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Evening star., 1961-05-12
' Fairfax Water
Authority to Buy
3 Small Systems

The Fairfax County Water
Authority announced today
that it has contracted to buy
three small privately -owned
water systems in the Mount
Vernon area.
The acquisition was in line
with the authority's plan to
consolidate the various private
systems in the county to i'm
prove customer service and fire
protection.
The Sydnor Pump & Well Co.
Of Richmond, Va, will receive
S265,000 for the three Mount
Vernon systems, the authority
said.
The Sydnor systems serve
about 900 customers in the
communities of Hollindale,
Holm Hall Village, wellington
and Wiley.
Ine latest purchase brings
to nine the number of systems
acquired by the authority
since its creation in 1857. The
authority has paid about $4.5.
million for the water COM
panieS.
No immediate change in
service or rates is planned for
the Sydnor systems at present,
the authority said.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Phone Contract
Wage Talks Fail
To Find Accord

Employees of the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co.
went to work without a union
contract this morning after
union and company negotiators
failed to reach wage agree
mentS in marathon talks last
night and early this morning
According to past union
company agreements, the three
year contract setting working
conditions was suspended" at
mindight last night because
the parties failed to reach new
wage agreements.
Spokesman for both groups
said wage talks had recessed at
8 o'clock this morning, and are
scheduled to reopen sometime
later today. No agreement was
reached. but some progress was
made, the spokesman said.
The locals involved represent
operators and other traffic per-
sonnel and plant. commercial
and accounting personnel.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
District Woging Fight
On Misleading Ads

to explain the law on these
matters.
At these meetings he points
out that a 90-year-old Law
bans promises. stated or i'm
piled. that a free gift comes
with a purchased item.
Most advertisers, he said
didn't even know the law eX-
listed" The statute carries q
maximum penalty for violation
of a $1,000 fine, six months in
Jail or both, he said.
Thus far, he said. business
men have given almost unan-
imous cooperation in halting
practices that apparently vio-
lated the statute.
Targets for the joint effort
have included radio, newspaper
and television advertising as
well as store-window, door-to-
door and other appeals.
Mr.. Van Sanford said the
drive, which he feels has re-
duced the amount of mislead-
ing advertisements, would be
still more effective if the media
would reject certain adver-
tisementS before they are re-
leased.
Evening star., 1961-05-12

A double -barreled campaign
against misleading advertising
is being waged by the Corpora =
ton Counsel's office at Munich
pal Court and by Washington's
Better Business Bureau.
The main goals are the halt
ing of advertisements offering
free" merchandise or "l-cent
sales" when goods actually cost
more or cannot be bought sep
arately.
Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Clark F. King said the con-
tinuing efforts to give shoppers
a better idea of true prices were
given new emphasis about six
months ago.
Mr.. King said he and Leland
S. Mccarthy, Better Business
Bureau managing director
noted an alarming increase in
come-on advertising of free,
"1-cent" and two for the price
of one" sales.
Mr.. King assigned an assist
ant, Gordon M. Van Sanford,
to investigate. Mr.. Van San
ford since then has held about
100 meetings with advertisers
Evening star., 1961-05-12
BY BETTY MILES
Star Staff Writer

An open hearing on District
public welfare policy and budget
needs for fiscal 1853 will be
conducted from 2 to 5 pm
Monday by the Public Welfare
Advisory Council.
This is the first public hear
ing on welfare matters since
the advisory councils creation
in 1858.
1t will be held in the con-
ference room at 499 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV.
j. E. Bindeman, council
chairman, stressed that al
citizens and groups interested
in welfare are welcome.
II hope we will talk about
more than budget" Mr.. Binde.
man said. IF anybody want;
to discuss policy, we'd be de-
lighted to do So"
Mr.. Bindeman added hi
hopes the hearing will cover
the entire spectrum Of welfare
services and ways in which
needs can best be met.
Approximately IS organiza
tions known to be interested ir
welfare were invited by Letter
to attend. Six have accepted
so far, Mr.. Bindeman reported
They are the League o.
Women Voters. the Federation
Of Citizens Associations, the
Council of Churches. Catholic
Charities of Washington
Jewish Social Service Agency
and Hillcrest ChildrenS Cen.
! ter.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Advisory Council Sets
Open Welfare Heorinq

The District must present
its budget requests for fiscal
1863 by June 26.
The hearing was stimulated
by a letter from the League
of Women voters to Gerard
M. Shea, District welfare di-
rector, last month. The letter
outlined the leagues recon-
mendations on public welfare
practices. reached after a years
study Of dependency in the
District.
The league suggested that the
department consider holding an
open hearing so that commu-
part in planning new budget
nifty organizations can take
requests.
A seven-point program OF
recommendations by the league
includes Endorsement of ex-
tension of public assistance to
the unemployed and under
employed, and liberalization OF
certain local eligibility require
mentS for programs for which
there are Federal-matching
funds, particularly aid to De-
pendent Children and Aid to
the Aged.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Referendum
SoughtonNew
Loan CurbACt
10000 Signatures
Would Postpone
Maryland Low

Legislation enacted by the re-
cent Maryland General Assem-
bly, to regulate savings and loan
associations would be subject
to a referendum under a move
ment now reported under way
in Baltimore.
Petitions are being circulated
there aimed at putting the loan
curb measure and another
newly enacted bill. the one in
volving the Baltimore Munich
pal Court system, to referenda.
The petitions, if successful,
would hold off new controls on
the States SIS billion savings
and loan industry until after
the November, 1862, election.
1t will take 10000 signatures
to force a referendum on the
new law.
According to Baltimore
sources, the petitions are being
circulated in what is described
as a well-organized. we'll
financed campaign to shelve
the measure for at least 18
months.
Baltimore politicians are cir
culating the petitions. but
hackers of the drive haven't
been identified, the Associated
Press reported.
Word that the petitions are
being distributed caused Gov.
TaweS to express displeasure.
The building and loan as
sociation legislation was long
overdue" he told a reporter
who informed him of the petit
tionS. 1T met with popular ap-
proval and is greatly needed"
OF the 10000 required sig
natures, half must be obtained
by June /, when the savings
and loan act becomes effective,
and the rest by July /.
Gov. Tawes said he was puz-
zled by the action against the
court reform bill, since the in
formation coming to me is that
the Municipal Court is getting
off to an excellent start"
At present, there is no State
control over the savings and
loan industry. And the new
court is within three weeks Of
going into operation with a
greatly increased jurisdiction
and full complement of is
judges.
In any event. court cases are
considered likely to test the
legality Of submitting the two
bills to referenda.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
Canals Beauty and Blight
Is Viewed in Sunday Star

FLOWERS, BIRDS AND SHANTY TOWNS-Wth the
advent of spring, the C&O Canal is a sight not
to be missed. In SUNDAY, The Star Magazine
you're taken on word and picture visit including
view in full color, showing you the beauty and
also the blight along the historic canal
SEVEN GIFTS MY MOTHER GAVE ME"-1n This
Week Magazine, Meredith Wilson, Broadway's
famous Music Man." offers special Mothers Day
salute by recalling Of the special memories he
has Of his mothers teachings; Secretary of Labor
Arthur Goldberg tells young people How to Make
Your Summer Job Really Pay" and Senator
William Proxmire offers a three-pronged plan for
doing away with the needless secrecy that costs
American taxpayers millions of dollars every year.
WOMEN IN THE CIVIL WAR-This Sunday in the
Society-Home Section, Ruth Dean takes look at
the part the women of the North and South played
in getting supplies to the front during the Civil
War, with account Of the service rendered by
Clara Barton.
WHERE TO GO CAMPING - On Sundays Leisure
Sports Page, outdoor Editor Charles Cove tells you
where to get camping information on camp sites in
every State in the Union and Canada. In addition,
learn all about camping facilities available in Mary
land and Virginia.
PREvIEW OF THE EMMY AWARDS-Next Tuesday,
Emmies will be presented to televison's leading
stars For preview of the occasion see this Sunday
Stars TV Magazine, which each week brings you
more program listings and more pages in color.
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Gang Youths Get
3-Yeur Terms
For Robberies

Three youthful members OF
the LIE Droit Ramblers gang
today were sentenced to three
to-nine-year terms for their
part in a series Of store rob-
berries last December and jan
uary.
The sentences, imposed by
three District Court judges
under the Youth Corrections
Act, were considered heavier
than usual. Court officials
said that most juvenile offend
ers waived from Juvenile Court
Jurisdiction receive indetermi-
nate sentences for similar Of
fenSes.
Thomas J. Simms, jr.. l6. of
the l400 block of Girard street
NV. alleged secretary of the
lie Droit gang, pleaded guilty
to two robbery charges and was
sentenced by Chief District
Court Judge David A. Pine
Police said about $128 was
stolen in the two thefts.
Also sentenced were Wilbur
L. Queen. Is, of the 400 block
of Ridge st. NV, who pleaded
guilty to being an accomplice
in a robbery with Simms, and
Jerry L. Green. II. found
guilty by a jury of participat-
ing in a grocery robbery last
December %.
The three youth were indicted
on robbery charges by a Dis
trict grand jury in March. In
dictments against other gang
members are still pending Dis.
trict Court disposition.
Evening star., 1961-05-12

in those grade school days
of pantomiming The An
cient Mariner" what Mary
Averett Seelye does to the
poems of Donne, Gertrude
Stein, MacLeiSh, Cummings,
Dylan Thomas, T. S. Eliot
and Richard Eberhart Is
rhythmic and exciting.
1t does sound a little arty
and pretentious. AS one man
put it, Il tell my friends she
dances to poetry and that it's
really great and they say
oh"
But the dances, performed
last night in the Washing
ton Theater Club, are not
pretentl0uS ana nelther is
their creator.
After the performance Miss
Seelye-long arms, long legs,
long toes and long Katherine
Hepburn face at rest-Said
one reason she began to
dance poetry was Ito be
perfectly frank, reading it
I don't dig it as much as
when start dancing"
Asked if she needed per-
mission of living poets to
interpret their work, Miss
Seelye said Il do write them.
Sometimes l don't get an
answer but 1 go ahead any
way"
Evening star., 1961-05-12
MICKEY ISN'T LADYLIKE
Two Chimps Meet-S -Socko

A sophisticated lady partial
to champagne cocktails might
be expected to take up a pa
tronizing manper-but not a
baseball bat-when obliged to
rub elbows with the masses.
But even allowing for the
foibles of the high strung smart
set, the behavior Of Mickey,
16-month-old chimpanzee, was
an outrage to cafe society and
Emily Post.
Mickey was introduced in
College Park to Penelope, a
likeable chimp, but unacquaint-
ed with the sophisticated de-
lights of a whiskey sour. as
Mickey is.
it might have been this
status inequality which melted
Mickey to mayhem. Perhaps,
to be charitable. it was be-
cause Mickey hadn't seen an
other chimp since arriving in
Philadelphia from the Belgian
Congo a year ago.
The worldly Philadelphian
stamped, screeehed and let fly
a long right hook when her
master, Miss Susan Macdonald,
introduced her to Penelope.
Penelope drew back aghaSt.
Mickey. a vision in a blue
sailor suit from her extensive
wardrobe, then changed into a
red outfit and baseball cap to
hit a plastic ball for photog-
raphers.
! DR.. Howard Sloane, %, a
research psychologist, special
izing in animal behavior, ex-
planned that such training was
called instrumental condition
ing" in the trade.
Il keep her at home. just like
a child. and take her to res
taurants. She has her own
hospital-type bed. She behaves
beautifully at the table, where
I use my best china with her."
Evening star., 1961-05-12
I'd Salt Bids
Show Suvinu
Of$47,OOO

District officials, who re-
Gently rejected a group of bids
to supply next winters rock
salt to the city. today opened
new offers that point to a tax
payers saving of nearly S50,000.
Last March, Procurement
Officer ReXford G. Vessels
turned down bids from four
firms. Three bids were identi-
cal and the fourth offer was
extremely close to the others.
Today, new bids from the
same four companies were
opened, with the low bid add
ing up to an estimated savings
Of $47,400. as compared to the
earlier sale submissions.
Mr.. Vessels said, however.
that he still was not pleased
by the overall pattern of the
new bids.
The bids will have to be stud
led before a decision is reached
on the awarding of any rock
salt contract. Mr.. Vessels said
The best bid from the city's
standpoint came from Margolis
Salt Co. of Washington.
This firm offered to sell rock
salt at $13.28 a ton in seven
carload lots. Two of the other
firms bids were identical at
$14.35 a ton, while the fourth
company offered no bid on this
bulk category.
The bulk bids earlier this
year from three of the firms
were an identical $3.50 pei
ton. The fourth conspany Of
fer was higher.
Figuring a demand by the
city next winter for 19.600 tons
in carload lots. the difference
comes out to $4,000 less thar
If $3.50 per ton bid was ac-
cepted.
Mr.. Vessels said that the
four bidders today had made
identical offers of $3.50 pei
ton for supplying the rock salt
in single carloads. For selling
in 100-pound bags. two com.
panies bid $22.40 per ton anc
the other two, including thu
Margolis firm, offered at $22.50
Evening star., 1961-05-12

reported Miss Macdonald, for
mer director of the Philadel-
phia Children's Zoo. Mickey is
visiting temporarily in College
Park, where Penelope is being
used for behavior research.
DR. Sloane, %, of 1888 Piney
Branch road, Silver Spring, ex-
planned further that Mickey
has come to Washington to
work for Animal-ated Advertis-
Evening star., 1961-05-12

ONE VERY LIVING poet
seated in the front row was
Richard Eberhart, Library of
Congress poet in residence,
who thought Miss Seelye
great and somewhat of a
revelation: Il must say 1
didn't think my poem
CForms of the Human as
humorous as she interpreted
it."
Miss Seelye grew up in
Lebanon, studied drama at
Bennington College, was one
of the co-founders of Wash
ington's Theater Lobby.
For those who might be
scared away from her poetry
dancing by visions OF labo-
riously leaping modern
dancers, Miss Seelye for
tunately substitutes emotion
for wasted motion.
. They seem to be able to
teach how to kick a leg but
they can't teach the emo
tional wellspring from which
feeling comes. This is a
problem" Miss Seelye said
in ever trying to teach"
someone to dance to poetry.
She starts by walking
around a room, reading a
poem. If she likes it she
memories, then works 1t
out, using both feeling and
staging as a guide.
Evening star., 1961-05-12

SHE PERFORMS ONCE Of
twice a year and in between
limbers up the dance by re-
reading the poem. Il find l
don't forget what to do. The
words are always there; the
poem is a way of anchoring
movement"
If she uses a prop it's not
for cluttering the stage. Il
used the chair in one poem
about death because it's a
symbol of an absent person.
A chair on a stage cries out
for somebody to be in it,"
In her dressing room, old
robe thrown over the blue
green leotard outfit, feet
sloshing in a pan of water.
Miss Seelye said she doesn't
understand what she's say
ing.
Il feel as with contempo-
rary painting-the artist
communicates on a beam
and it doesn't necessarily
have to be the cerebral beam.
Some of the audience feels
unnatural with it If they
don't know what I'm doing,
they feel embarrassed If they
don't understand it literally,
like brushing my teeth. They
don't open themselves up.
Maybe that's because all
our lives we're taught it's
not polite to use the hands
don't point. People have the
idea the brain is all head.
It's motifs the knees, the
stomach"
And if you're trying with
closing the curtains and
going in for a do-it-yourself
poetry-dance session, Miss
Seelye says give it a whirl.
II know for myself 1
get a feeling of understand
ing a poem 1 would never
get sitting and trying to
analyze it,"
Evening star., 1961-05-12

lation recommended by a House
subcommittee. President Ken
nedy asked SIS per child in the
District.
Pressing Needs
The District need for new
schools and more teachers is so
pressing that city officials are
pleading for more taxes, as
we'll as an adequate Federal
payment, before Congress this
year.
In general aid, Maryland
would draw $13.6 million and
Virginia, $23.7 million under
the Senate version. BY COM
parison, the House version
would give the District $2.2
million the first year, Mary
land $11 million and Virginia.
SlS.Z mllllOn.
The amounts to go to coun-
ties and cities surrounding the
District would be determined
by Virginia and Maryland Off
cialS.
But some SIG million appears
guaranteed to suburban schools
in "impacted aida decade-old
program to districts with heavy
enrollments of children whose
parents live or work on Federal
installations.
In all, impacted aid likely to
continue comes to $3.8 million
in Montgomery County and 81
million in Prince Georges
County, Md; and to $50 mil
lion in Fairfax County, SIT
million in Arlington County,
S649, 900 and $136,O0O, respec-
lively, in cities of Alexandria
and Falls Church. Va.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Star staff Photo

ing, Inc, in Falls Church. The
firm, set up last year by him
self and seven other pSycholo-
gists, sells advertising displays
featuring trained animals that
present products.
up in Philadelphia" Miss
Macdonald a d d e d. M ick k e y
earned $500 a day of shooting
advertising film" h c h is
nothing to throw bananas at.
Evening star., 1961-05-12

Committee would promise the
poorer States the most help
and the richest the least.
Senator Clark, Democrat of
Pennsylvania, will steer efforts
to double the Districts share
from SIS million to $3.1 million
annually.
He'll have to try for an
amendment on the Senate floor
when the debate begins in
earnest next Wednesday. A
committee poll on the question
of upping the Districts allot-
ment was halted yesterday af-
ternooE by some Republican
members who pleaded igno-
rance of the peculiar applica-
ton of the Senate formula to
the Nations Capital.
Discrimination Seen
Local income and spending
for education come into play
in fixing Federal school aid
proposed for States.
Senator Clark maintained
that both factors Disseminated
against the District. An average
income of $4,000 for every man,
woman and child in the Dis
trict is inflated by big Federal
payrollS to non-residents and
by the absence of rural areas
in the Capital City, he ex-
planned. District spending at the
same time is held by Congress
we'll below the level sought by
local taxpayers who pay school
costs.
The District would receive
1925 per child under the Sen
ate reported bill, $3.50 with
the Clark adjustment and $12
per child under separate legis-
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Transit Unit Seeks
New Right-of-Ways
Effort Modeto Double
Aid to DC. Education

poor little rich Washington D. c. would receive less
money help build public school classroom
pay teachers under the Federal education bill reported
to the Senate.
The reason Per capita income in District
States, except Delaware.
Legislation recommended by the Senate Labor and Welfare
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Picture on Poee BIZ

tor of the agency that is to
plan and develop the regions
mass transportation system,
said the authority to acquire
median strips on two main
highways will be sought first.
He specifically referred to
Interstate Route 95, the third
route to Baltimore, and Route
66 in Virginia. The routes of
these expressways are still to
be specified, but Mr.. Stolen
bach said the agency should be
ready to acquire the needed
land as soon as the routes are
firmly set.
Will Tour Cities
Mr.. Stolzenbach, at a press
conference following the swear
ing-in ceremonies, also revealed
that he will personally tour
major cities in the Nation to
study their attempt at develop
ing rapid transit systems.
He will probably leave next
week for San Francisco to dis
cusS plans the San Francisco
Bay Transit Commission is
making for a 81 billion, 100
mile rapid rail system.
Some time later he will also
visit Philadelphia and Toronto,
Canada. two important centers
in terms of rapid rail develop
ment, he said. Philadelphia has
been improving its rail commu-
ter service. and Toronto is ex-
panding its downtown subway
system.
Going to Seattle
Next year he will travel to
Seattle to see that city's new
monorail line in operation. The
monorail is being erected now
to run from Seattle's down.
town to the entrance of the
1852 worlds fair grounds when
the fair opens.
Mr.. StolZenbach said he has
already held some discussions
with o. Roy Chalk, president
of the D. c. Transit System,
who has been a strong propo-
nent of a monorail system for
the Washington area.
Mr.. Chalk has said he would
like to operate such a system
and has presented Congress
with a plan for one.
A monorail development
certainly" has not been ruled
out at this stage, the agency
chief said.
In the more immediate future,
Mr.. Stolzenbach said. he will
call on both Maryland's Gov.
Tawes and Vir2inia's Gov.
Almond. He will also confer
shortly with all top political
officials OF the surrounding
Jurisdictions.
Could Start in "a
Construction of a downtown
subway could get under way in
1864, Mr.. Stolzenbach said.
1t would probably be in opera
tion in 1868 or 1869. Although
there is still some question"
whether a subway is needed,
the new administrator said,
Congress has asked that special
attention be given to one in the
agency's studies.
He emphasized that the mass
transit plan will result in a
balanced system" of highways
and rail transit, but the diff
cult question, he noted, is where
to strike that balance.
At the swearing-in ceremonies,
Frederick G. Dutton, a special
assistant to President Kennedy,
said the President has pledged
that his personal efforts will
be used to aid the agency in
moving as quickly as possible"
in CARVING nlit ifs mission
Evening star., 1961-05-12

George Kennedy is i'll. He will re-
sumo writing The RombIer when
he returns.
Evening star., 1961-05-12
Plans to Get
Mediun Strip on
UnbuiIt Roads
By GILBERT GIMBLE
Star Staff Writer

The new head of the National
Capital Transportation Agency
said today he plans to ask Con-
gress soon for money to buy
rights -of-way for rapid transit
along major highways now in
the planning stage.
G. Darwin Stolen ach,
sworn in today as administra-
Evening star., 1961-05-12
The :.
Rambler
Sees Poetry
In Doncing Form

BY MYRA MACPHERSON
For those who don't under
stand poetry, there is some
thing new to not understand.
Poetry-in dance.
But even if there isn't
complete understanding, like
Evening star., 1961-09-24

Wide enough to use crisS-
cross being made 90" wide
to the pair. OF sheer, snow
white Dacron polyester fl
bers. 54, SO or 72" long.
Made 81" long S.46 pr.
Evening star., 1961-09-24

Of printed cotton sailcloth.
Size 6Ox72" and fringed on
all sides. Size 72x90" (for
cOuches), 2 for S.. Size Tx
108" (for sOfas) 3.99 ca.
Evening star., 1961-09-24

Perfect quality, fine count
white muslin cases woven
140 threads to the square
inch and finished with
deep, evenly turned hens.
Cut size 42x36 inches.
Evening star., 1961-05-01

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time, axe over 81, must have car
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as local territory; minimum Of 90
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