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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-31
HIGHER OFFICES SOUGHT
Negroes Due for Election Gains
BY the Associate Press

Negroes are widening their
quest for elective office in the
United States. They stand to
make gains in the next Tues
days balloting.
Connecticut will elect a Ne
gro to Statewide office for the
first time in the States his
tory. Each major party nom
mated Negro for State Treas
urer.
California will have it's first
Negro United States Congress-
man in another all-Negro con-
test.
New York and Massachusetts,
have Negroes running for state
wide office - New York for
the first time.
Z Negroes, many of them in
cumbentS, are running for 10
cal or district offices, such as
assemblymen, in numerous
States.
First for Georgia
The Deep South State of
Georgia is slated to have a
Negro in its legislature for the
first time in more than half
century.
Leroy johnson, an Atlanta
Negro attorney, won over three
white candidates for the DEM
ocratic nomination to the State
Senate in a newly delineated
district. He will run in the
general election against T. M.
Alexander, a Negro who was
unopposed in the Republican
primary.
In Albany, Ga, scene of in
termitent racial demonstra-
lions, a Negro is seeking a city
commission post for the first
time in many years. He is
Thomas C. Chatmon, owner of
a beauty and barber supply
firm, who finished second in
a race with two white men
and now will be a candidate
in a runoff.
Two Seek Treasurer Post
In Connecticut, Gerald A.
Lamb, dental technician, is
running for State treasurer on
the Democratic ticket, and Will
liam D. Graham, a lawyer, on
the Republican. They were the
first Negroes ever nominated
for Statewide office in Con-
necticut.
Mr.. Land is a native of
Elizabeth City, N. c., and Mr..
Graham is from Montgomery,
Ala.
Also in Connecticut, Wilfred i
x. johnson, first Negro ever J.,
elected to the State legiSla-
ture, is seeking his third two
year term as a State represent
tative. He is a native of Daw-
son, Ga.
In CALIFORNIA; 21st Congress
sionaT District in Los Angeles
County, the Negro opponents
for the House of Representa-
tiyes are Assemblyman Angus
tus F. GUS Hawkins, Demo-
crat, and Herman Smith, an
attorney, Republican. The dis
trict is heavily Democratic.
Three negroes are assured of
election to the California State
Assembly in all-Negro contests.
Three will be a new high, COM
pared with. two at present. Cal
ifornia has had at least one
Negro in the assembly most of
this century. Mr.. Hawkins has
held his post for % years.
James L.. Flournoy, a Los
Angeles Republican Negro, is
for one Of four cleo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
SCI MEMBERS
STUDY u. S. HELP

A handful of shareholders in
the Suburban Maryland Savings
& Loan Association are at
tempting to organize to have
the firm switched from State
receivership to the control of
the Federal courts.
A. j. Burda, of 5026 Fifty
fifth avenue, Hyattsville, a
spokesman for the group. said
today that it decided to ex-
anime the possibilities of Fed
eral bankruptcy because of the
success of a similar group of
shareholders in Mutual Savings
& Loan Association. The Mu-
tual group had their association
placed under Federal jurisdic-
ton after petitioning the Fed
eral court in Baltimore.
Mr.. Burda, who with his wife
had about $1,000 in Suburban
Maryland, said the group in
cludes only seven of Suburban
Maryland's estimated 235 share
holders. He said the group has
not been able to reach other
shareholders because the list OF
accounts has not been released
by Suburban Maryland's re-
ceiver, Thomas r. Brooks. Sub
urban Maryland had offices in
Suitland and Wheaton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
Vote Set
On Insurance
Savings Bill

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. % (AP).
"A State-sponsored savings
and loan insurance bill, one
of Gov. Tawes' priority bills,
will reach the floor of the Cen
eral Assembly today with ex-
cellent chances of passage.
The House Banking, Insur-
ance and Social Security Com
mittee gave unanimous ap-
proval to the bill yesterday
after two days of hearings. It
was backed by State officials
investigating non-insured saw
ings and loan firms and by
many of these firms them
selves. But it was opposed by
a spokesman for the federally
insured associations.
Gov. Tawes gave the priority
label to the bill this session, in
the wake of a year-long con-
troversy over the States han
ding of savings and loan reg
ulation.
The bill provides for a fund
to be created from contribu-
lions of savings and loan as.
sociations not now insured, by
an insurance organization spon-
sored by the Federal Govern
nert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
Alexandra
Auto Tag
Sales Set

Alexandria city auto tags will
60 on sale from March IS
through April IA, the city COL
lector has announced.
However, the city collector
pointed out that persons who
have not paid their personal
property taxes should do so be-
fore March II to hasten the
process of getting the auto tags.
Also, persons who have paid
up their personal property
taxes may buy their city auto
tags at the city's firehouses,
rather than go to city hall.
Only persons who have appli-
cations for city auto tags
mped with the red city
seal may buy tags at the fire
houses. These seals are affixed
after personal property taxes
are paid.
The city auto tags will cost
$40 this year-the same as in
the past.
The tags may be bought at
the following times.
City collectors office, city
hall, 9 am. to S pm, Monday
through Friday from March Is
to April 10. The office will
be open from 9 am. until
noon on April IA.
Firehouses-Company No. 2,
213 East Windsor avenue: Com
pany No. 3, 2801 Cameron Mills
road, and Company No. S, 1910
Cameron street, from 5 to 9
pm, Monday through Friday,
March is to April 6, and from
9 am. to 9 pm, Monday
through Friday, April 9 to
April 10. Purchases may also
be made on Saturdays from
March IS through April IA from
9 am. to 5 pm.
All truck tags must be bought
at the city collectors office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
Insanity Defense Hit
ByU. S. in Stewart ! rial

a baby from a window several
months before the robbery.
Mr.. Murray then rested his
case, despite comment by Judge
Alexander Holtzoff that he was
playing chess" with the court
and running the risk that his
client would go to the electric
chair.
The prosecutor, Assistant
United States Attorney Alfred
Hartman, reopened his case to
offer evidence today to rebut
the testimony placed before
the jury by Mr.. Murray.
Former Ncighbor
Mr.. Hartman called one Of
Stewards former neighbors, wht
testified that he had never
noticed anything unusual
about Stewart. A psychiatris
who examined Stewart aftel
his arrest testified he appeared
perfectly normal"
The defense has concede,
that Stewart shot Mr.. Honik
man in 1858 at the victim
Southeast Washington grocer,
store.
The jury's choice is between
verdicts of guilty of felony
murder, which carries a man
datory death sentence, no
guilty, and not guilty becaus
of insanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23

|. Yesterday, an administration
measure to increase the num-
Der of signers needed to pc
tition legislative acts to the
ballot barely gained committee
approval after being watered
down.
The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee voted, Ga, to require the
petition signers to equal at least
3 per cent of the total vote cast
for Governor in the preceding
election. The initial require
ment would have been 10 per
cent.
Procedure Stiffened
The bill would make it
tougher to have a legislative
act suspended and placed on
the ballot.
At present 10000 signatures
are required for petitioning a
Statewide act. The 10 per cent
figure set by the Legislative
Council would have boosted this
to 76,000-based on 1858 cleo
ton returns. The 3 per cent
figure would mean nearly %, 900.
Action on the bills came as
about $50 persons poured into
Annapolis to demonstrate for
another administration pro-
posal, to outlaw racial dis
elimination in hotels and res
taurants.
Negroes making the pilgrim
age under the sponsorship of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 20 (AP)

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 20 (AP)-
Bills were introduced in the
Maryland Legislature today to
give public school teachers
raises which would cost the
State STA million next year.
The measures were sponsored
by "a Delegates in the House
and six Senators.
They call for pay raises
averaging $249 per teacher and
varying from 1925 in Balti-
more County to 1920 in Calvert.
The bills would provide in
creased State aid. Counties
would be required to apply the
money for salaries in excess Of
what they now are paying.
Nilsson S. Raver, executive
secretary of the Maryland State
Teachers Association, said the
proposal is the same one in
dorsed by the Tawes admins
tration in 1859, but not passed.
$4,000-$6,OO0 Minimum
1t would set a guaranteed
State minimum salary scale of
$4,000 to $4,000, which Gov.
Tawes claims is actually being
met in most counties.
Mrs. Fred L. Bull, president
Of the Maryland Congress Of
Parents and Teachers, said the
100000 member organization
actively supports the measures.
She noted that 10000 of them
signed petitions last year for
such a raise in scale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
John Hilbert Heads
Knights of Pythius

John Hilbert has been elected
grand chancellor by the Grand
Lodge for the District of Co.
lumbia of the Knights of
PythiaS.
Other newly elected officers
include Harold Williams, grand
vice chancellor; Harvey Bot
kin, grand prelate; Edward Will
son, grand secretary, and Ar
thur Lausen, grand treasurer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23

best of everything. Why not re-
main a county?" "
Mr.. Fitzgerald responded that
the continued threat of an
nexation suits, plus the ex-
pense to the county of defend
ing them in court, was the
chief motivation for the move.
Others who supported the
charter legislation included
John Bradley of the Citizens
for a City Charter Commission
and Mrs. Terry Dalton of the
League of Women Voters.
Citizens Lacked Voice
Among the opponents, Lewis
Burke of the Fairfax County
Taxpayers Alliance. said the
citizens of Fairfax have never
been given a voice in the selec-
ton of those who formulated
this charter nor in the other
three serious efforts within the
last two years or so to dras-
tically change our form of
government"
He was supported by Thomas
B. Sweeney of the same organi-
cation, who asked for a refer
endum on whether to adopt a
charter drafted by the county
supervisors or one drafted by
a charter commission. He also
proposed election of a charter
commission. B.,
Other opponents included
Mayor Joseph Griffith of
Herndon, Brent RemSburg,
Herndon town manager, and
DR.. Jeffrey Woodward of the
Vienna Chamber of Commerce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
DEPENDENT Children Bill
Defeated in Committee

Mrs. Stones bill would have
made the State statute con-
form to Federal law which
recognizes that children are en-
titled to dependent children's
funds if an employed father
still is living in the home.
Under the Federal law, the
Government puts up rs per
cent; the State 8 per cent,
and the locality the remainder.
Without the change, a family
with an unemployed father has
to go on general relief under
which the State pays about 81
per cent and the Localities the
remainder, with no Federal
help. The State is seldom able
to meet it's full share.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
MARYLAND Bill Would Raise
eocher Pay $249 Average

the NAACP visited with local
delegates to urge their sup
port of equal public accommo-
dations bills. They also staged
a peaceful demonstration march
around the State House.
Administration forces have
changed their thinking on an
earlier plan to force floor action
on the two public accommoda-
tons measures tabled by the
House Judiciary Committee.
They decided it would be
better not to have a vote until
the Legislature meets in spe-
cial session. probably March 9,
to enact a bill applying only
to a portion of the State.
Prospects now point to the
bills remaining in the judiciary
Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
BY a Star Staff Writer

RICHMOND, Feb. ga bill
to revoke the charter of the
American Nazi Party of Arling-
ton was sent to the House floor
for a second time today after
winning committee approval by
a vote of II to 3.
The measure. by Delegate
Harrison Mann of Arlington,
previously had been reported,
but was recommitted several
days ago after provoking heated
debate.
Today's. action by the House
General Laws Committee, fol-
lowed an appearance before
that group yesterday of George
Lincoln Rockwell, self-styled
leader of the Nazis. He spoke
against the bill. 4
When the original bill seemed
to be having difficulties, Mr.
Mann offered a substitute pro-
posal to prohibit charters being
granted to any political party
without specifically naming the
American Nazi Party. The COM
mittee, however, decided yes
terday to return the original
bill to the House for another
attempt to win its approval.
Explains Reasons
Rockwell told the committee
he uses the word Nazi to call
attention to his fight against
race mixing and communism.
I'm trying to make the peo-
pie see there's a double stand
ard in America" Rockwell said
IF you're against race mix
ing and communism, Their
you're a Fascist. If you're
! in favor of race mixin, anc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
Maryland Bill Provides
IS Million for Shelters

cent of a proposed $3.50 million
Federal ALLEGATION. The resolu-
ton notes that Maryland is a
principal target area and con-
tains many Federal installa-
tions. It said the 2 per cent
figure, which is based on
population, is entirely too low,
The Sc million bond bill
would provide funds for con-
struction of shelters in and
adjacent to schools, hos
pitfalls, or public welfare struc-
lures. The State would pay
one-fourth of the total cost,
the locality one-fourth, and the
Federal Government one-half.
The other bills deal with the
granting of emergency powers
to State and local officials in
an emergency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
Hume Will Open
County Office

David Hume, candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
Governor in Maryland will open
a campaign headquarters for
Montgomery County tomorrow.
He will be present at the
headquarters, at 1862 Concord
street, at the corner of Con-
necticut avenue, in Kensing-
ton, from 2 to 5 pm. to meet
prospective voters and voice his
views.
Mr.. Hume's campaign man
ager. Lathrop Smith, announced
that the Kensington office will
be open daily starting Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
Home Rule Drive
To Sturt Toniuht

Plans for a petition drive for
home rule in Prince Georges
County will be made tonight at
the Suitland Elementary school.
The advisory council of the
Project Marlboro Home Rule
committee will meet at 8
o'clock to discuss plans for
covering all sections of the
county.
The group wants to collect
10000 signatures to put the
home rule charter question on
the ballot in next November's
general election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
Hearing Scheduled
On State Library Aid

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. %
(AP). - The Senate Finance
Committee has set a public
hearing for 2::30 pm. Tuesday
on a bill to increase State aid
to local libraries.
The bill would require the
State to pay 80 per cent of
the cost of library operations
instead of the present 4 to 6
per cent. Identical measures
were introduced Monday night
by nine Senators and 20 Dele
gates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
BY a Star staff Writer

RICHMOND, Feb. 23.-Two
Northern Virginia Delegates
were at odds yesterday in the
defeat of a bill that would have
made State and Federal laws
conform on Qualifying Virginia
for more Federal aid to de-
pendent children.
Delegate Glenn Burklund,
Republican of Fairfax. took the
position there should be less
dependence on the Federal
Government.
Delegate Kathryn Stone,
Democrat of Arlington, who
sponsored the legislation, said
after the committees 5-to-3
killing action, Gentlemen, we
have passed up the opportunity
for another two years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23

anneXaClOLs ana munlclpal OF =
ficers, who desire to be left free
to expand.
Chairman William Henry
Moss of the Board Of County
Supervisors told the House
Committee on Counties, Cities
and Towns:
"The county has been master
planned. We know what 1t will
look like so, 80 or even 20 years
from now. If the is community
centers we now have should in
corporate, they would be unre-
lated and unco-ordinated."
Paul Heubusch, attorney for
the town Of Vienna, told the
committee, you're simply deal
ling with an anti-annexation
bill. If we can do no more
annexing, we can do no more
growing. The day you pass
this bill you sign the death
warrant of the towns within
the county"
Delegate John c. Webb, chief
patron of the measure, told the
committee the proposed char
ter, which would have to be
approved by a referendum be-
fore taking effect, was unique
in Virginia.
He said it has a provision
which guarantees the political
integrity of all Of the towns
now existing, plus a further
guarantee to continue furnish
ing the towns water, sewer
school and other services now
supplied them by the county.
Charts Displayed
commemorative Attorney
Robert C. Fitzgerald. accom-
panied by County Executive
Carlton C. Massey, displayed q
series of charts and maps tC
demonstrate the county's geo.
graphic, economic and polit-
ical makeup.
Fairfax County has built
one classroom every school day
for the last 10 years." Mr.
Fitzgerald said.
He said this has been neces-
sary to meet it's exploding
school population.
Delegate H. Ray Weber OF
Allegheny County, inquired, ITS
the purpose of this charter tt
avoid annexation?"
THAT would certainly be one
result of it," Mr.. Fitzgerald said
Later, Mr.. Heubusch said
"The primary purpose and moi
just one of the results of thi.
bill is to prevent annexation.
; Irving Berman, president o.
the FalrfaX County Chamber
: of Commerce, said that contin
ued annexation and incorpo
ration of other towns woult
result in Reorganization tina
would lead to conflicting plan
5 ming and conflicting problems
7 among numerous municipal
governments.
l Delegate Lawrence H. Hoove
: OF Harrisonburg said abou
= midway in the hearing, From
t what I've seen, you've grown
: more than any other area IL
Virginia and you've got tn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
BY a Star Staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. GA bill
to provide Sc million for civil
defense shelter construction
was introduced today in the
Maryland General Assembly.
The bill was among a pack
age of legislation offered by
Senator H. Winship Wheatley,
Democrat of Prince Georges,
and several other Senators.
Mr.. Wheatley heads a Legisla-
tive Committee which has been
studying civil defense for sew
eral months.
A resolution asks that the
Federal Government provide
additional funds for shelter
construction.
The resolution says that
Maryland would get only 2 per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
Bill to Ki|INozi Charter
Okoyed, Sent to House

are liberal, then you're a pretty
nice person." he said.
Rockwell, a resident of Ar
lington, said some of the lib
erals who insist on their con-
stitutional right Of free speech
would deny it to him. He said
in Arlington there was a Com
munist center that was known,
but he had not heard any citi-
zens there particularly inter-
ested in getting rid of it.
Arlington commemorative
Attorney William Hassan
said today he has no knowl-
edge of any Communist CEN
ter" in the county.
Delegate Sam Pope of South
ampton told Rockwell he sort
of speaks what I bellies" Mr..
Pope said that he could not
understand, though, why Rock
well chose such a name as Nazi
for his organization, a name so
obnoxious to the American
people.
Tells of Appreciation
Rockwell said he appreciated
Mr.. Pope's expression and had
heard the same thing from a
number of others, including
Senators and congressman in
Washington. In fact, he said,
the whole Washington Police
Department might join him if
he changed the name of the
organization.
Asked if the American Nazi
Party had anything in COM
mon with the Nazi Party Of
Hitler's Germany, Rockwell said
it did with reference to race
beliefs. He added that the
white people built this Ma
| ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23

District. and vicinity = Rain
tonight, possibly becoming
mixed with snow before end
ing tomorrow. Low in middle
30s, becoming colder tomorrow
Maryland-Rain tonig h t,
changing to snow flurries in
mountains and possibly chang
ing to snow east of mountains
before ending tomorrow. Low
in 3Os, high tomorrow of SO
to 46.
Virginia-Rain tonight and
tomorrow with snow possible
in extreme north tomorrow
afternoon. Low of As to SO in
south and 38 to A in north
tonight. High tomorrow of 48
to Sc in south and 40 to 48 in
north.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-East to southeast
winds, IS to Is knots tonight
and northwest tomorrow. Rainy
and cloudy, visibility l to 3
miles, occasionally less than
/ mile in fog
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
Fairfax Charter Battle
Carried to House Unit:
BY a Star Staff Writer

RICHMOND, Feb 23.-Conflctng arguments were given
House committee yesterday whether Fairfax County
citizens should be allowed to vote adoption of charter to
become city.
The battle boiled down mostly to viewpoints county
officials who seek to ward off further loss of territory by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23

The Government, seeking for
the fourth time to send Willie
Lee Stewart to the electric
chair, tried today to prove him
sane as well as guilty.
Stewart, who has raised an
insanity defense, has been con-
victed three times of Staying
Harry Honikman in a 1853 rob-
berry. Each time, appellate
courts have reversed the con-
viction.
In the fourth trial, now I'M
der way in District Court, the
defense lawyer, Charles B
Murray, chief of the Districts
Legal Aid Agency, has entered
a new type insanity defense.
The defense usually puts al,
it's evidence of insanity before
the jury and then let's the Gov.
eminent try to tear it down anc
show that the defendant was
sane at the time of the offenSe
Under court rules, it take!
only some evidence of insanity
to raise the issue. Then the
prosecution must prove a de.
PENDANTS sanity beyond a rea.
sonable doubt.
In past cases, this has meant
that the Government has hac
the last word to the jury or
the sanity issue. Mr.. Murray
in the Stewart case, is trying
to insure that the defense will
have the last word.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-23
lcipitation, occurring tomorrow
and probably Tuesday, will
average one-half to ! inch.
Conditions-AAA

peRnsyvaDs turn 81 ass fos
Pennsylvania turnpike, wet with heavy
fog; OHIO turnpike, clear; y. 6; 40
s %sd' g. j. s. n} 50 thr6asR west virsinis'
clear.
South-Shirley highway and U. s..
clear; District of Columbia to Char
lottesville, clear.
North and east-pistrict Of Column
Burg Sa 70 to aa suffalo eie Slippery In
ware Memorial Bridge, light fog; New
Jersey turnpike t0 New New York MIlit CITY City
in aaaS hs e One to intereSanse Eight;
New England, Southern New England
is wet; Northern New England, snow
covered in passing lane. clear in
River Report
Potomac River clear at Harpers
Ferry and slightly muddy at Great
Falls Fails. Shenandoah clear at HarDer'
Temperatures for Yesterday
Midnight - 35 Noon ------- a
s ann ann. - 81, ) p p.m. - q q
Record Temperatures for the Year
Highest, "a, on February 8.
Lowest, 9, on January IL.
Tide Tables
Furnished by the U. s. Coast and
Geodetic Survey
| Today Tomorrow
High 1920 am, 1859 am
Low ------- 500 am. $50 am
High -------- 1914 pm. 11:20 nm
Low ----&--- 5:21 pm. sos pm
For high and low tides at the fol.
lowing points subtract times indicated
| a. ".
Bloody Point Light, 4h hours: Colonia
Beach, hours: Deale, 41a hours; Sol
onions Island, Ga hours, Point Lookout
ia hours.