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Evening star., 1961-03-11
By MYRA MACPHERSON
Star Staff Writer


Troubadour Richard Dyer
Bennett, who goes back to the
10th century hit parade for his
repertoire, says jazz is here
to go.
He says today's popular
music will not live through the
ages because "a lot of the ma
terial is not particularly great,
it's the handling of it and in
depreciation of it by the per-
former that makes it good"
Individualists like Bessie
Smith, Billie Holiday and
Charlie Parker are noted for
their interpretation-but not
necessarily the song, he says.
No one will be humming MY
Fair Lady" 400 years from now
either, says the minstrel, who
will perform at Lisner audito-
rum at $3.50 o'clock tonight.
"The musical comedy style of
any age doesn't endure. Where
are the Lerner and Loewe coun-
terparts of Mozart's time? They
were there, but nobody remem-
berS them"
This lack of lyrical longevity
doesn't disturb Mr.. Dyer-Ben-
net.
I'm not saying everything
man does has to be permanent, 4"
he said, adding that a lot of
things written and composed
for the present should be en-
joyed for just that.
Anything which passes from
century to century he said,
deals simply and honestly with
a theme which continues to be
Evening star., 1961-03-11
Students Honor
Mr.. Chips Smith

More than 700 former stu
dents and friends honored
Hugh S. Smith, the "Mr. Chips"
of jefferson Junior High, at
his 60th birthday party last
night.
They. packed the auditorium
of the school, 9th and H street
S.W., to pay tribute to Mr..
Smith, who began teaching at
jefferson in 1925, became prin-
cipal in 1882 and retired last
summer.
I'm like Mr.. Chips" said
bachelor Mr.. Smith of 5318
Broad Branch road, NV. Il
had thousands of children and
none of them my own. 1t was
wonderful to see them all
again"
Evening star., 1961-03-11
Driver Plan
Catches UD
On Juveniles

A move to reduce the number
OF dangerous juvenile drivers
in the District has been pro-
posed by a group of city
officials.
The recommendation, by the
Traffic Co-ordinating Commit
tee, is aimed at solving a safety
problem created by the case
backlog at Juvenile Court. 1t
is this:
Under the present system,
the most serious driving Of
fenSes by Is and II year olds,
totaling more than 400 cases
year, are referred to Juvenile
Court by the Police Depart
ment's Youth Aid Division.
This police division diSposes of
the remaining traffic offenseS,
about 800 each year, and noti-
fies the Department of Motor
Vehicles of the action.
For the category of more
serious offenses, the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles levies
traffic penalty points - the
basis for permit suspension or
revocation-after notification
of the courts decisions. The
overloaded docket, therefore,
has meant that only a small
percentage of these hazardous
juvenile drivers have their per-
mits lifted each year.
The Traffic Co-ordinating
Committee yesterday recon-
mended that this system be
changed, and that the motor
vehicle agency not wait for
the court case notifications.
Instead, the agency would hold
suspension or revocation hear
ings when, on the basis of
notifications by the Youth Aid
Division, they were warranted.
Eight penalty points mean
suspension and IL revocation
of permits.
Evening star., 1961-03-11
19 Programs Offered
Symphony Subscribers

podium will be the Russian
composer, Aram Khachaturian,
appearing with a fellow coun-
tryman, Daniel Shafran, celliSt.
There will be two choral per-
formanceS with the orchestra.
One will feature the Howard
University Choir in Carl Orff's
"Carmina Burana," in which
the group eXcelled five years
ago.
Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet"
dramatic symphony, introduced
a few years ago by the Boston
orchestra will be sung by So
loists and the Georgetown Uni
versity and Mary Washington
College Choirs.
The first opportunity to sub
scribe to these series will come
at Constitution Hall the eve
nings Of March % and 20. Each
subscriber will receive a red
Colorado carnation flown here
by the Colorado Flower Grow
ers Association.
Evening star., 1961-03-11
Virginia Fire Leaves
10 Persons Homeless

POCAHONTAS, Va, Mar.
II (AP).-Ten persons were
left homeless yesterday by a
fire that destroyed five houses
and damaged a sixth here.
There were no injuries.
Residents of the houses saved
few of their personal belong
ingS. Authorities said the fire
apparently broke out around
a flue in the second story of
one of the dwellings. Four
other houses in the area were
endangered but were not
damaged.
Evening star., 1961-03-11

Subscribers to next seasons
National Symphony Orchestra
concert series will be treated to
10 programs, instead of 18 as
in this season. at no increase in
cost.
The Philadelphia Orchestra
will return for two pairs of con-
certS. and the Boston Sym
phony for one pair on the
Tuesday and Wednesday series
Among the visiting artists
will be the Metropolitan OPP
era's latest sensation, Birgit
Nilsson, soprano. There will be
old favorites returning,
such as Isaac Stern and Yehudi
Menllin. violinistS, and Artur
Rubinstein, Rudolf Serkin,
Byron Janis, pianiStS, together
with the Russian Emil Gilels
and the German Hans Richter
Haaser.
The venerable Pierre Mon
teuX will appear as guest con-
ductor. Another visitor on the
Evening star., 1961-03-11
MEMO FROM THE EDITOR:
Local Stage Patterns
Examined in Sunday Star

is WASHINGTON A -THEATER TOWN?-What
is the state of the drama in the Nations Capital?
Drama Critic Jay Carmody looks the local scene
and brings you his views in SUNDAY The Star
Magazine In the same magazine, The Stars story
OF Civil War times offers glimpse of how the Fed
eral Government and the Confederacy were building
their leadership in the dark days before Fort
Sumter
sc DAYS UNDER THE SEA-In This Week Magazine
you're given exclusive account of the first peace
. patrol OF the PoariS submarine; and the American
Medical Associations Director of Health Education
supplies the answers to the 10 health questions
asked most by Americans.
FOR TV FANS-TV Magazine which brings you more
program listngs and more pages of color pictures,
this Sunday features jeanne Dru and special
presentation on the Men of Disney"
LEISURE SPORTS PAGE RESUMES-With the spring
boating season and fishing hiking and other
leisure activities getting under way, The Star will
resume its Sunday Leisure Sports Pages this week.
See Outdoor Editor Charles Covells tips on how to
make your lures to catch herring hickory jacks
and shad. Read "Tare Line" by Hank Bowman who
will discuss pros and cons of paint for boats.
RADIOACTIVE RESORT-In the Travel Pages, Travel
Editor Jack Jonas, just back from Italy reports on
the famed Mernaerhof hotel of royalty and Euro
pean high society, which is falling to the wreckers
and will be replaced by a bathing establishment
fed by radioactive waters In the same pages learn
what you have to do to enter The Stars Travel
Contest"
Phone Lincoln $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star., 1961-03-11
By PAUL HOPE
Star Staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. II. - A
move for conflict-of interest
legislation may be made at the
current session of the General
Assembly.
1t was learned today that a
bill is being drafted which
would define conflict of inter-
est for legislators and State
employees.
Its prospective sponsors said,
however, that they are having
trouble drafting the provisions
and may not get it finished in
time to beat the deadline next
Tuesday for introducing legiS-
lation.
The drafters have two major
aims: To prevent lawmakers,
salaried employees and appoint
ed officials from doing business
with the State and to set up
bounds for lawmakers parti-
cipation in legislation which
bears on their private interests.
Case Pointed Up
Many of the legislators,
lawyers and insurance men, do
business for or with the State.
The possibilities of conflict
of interest in legislation has
been pointed up strongly this
session in the controversy over
a bill to restrict operations of
a savings and loan deposit in
Surance company operated by
three members of the House of
Delegates.
The insurance company in
volved is Security Financial In
surance Corp. which lists
among its officers and direc-
tors A. Gordon Boone, Demo-
cratic majority floor leader of
the House. and Delegates
Charles F. Culver and Roy N.
Staten. all of Baltimore
County.
The three delegates did not
vote on the legislation but Mr..
Evening star., 1961-03-11
Flames Damage
Kensinqton Home

Fire caused an estimated
$4,000 damage to a frame
bungalow at 1000 Gluck lane
in Kensington yesterday.
The fire, believed to have
started in one of the bedrooms,
occurred about 1920 pm. in
the home of Frederick Truck.
No one was home at the time.
Firemen from the Kensing-
ton fire department said the
flames destroyed a bedroom
and an adjoining hallway and
also burned up through the
ceiling.
Evening star., 1961-03-11
Serious Crime
Rises 8.7% Over
February, 1860

Serious cirmes in the Dis
trict last month rose 81 per
cent over the February, 1860
total. according to a report by
police officials. u
The number of So-called Part
l offenses reported in the city
last month totaled 1,679-an
increase of 1876, or nearly 8 per
cent. over the comparable
month last year.
With a single exception, there
has been a crime rise each
month over the comparable fig
ure the previous year for the
past two years. The exception
was last July when the total
number of offenses dipped by
less than l per cent under the
July 1859 figure.
Last month, the crime in
creaSes were in the categories
of robbery, housebreaking,
grand larceny, petty larceny
and auto theft. Decreases were
reported for criminal homicide,
rape and aggravated assault.
Evening star., 1961-03-11

A gas-fueled work shop heat
ing device caused a Shattering
explosion and fire which demol-
ished a Southeast Washington
house and seriously injured
three persons, fire officials said
today.
Deputy Fire Marshal Warren
c. Kelly said the apparatus,
called a plumbers pot" ex-
ploded late yesterday while be-
ing used in the basement of
the two-story brick and frame
dwelling at 1912 Alabama ave-
nue. Sc.
Injured were Grant Davidson,
So; his father, Otho Davidson,
63, and the senior Mr.. David
sons wife Irene, 63.
The men, badly burned on the
hands and face, are in serious
condition at Casualty Hospital.
Mrs. Davidson, with head burns
and leg injury, is in fair
condition there.
TwO-Alarm Fire
The tremendous blast, which
damaged houses on both sides,
touched off a two-alarm fire
which more than so firemen
fought for 80 minutes before
bringing it under control. The
house is a total loss.
Marshal Kelly said the
plumbers pot was fueled by
bottled gas.
Both of the Davidson men
were in the basement at the
time.
The bottled gas suddenly be-
gan escaping, and was touched
off by the flame from the oil
furnace, they said. An instant
later the gas container blew up.
Mrs. Davidson was on the
first floor, and made it to the
front porch, where she COL
lapsed. A neighbor, Joseph Di-
Toto of 800 Alabama avenue,
helped her to the street.
Mrs. Arlene 10th, whose rear
yard adjoins the Davidsons',
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the basement to look for Dad
1 couldn't find him, but then
I heard him outside, so 1 went
out, too.
Il came around to the front
of the house and helped him
push my car out to the street
Then Dad moved the panel
truck to a neighbor'S yard.
"A policeman came around
the house and took me by the
arm. He led me to the ambu-
lance. All three of us came in
the same ambulance.
"Oh, if only we had had that
tank outside" he said. He said
the tank probably was filled
with propane gas, but that he
wasn't sure.
Evening star., 1961-03-11
A TROUBADOUR'S FORECAST
Short Life Seen for Jazz

guitar-plucking college boy who
made good. He moved to the
States at an early age and at
tended college in California,
where he played for fun until
someone prompted him to
make a career of singing and
playing.
He and Burl Ives, Josh White
and Leadbelly were on the
ground floor of the folk singing
craze in the late '30S.
He says this interest in folk
singing is an urban manifes-
tation it came from the
country and was kept alive in
the cities, especially New
York"
Today there are hundreds
of guitar strumming hopefuls,
which is all rather sad. accord
ing to Mr.. Dyer-Bennet.
They think all they need to
know is three chords on a gui-
tar and a few tunes. There was
a time when this could have
been-when the material was
fresh. That is no longer true" "
And will there be any new
material? No, says Mr.. Dyer
Bennett. The songs were created
in pre-gramaphone, TV, radio,
hi-fi stereo days when if you
were to have music you had
to make it up yourself"
Now that we mass produce
music as we mass produce shoes
the creating of traditional
music has become a thing of
the past.
Evening star., 1961-03-11
Conflict of Interests
Bill Is Under STUDY

Culver led an unsuccessful
fight to kill the bill in the
House Banking and Insurance
Committee, of which he is vice
chairman. The bill was ap-
proved by the Senate Banking
and Insurance Committee yes
Iterday and is expected to go
to the Senaet floor for action
next week. 1t has passed the
House.
Long Need Cited
Possible conflicts of interests
also were pointed up in the
fight over legislation to regu-
late the operation of savings
and loan associations. Many
legislators have interests in or
are attorneys for savings and
loan firms.
The drafterS of the conflict
bill said their proposal was not
prompted by the fight over Sc
curity Financial or the savings
and loan regulatory bill, but
by a long standing need for
such legislation.
They said they were having
trouble, however, defining what
should constitute conflict of
interest. Since lawmaking is a
part-time job and each member
of the Legislature has private
business, the sponsors do not
want to go too far in saying
what a lawmaker should or
should not vote on. On the
other hand, if the law were
vaguely worded, it would be
useless.
The sponsors said that if they
can come up with a good,
workable" bill before Tuesday,
they will introduce it. They are
examining Federal conflict laws
and those of other States as
possible guides.
In legislative action yester-
day, the savings and loan asso-
citation regulatory bill was en-
acted and sent to the Governor
for signature.
Evening star., 1961-03-11

important to human beings.
One of the great themes is
classic tragedy"
The folk song dealing with
the losing struggle of an in
dividual against impossible
odds" is the stirring and last
ing one, he believes.
British-born Mr.. Dyer-Ben-
net is a robust Al and looks as
if he should be running around
soccer fields, which he says he
would be doing if he'd played
better.
Mr.. Dyer-Bennet was one
Evening star., 1961-03-11

under rubble in the basement
garage.
Clifford Compton, whose e
house at 1914 is just a few
feet from the DavidsonS', said
the explosion also smashed his
windows.
Il heard the explosion, and
my kitchen windows blew out, ="
he said. Il ran out and saw
Evening star., 1961-03-11
Nationwide Bogus Bill
Hunt Nets Ex-Areo Man

In yesterdays arrests in
Houston, police also took into
custody a 51-foot yacht and
two automobiles which were
used in distributing the coun-
terfeit bills, the agents said.
Others arrested were identi-
fled as the yachts skipper,
Allen P. Hackenberg, 33, a
former Hungarian freedom
fighter; William w. Canada,
36, Lewis F. Canada, 80, and
Wilburn D. Martin, 26.
Evening star., 1961-03-11
200 Citizens Stage Fight
Over Saks 5th Ave. .Zoninq
AT Secretary
Joins Contest
Against Store

Nearly ZOO residents of Chevy
Chase Village, including the
Secretary of the Air Force,
turned out last night at tur-
bulent meeting to discuss a pro-
posed SakS Fifth Avenue store.
The meeting was q prelimi-
nary to an advisory referendum
being held from 7 am. to Z pm.
today at Chevy Chase Village
Community Center by the will
age board of managers. Resi-
dents will vote for or agaipSi
the controversial commercial
rezoning application for the
New York store.
The seven member board of
managers last month unani-
mously approved the arplica-
ton, after several hearings.
Residents said last night the
hearings were not, generally
publicized and they had not
been consulted or polled.
BOOs and Applause
The homeoWners alternately
clapped, booed and commented
as representatives of the Chevy
Chase Land Co.. the chairman
of the village board Of man
ayers and other homeowners
discussed the rezoning of the
proposed store site adjoining
the village.
Air Force Secretary Eugene
M. zuckert, one of the spokes-
men of the Committee for the
Preservation of Chevy Chase
Village, called the proposed
zoning change a revolution,
which would change the char
acter" of the area.
Later in the meeting, Chair
man of the Board of Managers
Arthur Lambert repeatedly
raped for order, when Mr..
Zuckert walked to the front
of the room because they are
talking about me and I can't
hear"
A land company Official was
reading a covenent he said was
contained in Mr.. Zuckert's and
other members of the preserva-
ton committees deeds. The
covenent stipulateS that the
landowner will not protest a
rezoning of the Saks Fifth Ave-
nue. site.
Robert M. Booth, jr., a Wash
ington attorney, presenting the
committees viewpoint, called
the store "a small cancer that
will grow and grow and eventu-
ally destroy the community"
Board Is Accused
He charged that the board of
managers was tossing us over"
when they voted to approve the
land company'S rezoning re-
quest. The 70-year-old land
company which developed the
village plans to lease the site on
the east side of Wisconsin
avenue south of Oliver street to
SakS.
Mr.. Lambert explained that
the managers approved the
application when the land COM
pany agreed to annexation by
the village after rezoning. He
said the village could regulate
traffic, noise, screening and
other Objectionable features.
The residents protested a
ruling by Mr.. Lambert that only
registered Maryland voters who
have resided in the village six
months could vote in today'S
advisory referendum.
William C. Austin, town man
ager, estimated that 1900 to
l400 of the villages 23OO resi-
dents were eligible to vote.
The decision of the majority
of the voters will be forwarded
to the Montgomery County
Council.
The council will hold a public
coming hearing on March 20 in
the County Office Building,
Rockville.
Evening star., 1961-03-11

Marlene Harris, a 20-year-
old sophomore at the Uni
versity of Maryland, last
night was chosen miss
Maryland" at a university
prom at the Indian Spring
Country Club. Miss Harris,
one of five finalists, lives
at 8602 Barron street Ia
kOma Park, Md.
Evening star., 1961-12-14
DR.. SprowIs, "a, Dies;
Retired Psychologist

DR.. Jesse Williams SprowlS,
"a, for more than 80 years a
professor of psychology at the
University of Maryland, died
yesterday at Prince Georges
General Hospital.
DR.. Sprowls, who lived at
550l Forty-third place, Hyatts-
vile, was born IN ClaySville,
Pa. He was graduated from
Valparaiso University in 1910
and received his doctorate from
Clark University in 1919.
Before joining the faculty of
the University of Maryland in
1927. DR.. Sprowls taught at
Bethany College, the Univer-
sites of Vermont and Tennes-
see and st. Johns College in
Annapolis.
In l947 DR.. SproWls answered
questions on psychology on a
radio program called "PSy-
chologically Speaking" He also
wrote a syndicated newspaper
column for 10 years and two
books, Social Psychology In
terpreted" and Everyday Psy-
chology."
DR.. Sprowls, a member of
Kappa Alpha Fraternity, re-
tired in 1857.
His wife Mary died in 1857.
For many years they lived at
Evening star., 1961-12-14
Summit Park Unit
Commends Police

The Summit Park Citizens
Association last night COM
mended the Metropolitan Police
Department for carrying out
their job efficiently"
The resolution in support of
the department was introduced
after an association member
asked that the group take a
stand on charges of police
brutality" made Monday night
by a Washington attorney,
John w. Karr.
Also during their regular
monthly meeting the associa-
tion was presented a letter of
resignation from Presiden
Donald Frederick. A new presi-
dent will be elected at next
months meeting.
The association also decided
to ask the D. C. Highway De-
partment for the reasons be-
hind putting mo parking al
any time" signs on the south
side of Suitland road Sc. from
Thirty-sixth to Thirty-eightf
/ streets.
Evening star., 1961-12-14
George P. Odom,
Railway EmpIoye

George Pennington Odom. SO,
assistant general superintendent
of transportation for the South
ern Railway, died yesterday in
his car outside the emergency
entrance of the Alexandria
Hospital after suffering heart
attack.
Mr.. Odom was born in Aber-
deem, Miss, and spent most of
his early years in Columbus
Miss, where he began work
with the Southern Railway in
1912.
Mr.. Odom came to the Wash
.ington area three and a halt
years ago; he lived at 209 Belle
View boulevard, Alexandria.
He leaves his wife, Ina B
Odom, of the home address
and one daughter. Mrs. Velma
HohnSon. of Alexandria. He
also leaves one grandchild.
Services will be tomorrow
afternoon in Porterville, Miss
Burial will be in Briggs Chape,
Cemetery, Porterville.
Evening star., 1961-12-14
Mrs. A. 6. Eckert,
OF Fordhum Rd.

Mrs. Beatrice Roy Eckert.
wife of the President of the
Columbia Paragraph Co., died
yesterday at Georgetown Uni
verSity Hospital after a long
illness. She was So.
Mrs. Eckert, who lived at
1921 Fordham road NV, was
a native of Melrose, Mass. She
came here at the age of II and
attended Washington public
schools. She was a member of
Guild No. 5, Annunciation
Catholic Church.
Besides her husband, Arthur
c., she leaves two sons, Donald
A.. 1872 North Twenty-first
street, Arlington, Va, and An
thony r., 1921 Fordham road
NV; her mother, Mrs. David
Roy, 1917 Fern street NV,
and a brother, Allen Roy, 3849
Porter street NV.
Funeral services will be Sat-
urday at $50 am. at the An
nunciation Church, Massachu-
sets avenue and Thirty-ninth
street NV. Burial will be in the
Park Lawn Cemetery.
Evening star., 1961-12-14
Mrs. WoddeII, 63,
Hughes Daughter

NEW YORK, Dec. IA (AP) -
Mrs. Catherine Hughes Waddell,
SO, daughter of the late Chief
Justice Charles Evans Hughes,
died in Roosevelt Hospital yes
terday.
A resident of Manhattan, Mrs.
Waddell was the wife of ChaunS
cey L. Waddell, chairman of
Waddell & Reed. principal un-
derwriters of United Funds,
Inc.
A native of Haines Falls,
N. Y, Mrs. Waddell was grad
uated from Wellesley College
She leaves her husband. two
sons. Richard H. of New York
and Theodore H. of Wayne, Pa,
and a sister, Mrs. William T
Gossett of Bloomfield Hills
Mich.
Evening star., 1961-12-14
Linda Christian
To Wed Purdom

ROME, Dec. IA (AP) Linda
Christian says she and British
Actor Edmund Purdom plan to
marry as soon as possible, I'VE
hope early in the year"
But the sometime actress
and former wife of the late
Tyrone Power said their plans
depend on how quickly legal
matters can be Strengthened
out between Mr.. Purdom and
his ex-wife, Alicia Kopszynska
Clark.
IF the divorce becomes fl
nal in Switzerland" said Miss
Christian, then well, we'll
just have to wait and see."
The former Mrs. Purdom OBJ
tanned a Mexican divorce ear
lier this year, but Mr.. Purdom
was afraid it would not be
recognized in Italy and filed
in Switzerland. Alicia married
sewing machine heir Afr d
Corning Clark last September
and inherited $40 million or
more when he died 13 days
later.
Miss Christian has an apart
ment in Rome and she and Mr.
Purdom have been constant
companions in recent months.
She's 81; he's 36.