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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
TROUPE APPLAUDED AT AU
White House Awes Finnish Gymnasts

A dozen shapely Finnish
gymnaStS, who practice beauty
OF motion, visited the White
House today and were awed by
its beauty and stability.
TITS very beautiful" said
Ritva Vuurtola, who is studying
physical education at Helsinki
University.
An enthusiastic chorus of
"yes'S" echoed in English and
Finnish.
The young women, who were
up late last night after a long
drive from Ohio and a perform
ance at American University's
gymnasium before 800 persons,
looked sparkling in the early
morning sun.
Now on the last leg of a IT.
day trip through the United
States, they have shown Amer
leans why more than 10000
Finnish women participate in
gymnastics. 1t can be described
as a combination of the regi-
mentation of calisthenics and
the grace of modern dance.
The gymnasts seemed to be
as we'll impressed with this
country as their audience was
with them last night, although
one said she didn't like our big
cities.
I'VE live more quietly in Fin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
CHARLES d. PIERCE
Star Staff Writer

The housing discrimination
problem was raised indirectly
today when The District Com.
missioners approved a Request
by a Negro doctor to house part
of his family in a trailer.
j. j. Ilgenfritz, director Of
the Department of Licenses
and Inspections, told the Com
miSSioners that DR.. Mitchell w
Spellman of 1859 Colorado ave-
nue. NV. had made the request
after failing to find satisfac-
tory temporary housing for his
family.
Mr.. Ilgenfritz said DR.. Spell
man, who has eight children
had asked for permission to let
his family live in a garage and
a trailer in his own backyard
for four months while extern
sive alterations are being
made to his Colorado avenue
house.
Commissioner John B. Dun
can said, Many professional
people, particularly Negroes
have a very difficult time find
ing housing in the District.
feel very sympathetic to the
mans plight"
I'VE have here a case of g
man who does not have the
whole housing market open tt
him."
Mr.. Ilgenfritz said he wa,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
Crash Injuries a
In Langley Park

Three young women and g
Silver Spring MD man were
injured in a two-car collision
early today at the intersection
of University boulevard and
New Hampshire avenue in
Langley Park, Prince Georges
County police reported.
According to police, a cal
driven by Carol Ann Thomas
81, of 8708 Barron street, Ia
koma Park, and a car driven
by Ralph w. Connenberg, 40
of 1924 Tanley road, collided
Two passengers in Miss
Thomas car and both drivers
were. admitted to Washington
Sanitarium. A hospital spokes-
man said Miss Thomas was in
fair condition with facial cuts
The condition of Mr.. Sonnen-
berg. who suffered facial and
head cuts, was listed as good
The two passengers were in
fair condition, the hospital
said. Doreen Ruth Hewitt, 10
who is listed at Miss Thomas
address. suffered a collapsed
lung. Patricia Ann Tolson, 20
of 96l2 Cedar lane, Bethesda
suffered a back injury anc
IcutS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
D. G. to,Seek
Area Pact on
TrufficCuses

The District Commissioner
agreed today To ask Virgini;
and Maryland to join in a re.
ciprocal agreement on dealing
with nonresident traffic Of
Tenders.
They acted on a recommen-
dation by George England, di-
rector Of the District Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles.
Mr.. England said that under
the proposed systems, for ex-
ample, a man with a Virginia
drivers license arrested for a
traffic violation in the District
could be released without put
ting up collateral or bond as
required at present.
The District, he explained,
would have the assurance from
Virginia authorities that they
would take action against the
driver if he failed to appear
later in District Court.
A letter proposing the adop-
ton of a Maryland-V
District agreement will be sent
by the District Commissioners
to the Governors of the two
States.
The Commissioners also ap-
proved a recommendation by
Mr.. England that a IS charge
be made when licenses which
have been revoked or suspended
are returned to drivers.
Mr.. England said this fee
would cover the costs of paper
work involved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
Government
Tops UGF
Goal for 81

The Government Division Of
the United Givers Fund today
topped its quota for the 1862
drive.
Officials reported pledges for
So. 480, 203, which is 1925 per
cent of the Government Divi-
sion quota.
The overall drive so far has
raised SIS, 1863 ,087, which is 1898
per cent Of the $8,042, 900 goal.
In spite of satisfaction that
the Government Division today
exceeded its goal, luncheon Of
ficials pointed out that this
division actually raised $780,
900 last year. 1t is hoped that
amount will be exceeded this
year.
Today, was Defense Day at
the Dutch treat luncheon at
the Presidential Arms. Defense
Day is an annual UGF feature
dedicated to all branches Of
the services. a.
The Department Of Defense
accepted its first 81 million
quota within the Governments
Division this year. 1t reported
9S.4 per cent of the 81 million
had been collected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
F other of 8 Is Granted
Temporary Trailer Use

sympathetic to the request, but
was worried that approval in
this case might establish q
precedent. Use of house trail
ers Is now banned in the Dis
trict. ~
Mr.. Duncan replied, "If there
are 10 such cases, would APP
prove them in the case of
people who are not able to
find housing"
Commissioner Walter N.
Tobriner said he was not sure
the Commissioners had the
authority to permit use of the
trailer.
However, he moved that DR..
Spellman be permitted to use
the trailer temporarily, pro-
vided the Corporation CounSevS
office finds no legal bar. This
motion was Endorsed by Mr..
Duncan and Engineer Com
missioner Frederick J. Clarke.
DR.. Spellman later was asked
by The Star if he felt he had
been unable to find satisfactory
temporary housing because of
racial discrimination.
II don't think that was the
reason" he said. MY ques-
tioning about housing was done
over the phone and so the real
estate people didn't know they
were talking to a Negro.
MY problem was that I have
eight children and I wanted to
rent for a short period only"
Several Negro and other
organizations have been urging
the District Commissioners to
adopt regulations designed to
end racial housing discrimina-
ton in the District.
The Commissioners recently
asked the White House for
guidance on what moves they
should make toward ending
racial housing discrimination in
Washington, but no action has
been taken since then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01

land" commented Aria Paat-
salo, a gymnastic instructor
Speaking in good English, she
added:
Life is not so hurried in
our country" she said. Il think
there's too little air here"
Mrs. Paatsalo has a 2-year-
old son. and her husband also
is a gymnastic instructor. She
has studied English for eight
years.
Another was impressed with
American friendliness. People
come right up and talk to you,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01

teurs, who perform to piano
music. Using such props as
hoops, rubber balls, wooden
sticks and clubs, they demon
strate a variety of graceful
movements set to a flowing
rhythm.
They received a standing
ovation last night after they
did three Finnish folk dances
The group leaves for New
York today after reception al
the Finnish Embassy given by
Ambassador and Mrs. r. r
Seppala.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
The
Rambler
-. Goes Back
1900 Years
By GEORGE KENNEDY

Arthur Michael Ramsey,
Tooth Archbishop of Canter-
bury, was the speaker at
today's Press Club luncheon.
He is a rotund man with a
bald brow and beetling eye
browS, a beneficent ANNA
ton of Punch's John Bull.
The terms of 100 Arch
bishops account for a con-
siderable span of recorded
history. They all were ele-
waited to that high position,
Primate of England, for life.
The last Archbishop of Can
terbury, Godfrey Fisher,
retired and is now Lord
Fisher of Lambeth. But that
is unusual.
DR.. Ramsey's SO predeces-
sorS go back more than 1900
years. The first Archbishop
of Canterbury took office in
SGT, almost 500 years before
VILLA m the Conqueror
crossed the Channel.
He was st. Augustine, a
Benedictine prior of a mon
astery in Rome, not to be
confused with Augustine,
Bishop of Hippo in North
Africa, a Berber whose dis
putationS in the last period
of the Roman Empire Che
died about 400 ADJ greatly
influenced the development
of the Christian Church.
There were Christians in
Britain before Aueustine's
arrival, remnants of the
church under the Roman
Empire but they had been
pushed back by the invading
Angles and Saxon pagans
from Northern Europe. There
was a Christian Church at
Canterbury before Augustine
began the construction of
his cathedral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
T Rec CANONIZED

T H r E E CANONIZED
SAINTS are among DR..
R a m S e y S predecessors,
Augustine, Anselm and
Beckett. The last has been
made familiar to discrimina-
ing theatregoerS by Eliot's
Murder in the Cathedral"
and Anouilh'S Beckett"
Schoolboys know about the
pilgrimages that followed
BecketS canonization because
Chaucer's Canterbury
Tales" is still required read
ing. To make it easy for
them the fascinating Mid
die English has been re-
written in rather dull mod
ern English.
Canterbury is SIS miles
Southeast of London and
Southwark is now near the
center of the city. 1t was
there that Chaucer en-
countered at the Tabor
Tavern "Nyne and twenty in
a companye of sondry folk
by adventure y-falle Pill
grims were they allie that
toward CANTERBURY wolden
ryde."
Thomas Beckett was not
the only Archbishop of Can
terbury to suffer martyrdom.
Thomas Cranmer, the first
Protestant Archbishop, was
burned at the stake when
Mary, the daughter of Henry
VIII and Catherine of Ara
on came to the throne.
Nor was he the last. Will
liam Laud was beheaded in
the Tower in 1915, a victim
of the Puritan movement
that was to succeed in be-
h e a ding his sovereign,
Charles l four years later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01

said Kirsti Hankipohja, a gym
nastic instructor in Helsinki.
She added that the audience
response last night was very
warm.
Americans are so free" she
said. They can speak what
they feel"
Seija Anttila, who will teach
gymnastics next spring, said it
has been her hobby most of her
life. II guess my sister got me
interested in it," she said.
The gymnasts, WIS range in
age from 20 to 90, are anna
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
AMERICANS ARE SOME

AMERICANS ARE SOME
WHAT PUZZLED by Eng
lands combination of church
and state. 1t is outside of
their experience and they do
not approve of it.
Many English do not APP
prove of it either. In the last
century this led to the COIN
age of what is still thought
to be the longest word in the
language, "antidisestablish
mentarianiSm."
You can cross off the
"anti" in describing DR..
Ramsey. He thinks that the
church should diSestablish
itself by becoming so OBJ
jectionable that the secular
government no longer will
put up with it.
DR.. Ramsey's father, a
distinguished Ca m brid G e
mathematician, was Con-
gregationaliSt. He came into
the Church of England a
year before his death.
He is said to be an engag-
ing speaker with a ready
fund of humor for lighter
occasions such as his Ma
tional Press Club appear
ance.
The Rambler is certainly
going to be there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
Woman Aids Sheriff

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va,
Nov. l Especially Miss Sally
Poston, of Summit Point, has
been named a deputy sheriff
by Jefferson County Court
Sheriff Paul Milton. She sue
ceeds Mrs. Ollie Pierce, who
recently resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
Shea Plans Probe
Of Credit Buying
Full Inquiry
To Be Begun
In Ten Days
BY BETTY MILES
Star Staff Writer

Gerard M. Shea, District
public welfare director, said
today he will launch a full
scale investigation of credit
buying among relief recipients.
The probe will begin within
10 days.
Mr.. Shea yesterday received
report on a special welfare
check of credit accounts held
by a MONTGOMERY County loan
firm that showed only half Of
those investigated have been
cleared for further relief.
OF 1872 families involved, 50
were to continue on the rolls,
% were removed, "a had their
checks held up and IL had
been approved tentatively but
were being studied further.
Two applicants for relief
among the group were not APP
proved.
Credit Accounts Disclosed
Luxury buying among relief
recipients took the spotlight
last August when an employee
of the Montgomery County
firm showed reporters stable
credit accounts men and women
on assistance had run up to
buy television sets, stereo pho
nographs and other such items.
The Welfare Department
asked and was granted per-
mission to check the firms
records.
Mr.. Shea said he hopes to
get similar cooperation from
various Washing ton firms
which sell to recipients on
credit. He estimates investiga-
tors will spend six weeks
checking out accounts with
each firm, with the investiga-
ton continuing into the sum-
mer. 1t has not been decided
whether Baltimore credit firms
where some recipients have &C.
counts, will be questioned.
Other Action Planned
Mr.. Shea will take two other
steps to clarity rules on credit
buying:
l. The section Of the welfare
, manual dealing with credit
) buying and possession of lux
ury items will be clarified.
r 2. Social workers will be
given clear-cut guidelines to
, help recipients plan acceptable
purchases.
Only one Washington store
has been involved to any ex-
tent in the probe of recipients
whose accounts were held by
the Montgomery County firm.
That is the New York Home
Furniture Co. at 1915 Seventh
street NV, which had sold
some of its accounts to the
firm.
Milton Meckler, manager Of
the furniture store, has COM
planned that welfare's handling
of the case Disseminated
against him and against some
relief recipients.
The credit company buys ac-
counts at % per cent less than
their full value and takes over
the collection. Mr.. Meckler
said that while recipients whose
accounts had been sold to the
Montgomery County firm were
investigated, others whose &C
counts happened to be held in
his office had never been
checked. Nor had other local
stores selling on credit been
asked to reveal their recorts, it
was said.
There is no money earmarked
for furniture in the relief
grant. Possession of luxury
items, such as television sets
and stereo monographs is not
forbidden, but if these are
found in a home the depart
ment wants to know if the re-.
cipient has another source of
income besides relief.
| Disclosures of credit buying
came in the midst of welfare
budget hearings before the
Senate District Appropriations
Subcommittee, whose chairman
is Senator Robert C. Byrd,
Democrat of West Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01

y by George R. RoderickS, Dis
however, that the avail
had youngsters stay in the
building.
Prince Georges County, like
the District, is awaiting De-
tense Department authorize
ton to stock the six schools
which have been licensed.
The shelters designated in
the county so far will house
only $4,000 of the school en-
rollment of about 10000, ac-
cording to R. Hal Silvers, civil
defense director.
Appeal to U. S.
He said that instead of ask
ing for voluntary support from
parents, the county civil de-
Tense planning commission will
ask in a resolution for the Fed
.eral Government to permi t
stocking of all schools, public,
private and parochial.
He added that all of Prince
Georges school buildings have
been surveyed by engineering
consultants.
Those licensed so far are
Northwestern and Paramount
High Schools, Bethune Junior
High. and Hyattsville, Lyndon
Hill and Beaver Heights ele-
mentary schools. School pupils
have shelter priority in all
cases, he said.
In Fairfax County
In Fairfax County, retired
Navy Capt. w. C. johnson,
deputy chief warden, pointed
out that three schools, Fairfax
High School and Bailey's and
Weyanoke elementary schools
have mt Federal requirements
He said emergency supplies are
expected shortly for the three
schools, and that additions
school buildings of the los il
the city of Fairfax and count,
will pass inspection. All tn,
schools have been surveyed, h
said.
On the decision of whethe
to send children home, Capt
johnson said "Our plan is Il
keep the children in school un,
til we find out it is safe tt
send them home" depending or
warning time and information
over Conelrad emergency radio
IF a parent insists on coming
to school, we leave the decision
up to them," he added.
No Arlington Certification
In Arlington, retired Naval
Capt. Louis Stocker, civil de-
tense director, said that to his
knowledge no county schools
have been certified as meeting
Federal requirements for emer-
gency supplies.
Retired Rear Admiral Dwight
M. Agnew asserted all of the 40
pubic schools in Arlington have
been inspected but none has
received emergency supplies
Capt. Stocker said that the De-
tense Department had not yet
notified the county as to which
schools are certified as shelters
In the meantime, Capt
Stocker said. parents are being
told that in the event of an
attack warning, the children
will be sent home "if there is
time, and there probably won't
be-"
Alexanrdia's acting CD Co.
ordinator E. L. Barnwell said
shelter license forms have not
been completed for the 81 build
ings there.
Asked what parents and chill
dren are being told in the mean
time, Mr.. Barnwell said, IF ade-
quate notice is received (of ar
attack the children are to be
released and sent home. We
believe there would not be ade-
quate warning so the second
thing would be to send them
to the best available shelter
areas. Our cafeterias woulo
have some food and we would
get water from tanks and steam
boilers to last awhile"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01

ability of the additional stocks
depended upon whether more
schools are found which meet
the original radiation shielding
standard set by the Defense
Department. A survey of Dis
trict buildings for shelte r
spaces is still about Is per cent
incomplete, Mr.. Rodericks said.
Yesterday, the schools adj
ministration announced t h t
parents of more than 100000
children would be asked to pay
for emergency shelter supplies
for their youngsters.
The administration note d
that only So of the ITO school
system buildings have qualified
for Federal stocks. To be quail
fled, a building must have a
shielding ratio of 100 to /.
The Defense Department, in
an attempt to create more shell
ter spaces throughout the Ma
ton, lowered the shielding fac
tor to 40-1 during the Cuban
crisis last week. The buildings
meeting the lower standard can
be used for shelter, but do not
qualify for Federal stocks be-
cause not enough funds are
available to stock them as well
as the higher standard shelters.
Enough Stocks
There is no question in my
mind that we have enough
stocks for the schools that meet
the (higher) criteria," Mr.. Rod
ericks said.
The District Civil Defense is
giving qualified schools first
priority in its stocking pro-
gram, the local civil defense
chief explained.
The SO school buildings quail
flied for stocking have a total
shelter capacity of $4,000 stu
dents, according to School Supt
Carl F. Hansen. Most of the
other buildings are expected tt
meet the lower standard, schoo
officials said.
Arrangements for takin
shelter or sending children
home have been left largely ur
to the discretion of principals
Meanwhile, in suburb a n
Washington communities. plans
for Federal Civil Defense Ii
censing and stocking of school
buildings are moving slowly.
In Montgomery County, Col.
William C. Brannon, chief of
civil defense warden services
and school liaison, said that
no schools have been stocked
with Federal supplies. He said
that his office is awaiting data
analyses from Corps of Engi-
neers consultants to determine
which schools might fill Fed
eral shelter licensing require
ments in order to qualify for
Civil Defense supplies.
The county school enroll
ment is 92,25l. Col. Brannon
said that several schools" have
been surveyed. He said that
White Oak Junior High School
in Silver Spring has been par
TALLY surveyed, and would
probably qualify.
Three Meet Requirements
Wheaton, Bethesda Chevy
Chase and Montgomery Blair
High Schools have been listed
as meeting Federal fallout pro-
lection requirements.
Wilson T. Renwick, school
civil defense co-ordinator, said
the decision on whether to send
children home in case of alarm
is left up to parents and prin-
cipals. In conducting thre e
emergency drills a year, he
said, some schools have tried
buses, and others have asked
IneighborS to take children or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
FoirfoxUrgec
ToOppose
Amendment

The Fairfax Board of County
Supervisors is urging citizens
to vote next Tuesday against
a State constitutional amend
ment that would permit only
the owners of land to vote or
future bond issues.
The same action was taken
yesterday by the Alexandra
Democratic Committee, which
said, ut is a serious restriction
of voting rights and treats
some persons as second-class
citizens in financial matters
The referendum question
known as the freebooter
amendment to the constitution
will appear on the Virginia bal
lot in Tuesdays elections.
Two Other Questions
|
Two other referendum ques-
lions on the ballot were APP
proved by the Fairfax super
visorS yesterday.
One would repeal the So
called BLANK sheet" voter reg
istration requirement to permit
printed forms to be used to sign
up new voters. The other woulc
provide for emergency legisla-
ton to be enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly in the event g
nuclear attack is made on Vir.
GINA soil.
Supervisors Adelard Brault
Robert Gotten and Stuart De-
Bell, abstained from voting be-
cause they said they believed
the supervisor should not take
a stand.
Alexandria Stand
The Alexandria Democratic
Committee said in its reSolu-
ton on the freeholder amend
ment:
There has been little public
discussion. Maintaining a sepa-
rate voting list of person ELI
gible to vote only on bond
issues would be uneconomical, ,,
cumbersome and subject to
error. Renters are denied the
right to vote on use of tax
funds, even though, indirectly,
they help provide such funds
through their rental payments
The Committee urged voters
to approve the amendment on
blank sheet" voter registra-
ton, noting that the amend
ment would simplify and speed
registration with a standard
printed form.
Approval of the amendment
to allow the General Assembly
to enact emergency legislation
also was recommended by the
! Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
Waldorf School Event

The Friends of the Waldorf
School will meet at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the Y.W.C.A.
Seventeenth and K street NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
Schools Ask Parents
To Pay Shelter Costs
Money Sought to Buy Supplies;
More U. S. Help Is Expected

While the District school system preparing ask
of school children to help for stocking school faout
shelters, there possibility that federaly purchased
stocks will become available to the schools.
This disclosed yesterday by George R. Rodericks Dis
rct civil defense director He noted however that the avail