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Evening star., 1962-05-29
RoiIwoy Postal Clerk
Found Dozed on Form

pital. Trooper Fisher said
examination disclosed that the
postal clerk suffered from a
severe conclusion, a broken
arm, a fractured bone in the
pelvic region, exposure and
possible amnesia.
The trooper determined later
that Mr.. Bearden apparently
had fallen after getting off the
train when it stopped at q
grade crossing following an ac-
cident involving another train
Mr.. Bearden's train then con-
tinued on to Washington with
out him.
Trooper Fisher said the
postal worker may have fallen
from a 15-foot-high railroad
bridge near the place the train
stopped. But it was unknown
how long he was there and
when he made his way to the
dairy barn on the farm OF
Robert holland off Route % at
Calverton. It was. there that
James Eicher, 16, found him
yesterday morning.
Mr.. Bearden's wife Bertha
was at Union Station when
the train arrived shortly after
4 am. Friday, only to find nc
sign of her husband.
She and postal authorities
became concerned over his alb
sence and on Sunday Mrs
Bearden notified State police
in Culpeper and Warrenton oi
his absence.
She was informed yesterday
that he had been found and a
nurse from the hospital tele-
phoned to report on her hus-
bands condition.
Trooper Fisher said Mr.
Bearden was improving today
Evening star., 1962-05-29
AT ROOSEVELT HIGH
Grandma Is Girl Graduate

This years crop of girl grad
yates from Roosevelt Evening
High School includes one sweet
grandma.
Shes Mrs. Outten Mary
Clinard, 81, of Bethesda, who
plans to go on to college be-
cause "I'd feel lost without
homework"
The grandmother of three
and mother of three, Mrs.
Clinard was born in Nebraska,
and was unable to continue her
education after the eighth
grade because there "just
weren't any consolidated high
schools near enough to attend. !"
She and her family moved to
Washington in 1914, where Mr..
Clinard is stationed with the
Navy Department. After rear
ing their family, the Clinards
moved to Bethesda in 1854,
and they live now at 6307
East Halbert road.
After her 55th birthday in
1856 Mrs. Clinard registered at
Roosevelt as a freshman.
"Older people should never
stop their education. A person
can never learn enough" she
said,
Evening star., 1962-05-29
By CHARLES A. McALEER
star staff Writer

The mystery of what hap
pened to a missing railway
postal clerk from Prince
Georges County was cleared up
partially yesterday at Warren
ton, Va.
He turned up when arrested
mistakenly as a vagrant before
police discovered he had been
injured and was in need Of hos
pitalization.
Robert Paui Bearden, "a, of
5427 Pine street, ForeStville,
Md, disappeared before dawn
last Friday when his Washing
ton-bound Southern Railway
train made an emergency stop
near Calverton in Fauquier
County.
He was found about daybreak
yesterday in a dairy barn about
a mile away. dazed, his clothes
torn, arms scratched and in
need Of a shave.
State Trooper Don L Fisher,
sent to the barn to investigate,
reported he assume Mr..
Bearden was q vagrant and
took him to the county jail in
Warrenton. He was fed and
given a place to sleep while an
effort was made to question
him, the trooper said.
In midafternoon, the trooper
added, Mr.. Bearden's identity
came to light. Trooper Fisher
said he had heard a police radio
broadcast about a missing
postal clerk and realized he was
Mr.. Bearden.
DR.. James Dellinger Of War
renton, summoned to the jail,
ordered Mr.. Bearden admitted
to the FauQuier County Hos
Evening star., 1962-05-29
RITES PLANNED
AT KENSINGT
WAR MEMORIAL

A war memorial in Ken
sington. Md.-taken away
and stored while Connect
icut avenue was being
widened - will be rededi-
Gated tomorrow.
The memorial has been
placed not far from where
1t first stood at the inter-
section of Connecticut, Ar
mory avenues and Balti-
more street.
Representatives from the
town council and Wilburn-
Cassell Post No. 20, Amer
ican Legion, will partici-
pate in the 10 am. cere-
mony. Kensington Mayor
A. Victor Gentilini will
speak.
Evening star., 1962-05-29

Department AMI congressions
lawyers over whether chic
Judges Of local courts need b
be confirmed by the Senate
Justice thinks the Presiden
has an independent right Il
designate chief judges. The
Senate District Committee
plans to act on redrafts of local
court laws aimed at making
clear the Senate's right to con-
firm such designations.
For the first time, the Sem
ate today confirmed one nomi-
Ice for the Municipal Court as
an associate judge" and an
other as a Judge" Judge
Waddy was the associate end
Judge Malloy the Judge.
Differences Noted
This diffentiation was in
volved in the legal disagree
ment over chief judges too.
The President sent Mr..
Waddy's name to the Senate
as an associate" after accept
ing the Justice Interpretation
giving the White House sole
right to decide on chief judges.
Some lawyers believed the
designation Of Judge Waddy
would keep him from ever
having a chance to be a chief
Judge. But Senate District
Committeeman Bible, Demo-
crat of Nevada, said this was,
in effect, nit-picking. He re-
garded the Malloy and Waddy
nominations as identical in
substance.
Senator Bible has asked that
Justice send the nomination Of
a new Juvenile chief judge to
the Senate despite the conflict
ing interpretations of current
law. This designation is ex-
pected to be made before Con-
gress has time to act on the
court law revisions.
Evening star., 1962-05-29
Wutergote
Zone Ruling
Due Today

The District zoning Com
mission was expected to act
today on the design for the
curyilinear Watergate Towne
project overlooking the Po-
tomac River. -.a
The design for the contem-
poral-y : style apartment anc
hotel development In Foggy
Bottom was officially indorsec
yesterday by the Fine Arts
Commission. on the basis of an
agreement three of its architect
members reached with the
project developers in New York
two weeks ago.
Commission members then
approved the project by the
Societa Generate Immobiliare,
an Italian firm, with the re-
Striction that not more than
Is per cent of the project
should exceed a height Of 1870
feet. District zoning regula-
tions generally restrict build
ings to 80 feet.
Fine Arts Chairman David
Finley yesterday told the coming
commission there seems to be
no reason for delaying action
on the coming request" while
awaiting the new plans.
The White House, which re-
portedly had opposed plans for
any 130 foot building project
yesterday also told the project
developers it has mo official
position on your company's ap-
phcation before the District
Zoning Commission"
The White House statement
made public was in the form
of a letter sent by Lee C. White,
assistant special counsel to the
President, to Nicolas M. Salgo,
president Of Island Vista, Inc,
the Italian firms American
subsidiary.
The Watergate Towne prof.
ect, if approved, will occupy a
site bounded by New Hamp-
shire avenue, Virginia avenue.
Potomac Parkway and F street,
and will be adjacent to the
National Cultural Center.
Evening star., 1962-05-29


Employees Union. a Teamsters
Union affiliate, voted to reject
terms offered by the local
dairieS.
Companies involved are
Chestnut Farms (Sealtest) /;
ThompSon's. Embassy, Alex
andria, Lucerne and Harvey
Diaries.
If the strike occurs, deliveries
to homes and stores would be
cut off. The only major dairy
in the Washington area that
would not be affected is Highs,
whose employees are not repre-
sented by Local 246.
Daily Negotiations
Spokesman for the dairieS
and the union said negotia-
tions have been in progress on
a daily basis for a week. An
other session was scheduled for
today at pm. at the South
gate Motel, Glebe road and
Shirley highway in Arlington.
Chief negotiators are attor-
ney John McBurney for Local
246 and William F. Kelly for
the dairies. Eugene Hubbard,
head of the Teamsters' local,
would not comment on the is
sues involved.
However, it was learned that
the expiration of the dairy
workers and routemen involves
wages. Although union spokes-
men would not reveal the diff
ferences between the workers
and management, they said
the membership had approved
a walkout after observing the
60-day strike notice required
by Federal law.
The union officials declined
to reveal the vote in which the
Evening star., 1962-05-29
PARI-MUTUEL BETTING

PARI-MUTUEL BETTING
at harness raceways Is COM
paratively new. RoSecroft is
but IA years old. Men like Mr..
i, Fleming rem g mber the
county fair circuits when
there was a large purse but
no betting and everyone sat
around watching and eating
picnic lunches.
Now it is big business and
1000 horses are stabbed at
Rosecroft during the "a
night Sc ason which ends
June 2 and about go trainers
and drivers spend most Of
their day there.
"You leave the track about
midnight or l am. and you're
back at z am. working out
the horses" said Mr.. Flem-
ing. "You try to sleep in the
afternoon but it doesn't al
ways work out"
Even with the betting,
there is an old-fashioned,
genteel look to the night
time sport but it can be more
hazardous tnan thorough
bred racing.
I'VE go an average of 80
miles and hour and if there
is an accident it is probably
a little more serious than
thoroughbred racing because
here there is a good opportu-
nifty to get caught under
meath a horse" said Mr..
Fleming.
Among the things that can
go wrong, he said, a horse
can stumble or hit a wheel.
Going over, he said, must feel
'like falling out of an air
plane-and then you see all
these horses coming at you.
''I was a steady patient at
Casualty Hospital for eight
years in a row. The doctors
and I are good friends"
Evening star., 1962-05-29

laSJ InurSQay. IL also said that
the two groups pledged to con-
tinue working for improved
understanding and cooperation
and to meet from time to time
to discuss developments"
According to the statement,
D. c. Transit has vacancies for
40 bus drivers and qualified
men to fill these Jobs will be
hired regardless Of race, creed
or color"
The statement said the COM
pany will seek to fill a number
of temporary jobs through the
employment offices Of Ameri-
can, Howard, Georg etown,
George Washington, Maryland,
Columbus, Southeastern an d
Catholic universities. All en-
ployment agencies, Washington
high schools, business schools
and the United States Employ
ment Service will be notified
by the transit company when it
is recruiting personnel, the
statement said.
Invited to Speak
In addition, the statement
revealed, Mr.. Hobson and VIII
liam Mahoney, chairman of the
Non-Violent Action Group, have
been invited by the bus COM
pany to address safety meet
mgs of its drivers on problems
OF rider-operator relations.
The D. c. Transit System
recognizes its responsibility as
a company serving the entire
community to reflect the racial
composition of the best ideals
OF the Nation and the commun-
ity in merit employment and
promotion" the statement said.
Mr.. HobSon said the Joint
statement signals the Begin
ming of better relations between
D. c. Transit personnel and the
riding public"
He said D. C. Transit has a
turnover of approximately %
drivers per month and has hired
an average of eight Negro
drivers per year since 1851" He
said the company employs no
Negro office personnel. Mr..
Hobson has written the USES
asking the agency to refer
qualified Negro job seekers to
the transit company.
Evening star., 1962-05-29

THE HORSE KNEW the
way and for someone brought
up on cars it was pleasurable
Just to sit there. The train
ing cart has long shafts at
tached to the horse so the
driver is 4 feet behind, but
the racing sulky is only about
a foot behind the horse, and
the driver has to stretch his
legs about 4 feet apart to
reach the stirrups.
AS in many sports, the
mechanics of Sulky driving
are deceptively simple.
"It's hard to explain what
makes the difference. You
train about eight, nine
horses and you get to know
them, what they can do, how
to check them. Some guys
Just have a million dollar
pair of hands," said Mr..
Fleming,
They work hard to make
the horse go as fast as posi-
BILE, without breaking gait
and they carry a stop watch
in their left hand even dur
ing the races to see how
they're doing.
This is one sport in which
you can look out of condition
and there seems to be no limit
on age. The founder of Rose
croft, William Miller, died of
a heart attack during a race
at age of IS.
Mr.. Fleming is 40 and got
his start with his father, Vic
Fleming, who drove Billy
Direct to his 1855 mile record
in 1899, a mark which stood
for 20 years.
Mr.. Fleming is a slim, long
legged man but he says
weight has nothing to do
with the driver.
Home for the drivers is a
stable for half of the year,
when they travel the circuits.
Mr.. Fleming races in about
300 races a year, places first
about so times and has
more seconds than I do
wins"
Evening star., 1962-05-29
DC. Asks U.S.. Loan
Of Stadium Interest
s4l5,SOO Sought
To Meet Sum
Due BondhoIders
BY SAM EASTMAN
Star staff Writer

OlSIIlCJ OIIlCldlS JOQdy IuSIleQ
a request for a $4l5,S0O Treas
ury Department loan to pay
the interest due Friday on the
municipal Stadium's bond issue.
The borrowing move, made
by the Commissioners at the
request of the Armory Board.
came as a surprise. The Ar
mory Board, which operates the
new sports stadium. had said it
would not need financial help
for another year.
The reason given by officials
for today's action was that the
construction bills for complet-
ing the stadium had shot well
above earlier estimates.
The Commissioners request
today was for a short-term in
terest bearing loan from the
Treasury Department. The
$415,8 800 would be paid back by
the District government about
July /, 1868.
No Time to See Congress
The Commissioners m ade
their borrowing request because
they were not notified of the
deficit in time to seek an
appropriation from Congress.
The $415,800 amount repre-
sents a six-month interest pay
ment on the $19.8 million sta
dium bond issue. The Treasury
loan was requested under pro-
vision Of the statute which au-
thorized construction Of the
stadium.
Two of the three Commits
sioners were present at today's
meeting. Commissioner Walter
N. Tobriner, a member of the
Armory board, and Engineer
Commissioner Frederick j.
Clarke. The Armory boards
loan request apparently came
as a surprise to Gen. Clarke.
The third Commissioner. John
B. Duncan, is out Of town.
Interest Due in 3 Days
There was no clear explana-
ton for the fact that the Com
missioners' request for the loan
was being made only three
days before the interest pay
ments are due the bondholders.
There had been an estimate
. from the Armory Board that
the Stadium faced a $627,0 600
annual deficit. District officials
had been notified. however.
| that the Armory Board would
not call for financial aid before
the fiscal year beginning July
/, 1868. It also was noted that
the Treasury loan was for In
terest alone. Another 8 months
interest payment falls due near
the end of the year.
After today's meeting. Mr..
Tobriner said that the Armory
Board actually has enough
money on hand to make the
interest payment. This money.
however, is needed for some
unpaid construction bills for the
stadium, he said.
Bills Above Expectation
The Commissioner said that
until recently the Armory
Board had expected to be able
to pay off all stadium construc-
ton costs, along with one years
interest on the bonds. out Of
the bond issue money. The
bills, Mr.. Tobriner said, went
up to the point where the
short-term Treasury loan was
needed. Asked to specify items
that had risen above estimates,
Mr.. Tobriner said that a major
item was overtime pay in the
rush job of completing the sta
dium in time for the opening
game.
The Commissioners had the
choice Of asking for the Treas
ury loan or of attempting to
float a 81 million bond issue,
Mr.. Tobriner said. It would
have been impractical. he said,
to try the latter.
Evening star., 1962-05-29

Asked how she manages to
get all her shopping and house
work done and still keep UP
with her homework, Mrs. Clin-
ard replied, a surprised CLEAN
in her eye:
Evening star., 1962-05-29
Postmaster to Speak

Leslie c. Lane, assistant
postmaster of Alexandria, will
be speaker for a memorial
service for men of all faiths
at noon tomorrow in the me-
mortal chapel of the Washing
ton Street Methodist Church,
100 South Washington street,
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1962-05-29

strike was authorized by the
membership at the Sheraton
Park Hotel Sunday night.
Mr.. McBurney said the union
is optimistic about hopes for a
settlement before the contract
expires at midnight next
Wednesday. He pointed out
that the last two contract ex-
pirations have resulted in
agreement between the union
and the dairies.
1t was reported that Federal
Mediation Service intervention
will be sought this week be-
cause of the inability of the
companies and the union to
agree.
Last Strike in 1850
The last time Washington
experienced a milk strike was
1860 when the drivers and
processing employees stayed
out To-, 10 days from June 6 to
June 16.~ A flourishing back
f-the-truck business was done
by men who drove here with
loads Of milk and sold their
supplies in parking lots and
street corners.
Milk for small children and
sick people was sold by area
dairtes upon presentation Of a
note from doctors. However,
milk was unobtainable in super
markets and by usual delivery
methods.
Historically, when a strike
threat is posed, the dairies be-
gin refusing milk shipments a
day or two before because they
do not wish to be loaded with a
supply they cannot process.
Evening star., 1962-05-29

there at $3.50 am. yesterday
turned out to be enjoyable in
a low-keyed, wet sort of way.
The wheels of training
carts sounded a soft shush,
shush, shuSh as trainers
worked the horses out in the
rain. The half-mile track
was beginning to look like
brown gravy and the horses
backs were sleeked down like
seals just out of water.
Trainers and drivers who
huddled under a wooden
awning to watch talked
about as much as the horses
did, but still there was an
unspoken camaraderie.
Trainer Bill Fleming, who
like so many in the trotting
circuit also is a driver, sug-
gested a jog around the track
in the cart, which had al
ways looked like fun.
"Put your feet in the
stirrups, loop your hands
through the reins, index
fingers over the top" he
said.
The horse turned onto the
track. Hobhled to pace in
stead of trot, it moved like a
well-oiled piston.
Evening star., 1962-05-29
runsit Policy Talks
Cancel Negro Boycott

A threatened boycott against
the D. C. Transit System was
Cancelled today after the bus
company and a Boycott Steer
ing Committee announced a
correction" Of their "misun-
derstanding."
Julius w. Hobson, president
Of the Washington Congress of
Racial Equality and chairman
Of the Boycott Steering COM
mittee, said the agreement"
his committee reached with the
transit company represents
the opening Of doors to better
and real employment opportu-
mites for Negroes"
Morris Fox, first vice presi-
dent of d. c. Transit, said there
was mo agreement" reached by
the two parties. I'VE corrected
q misunderstanding" Mr.. Fox
said. "They felt we had a dis
criminatory hiring policy and
we have never had such a
policy"
The Boycott Steering Com
mittee announced plans two
weeks ago to boycott the tran
sit company If it did not change
its hiring policy.
Other Meetings Due
A joint statement issued by
D. c. Transit and the COM
mittee today said representa-
tives Of both sides "have met
and have corrected the misun-
derstandings between the D. C.
Transit System and the Boy
colt Steering Committee"
The statement said the
threatened boycott against the
system was called off because
Of the discussions, which began
Evening star., 1962-05-29
Milk Strike Threatens
In Negotiotor Deadlock
June 6 Is DeudIine in TuIks;
Tieup Could Halt Home, Store Service

The Washington is threatened with strike of
dairy workers and route drivers that could cut off supplies of
unions contract expires at midnight June g.
The issue came to head Sunday night when members of
the 2OOOstrong Local the Milk Drivers and Dairy
Evening star., 1962-05-29
Luray Session
Hears50bject
To Big Dams
Businessmen Alone
Back Project to
Develop Potomac
BY CHARLES ID. PIERCE
Star staff Writer

Star staff Writer
LURAY, Va, May 29.-The
score was S to o against major
dams at the end Of the first
official hearing here on devel-
opment Of the Potomac River
system.
Five speakers objected to
dams at the hearing last night
by the Army Corps of Engi-
neerS in the Page County Court
house to determine the atti-
tude of area leaders toward pro-
posed reservoirs.
Two of the speakers had trav-
eled from Loudoun County to
protest plans for construction
Of a major dam near Seneca,
Md, above Washington. The
other three speakers objected
to construction of a proposed
major reservoir at Brooks Gap,
Va, near here. They argued
that this area should not be
flooded with a reservoir to sup
ply water for Washington.
None for Defense
Several persons asked ques-
tions, but no one spoke a kind
word for big dams. Most of the
approximately 200 persons who
filled the small courthouse were
from the tiny community Of
Brooks Gap and warmly ap-
plauded statements opposing
construction Of a dam at this
site.
However, Col. Warren r.
johnson, district engineer who
conducted the hearing, said
that he was not unduly dis
couraged by the results.
A, long statement carried in
the local press from an area
business association, the Harri-
sonburg- ckingham Chamber
of Commerce, indicates that the
business interests do support
construction Of big dams.
Calls for Support
While this statement did not
indorse any particular dam, it
said. in part:
For the future prosperity
Of the Shenandoah Valley area,
we urge all citizens to place
their support behind the United
States Corps Of Engineers pro-
gram for the conservation and
control of one Of our most
valuable natural resources
water"
At the hearing, j. Emory
Kirkpatrick, president of the
Loudoun County Board Of Su-
|pervisors, said that .construc-
Ition Of the Seneca dam would,
flood Ig, 900 acres In his county.
The Rev. Robert L. Mayou,
pastor Of the Galilee Methodist
Church in Broad Run Farms in
Loudoun. said he was hop
He added that he was hop
ing to build q new church and
not "a Noah's ark"
Sees Families Routed
H. B. Turner, chairman of
the Citizens Council of the
North Fork Of the Shenandoah,
said that 500 families would be
flooded out If the proposed
Brooks Gap dam is built on
the north fork Of the Shenan-
doah.
He said that If Washington
needs water, dams should be
built in the place where they |
need the water"
The Brooks Gap dam is one
of eight proposed tributory
reservoirs that could help sup
ply water for Washington as
well as serve the area where
they would be built.
The next Engineers hearing |
will be held tonight at Peters,
burg, w. Va, to determine re-
action toward a recommended |
major dam on the South
Branch of the Potomac near
Petersburg.
Evening star., 1962-05-29
The
Rambler
=. Goes for q Jog
With q Pucer
BY MYRA MACPHERSON

RoSecroft Harness Race
way is a place where there
are things to do other than
bet the horses, if a man is so
inclined.
For example, the unseemly
suggestion to wander out
George Kennedy is III. He will re-
sumo his column on his return.
Evening star., 1962-05-18
ROYAL MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Ex-Nixon Aide
Says Free Press
Faces Threut

LOUISVILLE. KY. May l8
(AP).-The editor of the San
Diego Union warned last night
that the press. in the next two
years, may find itself locked
in a battle for survival as a
free institution"
Herbert G.. Klein, who served
as press secretary to former
Vice President Nixon, called on
all news media to join hands
in an effort to get more pub
lie support for themselves.
Mr.. Klein told a meeting of
Sigma Delta Chi, professional
journalism fraternity, that
without public support and un-
derStanding, THE press will
deteriorate into an arm of Gov
ernment propaganda"
Mr.. Klein said restrictive
and evasive policies Of the
(present) administration have
created what amounts to GEN.
sorship in Washington today.
The only defense the news
media can have to this, he said,
must come from public
support"