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Evening star., 1962-05-13
BY BERNARD SOBRIEN
Contributing Writer

PALM BEACH. Fla.-with
President Kennedy frequently
visiting this famed resort,
much Of the talk in groups
centers around the First
Family"
People always have a ball
taking pictures Of the affable
President. It's not uncommon
for people who knew him
here in his youth to say
Hello, Jack" when he's in
the resort.
This story came out the
other day. One picture-tak-
ing and politically minded
woman from nearby Green
acres City, spying the Presi-
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Business Views
Aired byKennedy,
Business Chief

H. Ladd Plumley, president
of the United States Chamber
of Commerce. expressed hope
after a White House conference
with President Kennedy today
that a favorable" climate be-
tween the President and busi-
ness can be restored.
Mr.. Plumley was asked as he
left the White House whether
he had been treasured that the
President was not anti-business.
He replied that he thought
Mr.. Kennedy's position regard
ing the business world was
favorable before his recent con-
troversy with the steel industry
and said that 81 trust and hope
, that situation can be restored. 4"
Andrew T. Hatcher, associate
White House press secretary,
described the talk between Mr..
Kennedy and the Chamber of
Commerce head as a "very USE
full, friendly and constructive
discussion regarding the gen.
eral business climate"
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Hodges Sees
RecoveNGain
BY the Associated Press

Secretary of CONNER e
Hodges said today the re-
Surgence of business activity
in the past six weeks points to
"a recharging of the recovery
in the months ahead"
Business generally is good
and should improve well into
1863" Mr.. Hodges predicted in
a speech prepared for a con-
ference of the National Asso-
citation of Home Builders.
Despite the showdown of the
economy in the January
March quarter, Mr.. Hodges
said, the signs of strength in
consumer goods sales and other
sectors of the economy may
prove to be enough to bring
us within the range of our pro-
duction target, of $50 billion
for the year as a whole"
He said the rate of output
as measured in the dollar value
of all goods and services pro-
duced-was at an annual rate
of $549 billion in the first
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be made up in the months
ahead"
Repeatedly in an almost
hour-long speech at a luncheon
meeting of the 70 American and
so European bankers Mr.. Dillon
emphasized that the dollar must
have foreign aid in world
financing-that United States
capital alone lis not enough
to go around"
The free worlds monetary
system, as it has evolved since
World War II, rests inescap-
ably on the full acceptability
of the dollar as a supplement
to gold in financing world
trade" Mr.. Dillon said.
NO practicable alternative is
in sight.
This means that the dollar
holdings of central banks must
continue. in the future as in the
past, to be readily convertible
into gold upon demand at the
fixed price of $35 an ounce"
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quarter even though the re-
covery slowed down. This was
9.5. per cent greater than the
annual rate at the bottom of
the recession a year earlier,
Mr.. Hodges said, adding:
There are real gains. too.
because of the relatively stable
price situation. Indications are
that business should maintain
its strength under conditions
of reasonable price stability"
He told the home builders
that # the economy maintains
its present growth rate, houS-
ing starts should rise to an
annual rate Of lis million by
1870.
If the economy can be stim-
ulated to a faster rate of eX-
pansion. he said. the prospec-
tive increase in population and
family formation will provide
the opportunity for an un-
precedented building boom"
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declined and urged her to fly
to the base.
Mr.. Ross, a truck driver for
the Villas County Highway De-
partment, and his wife bor-
rowed $400 and Mrs. Ross flew
the next day to the base. ar
irving two hours before her
son died.
On April S the couple, the
parents of two daughters, re-
ceived a letter informing them
an autopsy disclosed their son
died Of pneumonia.
Neighbors in this far North
.ern Wisconsin community,
hearing of the collect phone
calls. contacted Senator Wiley,
Republican of Wisconsin, and
Representative OKonski, Re-
publican of Wisconsin.
The next they heard was a
letter on May z from Col. A. M.
Kurland, commander of the
medical unit at Dow AFB. He
wrote:
Il was both outraged and
Inundated to learn that a
member of our organization,
contrary to all existing policies
and procedures relative to noti-
fication of next of kin, in
formed you of your sons re-
Gently serious illness by means
of a collect telephone call
AT first 1 just couldn't be-
lieve that anyone working for
me could do such an apparently
callous and unfeeling thing
especially a senior MOO mon
commissioned officer with
many years of experience.
Investigation proved, how
ever, that this was exactly what
happened. Apologies cannot
undo damage already done but
you have our most sincere
apology for this most unfortu-
nate blunder.
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J. S. Davidson,
Retired Handler
OF Livestock

John S. Davidson, 80, a re-
tired livestock handler, died
yesterday at his home in
Bowie, Md.
Born in Cults, Aberdeen,
Scotland, he came to the
United States in 1908. Origi-
nally settling in Indiana, he
married Ozella Wilcox of Indi-
ana So years ago.
Mr.. Davidson, a resident of
Maryland for 40 years, retired
in 1856. He was a member of
Bowie Methodist Church and a
past noble grand of the Odd
Fellows.
He leaves his wife and six
children: George of Annapolis,
Mrs. Mary Mullen of Florida,
Mrs. Frances Henegar Of
Greenbelt, Mrs. Margaret
Suthard of Kensington, John
of Rock Creek Hills and Mrs.
Helen johnson of Bowie. He
also leaves eight grandchildren.
four great-grandchildren and
two brothers.
Services will be at II am.
Monday at the GaSch Funeral
Home, 4739 Baltimore avenue,
Hyattsville, Md. Burial will be
in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Mrs. A. A. Jones,
Amateur Artist.

Mrs. Albert A, Jones, 81, a
Washington resident since
1912, died yesterday at Sibley
Hospital after a long illness.
Mrs. Jones. the former Es-
ther Cline, was a native OF
Galveston, Tex, and a gradu-
ate of Sophie Newcomb College
in New Orleans.
She was a member of the
Salvation Army Women's Aux
iliary. and a former member
of the Women's Board of
George Washington University
Hospital. An amateur artist,
she was active in the Women's
National Democratic Club, and
a member Of the Sulgrave
Club.
She leaves her husband, an
attorney, Of the home address,
1929 Brookland drive NV,
and a sister, Mrs. Vora Will
liams of Shreveport, La. A
son. Maj. Allen M. Jones,
USMC, died in an airplane ac-
cident in 1855.
Services will be Monday at
2 pm. at the Hines Funeral
Home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV, with burial in Rock
Greek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Collect Call in Illness
Draws AF Apology

LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis,
May 18 (AP) The Air Force
has apclogized to Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo T. Ross, ST., for making COL
lect telephone calls to notify
the couple that their son had
been stricken by an illness that
took his life.
The couple received a letter
earlier in the month from an
Air Force spokesman in which
he said he was both outraged
and Inundated" to learn of the
incident.
Mrs. Ross said she received
a collect call from Dow Air
Force Base near Bangor, Me-,
on March %, and thinking it
was her son Leo, jr., %, she
accepted the charge. 1t was
not her son, but someone on
the base calling to tell her he
was seriously i'll. A second
collect call two hours later told
her her sons condition had
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Lockheed to Get
Atom-Rocket Job
BY the Associated Press

The Lockheed Missiles &
Space Co. of Sunnyvale, Calf,
has been chosen to design, de-
velop and test a rocket stage
powered by nuclear energy.
The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, an
nOuncing plans to negotiate a
contract with Lockheed. esti-
mated the cost yesterday at
$3.50 million and said about
1000 persons will be employed.
The project is operated jointly
by NASA and the Atomic EenTgy
Commission.
The Aerojet General and
Westinghouse Corps. already
are at work on the nuclear
engine for the rocket. which
will be flight-tested about 1866.
Evening star., 1962-05-18

tanning United States troops
there. He said similar measures
are being or will be discussed
with other allies in the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The Secretary told a Rome
meeting Of the American Bank
ers Association that measures
already under way are expected
to cut the total drain on Amer
ica's balance of payments by 81
billion a year-from 81 billion
to about So billion.
But he said this clearly will
not be enough and that further
progress toward easing the
strain on the dollar will be nee
eSsary.
Mr.. Dillon also told the
American bankers, meeting here
with leading European bankers
that "first-quarter results were
disappointing" in attempts to
balance the United States bud
get. But he said "the shortfall
was not so great that it cannot
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Lie Detector Test Asked
In Arrest of Student

Mr.. Okobi's complaint about
the arrest resulted in a closed
two-hour meeting at Municipal
Court attended by police Off
cials, Howard University Off
cials. and representatives of the
State Department and Nigerian
Embassy. Later, persons con-
nected with the case conferred
with Commissioner Walter N.
Tobriner. Police said Mr.. Pei
frey did not face disciplinary
action because of the incident.
Charged Pushing
Mr.. Okobi said Mr.. Pelfrey
stared at him as he escorted a
white girl to a nearby apart
ment house. When arrested. he
said Pvt. Pelfrey pushed him
against a car.
In his telegram to the Com
miSSionerS, Mr.. Diggs said: Il
am shocked that the D. c.
Board of Commissioners merely
reviewed the police report in
the important matter" of the
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Prize Cadets
AtHowurdU.
Get Awards

Top honors at Howard Uni
versity's Army-Air Force ROTC
Day Program yesterday were
won by James E. Lee III.
Air Force Cadet Col. Lee, a
senior in Howard's College of
Liberal Arts, won five prizes for
academic achievement, leader
ship and military bearing.
Other top winners were Air
Force Cadet 1st 1t. Jerome A.
Atkins of Newport News, Va,
who received four awards;
Army Cadet Col. Dennis F..
Hightower of "a S street NV,
three awards; Air Force Cadet
Col. Edward R. Batten of At
lantic City, N. j., two awards,
and Army Cadet Sergt. Vernon
S. Gill of 1929 Shepherd street
NV, two citations.
The complete list of award
winners follows:
Army Awards
Outstanding cadet leach class :
Sophomore-Alvin ]. Chisolm, Jersey
City. n; J: FTeshmsa!n-Andrs 4; Owens
Outstanding military achievement
leach class): senior-Kenneth M.
Brown, Knoxville, Tenn. Junior-Gor-
ham L. Black III. CHICAGO, III; sopho-
more--Thomas o. stevens, 100 ceffer-
Kane, Edwardsville, Va.
Best company commander: Samuel
R. Stewart III. Miami, Fla.
High craftsmanship score: John A.
Good citizenship and military leader
ship: Alonzo v. Wallette, Shreveport,
Squad drill: James NJ. Keller, Hous-
Company drill: Nathaniel D. Landry,
1917 New Hampshire avenue NV.
Platton drill; Ivan D. Hammond
Highest accumulatige average (rifje
teaml: John A. Waller. 6i6 Kenyon
Air Force Awards
DISTINGUISHED leadership tgraduating
seniorsl; Woodson NJ Fountain. Rich
High scholarship and character:
Outstanding senior in electrical
engineering: Bedford N. Mcoruder,
Mount Vernon, N. Y.
Outstanding academic achievement
and military leadership leach class :
Fifteenth place S.E. Freshman-Julius
e. McClain, 1922 Newton street NE.
Ranking sophomore student selected
ior ADVANCED training: Charles W.
Wilson, Belle Glade. Fla.
Excellence in performance: James D.
Sherard, 1868 Fifteenth place Sc.
Outstanding military bearing (tunior) /:
Thomas W. Butler. 1913 U street NE.
Outstanding military bearing (sopho-
morel: James 2. sherard. 326s Fiji
teenth place Sc.
OUTSTANDING service to drill team
Quentin c. Pair. Mount Vernon. N. Y.
Outstanding member Of rifle team:
John R. Houston, Newark, N. J.
Outstanding military bearing (fresh-
Pa. i a'
DISTINGUISHED contribution to con-
structive public attention Of cadet
corps: David A. Novick, 5110 South
Eighth road. Arlington. Va.
Additional Army Awards
Individual drill: First Alphonso
Second place-Arthur s. Phynen, 100
Ingrakam street NV. Third place
McEwen Townsend. 1901 Fourth street
NV.
Additional Air Force Awards
Individual drill (sauad competition)
william Whitmore. 1928 Rittenhouse
street NV.
individual drill (squadron competi-
tion): Samuel Sharpe, 4704 Fifth street
NV.
Individual drill flight competition)
Russell Lundy, 421 Shepherd street
NV.
Individual drill Individual competi-
tion): James Norman, 500 Nicholson
street NV.
Evening star., 1962-05-18

Representative Charles c.
Diggs, jr., Democrat Of Michi-
gan. yesterday urged the Dis
trict Commissioners to order
Policeman Prentice Pelfrey to
take a lie detector test in con-
nection with his April 8 arrest
of a Nigerian student attending
Howard University.
Third Precinct Pvt. Pelfrey
arrested Vincent Okobi, "a. in
the 2100 block of Hillyer street
NV. for allegedly refusing his
order to stop walking against
northbound traffic on one-way
Twenty-first street, police rec
ordS show. Mr.. Okobi was
charged with diSorderly con-
duct.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Case Withdrawn

Clark F. King, assistant cor
poration counsel, withdrew the
disorderly conduct against Mr..
Okobi on April 10, explaining,
Il exercised my discretion and
decided not to prosecute"
Two days after his arrest,
Evening star., 1962-05-18

exactly the way your review
presently looks"
Earlier, Mr.. DiggS had de-
manded the dismissal of Pvt.
Pelfrey from the police force.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Missile Ship Reudy

CAMDEN, N. j., May 1S
(AP).-The New York Ship
building Corp. said yesterday
the USS Conyngham, a guided
missile destroyer, would be
launched tomorrow.
Evening star., 1962-05-18

Nigerian student and the Dis
trict policeman.
rs the board so naive that
it believes the police can OBJ
jectively investigate itself in
a situation of this nature?" Mr..
Diggs asked. "Of course there
is a conflict of evidence. It in
wolves the word of Vincent
Okobi and his companion
against the veracity of Prentice
Pelfrey. You have given the
policeman the benefit of a
doubt which arose out of a
conflict he created to protect
himself and in which his super
visors concurred characteristic
cally to preserve the reputation
Of the department"
First Demanded Dismissal
Il am not satisfied with your
method or thoroughneSs re-
garding this matter" Mr.. Diggs
said in his telegram.
He said a lie detector test
for Mr.. Pelfrey. whatever its
outcome. would prevent the
Commissioners from being "ac-
cused of a whitewash, which is
Evening star., 1962-05-18
Dillon Urges Europe.
To Ease Dollar Drain

ROME. May 18 fAP-Unted States Treasury Secretary
Dillon appealed to West European nations
the United States dollar drain seeking dollar aid and
paying more toward the costs of mutual defense.
Mr. Dillon said West Germany already has taken steps
which should fully offset the Of main
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repair shop would call for the
engine. This was done. In due
course a mechanic came anc
took the engine away.
Ten days later both boys ano
the mechanic entered the club
all three were angry. The re-
pair work had been done salts
factorily, but the boys felt the
price was far too high. Since
they could not speak Italian
and the mechanic didn't speak
English, efforts to come to an
understanding were futile.
Mr.. Finn mediated the dis
pute, settling it to everyone's
satisfaction.
A Helping Hand
This incident was slightly off
the beaten track of problems
brought to the USO Club, run
by the National Catholic Com
munity Service, by servicemen
visiting Rome. Most routine diff
ficulties experienced by mill
tary personnel coming to the
Rome USO centerS around ae-
commodations and food. The
men, with their families, enter
the city without knowing where
to go or what to do.
I'VE can usually help them
find a reasonable place to stay
because through the years our
club has built up a relationship
with many hotels and pensions
here" Mr.. Finn, who still re-
tains his home at Springfield,
Va, explained.
This task includes finding
places for servicemen who en-
ter Rome with their cars load
ed down with camping equip
ment. Areas are available for
them, but one has to know
where to go.
Mr.. Finn, director Of the club
since 1859, added that the CEN
ter also tries to help service
men in other ways.
Papal Audience
about once a week the Pope
will hold an audience in St.
Peters Basilica and we man
age to get tickets for those de-
string them" he said. IF a
serviceman has small children
with him, we talk to the Off
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Virginia Music
To Be Discussed

A program of Hymns a n d
Songs of Northern Virginia"
will be the subject Of Ernest
K. Emurian, who will highight
the October Evening" program
of the Methodist Historical
Society Of Northern Virginia,
Thursday at Christ Methodist
Church.
The program, opening at 7:45
pm. is part of the goth an
niversary program of Christ
Methodist church, $500 Lee
highway, Arlington. Mr.. En-
urian, author, musician and
composer, will speak on the
subject of music in the area.
The guest speaker is pastor of
Cherrydale Methodist Church.
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ORGAN DEDICATION SET

Grace Episcopal Church, Alexandria, will de-
dictate its elaborate new organ Monday with
a recital at 8 pm. COmpOser-Organist Ronald
Arnett Choir Master of Christ Church Cathe-
dral, st. Louis, Mo-, will perform.-CarOline
Bailey Photo.
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GERS and frequently they will
find a place for the youngsters
to sit near the Pope"
The club is in a large. we'll
lit and airy store, with a base
ment. There is a distinctly
American atmosphere present
with comfortable chairs for
reading, American newspapers
and magazines scattere d
around, writing materials and
an information desk. A copy
of the Washington Catholic
Standard was among papers
available.
The center has showers for
visitors, a check room, ping
pong tables and a kitchen.
1t is open to all faiths. On
Saturday nights Catholics may
confess 10 a priest in the small
chapel on the ground floor.
The Rome USO Club was
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ton at Okinawa. Before enter
ing Catholic Youth Organiza-
ton work in 1852. he was q
credit representative with Dun
and Bradstreet from 1950-52.
Area Resident
The 40-year-old CYO execu-
tive came to Washington in
1854 as program director of the
National Council of Catholic
Men. He remained in the Ma
tons Capital until 1858, going
to Frankfurt, Germany, that
year for his organization, shift
ing to Rome a year later.
Two of Mr.. Firms four chill
dren, Michele. 6, and Christine,
A, were born in Washington.
Catherine. 8. was born in Ger
many and Stephen. 2, in Rome
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established by the late Msgr.
Walter Carroll Of Pittsburgh
shortly after the city was lib
Grated from the Germans in
1914. Originally the American
Catholic Club for Allied Forces.
in 1851, 1t became part of the
USO organization.
Staff Of IA
Mr.. Finn, who heads a staff
of IA, declared the clubs big
gest Job is educational.
"Our task is to help the
American military tourists visit
ing Rome to understand and
appreciate the city" he said.
The biggest season is June,
July and August when approx
imately 1000 servicemen, their
wive and children will stop at
the center. They will, in addi-
ton to receiving the usual help,
take tours operated by the USO.
During other months the club
will help bring groups here from
other European bases. This
month will see about $50 men
stationed in Germany. in the
charge of chaplains, arrive for
a four-day stay. The club has
set up their hotel
tours Of Rome
and, probably, an audience with
the pope.
A native of Cleveland, Mr.,
Finn is a graduate of John
Carroll University, 1850. He
served with the Marine Corps
in World War II, and saw &C.
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Speaker last night on the
pulpit and Social Justice
Series" of Temple Beth
Ell, Alexandria, Va, was
Rabbi Richard G. HirSch,
director of the Religious
Action Center of the
Union of American He
brew COngre atiOns.
Rabbi Hirsch Is the au-
thor of "Jud a is m and
Cities in Crisis"
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Lectures at St. AIMS

The Rev. Robert I. Cannon,
81. superior Of Gousil House,
New York City, and author of
THE Cardinal Spellman Story"
win lecture on Patterns in Ed
ucation" at $3.50 pm. Wednes-
day in st. AIMS Catholic
Church, 1902 Wisconsin avenue
NV, as part of a series at the
church on Christian Patterns
for a Changing World"
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The EVENING STAR

WuSnin9toHS ", -.
Saturday, October 20, 1862
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THE HUMAN SIDE OF RELIGION
Rome USO Director
Solves All Problems
BY CASPAR NAMES
Religious News Editor OF The Star

ROME, oct. 2O-one Easter day two young American
boys entered USO at via Della Conciazone and asked
Philip Finn its director to help them.
They from Naples with motorcycle engine In
crate and wanted the USO hold in the check until
the holiday was over Then they explained from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-01
Strovinsky, Etc.

This is the year of Stra-
whisky. Two of the compoS-
er's lesser known works, Con-
certo for Strings in D and
the Dumbarton Oaks Concer-
to in E Flat for Is instru-
mentS, are played by the
Zurich Chamber Orchestra,
Edmond de Stoutz conduct
ing. On the reverse side is a
tremendous bonus, Bartok's
Divertimento for Strings. Let
it be said these Stravinsky
works need broader circula-
ton. They are among his
most striking works in this
form.
Bella BARTOK. The Mi
raculous Mandarin, one of
the Hungarian genius bal
lets. gets a colorful going
over from the Baden-Baden
Symphony under Rolf Rein
hardt CVox). This orchestral
suite has survived as a classic
of early Bartok, marvellous
for its intricate orchestra
ton. On the reverse side, an
other Bartok ballet suite,
The Wooden Prince, rather
bleak as dance music goes.
SILVER SWAN: This is the
title song Of a Bach Guild
Vanguard recording Of
Elizabethan and Jacobean
madrigals. And how they
sing! The project is directed
by that high-flying counter
tenor, Alfred Deller, who
adds his own voice to this
group of four. If you like
madrigals, go no farther.
Here are IA of them sung so
sweetly you'll want to hear
them again and again.
MR.. HANDEL: The Water
Music and the Royal Fire
works, those faithful twins,
have returned in elegant style
with George Sell conducting
the London Symphony. The
London record also includes
a minuet from The Faithful
Shepherd, arranged by Bee
cham, and the Largo from
Xerxes. Excellent all the way.
Also from Mr.. Handel -
Three Italian Cantatas sung
beautifully by Helen Watts.
contralto, with the English
Chamber Orchestra conduct
ed from the harpsichord by
Raymond leopard. This
L'Oiseau-Lyre record is one
of the finest yet for Handel's
Italian reflections splen-
didly played by the strings.
winningly sung by Miss
Watts.
THE PLANETS: If you
have not learned about Gus
tav Holst's symphonic suite,
this is a fine starting point.
Herbert Won Karajan con-
ducts the Vienna Philhar-
monte on a London record.
Given the added subtleties Of
improved sound, the old gem
alternately resounds or re-
fleets as Hoist describes the
planets, from Mars to Nep-
tune.