridge road. Arling-
ton, Va.
Musical program at s:15 O'Clock
tonight by the United States Navy
Sea Chanters at the Sylvan The
ater on the Washington Monument
Grounds
PLAY: "Babes in Toyland," presented
by the Arlington County Recrea-
tion Department Children's The
ater, at 8 o'clock tonight, Satur-
day and Sunday at Lubber Run
Park. Second and North Columbus
street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1961-08-04
Special Events

An antique auto show viii be
held Sunday at the Laurel (Md.)
Shopping Center.
An interdenomination youth
rally. featuring a film on THE
Beginning Of the Rainbow" will
be held at the First Baptist
Church of Riverdale, RiVerdale
road and SiXty-second place, Riv-
erdale. Md, at 7;30 pm. Saturday.
sponsored by the Christian Youth
Crusade of Greater Washington.
Youth Games. sponsored by the
Marteen Club, 1912 North Capt.
tol street, at $3.50 o'clock tonight.
Admission 81.
Evening star., 1961-08-04
Sports

SOFTBALL: Exhibition game, featur-
ing Pitcher Bobby Spell, Ray
bestos Cardinals versus Mag -Habs,
doubleheader, at $3.50 pm. Satur-
day at the Guy Mason Center,
Wisconsin avenue and Calvert
street NV.
RACING: Drag racing at 8 O'Clock
tonight at the Old Dominion
Speedway and 10 am. Sunday at
Aquasco MD Speedway.
Stock car races at $50 O'Clock
tonight at Dorsey Md Speed
way and $3.50 pm. Saturday at
Old Dominion Speedway.
Go-Kart races at pm. Satur-
day at Marlboro (Md.) Motor
Raceway.
Midget car races at pm. Sum
day at Vista Raceway.
Evening star., 1961-08-04

for a solid week before en-
tering a recording studio.
AS Mr.. Schwartz said, II
thought we had some great
songs here and I wasn't TAX
ing any chances on doing
anything wrong"
The arrangement of
"Soap" was made by his
partner, Eliot Greenberg
Evening star., 1961-08-04
Nature

SLIDE SHOW A Park Naturalist
will show slides of Isle Royale, one
Of the most primitive National
parks in the United States, at S:45
O'Clock tonight at the Sylvan The
ater on the Washington Monu-
ment Grounds.
WALKS: A bird walk, sponsored by
the Audubon Naturalist Society,
will be held from to 10 am.
Saturday in Rock Greek Park.
Meet at the parking area ON
Evening star., 1961-08-04

TEEN Go-Pad is where you'll find out what's going
in the Washington today Saturday and Sunday.
If your school, church social group planning
end event which teen-agers may attend mail the
information to TEEN The Washington STAR Washington g.
D. c. The deadine Tuesday for publication the follow
ing Friday Correspondence must include the writer's
name, address and telephone number.
Evening star., 1961-08-04

Beach drive. north Of the Military
road NV. overpass.
A walk on Theodore Roosevelt
Island with Park Naturalist will
be held at 2 pm. Saturday and
Sunday. Island accessible only by
ferry that operates from the float
on the Potomac River at the foot
Of Wisconsin avenue NV. in
GEORGETOWN.
A tree walk with q Park Ma
turalist will be held at 3 pm. Sat-
urday. Meet in Lafayette Park,
Sixteenth and H streets NV.
FILM: A nature film on Life in q
Drop of Water" at the Rock
Creek Nature Center on Glover
road, south of Military road and
Oregon avenue, on Saturday be-
tween 9:30 am. and 5 pm.
STARS: Patterns in the Summer
Sky" tells how to find your way
by using the consultations, at 8
pm. Saturday and 2 pm. and
$3.50 pm. Sunday at the Rock
Greek Nature Center.
BARGE TRIPS: The barge leaves
Lock 3, one-half block south Of
Thirtieth and M streets NV, and
goes to Brookmont. Md. Price is
S1.35 for the four-hour round
trip. which leaves at 2 pm,
Saturdays and Sundays.
Evening star., 1961-08-04

of three hours, the JarmelS
had recorded only two of
their three songs, but Gene
Schwartz called a halt.
'I thought the two sides
we had were perfect and be-
sides their voices were be-
ginning to co." he said.
The other song was "The
Way You Look Tonight"
Evening star., 1961-08-04
AREA DISC JOCKEYS PICK TOP TEN RECORDS
Consensus of The Ratings of US

Record
I. It's Gonna Work Out Fine
z. Tossin' and Turnin'
3. Lost Night
a. School Is Out
5. Dunn Dunn
6. Together
7. Like II Like ThGt
8. A Little Bit of Soup
9. Hurt
10. Don't Want to Take q Chance
Evening star., 1961-08-04
Dance

TEEN CLUB: Our Lady OF Lourdes
Teen Club. featuring music by the
Newports, will hold q dance from
8 to. IL o'clock tonight at the
church hall, 1900 Pearl street,
Bethesda. Md.
Evening star., 1961-08-04

(who appears on the label
as Glen Stuart.") He also
conducted the session. The
arrangement used six
strings, two guitars, bass,
drums and piano.
The recording session was
held at RCA Victor's big
studios on East oath street
in New York. At the end
Evening star., 1961-01-17

Q Vast and varied, this savings.
priced collection of treasures from
Persia, India and China.
. Thrill to the singular beauty of
antique, semi.antique and modern
rugs in sizes to enrich almost any
room setting or area.
. All sizes approximate all
subject to prior sale.
No down payment is required
when you use our Deferred Pay.
ment Plan for purchases of $500
or more. Convenient monthly pay.
ments arranged.
W6l-FIooroverines, 9th Floor
Washington Store
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18
Camp Fire Girls Have Ceremony Rockville Civic Center

The Rockville Civic Center
was the scene last Saturday eve-
ming of a ceremonial fire at
which 252 Camp Fire Girls
from the Gaithersburg, Rock
vile, Aspen Hill and Wheaton
Woods areas received awards
for participation in the organ
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Germantown

versary May 5. The occasion
was marked by a quiet family
observance.
The Cedar Grove Homemade
ers Club met at $3.50 am. Tues
day, May 9, at the home of Mrs.
Maynard Watkins, with II mem
bers present. Mrs. Harry Ma
gruder showed a film on
Meats, describing cuts and
grades of beef. Plans for the
June picnic were completed. The
picnic, in lieu of a meeting, will
be held June 10 at II noon at
the Mountain View Methodist
Church, Purdum. The club will
entertain the members of the
Browningsville Club at this
event. In addition. each local
club member is asked to bring
guest.
The Afternoon Circle of
Darnestown Presbyterian
Church met Thursday, May II,
at the home of Mrs. Robert
Wood in Seneca. In charge of
the meeting and program was
MS. John Andrews, ST., assist
ed in the Bible Study of st.
Johns Gospel by Mrs. Clifford
Gasch.
The annual Mother and
Daughter banquet at the
Darnestown Church will be ueld
on Thursday, May Is, at Z pm.
An interesting program is be-
ing planned by Mrs. Adrian
Leatherman, program chairman.
The Woman's Association of
Jamestown Church is sponsor
ing chicken salad and ham
dinner Memorial Day, from 2 to
6 pm. Details may be found
in the Coming Events of the
classified ads.
Announcement is being made
for a daily vacation church
school at Neelsville Church the
two weeks of June rs and July
z. No session will be held July
a. Mrs. William w. Smith will
be in charge.
The Rev. and Mrs. Albert w.
LEM spent a few days last week
in Kinzer, Pa, where they Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph A.
Young. While there they had
brief visits with friends in Gap
and Drexel Hill and with the
Rev. and Mrs. Ralph X. Merker
in Swarthmore. The Rev. Mer-
ker was formerly General Pres
byter and Stated Clerk of Wash
inngton City Presbytery until
his retirement a few years ago.
=
Mrs. Robert Z. Golden is still
a patient in Suburban Hospital,
following the recent auto crash
in which she and her husband
were both injured. Her frac-
tured leg is in traction. Mr..
Golden has returned to his FAM
lily and both are making inn
provement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold f. Har-
gett left Sunday evening, May
IA, by plane for Buffalo, N. Y,
where they will attend sessions
Of the 173rd General Assembly
of the United PRESBYTERIAN
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

iZation's annual peanut-sale
fund raising.
Special emblems were award
ed to the following girls for sell
ing 10 or more cases of pea
nuts: Patricia Donahae, Broome
Junior High School; Mary Kay
Neach, Twinbrook Elementary,
and Pam Marlowe and Mildred
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

Van Steamburg, both of Whea-
ton Woods Elementary. Miss
Donahae sold the most peanuts
during the sale, crossing more
than $3.50.
Mrs. Jean Mohrs girls from
Wheaton Woods were the high
est-selling Camp Fire group.
Mrs. Frances Zecher's girls
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

work that went into 1t. Mrs.
Eldon Sweezy, Montgomery
County Distrist chairman, spoke
to the girls about how the ex-
perience contributes to their
knowledge and character.
Overall arrangements for the
program were made by Mr.. and
Mrs. John F. Donahae of Rock
vile.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18
By Deborah H. LEM, WAverly 6-O692

Church in the U.S.A., May 1924,
with pre-assembly conferences
taking place the two preceding
days. Mr.. Hargett is an elder
commissioner from Washington
City Presbytery, representing
the Neelsville Church.
The Mother and Daughter
banquet for the women and
girls of Neelsville Church was
held Friday evening, May II,
with a near capacity attendance.
The dinner plans were made by
the Board of Deacons, and the
men of the church formed an
efficient serving crew. The pro-
gram was planned by the wom-
en-, with Mrs. Richard B. Stuart
in charge. Greetings were
brought by Mrs. Ralph L. Wind
sor, president of the Women's
Association. The invocation was
given by the Rev. Albert w.
LEM. Mrs. Ward w. Fetrow
served as toastmistress. M sic
was in charge of Mrs. William
D. Morton, jr., director, and
Mrs. Willard w. Wiley, pianist,
with Mrs. Ted Colvin of Da-
mascus, soloist. A toast to the
mothers was given by Cindy
Smith, and d toast to the daugh-
tiers by Mrs. John E. Bigelow.
A short talk was presented by
David G. Slaton, 13-year-old re-
gional winner of an Optimist
sponsored public speaking con-
test, who spoke on the subject,
"Optimism, True Ingredient for
leadership" Recognition Of
mothers and daughters included
awards presented, as follows:
youngest daughter, Barbara
Ann Windsor, 10-month-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
L. Windsor; youngest mother,
Mrs. John K. Norris; mother
with most daughters, Mrs.
Bruce E. Wachter and Mrs.
Ralph D. Young, tied each with
four daughters present; Oldest
mother, Mrs. John F. Hargett.
Speaker for the occasion was
James w. Hitch, of the Division
of Isotype Development of the
Atomic Energy Commission,
who spoke on the use of iso-
TOPICS in medicine, industry, and
agriculture. In medicine iso-
TOPICS are making valuable con-
tributions in diagnosis, therapy,
and research. The cause and
cure of cancer eludes us, but
through radio active therapy,
about 100000 patients year
are being helped, first by detec-
ton, and then by treatment.
Thyroid ailments can also be
detected and treated by the iso-
TOPICS of radioactive iodine. In
industrial applications of iso.
TOPICS, automobiles can be tested
and parts gagged more quickly
and inexpensively than by any
other methods. In agriculture,
one of the uses of isotopes is
the detection and elimination of
screw worm infestation of
cattle. The study of fertilizing
plants and of plant nutrition is
being carried out now, as well
as study of better water re-
sources and the improvement
of water pollution and air pollu-
finn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

were the highest cling Blue
bird group. All nine of Mrs.
Zecher's Bluebirds received En-
blem Awards for selling five
cases or more Of peanuts.
The program for the evening
featured two skits about the
peanut sale wherein the girls
made light of some of the hard
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

The spring meeting Of the
Homemakers Club of Montgom-
cry County was held Tuesday,
May ?, at the Agricultural Gen.
ter in Gaithersburg. Approx
mately $50 members were pres
ent, representing "a clubs. Pre-
siding at the meeting, begin
ming at IL am, was Mrs. Ralph
Gill. Special music was rendered
by Mrs. Florence Garrett. The
speaker was Mrs. District of
Columbia" who spoke on the
theme Better Homema.iers for
America" and described the ex-
element of winning her title
and told of her trip to Florida
for the finals and how the
Judges made their choice. At
noon a chicken barbecue was
served by the Umsteads. Open
house for the home demonstra'
ton exhibits was from 10 am.
to 2 pm. Members of the Cedar
Grove Club who helped serve
the luncheon were Mrs. Ward
w. Fetrow, Mrs. j. II. Musset.
ter. Mrs. Fred Kitterman, Mrs.
Everett f. Moone, Mrs. George
Butler, sr., Mrs. C. A. Watkins,
jr
Saturday afternoon, May 6, al
2 o'clock at Neelsville Presby'
terian church. a small intimate
wedding took place when Miss
Betty Jane Rogers of Clearfield,
Pa. became the bride of Walter
Lee Lanich of Germantown,
The Rev. Albert w. LEM, pas.
tor, officiated. Matron of honor
was Mrs. Donna l. Model and
best man was Harry l.. Rogers.
The bride wore a street-length
gown with yellow rosebud cor
sage. After a wedding trip to
Clarified, Pa, the couple will
reside at the Cider Barrel Trail.
er Court. The groom is en-
ployed by PEPCO.
Monday, May %, at IL mote
change of time), the Travilah.
Jamestown Homemakers Club
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Rose McInerney on Elsworthy
I'd. w. c. Hanson will show
some of the slides taken on his
recent trip around the world.
A report from the chairman
of the Upper County Cancer
Crusade, Mrs. M. S. Collins, re.
veals that the Germantown area
succeeded in topping last years
record. Collected was $419.07,
slightly over $13 more than last
years collection. Five volunteer
workers not listed previously
are Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Musser
jr., Mrs. Glenn Bradley, Mrs
William A. Whitworth, and Mrs
r. l.. Sutphin.
The P-TA spring fair o.
Jamestown Elementary Schoo
win be held Saturday, May q
from 2-7 pm. This is a changed
date from the one originally an
nounced for May 20, and it is
hoped that friends will take
note and support the project.
Mark Morton, son of Mr.. anc
Mrs. William D. Morton, jr., OBJ
served his fourth birthday ami