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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star Staff Writer

Southern Democratic contro
of the House District Commit
tee was weakened by yester-
days election results.
In the Senate, one of a gilt
tering array of freshman
which includes the Presidents
brother, Ted Kennedy-will
draw the single Democratic
vacancy on the District
Committee.
On the House side, five COM
mittee chairs are vacant.
Missing are three southerners
-16-year veteran Representa-
tive Davis of Georgia, who had
dominated District affairs, and
his Democratic allies, Loser OF
Tennessee and Burke of Ken
lucky. Gone too is Representa-
tive Kearns of Pennsylvania
who, though q Republican, used
to line UP with Judge Davis or
local affairs.
The fifth missing House Com
mittee member is Mrs. Weis
Republican of New York, who
decided not to run.
This leaves on the 25-membei
House unit eight southern
Democrats and four New
Frontiersmen. There are eight
Republican followers, headed
in seniority by Representative
AuchincloSs of New Jersey. and
in influence. by Representative
Broyhill of Virginia.
The lineup gives the House
leadership a clear opportunit,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07

gress, Mr.. Broyhill has devel-
oped a hard core following
which. his aides say, will cast
roughly SIS per cent of the vote
no matter how large or small
it is. They insist, with per-
Suasive references to the rec
ord, that this percentage will
vary by only l or 2 per cent
in accordance with national po-
'litical trends in any given year
Mr.. Broyhill termed the out
come IAN expression of conf
dence."
Mr.. johnson, who did not
send a congratulatory message
to his adversary, told his work
ers: II can think of nothing
that we should have done diff
ferently."
Declaring that Democrats to-
day will begin their campaign
to unseat Mr.. Broyhill in 1864
he offered every indication that
he again will seek to be the
candidate to attempt it.
Preparing to leave the Demo
cratic headquarters, one weary
worker asked another what he
thought would be the best way
to get Mr.. Broyhill out of Of
flee.
Dynamite" was the answer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
Faithful Sent
Home Happy
BY MYRA MACPHERSON
Star staff Writer

1t was a long wait, but those
who stuck it out at Democratic
National Committee headquar-
tiers had reason for their cheers
around $3.50 am.
There was Gov. Edmund G.
Brown in California, coming
through on television with the
most cautious of victory signals.
And in one of the many office
cubicles. Matty Matthews, exec
utive director of the Senatorial
Campaign Committee hung up
a phone, grinned and said, I'VE
think Bayh birch E. Bayh, jr.,
of Indiana) has won. He's TO-
900 ahead now. Major upset of
the Senate races"
Democratic National Chair
man John Bailey arrived at
HAS pm, and hid from the
press for over an hour before
making a great victory state
ment at lilo am. He left happy
at 3:l5 am.
But in the beginning hours,
around 8 pm. there was silence
as Wilson Wyatt of Kentucky
lost to Senator Morton. Spirits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07

tee chairman, was on the phone
giving moral support to every
one. At 1920 pm. to Senator
Long of Missouri: ED, how you
doing? How much? Oh boy!
How many precincts IMP"
At 1880 pm, telling Mr.
Bayh to check all precincts for
his returns: Call 'em back
Call 'em back in Evansville
Look, this is worth calls to you
Good luck to you" At 1l:45
pm. to Pierre Salinger at the
White House: Pierre, hello
Pierre. Know anything I don't
know2"
BY 1890 pm, while wait
ing for Mr.. Bailey, people were
murmuring through sandwiches
that we're going to pick up at
least three Senate seats.
Got the first Democratic Gov
ernor in Vermont in 1o8 years
and so how do you like that?"
From then on, the only real
wait for most of the faithful
was California. Some sat
patiently wading through the
gobledegook of TV vernacular
dew line" decision desk, "
"the SOL computor."
But by $3.50 am. the trail of
cigarette butts and empty paper
cups led more and more often
to the elevators and soon all
but the most ardent followers
had left.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
Day Of Victory
Turns Gloomy
By DAVID BRAATEN
Star Staff Writer

The faithful who gathered at
Republican National Commit
tee headquarters to sweat out
the election returns reached
their peak of enthusiasm at
HOS pm.
That was the moment G. o. P
National Chairman William E.
Miller chose to announce that,
all things considered, this was
a day of Republican victory"
Mr.. Miller, speaking conserv-
atively," said the party could
expect to pick up at least 20
House seats and anywhere from
six to 10 governorships. and to
hold our own in the Senate. Z"
When he finished, the 200 or
so campaign workers applauded
heartily, Many went happily
home to bed.
Those who didn't probably
wished they had.
The evening started out in a
promising fashion. BY 8 pm.
there were about so people on
hand, watching a half dozen
television sets and squirting at
a huge blackboard that listed
the 500-odd races in microscopic
print.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
South S Control Of DC.
Weakened by Election

to shift the balance Of power
on the Committee away from
its traditional opposition to
District home rule.
A push to have this done
was promised by a small group
of hard-core home rule sup
porters in the House before
Congress closed.
Whether the leadership will
agree is a question.
Speaker Mccormack listened
to home rule Strategists without
committing himself. AS a mem
Der of the House, he favored
delegation of some of Congress
powers over the city to elected
officials. But as Speaker, he
seeks to hold his party men,
bers from the South to the
Presidents program.
His predecessor, Sam Ray
burn, in part, managed Demo-
cratic unity by reServing some
powers, like control over the
District, to the most interested
bloc from the South.
House Chairman Mcmillan,
Democrat of South Carolina,
was unoppoSed for reelection.
Nobody challenged Represen-
tative Smith, Democrat of Viz
ginia, either. These two men
now have the last word on
District business, in the abb
sence Of Georgia's Mr.. Davis.
In recent years. a minority
of Northern and Western Dem
ocrats and some Republicans
have challenged the Mcmillan
Smith-Davis leadership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
BY JOHN BARRON
Star Staff Writer

Refusing either to heed Pres
ident Kennedy or defy Senator
Harry F. Byrd, Northern Vir-
ginians decisively reelected
Republican Representative joe
T. Broyhill yesterday.
Despite massive intervention
by New Frontiersmen and de-
spite a fierce campaign waged
by liberal Democrat Augustus
c. johnson, Mr.. Broyhill won
by almost precisely the same
margin as two years ago.
Results of the congressional
contest, angrieSt in the history
of the 10th district, dismayec
the Democrats, who had beer
hopeful of victory. But the out
come differed only slightly
from what Republican strate.
gists expected.
Late yesterday afternoon, Re.
publicans predicted Mr.. Broy-
hill would capture Sc per cent
of the vote.
Test of Kennedy Program
He actually got 55.3 per cent
or 49,525 of the SEATS ballots
cast in Alexandria, Arlington
Falls Church, Fairfax County
and Fairfax City, all of which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07

the board of election super
visorS.
Charter in Prince Georges
was trounced in 1852 by a count
of 22,929 to 1924.
If the final tally favors
charter advocates, they will
have four of their five candi-
dates on the board that will
draft a charter to replace the
county commissioner system.
This charter would go before
the electorate in 1864.
The fifth winning candidate
was among the five put on the
ballot by the County Commits
Sioners.
But if charter foes sustain
their winning margin, the mat
ter of a charter board becomes
moot and the county commits
sioner setup will continue.
Charterites Won't Give Up
Alfred H. Smith, county
banker and owner of a sand
and gravel firm, led the anti
charter drive.
1.-THE majority of the people
have voted and I hope both
sides nov can work in harmony
for the good Of the county, "
Mr.. Smith said today.
"Charterites haven't given
up yet. and if they should lose
they'll go right to work on a
chatter referendum for the 1864
ballot" according to Julian
Holmes, a co-chairman of the
Project Marlboro Home Rule
Charter Committee.
Mr.. Holmes said his COM
mittee also might consider ask
ing for a recount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07

The charter committee has
spent about $4,000 in its fight
that included several court bat
ties to get the election board
to certify charter referendum
petitions. The board had held
them up on technicalities.
Barrage Closed Drive
Anti-charter forces strength
ened their fight in the last two
weeks with a barrage of radio
and newspaper advertising,
plus wider distribution of their
own newspaper" and the "In-
slant Common Sense" booklet
in county offices and to resi-
dents through bout Prince
Georges.
This campaign was financed
by contributions and pledges
totaling some $4,000, accord
ing to a report made to the
executive board of the Cham
Der of Commerce. About $40
600 was spent, reported S
Walter Bogley, jr., executive
secretary of the Chamber.
The four winning charter
board candidates put up by the
Project Marlboro committee
are Paul B. Garbelman, Theo-
dore L. Manga, Samual w. H
Meloy and Francis J. Wilson.
They have pledged an elected,
executive-council type govern
ment with an administrator
The other winner was Carlton
G.. Beall, nominated by the
the County Commissioners. He
and his running mates were
not committed to any specific
! type of charter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
BroyhiII EosiIy Defects johnson
Despite New Frontier Intervention

he carried. In 1860, he received
55.1 per cent.
The total for Mr.. johnson 49,
DAG.
Political observers anticipat-
ed that the election would offer
an indication of the popularity
of major Kennedy programs
and of the attitude of Northern
Virginians toward Senator Byrd
and the State administration
he influences.
Mr.. johnson ardently in
dorsed all of the Kennedy do
nestle policies, most of which
Mr.. Broyhill has fought.
Adopting unprecedented tao
tics, Mr.. johnson repeatedly
denounced Senator Byrd as a
pernicious political blight upon
Virginia. Republican Broyhill
emphasized his admiration for
the Democratic Senator.
Hard-COre Following
However. analysis of yester-
days voting patterns and those
of other years suggests that the
election represents more a per-
sonal triumph for Mr.. Broyhill
than a reflection of Northern
virginia's attitude toward any
one else.
During his 10 years in Con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
West Coast
Voters Back
Transit Loan

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. z
Especially Voters in the San
Francisco bay area apparently
have approved a $792-million
bond issue for a rapid transit
system similar to the one pro-
posed for the Washington,
D. c., area.
On the basis of returns from
Alameda and Contra Costa
Counties. the bond issue has
been approved by just over so
per cent of the voters in yes
terday's election, Kenneth M
Hoover said.
Backers Confident
"It looks quite positive that
the bond issue will be ap-
proved" Mr.. Hoover said. Mr.
Hoover formerly was project
director of the 1859 Mass
Transportation Survey for the
Washington area, and now is
chief engineer for the Bay Area
Rapid Transit District.
Sixty-five per cent of San
Francisco voters and els per
cent of the voters in Contra
Costa approved the proposal.
In Alameda County the vote
was sos per cent for the bond
issue, Mr.. Hoover said.
The BARTD is proposing a
75-mile system. compared to
the 83-mile rail rapid transit
system advanced for the Wash
ington area.
Both systems will transport
so per cent of morning rush.
hour passengers into the down.
town San Francisco and Wash
ington areas, officials of both
agencies have said.
Nearly Identical
The $792 million bond issue
at stake compares with the $793
million construction budget
pj opposed for the Washington
9 Iea.
One difference is that the
Washington agency predicts
that the Washington rapid
transit system will pay of
about $500 million in bonds
The San Francisco systems
1892 million in bonds will be
a direct levy on real estate
property and may increase the
average homeowner's annual
tax bill as much as $40 a year
officials said.
Mr.. Hoover expressed sur
prise that the Washington pro-
posal would pay for the system
from passenger fares, but added
that he had not had a chance
to study the Washington report
The Washington National
Capital Transportation Agency
sent John Rannells, special as
sistant to the agency's admin
istrator, here to make report
On the election.
! The San Francisco vote Is
being watched carefully in
other cities because it is THE
first direct referendum on the
popularity of rapid transit
proposals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
The
Rambler
Chots
With on Engineer
By JOHN McKELwAY


In the atmosphere of an
election, The Rambler looked
up an appointed official in
an attempt to see what can
happen in a voteless society.
He was seated alone in a
big, silent office in a striped
shirt. He had just finished
his lunch on his desk-a
ham sandwich and a glass
Of buttermilk.
Brig. Gen. Frederick James
Clarke is the Districts 18th
Engineer Commissioner, one
of three mayors" who run
the city along with a per-
picking number of other
people. He was named to
the job in 1860. He will
probably return to regular
duty with the Engineer
Corps sometime in 1868 and
another officer will take his
place in the big room on the
fifth floor Of the District
Building.
Gen. Clarke grew up in
the town of Little Falls,
N. Y, where his father was
the foreman of a machine
shop. He had hoped to go,
to college and become a civil
engineer, but lacked the
money. He got into West
Point by taking a COMPETE
tive examination.
Before his graduation, in
1887, he took part in a
bridge game which lasted
for two years. He can't re-
member who won. He was
graduated fourth in a class
of 297.
The first time he ever
realized engineer officers
sometimes become District
Commissioners was during
his first assignment, in Fort
Belvoir.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07

IN RECENT YEARS, each
Engineer Commissioner has
been associated with a
struggle over a new bridge.
Gen. Clarke's is the Three
Sisters. His predecessor, Gen.
A. c. yelling, battled for
the Theodore Roosevelt
crossing - dedicating tn e
start of construction with a
cannon which, unfortunate
ly, never fired.
The mild, unassuming
Gen. Clarke, it is suspected,
might even roll out a few
guns If he's successful with
the Three Sisters.
He serves on some IL COM
missions or boards and noted
that he once bumped into the
same problem sitting on six
different committees.
II fortunately" he said
wryly, took the same posi-
ton each time it came up"
He writes his own speeches,
at home. He stopped using
a speech writer after he
found himself saying some
thing that was wrong. His
hands still shake during a
talk and he wishes he could
stop it.
He once was reported as
having made a 140-yard
putt" on a flat golf course
in Karachi, Pakistan. The
Rambler questioned him
closely on this.
II made it," he said, "but
1t didn't drop"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
MaryIanders Reject
Plan for Districtinq
Congress Seat
Act Defeated
In Referendum

A congressional rediStr1ct1ng
plan pushed through the Mary
land General Assembly by the
State Democratic administra-
ton in 1861 was defeated
soundly yesterday in a State
wide referendum.
Thus, the General Assembly
was given a mandate to devise
a plan which would be fairer
for all areas of the State.
The defeated plan would
have set up Prince Georges and
Howard Counties as a new
eighth district for the new
House member Maryland re-
ceived as a result of the 1860
census. 1t would have split the
present 5th district, biggest in
the State. but would have left
two other big districts un-
chaned.
With all but TIA percincts re-
ported, the proposal was de-
feated 1882 to 107,881.
Rejection of the plan was a
victory for the League of Wom-
en- Voters, particularly the unit
in Montgomery County, which
petitioned the redistricting pro-
posal to a referendum. Without
the petition, the plan would
have gone into effect this year,
At-Large Race Forced
BY petitioning the redistrict-
ing act to referendum, the plan
was suspended and the new
congressional seat had to be
filled this year by an at-large
election by all voters of the
State.
The plan, which was defeated
yesterday, was carved out by
Gov. TaweS and six Democratic
Congressman during a dinner
at an Annapolis hotel during
the 1861 session of the Gen.
eral Assembly.
Gov. Tawes and Democratic
leaders said they thought it was
the best plan that had a chance
of getting through the AS
sembly.
They said the present 5th
district is one of the biggest
in the Nation and should be
the first to be divided. BY cut
ting out Prince Georges and
Howard Counties, they solved
the 5th district population
problem, but they left the 9Th
and I'd districts with king sized
populations.
Includes Five Counties
The 9Th district includes
Montgomery County and four
counties to the west, Frederick,
Washington, Allegany and Gar
rett. The Democrats hesitated
to cut Montgomery out of that
district for fear they would
establish permanent Repub-
lican district in the western
mountain area, which has a
heavy Republican voter regis
tration.
The I'd district-composed Of
suburban Baltimore County,
biggest in Maryland, plus Car
roll and Hartford Counties-also
was left untouched.
The population in the I'd and
9Th districts is more than twice
that of some of the smaller
districts.
The General Assembly is now
faced with the choice of de-
vising a new plan or leaving
the new seat to be filled at
large indefinitely.
Voters also turned down a
pay raise for members of the
General Assembly.
Tightening of unemployment
insurance laws was approved.
Also approved were an act Great
tions and legislation to make it
harder to petition acts of the
General Assembly to referen-
dun. as we'll as some other
minor referendum proposals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07
Charter 7 rails by II,
May Rest on Absentees
Prince Georges Awaits Canvass,
300 Final Ballots in Hot Fight
By JAMES b. ROWLAND
Star Staff Writer

Prince Georges Countys hard-fought charter battle still
hangs in the balance today with slight held by the
opponents of home rule.
Charter foes yesterdays baloting by margin of IT
votes But this could swing either with tomorrows Of
fetal and the counting by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-07

IT ALL STARTED back in
the 1870s after Congress got
sick and tired of the way
local public works programs
seemed to fall flat. Avenues
would crumble. Bonds were
never paid off.
Set up was the permanent
commission form of Gov
eminent, in 1878. One of the
men who handled the bill,
a Representative Blackburn
of Kentucky, said of the
engineer:
mo third man could be
found who would come
nearer meeting the require
ments and demands made
than an officer of the U. s.
Army, who ought not to be
burdened with politics"
And he said of the Engi-
neer Corps:
There is no set of men
to be found in all the
land who have maintained
through war and through
peace an escutcheon more
perfectly free from stain
and blot :"
Gen. Clarke is a quiet
man. He has big, soft, brown
eyes and a mild voice. Peo-
pie say he is shrewd.
He is probably the only
Engineer Commissioner to
be hanged in effigy. A group
of Capitol Hill residents
strung up the figure in a
demonstration against the
encroachment of freeways.
II read about it the next
day." said the general, zone
of the unique distinctions I
hold. I noticed the police
told the citizens they had to
take the figure down. APP
parently it was all right to
hang Gen. Clarke in effigy,
but only if you had a permit. "
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-05-25
St. Thomas Style
Held At Dayton's
Sou+hdale Store

A fair-SiZed crowd braVed the
threatening skies Friday, May IS,
to view the st. Thomas Women's
Auxiliary Style Show held at Day.
tons in Southdale.
Barbara Cyrus served as COM
mentator for the showing of fash
ions interesting because the price
of the various outfits were given.
Dickie Mayes, vocalist obliged
with September Song, accom-
panied by Barbara Green at the
piano.
A girls trio composed Of Miss
Green, Miss Marlene Allen and
Mrs. Margaret Jamison enter
tanned to applause with two vocal
selections, Sincerely" and Where
or When"
Children modelling kiddie styles
were Janice Hughes, Shelley Hall,
Kathie Mayes, Debbie Long, Thorn
as Brown and Kirk Sizer.
Adult models includes Mines.
Lillian Balenger, Myrhenne Craw-
ford, Mavis Clark, Matsolonia Pull
lens, Elaine Johnson and Harriet
Perdue.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-05-25
joint Council Elects
Sondereger President
In Annual Election

The Joint Council for Equal
Opportunity, potent Minneapolis
human rights group this month
elected Leo Sondereger president
succeeding John Warder.
Other officers elected were Car
olyn Barron, first vice-president;
Mrs. A. ]. Smaby, second vice.
president; Mrs. Ralph Forester,
treasurer; Mrs. James Wyman, re-
cording secretary and Mrs. Louis
Cohn, corresponding secretary.
The new board of directors Is
composed of John Warder, Rev.
Russell Meyers, Mrs. Eugene
Mather, Mrs. Irving Shapiro, Mrs.
Ralph Rapson and Jesse Bell.
The Joint Council has been ac-
tive now about Is years. 1t has
participated in a number of human
rights victories but its most wide
ly heralded accomplishment was
the convincing of downtown Min
neapolis retail stores that they
should employ Negro men and
women as sales clerks.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-05-25
Canoes Held Tea
For 1852 Debs
Sunday Afternoon

The committee in charge Of the
1862 Cameo Cotillion Ball, sched-
uled for the Hotel Radisson on
June 80, Sunday afternoon enter
tanned the debutante who will
make their bow to Twin City Soc
iety on that date, at a tea at the
home of Mrs. Anna Bell Rideaux,
765 Marshall Av., st. Paul.
This years crop of debs includes
the Misses Leslie Jeanne Johnson,
Imogene Marie Philip, Laura Dur
and, Marvis Joyce Ray, Lenora
Foster, Sherry McPheeters, Ann
Michele Collins, Margaret Mary
Brewin, Lydia Tendle, Grace
Brown, Charlene Vanettia Cleve-
land, Jean Collins and Geneva
Whitaker.
Among the other guests at the
tea: Mines. B. M. McPheeters,
Louis Freeman, Bernadine Foster,
Naomi Thomas, Luana Jackman,
John Patton, Marie Collins, Ger
aldine Hosman and Ivoryreon Bell.
This years Cameo Club Cotillion
Ball committee is headed by Mrs.
Lillian Balenger. Committee men,
bers include Mines. Evelyn Brent,
Matte Darnell, Erma Sims, Gwen
Twiggs, Enola Moffat and Peter
Robinson. Also Messrs. and Mines.
Bertram Slaughter, Harold Rich
ardson, James Hatchett and
Messrs. John Whitaker, Clifford
Bentley, Jessie Miller, and Carl
Claibourne.
This years invitational event
will include both a dinner and ball.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-05-25

To Convention: Two members of
the Halle Q. Brown Community
staff Alice Sims Onque and Jane
belle Taylor and two board men,
bers will attend the annual Social
Work Conference in New York
City. Board members William Ran
dali and Richard Bancroft will
also attend the NY. meeting.
Charm School For Debutantes:
Some of the debutantes who will
be presented at the annual Cameo
Cotillion at the Hotel Radisson in
Minneapolis June 80, attended the
organizations charm school Tues
day night. The school conducted
by Miss Bernadine Foster was
held at the home of Mrs. John M.
Patton, 1853 West Central. Mrs.
Betty Dodd, chairman of the
Cameo charm committee was also
present. Girls who participated in
the school were: Margaret Brewin,
Leslie Johnson, Sherry McPheeters,
Lenora Foster and Charlene Cleve-
land. The next charm school, will
convene at the same place next
Tuesday, May 20.
Tea At Pilgrim Sunday: The
Earnest Workers of Pilgrim Bap-
fist church are sponsoring "Pick
A Bonnet Tea, Sunday in the
church from 4 to 7 pm.