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Evening star., 1961-11-10
OfLOVE and
LAUGHTER
His Status Symbol
Is q Grocery Boy
By MARJORIE HOLMES

Haven't you got something you want at the store?"
he's been hopefully suggesting for weeks T could for
you now, I really could"
Nov DEAR" you founder for excuses-"you're still
pretty small, and the streets"
"SmaIlP StreetsI" He sputters with Indignation
why. been crossing streets for YEARS And you
that Jimmy? He's lot httern me- compared to he's
Just BABY and his mother lets himl" He Is scowing,
flushed his humiliation real please Nom III be real
You laugh. At the vast import Of this pressing need
How strange. How almost wonderfuto be yet young
that the measure of maturing is to be entrusted to
walk few blocks to a grocery store.
Stick Your Shirttoil In
"okay, wash your face" you suddenly yield "And
stick your sh-ta in In fact you'd better change those
dirty clothes"
He halts on his mad dash to the bathroom. emits
you heard me" Yet even as he is reluctantly yet
anxosy complying you blush before weak need
to hold him back to boss to qualify to restrain
You hear voice going on and on with admoni-
Scrubbed now reshod he listens avdly, nodding but
breaks in. Hadn't you better make list? mean you've
got real list to look at we-t seems more like you're
"okay" You take up pencil and pad. Bread. Better
not risk eggs soup-two cans Jelly. Potato chips.
carton Of cream. Lettuce.
Operation Grocery Store
Nov don't lose the change, you warn. And with a
kiss you watch him strut off to the corner, where he
waits Understandable for cars that are blocks
away. Then finally across the street he dashes.
He is gone Of course far longer than think
But at last when you're about TO searching
see him come trudgng up the walk. His cowcky head is
babbng above that status SYMBOL the grocery bag.
having trouble holding it together for its sides split
When he hits the steps its contents tumbng
feet.
The soup. you see at once is a brand you never pur-
chase The jelly is honey instead The potato chips are
squahed The lettuce turns out to be cabbage the
is cottage cheese and he's forgotten the bread proudly
he recounts his adventures How clerk read the list and
helped him locate things; how the cashier him loi
pop.
"I can go for you all the time now" he announces
And to the cleaners and the drugstore boy Now you
really got somebdy to run your errandsl"
And he's right you realize. His horizons are no longer
the front yard the neghbors the school The world
opening up to him. the silver cord is stretching stretching
But when it breaks-you have an errand boy.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
WHY GROW OLD7
Some Tips to Finding
AFountuin of Youth

We are Just beginning to
understand the tremendous
effect Of our emotions on our
health. Many Of those who
live to a vital old age are
hard workers. but they have
learned to sidestep the dam
aging effects Of pressure and
irritation.
We now know that food
has a terrific influence on
our health as well as our ap-
pearance. A well balanced,
vitamin-and-mineral rich
diet is Of the greatest i'm
portance. We know that
most folks eat too much,
that we would be more vital
with a smaller food intake,
especially as we grow older.
Exercise Essential
We know that exercise is
essential or deterioration win
set in.
One might almost say that
some mild disability may add
years to life II the victim as
sumes an intelligent atti-
tude toward it. Danger sig
mails pull us up short and
Evening star., 1961-11-10
Anniversary
To Be Marked

Sigma Kappa members
from the entire Washington
metropolitan area will cele-
brate the 87th anniversary Of
their sorority's founding with
a luncheon at noon tomor-
row at the A.A.U.W. head
quarters on Virginia avenue.
The theme of the program
will be "Honoring Sigma
Kappas Through the Years"
Mrs. Barton w. Richwine is
in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Harold Burton, Sen
ator Margaret Chase Smith,
Mrs. Carroll D. Kearns, Miss
Virginia Kirkbride and Mrs.
Elva Coughlin Wells are
among the alumnae mem
bers who have been specially
invited to attend.
Reservations for the, lunch
con are being taken by Mrs.
Augustus Goodyear and Mrs.
Robert Rogers.
Evening star., 1961-11-10

chapter house. 1882 Mas.
sachusetts avenue NV.
To be featured are ten
tables Of gifts from all over
the world. donated by some
Of the embassies, also by
Mrs. Lyndon johnson.
Proceeds will benefit the
education Of orphaned chill
dren, home and foreign mis-
sionS.
- 4
The Ladies' Guild of the
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
will sponsor a gift sale and
dinner from 2 to Z pm.
Saturday, November 10, at
the Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, Sixteenth and T
streets Sc.
To be included are gift
items. homemade : bakery
goods, Christmash and all
occasion cards, books, a white
elephant table and children's
grab bag. Reservations for the
ham dinner should be made
by November is.
Evening star., 1961-11-10
By JOsEPHTNE LoWMAN

Register and Tribune Syndicate
The centuries-old wish Of
mankind for perpetual life
and youth tugs at the hearts
Of each one Of US. While
there are no definite rules or
formulas to follow which win
permit us to cling to per-
petual youth, If we wish q
vital old age eagerly and in
telligently enough, we can do
much to achieve it. The fol-
lowing are some of the things
which influence longevity
and health. H
We cannot discount he
redity. If you have long
lived ancestors. you have a
head start. If you do not.
don't be discouraged because
there are many ways to
make up for this lack to
some extent.
Outlook Counts
It has been found that q
happy disposition and an
optimistic, interested outlook
are real aids in stalling off
Father Time.
Evening star., 1961-11-10

stop q disease which might
otherwise have continued.
Summing up, for q shot at
q long life-exercise and out
door life. a good diet, q happy
disposition and less food, are
antidotes for early aging.
Evening star., 1961-05-08
F. R. Long Heads
VFW 10th District

Fernon r. Long, q member
Of Blue and Grey Post No.
1850, Veterans Of Foreign Wars,
yesterday was elected commits
sioner. 10th District, VFW. at
the districts annual conven-
ton at the Penn Daw Volun-
teer Fire Department Hall in
Groveton.
Lee and Reich Post No. 1882
was host to the session.
Other officers named were
Miles N. Hubbard, John Lyon
Post No. $3.50, senior vice COM
mander; o. Slade Barnes, Lee
and Reich Post No. 1882. jun
ior vice commander: Paul Low
EFT, Post No. S469, quarter
master adjutant; Col. Adolph
Schonberger, USA (Ret.)
Springfield Post No. 1927
Judge advocate: DR.. Robert A
Bell, John Lyon Post No. $3.50
surgeon; and George z. Nc
Cracken. Russell Michel Post
No. 500 chaplain. Douglas e
Davis, Martin-Leppert- -Sipes
Post No. 9274; John N. Sader
Russell Mitchell Post No. 500;
and Donald Grove, Robert e
Lee Post No. S429, were all
elected trustees.
Evening star., 1961-05-08
Juvenile Court Bill
Facing Senate Block

Staff members Of the Senate
District Committee began ex-
amining Mr.. CARRIERS report.
BY the time the suggestions
landed in the draft Of q bill.
the Senate staff saw there was
q chance to reduce the courts
backlog. The bill called in
effect, for another Juvenile
Court judge-although. techni-
cally, it authorized two more
Municipal Court judges.
Examining the proposed shift
to Municipal Court, the Senate
staff failed to receive any i'm
pressive arguments against the
move and decided to back at
least this portion Of the bill.
They were also convinced there
was no need for two additional
judges at the court.
However, Senator Bible,
Democrat Of Nevada, has not
commented on either his staff'S
recommendations or the Davis
bill. He is chairman Of the Sen
ate District Committee.
Representative McMilla n
Democrat of South Carolina
and chairman of the House Dis
trict Committee. is apparently
solidly behind the Davis pro-
posal.
He commented last week that
the bill was Endorsed unani-
mously by members Of the
Davis subcommittee. some OF
whom, he emphasized are
highly respected lawers."
Evening star., 1961-05-08
Fisherman
Feared Dead
In Potomac

District police today con-
tinued TO search for the body
Of q Pennsylvania fisherman
who slipped and apparently
drowned in the Potomac River
late Saturday night.
District and Park police con-
centrated their search between
the old and new Fourteenth
street bridges last night after
they had received a call from
an unidentified person. The in
formant said he had seen .
body in the river near the
bridges.
The fisherman, Waybright
Black, SO. of Biglerville, Penna.
was swept down the river while
attempting to land a fish about
200 feet upstream from Chain
Bridge at II pm. Saturday.
Three companions, all from
Biglerville, told police Mr.
Black apparently slipped or
rocks as he waded into the river
to land a "good-sized" fish
They said he surfaced twice
then disappeared.
Mr.. Black was q construction
worker and the father Of seven
or eight children, his COM
panions said.
Evening star., 1961-05-08
Teacher Is Held
In FoIse Report

A District junior high school
teacher was charged yesterday
with making q false report OF
a robbery and kidnapping and
allowing an unlicensed person
to drive his car.
Robbery Squad Capt. Nunzio
Bonaccorsy said the man is
Thomas DeVoe Brown, 80. Of
the 1400 block of Belmont
street NV, . teacher at Eliot
Junior High School. He said
Mr.. Brown made the false re-
port after his automobile
struck a parked car early yes
terday at Fifth and Elm streets
NV.
The teacher claimed, accord
ing to Capt. Bonaccorsy, that
he had been forced into his
car at gunpoint by five Negro
youths and had been driven
into Maryland and then back
into Washington.
A private detective agency
officer, Paul Marshall, IS, Of
406 Elm street NV, said he
saw some boys running from
the Brown car after the crash
and recognized one Of them.
Later. police arrested Charles
w. Lawson jr.. 10, Of the 1900
block Of Fourth street NV.
and charged him with driving
without q District permit and
leaving after colliding. Capt.
Bonaccorsy said police also
questioned three other youths.
one 10, one 1S and one Is.
Evening star., 1961-05-08
Arlington Major
Honor Graduate

A 35-year-old Army major
from Arlington was named
honor graduate at the Army'S
Command and General Staff
College at Fort Leavenworth
Kans., Friday.
The award went to Maj. w
George Devens, jr., an instruc.
tor at West Point for 41a years
before going to Fort Leaven-
woth in January.
He Is the son of Mrs. w
George Devens, ST., Of 1901
South Taylor street, Arlington
His late father was an Army
colonel.
His wife is the former Mary
Tansey, whose father, Maj
Gen. Patrick H. Tansey. re.
tired, 1924 North Twentieth
street. Arlington, once was thu
Assistant District Engineer
Commissioner.
Evening star., 1961-05-08
Fuirfux HoIdup
Nets Pair $50

Tive men robbed the Peoples
Gas Station on Route 7, at
Culmore, Fairfax County. Of
about $50 early today, Fairfax
Police reported.
Police said Charles Z. Wal
lace. night attendant at the
station, told them he was ap-
preached from behind about
3 am. by two men. one Of
whom jabbed something in his
back.
One Of the bandits then
reached into his trouSer pocket,
Mr.. Wallace said, and took out
the money. Then they told him
not to turn around for five
minutes and disappeared.
Evening star., 1961-05-08

your family will do what you intend
Metropolitan representatives have been trained in
Metropolitans own schools and are qualified by solid
experience to bring you this service They equipped
with busnesslke charts and tables that show you ex-
actIy where you stand.
Whether you need insurance not, this service makes
sense. Remember Metropolitan local Main Street
as close as your phone. Call the Metropolitan man
in your neighborhood today.
There is no ObigatOn-etcept 10 those you love.
Evening star., 1961-05-08
Arlington Refuses
Funds to Mark
First Manassas

Arlington County has re-
fused to give any money for
the reStaging of the Battle OF
First Manassas.
The county board members
none Of whom favored the
$4,000 request by the First
Manassas Corp, made this Of
ficial by not including 1t ir
next years $34.5 million school
and county budget adopted
Saturday.
County Manager A. T. Lund-
berg had not included the re-
quest in his executive budget
First Manassas iS to be re-
enacted in July as part Of the
Civil War Centennial.
Evening star., 1961-05-08
BY PAUL HOPE
star staff Writer

Eight Governors from the
Appalachian area got together
this morning to hammer out
recommendations to the Presi-
dent for helping their. region.
/ The Governors were Sched-
uled to meet later today with
President Kennedy to present
their plan.
/ A staff assistant to the Gov
ernorS' Conference, which was
organized about a year ago.
said the Governors are now
getting on their way to specific
things" They have met twice
before and now are considering
specific recommendations.
They are expected to recon-
mend to the President that a
Federal agency, called the APP
! palachian Regional Commission.
be set up to handle problems of
/ the distressed mountain region.
/ Four Chief Points
John Whisman, chairman Of
the staff committee Of the
Governors Conference, said rec
concentrations to the Presi-
dent probably will deal with
four major points:
! /. A request that additional
Federal funds be made avail
able for highway construction.
Under discussion are proposals
to increase the mileage Of the
interstate highway system so
more miles could be constructed
in the mountain areas, and
expansion of the program to
include funds for access roads
to industrial sites.
/ 2. More Federal funds for
education facilities for the
region.
3. Development Of water
resources.
/ 4. Support for a program Of
conservation of timber re-
sources.
Evening star., 1961-05-08

pointees would not be, provided
they do not participate in me-
gotiation for or recommend
such contracts. goods, or mate
rials while acting in the ca
pacity as a council appointee. I"
The code requires council ap-
pointees to disqualify them
selves from acting on matters
that might involve a conflict Of
interest, and requires them to
declare the nature Of the con-
flict.
The appointee, the code says.
should not accept private en-
ployment when it is incompati-
BILE with "the proper discharge"
of his city duties.
Evening star., 1961-05-08
BY JOHN MeKELWAY
Star staff Writer

Congress appears to be head
ing into another deadlock over
the Districts Juvenile Court.
For the last several years,
various bills have dried up in
many places, despite their OBJ
jeetive Of reducing the courts
steadily mounting backlog of
cases.
One bill, in the S5th Con-
gress-calling for the appoint.
ment Of one additional judge
to the court-died after reach
ing a enate-House conference.
Congress adjourned and left it
there.
Bills Chances Dim
The latest version the
Davis bill, which would wipe
out the autonomy of the court
by turning 1t into a branch of
municipal court-may not get
that far.
While the House District
Committee is expected to ap-
prove the measure, IL Is felt the
bill never will get by the Sen
ate unless q number OF
controversial provisions are
dropped.
And Senate sources feel
there is little chance Repre-
sentative Davis, Democrat OF
Georgia, would be willing to
compromise on various pro-
visions in the bill-provisionS
which he feels have been ar
rived At only after careful
study. Meanwhile. the courts
backlog has pushed over the
1000 mark. according to the
staff OF the House District
Committee. ".s
The basis Of the new bill was
largely formed in q report filed
by MIR. Davis last August.
Drafted by Hayden S. CARRIER
chief counsel Of the HOUSE
District Committee, the report
indirectly criticized the present
Juvenile Court Judge. OrmaT
w. Ketcham. 1t pointed out
that no backlog existed undel
former Juvenile Judge Edit
H. Cockrill.
It also attempted to knock
down arguments for two addi'
tional judges at the court
claimed statistics furnished b!
the court were inconsistent anC
limited that the court might b'
aided administratively II
merged with Municipal Court.
Action on Juveniles
Also suggesting that the az,
limit Of q juvenile brough
before the court might be re
duced from 10 to 16, the repor
said this would "reMove thos
beyond probable help by tn
Juvenile Court rehabilitation
resources and minimize thei
potential of detrimental in
fluence on other juveniles"
Evening star., 1961-05-08
Family A n

WHAT 1T is AND WHAT 1T DOES FOR YOU
With the help of your Metropolitan man
1. You check the facts: your Social Security, your
home, your life insurance, your pension plan, your
savings and other assets You may be surprised to
learn how much you're worth.
z. You weigh your responsibilities: mortgage or
rent payments, education, retirement, accident and
sickness emergencies; how much it would cost your
family to live without you.
B. You learn where you stand You determine your
weak and strong points -. whether the provisions
you have made for your family will do what you
intend. You get the facts in front of you.
You plan for the future. Based on these facts you
decide what action, if any, may be needed to give
you family security plan, taiIor-made to your own
needs and ambitions ns-one which makes good sense
for yoM
Evening star., 1961-05-08
Governors Conferrinq
On Appalachian Aid

Cows. Tawes of Maryland and
Almond of Virginia were among
the Governors attending. 9th
erS were Gov. Combs Of Ken
lucky, Sanford of North Caro-
lima, Lawrence of Pennsylvania,
Barron of West Virginia. Pat
terson Of Alabama and Elling-
ton Of Tennessee.
Highways Held Vital
The Governors met in closed
session but it was understood
that they spent considerable
time in their early discussion
on highways.
Their feeling was that ac-
cess to the isolated areas IL
basic before there can be much
industrial development.
Gov. Tawes said before the
meeting that IAN investment
in highways to cure the isola =
tion Of the Appalachian region
will benefit the entire nation.
The Governors Conference
was organized after Gov. Tawes
invited the chief executives OF
the Appalachian region to &
meeting last year in Annapolis
This is the first meeting al
which the Governors have al
been able to get together in q
work session on recommends
tionS made by the staff" said
Mr.. WhiSman. who is an as
SiStant to Gov. Combs.
Evening star., 1961-05-08
Keep Athletics
Segregated,
Board Urged

Two Arlington legislators
urged today that the county
schools return to q policy Of
segregated athletics. and con-
tinue other activities on q
segregated basis.
State Senator Charles r.
Fenwick and Delegate Harrison
Mann asked that the school
board follow its original policy
Of segregation for extra -curric-
ular. activities.
The request was made in q
statement taking issue with q
recent Arlington Civic Fedora
ton resolution asking for in
tegration OF all school-spon-
sored extra -currieular activi-
ties.
The school board two weeks
ago reversed its policy Of two
years standing and permitted
integrated athletics at q Wake
field High School track meet.
The reversal came after several
Fairfax County schools with
drew from the meet because q
Negro student was to be banned
from competition.
Resolution Cited
Senator Fenwick and Mr..
Mann noted that the General
Assembly had passed a reSolu-
ton prohibiting integrated
athletics, which resolution
has the force and effect Of law
until changed by the courts or
Legislative action"
The two also urged that the
school board continue its origi-
nal policy on school dances
and other social events. Dances
for the last two years have
been scheduled only as adult
sponsored events and have been
kept segregated.
Although members Of the
Civic Federation said their
resolution was aimed at ath-
letics, Senator Fenwick said
The language is broad enough
to include dances also"
The legislators said that
when Gov. Almonds freedom
Of choice program was passed
by the General Assembly, 1.-THE
citizens Of Virginia were as.
sured there would be no organ
lied social mixing. the pri'
mary purpose being to main
tain public schools"
The freedom of choice pro.
gram could be seriously en-.
dangered by attempts to in.
tegrate social activities" tht
two men said.
Graham Explains Stand
William M. Graham, chair.
man OF the Civic Federation
schools committee which drew
up the resolution. said thu
group specifically had in minC
the integration Of athleti,
events. The school board re
versed its policy just befor'
the federation passed the reso
luton unanimously.
Mr.. Graham said that. sine,
dances are not school Spon
sored, they were not discuSSe,
and probably would be "poin
Of debate" within the school
committee and the federation
But with the clasSroomS in
teRrated, we thought 1t q bi
r silly and also an injustice +
continue to keep school-spon
sored events outside the claSse
! separate" he said.
Senator Fenwick and MI
Mann urged parents to Spea
! out on the issue.
Parents. by failure to reac
! to such proposals. are permit
ting a small organized minorit
to dictate policies that affec
the welfare Of all Of their chill
: dren," the two legislators sale
Evening star., 1961-05-08

interest incompatible with un-
biased exercise Of his appoint
i've duties"
The four-page law, drafted
by City Attorney v. Floyd Will
liams, is aimed only at ap-
pointed officials.
Violations Of the code would
be grounds for the council to
call for removal Of an appointee,
Group Specifically Covered
The code specifically covers
the city'S Redevelopment and
Housing Authority and men,
bers of the Housing and Hy-
giene Board, appellate body
which rules on cases involving
Alexandria's housing and hy-
gfene code.
The chairman Of both groups
have been named by the city's
health department as owning
ptoperty found below housing
code standards.
The proposed ordinance
states no council appointee
shall own by title or associa
tion any property that is in vio-
lation Of" the housing code.
Members Of the Housing Au-
thority, the Housing Hygiene
Board, and other groups. oper-
ating under the city'S building
code. would be required to file
a complete list of their realty
holdings in the city 80 days
after the law is passed, and file
similar lists yearly afterward
Would List Holdings
Prospective appointeeS would
Be required to list their hold
inss before council approval.
The code defines ownership
by association as including
equitable owner, contract OF
beneficial owner. agent, broker
partner disclosed or undiS-
cloSedD. and employe, officer
or director Of any corporation
company, firm or business own
ing or dealing in property" vi
olating the housing code.
The ordinance would also
prohibit appointees from vot-
ing on matters they are finan-
cially interested in, accepting
gifts from anyone dealing with
the city, representing private
interests dealing with their
board. disclosing confidential
city information. and profitine
from their positions.
Limited in Voting
An appointee would be barred
from voting on any matter in
which he has q financial inter-
est except as a minor stock
holder. The proposal extends
financial interest" to cover
roles as attorney. officer. direc.
tor, employe or agent for any
person, firm or corporation.
Salaried appointees would be
prohibited from having an in
terest in any contract involving
the city. while nonSalaried ap-
Evening star., 1961-05-08
Alexandra City Council
To Weigh Ethics Code

The Alexandria City will consider code
Of ethics to govern city appointees.
The proposed code includes provisions barring appointed
officials from owning slum property.
In general the code requires that appontees
shs act in city matter n) exists personal