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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-07

What draws Negroes to the Nations Capital increasing
numbers? What of the of conflict among
colored people here? What Negroes think crime
in Washington?
To get intelligent and meanngful answers Star reporter
Haynes Johnson months to interviewing the
majority in the Nations Capital series of IA
articles he reported the Negro viewpoint the problems
that face the Negro and the community
THE Negro in Washington" well received that this
series has been reprinted booklet if you
all IA articles when they appeared in The STAR you may
well want copy of this booklet for permanent re-
ference re-reading.
ON SALE in the Lobby of The Star Building at leading
ne,USStandS order By mail
Evening star., 1961-10-21
Bus Accident
Injuries Six
In Virginia

BIRDSNEST, Va. Oct. 81
,APD.-A Trailways bus carry
ing 33 passengers skidded out
of control on rain -slicked
highway on Virglnia'S Eastern
Shore Yesterday and crashed
into six other vehicles.
Six persons including a Trail
ways safety director. were in
iured and taken to the North
ampton- n-Accomack Hospital al
NassawadoX.
Most seriously hurt was
James c. Fowler. a Navy first
class petty officer stationed
aboard a ship at the BROOKLYN
Navy Yard He was thrown
through a SIDE window Of the
bus.
The bus went out of control
on U. S. l3 about IS miles south
of Onancock at $50 pm. II
was bound from New York to
Norfolk.
State Trooper Edward DarnelI
said the bus driver. John Ed
win Homas Of Mardela Springs
Md. lost control when car in
front slowed down during a
heavy rainstorm.
The bus ran off the highway,
hit a succession Of cars parked
at a service station and sent
them crashing into other We
hiCleS.
Also injured were Leondious
Bateman of Norfolk. a Trail
ways traffic safety director rid
ing aboard the bus.
Evening star., 1961-10-21
AIAAsks Ropid T ronsit
Priority, Opposes Loop

Frank Jarnegan Of Misha-
waka, Ind. and Roy F. Lar
son of Philadelphia. The late
Zero Saarinen. who died last
month. was also a committee
member whose place has not
yet been filled.
The committee said it heart
lily approved the recent action
Of the National Capital Plan
ming Commission in holding up
approval of four elements of
the Inner Loop program sought
by the District highway depart
mont.
I'VE wish also to support the
position of the Fine Arts Com
mission that. in solving our
transportation requirements,
primary reliance should be
placed on an effective rapid
transit system" the committee
said.
1T is of the utmost impor-
tance that priority be given to
the rapid-transit system. with
respect to time and funds"
The Fine Arts Commission
this week reiterated opposition
TO proposed parts of hte Inner
Loop scheme of six and eight
lane intown expressqays on the
score that they would forever
damage the appearance of the
central part of the city.
Evening star., 1961-10-21
81 Stadium, Anmory Parking Fees
Fair and Needed, Bergman Says

The StadiumS of the Univer-
sity of Illinois, Northwestern
and Ohio State Universities
and several others charge 81
for football games. Princeton's
stadium, however, charges IS
cents.
In Cleveland. the municipal
fee is IS cents. according to
Mr.. Bergman's list. But at one
Chicago stadium. parking is So
for football, and $l.25 or SITS
for baseball, depending of
whether a double header is
being played.
Mr.. Bergman has said that
baseball parking at District
Stadium may be dropped to IS
cents.
But he can point out that il
cost more than 81 to park at
Griffith Stadium. There. he
said. cars were stacked in SO
that it was difficult to get a
car out before the rest of the
crowd.
The Armory-Stadium lots. he
boasted, ARE good. well-lighted
and supervised. Your car will
be there when you come out.
But, all other question aside
Congress expects us to pay
our interest and parking offers
Evening star., 1961-10-21
Night Adventure
By 2-Yeur-OId
Has Close CALI

Montgomery County's As
sistant Fire Marshal H. Thomas
Slater saw a sleepy. pajama-
clad toddler out wandering on
Beall avenue at II pm. in the
nick of time.
Mr.. Slater was able to stop
his car in time Thursday night.
but thoroughly frightened Mas
ter Stephen Christy. 2.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
G. Christy. 725 Beall avenue.
Stephen. it seems had eluded
MS baby sitter sister. Mrs.
Christy says he apparently
woke up. climbed out of bed
and wandered into the street
in search for his parents who
we're visiting neighbors.
Hes too little to know what's
going on" Mrs. Christy ex-
planned. But the whole thing
frightened him so much I don't
think he'll try that again.
Evening star., 1961-10-21
By WILLIAM GRIGG
star staff Writer

Lots of folks have been
calm. him to complain about
the 81 parking fee for parking
at the new Stadium and the
District Armory. Arthur j..
Dutch Bergman comedies. But
he comedies further that with
out the parking fees, we haven't
rot a chance TO pay the bond
interest '--$83l 500 ANNUALLY
on the new Stadium.
And. he says, the fees are
''in line"
They are less than theater
parking here and in line with
fees charged at other munic-
ipally owned stadiums, he said
in an interview at his Armory
office.
From his office windows he
can point out to complainers a
parking lot where the fee is
only so cents. It's an unpaved
parking area bounded by Ben
ming road and Oklahoma ave-
nue. NE. and it holds 1000 cars
for those prepared to walk.
He can also point out that
most other stadiums studied
charge ST or more.
Evening star., 1961-10-21

The American Institute of
Architects today joined the ris-
ing opposition to the full Inner
Coop expressway program. and
Urged that priority be given to
funds and scheduling for a rap
'd-transit system for Washing
ton.
After that action yesterday.
he organization announced it
supported recent government
agency moves calling for a re-
study of the Inner Loop high
way system to prevent irrepar-
able damage to the character
If Washington.
Primary reliance should be
placed on p rapid-transit sys-
EN-" the .laHonal organization
1f architects said.
If we adopt the rapid
transit solution as a first re-
sort instead of as a last re-
sort we may never have to
20 ahead with any part of the
Inner Loop system that is not
now under construction.
The organizations position
vas made known in a state
'nent of its Committee on the
National Capital headed by
Paul Thiry. Seattle architect.
Also members are Louis JUS
lement of Washington. Paul
Evening star., 1961-10-21

our biggest revenue" The rev.
onue to the Stadium will eX-
ceed that from any concession.
The Armory Board pays a
parking firm a fee plus costs,
and clears the rest. All the
other municipal stadium park
ing lots surveyed were run in
the same way. Mr.. Bergman
said, except one.
Under the District arrange
iment. the Armory Board may
expect to net so cents on every
dollar. That at least is what
Milwaukee's stadium parking
nets. Mr.. Bergman said.
He also interprets the new
parking situation as boon to
the Armory. Before, the Armory
had 800 parking spaces, 600
of which were on Capitol Park
property that can no longer be
used.
The parking may have been
free. but there wasn't enough
of it. Mr.. Bergman said. and
show managers complained that
motorists were turning around
and going home. That won't
happen, Mr.. Bergman said,
with the new lots. which even
tually will hold $4,000 cars.
Evening star., 1961-10-21
Lynchburg
Cafe Racial
Case Closed

LYNCHBURG, Va. Oct. 81
(AP).-A trespassing charge
against a Virginia official of
the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People has been dropped but
the State has denied that the
Norfolk & Western Railway
had anything to do with it.
The charge against w. Les
ter Banks, executive secretary
of the Virginia conference of
NAACP branches. was nolle
pressed Thursday in Municipal
Court here.
commemorative Attorney
Royston Jester III asked that
the charge not be prosecuted
and Judge Earl w. Wingo
agreed.
Mr.. Banks was arrested Mon
day when he asked for service
in the white section of the
leased restaurant in the Nor
folk g. Western passenger sta
ton here.
Mrs. Margaretha Newcomb,
the proprietor, asked Mr.. Banks
to leave and when he refused
to do so she called police. He
was subsequently released un-
der $1,000 bond.
The Norfolk & Western apol-
ogized to Mr.. Banks and closed
the restaurant after Mrs. New
comb refused to integrate the
concession. The railroad also
announced it would seek to
have the charge against Mr..
Banks dismissed.
4 However, when Mr.. Jester
was asked If the railway had
influenced his decision he re-
piled Not at all"
Evening star., 1961-10-21
MARYLAND MAN
KILLED BY CAR

A Savage Md man was
killed shortly before midnight
last night when he was struck
by a car on U. S. Route l at
West Grove.
State Trooper J. F. Henckel
identified the victim as Paul
N. Frazier. Police said Mr..
Frazier apparently was stand
ing in the middle of the high
way and stepped or fell into
the path of a car.
Evening star., 1961-10-21
Court Warns 4 Youths
Caught incoming

A teen-age fad called moon
ming" yesterday led to a severe
reprimand for four youths from
Alexandria S Juvenile Court.
The four were arrested Oc-
tober 8 by an off-duty city de-
tective. Joseph Serafin, who
told the court he gave chase
when he saw three of the
youths display their bare pos
teriors from a window Of q
passing station wagon.
Detective Serafin said the Is
year-old driver. charged with
reckless driving. stopped his car
only after he failed to pass
another car and was penned
in by the policeman in high
speed winding chase through
the western area of the city
Detective Serafin said the
three youths. two Is. one IS,
told him they we're being in
Quoted into a fraternity, but
the three yesterday said the
initiation story was untrue.
Juvenile Court Judge Irene
Evening star., 1961-10-21

dlySC LOT future 0eVelOpment.
Il don't know what you can
do TO keep people from batting
YOU over the head while they're
giving you advice. and saying
what horrible gashes these
freeways create" he added.
Mr.. Aitken addressed a group
Of real estate developers in ad-
vance of a tour they took this
morning of the Northeast and
Southwest urban renewal areas,
Sales Committed
The tour was sponsored by
the Urban Renewal Committee
Of the Washington Real Estate
Board with the cooperation
Of the Redevelopment Land
Agency. the National Capital
Planning Commission and the
District Department of High
ways and Traffic.
John F. Moran. jr.. land dis
position officer for RIA. told
the realty group that sale or
Evening star., 1961-10-21

hope that United States Sen
ator Byrd might not oppose
Mr.. Almonds nomination.
Senator Byrd, chief of Vir-
ginia's powerful Democratic
organization. has refused to
comment publicly on efforts to
get the Governor the United
States District iudgeship in
Eastern Virginia.
Byrd Unavailable
Senator Byrd. mountain
climbing in the rain ond Sky
line drive, could not be reached
today for comment. The Gov
ernor is on a cruise to South
America. and William Battle.
President Kennedy's chief sup
porter in Virginia, declined to-
Gay in Charlottesville to make
any comment on the validity
of speculation" over the Fed
eral judgeship.
1t is generally acknowledged
that Senator Byrd. if he had
a mind to do it, could block
Senate confirmation if Gov.
Almonds name we're sent down
by the President for a judge
ship.
There is no indication the
Evening star., 1961-10-21

Pancoast. who deferred imposi-
tion of a sentence on the four
for six months, told the youths
they should go to jail but. be-
cause they had no previous rec
ords she released them to their
parents. on condition of good
behavior, with a warning.
The arrest. she told them,
will follow you around. When
you apply for a job. for a serv-
ice commission. or for one Of
the academies. you are the ones
who will have to say you were
arreSted-and for what? For in
decent exposure. Do you think
they want an officer with a
record like this?"
Earlier this week a 16-year-
old Arlington youth was re-
leased on the same terms after
an Alexandria policeman told
Judge Pancoast he was so sur
prised at seeing the bare bottom
flash past he had to look twice.
That incident, like yesterdays
occurred near Braddock road
and Quaker lane.
Evening star., 1961-10-21
Police Chase
Bullet Nips
Youths Ear

Three youths were charged
with attacking a man with q
brick and grabbing SIS from him
early today. leading to a chase
in which a police private fired
three shots at them.
One Of the three, a ,4-year-
old boy, was graZed on the right
ear by the policeman's shot.
Police said the victim. Irving
J. Coleman. 81. of 223 P street
NV. was walking in the 1900
block of North Capitol street
about | ? IN. when the three
youths approached him and
asked for a match. Then one
struck him on the head with a
brick. knocking him to the
ground. They grabbed the
money out of his pocket.
AS Mr.. Coleman pursued the
fleeing youths. Second Pre-
cinct Pvt. Theodore P. Carr.
ir., happened by and Joined
in the chase. About a block
from the scene he fired his
service revolver. but the youths
got away.
However. A fourth youngSter,
a l3-year-old boy. stopped
running. Il turned out. that
he had been a witness to the
accident. but had not partici-
pated with the others.
Then, following a police
lookout sent to all hospitals in
the area. the injured boy en-
tered Washington Hospital
Center for treatment of the
wounded ear. He was treated
and turned over to police.
Shortly after. the other two
voluntarily gave themselves up
at the second precinct. First
a l5-year-old showed up at
the station and admitted he
was the one who used the
brick. police said. and then an
other l4-year-old surrendered.
Evening star., 1961-10-21

administration would try TO
push through such an appoint
ment over Senator Byrd's op-
position. Although the Sena-
tors golden silence" during
the presidential campaign di-
minished President Kennedy's
chances OF carrying Virginia,
the Presidents fiscal program
received prompt attention in
Senator Byrd's Senate Finance
Committee.
Vendetta Discounted
The Richmond News Leader
said Gov. Almonds nomina-
ton TO a judgeship wouldn't
cause Senator Byrd to launch
a personal vendetta against the
Presidents legislation but,
nevertheless, and logically. the
administration would not want
to fracture the cordial personal
relations" between the Senator
and President Kennedy.
But, on the other side of the
issue, the administration has
a high regard for Gov. Almond
and might wish to express its
gratitude for the way the Gov
ernor worked for the national
ticket during the campaign.
Evening star., 1961-10-21
7 WOMEN HURT
IN AUTO CRASH

Two women were injured
yesterday when their car struck
a utility poll at Route 236 and
Columbia pike in Annandale,
Va.
Fairfax Hospital identified
them as Mrs. Oscar Stump, 54.
of 25l7 Marvin street, AMMAN
dale, and Mrs. Cecil L. Whit,
40. Of the same address.
Mrs. Stump, who police said
was the driver. was in undeter-
mined condition with a possible
fractured nose and knee, while
Mrs. Whit was in fair condi-
ton with cuts about the face
ana possible fractured skull
and ribs.
Evening star., 1961-10-21
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
Secret to Better Reading
Told in Star This SUNDAY

CLUE TO RETENTION we'll do you remember
what you read? In another of its rapid reading
series, This Week Magazine tests your ability to
retain what you have read and offers some helpful
hints on how to improve it. In the same magazine
J. Edgar Hoover urges, Let's Stop Attacks Against
Policemen"
MAN AND HIS JOB-Joe Curtin, 20-year veteran
in the construction game is the subject of Harold
J. Flecknoes word and picture story Portrait of
Man In Hole in SUNDAY, The Star Magazine
Setting: the construction site of the additional
House Office Building being built on Capitol
Hill.
FOR TV FANS-Snger actress Dorothy Provne, who
appears regularly in ABC-TVs Roaring 2Os" series,
is featured cover girl this Sunday in TV Maga
zine, which each week brings you more televiSon
listngs and more pages in color
LIFE AFTER 4O-Ths Sunday, in the seventh of his
12-part series Your Middle Years" Howard Whit
man discusses Married Love in Middle Age-and
After" Learn why mature romance can be far
satisfying than the giddy infatuations of
youth.
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Evening star., 1961-10-21
Howard Bruce Estate
Set at So, 4,204, 900

BALTIMORE, Oct. 81 CAP)
An inventory of the estate of
Howard Bruce valued it Thurs
day at $4.204.00O. The appraisal
did not include real estate.
Mr.. Bruce. 81-year -old Balti-
more industrialist, died June II.
The bulk of his estate was left
to immediate relatives.
1t included more than 81 mil
lion in securities alone.
Evening star., 1961-10-21

session of the associations
meeting here.
Gov. Tawes said, among
other things, that granting of
salary raises to teachers might
result in the diversion of funds
from the States mental health
program.
The associations executive
secretary. Milson c. Raver, re-
sponded today that this in
ference that teachers would be
a party to taking funds from
unfortunate persons who are
afflicted with mental disorders
is a serious insult"
Says No Attempt Made
The Governor knows that
during the past two years we
made no attempt to divert
funds from any other State
department" he added.
Mr.. Raver also assailed the
Governor for his administra-
tions failure to push through
the Legislature a measure rails
ing the teachers minimum
salary range to S4.000-06, 900.
a spread the association has
been fighting for.
Citing the administrations
introduction of such legislation
in the 1859 session of the Cen
eral Assembly and the bills
subsequent death there, Mr..
Raver said the Governor was
obviously convinced that the
S4.000-S6.000 schedule repre-
sented a good program in 1859.
Why is he against his own pro-
gram today?"
The executive secretary also
Unbiased an attack on the ad-
ministration's priating
policies affecting the States
teachers colleges.
Turned Students Away
". Our State teachers COL
leges turned away approx
mately 300 students this fall
because of lack of facilities.
Unfortunately this situation
promises to become more dras-
tic because it takes more than
two years for the completion of
capital improvements-even if
the Governor acts this year, -
Mr.. Raver said.
He contrasted the situation
at the State teachers colleges
with the Governors approval of
$l.75 million in appropriations
for two private institutions, the
Evening star., 1961-10-21
Apartment Bid oiIs
Again in GIenridqe

apartments would be of "suf-
ficient magnitude to have a
disrupting effect upon the plan
of development for this area"
The tract northwest of Glen
ridge Junior High School was
marked for single family homes
in the Bladensburg-Defense
Heights coming plan adopted
last year, planners said. They
noted zoning approval would
permit the addition of $40 liv-
ing units and open the door for
additional high density devel-
opment.
There will be no basis.
either in fact or principle, for
denying future requests of a
similar nature" planners said.
c. Neil johnson of 1928 De-
catur street spearheaded citi-
zen opposition to the rezoning
by saying apartments would
congeSt the area streets and
overload already crowded
schools. He argued there had
been no evidence that the orig
inal coming map was erroneous
or that the character of the
neighborhood had changed to
warrant apartments.
The change has been to-
ward better single family
homes" he said.
Test for whole County"
This is a test case for the
whole county. If this petition
is approved our area is ruined"
Mr.. johnson added.
Other residents among a
crowd of some 100 persons
testified against the Zoning
after representatives from real
estate research and brokerage
firms said the land could best
be used for apartments.
Mr.. Hollingsworth defended
his argument of a need for
apartments by saying a sur
vey last March showed less than
l per cent vacancy in existing
apartment buildings nearby.
Under questioning he admitted
there is undeveloped apart
mentioned land in the area.
Many of the residents op-
posing the rezoning at the
hearing in Hyattsville also
were on hand Wednesday to
fight successfully another
apartment zoning request for
4.3 acres off Beacon Light
road.
In another case yesterday,
the commissioners granted a
special exception permit for
a country club and golf course
on 407 acres west of Fort
Washington road and south of
Swan Greek road in the pro-
posed Sprawling Tantallon de-
velopment along the Potomac
River.
This application also ran into
opposition from representa-
tive of the Moyaone Associa-
ton, who argued the area is
not ready for golf course
and there was no assurance
of orderly development.
Opposition also was voiced
by the Swan Greek Citizens
Association. but then with
drawn after the commissioners
assured the group the develop
ers would have to lay out the
course and club in accordance
with plans approved by them.
Evening star., 1961-10-21

Johns Hopkins University and
Mount st. Mary's College.
The associations convention
was due to end today with ses-
sions devoted to the formal
election of officers and to COM
mittee reports and recommen-
dations.
Evening star., 1961-10-21

lease of most of the land in
Southwest Washington was
already committed" A few
parcels remain for disposition.
he said, and I'VE hope to have
as much local participation as
we can get"
In the Northeast urban re-
newal area, he said. additional
land will be available to pro-
vide opportunities for local
redevelopers.
Donald F. Bozarth, urban
renewal officer for NCPC. out
lined activity of planning and
redevelopment agencies in the
Adams Morgan and Northwest
No. l renewal areas. In the
latter. he said, redevelopment
will be sought to provide be-
tween 300 and 400 public hous-
ing units and 800 or 900 mod
erate-income dwellings.
Mr.. Bozarth also presented
the National Capital Planning
Commissions position in favor
of having the Anacostia Boiling
section declared an urban re-
newal area. He said approxi-
mately 400 acres of the 672-
acre tract would be available
for private development after
renewal and planning agencies
spend approximately SIS mil
lion to prepare" the area.
Impact Noted
In his brief talk. Mr.. Aitken
acknowledged that freeways
have a terrific impact on me-
troDolitan areas"
Wherever you 60, you hurt
somebody. and you encounter
Objectionable or retalia tory
forces" he said.
Some don't want change or
have wait-and-See attitude.
He said the Northeast urban
renewal area along North Capt.
tol street between q and N
streets has been hurt because
we can't progress on the center
leg Of the Inner Loop"
Here again. he said. I've have
opposition, primarily on Capitol
Hill, and haven't been able to
solve it. To date. We haven't
o"en able to move it,"
Defending expreSsways. he
said they do not discourage
or rctard substantial develop
nlert despite some CLAIMS to the
contrary. They create value.
Bas'Callv highways and free
ways are utilitarian. They are
for service and we are doing
everything We possibly can to
MAKE their appearance accept
able"
Evening star., 1961-10-21
CONVENTIONS

The 504th AAA Gun Bat
talon meets for the sec
ond day at the Marriott
Twin Bridges Hotel.
The American Lebanese
Syrian Associated Charities
meet tor the fourth day at
the Mayflower.
Evening star., 1961-10-21
D.C.Highwoy Program
Defended by Aitken
Developers Told Freewuys Serve
AS 'Cutulyst' for Future Progress
WoshIngfon, D. c.
Saturday, October n, 1861
By ROBERT J. LEWIS
Star Staff Writer

Harold L. Aken District director of highways and traffic
today defended the Districts highway program
despite recent criticism that parts of it will the cy
appearance.
He told group of Washington Real Estate Board mem
bers that ntown freeways land but they cat
Evening star., 1961-10-21
Almond Now Boosted
For Claims Bench

RICHMOND Oct. 81 tSpecial.-With Federal District
udgeshp definitely out of the picture supporters of Virginia
Gov. Almond seeking to have him placed the Court
of Claims the Court of Custom Appeals.
The thought is to place the Governor within the frame
of Federal judiciary outside Virginia with the