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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03

Regarding reports that mem
bers of the staff Of the Sem
ate District Committee had
supported his candidacy for
the board, Mr.. Nichols said,
II have no Knowledge"of this,
if it Is true.
He added that he had re-
ceived support from some Con-
gressmen, but that he did not
think it would polite to
identify them. Mr.. Nichols
was one of five candidates
recommended for the job by
the District Democratic Gen.
trail Committee.
Mr.. Nichols, a 39-year-old
attorney, said that during his
law practice he had from time
to time represented various
restaurants in cases before the
ABC board.
The new board appointee
lives at 1919 Western avenue
NV, with his wife. Stella
and four children, Valerie. g;
Katherine, 0; Billy, 10; and
Nicholas, 10.
Mr.. Nichols is a member Of
the Greek Orthodox Cathedra,
of st. Sophia and has been &C.
tive in Boy Scout Leadership
activities. He is an Air Force
veteran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
Trees About to Blossom
As Cherry Festival Opens

Washington'S 300 cherry trees
were on the verge of bloom
ing today as the Capital opened
its annual week-long Cherry
Blossom Festival.
Anxious festival officials and
National Park Service horti-
culturists studied temperature
reports.
Weather seers cautiously pre-
dicted that a "slow warming
up" will take place in the next
few days. Tomorrow's high may
reach go.
Weather Notwithstanding. the
annual springtime rite, which
this year marks the 50th ami
versary of the first planting of
japanese cherry trees here,
opens at a 3 pm. ceremony be-
side the Tidal Basin.
Most of the cherry trees that
ring the Tidal Basin are of the
Yoshino variety: Their buds
are pink when they open but
in full blooming become single
Towering white petals.
National Park Service tech
nicianS expect a first showing
of cherry blossoms by the week
end. by the week end" they
explain. could mean Friday if
the current warming trend per-
sistS.
"One really warm day would
pop 'em right out" one official
said.
A throng of festival and Gov
eminent officials, visiting dig
nitaries, military bandSmen and
81 State princesSes and their
uniformed military escorts will
attend the traditional festival
opening ceremony-the light
ing of the japanese stone Ian
tern.
Before Japanese Princess
Mariko Kosaka lights the Ian
terms electric candle-designed
to flicker-F. Joseph Jiggs)
Donohue and District Commits
sioner Walter N. Tobriner will
speak.
Officials planning to be on
hand include Japanese Am
baSsador Kochiro Asakai, In
terror Secretary Udall and As
sistant Secretary of State w.
Averill Hartman.
After the candle lighting,
Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy. wife
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
AT BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
TODAY

Noon - Band Jamboree by Suitland MD High
School Band Pershng Square, Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV s.gs4 xii .. III
pm.-Opening ceremonies at the japanese Stone
Lantern on the Tidal Basin 9ssFrT F ~ p.
BIS pm.-United States Army Pageant Prelude to
Taps at the Washington Coliseum
$3.50 pm-Conference of State Societies PrinceSSes'
Presentation Ball. SheratonPark Hotel Contact respec
tive State society for invitations.)
TOMORROW
Noon-Band Jamboree by StateSvlle IN. c. High
School Band Pershing Square, Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
1880 pm.-Cherry Blossom Festival Luncheon and
Fashion Show Sheraton Park Hotel By invitation only)
8I5 p.m-Army Pageant, prelude to Taps" at
the Washington Coliseum.
pm-Marine Band Cherry Blossom Concert,
Departmental Auditorium Fifteenth street and Const-
tuition avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
THE STALLS ARE set up at

THE STALLS ARE set up at
7:30 am; in the winter they
close at 4 or S pm. and in
limpid summer night they
stay open until 9 pm. At
night, the flowers are cached
away on nearby steps leading
to a basement. They are
brought out the next morn
ing, with only the fresh ones
kept for selling.
MIR. Davis said, eve have
sold to very fine ladies and
prominent gentlemen. That
nice Mrs. Wilson, the one who
was married to the President
Wilson, and a lot of Senators
and their wives and the en-
baSSy people, and Jackie
when she was learning to
take pictures. She came back
last November and we all
remembered her and helped
her put the flowers in her
car"
It is an irony that fewer
flowers are sold in the grey
Of winter, when they would
seem to be more therapeutic,
than they are in spring.
Another irony is women
buy their own flowers.
One observer said, cts
sort of sad, you see these
young, single girls buying
their own flowers on the way
home from work"
Mr.. Raymond said, 1.-The
women sure do most of the
buying. I guess the men just
stop by here when they're
late for a date"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
Tax Aide Due
To Get Draft Job

The appointment Of Sylvan
Reichgut as District director OF
Selective service is expected to
be announced shortly.
His appointment repeatedly
has been cleared by the District
Commissioners.
Mr.. Reichgut, So. who lives
at 1900 Connecticut avenue
NV. has been employed for
81 years as a tax specialist with
the Internal Revenue Service.
He has long been associated
with District veterans affairs.
He would succeed John F. Hill
yard, who recently resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03

Of the Attorney General, and
Mrs. ASakai, the Japanese Am
bassador's wife. will plant two
cherry trees in a re.enactment
of the original tree-planting a
half century ago.
Tonight the festival prin-
ceSSeS, who met their junior
officer escorts last night, will
be feted at the Conference of
State Societies Presentation
Ball at the Sheraton-Par
Hotel.
If the blooms do pop out by
the week end, they will coincide
with the festivals climactic
events-Friday's Cherry Bios
som Festival ball at the Shera-
ton-Park Hotel, Saturdays
colorful parade of princesSes on
Constitution avenue from II
am. to l pm, and Sundays
coronation pageant at the Syl-
van Theater near the Wash
ington Monument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
48-Hour
Week Urged
For Firemen

The District Commissioners
today insisted that their fire
men should work 48 hours a
week instead of Sc hours.
They assured the Senate Dis
trict Committee that they
would recommend necessary
action" to raise the estimated
Sill million cost of the work.
week reduction if the money
did not come in with present
revenue.
Estimated tax takes do not
appear now to be sufficient to
finance the reduction, accord,
ing to the Commissioners
spokesman, C. Belden White,
assistant corporation counsel,
and Henry F. Hubbard, person.
mel officer.
Mr.. White explained that
revenue estimates were mini
mum" and end-of-the-year
receipts often exceeded the
Commissioners best gueSSes on
what taxes would yield. Also, a
proposal of Senate District
Committee Chairman Bible. to
put a $40 million annual Fed
eral payment into a legal for
mula could solve the problem"
Walter N. Tobriner. president
of the Board of Commissioners,
wrote the committee.
Firemen in seven of the Ma
TONS 20 largest cities are work.
ing 48 hours week or less, a
Commissioners survey showed.
Nine of these cities work their
firemen from 48 to Sc hours a
week.
An added justification given
the committee was that other
District employees work only 40
hours weekly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03

Mr.. Amatucci, who owns horses
himself. took a horse traders
Squint at the mare and agreed.
Mrs. Smith, a senior at Oxon
Hill High School. said she
didn't need the horse any
more and didn't get a chance
to exercise her much. Unlike
a car, she added, the horse
had to be fed whether used
or not.
Mr.. Amatucci was pleased
when he saw his down pay
ment in the horse flesh. Long
in the barn, Little Twig showed
eagerneSs to stretch her legs
in good gallop or two.
She's quite a handful, she's
feeling good" Mr.. Amatucci
said. 1--WE never made a trade
like this before, nor has my
dad who has been in this bust
ness 40 years."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
Horse I raider Gets Car
But Little Twig's Sad

Little Twig, an 8-year-old
pinto mare, had a sad look
as the shiny car drove off.
Perhaps she felt a little
obsolete.
Her owner, Mrs. Dorothy
Smith, 10, of 1903 Holton lane,
Temple Hills, Md, had just
used Little Twig as the down
payment for the car.
Mrs. Smith and her husband,
Buster. had a 1949 Studebaker
as a trade-in but not sufficient
down payment, they told Tom
Amatucci, who runs a Rambler
agency in Hillcrest Heights,
Md.
Mrs. Smith showed Mr..
Amatucci a photograph of
Little Twig and jokingly
offered her as down payment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
Urbunske to Report

Leo Urbanske, jr., Arlington
County Board member, will give
a Report on Your Local Gov
eminent" to the Arlington
Ridge Civic Association at its
meeting in Gunston Junior
High School at 8 pm. tomor-
row. The school is at 2700
South Lang street, Arlington,
Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
D. c. Heads Delay
Liquor Law Stand
TestimonyWuits
On Report by
Citizen Group

The District Commissioners
postponed congressional testi-
mony on new liquor legislation
today so that newly appointed
citizens committee may have
time to report its findings.
Commissioner John B. Dun
can was scheduled to appear
before a House District sub
committee headed by Repre-
sentative Multer, Democrat of
New York, sponsor of a bill
that would alter the act of 1884,
controlling sale of alcoholic
beverages.
Last week the Commissioners
said in a statement read to
the subcommittee they were
strongly opposed" to many
proposed changes.
When Mr.. Duncan did not
appear today, Mr.. Multer said
the Commissioners had with
drawn their statement OPPOSE
ing the legislation. Mr.. Dun-
can later explained that he
wished to delay his testimony
perhaps as long as three
months, to get the citizens4
recommendations. I
Multer Unwilling to Wait
Mr.. Multer threw cold water
on this approach by saying the
subcommittee could not watt
three months for the report,
He said he would go into exec
utive session with the subcom-
mittee to bring out some form.
of the bill under consideration.
Today. Frank E. Weakly,
chairman of the ABC Board,
testified in direct opposition to
the Commissioners previous
stand against the bills provi-
sion which would prohibit price
advertising by retail liquor
dealers.
Mr.. Weakly said he was for
this provision because the pub
lie interest was involved.
He said "flamboyant adver-
Using" and price cutting" are
an invitation for minors to pur4
chase alcohol and also encour-
age intemperance. Such adver-
Using, he said, exceeds the
area of reasonableness."
Representative Springer, Re-
publican of Illinois, expressed
some irritation with this pro-
vision of the bill as we'll as
another section which would
establish a floor on liquor
prices.
He attempted to get from
Mr.. Weakly some position on
the bills price-fixing feature.
Mr.. Weakly answered that he.
simply had not had a chance
to study that element of the
legislation.
Newspapers Accused
Mr.. Multer again claimed to-
day that the three local daily
newspapers frequently print
false, misleading and CONT
on" liquor advertisements. He
added that the local press is
against the bill because they
want revenue from false ad-
vertiSing."
! In an exchange with Mr..
/ Multer. Mr.. Springer said it
was his opinion the bill would
prevent legitimate free enter
prise in the District"
Mr.. Weakly said he was con-
WINGED the existing act should,
be revised lin toto"
He said the board should be
made autonomous instead Of
having to deal with the District
Commissioners, but he empha-
sized. Il have no panacea" on
precisely how the local industry
should be controlled.
He also commented that he
felt the Citizens Advisory Com
mittee could be of some help.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03

IT OFTEN WORKS, but
one man who lives nearby
and is either of sterner stuff
or more of a flower hater
than most, said, give been
walking across that corner
for five years and everytime
I pass they still try to sell
me flowers. They haven't
made it yet"
There are three combina-
ton flower stalls and push
carts. Jessie Davis and a
helper work at one, brothers
Ralph and Nathaniel Quarles
and Haywood Rosemond at
another and Mr.. and Mrs.
Eddie Howell at another.
The all started selling at
,he corner together. No one
can agree what year that
was, but the one mentioned
most often is 1889.
Before we set up here, we
used to move around with
pushcarts. My mother sold
flowers before ME and when
I was a kid ] used to help
her. We all stayed in this
area and some other kids
were all down around sellin'
with their fathers and moth
ers and to this day, we re-
member most the flower SELL
ers around town from when
we all was kids" said Mr..
Davis.
There is a thin veneer of
competition between the
three stalls; but mostly there
is friendship.
I'VE all have the same
prices" said Mrs. Howell, who
says she wouldn't like to sell
alone. II like people around.
It's nice to have someone to
talk to-"
Mr.. Davis turned his back
on the stiff spring wind as
he clipped the stems of some
blue-dyed daisies.
They're from California.
They dye them out there. We
get flowers from Virginia and
Maryland, too. We clip the
stems to make them last
longer.
Regardless Of the wealth
er we always come and stay
with the flowers. Only time
we stay away is if it's snow
ing hard or if it's below 80
degrees"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
Radio Unit to Meet

The Prince Georges branch
OF the American Radio Relay
League will hold it's annual
at 7:30 pm. Friday at
the District Heights Presby-
terrain Church, 1912 Gateway
boulevard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03

it was summer and Paris,
partly because paSSersby did
not like to look at her old
ness and that made them feel
guilty.
In Washington there is a
corner as brilliant with flow
ers as that one in Paris and
the not-too- original COM
ment people always make
about it is "Oh, such a touch
of Paris"
But no faded woman
stands by the pushcarts at
the triangle formed by
Twentieth street and Con-
necticut avenue. Instead a
vigorous brigade of flower
vendors halts you with waved
handfulls of jonquils or the
one word, "flowers?"
Thirty years of selling goes
into that word. When they
say it, it is less a question
and more a statement, i'm
plying that you could not be
walking past with any other
thought in mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
Nichols Plans Studies
Of ABC Procedures

Louis N. Nichols, the newly
appointed member of the Dis
trict Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board. said today that he will
make a thorough study of board
operations before deciding if
he should propose any changes.
Mr.. Nichols said he also plans
to make a study of the pro-
cedures of alcoholic beverage
licensing boards in other States
to determine if there are any
new developments that might
be useful here.
Asked if he planned to de-
vote full time to the $13,730-
a-year job, Mr.. Nichols said, II
will give this job 40 hours a
week and more.
Il am delighted to have this
opportunity to serve the city
where I was born and which
I love-"
FavOrs Committee
Mr.. Nichols said he believes
"the public has taken an in
terest now in the ABC board
following appointment by the
District Commissioners of a
citizens committee to study its
operations. I will cooperate
with this committee in any way
I can"
The new board appointee
said he believes the public
should "be kept we'll informed
of ABC operations"
He added that while he will
be the only Democrat on the
three-man board, he hopes I'VE
will not have a partisan
board"
Asked where he stood on a
bill introduced by Representa-
tive Multer, Democrat of New
York. which would revise local
liquor laws. Mr.. Nichols said
he could not comment at this
time. He explained that he
had not had an opportunity
to study the measure.
Reserves Judgement
On the specific question OF
whether he favors stand-uI
drinking, Mr.. Nichols said hi
also would have to give thi.
matter further consideration
lhefnra tokirnn q r,nsifinrn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
Reserves Judgement

On the specific question of
whether he favors stand-up
drinking, Mr.. Nichols said he
also would have to give this
matter further consideration
before taking a position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-03
sne
Rambler
Picks
The Daisies
By MYRA MACPHERSON

Last summer in Paris there
was a woman with a black
shawl and a face so lined and
thin it looked like crumpled,
faded tissue paper. The only
thing young about her was
the bunch of flowers in her
hand.
She had no trouble selling
her flowers-partly because
George Kennedy is on vocation.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30
WARWICK
Mrs. Ralph Blizzard
Phone: MillsbOrO 1888

Mr.. and Mrs. George Murray OF
Long Neck were Saturday callers
on Mrs. Ella Roach in Rehoboth
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Likens
and son of Olney, Pa. and Mrs
Eugene Michener of Somerton, Pa
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Barto and Mr. and
Mrs. E. r. Blizzard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Downs, of
Lewes, were recent guests of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. CHI + / e S
Downs
Mrs. Archie Steele, of Milton,
spent Friday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Holston.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B ar t O
were Monday guests last week of
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Lingo of Mil
ton.
Sunday evening guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred HolstOn were Mr.
and Mrs. Edward West of Mills
bOrO, and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
HOlstOn and son.
Mr.. and Mrs Sol Strauss, of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend at
their cottage at Riverdale, inspect
ing the damage done by the recent
storm.
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30

the second largest single section
of the brain. 1t causes spastic, dis
-jOinted movements and lack of
muscular coordination
-Chorea-A disease character
lied by symptoms of a b o m a
spontaneous muscular movements
that tend to be purpOseless, ir-
regular, abrupt, quick, brief and
unsustained. The disease is some
times termed "St Vitus dance"
-Hemiballismus- disease that
causes twitching and Jerking
movements, involving only one side
of the body.
In a recently prepared abstract,
DR.. Cooper said that his procedure
carries such small risk that it
is possible to apply the technique
in very early cases as we'll as in
far advanced cases.
BY use of this method, reversi-
BILE blocking of nerve conduction
can be produced in conscious
and cooperative patient
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30

to six! If you wish to enter your
| contest, get your blank and get ii
filled out on, or before, April 1st
| A small wallet-siZed picture of the
child must accompany your entry
blank There is no entrance fee
and there will be no rehearsal
Each child who enters will re-
ceive a stuffed toy, and the one
chosen for Little Miss Green
wood" will receive a gift besides.
Call for entry blanks at the home
of Jacob Hatfield, Fl 94255.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Mere
dith were Sunday dinner guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
Hodge in Dover. Later they called
on Mr.. and Mrs Gordon Cockburn
of Dover
On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Med
ford Calhoun and Mrs. Cora Cal
houn called on Mrs. Pearl Hill of
F'ruitland, Md, and on the way
home they stopped to see Mrs
Benjamin West of Laurel
Mr.. Merle Wade is convalescing
at home after being a patient in
Peninsula General Hospital in
Salisbury.
f. H. A. at work: On Thursday
evening, March 22nd, the Green
wood Chapter of the Future Home
makers Club held their F a m l Y
Unity Program. Each member of
the club baked an item which was
judged that afternoon The results,
which were announced that night,
are as follows: First prize, Peggy
Closer; second, Martha Spicer;
third, Jean Ann Tucker; and
fourth Carolyn Lloyd Pat Zych
got an honorable mention. T h e
judges were Mrs. Frank Lekates,
Mrs. Carl Schulze, and Mrs.
Clarence Ocheltree. We would like
to thank them very much for their
help.
A movie on interior decorating
was shown After a bit of added
the girls adjourned
to the Home Economics room,
where refreshments were served.
The girls parents were also
guests at this gathering. (-R e.
ported by Pat Zych.)
Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mariner who welcomed
new son on March 21st. He
weighed 8 lbs. Is OF. and will be
named Michael Thomas.
Get your ticket for the annual
Beauty Contest, and keep the date
open for April 18th, which is on
a Friday evening at the Green
wood High School. This is the
night we select a "Miss Green
wood" to attend the Chicke
Festival and represent our town
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30
GREENWOOD
Mrs. Elya Hatfield
Phone: FL 9-4255

Greenwood Mennonite Church
BishOp-The Rev. Alvin Mast.
Ministers: Mark Swartzentruber
Owen Guengerich
$3.50 am. Sunday School Rob.
Zehr, Supt.
1890 am. Worship Service
1880 p. m. Evening Bible meet
ing.
500 p. m. Wednesday evening
prayer service.
Visitors welcome at any service
Pilgrim Holiness Church
The Rev. Miss Eta NJ. ClOugh
1000 am. Sunday School
HOO am. Worship Service
700 pm. Youth Service
1880 pm. Evangelistic Service
Mid-week prayer service We'd
nesday at 7:45 p. m.
Greenwood, Grace
Methodist Charge
The Rev. Miss Muriel c. Smith
Greenwood Methodist Church
1000 am. Church School. Mr..
James Anthony, Supt.
| Ii UU dill WOl ollP oCi flSO
Grace Church
1000 a. m. Worship Service.
11:0Q a. m. Church School. Miss
Emma Mai, Supt.
st. JOhnstOwn
9 am. Worship Service
10 am. Church School. Mr.. Jos.
Bostick, Supt.
Pleasant Sunday evenings a r e
being held in the local Pilgrim
Holiness Church, Greenwood, Del,
with some interesting B b | e
studies, for all ages. During the
recent Valentine season, everyone
was asked to bring in an many
Bible verses as they could find
with the word heart" in them.
More than fifty were contributed.
This was followed with search
for verses referring to speech
as tongue, mouth, lips, 'con-
versation", or words. More than
thirty scriptures referring to
speech" were found.
They have also had studies on
the many occasions where h e
number Forty" is found in the
Bible, and also the number
Seven, both of which numbers
are very significant in the scrip
lures. Always the story connected
with the number was related and
discussed by the group, an d
lessons which the story wou d
teach for the present day.
Another time there was "lion
hunt, and all were asked to bring
in as many stories or verses con-
nected with ''lions" that could be
found. Trees of the Bible and
Cities of the Bible have afforded
other interesting meetings and an
Alphabet Game, beginning with the
first letter of the alphabet and
seeing how many Bible characters
can be named for each letter.
At present they are collecting
Snake Stories from the Bible or
verses with reference to a snake
Everyone is welcome to join the
hunt and the Youth Service a d
Bible Study at Z each Sun. night.
ATTENTION: Mothers Of u e
little girls ranging from age three
Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30
BloodIess Broin Surgery
Topic At ANA Meeting

A bloodless form of brain sur
less cases of tremor and rigidity
will be described at the 111th an
nual meeting of the American Med
ical Association in Chicago next
June
DR.. Irving S. Cooper, director OF
the department of neurologic sur
gerry, ST. Barnabas Hospital O I
Chronic Diseases, New York City
will give physicians a summary of
his 10-year investigation. compris-
ing 1000 consecutive cases.
He will document his results by
disease, showing, for example, that
it is now possible to abolish park
insonian tremor and rigidity in
properly selected patients with bet
ter than an 80 per cent chance of
lasting success and with risk of
less than 1 per cent.
DR.. COoper's technique, recently
modified, utilizes freezing to minus
200 degrees centigrade as a sur
gical tool instead of an ordinary
Scalpel.
Using liquid nitrogen delivered
with an insulated cannula, he
freezes small areas deep within the
brain to stop permanently the tre-
NOR and regidity associated with a
number of diseases, the causes of
which are unknown.
DR.. Cooper, who is also connect
ical Center, will appear on the pro-
gram, sponsored by the Section on
Nervous and Mental Diseases of