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Evening star., 1961-06-25
BY JEREMY FOSS
star staff Writer

Book borrowers are an honest
lot, directors Of the Metropoli-
tan area libraries say. But by
the time an honest, forgetful
reader gets his books back, the
library may have spent a lot
Of time, effort and money
chasing him.
The number Of offenders Is
not q case for the police, as a
desperate East Orange, N. j.,
library decided recently; none
Of the Metropolitan library Of
ficials considers overdue books
a serious problem. They do,
however, consider procedures
for getting overdue books re-
turned an increasingly ex-
penSive service.
A Typical Case
In the Metropolitan 9rea, the
chase may run like this:
Mr.. Jones goes to q library to
check out q book Of o. Henry
short stories. His library care
Is processed through either q
photo charger or reproduced on
sensitized paper. The book,
which is not renewable, is due
In about % days.
After he finishes reading the
short stories. some two weeks
later, Mr.. Jones gives the book
to his wife.
A week to 10 days after the
due date, q polite, printed over
due notice arrives. In every
area except Prince Georges
County, which does not charge
overdue fines, the book is now
costing the Jones' from 2 to 3
cents q day.
The Jones' mean to bring
back the book, but forget.
A week to three weeks later,
most libraries send a letter
with a bill for the book en-
closed. (In Montgomery County
a phone call is made; in Fair
fax, q second reminder is sent.)
Intent is Good, But
Mr.. Jones tells his wife to be
sure and return the book. The
next morning Mrs. Jones looks
through the house, but she
doesn't Immediately find the
book and assumes her husband
has returned it himself.
A month later the library
knows a special effort must be
made if they are going to get
the book back. All of the Ii
braries in the area make phone
calls to the borrower.
If the Joneses admit having
the book, but do not bring it
in right away. most officials,
take what Ellen Burke, director
Of Alexandria libraries calls the
"only effective way" They
send q messenger to the house.
I'm Montgomery County a
"Stern letter" is sent.)
The messenger (two part
time men in the District and q
library employe or high school
student elsewhere) visits the
Jones' house early one evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones ransack
their house until they find the
book where it had fallen be-
hind q shelf. They are ex-
tremely apologetic and will
ingly pay the cost Of sending
the messenger.
The Joneses were, like most
people, baSically honest. Had
they been uncooperative If the
book were lost, refusing to pay
the cost, they would have ended
Evening star., 1961-06-25

Babies are sought BY couples who
won't to adopt them, many times
without success, but older children
often ore pessed by. This is the
story Of u sehoOI-Ose boys and
Girls for whom one local agency
would like to find homes.
Evening star., 1961-06-25

paid by the county to care fol
her in their home, are very in
terested in her welfare, but art
old enough to be her grand
parents. Patty is Catholic.
Mike Likes Sports
The 10 other children waiting
for homes, called here by
names other than their own
are:
Mike, Z, who Is white, and
never will be q bookworm, al
though he likes school. Mike
adoreS sports, and spends as
much time as he can playing
baseball or riding his bike.
Mike has q mild form OF
epilepsy, which is completely
controlled by drugs.
Billie, Z, who is Negro, slides
down the bannister in answer
to a call. He is worried about
his foster father, who recently
had an operation for a serious
illness. Billie is devoted to him
and tries to help him in his
business.
Billie was sick when he was
little and says he wants to be
a doctor. A rugged little out.
door boy. he is alert and intel.
ligent, and did well in first
grade.
Call Each Other Brother
Tony, who also is Z, has lvet
in the same foster home al
Billie for years. The boys know
they aren't really related, but
call each other brother" Tony
is the leader of the two, Billie
is more easy-going.
Tony doesn't do as well II
school, although he has passing
grades-his foster parents hayC
to do everything except brih'
him to study. Although 1t ma!
not be possible. the agency
hopes the boys can be adoptet
together.
Jimmy, who is white, is 8
His foster mother died in hi
first foster home, his foste
father in his second. Jimm!
loves to be Rugged, but hi
present foster parents aren'
demonstrative. Jimmy has fear
Of long standing-of sirens, o
the dark, Of trains. He keep
troubles inside, changes thu
subject when painful topic
come up. Workers say of Jimmy
HE will need to have a reser'
voir of love poured into him.
Bobby, who is 8, is Negro
His foster parents are in theil
COS. He is one Of six children
in their home, and starved fol
attention. Relatives Of the
other children drop by from
time to time, or at least senc
cards. Bobby never has had 9
card or a visit.
Come From a Family Of IA
When the worker goes to hi'
foster home, he rushes to bring
her an ashtray and a glass o.
water, hangs onto the bach
of her chair. His desperate
need of love and affection
makes him go overheard II
the attention he gives tx
others.
! Roger, who is 8, is Negro
Evening star., 1961-06-25

Former President Truman is
talking extremely dangerous
nonsense" in calling the Free
dom Riders ''meddlers," Carl
T. Rowan, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State for Public
Affairs, said yesterday.
Mr.. Rowan. 35, who is a
Negro, suggested such COM
ment could be avoided if news
papermen would give ex-PreSi-
dents "the special courtesy of
retirement and of growing old
without questions that incite
unthoughtful replies"
Mr.. Rowan. a former re-
porter for the Minneapolis
Tribune, said he takes a chari-
table attitude, if indeed you
can call it that" toward Mr..
Truman because many other
Americans. mo small number
of them of liberal persuasion,
are inclined to view these
Freedom Riders as .'meddlers'."
Cites "BraShness"
Mr.. Rowan addressed the
annual luncheon of the Catho-
lie Interracial Council at the
Burlington Hotel.
He noted that Mr.. Truman
Gin his usually brash tones, ("
had criticized ministers, stu
dents and others challenging
racial segregation in airports
and railway stations as med
dlers."
Since he has the highest re-
gard for Mr.. Truman's actions
as President, including many
in the field of civil rights, Mr..
Rowan said, he is "doubly
saddened that he (Mr. Tru-
mani, most of all, should help
to create the impression that
bigotry and racial injustice in
Jackson, Miss, is not the
business of a citizen of
Washington, or New York, OF
Minneapolis"
He asked, els that youngster
whose idealism carries him to
far away Tanganyika any less
a meddler than the youngster
whose idealism carries him to
Tallahassee, FLAP"
Views Differ
Freedom Riders and Ameri-
cans like them, more than any
government communicates, will
change the image so much OF
the world has of the United
States, he said.
Many people in government
and out think we can have our
Evening star., 1961-06-25

The Outhor, a. Pulitzer Prize reporter.
is edueotion editor Of the North
American Newspaper AIIionee. Ques-
tions Regarding education and CO.
Teers moy be oddressed to him core
Of The StGr. A stomped. SELF
addressed envelope must oeeompony
3 oil questions.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Womun Set Afire
By Intruder in
Bedroom Dies

A 23-year-old Navy Depart
ment clerk, who was doused
with gasoline and set afire by
a man who broke into her
apartment, died early today of
her burns.
Miss Odessa Mosby Of 3447
Minnesota avenue Sc, died in
District General Hospital where
she had been since the attack
Sunday night. Fourteenth Police
Precinct Capt. George Causey
said charge of homicide has
been added to three other
charges already filed against a
former friend of Miss Mosby.
Held in District Jail in $l0,-
900 bond is Jerome Burkley, %,
of the 100 block of Abby place
NE. Capt. Causey said Burkley
gave himself up to police Mon
day when he heard they were
looking for him.
Burkley was charged at that
time with arson, houSebreaking
and assault with a dangerous
weapon, Capt. CsuSey said.
The suspect. according to Capt.
Causey, forced his way into
Miss Mosby'S bedroom, drenched
her with gasoline and set her
afire with a match. Capt.
Causey said there is a witness
to the attack, but withheld the
persons name.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
BY JOHN RO'SSON
star Staff Writer

United States Commissioner
Of Education Sterling M. Nc
Murrin today told the Nations
schoolteschers they should re-
fuse to teach subjects for which
they are not prepared.
DR.. McMurrin said the teach
ers should make that resolve
"and not let their superiors
talk them out. of it."
The Nations teacher short
age has led in recent years to
fill-in teaching. in some cases
meaning that an English
teacher will spend TWO or three
hours a day teaching math or
history.
The commissioner spoke at a
D. C. Teachers College pro-
gram marking Teaching Ca
reer Month" here.
I would insist to myself and
my employer that I be pre-
pared to teach what l was as
signed to teach" he told the
gathering. most of them stu
dents at the college. 1 hope
you refuse to teach those sub
jectS for which you have OF
been prepared"
DR.. McMurrin said such pol
Evening star., 1961-04-21
BY GILBERT GINIBLE
Star staff Writer

The Federal Government
probably will be urged by plan
nerS to purchase land in out
lying Washington areas for
future employment centers.
William E. Finley. executive
director of the National Cap
ital Planning Commission, said
today the land will have to be
bought in advance If long
range corridor development
concepts are to be carried out
for the Washington region.
Speaking at a metropolitan
planning symposium spon-
sored by the Leagues Of Women
Voters of the District area,
Mr.. Finley outlined a develop
ment plan for the year 1000
now being drawn UP by the
NCPC and the National Cap
ital Regional Planning Coun-
Gil. 1t calls for dense develop
ment along corridors extending
out 80 miles from the central
area. with wedges of open
space between them.
This plan, soon to be sub
mitted to officials of the vari-
GUS local Jurisdictions within
the region. would locate two
thirds of all new Federal en-
ployment in the next 40 years
in the outlying areas.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
o,400 More Jobs
Filled in March

The number of jobholders in
the Washington Metropolitan
Area increased sharply in
March to 737,20O-a gain of
9,400 over the previous month.
The March employment
surge was the first recorded
this year, the United States
Employment Service said yes
terday. In both January and
February employment dropped.
Fred 2. HetZel, director Of
the USES office in the District,
said the number OF unemployed
in the area decreased by 5,70O
in March. The unemployment
total for the month was re-
ported at 25,900.
Officials said the increase in
jobholders exceeded the drop
in unemployment because sea-
sonal construction activity at
tracted many workers from out
side the area.
Despite the employment
gains, Mr.. Hetzel declared the
present rate of growth would
not seem sufficient to meet the
job requirements of the ex-
panding area population"
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Confirming
OfAcheson
Gains q Step

A subcommittee of the Sen
ate judiciary Committee yes
terday approved the nomina-
ton Of David G. AcheSon to
be United States attorney for
the District.
Senator Carroll, Democrat
of Colorado. chairman of the
subcommittee, said the NOM
ination was cleared without
difficulty and should be con-
firmed by the Senate Monday.
Committee approval of the
nomination was delayed when
a question arose concerning
Mr.. Acheson's views on con-
tempt OF Congress procedures.
Senator Carroll termed the
issue technical question. "
stating that the subcommittee
considered it immaterial with
respect to subcommittee ap-
proval. ...
Mr.. Acheson. the son Of for
mer Secretary OF State Dean
ACheson. was nominated to
succeed United States Attorney
Oliver Gasch. ...
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Wife Slayer
Awaits Sentence

A 45-year-old Alexandria
laborer yesterday was found
guilty of rst-degree murder in
the New Years Day gun Staying
Of his wife, Nellie Monroe, 40.
Alonza w. Monroe, of the 800
block of First street, Alexan-
dria, was arrested after he shot
his wife six times with IS
cahber automatic pistol.
Corporation Court Judge
Franklin P. Backus handed
down the ruling and deferred
imposition of the sentence un-
til May 18, pending a proba-
tion report. The case was heard
without a jury. ...
Conviction for first degree
murder can bring a Jail term
ranging from 20 years to life
or a death sentence.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
JudgeLetts, IS, Applies
For Retirement Nav 81

District Court Judge F. Dick
inSon Let's today wrote PreSi-
dent Kennedy that he would
like to retire from active serv-
ice on May 81.
Requesting the Presidents
approval, Judge Let's said he
will have completed 30 years
OF service as a Judge of the
United States District Court on
May 7 and that prior to that
date Il shall have attained the
age of 86 years"
Judge Let's further wrote
that he was taking this action
with the intention and in the
hope that l may continue the
performance of judicial duties
in my retirement" as provided
by law.
Gained Satisfaction
Il am impelled to add that it
has afforded me a sense of per-
sonal satisfaction to have had
some part in the administration
of justice as it prevails in this
great country of ours" Judge
Let's wrote.
The white-haired jurist for
merly was chief judge OF Dis
trict Court. He stepped down
in June, 1859. as required by
law passed by Congress the
year before. The law pre-
scribed that the chief judge of
a Federal District Court must
be the senior judge under 10
years Of age.
A year ago this month Judge
Let's electrified Federal
courtroom with the announce
ment of his decision to dis
qualify himself in the trial of
TeamsterS Union President
James R. Hoffa, whom court
appointed monitors were trying
to oust on corruption charges.
He had established the board
OF monitors in 1858.
Mr.. Hoffa had filed an
affidavit accusing Judge Let's
Of personal bias and prejudice"
Saw No Choice
In stepping out of the case,
the Judge said he had no
thought or intention of ad-
mitting the truth of the affi-
daVit or any part of it," But
he declared that he had no
choice but to disqualify him.
self-without any determine
ton on the truth or falsity of
he allegations.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Fuirfux Man Found
Decd, Ruled Suicide

David E. Wickens, %. of
Route 2, Vienna, was found
shot to death in woods at
the rear of his home yesterday,
Fairfax County police reported.
Police said a 12-gauge shot
gun was found near the body
Police made a ruling Of suicide.
The body was discovered by
the young mans father. David
L. Wickens. about $3.50 pm,
police said.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
I'd Precinct
Tour Is Set
For Senator

Senator Robert C. Byrd. Dem
ocrat of West Virginia, will ex-
plore the second precinct to-
night with Police Chief Robert
" Murray.
Purpose of the tour is to ac-
quaint the Senator with police
problems. AS chairman of a
Senate Appropriations subcom-
mittee on District finances,
Senator Byrd will be handling
a department request for 100
more policemen when the 1862
budget is reviewed by his COM
mittee.
According to an aide, the
Senator wants to get a first =
hand look at police methods
and problems faced on a typical
night.
Fhe Senator becomes the
second congressional figure to
take an active interest in Dis
trict affairs within the week.
Yesterday. Representa-
tive Kyl, Republican of Iowa,
revealed he had been riding in
patrol cars with members of
the juvenile squad for the last
Is months. The Congressman n
is interested in juvenile delin-
quency generally.
Mr.. Kyl feels the juvenile
squad needs at least IL more
men and complained of the
backlog in juvenile court cases.
Even when a violation is
clear cut" he said, "a young
ster does not come to trial I'M
til perhaps nine months later.
The detention home is full.
Lesser offenders are turned out
to make room for new Of
tenders.
Referring to Juvenile Court
legislation now under study by
the House District Committee,
Mr.. Kyl urged caution.
I'm our zeal to alleviate the
serious situation, we must not
ride off in all directions.
He said that in considering
the court, system should be
developed in which referralS
can be handled quickly and
realistically and which can
with proper Justice be both a
deterrent to delinquency and
a first step in rehabilitation. "
Evening star., 1961-04-21
Teachers Urged to BoIk
AtGivine Alien Courses

icies have lowered the quality
of education.
THE teaching profession has
not been demanding compe-
tence in its teachers-from
kindergarten through the COL
leges," he said.
Part of the responsibility, he
said, rests with the American
public, which has asked for
less than excellence in educa-
ton and has got it."
Research in teaching, Dr..
McMurrin continued, is out
stripping teaching itself and is
not being applied fast enough.
so we are teaching only half
as we'll as we know how to
teach" he declared.
Among those attending the
observance were four members
of the District School Board,
Col. West A. Hamilton, DR.. Eu-
phemia Haynes. Mrs. Gloria E.
Roberts and Mrs. Louise S.
Steele, DR.. Paul o. Carr, D. C.
Teachers College president,
presided.
DR.. McMurrin urged the up
grading of entrance require
mentS at the Nations teacher
colleges, step recently taken
at D. c. Teachers. In this way
I'VE will bring in more-not less
young people who want to be
teachers the commissioner de-
clared.
The program included the
presentation of a special certif-
icate to Mrs. Ruth B. Spencer,
a former member of the District
school board, who was cited
for service to the community.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
3 Sentenced
ToGetChuir
For Murder

District Court Judge Burnita
S. Matthews today sentenced
three youths to die in the elec-
trio chair on July 2l for the
shotgun Staying of George H.
/ (Cider George Brown, a Wash
ington gambler.
The three are Eddie M Har-
riSon. l8, of the 1900 block of
Fourth street NV: Orson G..
White. 20. of the 1000 block of
Massachusetts, avenue Sc, and
Joseph r. Sampson. %, of the
1900 block Of Fourth street NV.
A jury of 10 men and 2
women found them guilty of
first degree murder last Octo-
ber in the shooting of March
8, 1860.
The prosecution said the
shooting took place during an
attempted robbery of Brown,
who had $4,000 on his person
when he was found inside the
doorway of his home in the
l700 block of Fourth street NV.
Trial testimony was that
Harrison. fired the shotgun as
he stood outside the front door
of Browns home. The blast
went through the glass pane OF
the front door. White accom-
panied Harrison, to the door
and Sampson remained in a
car. according to testimony.
The defense contended that
Harrison had gone to Browns
house to borrow money on the
gun and that 1t was discharged
when Brown suddenly closed
the door and the gun was struck
by glass.
Polive said Brown had a rec
ord dating back to 1927 and
was "a known gambler"
The defendants lawyer, l.. A.
Harris, said he will appeal.
Evening star., 1961-04-21
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Week Magazine
"WOMEN IN THE CIVIL WAR"-Whle great deal has
been written about who figured in the War
Between the States, women have not been en-
phasized. Beginning this Sunday in the Society,"
Home section, read the first of weekly series bv
Ruth Dean, entitled Woman in the Civil War"
Learn what part they played in the great conflict
MURDER FOR PRACTICE"-What does It take to
become good lawyer? How does an aspiring attor-
ney learn the technique? At George Washington
University, they stage fake murder and take the
case to the Law Schools Moot Court for trial
You'll find out about this dramatic education
method in SUNDAY The Star Magazine
THE MANY SIDES OF ART CARNEY-Comedian Art
Carney, who insists he's not comic is the subject
OF the cover story this Sunday in TV Magazine
which brings you more program liStings and more
pages Of color pictures
ADVICE FROM LOCAL GOLF "PROS"-Trouble shoot
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Evening star., 1961-04-21

the needs of Metropolitan plan
ming, suggested Henry Balm. a
Washington planning consult
ant. New ways of regulating
land use and of financing COM
munity services in the broader
Metropolitan region will be
needed, he said.
The $50 league members. at
tending the all-day planning
session at the Presidential Arms
also heard Knox Banner, chief
planner for Downtown Progress.
describe concepts for revitalized
downtown. He noted that plan
ming for the heart of the
Metropolitan Area is as i'm
portant as providing for its
fringeS.
Evening star., 1961-04-21

Another communications
breakdown occurs often through
interference fact confusion.
Someone says, Harry didn't
get in until 2 am. The listen
er may interpret, not only
didn't Harry get in until 2 am.
but he was drunk. With abb
solutely no evidence.
Inference is an in escapable
process but 1t helps II you know
you're making an inference and
only an inference-and don't
confuse it with what you saw. "
DR.. Hayakawa continued.
what we say to ourselves is
Evening star., 1961-04-21
,"THAT WAS OUR mos

THAT WAS OUR most
exciting experience. We
burned a barn on the Chan
tilly Airport. 1t was a big
barn and it was to be re-
moved in any event. But it
certainly made a whale Of a
fire.
"The book was by Edward.
RonnS. John Roeburt, a sue
cessful novelist who had
done some Hollywood scripts,
was assigned to write the
screen play"
Stan Allen interiected.
Poor Roeburt. He's a good
writer. Knows how to delin-
cate character. But we have
all worked on the Hill. Roe
burt hadn't.
Through the courtesy of
Sam Rayburn, we we're able
to use House hearing rooms.
Roeburt would show up with
his script here at the studios
and we would Jump him.
Congressman don't talk like
that we would say, or That's
not procedure. He would say
that 1t was good theater.
That's the way we would
shout the night through.
But you'll want to see this
film If only for the sequence
where Goldie Ahearn takes a
dive. He swearS 1t was his
first. Goldie Is a plug ugly
bodyguard for one Of the viii
lains.' He tangleS with the
hero. The hero swings at him
and Goldie goes down. It's a
miss but it looks like a right
to the jaw. We shot 1t seven
times. The hero accidentally
hit him once. That was no
dive. 1t was almost a knock
out"
Evening star., 1961-04-21
BY MYRA MACPHERSON
star staff Writer

DR.. Samuel I. Hayakawa
talked a lot about talking yes
terday.
AS the high priest Of seman-
tics, this professor of language
arts at San Francisco State
College knows of what he
speaks.
His PROFESSIONAL tones bit
out of place In a soft, comfort
able living room. DR.. Hayakawa
started with general semantics
is the relationship between
what we say and therefore how
we think and act"
Later the 'interaction of
communications" became so
pleasant that DR.. Hayakawa.
an expert on jazz, tried a few
well-placed chords on a con-
venient II somewhat improbable
harpSichord, but not before:
Essentially there are two
kinds Of communication. That
which is therapeutic to some
degree and that which is hos
tile to some degree"
For example. DR.. Hayakawa
says he doesn't think its the
words, or the meanings behind
them. that produce blocks in
Russian American communica-
tions.
Il think we make ourselves
perfectly clear to each other.
But 1t is a special atmosphere
of conflict within which these
utterances are made"
A big help to rapport is seek
ing common bonds in reduced
areas OF hostility: THE Rus
sian botanist who comes here
and says What are you cats
doing in botany?' may have
some areas Of hostility, but
there is also an area Of basic
agreement" N., o..