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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-01

gated career-drama critic for the Post editor ofthe
New Britain Herald, infantryman in World War /,
editor Of the Hartford Comm Post, Washington
respondent Of the New York American, feature
writer for The Washington Star freelanee contrib
utor to magazines, newspapers and feature syndi-
Gates.
He worked for years on book about the Panama
Canal and, failing to find publisher, heaved the
manuscript into the trash Just few days later"
he laments, zone of the publishers who'd rejected
it changed his mind couldn't have done 1t over for
million dollars!"
Another of his books, Government, u S. A."
published in 1885, Jared better. It won Freedom
Foundation Award. And that same year. his Toast
to the Flag" won the American War Mothers Gold
Medal
OF and on through the years since his interview
with Dockstader. Mr. DAILY kept digging away at the
story of Jimmy Bland Without the help of DR. Francis
Cooke, editor Of Etude, DR.. Kelly Miller of Howard
University, Gus Edwards of oldtime vaudeville
fame, and David Shelton, lawyer friend, he &C.
knowledges, he never would have assembled enough
material for "a Song in His Heart" the story of
BANDS life.
The book was published in 1851 Although inter-
estingly written, attractivey illustrated and hand
somely printed and bound, it sold only about 5000
copies far too few to make its author rich.
Disappointed but undismayed, MIR. DAILY con-
tnued to peck away at his typewriter. Some of his
stuff sold, some didn't Among his more recent
efforts were q history of the Shrine of the Most
Blessed Sacrament, published in connection with
the Chevy Chase parish's 5Oth anniversary, and a
words to Live BY" contribution to The Stars other
magazine, This Week In the II years since its publ
cation, "A Song in His Heart" had become as dead
as the Panama Canal manuscript he tossed into the
trash can.
One night recently, Mary FINLEY DAILY answered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-01

the phone in what her husband likes to call 'the
Old Manse" at 1920 Tennyson street NV. THE Head
Of the House, she refers to him in her column in
the Catholic Standard and other diocesan news
papers, was out and Of their six children were
anywhere around. Il was busy and almost didn't
answer" she says, but it rang and rang"
1t was Edmond Chevie, managing director of
Harcour Productions, Ltd. He had come across "A
Song in His Heart" in a Hollywood public library
and decided it would make an excellent movie.
you've no idea of the trouble I've had tracking
you down" he said There must be millions of John
Days. and it seems I've talked to most ofthemI
tried the publishers, but they abandoned the book
long time ago and had idea where its author might
be found. tried the Authors League, and-well,
was on the verge Of hiring detective agency when
New York newspaperman told me the John DAILY
wanted might be chap he once knew in Washington.
So here am at the Mayflower Hotel. -"
Almost as quickly as you can say Jimmy Bland,
Mr. DAILY signed contract as technical advisor" in
the production Of musical tentatively titled "Whis-
per in the Wind" The script already has been writ
ten, and the east-whch will include Marlene Diet
rich, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, jr, and Phil
Harris-is now being assembled Many of the scenes
will be shot in Washington, and the premiere some
time this year. if all goes planned be in Rich
mond where the Lions Clubs of Virginia are cam
paignng for 81 million to erect Temple of Music in
BANDS memory. That, incidentally, is what the
movie is expected to cost
How much will Jack DAILY get out of it? "You can't
ever be sure about these things" he says with air
OF resignation born of long experience. Its per-
centage deal. People who claim to know about such
things say at least 500 900 maybe much more Wen
just have to wait and how lively tune good old
Jimmy Bland is going to play for me-"
Evening star., 1962-03-21
szymezok Opposes
Cut in Reserve Board

F; Matt S. SzymcZak, who
served on the Federal Reserve
Board longer than any one else,
lis opposed to reducing member
ship Of the board from seven
to five as suggested to the
Joint Economic Committee of
Congress.
He also is against loading
ithe board with additional regu-
,latory duties as proposed to
the committee.
/: Addressing the annual meet
ling Of the Federal Home Loan
Bank of CINCINNATI, Mr.. Sym
.czak said the board carries
widening monetary RESPONSE
;bilities and must mesh its pol
.icies with other leading nations
:of the free world.
: The board already has regu-
:latory duties that are taking
.too much of it's time and en-
Evening star., 1962-03-21
Westinghouse to Close
Test Reuctor Fucility

GREENsBURG, Pa. Mar.
21 (AP).-Westinghouse Ersc-
trio Corp. said today it Wall
close permanently its testing
reactor at Waltz Mill, Vest
moreland County.
A Westinghouse spokesman
said the move is being made
because of lack of customer
demand for the testing of fuel
elements and other reactof
parts under conditions 81 of
nuclear radiation. The reactor
was built in 1859. '
Efforts will be made to place
the 160 persons employed at the
facility elsewhere in the firms
atomic power operations, the
spokesman said.
Evening star., 1962-03-21
Odd Job Registry
Times Are Shifted

Application day for the Odd
Job Registry at Friendship
House. 619 D street Sc, has
been shifted from Monday to
Wednesday.
New registration hours for
persons seeking employment
through the registry are from
10 am. to noon on Wednes-
days.
The free, year-old service is
designed primarily to help part
time workers find jobs. Mem
bers Of the Friendship House
Volunteer Service Corps inter-
view applicants and refer them
to employers.
Evening star., 1962-03-21
Atlantic Seoboord
To Build Area Line

Atlantic Seaboard Corp. has
received permission from the
Federal Power Commission tc
build a 40-mile line through
nearby territory to meet in.
creased demand for gas in the
Washington and Baltimore
areas.
The 30-inch line will run
from Gilberts Corner in Lou
doun County, Va, through
Montgomery County, Md, to
near Dayton in Howard County,
Md.
It will cost $5,476,000 and will
increase the systems capacity
by Is million cubic feet a day
Rights of way have been OBJ
tained except for a five-mile
stretch owned by II individ-
uals, company officials said.
The company is a subsidiary
of Columbia Gas System.
Evening star., 1962-03-21
Two Banks Declare
Quarterly Dividends

Directors Of two Washington
banks have declared the usual
quarterly dividends.
The Bank Of Commerce will
pay $3.50 a share on March 80
to holders of record March 20,
President Thomas J. Groom
announced.
American Security & Trust
will pay go cents a share on
April 10 to holders of record
March 27.
Evening star., 1962-03-21
Servonics Contract
Raised to 100000

Servonics, Inc, has received
a contract amendment from the
Bureau Of Ships which will in
crease its recently received
$780, 1000 contract to around
$500, 900, President Norwood p.
Cassidy announced.
The contract is for additional
radar target sirnulators and
associated side items.
Mr.. CASSIDY said that new
work booked since the annual
stockholders meeting on Janu-
ary Is now totals more than
$650,000, including target simu-
lator equipment for both the
Army and Navy Departments.
The Alexandria electronics
firm recently received a con-
tract to operate a maintenance
school at its plant for Marine
Corps technical personnel.
Evening star., 1962-03-21
Late Hours Window
Opened by Bank

A new walk-in window of the
Northern Virginia Bank at
Springfield will open at 2::3C
pm. after regular banking
hours and remain open until
8 pm. on Monday through
Thursday, it was announced by
Harold CARRIER, executive vice
president.
It will be open from 2::30 to
6 pm. on Friday. The bank
has regular hours Friday eve
nings and Saturday until noon
Similar hours have beer
adopted for a drive-in window
at the banks Little River
Branch in Annandale.
Evening star., 1962-03-21

ergy, the speaker said. Board
members should be allowed to
travel abroad more and more,
and when in Washington
should have more time and en-
ergy available for formulation
Of monetary policy, Mr.. Sym
czak said. All seven members
have full-time Jobs in the mon
etary field, he emphasized.
Mr.. Szymczak, who now is
consultant for C. j. Devine &
Co. and PROFESSIONAL lecturer at
Georgetown University, predict
ed that demand for mortgage
funds will increase slowly in
the next few months and that
mortgage rates and other long
term rates also will rise, but
not by much.
Evening star., 1962-03-21
ShirIington Trust
To Open New Office.

Shirlington Trust Co. will
open new offices in Cherrydale
late in April and in the Lee
Harrison Shopping Center on
May Is, Chairman Frank l.
Ball reported.
Donald E. Geary, assistant
secretary treasurer, will man.
age the Lee-Harrison Center
office at the intersection OF
Evening star., 1962-03-21
Treasury States Rate
On $1.8 Billion Bills
By the Associated Press

The Treasury said yesterday
it will pay an average interest
rate of 1896 per cent on $1.8
billion being raised through
an offering of six-month tax
anticipation bills.
Investors offered to buy $3.6
billion Of the bills but the
Treasury accepted only enough
of the best offers to raise the
needed amount.
The bills will be dated Friday
and will mature September 81.
Evening star., 1962-03-21

on shares delivered to the trust
department Of National Bank
OF Washington on or before
March 81. H
;. While the company reserves
the right to limit the numbe,
of shares accepted, it is ex-
.pected that all the. outstand-
ing $50 shares will be accepted
II presented by the deadline
. The outstanding shares are
9he last of an original issue
OF 10000 shares issued in 1925,
They have been picked up by
1he company over a long period
by means of special offers,
= Sale Consummated
= Sale of company properties
bounded by E, d, Ninth. and
Tenth streets NV, was con-
;summated a few days ago, and
MIR. Newbold said it is hoped
proceeds will provide adequate
funds for carrying on company
operations in Southwest WASH
dngton and in nearby Virginia,
and also to pay arrearages on
;s1referred stock, which now
hmount to $l26 ashare.
; In the interim, the company
is prepared to purchase and
retire a limited number of
shares Of preferred stock at q
price Of 1925 a share, the let
ter said. +.
d. Buyers Of the e street prop
,erty are Albert P. Dicker Of
Bethesda and David Lawrence
of New York, who plan to con-
vert the structure into an Of
flee building. e Their original
.30-day option was extended for
.45 days and finally was exer-
'ciSed last week.
The company expects to con-
.tinue operations from proper
ties bounded by @, First and
Half streets, and Potomac ave-
niue S.W., and also through "a
subsidiary, Merchants Storage
Co. of Virginia, which has
properties at Bailey's Cross
roads and on jefferson high
way in Alexandria.
Directions Given
Holders desiring to tender
shares should present them to-
the NBW trust department at
Fourteenth and G streets NV,
properly assigned in blank.
Payment shall be made only
on presentation in person made
on or before March 81 and
In respect to mailed certificates
in envelopes postmarked on or
before that date.
!. The company reserves the
right to reject any offer if in
the opinion of the board of
directors the aggregate pur-
chase price of the preferred
stock offered should reduce the
cash position of the company
below an amount necessary for
operations of the company, the
letter added
Evening star., 1962-03-21
Merchants Transfer
.OHers $226 q Share
To Preferred Holders
BY DONALD b. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

Merchants Transfer g. Storage Co., which has just
peted sale of its street properties Million today
to retire limited number Of its cent cumulative preferred
shares at par plus arrearages, total of 1926 share
In letter to stockholders President John Newbod said
that under terms of the sale the company will pay this
Evening star., 1962-03-21
OVER COUNTER

Following prices furnished by the Ma.
tional Association of Securities Dealers
in Washington represent the range within
which locally active securities could have
been bought or sold at ] pm, Wednes-
day, M.arch 81. 1899:
Evening star., 1962-03-21

Lee highway and North Har-
riSon street.
The new offices will be the
third and fourth of Shirlington
Trust.
Evening star., 1962-03-21
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK (AP) Moon over the coun.
Ter U. s.. Government Treasury bonds,
plo, asked net change and yield for
Evening star., 1962-03-21

JOHN Y. RupDocK, President.
W, D. PFEFFER, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of February. 1869
HENRY g. NERPREY, Jr..
tSeaD Notary Public
Evening star., 1962-03-21
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK (AP)
= National Associa-
lion Securities Deal
Evening star., 1962-03-21

SUMMARY OF Oh
Premiums and annuity
considerations -
Considerations for sup
Elementary contracts
Net investment income
and capital gains -
Other income---
Total
Evening star., 1962-03-21

Onds.
T-Partially tax exempt.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-29
From This Angle
Cool Cots or Craven Punks ?
By Les Kimble

all the flash literature and pennydreadfuls
he can beg, borrow, or steal-and there is
never any lack of them-and of the strongly
dramatic element in his nature that is nursed
by such diet into rank and morbid growth"
In those days there were only books and
magazines to blame for the crime among
young people. Today we have added motion
pictures, television, and radio There seems
to be little doubt that the present wave of
brutality, killing, and mayhem on television
and in the movies has considerable influence
on young minds. Such influence will bring
forth crime only when the proper values, such
as respect for the individual, are lacking in
our young people. The majority of young
Americans are not converted to life of crime
by such influences.
In his book 'The Lonely Crowd" David
Reisman describes a new social attitude he
terms "other,directed," as compared with
"tradition-directed" and "inner-directed" atti-
tudes. The "tradition-directed" persons are
guided by their culture as a whole (citizens
of Spain are probably good example). I'm
nerdirected' persons are guided by their con-
science, which is nodded by firm and positive
values inculcated by parents earlier indie
predetermined Americans are a good ex
ample).
The "other-directed" person is very sensi
tive to the people around him. He is guided
by the crowd and 1t is of supreme Importance
that he gain the approval of the crowd by
being "a right guy" Even the leader of the
other-directed group is limited in his leader
ship, for if he varies very much from the ac
cepted norm, he is not longer leader but a
square" The sudden explosion of >fads In
dress music, and customs among our young
people in recent decades would seem to bear
out Mr.. Reisman's analogy. Fifteen passen-
gers watching young hoodlums beat up and
rob bus driver might also be the result Of
an "other-directed" society. If so, the pri-
mary result of observation-disclosures would seem
to be draining away of moral courage, the
ability to stand up against the crowd when
one believes that he is right.
If an individual is slapped down every
time he differs from the crowd, no doubt In
time we will become docile people subject
to the manipulation of shrewd operators in
our midst. If this ever happens, we will have
sold our heritage as Americans and we will
not have or deserve the freedoms our fore
fathers entrusted to us.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-29

Within the past month some Is citizens
sat on bus in Washington and watched six
teen-agers beat and rob bus driver. The
passengers made no move to help the driver
and all but one refused to give their name as
witnesses. Similar incidents have occurred in
Chicago and New York in recent years Is
this crime wave among our younger citizens
something new?
In the late 1905 journalist and refor-
nner named Jacob A. Riis wrote in book en-
titled How the Other Half Lives: Speak
ing of the increase of the native element
among criminal prisoners of the last thir-
ty years, the Rev. Fred H. Wine says, their
youth is a very striking fact Had he con-
fined his observations to the police courts OF
New York, he might have emphasized that re-
mark and found an explanation of the discov-
cry that the ratio of prisoners in cities is two
and one.quarter times as great as in the coun-
try at large, computation that takes no &C.
count of the reformatories for juvenile delin'
quents or the exhibit would have been still
more striking OF the $1,000 persons arrested
by the police in 1889, 10,505 were under 20
years old The last report of the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children enum-
crates, as few typical cases IS profession.
al cracksman,' between the nine and IS years
old. who have been caught with burglars
tools, or in the act of robbery"
It is clear that the big cities have always
produced considerable crime among young
people, Crowded and substandard living con-
ditions, lack of proper parents or parental
control and lack of employment are no
doubt primarily responsible for much of the
crime that occurred in the 1905 and that that
occurs today. Today the cities are much larg-
er and more numerous. However, this does
not explain the occasional outbreak of crime
among teen.agers enjoying the best of living
conditions
Mr.. Riis describes the young tough of the
late 1906: From all this it might be in
ferred that the New York tough is a very
fierce individual, Of indomitable courage and
naturally bloodthirsty as a tiger. On the
contrary he is an arrant coward. His in
stincts of ferocity are those of wolf rather
than the tiger. 1t is only when he hunts with
the pack that he is dangerous. Then his in
ordinate vanity makes him forget all fear
and caution in the desire to distinguish him.
self before his fellows, q result Of swallowing
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-29
New Found Action

Governor ]. Willard Tawes has demonstrated
commendabe promptness and decisiveness in meeting
the emergency created by the recent storm along the
East Coast.
Through his quick action in obtaining funds and
machines to repair the havoc along Maryands coastal
resorts the Governor has strengthened his position
considerably in his race for reelection.
When disaster strikes, people look to the man
who runs their government for assistance. They
pect their chief executive whether he be mayor,
Governor President, to do something-and do it
fast.
In this case, Governor Tawes has moved swiftly
and efficiently. He has shown that he knows how to
use his power and authority.
Indeed, if he continues in his new mood, which
started at the last session of the General Assembly,
the Governor is going to be hard to beat.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-29

A political platform is only as good as
those persons pledged to carry it out.
Those responsible for the platform adopt
ed by one of the local Democratic tickets
Democrats for Progress" deserve credit
for adopting goals that are spelled out in clear.
concise language.
However, 1t is now up to the Democratic
voter to determine whether or not those run
ming on this ticket are capable or willing to
carry out the provisions in this platform.
The voters seem to have a way of finding
out about an individual candidate.
There have been men and women elected
to public office who have not needed good
platform. They demonstrated their worth by
their actions.
There there are other candidates who
could run on the best possible platform and
not live up to a single plank.
The County Council is the local govern
mental body that can best carry out most Of
the policies outlined in any platform. There
fore, is is important that each political party
nominate the best possible candidates.
In the field for the seven seats on the
Council Zone each for five districts and two
at-large seats) are 16 Democrats.
In the first district Jerry Williams and
Sam Riggs are running against each other.
Both are good men. And there is really no
great difference in their outlook. Williams is
backed by both the Hickey and Schweinhaut
tickets. CWilliam Hickey, Sen. Margaret
Schweinhaut and Alger Barbee are candidates
for the Democratic nomination for State Sem
ate and therefore, head their individual local
tickets. Sam Riggs has the endorsement of
Barbee's ticket And since Williams has served
two terms on the Council and has two groups
backing him, political observers expect him to
get the nomination.
Grover Walker, longtime member of the
Council, has a free ride in the Democratic
Primary. No one has filed for the nomina.
ton
There is threeway fight in the third dis
trict Rockville area The Schweinhaut ticket
has endorsed William Linthicum, lawyer and
a native of Rockville He has been serving
the City of Rockville as its attorney for some
years. He is highly thought of and is expect
ed to make an excellent run for the nominal
ton.
Frank Bliss, Jr. has been an active Dem
ocratic leader for several years. He is good
friend of Bill Hickey and so it wasn't I'M
expected that he might be on his ticket. Bliss
is recognized as a hard worker and an organ
izer of some note. He has made lot of
political enemies but he has also made lot
of political friends.
The third Democrat in this third district
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-29

The platform announced this week by the Demo-
Gratis for Progress headed by State senatorial cand
date William F. Hickey, is like ray of light in the
mury picture of claims and counter claims which has
befogged Montgomery County's political campaign
Clearly and concisely the platform enunciates the
pledges of the candidates a variety of subjects.
There is no mistaking what they stand for. But
whether they will keep faith with what they say now,
if and when they are elected is another matter.
It was Wendell Willkie, who, when chded for
abandoning his partys platform in speeches after his
unsuccessful against Franklin D. Roosevelt,
mented, "Oh, those were only campaign promises"
We hope this will not be the case with the Demo-
Gratis for Progress We say this because there
tain members of the ticket who have shown regret
table lust for power in holding previous public Offices
These candidates have been inclined in the past
to heed the demands of special interest groups
means of getting elected. And, in office, they
have welded dsproportionate influence Others
which has not always been in the public interest.
Thus, when the platform speaks of Critical
analysis of every proposed government expenditure"
fear that these few candidates. the basis of their
past performances have their tongues in their cheeks